The Ridge Meadows Pride 2003 team won bronze at the B.C. under-14 A softball championships last weekend in Duncan.
The Pride finished eighth in round-robin play, despite playing mainly against teams a year older, to capture the last playoff birth at the provincials.
The Pride, who won the provincials in the u-12 A division last year, opened the playoff round with 3-2 victory over the tournament’s top seed, the Tri-City Titans.
Ridge, playing its fourth game of the day in stifling heat, dropped its next playoff game 14-1 to the Surrey Storm.
On the final day, the Pride rebounded with a 4-2 win over the ‘02 team from Ridge.
The Pride played Tri-City again next. Up 1-0 in the third with the bases loaded, the Pride got a single to score two more. The Titans rallied late two score two runs, but the Pride held on for a 3-2 win.
Needing a win to advance to the championship final, the Pride fell to the Storm.
The Pride got strong pitching, timely hitting and strong defense throughout the provincials and brought home bronze.
Members of the Pride: Isabell Gerbrand, Melodie Roussel, Summer Halfnights, Alexis Rutherford, Jordyn Harding, Marissa Shanley, Kallie Henrotte, Madison Simms, Grace Jorgenson, Kelsey Stewart, Rachel Lambert and Cheyanna Miller. The team was coached by Troy Miller, with assistant Paul Shanley, Curt Stewart, Brittany Demas, Robyn White and Darin Jorgenson.
