MOUNT VERNON – Ohio Storm 08 won five games last weekend to capture the USA 12U Winter Classic Championship in a tournament held Saturday and Sunday, March 13-14, at the Pavilion Sports and Event Complex in Mount Vernon.
Keely Pollard tossed a seven-inning shutout, striking out six along the way, to lead the Storm to a 2-0 victory over Finesse Munoz to claim the title.
Singles by Hailey Rudrick and Jocelyn Scarberry plated a run in the second inning, and Maddy Peterson stole home in the third inning to add the insurance score.
In bracket play, the Storm exploded for six runs in the first inning and rolled to a 13-1 win in four innings over SGS Magic. Peterson had four hits, Jazzy Wittman added three hits including a pair of doubles, Kayden Burchett had three hits and Abbey Wittman added a pair of hits.
Whitney Bell went the full four innings to get the win, striking out seven along the way.
A Scarbury walk in the fifth inning was followed by singles by Burchett and Bella Ritchie and a double by Jazzy Wittman to rally the Storm to a 2-0 win over Wolfpack Stitzlein. Scarbury struck out 12 batters over six shutout innings to pick up the victory.
In pool play, the Storm got all the runs they needed when they scored two in the first inning, but they kept adding on in a 10-0 victory in four innings over SGS Magic. Scarbury struck out eight over four innings to notch the victory.
A third-inning rally ended up being the difference, and Keely Pollard’s strong pitching performance made it stand in a 3-0 win over Finesse Musser. Pollard tossed a six-inning no-hitter and struck out nine batters in the win.
Singles by Bell, Rudrick, Scarbury and Burchett followed by a Jazzy Wittman double led to the Storm’s three runs.
