08/07/2025
What an awesome evening watching the Ladies play! The WCGSL Championship Tournament came down to #1 seed Dave B's vs #2 seed B&M. What an amazing game they put on!! Seeing sensational plays from Dave B's centerfielder Kenley Barnhart and shortstop Izzy Fedele. The B's bats were on fire with the great hitting from everyone, seeing bases loaded singles to base emptying triple into left field by Raygan Hobbs, what a line drive by the freshmen to be!! Izzy Fedele ripped a solo bomb to the right center fence for a triple. Fantastic bunt by Bella Ferretti advancing runners and so much more. Base running was aggressive with steals and sliding. Championship Game MVP Bralyn Ruppenthal pitched a fantastic game in the circle giving up only 5 hits in 6 innings. Abby Hershman closed out the 7th inning flawlessly going 3 up 3 down to end the game!!! It was fun to watch! Then the bee mascot made the evening better. The WCGSL Dave B's U-18 girls won the division going 11-1 and went undefeated in the season ending tournament winning it 9-5 in 7 innings. The girls of Dave B's won it all finishing their season an amazing 13-1 to be the 2025 WCGSL U-18 CHAMPIONS!! These girl worked so hard, never gave up on each other, never quit, showed unmatched sportsmanship, talent, and their love for the game shined!! It was a well deserved win and season for them!!! I want to say thank you to the parents of each player. The girls of summer ball, what a blessing it is to see you have fun and play. Thank you to the coaches, Head Coach Bart Ruppenthal, assistant coaches Michael Slays, Mike Hobbs and Jackie Carty-Thomas who were such an amazing part of the team.
I want to say thank you to the other half of the Championship, B &M your ladies played well. It was a tough game for several innings, and then trying to rally back. We appreciate your team as well.
Thanks to my wife for pictures tonight, Lisa you are the best!
Photo credit: Coach Bart and Lisa