BELIZE CITY, Mon. Aug. 7, 2017–The Belize Rural Female Softball Tournament 2017 had games scheduled over the weekend on Saturday and Sunday at two different venues. Beverly Hills Flames of Lords Bank hosted the games on Saturday, while Unity DHC of Double Head Cabbage hosted on Sunday.
Participating teams in the tournament are Lords Bank Sunrise (Lords Bank), Orchid Girls (Burrell Boom), Power Outage (Crooked Tree), Arrows United (Bermudian Landing), Unity DHC (Double Head Cabbage), Easy Does It (Flowers Bank), and Beverly Hill Flames (Lords Bank).
In game 1 on Saturday, August 5, in Lords Bank, Lords Bank Sunrise won by default, 7-0, over Easy Does It. In game 2, Orchid Girls defeated Arrows United, 15-5. Winning pitcher was Valarie Vernon; and losing pitcher was Shawna Avilez. And in game 3, it was Power Outage, 15-0, over Beverly Hills Flames; WP – Yvette Flowers, and LP – Stacy Smith.
Game 1 on Sunday, August 6, saw Beverly Hill Flames edging Arrows United, 15-14. WP – Alberta Bailey; LP – Shawna Avilez. In game 2, Power Outage prevailed 7-4 over Easy Does It. WP – Yvette Flowers; LP – Margaret Hendy. And in game 3, Unity DHC trounced Lords Bank Sunrise, 12-2. WP – Herlet Clarke; LP – Karen Hilton.
This weekend’s games will be in Bermudian Landing on Saturday, and in Flowers Bank on Sunday.
Orchid Girls and Unity DHC are tied for the standings lead (See latest standings below); and they both clash in the opener on Saturday in Bermudian Landing.
Upcoming weekend schedule:
Saturday, August 12, ‘Landing
11:00 a.m. – Orchid Girls vs Unity DHC
1:00 p.m. – Power Outage vs Lords Bank Sunrise
3:00 p.m. – Arrows United vs Easy Does It
*Beverly Hills Flames will be resting on Saturday.
Sunday, August 13, Flowers Bank
11:00 a.m. – Unity DHC vs Power Outage
1:00 p.m. – Lords Bank Sunrise vs Beverly Hills Flames
3:00 p.m. – Easy Does It vs Orchid Girls
*Arrows United will be resting on Sunday. Standings at Sunday, August 6, 2017:
(Information courtesy Ms. Barbara Cadle)