The 16u Rockets swept 3 games in Saturday, 2-1, 14-0, and 5-0, amidst a constant drizzle/downpour to claim the #1 seed headed into Sunday. The Rockets fell behind early in game 1, but battled back for a 4-2 win. In the Semi's, the Rockets found themselves tied late in the game, but burst out and moved to the Championship game with a 5-1 win. In the finals, the Rockets gave up one run in each of three early innings to enter the bottom of the 6th, trailing the Albany Heartbreakers 3-0. The Rockets scrambled for 2 in the 6th and got a runner on in the 7th, but couldn't convert as the Heartbreakers lived up to their name and took the tournament trophy.

Erin, Hillary, and Hallie all pitched beautifully for the Rockets, each earning a win (with Erin taking 3). Jenna paced the offense, going 14/19 (.737 batting average), with Erin right beside her at 9/20.

The photos aren't much this time through -- as the downpours limited opportunities (trying to keep the camera dry), the rain confuses the autofocus, and the close games force me to focus on other things ... :-) ... Nonetheless, here they are -- the batting photos were taken by Marilyn while I was over at 3rd.