Teams from New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennslyvania competed this past weekend at the USSSA Mid-Atlantic Softball Tournament held at the Ripken Sports Academy in Aberdeen.
Local Maryland teams included HCYP Patriots-Red (Howard County), Westminster Rockets (Carroll County) and the Chuchville Lightning (Harford County).
The Lightning went 2-1 on Saturday and after beating Lehigh Valley Flames 4-2 on Sunday, advanced to the Tournament Quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, the Lightning lost another close game to the Midway Orange Crush 3-1, who went on to win the entire tournament.
HCYP Patriots and Westminster each went 0-3 on Saturday and lost in the first round of the playoffs on Sunday.
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Weekend Results
Saturday
8:30 a.m.
Churchville Lightning 11, Richmond Ruckus 1
Force 11,
HCYP Patriots-Red 1
10 a.m.
Churchville Lightning 7, Philly Flash 2
Back River Surge 9,
HCYP Patriots-Red 2
11:30 a.m.
Shamrocks 2, Westminster 0
1 p.m.
South Jersey Rage Teal 11, HCYP Patriots-Red 8
2:30 p.m.
Midway Orange Crush 4,
Churchville Lightning 2
4 p.m.
Delaware Diamonds 7,
Westminster Rockets 2
5:30 p.m.
Ashburn Sh. Stars White 8,
Westminster Rockets 0
Sunday
Ashburn Sh. Stars 7,
Westminster Rockets 0
South Jersey Rage 5,
HCYP Patriots Red 2
Churchville Lightning 4, Lehigh Valley Flames 2
Quarterfinals
Midway Orange Crush 3,
Churchville Lightning 1
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