The Quick Story: Pitcher Georgina Corrick tossed her second straight complete game, while seven different players tallied at least one hit as Team Ricketts (1-1) downed Team Coffel (0-2) by a 6-1 margin in the first half of Saturday’s Athletes Unlimited Softball League All-Star Cup doubleheader at Parkway Bank Sports Complex.
Key Moment: Outfielder Bella Dayton ignited a three-run third inning for Team Ricketts by belting a solo home run off the scoreboard in right-center field. After Team Coffel trimmed the margin to 3-1 in the bottom of the frame, middle infielder Anissa Urtez launched a three-run homer in the sixth inning to increase the cushion to 6-1. Meanwhile, Corrick gave up just one hit in the final three frames to nail down the victory.
Leaderboard Update: Pitcher Keilani Ricketts jumped four spots into third place on the leaderboard with 1,056 points, while Corrick vaulted 20 places into the eighth slot with 890 points.
Team Ricketts Notes
- The team scoring first has now won 12-of-16 games played during the All-Star Cup.
- Team Ricketts earned all 130 win points to author the eighth win points sweep through 16 games played.
- Team Ricketts went 9-for-18 in advancement opportunities, but was just 2-for-10 in efforts with runners in scoring position.
- All nine batters in the Team Ricketts lineup reached base safely in Saturday’s opener … In addition, Team Ricketts became the first squad this season to steal multiple bases in a game.
- Outfielder Bella Dayton, the game’s MVP 3 honoree, belted her first home run of the summer in the top of the third inning … She also became the 15th different player to hit a home run in the AUSL All-Star Cup season.
- Dayton finished with a season-high 190 leaderboard points after earning her first Game MVP honor … She has also won two of her last three games after a four-game personal losing streak.
- Outfielder Bubba Nickles-Camarena, who managed just three hits in her first six games, finished 2-for-4 with an RBI to mark her first multi-hit performance of the campaign … Nickles-Camarena accumulated a season-high 160 leaderboard points for her fourth outing with 100 or more points during the All-Star Cup.
- Middle infielder Anissa Urtez, who is retiring from professional softball at the end of the weekend, blasted her first home run of the AUSL All-Star Cup season with a three-run shot in the sixth inning … It was her first home run in an Athletes Unlimited softball game since August 19, 2023, against Team Alexander.
- Urtez claimed MVP 2 honors, which marked her first Game MVP selection of the summer, and a season-high 220 leaderboard points … She has earned at least 100 leaderboard points in two of her last three games after not reaching the 100-point mark in her first six contests.
- Corner infielder Danielle Gibson Whorton has recorded a hit in five of her last six games after a 2-for-3 performance against Team Coffel … Gibson Whorton singled to left field in the sixth inning before adding a single to center field in the seventh inning.
- All three of Gibson Whorton’s multi-hit efforts have come during the last five outings.
- Catcher Sharlize Palacios garnered Defensive MVP laurels, becoming the 15th different player to receive the award this season … Palacios also tallied a season-high 180 leaderboard points for her second game with 100+ points
- Middle infielder Sydney Romero saw her eight-game hitting streak come to an end after going 0-for-3 with a walk.
- Pitcher Georgina Corrick, who earned MVP 1 plaudits for a second straight start, scattered three hits and allowed one run in a complete game effort … She struck out six batters while matching her season high with 264 leaderboard points.
- Corrick, who has 100 or more leaderboard points in four of her last five games, joined middle infielder Erin Coffel, pitcher Rachel Garcia and catcher Kayla Kowalik as the only players in the league with multiple 200-point performances.
Team Ricketts’ Next Game: Sunday, August 31 vs. Team Garcia | 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT
Team Coffel Notes
- Team Coffel finished 4-for-13 in advancement opportunities, but was just 1-for-12 with runners on base … All three hits went for extra bases, including a pair of doubles and a triple.
- Captain Erin Coffel drove in a run with a triple down the right field line in the third inning … It marked just the fourth triple hit in 16 All-Star Cup games this season.
- Corner infielder Delanie Wisz has registered a hit in four of her last five outings after a lead-off double in the fourth inning.
- Middle infielder Sierra Romero posted her third double of the season, which ended a two-game hitless stretch.
- Outfielder Amanda Lorenz walked twice and scored once … She has scored a run in 5-of-7 All-Star Cup fixtures.
- Pitcher Emma Lemley, who dropped to 0-3 in the circle, tallied a season-high three strikeouts in Saturday’s opener … She had tallied four total strikeouts in her previous four All-Star Cup appearances.
Team Coffel’s Next Game: Sunday, August 31 vs. Team Kowalik | 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT
