Austin 16U softball team wins Class C state championship
Published 10:04 pm Tuesday, July 22, 2014
The Austin 16U softball team won the Class C championship. The team includes: back row (left to right): coach Lisa Jacobs, Cally Heiny, Abby Gogolewski, Jessica Peil, Danielle Hinz and coach Myers; front row: Bailee Brooks, Brandi Myers, Ally Wood, Justine Reimers, Kayla Swenson, Brooke Pazurek and Jaidyn Bastian.
Not pictured: Mattie Hackensmith and Coach Moe — Photo Provided
The Austin 16U softball team won the Class C championship. The team includes: back row (left to right): coach Lisa Jacobs, Cally Heiny, Abby Gogolewski, Jessica Peil, Danielle Hinz and coach Myers; front row: Bailee Brooks, Brandi Myers, Ally Wood, Justine Reimers, Kayla Swenson, Brooke Pazurek and Jaidyn Bastian.
The Austin 16U softball team won the Class C State championship this past weekend in St. Cloud. Austin had to win three straight elimination games to win the tournament and it topped it off by beating the Minnewaksa Lakers 5-4 and 2-1.
“This was a team effort all around both days. I am so proud of how each one of them played,” Austin head coach Lisa Jacobs said.
Austin beat the Venom 8-6 to get to the championship game.
Austin opened the tournament with an 11-3 win over the Rochester Dynamite, it topped the Lakers 10-3 and it topped the Venom 3-2. Austin was in the elimination bracket when it lost to the Lakers 8-7.
