10U, 12U West Bend Lightening teams take 1st in Merrill Tournament | by Tom Thrash

July 28, 2021 – Merrill, WI – From July 23-25, all four West Bend Lightning teams participated in the 16^th Annual Merrill Fastpitch Tournament at the Marc Complex in Merrill, WI.

Coach Tom Thrash said, “We had a fantastic weekend.  All games were held at the Marc Complex, which is very nice.”

Thrash said, “The tournament was run very well and the fields were in great shape – even with over 3 inches of rain on Friday night.”

The outcome is as follows:

10U team took 1^st place.  Won 3 games on the final at bat.  “Those littles battled hard all weekend,” said Thrash.

12U team took 1^st place and continue to rack up championships.

14U team took 3^rd place, only stumbling to a tough Wausau team.

16U team took 2^nd place, losing to Merrill 17U in the Championship game.

Overall the club was 18-2 on the weekend.  A strong showing for West Bend softball.