Health & Fitness
Successful Tournament for the Dixon Girls Softball 10U Smashers
10U Down & Dirty Tournament was played this last weekend in Rocklin!!
Dixon Smashers 10U played four games Saturday. We had exceptionally pitching
by Sofia Ortiz with twenty strike outs with a strong catcher behind the plate Lilya Gardner.
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Our hitting and awesome base running throughout the day brought us to the third game where
Dixon Smashers faced a tie!! In the tie breaking inning three runs were
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scored by Dixon! Justice Boykin was placed on second base and scored, then Janie Ming and
Megan Geraty all scored to seal the WIN!! Our last game of the day was at 4:55pm.
Sofia Ortiz only had two eligible innings to pitch. Sofia and Lilya played every game
showing their stamina, heart and perseverance pressing through each game. Dixon Smashers
scored eight runs in the first two innings of play. Dixon was ahead eight to one. Starting the
third inning we brought in Aubree Ferrando to pitch the last inning!! Aubree had never
pitched in tournament play or ever faced batters! Aubree pitched five strikes over the
plate for the win!! It was a day for Dixon to shine! Dixon Smashers was the only team that played
four games all in the same day!! Dixon Smashers came back at 8am on Sunday for their fifth game
coming up just short of a win. Overall Dixon Smashers placed 6th in the
Down & Dirty Tournament with three wins and only two loses!! Coaches Alexia Ortiz & Marcelle Barrango were so PROUD
of each player!! Players names: Aleyna Ortiz, Lilya Gardner, Giovanna Castelli, Justice Boykin,
Megan Geraty, Janie Ming, Jourdan Lenhares, Hannah Segovia, Alondra Herrera,
Sofia Ortiz, Aubree Ferrando. Special thank you to Coaches Justin Boykin, Rolando Ortiz and Janette Barrango.
For more information about Dixon Girls Softball go to www.dixongirlssoftball.com.