MKS in Mustang tournament         

[June 04, 2007]  In the Lincoln Mustang Pony Tournament, MKS Jewelers first played on Friday at 6 p.m. and won by a score of 15-13 over Clinton's No. 3 team. Winning pitcher for MKS was Hayley Turner, who also had one hit, one RBI and scored once to help her team. Haley Renfro had two hits, two runs and two RBIs. Stephanie Smith helped with a hit and two RBIs. Jessica Plummer had a double and scored twice to fire up the team. Joella Vermiere and Jordan Wood both scored twice. Ashley Getchel had a hit, one RBI and scored twice. Breanna Waller scored once. Madison Bishop had a hit, scored three times and made a fantastic catch at second base to end the game.

Clinton rattled some bats of their own to make it a very close game. Alexis Obermeyer had two doubles, a single and a run scored. Kennedy Carson had a double and scored once. Paige Barnhill scored three times. Chelsey Beasley and Baylie Orellana both scored twice. Mara Henderson, Jacye Wickenhauser, Rochelle Phillips and Allie Thayer all scored once. Michelle Glidden also helped her team by reaching base on a walk.

Saturday

9 a.m. game

MKS Jewelers won by a score of 14-2 against Mount Pulaski's team B. Winning pitcher was Hayley Turner, who also scored three times. Abby Cline had a hit and scored three times. Jordan Wood and Stephanie Smith scored twice. Rebecca Brooks had an RBI. Breanna Waller, Jessica Plummer, Madison Bishop and Haley Renfro all scored once to help MKS in their efforts.

Mount Pulaski B: Alex Bowles, Jade Stewart and Jessie Maus each had a hit for Mount Pulaski. Ashlee Mammen and Hannah Riedle both scored once for their team.

10:45 a.m. game

MKS Jewelers won their second game on Saturday 15-8 against Mount Pulaski's team A. Abby Cline and Stephanie Smith each had a hit and scored twice. Breanna Waller, Madison Bishop, Hayley Turner and Jordan Wood all scored twice for MKS. Jessica Plummer, Haley Renfro and Rebecca Brooks also added runs for their team. Winning pitcher was Madison Bishop.

Mount Pulaski A: Lauren Powell had two hits and scored three times. Olivia Carey and Alexandra Beckers each had a hit and scored once. Ashley Houser and Miranda Hillyard each had a hit. Lauren Anderson and Whitney Nichols both scored once to help their team.

MKS was undefeated in three games of the tournament.

Sunday

3:15 p.m. game

Clinton beat MKS by a score of 9-8 on Sunday at the 3:15 p.m. game out at the Lincoln Park District fields for the opening tournament.

Winning pitcher for Clinton was Whitney Siltman, who also had a hit and scored twice. Mylee Tarbox made a huge help in Clinton's efforts with a grand slam home run to contribute four RBIs. Megan Massey had two hits, one RBI and scored once. Kerstan Fryman had one hit and scored three times. Mallory Cooper and Hollie Allen each scored once to give Clinton the win.

Losing pitcher for MKS was Madison Bishop, who had two hits and scored twice along with Ashley Getchel. Haley Renfro had two hits and two RBIs. Jordan Wood had one hit and one RBI. Joella Vermiere scored twice. Hayley Turner pitched a couple of innings also and had a single. Breanna Waller and Jessica Plummer each scored once for MKS Jewelers to make it a close game.

MKS has a record of four wins and four losses on the year, "which is great for as young a team as this is," said Joseph Plummer, the MKS coach. "We have four girls that have never played before, and they are all doing great as a team to compete against some of the other more experienced teams. All of the girls’ parents should be very impressed by their efforts in the tournament and so far this year. It has been a lot of fun and the girls are having a blast. So are us coaches!"  

[Text from files received from Joseph Plummer, MKS coach]