Almont Attack 12U take second

 

TRI-CITY AREA — The Almont Attack 12U softball team earned a second-place finish at the Super Select PGF Michigan State Championship recently.

Stevensville is where the tournament unfolded.

Almont Attack started things off with a 6-2 setback to Hurricanes on Friday, June 26.

Later that day, Almont Attack evened their mark at 1-1 with a 1-0 win against Midwest Texas Glory.

Saturday’s action saw the team pick up a 6-3 victory over Michigan Bolts; register a 5-1 triumph against Finesse Hool; and obtain a 6-0 win over Finesse Gee.

The following day saw Almont Attack notch a 2-1 victory against Hurricanes.

That placed them in the championship game where Midwest Texas Glory provided their opposition.

When that contest drew to a close, Midwest Texas Glory had prevailed via a narrow 1-0 count.

Almont’s Brooklyn Bunch and Clio’s Lainey Cannon led the team, hitting around .400 each. Bunch and Cannon added four stolen bases and five RBI, respectively, to their cause.

Oxford’s Isabella Makarewicz also proved an offensive standout for Almont attack, finishing with six runs scored.

Cannon (three wins and two saves over 26 innings, with just one earned run allowed) and Algonac’s Jaycee Reams (two wins) handled the pitching responsibilities for Almont Attack.

Ashley Stafford (Richmond), Makayla Bruman (North Branch), Mackenzie Aguinaga (Emmett), Tara Tencza (Almont), Sophia Helm (Swartz Creek) and Lorelei Mahon (Macomb) joined them on the Almont Attack’s roster. They were coached by Brian Bunch, George Tencza and Joe Helm.