FLAMES COACHING STAFF

Mark Light - Head Coach

Doug Foulke - Asst Coach

Mike Yancey - Asst Coach

Flames Capture Runner-Up Honors In Austell

Austell GSA Tourney - Championship Game 
Magic Rally In Last Inning To Beat Flames
Sweetwater Park, Austell GA -- April 21,2007

The Flames broke a cardinal rule in softball and paid for it!  Clinging to a 1-0 lead going into the last inning, the Flames allowed the leadoff hitter to reach base on an error and that allowed the Kelly Magic to tie the game 3 batters later.   After a couple more errors the Flames found themselves down 3-1 and that's where the game ended.  The Flames lone run came in the 3rd when Allie Davis singled and eventually came home courtesy of a Maddie Higginbotham sacrifice fly.  Andrea Cole did her best to keep the Flames in the game as she had a double to deep right center in the 3rd and also provided a Andruw Jones-esque diving catch in left field to save 2 runs.

Once again the Flames pitching staff deserved better.  Allowing no earned runs, Megan Light and Meghan Whipple only game up two hits.

Austell GSA Tourney - 4th Elim Game 
Defense, Pitching Get Flames Into Finals
Sweetwater Park, Austell GA -- April 21,2007

Coupled with continued strong pitching and stellar defense, the Flames made a 1st inning run stand up and beat the Ringold Elite by a 1-0 score.  With monster defensive efforts from Jennifer Yancey and Erik Hoffner the Flames moved on to the finals.  Yancey fielded her 2nd-base position like a pro as she made play after play and Hoffner threw TWO runners out at 1st base from RIGHT FIELD to give the Flames pitchers all the support they would need.  The Elite's only scoring effort was thwarted on a throw from centerfielder Mary Q to catcher Allie Davis back to 3rd baseman Scoop Foulke who caught an unsuspecting runner diving back into 3rd.   Meghan Whipple (3 innings) and Megan Light (2 inning) were "lights out" as they each only surrendered a hit apiece.  

The Flames scored in the first on an RBI single by Brittany Van Frayen knocking in Yancey who had singled earlier.  Allie Davis and Hoffner also singled.

Austell GSA Tourney - 3rd Elim Game 
2nd Inning Implosion Sinks Flames - Magic Win 6-1
Sweetwater Park, Austell GA -- April 21,2007

One bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch but one bad inning can spoil a softball game!  The Flames had that one bad inning in their winners bracket final in a re-match with the Kelly Magic.   Mental and fielding miscues proved to be lethal as the the North Fulton gang gave up five 2nd inning runs and couldn't mentally get back on track on their way to a 6-1 loss.   The Flames outhit the Magic 5-4 but committed a disappointing 5 errors.  Maddie Higginbotham had a double and Andrea Cole (RBI), Scoop Foulke, Jennifer Yancey and Mary Quattrocchi had singles.  

Cole and Meghan Whipple (each two innings) pitched for the Flames and deserved a better fate. 

Austell GSA Tourney - 2nd Elim Game 
Flames Pitching Stymies Raiders
Sweetwater Park, Austell GA -- April 21,2007

Meghan Whipple (3 innings) and Megan Light (1 inning) baffled the Raiders by only giving up one hit as the Flames cruised to a 4-0 win.  Light also swung the big stick as she blasted a 2-RBI double in the 1st to give the Flames all the runs they would need.  Allie Davis had an RBI single in the 1st also.  Scoop Foulke, Mary Q and Erika Hoffner had singles. 

Austell GSA Tourney - 1st Elim Game 
Flames Shutout Elite 4-0
Sweetwater Park, Austell GA -- April 21,2007

The Flames threatened in the first when they loaded the bases  (singles by Jennifer Yancey and Meghan Whipple) but couldn't score but came back in the 2nd to plate 4 runs on 5 hits.  Scoop Foulke singled to lead things off and the merry-go-round was started.  Liz Schneider doubled, Maddie Higginbotham singled, Mary Quattrocchi doubled and then Erika Hoffner launched a left-center gap triple.

Megan Light picked up her 2nd win of the tourney as she struck out 3, walked one and gave up 2 hits.  Whipple finished up.

Austell GSA Tourney - Pool Game 
Eight-Run Inning Gets Flames Rolling
Sweetwater Park, Austell GA -- April 21,2007

The Flames went 3 -up/3 down in the first two innings but shell shocked the Kelly Magic for 8 runs in the 3rd inning.  Brittany Van Frayen started the inning with a single and finished it 11 batters later with a double as the Flames collected 7 hits.  Scoop Foulke had the big poke with a laser-liner inside-the-park 3 run homer.  Andrea Cole, Erika Hoffner, Meghan Whipple and Allie Davis all had singles.

Megan Light (3 innings) had 3 K's and gave up one hit and Cole finished up and gave up one hit.