Trouble teams finish season on high note

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Four Scotts Valley Trouble fast-pitch softball teams completed a number of tournaments this summer, including 15 brand-new players on the first 8-and-under traveling team.
The Trouble is a competitive travel softball league that practices and competes from May to July. Teams are formed from the local recreational softball league.
For information: http://troublefastpitch.com and http://svsoftball.com
8-and-under
The team played in the Marina, Pleasant Hill and Santa Clara tournaments, but the highlight of the season was a gritty performance at the Pleasant Hill tournament, where the girls played three games in one day. The second game was a 1-0 loss to the eventual tournament runner-up.
The team was Kayla Brown, Kendall Correa, Christina Culp, Scarlett Finn, Alexis Giblin, Jayden Johnson, Skylar Kuo, Macie Luck, Shannon Lussier, Bree Miller, Maggie Poston, Atara Ruderman, Jenny Smith, Tabitha Stow and Kate Theobald. They were coached by Lisa Poston, Jacque Kain, Adrienne Smith and Ed Poston.
10-and-under
The team competed in six tournaments in two months and finished the season in Santa Clara, where the Trouble beat the Branham Hills Thunder 17-3, blasting 17 hits in one game. Coaches report that the young team fought hard all season.
Team members were Nicole Neumann, Kyla Kuo, Kylie Colombani, Caitlin Lakey, Ella Giguiere, Alisha Patel, Cicely Liebenberg, Cameron Rasmussen, Isabella Papagni-Martinez, Jordon Armstrong, Kiana Gilbert, Kelsey Engler and Meliese Menchaca.
The team was coached by Tim Neumann, Tami McConnell and Greg Giguiere.
12-and-under
The girls finished their season 13-8-1 with two tournament wins, the first in Salinas on Fathers Day and the second in Lake Tahoe.
The girls finished the Tahoe tournament 5-0-1, beating the Nevada state champions for the tournament victory. Jasmine Harrington started pitching and beat the Pleasant Hill Panthers 12-0. Casson Rasmussen then pitched the last two games Sunday evening, giving up a combined six runs in the two games against the Almaden Lightning and the Las Vegas Majestix. Audrey Liebenberg had a .875 batting average to lead the team at the plate.
The team finished the season with a 2-2 record at the Santa Clara P.A.L.S. tournament at Mission College. The girls played in five tournaments, had a winning record and two tournament championships.
The team comprised Casson Rasmussen, Jasmine Harrington, Audrey Liebenberg, Jianna Andrews, Daria Maliesky, Anna Payne, Grace Giguiere, Sam Boyle, Emily Lemmon, Sequoia Andrade, Sydney Underwood, Marie Franich, Ann Codiga and Jessica Schirmer, coached by Dan Underwood, Lisa Rasmussen and Jeff Liebenberg.
16-and-under
Like the 10- and 12-and-under teams, the 16U “B” team completed its season in Santa Clara after working hard and battling all season. Nicole Trenchard supported the team with excellent catching. Lexi Stevens came through in the last tournament, and Sigrid Holtrop — despite having a torn anterior cruciate ligament that was not discovered until late in the season — pitched several games and battled through injuries to support her team.
The 16U “A” team finished the season at the Western Nationals in Kent, Wash., from Aug.1 to 7 and finished 13th with a 3-3 record.