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Softball never stops

As the showcase season comes to an end for the fall, Alicia is intensifying her works and training.  She recently had an intense weekend with Coach Monti Van Brunt and then went to the USC camp.  She was complimented by one of the USC players when she told Alicia " she was so fast that her coach should have her do the hook slide most of the time."  Coach Calvin Beamon was impressed with her power hitting from the left hand side especially since she had not been power hitting from the left hand side for long.  He commented that she has great potential.

Along with that camps and training with Coach Van Brunt, Alicia has been weight training with a personal trainer.  She has been bench pressing, doing push ups and much more and has so far gained three pounds of muscle.  Her trainer, Jake, wants her to gain at least two more before softball season.  Jake has also encouraged her to eat 100grams of protien a day. 

Coach Monti Van Brunt, shared with the Daly family a few secrets to increasing speed by another 2 tenths.  If successful that would bring Alicia down close to 2.65.  If any of the younger players, who follow Alicia would care to know this information please feel free to e-mail Alicia at adaly8@bellsouth.net .

November 2012 Schedule

This week I will be traveling to Houston, Texas for the Ronald McDonald recruiting camp and tournament.  November 2nd Iwill be showcasing myself at 2nd base and outfield.

November 3rd, I will be playing with Team TFS Texas under Coach Van Brunt and Coach Heintzelman.  Here is the Team TFS schedule which will be played at Dyess Park.

Friday 11/2 8:15pm Field 5 vs. Texas Sting Gold ET

Saturday 11/3 11:40am Field 5 vs. Louisiana Freedom Gold

Saturday 11/3 8:40pm Field 5 vs. The Corps

Saturday 11/3 10:50pm Field 5 vs. Intensity- Louisiana

The following weekend, November 9th-11th, I will be playing at the WFC Early Signing Tournament in Myrtle Beach with my team the Spirits Fastpitch Black 18U.  Here is the Spirits Fastpitch Black's schedule for that weekend, which will be played at the Grand Park at 1011 Crabtree Lane.

Saturday, 11/10 at 10:50 am Field 5 vs. Hampton Road Vipers White

Saturday, 11/10 at 12:15pm Field 5 vs. Richmond Rampage

Saturday 11/10 at  3:05pm Field 5 vs. Fire n Ice

Saturday  11/10 at 5:55pm Field 9 vs. Carolina Flames

Sunday    11/11 at 10:50am Field 8 vs. Carolina Curve

Sunday     11/11 at 12:15pm Field 6 vs. MSA Cobras

Alicia update from Surf City Showcase 2012

Coach Bastian wanted this tournament to be about professional development for Alicia.  He wanted her to learn from this experience and it was not about being seen by the college coaches this year.  He has already invited her back to play on next year's team.

Alicia's main purpose in this tournament was to help move players over to the next base and to help get them in to home plate.  She was able to do this by making many sacrifice plays, performing takes and fake plays. She was even coached on how to take a hit if needed.  Alicia was able to distract the catcher with these plays so that a throw to second base would not get there in time to tag the TFS player out.

Alicia ended up with a hit against a pitcher that had verbally committed to UCLA.  She had two walks and 8 sacrifice plays (all out of 12 at bats).  Alicia had never experienced playing against top teams like these in the U.S.

More Surf City Photos

Alicia Daly # 4- Coach Bastian said she is a totally different player from China.  This tournament for her was mainly about professional development and not being seen.  Coach Bastian wants her back next year, because , next year it will be about being seen.

Stiggy's/TFS International Softball Team

Playing at the Surf City Showcase in Huntington Beach, CA in front of many college coaches like, Colgate, Georgia, BU, Yale, Providence College, Brown, USC and the list goes on...

Friday Games for Surf City Showcase

Wow, now we have two more games on Friday at the Huntington Beach Sports Complex.

1:00pm Field 6 vs. WA Triple Threat
2:30pm Field 5 vs. WA Sidewinder

I was recently told that the teams that play in this Showcase are among the top ranked in the country.  So don't be surprised when we are "Puma'd" by the Sol Cal Pumas.