LA Trip

The Varsity Fastpitch team will be traveling to LA during Bellarmine's Spring Break to play 3 non-league games. Dates of the trip will be April 7-11. Varsity players please do not plan any personal trips during these dates.

Thanks!

Coach Coovert

Poker Tournament

The Poker Tournament will be Saturday, November 7 this year. Please mark it on your calendars. You will get information about ticket sales soon!

Thanks!

Coach Coovert

Game Cancelled Today

Our game today has been rained out. It will be played tomorrow at SERA at 3:30 on the Gold Field.

Private Instruction

Just wanted to let everyone know that I plan to start offering private instruction in fastpitch. I have really grown to love coaching the sport, and want to pass on my knowledge to players of any age who want to get better and succeed in the sport.

If you know of anyone looking for private instruction, pass my information onto them. I will have more details on this once the season is over. My points of teaching emphasis will be on hitting, defense, and mental part of the game.

Coach Coovert
253-973-9389

Game Thursday at SERA

Bellarmine will play Gig Harbor in the Narrows League tournament Thursday, May 14 at 3:30om at SERA fields in South Tacoma.

Bellarmine finished the regular season in third place, after beating Olympia 3-2 in a tie-breaker game last Monday. Bellarmine's overall record stands at 10-10, 8-7 in league.

Past Scores:
Central Kitsap 2 Bellarmine 0
Bellarmine 14 Foss 1
Stadium 1 Bellarmine 0
South Kitsap 9 Bellarmine 5
Bellarmine 8 Mt. Tahoma 0
Central Kitsap 6 Bellarmine 2
Bellarmine 4 Shelton 2
Wilson 11 Bellarmine 1
Olympia 10 Bellarmine 5

Game Today against Olympia at Bellarmine

We have a home game against Olympia today. Game starts at 4pm. Tomorrow we travel across town to Wilson. And finish off the week at home against Shelton on Friday.

Bellarmine 4 Thomas Jefferson 3

The Lions had a strong non-league win against SPSL North team Thomas Jefferson on Thursday, April 9. The teams went back and forth with leads as Jefferson jumped out to early 1-0 lead, but Bellarmine came back to take the lead 2-1 in the second. However, Jefferson took the lead back with a 2 run 4th inning, and held that 3-2 lead until the bottom of the 6th. In the 6th, Junior Lynsey Moroz hit a two-run, two-out single to give the Lions a 4-3 lead. Pitcher Anna Olson then pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning to preserve the non-league win.

Monday, April 20th Game Rescheduled

Our game Monday at Central Kitsap has been rescheduled for Monday, May 11th. We now have a game Tuesday, April 21st at hom against Olympia.

Schedule for next week is as follows:
Sunday, April 19th: Practice 6-7:30pm
Monday, April 20th: Practice 3:45-6pm
Tuesday, April 21st: Game at home against Olympia 4pm
Wednesday, April 22nd: Game at Wilson 3:30pm
Thursday, April 23rd: Practice 3:45-6pm
Friday, April 24th: Game at home against Shelton 4pm

Spring Break Schedule

Saturday, April 11: Off
Sunday, April 12: Off
Monday, April 13: Off
Tuesday, April 14: Off
Wednesday, April 15: Workout 9:30-11am
Thursday, April 16: Workout 9:30-11am
Friday, April 17: Workout 9:30-11am
Saturday, April 18: Off
Sunday, April 19: Mandatory practice 6-7:30pm
Monday, April 20; Game @ Central Kitsap

* Workouts are for those not gone on vacation. If you are not going anywhere for Spring Break, please come to the workouts

Bellarmine 5 Gig Harbor 1

Bellarmine continued it's road winning streak, making it three wins in a row on the road, and now sees its league record at 4-1 going into Spring Break. The Lions jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, loading the bases in the first, but ended the rally early by hitting into a double play. That would be the storyline of the game, as Bellarmine had 17 baserunners reach base, but were only able to have 5 of those runners cross homeplate. However, 5 runs were more than enough for Anna Olson who pitched a complete game, striking out 8, and only giving up the one run.

8 of the 9 starters had hits for Bellarmine, leading the was Kelly McLaughlin who was 3-4 with a 3b and 2 RBIs. Haley Dusek and Leah Barta each had 2 hits.

Next up for the Lions is a non-league against Jefferson of the SPSL today (Thursday), then a week off for Bellarmine's Spring Break. The Lions jump right back into action when they return from break, traveling to Central Kitsap on the Monday they return.

Game Added to Schedule

We will make up our game with Thomas Jefferson on Thursday at 4pm at Bellarmine Prep

Game today moved to Bellarmine

The game today scheduled at Fife has been moved to Bellarmine. Start time of the game will be 4pm.

Game Cancelled Today

Varsity practice will be held at 3:45

Team Pictures

Team pictures for both Varsity and JV teams will be Thursday, April 2 at 3pm. Forms will be passed out today(Tuesay, March 31).

Please make sure you bring your uniform that day.

Recent Game Scores

March 25: Bellarmine 15 Lincoln 0 (5 innings)
March 26: Stadium 1 Bellarmine 0 (this game was started on the 23rd, but suspended after 3 innings. The final 4 innings were played on the 26th)
March 27: Bellarmine 9 Mt. Tahoma 2
March 30: Bellarmine 8 Olympia 2

Upcoming Games:
April 1: Home v. Olympia
April 3: @ Fife

Bellarmines record is now 4-3 (3-1 league)

Stadium Game Update

Our Stadium game will be continued on Thursday, March 26. It appears we will pick up where we left off, which was no score in the top of the 4th inning.

San Diego Trip Recap

The Bellarmine Prep Lady Lion Softball team returned from a successful trip to San Diego on Monday, with three games under their belt, ready to start their league schedule. (however, the weather isn't coorperating).

Game Scores:
Cathedral Catholic 9 Bellarmine 0
Game Notes: Bellarmine made 6 errors in the first three innings, which led to 6 unearned runs. Bellarmine held Cathedral scoreless for the final 3 innings. Lauren Schilter went 2-3 in the game, and Haley Dusek went 1-1 with a walk

Bellarmine Prep 12 Canyon Crest 2
Game Notes: Bellarmine came out swinging right away, scoring 5 runs in the first inning, and never looked back. As a team Bellarmine recorded 15 hits. Anna Olson pitched the first 5 innings for the win, and Sarah Sorrensen came in to pitch the last two.

Horizon Christian 1 Bellarmine Prep 0
Game Notes: Bellarmine faced quite possibly the best pitcher in Souther California, but battled to the bitter end, even getting the go ahead run to second base at one point, but ultimately fell short. The highlight of this game was freshman Sarah Sorrensen making her first career start for the Lions, going 5 innings and only giving up 1 run.

The team thanks everyone who helped make it possible for this trip to happen. It was a great experience on and off the field.

Coach Coovert

Fwd: Thursday Game

Craig Coovert

Begin forwarded message:

From: Craig Coovert <ccoovert@kplu.org>
Date: March 20, 2009 8:32:00 AM PDT
To: Craig Coovert <ccoovert@kplu.org>
Subject: Thursday Game

Cathedral 9 Bellarmine 0

We had a tough start making 6 errors in the first 3 innings. We held cathedral scoreless in the last 4.

As a team Bellarmine recorded 4 hits but as a whole the team had a good approach at the plate.

Highlights
Lauren Schilter 2-3
Sarah Sorrensen 2 IP 0 runs

Craig Coovert

On Mar 17, 2009, at 12:15 PM, Craig Coovert <ccoovert@kplu.org> wrote:

Testing out posting from my phone

Craig Coovert

San Diego or Bust

We head out for San Diego tomorrow to play 3 games in 3 days. Getting away to nice weather will be great!

We have arranged carpools to the airport from Bellarmine tomorrow. Please plan on picking your daughter up from the airport, or make arrangements with another parent if you cannot get to the airport Sunday at 1pm.

Parents, here is the name and phone # of the hotel we are staying in:
Old Town Inn
4444 Pacific Hwy
San Diego, CA 92110-3107
(619) 260-8024

Flight info is:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 - ALASKA # 498 - LEAVE: Seattle 500P ARRIVE: San Diego 743P
SUNDAY , MARCH 22 - ALASKA # 481 - LEAVE: San Diego 1030A ARRIVE: Seattle 123P

Also, just a reminder that each girl is responsible for $160 to help pay for the final costs of the trip. Please talk to me privately if this might be a financial problem. However, if it is not, payment should be made before the end of the season, however, the sooner the better so we can pay back costs to the school.

Thanks everyone, and I will try to update this blog while we're in San Diego so you can follow how wer're doing.

Coach Coovert

San Diego Trip Update

Here is a hand-out I passed out to the Varsity Players last week:

Fastpitch San Diego Trip Information
Dates: Wed. March 18 – Sun. March 22
Flight info:
Fly out of SeaTac on Alaska Air at 5pm on Wed.
Arrive back at SeaTac on Alaska Air around 1pm on Wed.
(Will get detailed flight info soon)
Lodging: Old Town Inn in San Diego
Transportation: Girls will be traveling as a team in two vans driven bycoaches
Katie Pederson has rented a van to carry equipment and might have room for more passengers. Please contact her to discuss this
Meals: Meals will be included in the overall cost of the trip
Spending Money: We plan to do a couple of fun outings while in San Diego. It is recommended that the girls bring $150 in spending for the trip
Cost of the trip: Each girl will be responsible for paying $175 for the trip.
* If any player has an issue with this cost, please see the coaches privately to discuss options.

More Details: We will be leaving for the Airport at 2:30pm on Wednesday right at the end of school. Girls will either need to bring their bags to school with them, or arrange a parent to bring their bags at 2:30pm. As for now, we have 4 parents going on the trip, so between parents and coaches, we should be able to get all the girls to the airport. I will be contacting the parents going separately to discuss this. However, parents are welcome to take their daughter to the airport if they’d like. The same will go for when we return. We can bring girls back to Bellarmine for pick-up, or you can pick your daughter up at the airport. We will discuss packing, and all that fun stuff as we get closer to the trip date, as we will need to pack light.
Please call or email me if you have any questions: coove14@gmail.com or 973-9389.

Monday Practice Schedule

Due to the March snow, we will be practicing inside on Monday, March 9. Practice will end around 6pm.

It is supposed to clear up for Tuesday and steadily warm up as well, so hopefully we can be outside the rest of the week.

Varsity Roster

Here is the 2009 Bellarmine Fastpitch Varsity Roster:

Ciarra Pederson Sr.
Leah Barta Jr.
Lynsey Moroz Jr.
Anna Olson Jr.
Alex Pollastro Jr.
Paige Redmon Jr.
Alison Smith Jr.
Jaclyne Bohren So.
Lauren Schilter So.
Haley Dusek Fr.
Kali Johnson Fr.
Kelly McLaughlin Fr.
Sarah Sorensen Fr.

Schedule Updated

The schedule from the Bellarmine website has been updated. It is not totally correct, but it's close. It is missing the game in San Diego on March 20th. That will be a 3:30 game start.

Also, Gig Harbor on 4/8 should be a home game. And the South Kitsap on 4/10 is going to be rescheduled because that is Good Friday.

Also, remember tryouts start next Monday. Tryouts will be 3 days and be from 3-5:15pm.

Remaining Open Gyms

Open gyms for the remainder of February will be at 2:45. If the weather is nice, they will be outside. If it is bad weather, we will be inside. So please come prepared for both inside and outside. Please bring your bats and helments to open gyms as well, as we will be doing a lot of hitting the rest of the month.

Also, please let anyone interested in playing Fastpitch know about these, and encourage them to come out. Everyone is welcome!!

Open Gym Update

We will be having open gym at 3:30 tomorrow(Thursday Feb. 5) out at the Bellarmine Softball fields.

Open Gyms and other important information

Hello everyone, it's been awhile since I updated this site. Hopefully we can start using this site as a tool to get information out about the Fastpitch program.

Here are the dates and times of our upcoming open gyms (times are subject to change because of gym availability)

Thursday, Jan. 29: Open Gym @ 2:45 (2 hours)

Tuesday, Feb. 3: Open Gym @ 4:30 (2 hours)

Thursday, Feb. 5: Open Gym @ 4:30 (2 hours)

Tuesday, Feb. 10: Open Gym @ 2:45 (2 hours)

Thursday, Feb. 12: Open Gym @ 2:45 (2 hours)

Tuesday, Feb. 17: Open Gym @ 2:45 (2 hours)

Thursday, Feb. 19: Open Gym @ 2:45 (2 hours)

Tuesday, Feb. 24: Open Gym @ 2:45 (2 hours)

Thursday, Feb. 26: Open Gym @ 2:45 (2 hours)

Also, to let everyone know, tryouts start on Monday, March 2 and will run for three days. At the end of the third day, we will let the players know if they made a team, and what team that is.

It is important for players and parents of players who make varsity to know that the varsity team will be making a trip to San Diego this season to play 3 non-league games. The dates of this trip are Wed. March 18 - Sunday, March 22. The players will miss two days of school for this trip. There will be a cost associated with this trip too, however since the returning varsity players did well fundraising during the off-season, the cost will be low (probably around $200).

If you have any questions, you can ask them here, or shoot me an email at cooverca@plu.edu or give me a call 253-973-9389.

Thanks everyone!

Coach Coovert