Elgin 12U finish second at State

12U softball D2 state runnerups Elgin Elinimators Elgin Nebraska
12U softball D2 state runnerups
12U softball D2 state runnerups Elgin Elinimators Elgin Nebraska
12U softball D2 state runnerups

It took just five games for the Elgin 12U to show they deserve to be considered one of the best teams in their class.
Over the weekend, the Elgin Eliminators coached by Jill McNally, placed second in the Class D State 12U Tournament played at the USA Softball Complex in Hastings.
Elgin opened tournament play just after noon on Saturday facing Pender who won their play-in game 12 to 7 over the Hebron Heat. Elgin edged the Heat 3 to 1 to advance to a Saturday evening matchup again the Creighton Thunder. The Thunder suffered their first defeat in the tournament, falling to Elgin 8 to 5.
Sitting undefeated after the first day, Sunday morning action came early as the Eliminators squared off against Blue Springs Lightning. The Lightning doubled the score on Elgin, winning 11 to 5.
The loss sent Elgin into the losers bracket where they would again face Creighton. In their biggest scoring output of the tournament, Elgin plated 10 runs to defeat the Thunder 10 to 3.
The victory sent Elgin to the championship game against Blue Springs. The Lightning jumped out to an early lead and went on to shutout Elgin 12 to 0.
For their efforts, Elgin brought home the state runner-up trophy. For the complete story turn to this weeks edition of The Elgin Review.

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The 12U softball team jumps for joy about their trip to the state tournament. E-R photo/SReestman