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Sizzle 16s, 12s place first in tournament play
Ceres Sizzle DSP 12-and-under
The Ceres Sizzle DSP 12-and-under travel softball team had a memorable outing at the NSA Turlock Father’s Day Classic Tournament. Ceres compiled a perfect 7-0 record en route to a first-place finish at the June 17-18 event, staged this past weekend at the George Costa Ball Field Complex. - photo by Contributed to the Courier

The Ceres Sizzle enjoyed success in two different age groups this past weekend.

The 16-and-under travel softball team finished first overall while competing in the 16/18-year-old bracket of the AST June Jamz Tournament.

The four-team event was staged on Saturday and Sunday at Billy Hebert Field in Stockton.

Ceres bounced back after dropping four of six games en route to a second-place finish at the Summer Slam Tournament in Sacramento.

“We played a lot better the second tournament,” head coach Nikole Ferrel said. “We’re happy any time the girls improve.”

The Sizzle posted a 6-0 record.

Ceres outscored its opponents, 54-12.

“We had some good practices leading up to the tournament,” Ferrel said.

The Sizzle routed the Lightning 14-1 in the finals on Sunday.

Ceres bested the Lightning 10-0 in the semifinals and PHBA Panthers 18s 6-4 in the quarterfinals on Sunday.

The Sizzle won all three of their games on Saturday.

Ceres notched victories versus the Lightning (9-5), Panthers (6-2) and SC SWAT Steh/Gillis 16s (9-0).

“Offensively, we only had six strikeouts in six games,” Ferrel said. “Defensively, we were really solid. We limited our mistakes. Our pitchers did a really good job hitting their spots. Everybody contributed to the wins we had.”

The Sizzle DSP 12-and-under travel team took first at the NSA Turlock Father’s Day Classic Tournament, staged June 17-18 at the George Costa Ball Field Complex.

Ceres won all seven of its games.

The Sizzle topped the Clovis Rockets 7-2 in the championship game on Sunday.

Ceres defeated the Valley Kids 10-3 in the semifinals and Oakdale Heat 11-0 in the quarterfinals on Sunday.

The Sizzle collected wins against the Bullets (12-0), Atwater Flight (17-1), Valley Kids (11-0) and California Destroyers (12-0) on Saturday.

AST June Jamz
The Ceres Sizzle 16-and-under travel softball team took first at the AST June Jamz Tournament.