The Santa Monica 8U Gold All-Star girls softball team took second place in the Jessica Mendoza All-Star Tournament in Camarillo last weekend.
The team is made up of girls ages six through eight, who have only been playing together as a team for a little over a month. The team’s head coach, Pablo Ramos, is understandably very proud of this team: “This group of girls has been continuously working hard day in and day out; as coaches we could only try to prepare them to play a game, the rest is up to them. They have taken up the challenge while still having fun. My staff and I couldn’t be happier.”
The 8U Gold All-Star team that took home the trophy (pictured left to right, bottom row first): Jenise Tappe, Carly Knauf, Jazlene Ramos, Milly Mingenbach, Alyssa Gonzalez, Leyla Fajardo, Katrina Olmedo, Alexa Pirrone, Mia Solano, Sakura Krohn, Talissa Soto, Eryn Carter and Madison Thompson. Coaches (pictured left to right): Eddie Soto, Jesus Fajardo, Kazuki Uema and Pablo Ramos.
Softball registration is still open for the fall and spring at the Santa Monica Girls Fastpitch website:www.santamonicagirlssoftball.org.
Santa Monica Girls Fastpitch is a non-profit, all girls softball league for ages 4 to 14 serving Santa Monica and the Westside for over 30 years.
