Softball: Elise McCarthy leads Arcadia 14U to ASA national championship in Spokane, Washington.
From Staff Reports
SPOKANE, Washington -- Monrovia High School's Elise McCarthy hit two home runs to power the Arcadia 14U softball travel team to a 3-2 win over Idaho's Couer d'Alene Crush to win the Amateur Softball Association of America 14U national championship Saturday night.
Arcadia trailed 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth before McCarthy's two-run home run, followed by a solo shot in the fifth to make it 3-1. Arcadia scored 76 runs and allowed only five unearned runs in a span of seven games played.
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Arcadia RECREATIONAL All-Star team, NOT a Travel team. Just for clarification.....
Miguel, these were the girls I was trying for you to get a story and some publicity during our fundraising efforts. They were great up in Spokane.