Arlington Heights Thunder Fastpitch Softball

Are you interested in joining the Thunder Fastpitch Family?   Tryouts will be held in late July / early August for all age groups and you can register to be notified when tryout dates are released. For more information about our upcoming Tryouts, please click here .

All seven teams were back in action this week and a strong performance by our Thunder teams that participated in the Thunderbolt Classic highlighted a 22 - 7 weekend record!  Thunder 10u Black  Fresh off a strong finish in the Ice Cream Classic last weekend, 10u Black was right back to work and right back to winning. After having their nine-game winning streak snapped in bracket play last weekend, 10u Black ran off six straight wins before falling in the Championship game of the Thunderbolt Classic. This marked their second, second place tournament finish of the season, and caps off a terrific 15 – 2 record in their last seventeen games. Congratulations ladies!  6 - 1 this weekend and a second place finish! Thunder 10u Teal  Thunder Teal also had a strong showing in the Thunderbolt Classic, falling in the semi-finals to finish in fourth place. Teal started bracket play with a great effort on the mound by Hannah, holding the #3 seed Warriors to just two runs on their way to pulling off

Members of the Thunder joined the PHYBS Phantoms Buddy Ball team on Friday night for a fun scrimmage.  Buddy Ball provides special needs athletes with a program that enables them to participate as fully as possible in baseball / softball. Buddy Ball has become widely appreciated and receives volunteers who help participants hit, field, throw and move around the bases during the game. The players build a special bond with their “buddies”, making this a great experience for everyone involved.   Players are exposed to the rules of the game and learn qualities such as teamwork and good sportsmanship. And the program enables players to be part of an organized sport, furthering their physical fitness goals and helping them develop social skills.  Our Thunder players loved being buddies so much that we are going to participate in another scrimmage in a few weeks.  This was such a fun experience for everyone, thank you Phantoms for letting us be your buddies!

All seven Thunder teams were in action this week, let’s check in and see how they did.  10u Black  10u Black brought the Thunder in a pair of wins on Saturday, beating league opponent Titan Fastpitch 7 – 2 behind strong pitching and timely hitting, then broke out for 16 hits includes doubles by Jessica, Lexi (2), Leah and Graceleen, and triples by Olivia and Keira, to beat the Kenosha Fusion 14 – 4. Check out some of their blasts in the video below.  Up Next: 10u Black continues league play later this week, hosting first place Deerfield on Thursday before an off weekend.  10u Teal 10u Teal remained undefeated in league play, taking down the host Titans by a final score of 8 – 6. A combined strong effort by Hannah and Kat on the mound led the way. Teal fell in their afternoon game against the Fusion, despite tallying ten runs and outhitting the Fusion 14 – 6.  Up Next:  10u Teal opens up tournament play this weekend in Barrington against Lake Zurich, the host Bandits and the ESAA Storm.