Two Lansingburgh Lady Royals softball teams are competing in the World Fastpitch Connection 16-and-under World Series in Myrtle Beach, S.C. and here are some of the team's early results, as provided by coach John Cipperly:

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Lansingburgh Lady Royals Blue and Silver Teams
Game Results

August 2009 WFC
(World Fastpitch Connection)
A Class 16&Under
World Series

Lady Royals Blue (2 ^nd year team) Pool Play Results:
3 Wins and No Losses

8/4/09

Lady Royals Blue - 7 Massachusetts Raiders - 3

Amanda Case - 2 RBI Double;
Meg Volz - Double;
Jill Venezia - 3 Runs Scored

WP: Danielle Amyot

8/5/09

New Jersey Hot Shots - 2
Lady Royals Blue - 7

Sarah Cipperly Single & RBI Double;
Rachel Heath RBI Single & RBI Double;

Kasey Ochs RBI Double.

WP: Lauren Hagerty ( One Hitter, 9 K )

North Carolina Starz - 0
Lady Royals Blue - 10

Amanda Case - 2 Singles & 2 RBI;
Sarah Cipperly 2 Runs Scored & RBI Single;

Jessica Freemantle Single & 2 BB & 2 Runs Scored

WP: Jessica Freemantle (2 Hitter, 5 K)

Lady Royals Silver (1 ^st year team) Pool Play Results:
3 Wins & 1 Loss

8/4/09

South Carolina Florence Fury 3
Lady Royals Silver 4

WP: Maddie Coneys

Lady Royals Silver 4
North Carolina Randolph Rage 5

Cassie Smith - RBI; Katie McGreevy RBI

8/5/09

Lady Royals Silver 3 South Carolina Dixie Diamondbacks 0

Gabby Daniels - Triple & scored game-winning run when Anasa Benbo drew a bases-loaded BB

WP: Amanda Adee (1 hitter)

Lady Royals Silver 7 NY Montgomery Devils Heat 2

Kat Rice - Triple & 2 Singles & 2 RBI;
Cassie Smith - 3 Singles; Kolbi Smith - 2 Singles

WP: Maddie Coneys

Lady Royals Blue - Bracket Play results:

8/6/09

So. Carolina Florence Fury 4 Lady Royals Blue 3 (International Tie-Breaker)

Jill Venezia - 2 BB; Sarah Cipperly & Jess Freemantle - Single; Rachel Heath - RBI Single

Alex Rogers - RBI HBP.

Lady Royals Silver - Bracket Play results:

8/6/09

Lady Royals Silver - 5 Ohio Eclipse Fastpitch - 0

Lady Royals Silver - 2 So. Carolina Dixie Diamondbacks - 3

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In other softball news, the Classie Lassie Lightning 12-and-under team finished second overall at the at the Class B Eastern National Championships, finishing the tournament with a 6-2 record.

Here is a bracket for the tournament.

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In Cal Ripken North Atlantic Regional baseball action in Troy on Thursday, Spring Youth Baseball held off the Clifton Park Thunder, 8-3.
Stan Hudy of The Saratogian was there, so make sure to check out his story in Saturday's edition of The Record and The Saratogian. He's also providing updates on his blog, www.stanhudy.blogspot.com

Here's an excerpt:

After an 18-4 beating at the hands of last year’s 8-year-old Mid-Atlantic Champions, East Brunswick, and Spring answered the bell against their local rivals.

“I told them today that this was their most important game,” Spring manager Dave Judge said. “We gave up so many runs last night that we’re in trouble if we tie another team. We need to win the next two games.”

With a 2-1 pool play record, Spring controls its own destiny, facing Northwest Pennsylvania champion, Audubon 12:30 today.

“I was a little concerned after the second inning, but I knew they had it in them,” Judge said. “They stepped up from the third inning on.”