The 11u Elite team will be returning for a 3rd season.  This is a highly competitive traveling team comprised of players throughout the area and will play 3 to 4 weekends during each month of the season.  This team will play in tournaments starting in March through October and played in 14 tournaments during the 2011 season including a trip to the ASA Nationals in Rochester, MN.  The team practices twice a week year round..

2011 Accomplishments:

• May Day Classic – 2nd Place
• USSSA Diamonds Open – 3rd Place
• Brandon Early Bird – 1st Place
• Aloha Invite – 1st Place
• Brandon Invitational – 1st Place
• Golden Girls Invitational Tournament – 3rd Place
• Summer Sizzler – 1st Place
• SEFSA Competitive League Tourney – 1st Place
• ASA SD State Tournament – 1st Place
• ASA 10U A/B Northern Nationals – 2nd Place

Coaches

• Head Coach:           Chris Schroedermeier,  schroed@bmtc.net, 366-8185 or 275-0035
• Asst Coach:            Sandy Delker-Holbert
• Asst Coach:            Shane Lindner
• Team Manager:      Tammy Running, mtrunning@sio.midco.net, 321-0272
• Management Team Representative:   Alvin Madrid

Players

• #2          Hailey…………….”Blackshirts Club” - (2011)
• #3          Grace…………….”Blackshirts Club” - (2011, 2012)
• #7          Bailey…………….”Blackshirts Club” – (2012)
• #11        Gabbi…………….”Blackshirts Club” - (2012)
• #12        Kaitlyn……………”Blackshirts Club” - (2011, 2012)
• #13        Kylie………………”Blackshirts Club” – (2011, 2012)
• #21        Brooke
• #23        Hannah…………..”Blackshirts Club” – (2012)
• #27        Macy………………”Blackshirts Club” - (2011, 2012)
• #30        Shayla…………….”Blackshirts Club” - (2011, 2012)
• #67        Ali………………….”Blackshirts Club” - (2011, 2012)

Practice Schedule

• Saturdays: 8:00 am – 9:30 am (Pitchers and Catchers)
• Sundays: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
• Mondays: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
• Wednesdays: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

2012 Summer Tournament Schedule

(Schedules are Tenative and May Change)

Team Record – 17-10-1

• October 22 & 23 – Boo Bash, Doris Bair Softball Complex, Lincoln NE - Tourney Record – 2-2-1
  • Elite vs. Battlecats (T) 7-7
  • Elite vs. Nebraska Sizzle 12U – Warneke (L) 5-6
  • Elite vs. Suburban Pride 12U Red (W) 10-1
  • Elite vs. Nebraska Angels 00 (W) 12-3
  • Elite vs. Echoes Explosion (L) 4-5
• March 9 – 11 – St. Patty’s Indoor BLAST, Omaha Sports Complex, Omaha NE - Tourney Record – 0-3
  • Elite vs. Nebraska Fury ’00 (L) 1-8
  • Elite vs. Topeka Crushers (L) 0-9
  • Elite vs. Nebraska Nemisis ’00 (L) 1-2
• March 31 – April 1 – April Fools Shoot Out,  Hall of Fame Fields, Bellevue NE - Tourney Record – 2-3
  • Elite vs. Quakes 12U Black (W) 11-2
  • Elite vs. Nebraska Sizzle ’99 (L) 0-9
  • Elite vs. Echoes Explosion (L) 1-8
  • Elite vs. Omaha Express (W) 10-4
  • Elite vs. Battlecats (L) 3-8
• April 7 & 8 – Off
• April 14 & 15 - Spring Swing,  Hall of Fame Fields, Bellevue NE - Tourney Record – 2-0
  • Elite vs. Ralston Riot – (W) 10-0
    
  • Elite vs. Team Nebraska 11 - (W) 14-1
    
  • Elite vs. Keystone Cobras Green - Game cancelled due to weather (Tourney cancelled due to weather)
    
• April 21 & 22 – Off
• April 28 & 29 – CBB Spring Slam, Hall of Fame Fields, Bellevue NE - Tourney Record – 3-0 - 2nd Place Finish 
  • Elite vs. Omaha Express – (W) 7-5
    
  • Elite vs. Midwest Slammers – (W) 6-4
    
  • Elite vs. Elkhorn Slammers Blue – (W) 11-4
  • Elite vs. Omaha’s Finest 12U – 6-0 – Game cancelled due to weather (Tourney cancelled due to weather)
    
• May 5 & 6 – May Day Classic, Hall of Fame Fields, Bellevue NE - Tourney Record 2-2 
  • Elite vs. Nebraska Nemesis 99 – (L) 2-12
  • Elite vs. Keystone Cobras Green – (W) 2-1
  • Elite vs. Suburban Pride 12U Red – (W) 7-0
  • Elite vs. Nemesis Black – (L) 0-3
• May 12 & 13 – Early Bird, Aspen Park, Brandon SD – Tourney Record 6-0 - 1st Place Finish 
  • Elite vs. Venom – (W) 12-0
  • Elite vs. BV Fire – (W) 4-1
  • Elite vs. Brandon Bullets – (W) 14-2
  • Elite vs. Unleashed – (W) 9-1
  • Elite vs. Siouxland Pride – (W) 7-1
  • Elite vs. Brandon Blast - (W) 6-5
• May 19 & 20 – Off
• May 25 – 27 – Memorial day Match Up, North Des Moines Girls Softball Complex, Des Moines IA
• June 2 & 3 – Brandon Invitational, Aspen Park, Brandon SD
• June 9 & 10 – Off
• June 16 & 17 – Summer Sizzler, Caswell Park, Mankato MN
• June 23 & 24 – Off
• June 30 & July 1 – South Dakota USSSA State Tourney, Sherman Park, Sioux Falls SD 
• July 7 & 8 – Ringneck Invitational Tournament, Sherman Park, Sioux Falls SD
• July 14 & 15 – ASA State Tournament, Harmodon Park, Sioux Falls SD
• July 16 – 21 – Chicago Bandits Hall of Fame Field International Tournament, Hall of Fame Fields, Bellevue NE – http://www.hoffields.com
• October 19 – 21 - Boo Bash, Doris Bair Softball Complex, Lincoln NE

2012 SEFSA Game Schedule:

• May 22 – Elite vs. SF Fusion Millennium – Frank Olson #6 – 7:00 PM
• May 24 – Elite vs. Sioux Falls Shock – Dunham #3 – 7:00 PM
• May 29 – Elite vs. Smash – Frank Olson #7 – 6:00 PM
• May 29 – Elite vs. Extreme – Frank Olson #7 – 7:30 PM
• May 31 – Elite vs. BV Bullets – Dunham #5 – 7:00 PM
• June 5 – Elite vs. BV Fire – Dunham #5 – 7:00 PM
• June 7 – Elite vs. SF Flash Attack – Dunham #5 – 7:00 PM
• June 12 – Elite vs. Lady Tigers – Dunham #6 – 7:30 PM
• June 14 – Elite vs. DaGirlz – Dunham #5 – 6:00 PM
• June 19 – Elite vs. Sioux Falls Panthers – Dunham #4 – 7:00 PM
• June 21 – Elite vs. Sioux Falls Angels – Dunham #5 – 7:00 PM
• June 26 – Elite vs. BV Ice – Frank Olson #8 – 7:00 PM
• June 28 – Elite vs. BV Blast – Dunham #4 – 7:00 PM

2012 Team Sponsors:

The Sioux Falls 11u Diamonds Elite team would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support.  Your sponsorship helps us to purchase uniforms and equipment, as well as our tournament entry fees.  Without your support, we would not be able to provide this wonderful experience for the girls.  On behalf of our team and their parents, we want you to know how much we truly appreciate your generosity.  Thank You!!

• Golden Rule Construction Co.

• River Ridge Oral & Maxillofacial Surgical Center

• Schroedermeier Trucking

• DD Custom Builders

• CherryBerry

• Sanford Health
• Snapple Co./7up
• Vern Eide Motorcars

• Runge Enterprises, Inc.
• Ron’s Garage
• Family Wellness
• Frost Mortgage Lending Group
• Science Nutrition, LLC.
• Precision Irrigation & Lawncare
• Maguire Iron, Inc.
• Innovative Design & Management Services

• Paystubz
• CCL Label
• Family Vision, P.C.
• Pomegranate Market
• Eddie’s Painting
• Sterrett Trucking
• R B S Sanitation, Inc.
• Sea Chiropractic
• State Farm Insurance – Jason Durnil