Three Mercer Island residents are members of the Bellevue Blast 99 fastpitch team which won the 12B Sea-Tac Metro tournament in June. Gabi Kasman, Camryn Steiner and Lauren Ralph all live on the Island. - Contributed photo
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Three Mercer Island residents are members of the Bellevue Blast 99 fastpitch team which won the 12B Sea-Tac Metro tournament in June. Gabi Kasman, Camryn Steiner and Lauren Ralph all live on the Island.

Islanders help fastpitch team to tournament win | Sports brief

By MEGAN MANAGAN
Mercer Island Reporter Reporter
June 27, 2012 · Updated 10:10 AM 

Three Mercer Island residents who play on the Bellevue Blast 99 fastpitch team won the 12B Sea-Tac Metro championship tournament in June.

Gabi Kasman, Camryn Steiner and Lauren Ralph are all from the Island. The team is managed by Keith Mange.

The team won the tournament over three games, winning the first with an 11-4 score, the second 14-6 and the title game in an 8-0 shutout. It is the third tournament the team has won this season.

 

Contact Mercer Island Reporter Reporter Megan Managan at mmanagan@mi-reporter.com or (206) 232-1215 ext. 5054.

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