Tupa Part of Another Winning Team

Acacia Tupa, a 2015 graduate of Southern Door High School and the 2015 Packerland Conference Player of the Year, recently returned from winning the ASA Class A 18U Northern Nationals Tournament in Springfield, MO (July 30 – Aug. 2). Acacia’s travel softball team, Impact Fastpitch, won the championship. This is her third Northern National title in four years.

Her former travel team, the Jr. Phoenix, won the 2012 16U Northern National title in North Platte, Neb., and 2014 18U title in Watertown, Wis. Along with Acacia, four other members of the former Jr. Phoenix make up the current Impact team based out of New London.

Impact lost their first pool play game, 6 to 3, to Kansas City Power ’97 and won eight straight games to remain in the winner’s bracket. They faced KC Power again in the semi-final game and beat them 8 to 7. Acacia went 4 for 4 with a single, two doubles, and 3 RBI triples to push Impact ahead. Acacia had 5 RBIs in the semi-final game.

In the championship game, Impact played Lee’s Summit Force 18 Gold from Kansas City, who came through the loser’s bracket. After five innings, the final score was 11 to 3. Acacia went 3 for 3, had 2 singles, a double, 2 RBIs and scored 3 runs to help the Impact take home the championship trophy.

Acacia Tupa’s overall stats for the tourney: 4 homeruns, 2 triples, 5 doubles, 7 singles, 14 RBI, 14 runs scored, 3 for 3 on stolen bases, and .621 batting avg.