As Extra Inning Softball begins our preparations to release the Elite 14U Club 50 team rankings, we’re going to spotlight select teams that have a chance to make the cut.
Today, we’re going to head to the Keystone State and spotlight a team that qualified for PGF Nationals by winning a qualifier in Myrtle Beach.
This is a fun one for us to publish as Striker Head Coach Camille Hayes sent us info on her team with some colorful insights lobbying for her team to make the top 50 list, which we’re running it pretty much as she presented it!
Will the Strikers be one of the top teams at the 14U level? Time will tell… but this team has some talent… here’s a closer look:
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PA Strikers 14U National Team Mizuno
Morgantown, Pennsylvania
Head Coach: Camille Hayes
Organizational President/Team Hitting Instructor: Tony Marsalo
Assistant Coaches: Mark Sellers, Ralph Rapino and Pete Tauber
2017 D1 Associate Coach: Jordyn Augustus, University of South Carolina
2018 D1 Associate Coach: Daria Edwards, Towson University
Fun Fact: Ranked #1 most followed 14U team on Game Changer
Team website: PA Strikers 14U
Team Facebook page: PA Strikers 14U
WHAT MAKES US SO GOOD:
- Speed, Size, Power and Athleticism – every player on this team is an athlete. Our players run track, play AAU basketball, excel in volleyball, play soccer, field hockey, run 5ks, cross train and we even have a nationally ranked female archer. That said, they all make softball their top priority and all have a goal to play D1 College Softball.
- Championship experience: Six of our players have won a National Championship together; three of those players have won two National Championships together.
- Deadly duo (more on them in a minute!): We have (in our opinion) at least two of the top 2021 athletes on the East Coast. They met in 8U and have played together since 2013. They know each other’s every move and people say they read each other’s mind. They bring a dangerous 1-2 punch to the middle infield and top of the batting line-up. Other teams and organizations have been after them both for years.
