Players from Texas Riptide 07 and Impact Gold National 07-Torres combined to beat Impact Gold National 2026-Hatch, 9-1, in the 14U championship game of the Triple Crown Bombers Shootout on Sunday at Travis Field in College Station, Texas.
In bracket play on Sunday, the Riptide/Impact Gold got a bye in the first round, then defeated Texas Bombers Gold 8s/08, 8-2, Impact Gold 8-Smith, 5-3, and Impact Gold National 2026-Hatch to win the championship.
The Texas Riptide 07 and Impact Gold National 07-Torres combination of players, which is known as Tx-Pact, was led by Eva Lantagne (.588 (10 for 17), 10 RBIs, 9 IP, 3 ER, 7 Ks, 4 BBs), Hunter Quentel (.667 (10 for 15), 6 RBIs, 8 IP, 1 ER, 7 Ks, 0 BBs), Ella Lozano (12 IP, 1 ER, 16Ks, 1 BB), Avery Evenspickens (.533 (8 for 15), 4 RBIs), Bella Barziza (.462 (6 for 13), 5 RBIs) and Alisa Sneed (.500 (4 for 8)), #3 in the 2025 Extra Elite 100.
P Macie Bryant, #6 in the 2027 Extra Elite 100, pitched a perfect game with 14 strikeouts to lead Impact Gold National 2K9 to a 3-0 victory over Brazos Valley Bolts National 09 in the 12U championship game of the 12U division at the Bombers Shootout on Sunday at Bryan Bend Field.
Bryant went 4-0 with 29 Ks and one walk and allowed zero earned runs in 18 innings for the tournament. 1B/P Torie Turner, #8 in the 2027 Extra Elite 100, also has a fantastic tournament for Impact Gold, going 3-0 with 16 strikeouts, on walk and zer earned runs in 13 innings.
Impact Gold’s offense this weekend featured 3B/OF Morgan Wilson, #29 in the 2027 Extra Elite 100, with a team-high batting average of .750, Hunter hit .611 and Morgan Marks hit .529 with a team-high nine runs scored.
Impact Gold hit .451 as a team for the tournament and improved to 23-1 with a 17-game winning streak this spring.
—Carlos Arias, Extra Inning Softball (Follow Carlos on Twitter @Los_Stuff)
