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The 2023 USA Softball GOLD National Championships are taking place this week in Oklahoma City at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex and feature 36 teams vying for titles at the 18U and 16U GOLD age divisions.
Pool play began Monday July 17th with bracket action starting later today (Wednesday) and running through Saturday when the 16U championship will take place at 5 pm CST and the 18U title contest is scheduled to begin at 7 pm CST.
Sunday IF games will be played in the morning as needed.
All games being played on the four fields at the Hall of Fame Complex are available to be watched via live stream by clicking HERE.
We're 𝙬𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 pool play this morning at the Softball Capital of the World® ‼️
🏆 2023 #GOLDNationals
🔜 Bracket playLive stats + streaming 📲 https://t.co/SciYbpPBFL pic.twitter.com/5YRNl33xAD
— USA Softball (@USASoftball) July 19, 2023
Also, USA Softball is using Tourney Machine to update scores and results… the page for 18U GOLD can be accessed HERE; the page for 16U can be accessed HERE.
As of Wednesday mid-day, the following teams had gone undefeated in their individual pools with 3-0 records:
18U
- Pool A: Gold Coast Hurricanes-SAC National
- Pool B: Epic National 18U Smith & LA Blazers Elite 18U were both 2-0
- Pool C: Heartbreakers Gold National
- Pool D: Rock Gold Waye
Note: in Pool E, Epic 18U National – Lacina & Buzz 18u Waller both had 2-1 records
16U
- Pool A: Nebraska Quakes National 16U
- Pool B: Ok Athletics Premier 25/26 Compton
- Pool C: Epic 07 National
- Pool E: LA Blazers Elite Black
Note: in Pool D, Oklahoma Athletics 06 Premier -McFadden was on top with a 2-1 record
The ✨ 𝙟𝙤𝙮 ✨ of the game.#GOLDNationals | #TheBestPlayInOKC pic.twitter.com/xkn8IUFYLj
— USA Softball (@USASoftball) July 19, 2023
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Below is the complete list of GOLD Teams participating this week; Extra Inning Softball will have more coverage and results as the week progresses:
2023 USA Softball GOLD National Championships – Participating Teams
| Age | Team | Association |
| 18U | Buzz 18U Waller | Texas |
| 18U | CA Grapettes Gold Clark | Sacramento |
| 18U | Epic National 18U Lacina | Arkansas |
| 18U | Epic National 18U Smith | Oklahoma |
| 18U | Gold Coast Hurricanes SAC | MD/DC/DE |
| 18U | Heartbreakers Gold National | MD/DC/DE |
| 18U | KC Peppers Lazor | Kansas City |
| 18U | LA Blazers Elite 18U | Louisiana |
| 18U | Nightmare Kalesse 18U | New Jersey |
| 18U | Oklahoma Athletics 18 Gold Coleman | Oklahoma |
| 18U | Oklahoma Pure FP Melson 05 Premier | Oklahoma |
| 18U | Oklahoma Pure McCutcheon A/M | Oklahoma |
| 18U | Oregon Thunder 18A | Oregon |
| 18U | Rock Gold Waye | New Jersey |
| 18U | Stars National-Gerovac | North Carolina |
| 18U | Strike Zone | Nevada |
| 18U | Top Gun 18 National | Kansas City |
| Age | Team | Association |
| 16U | Buzz 16u Gold | Texas |
| 16U | Cincy Doom National 16U | Ohio |
| 16U | Epic National 07 | Oklahoma |
| 16U | Eric Premier 24/25 Vickrey | Oklahoma |
| 16U | Firecrackers MO 06 Swiderski | Missouri |
| 16U | Greenwave Elite | Central Virginia |
| 16U | LA Voodoo | Louisiana |
| 16U | Louisiana Blazers Elite Black | Louisiana |
| 16U | Nebraska Quakes National | Nebraska |
| 16U | NM Suncats Chavez | New Mexico |
| 16U | Oklahoma Athletics 06 Premier McFadden | Oklahoma |
| 16U | Oklahoma Athletics National Madden/Davis | Oklahoma |
| 16U | Oklahoma Athletics Platinum | Oklahoma |
| 16U | Oklahoma Athletics Premier 2025/26 Compton | Oklahoma |
| 16U | Oklahoma Exclusive 07 National Parker | Oklahoma |
| 16U | Oklahoma Exclusive 16U Gold Hughes | Oklahoma |
| 16U | Texas Glory FTW | Dallas/Ft Worth |
| 16U | Texas Sudden Impact Zachry | Dallas/Ft Worth |