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Many of the top 16U and 18U teams in the nation went to Indianapolis, IN, and top 12U and 10U teams went to Oklahoma City, OK, this week for the Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series 2. Here are some of Friday’s highlights (All Rankings Extra Elite Eighty Club Rankings):
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In 18U games:
#17 Firecrackers-Rico beat #7 Firecrackers Brashear, 6-5, then beat #6 Corona Angels-Tyson, 4-0, win Bracket A winner’s bracket games. 2024 LHP Zoe Prystajko pitched a shutout, Utah-committed 2023 UT Shonty Passi hit a two-run homer and North Dakota State-bound C/1B Zoe King hit a two-run homer for the Firecrackers against the Corona Angels. …
UCLA-bound SS Jordan Woolery went 2 for 4 with a run and four RBIs and 2024 RHP Cambria Salmon struck out six in seven innings to lead #1 Athletics Mercado-Smith past Firecrackers Brashear, 9-4, in a Bracket A loser’s bracket game. …
Texas-committed 2023 OF Kayden Henry went 2 for 3 with two runs and three RBIs and LSU-bound C/OF Maci Bergeron went 2 for 3 with a homer, two runs and three RBIs for #5 Texas Bombers Gold-Smith in a 13-1 win over #8 OC Batbusters-Stith in a Bracket B winner’s bracket game. …
Louisville-committed Ava Venturelli went 2 for 2 with a double and two runs and Rutgers-bound 3B/OF Calista Collins homered and drove in two runs to help Louisville Lady Sluggers-Huecker defeat Williamsburg Starz Gold-Bunn, 5-3, in a Bracket B loser’s bracket game. …
In 16U games:
Kennasaw State-committed 2023 RHP Leah Jannakos recorded threw a two-hitter with three strikeouts to lead Mojo 2023-Lunsford past Texas Blaze United-Robertson, 6-0, in a Bracket A winner’s bracket game. …
C/MIF/OF/3B Kennedy Proctor went 2 for 4 with an RBI, 2024 C/OF Alexa Brunetti had a double and two RBIs, 2023 P/1B/3B Jessica Phelps had two hits and two RBIs, 2024 MIF/3B/1B Katie Terrazas went 1 for 3 with an RBI and 2025 P/1B Loula-Rae McNamara had six strikeouts in 6.1 innings for #9 Firecrackers Brashear in a 6-0 Bracket A loser’s bracket game over #32 Texas Blaze United-Robertson. …
Kansas-committed 2023 SS/UT Kadence Stafford went 2 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs as #26 Iowa Premier National-Lacina knocked off #15 Aces Fastpitch Club in a Bracket B winner’s bracket game. …
2023 P/1B Bridget Nemeth went 3 for 5, Oregon State-committed 2023 OF/P Tiara Westbrook went 3 for 5, 2023 1B/3B Sofia Hollingsworth went 2 for 4, Penn State-committed 2023 C Audree Mendoza and Penn State-committed 2023 P/SS Jiselle Hernandez each had multiple RBIs and 2023 P Audrey Gallegos went the distance in the circle for Corona Angels-Howard in a 9-3 win over #28 Athletics National 2024-Madden/Clemmer in a Bracket B loser’s bracket game. …
In 12U games:
2027 C/UT JLee Van Driel went 1 for 1 with an SB, 2027 SS Isabelle Jackson went 1 for 3 with two RBIs, 2027 SS Aliyah Shade went 2 for 3 and 2027 P Taryn Stoner struck out eight as Iowa Premier Black knocked off Impact Gold 2K9 National, 5-3, in a Bracket A winner’s bracket game. …
Corona Angels-Jordan defeated Oklahoma Legacy, 3-1, in a Bracket A loser’s bracet game. …
Aces National knocked off Athletics Mercado 09-Hill, 4-2, in a Bracket B winner’s bracket game. …
2027 3B Maya Matthies went 2 for 3 with a run and five RBIs and 2027 P Reese Hilliard was solid in the circle as Athletics Mercado-Bustamante defeated St. Louis Chaos 09-Perone, 8-2, in a Bracket B loser’s bracket game. …
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ALLIANCE FASTPITCH CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 2
AT INDIANAPOLIS, IN
(Friday, July 29, Results)
AT INDIANAPOLIS, IN
18U DIVISION
BRACKET A
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Corona Angels-Tyson 8, Athletics Mercado-Smith 5
- Firecrackers-Rico 6, Firecrackers Brashear 5
SECOND ROUND
- Firecrackers-Rico 4, Corona Angels-Tyson 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Athletics Mercado-Smith 9, Firecrackers Brashear 4
BRACKET B
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- OC Batbusters-Stith 8, Williamsburg Starz Gold-Bunn 0
- Texas Bombers Gold-Smith 4, Louisville Lady Sluggers-Huecker 2
SECOND ROUND
- Texas Bombers Gold-Smith 13, OC Batbusters-Stith 1
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Louisville Lady Sluggers-Huecker 5, Williamsburg Starz Gold-Bunn 3
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16U DIVISION
BRACKET A
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Mojo 2023-Lunsford 4, Alabama Sparks Elite-Stewart 1
- Texas Blaze United-Robertson 5, Firecrackers Brashear 2
SECOND ROUND
- Mojo 2023-Lunsford 6, Texas Blaze United-Robertson 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Firecrackers Brashear 7, Alabama Sparks Elite-Stewart 2
BRACKET B
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Iowa Premier National-Lacina 15, Athletics National 2024-Madden/Clemmer 1
- Aces Fastpitch Club 3, Corona Angels-Howard 1
SECOND ROUND
- Iowa Premier National-Lacina 3, Aces Fastpitch Club 1
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Corona Angels-Howard 9, Athletics National 2023-Madden/Clemmer 3
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AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
12U DIVISION
BRACKET A
FIRST ROUND
- Impact Gold National 2K9 5, Oklahoma Legacy 4
- Iowa Premier Black 7, Corona Angels-Jordan 5
SECOND ROUND
- Iowa Premier Black 5, Impact Gold National 2K9 3
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Oklahoma Legacy 3, Corona Angels-Jordan 1
BRACKET B
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Athletics Mercado 09-Hill 8, Athletics Mercado-Bustamante 2
- Aces National 8, St. Louis Chaos 09-Perone 3
SECOND ROUND
- Aces National 4, Athletics Mercado 09-Hill 2
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Athletics Mercado-Bustamante 8, St. Louis Chaos 09-Perone 3
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10U DIVISION
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- Batbusters ET 5, Team Oklahoma 2011 4
- Athletics Mercado-Shelton 4, Corona Angels-Jordan 2
- St. Louis Chaos 1, Corona Angels-Edwards 0
- Aces National 14, Team Oklahoma 2012 4
SECOND ROUND
- Batbusters ET 2, Athletics Mercado-Shelton 1
- St. Louis Chaos 4, Aces National 3
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Texas Glory 15, Suncats Softball-Mares 2
- Oklahoma Athletics 2011 Pawnee 8, Northwest Alliance 0
SECOND ROUND
- Corona Angels-Jordan 7, Texas Glory 1
- Team Oklahoma 2011 4, Batbusters-Shumaker 1
- Team Oklahoma 2012 11, Oklahoma Ultimate 2011 0
- Corona Angels-Edwards 11, Oklahoma Athletics 2011 Pawnee 0
— Carlos Arias, Extra Inning Softball (Follow Carlos on Twitter @Los_Stuff)