AZ Last Blast ’23 features many of the top club teams in the country from Friday-Sunday in Mesa/Queen Creek/Scottsdale, AZ. For some of Saturday’s highlights, scroll below:
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In 18U second round games:
Uncommitted 2024 P Natalie Fritz pitched a shutout and uncommitted 2024 MIF/OF/IF/UT/C Bella Clapp and uncommitted 2023 MIF/OF/3B Salen Hawkins were hot at the plate as Arizona Storm National-Mathis defeated Lady Magic-Boykin, 5-0. …
Missouri-bound P Marissa McCann and 2024 RHP/UT Bre Severino combined on a no-hitter, Missouri-bound OF Danielle Blackstun went 2 for 3 with a triple, 2025 SS/3B Siena Snyder homered, Wichita State-bound SS/CF Mila Seaton homered and Missouri-bound C/1B/3B/RHP Abby Hay went 2 for 3 with a double to lead Select Fastpitch-Jones to a 10-0 victory over Arizona Hotshots-Rodriguez/Munoz. …
South Carolina-bound P Sage Mardjetko pitched a great game, Louisville-committed 2024 SS Taylor Monroe had three hits and Illinois-bound Eileen Donahue had three hits, including a home run, as Beverly Bandits Premier-Conroy defeated LTG-Henderson/Lively, 5-4. …
Texas-committed 2024 P Cambria Salmon struck out nine in three innings and Texas A&M-bound P Mya Perez belted a monster home run as Athletics Mercado-Smith beat Finch’s Aces, 14-0. …
Uncommitted 2023 1B/3B Victoria Macias went 1 for 2 with three-run HR and Harvard-committed 2024 P Olivia Torres struck out four in 2.1 hitless innings to lift Explosion Premier-Denio/Hagberg to a 3-2 win over Breakers Labs-Carter. …
Minnesota-bound P Cameron Grayson pitched a one-hitter, uncommitted 2023 1B/3B Veronica Moore hit a three-run home and 2025 OF Savannah Saiza drove in two runs as Firecrackers-TJ beat Frasier Valley Fusion, 5-0. …
North Carolina State-committed 2024 CF Lisey St. Jean went 2 for 3 with two RBIs, Maryland-bound C Delaney Reefe went 2 for 2 with a double, 2025 1B Lauren Stalica went 2 for 3 with an RBI, Maryland-bound P Julia Shearer pitched a two-hit shutout with seven Ks and 2025 IF Katie Reed had two RBIs to lead Newtown Rock Gold-Garvey to a 9-0 win over Arizona Hotshots-Delsante. …
Boston College-bound Emma Jackson went 3 for 3 with a homer and three RBIs as Warrior Academy-R. McDonald picked up a 4-0 win over Arizona Suncats. …
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In 16U second round games:
Illinois State-committed 2024 P Gracelyn Kemp pitched three no-hit innings with five Ks, 2025 2B MaTaia Lawson went 3 for 3 with two homers, and 2025 CF Hailey Boltz, 2025 1B Mariah Myers and 2025 C Gracie King all had two or more hits to lead Iowa Premier National-Dickel to a 12-1 win over KC Peppers-Wallace. …
2024 P Katlyn Maske allowed one hit and struck out two in three innings, Fresno State-committed 2024 C Alexa Brunetti went 2 for 2 with a walk and 2024 1B McKenna Geiger went 2 for 2 with a two-run homer, a walk and four RBIs as Athletics Mercado-Hovermale beat Finch’s Aces, 10-0. …
2026 CF/SS Loto Sivas went 2 for 2, 2026 2B Katie Liu, 2025 1B Izzy Ervin, 2025 3B Mia Martinez and 2025 LF Betty Acevedo combined to drive in nine runs as BSC Bengals-Gurule defeated Desert Thunder Basaldua, 12-1. …
Texas A&M-committed 2024 P Taylor Brown allowed only 2 hits and struck out 16, uncommitted 2024 C/OF Angelina Apodaca went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and 2026 1B/3B/UT Emoni Lam Sam hit a walk-off grand slam with two outs and in ITB to lift Firecrackers Premier-RTY to a 5-2 win over Arizona Storm-Sheehan. …
2024 3B Katelyn Larney had a walk, single, double, an RBI and three runs, 2024 C/OF Rebecca Merkes had a walk, two singles and two RBIs and 2025 1B Megan Vandenburgh had two walks, a hit and two runs as Arizona Storm Premier-Captain/Monte defeated Snohomish Shock, 8-2. …
2026 SS Jewel Korth hit a walk-off, two-run homer in ITB to lead Mountain West Softball to a 9-7 win over LTG 2025-2026-Carda/Oliver. …
Uncommitted 2024 OF Keira Brady 5 for 5 with two doubles, a home run and nine RBIs as Warrior Academy-Jimenez beat Firecrackers Premier-RTY, 12-2, in pool play and Lady Dukes CA-Watson, 16-1, in bracket play. …
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In 14U first round games:
2026 SS Bailey Goldberg went 3 for 3 with three RBIs, 2026 MIF Taylor Johns went 2 for 3 with a three-run homer, 2026 C Macy Clark went 2 for 2 and 2026 2B/OF Brooklyn Berni went 2 for 2 with an RBI as Athletics Mercado-Tidd beat Mojo AZ 08-Morales, 8-5. …
2027 P Isabella Gonzalez tossed three innings of no-hit ball with no walks and five strikeouts and 2026 OF Mariah Candelam, 2027 C Brooklyn Ghilardi and 2026 3B Charlotte White were the offensive leaders for USA Athletics 2026-RML in a 10-0 win over Breakers Labs-Lopez. …
2026 1B/DH Melanie Mendoza had a walk-off, three-run home run, 2026 CF Malea Ricks had two hits, an RBI, two runs and two SBs, 2026 SS Brilynn Santiago had a .500 OBP, a run, a walk and an SB, 2026 1B Makenzie Cantu had two hits as Sorcerer-Ricks knocked off Iowa Premier National, 7-5. …
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AZ LAST BLAST ’23
AT MESA/QUEEN CREEK/SCOTTSDALE, AZ
(Saturday, Jan. 28, Results)
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18U
FIRST ROUND
- Arizona Suncats 10, Prodigy Decker Nationals-Roth 0
- Finch’s Aces 1, Arizona Hotshots-Georges/Zamora 0
- Frasier Valley Fusion 7, Desert Thunder-Montiel 1
- Breakers Labs-Bobby 8, Lady Dukes CA-Watson 5
- Turnin2 Premier-Gardner 14, Mojo AZ-Vela 0
SECOND ROUND
- Warrior Academy-R. McDonald 4, Arizona Suncats 0
- Newtown Rock Gold-Garvey 9, Arizona Hotshots-Delsante 0
- Athletics Mercado-Smith 14, Finch’s Aces 0
- Sorcerer-Bigley/Everett 7, PA Strikers National-Lichtner 6
- Firecrackers-TJ 5, Frasier Valley Fusion 0
- Beverly Bandits Premier-Conroy 5, LTG-Henderson/Lively 4
- Arizona Hotshots Gold-Downes/Isaacson 6, Breakers Labs-Bobby 3
- Ohana Tigers-Quarles 7, Utah Fastpitch Club-Korth 3
- Turnin2 Premier-Gardner 8, Rogue FC-Kaye 1
- Arizona Storm National-Mathis 5, Lady Magic-Boykin 0
- Tennessee Mojo-Fisher/Danley 8, ai Bandits-Breer 3
- Explosion Premier-Denio/Hagberg 3, Breakers Labs-Carter 2
- Arizona Storm-Westover 6, KC Peppers-Wallace 2
- NW Bullets-Campos 4, Arizona Storm-Walding 1
- So Cal Athletics-Richardson 5, Jersey Intensity Premier-KOD 0
- Select Fastpitch-Jones 10, Arizona Hotshots-Rodriguez/Munoz 0
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16U
FIRST ROUND
- Lady Dukes CA-Watson 8, Akadema Aces 1
- KC Peppers-Wallace 11, Oregon Blaze-Boynay 0
- Jersey Intensity National-BOD 13, Utah Fastpitch 2025/2026 1
SECOND ROUND
- Warrior Academy-Jimenez 16, Lady Dukes CA-Watson 1
- Rogue FC 2025/2026-Kaye 7, Beverly Bandits Premier-Holloway 2
- AZ Sidewinders-Morales 6, LTG 2024-Henderson/Cat 5
- Firecrackers Premier-RTY 5, Arizona Storm-Sheehan 2
- Athletics Mercado-Hovermale 10, Finch’s Aces 0
- Arizona Storm-Garduno/Mesina 18, Firecrackers Leles-Veasey 3
- Mountain West Softball 9, LTG 2025/2026-Carda/Oliver 7
- BSC Bengals-Gurule 12, Desert Thunder-Basaldua 1
- Iowa Premier National-Dickel 12, KC Peppers-Wallace 1
- Arizona Storm Premier-Captain/Monte 8, Snohomish Shock 2
- California Grapettes 06-McNair 9, Explosion-Denio/Hagberg Black 1
- Sorcerer-Gann 1, NW Grapettes-Wilson 0
- Jersey Intensity National-BOD 11, Arizona Storm-Tull 2
- Finesse-Langlois/DePaulis 5, Turnin2-Robeson/Long 1
- Arizona Storm-Appel 12, California Grapettes-Kapp 0
- Lady Magic-Walling 9, Breakers Labs Gold 2
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14U
FIRST ROUND
- USA Athletics 2026-RML 10, Breakers Labs-Lopez 0
- Sorcerer-Ricks 7, Iowa Premier National 5
- Arizona Storm National-Kobasew 15, Utah Fastpitch Club-Rose 1
- Athletics Mercado-Tidd 8, Mojo AZ 08-Morales 5
- Explosion AZ-Pacho 9, Mojo AZ 08-Ferguson 1
- Lil Rebels-Vern/Koenig 9, Arizona Storm 09-Becerra 1
- LTG-Carda 5, Breakers Labs-Keusch 0
- Indiana Magic Gold 08-Moore 5, Arizona Storm-Carroll 3
- Beverly Bandits Premier-Chow/Hardin 12, Arizona Storm-Mendez 2
- ai Bandits-Breer 11, So Cal Pumas 2
- Jersey Intensity Premier-KOD 4, Rogue FC-Fraley 3
- NW Vandals-Terry 4, Warrior Academy-K. McDonald 3
For AZ Last Blast ’23 scores and schedule, click HERE.
— Carlos Arias, Extra Inning Softball (Follow Carlos on Twitter @Los_Stuff)
