This summer marks the 9th year of the DeMarini Invitational Showcase which continues to draw elite teams prepping for upcoming Nationals just weeks away.
As has been the case the last several years, the Invitational–hosted by two top club programs in Illinois, the Beverly Bandits led by Bill Conroy and the Illinois Chill run by Gerry Quinn–fields teams from all over the country.
Note: the DeMarini Invitational Showcase will be live streamed Friday through Sunday’s championship games in a partnership between Extra Inning Softball and Illuminate Sports.
Sign up before the games start and you can get the 70+ games being streamed for only $19.95; starting Friday on, the one-time fee will be $24.95.
From Washington to Florida, California to New Jersey and 13 more states in-between, the event which runs from Wednesday to Sunday at Ackerman Park in Glen Ellyn, Illinois draws some of the most highly-respected programs in national club play because, says Conroy, “the Bandits and the Chill are top organizations that are a draw for other programs who want to play top caliber competition.”
The Bandits–which won the PGF Nationals at the 18U and 16U age groups last summer–will field five strong teams from Illinois (including a pair of Extra Inning Softball FAB 50 14U teams), two from Ohio and one from Indiana while the Chill will have four teams covering the 18U, 16U and 14U divisions.
Speaking of the Chill, keep an eye Quinn’s 16U team which just finished tied for 5th at Boulder IDT a week ago after finishing Top 10 at PGF Nationals last summer at 14U.
Some other teams to watch include:
- Indiana Magic 16U Rudd team, which is a first year 16U team that also finished highly at PGF 14U Nationals last year.
- Donny Dreher’s 16U Michigan Finesse team which is loaded with talented players including many Michigan and Northwestern recruits.
- Evan Beatty’s St. Louis Chaos, which has a 14U and an 18U team participating, and always is competitive.
- The PA Strikers 18U team which just won the Louisville division of the Boulder IDT which is the play-in event for Boulder the following year.
- Kevin Shelton’s Texas Glory 14U, which looks to be loaded once again.
- The four Jersey Intensity teams that Kevin O’Donnell will be bringing including the 18U team that looked strong at So Cal A’s Invitational behind two of the top power hitters in the country, Lacey Fincher (2018, Georgia), and Joley Mitchell (2019, Missouri).
Here is a list of all the teams competing…
DeMarini Invitational Showcase Teams |
AL Thunderbolts Dorsett 16U |
CA Explosion Smith 14U |
CA Grapettes 14U |
CA Grapettes 18U |
CO Stars 18U |
FL Batbusters Conrad 16U |
IL Bandits Futures Harkness 14U |
IL Bandits Premier Allen 14U |
IL Bandits Premier Carver 16U |
IL Bandits Premier Conroy 18U |
IL Bandits Premier Tyrrell 16U |
IL Chill 14U |
IL Chill 16U |
IL Chill 18U |
IL Chill GQ 16U |
IL New Lenox Lightning 18U |
IN Bandits DeMarini Helbling 14U |
IN Magic Gold Rudd 16U |
KY Southern Force 16U |
MI Finesse Dreher 16U |
MI Finesse Kish 16U |
MI Finesse Nieto 14U |
MN Lady Lightning MW 16U |
MO St. Louis Chaos Beatty 14U |
MO St. Louis Chaos Beatty 18U |
NE Gold 16U |
NJ Intensity 16U |
NJ Intensity KOD 18U |
NJ Intensity KOD National 14U |
NJ Intensity National 16U |
NJ Pride 18U |
OH Bandits DeMarini Dorsey 16U |
OH Bandits DeMarini Moran 16U |
OH Outlaws Premier Schmeiser 14U |
PA Strikers 18U |
SD Renegades 14U |
SD Renegades 18U |
TX Blaze NTX Premier 14U |
TX Glory 14U |
WA Ladyhawks Miller 18U |
… and here is a Chronological Listing of Games Friday, Saturday and Sunday; Fields 1-4 will be live streamed and archived for later viewing.
Pool | Day | Date | TIME | Field | 1st Base | 3rd Base |
B | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 8:00 AM | 1 | WA Ladyhawks Miller 18U | IL Chill GQ 16U |
B | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 8:00 AM | 2 | SD Renegades 18U | IL Bandits Premier Conroy 18U |
E | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 8:00 AM | 3 | MO St. Louis Chaos Beatty 14U | TX Glory 14U |
D | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 8:00 AM | 4 | IL Chill 16U | IL Bandits Premier Allen 14U |
B | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 9:45 AM | 1 | IL Chill GQ 16U | IL Bandits Premier Conroy 18U |
D | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 9:45 AM | 2 | MI Finesse Kish 16U | NJ Intensity KOD National 14U |
E | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 9:45 AM | 3 | TX Glory 14U | IL Bandits Futures Harkness 14U |
D | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 9:45 AM | 4 | MN Lady Lightning MW 16U | IL Chill 16U |
D | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 11:30 AM | 1 | IL Bandits Premier Allen 14U | IN Bandits DeMarini Helbling 14U |
D | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 11:30 AM | 2 | NJ Intensity KOD National 14U | IL Chill 14U |
E | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 11:30 AM | 3 | IL Bandits Futures Harkness 14U | MI Finesse Nieto 14U |
B | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 11:30 AM | 4 | PA Strikers 18U | SD Renegades 18U |
D | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 1:15 PM | 1 | CA Explosion Smith 14U | IL Bandits Premier Allen 14U |
D | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 1:15 PM | 2 | IN Bandits DeMarini Helbling 14U | IL Chill 16U |
E | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 1:15 PM | 3 | TX Glory 14U | OH Outlaws Premier Schmieiser 14U |
B | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 1:15 PM | 4 | IL Chill GQ 16U | SD Renegades 18U |
D | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 3:00 PM | 1 | CA Explosion Smith 14U | MI Finesse Kish 16U |
C | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 3:00 PM | 2 | IN Magic Gold Rudd 16U | KY Southern Force 16U |
A | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 3:00 PM | 3 | NJ Pride 18U | CO Stars 18U |
E | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 3:00 PM | 4 | MI Finesse Nieto 14U | SD Renegades 14U |
C | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 4:45 PM | 1 | IL Bandits Premier Carver 16U | OH Bandits DeMarini Moran 16U |
C | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 4:45 PM | 2 | OH Bandits DeMarini Dorsey 16U | IN Magic Gold Rudd 16U |
A | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 4:45 PM | 3 | CA Grapettes 18U | IL Chill 18U |
E | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 4:45 PM | 4 | CA Grapettes 14U | TX Blaze NTX Premier 14U |
E | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 6:30 PM | 1 | OH Outlaws Premier Schmieiser 14U | SD Renegades 14U |
A | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 6:30 PM | 2 | IL Chill 18U | MO St. Louis Chaos Beatty 18U |
A | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 6:30 PM | 3 | CA Grapettes 18U | CO Stars 18U |
A | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 6:30 PM | 4 | NJ Intensity National 16U | NJ Pride 18U |
E | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 8:15 PM | 1 | CA Grapettes 14U | SD Renegades 14U |
C | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 8:15 PM | 2 | OH Bandits DeMarini Dorsey 16U | NE Gold 16U |
A | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 8:15 PM | 3 | IL New Lenox Lightning 18U | CO Stars 18U |
C | FRIDAY | 7/13/18 | 8:15 PM | 4 | FL Batbusters Conrad 16U | IL Bandits Premier Carver 16U |
A | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 8:00 AM | 1 | NJ Pride 18U | CA Grapettes 18u |
E | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 8:00 AM | 2 | OH Outlaws Premier Schmieiser 14U | CA Grapettes 14U |
E | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 8:00 AM | 3 | MO St. Louis Chaos Beatty 14U | MI Finesse Nieto 14U |
B | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 8:00 AM | 4 | SD Renegades 18U | NJ Intensity KOD 18U |
A | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 9:45 AM | 1 | NJ Pride 18U | MO St. Louis Chaos Beatty 18U |
C | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 9:45 AM | 2 | NJ Intensity 16U | OH Bandits DeMarini Dorsey 16U |
E | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 9:45 AM | 3 | MI Finesse Nieto 14U | TX Glory 14U |
C | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 9:45 AM | 4 | IN Magic Gold Rudd 16U | OH Bandits DeMarini Moran 16U |
C | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 11:30 AM | 1 | OH Bandits DeMarini Moran 16U | NE Gold 16U |
C | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 11:30 AM | 2 | FL Batbusters Conrad 16U | OH Bandits DeMarini Dorsey 16U |
Bracket | Day | Date | TIME | Field | 1st Base | 3rd Base |
121 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 1:15 PM | 1 | TBD | TBD |
122 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 1:15 PM | 2 | TBD | TBD |
123 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 1:15 PM | 3 | TBD | TBD |
124 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 1:15 PM | 4 | TBD | TBD |
129 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 3:00 PM | 1 | TBD | TBD |
130 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 3:00 PM | 2 | TBD | TBD |
131 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 3:00 PM | 3 | TBD | TBD |
132 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 3:00 PM | 4 | TBD | TBD |
133 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 4:45 PM | 1 | TBD | TBD |
134 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 4:45 PM | 2 | TBD | TBD |
135 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 4:45 PM | 3 | TBD | TBD |
136 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 4:45 PM | 4 | TBD | TBD |
139 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 6:30 PM | 1 | TBD | TBD |
140 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 6:30 PM | 2 | TBD | TBD |
141 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 6:30 PM | 3 | TBD | TBD |
142 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 6:30 PM | 4 | TBD | TBD |
145 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 8:15 PM | 1 | TBD | TBD |
146 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 8:15 PM | 2 | TBD | TBD |
147 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 8:15 PM | 3 | TBD | TBD |
148 | SATURDAY | 7/14/18 | 8:15 PM | 4 | TBD | TBD |
149 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 8:00 AM | 1 | TBD | TBD |
150 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 8:00 AM | 2 | TBD | TBD |
151 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 8:00 AM | 3 | TBD | TBD |
152 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 8:00 AM | 4 | TBD | TBD |
153 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 9:45 AM | 1 | TBD | TBD |
154 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 9:45 AM | 2 | TBD | TBD |
155 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 9:45 AM | 3 | TBD | TBD |
156 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 9:45 AM | 4 | TBD | TBD |
157 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 11:30 AM | 1 | TBD | TBD |
158 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 11:30 AM | 2 | TBD | TBD |
159 | SUNDAY | 7/15/18 | 1:15 PM | 1 | TBD | TBD |
Keep checking back throughout the week as we’ll have team and player profiles of those playing in the 2018 DeMarini Invitational Showcase!