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Event Preview: the DeMarini Invitational Showcase (live streamed Fri-Sun)

One team to watch is Matt Helbling’s Beverly Bandits DeMarini 14U team, ranked by Extra Inning Softball as one of the Top 5 in the age division.

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!

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