Triple Crown Fastpitch continues to rebuild momentum in the sport with its talent-packed championship event, the 10th annual TC Nationals, set for July 13-16, 2021 in southern California communities near Riverside and West Covina.
Drawing some of the most organized and powerful club programs in the western US, the TC Nationals features more than 150 teams this year:
- 61 in 18U
- 50 in 16U
- 40 in 14U
Championship Day is July 16, with the 18U and 16U title games set for 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., respectively, at Rosetta Canyon Sports Park. Those games will be broadcast by FloSoftball.
The 14U championship game will be played at Big League Dreams-Riverside at 1 p.m. on July 16.
The event is stocked with talented players and teams; the 18U field, for example, includes some of the most success programs in So Cal—such as OC Batbusters-Stith; Firecrackers-Rico; Corona Angels-Tyson; Athletics-Mercado/Smith and So Cal Choppers-Fausett.
There are also elite teams from the West and even across the nation including Universal Fastpitch-Garcia; Sorcerer-Williams, Lady Magic-Munoz and LTG Lions-Henderson/Lively from Northern California and NW Bullets-Campos (Ore.); Oro Valley SunCats-Holland/Judge (Ari.); Washington Ladyhawks-Simpson (Wash.), Colorado Styxx, Conklin Raiders (N.Y.) and PA Chaos (Penn.)from around the country.
The 2020 TC Nationals tournament was separated in two sites because of COVID-19 restrictions, with games in Georgia and Texas.
Previous events were held in New York City, Austin and Reno.
In the last TC Nationals event before the pandemic, also held in Georgia, the champions were Team North Carolina Eaton (14U), East Cobb Bullets Biele/Heath (16U) and PA Chaos Gold (18u).
“We are pleased with the number of teams in this year’s field and are especially excited to be in SoCal for the first time, along with the overall quality of the competition. It’s going to be a demanding test for the teams that get to the end of Friday’s action,” said TC Nationals event director Krista Crawford.
“Triple Crown did its best to stay in contact with programs as we all emerged from the pandemic, and those conversations were key to bouncing back quickly and loading the brackets with superior teams when restrictions were finally lifted.”
Tournament officials have also announced the 2022 TC Nationals event will be held again in Southern California, and with more time to plan, out-of-state teams ranked in the national Top 50 are expected to make their return.
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And while the TC Nationals are taking place, the Triple Crown World Series will be running simultaneously for 18’s, 16’s and 14’s with 12U and 10U competition to begin next week… here’s more on these events:
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Triple Crown Fastpitch World Series Begins in San Diego, Park City and Reno
While the Triple Crown Nationals are taking place in Chino Hills, Calif., the Triple Crown Fastpitch World Series–coming up to a quarter century of action–will feature youth fastpitch teams from around the country also striving to carve their own paths to season-ending success.
For 18U and 16u teams, the Triple Crown World Series competition heats up in San Diego from July 12-17 while the 14U event assembles in Park City, also on July 12-17, and the 10U and 12U events begin July 19-24 in Reno, NV.
All told, there will be nearly 300 teams from across the country playing at one of the World Series venues:
- The 12U event will bring 58 teams to Nevada, with 23 teams scheduled for 10U
Katrina Magaro - The 14U tournament features 82 teams
- The will be 80 teams that play in 16u
- The 18’s will come strong with 51 teams
It’s the 24th year of the Triple Crown Fastpitch World Series, which was cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions.
“After missing out last year, teams have been staying in regular contact with our staff in hopes of jumping back in once the rules allowed, and we are so grateful for their loyalty and enthusiasm,” said World Series event director Katrina Magaro. “Triple Crown made sure our field and lodging partners were always in the loop, and that’s made it possible for us to recapture the classic excitement of the World Series. We expect to keep growing these moments in years to come.”
The 10u/12u event will include a pin trading party and costume parade during Opening Ceremonies; the 14’s will also enjoy pin trading while the 16’s and 18’s will add showcase games to their schedule of events.
- 18u/16u scores, brackets – Tourney Machine
- 14u scores, brackets – Tourney Machine
- 12u/10u scores, brackets – Tourney Machine
