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We continue the National Club Player & Club Team of the Week series for the 2022 summer travel ball season which honors great individual and team accomplishments.
Today we honor those from events across the country from Monday, July 18 through Sunday, July 24, 2022.
Congratulations to all… and scroll to the bottom for details to submit info for future candidates.
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National Club Team of the Week: Impact Gold National 14U – Mendoza
* It didn’t come easy for Daven Mendoza’s Impact Gold National 08 (14U) team as the team took a tough loss on Friday morning and had to then battle through the loser’s bracket and eventually double dip Top Gun 07 to win the USA Elite Select World Fastpitch Championship in Kansas City, Kansas.
But the team did it to pull off a 12-1 record at the championship to take home the trophy.
IG National had their work cut out for them needing to win seven 7-inning ball games to claim the title of champion and Championship Saturday was set up to be a gauntlet.
The first test of the day would be Iowa Premier National James 14u who the team had beaten 10-5 to set up a rematch with Kentucky Chrome 08 14u who they put in the loser’s bracket earlier in the tournament. After a hard-fought battle with KY Chrome, Impact Gold came out on top 10-7.
The next game in the semifinals would be against Aces Fastpitch 07 and would be considered one of the toughest of the day.
After trialing 1-2 in the top of the 7th inning, Clarissa Mejia (C, 2026) started us off with a double to right before Lexie Ramirez (P/MIF, 2026) singled her in to tie the game and eventually send the IG National team to ITB.
In the 8th inning, the Impact took advantage of some opportunities and open the flood gates to give a commanding lead of 5-3 to send the team to the championship to face the undefeated Top Gun 07 14u team.
Said Coach Mendoza: “Momentum, heart, and determination led us to this point and our girls were not going to be denied. Heading into our fourth 7 inning game in a row in a 100 degree heat, our girls came out and were in control of the game from start to finish.
Emma Escamilla (P, 2027) dominated in the circle allowing four hits with two strikeouts in seven innings of shutout softball to give us a 6-0 win and send us to the IF game. I
n the final game, Emma Escamilla wanted the ball again to continue her dominance of a well hitting offensive team. She singled handedly slowed their offense and only gave up 1 run in four innings leading us to an 11-1 eventual run rule to win in all!
- Tournament MVP – Addison Davis (3B, 2026) Avg .583, 21H, 16 Singles, 4 Doubles, 4 SB, 14 Runs Scored, 14RBI
- Defensive MVP – Emma Escamilla (P, 2027) IP 37, 27 Ks, BAA . 203, 26 runners LOB, 1 run allowed in final 11 innings in the championship
*** Scroll down to read about more top teams and players who are honored for their outstanding club play last week.
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Here are players and teams that have been recognized this year so far…
2022 Extra Inning Softball Club Players of the Week
- July 20: CIF Kadyn Gabrels (Georgia Impact 14U – Taylor)
- July 13: IF Hannah Harvey (Impact Gold 18U – Rodriguez
- July 6: P Madison Knight (PA Chaos 18U – Spina)
- June 29: P Lilly Garcia (Firecrackers 18U – Wallace)
- June 22: SS Jessica Oakland (Cal Nuggets 18U)
2022 Extra Inning Softball Club Teams of the Week
- July 20: Stars National 18U – Coleman/Belfield
- July 13: Beverly Bandits 16U – Conroy
- July 6: Tennessee Mojo 14U – Gregory
- June 29: Hotshots National 16U – Jones
- June 22: Texas Riptide 14U – Campbell
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Here are players and teams that were honored last year, during the Summer of 2021…
2021 Extra Inning Softball Club Players of the Week
- August 12: OF Townsen Thomas (Texas Blaze United 16U)
- July 28: P/UT Lilly Parrish(Virginia Unity)
- July 21: SS Jessica Oakland (Cal Nuggets 18U)
- July 14: C Marisa Miller (AP Locke 18U)
- July 7: IF Madison Conley (Epic Premier 16U – Smith)
- June 29: P Samantha Landry (Hotshots Premier 18U – Dumezich)
- June 23: P/UT Jordyn Bahl (Nebraska Gold 18U – Singleton)
- June 16: P Jayden Heavener (Birmingham Thunderbolts – Burns)
2021 Extra Inning Softball Club Players of the Week
- August 12: Virginia Unity 14U – Johnson/Ross
- July 28: Wichita Mustangs 18U – Griggs
- July 21: Mojo 16U – Fisher
- July 14: Tampa Mustangs 14U – Seymour
- July 7: Nebraska Gold 18U – Singleton
- June 29: Tennessee Bolts 2023 14U – Sain
- June 23: Team PA Chaos 14U – Spina
- June 16: Georgia Impact – Lewis 18U
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How to Submit Information:
Each week during the summer, Extra Inning Softball will recognize a National Club Player & Team of the Week.
Those honored will typically be announced usually on Wednesdays. The cutoff for submitting the nominations for Player & Team of the Week will be Mondays at 9 pm EST/6 pm PST.
* Individually, we’re looking for standouts who excelled in the circle, at the plate or in the field so be sure to nominate your favorite performance(s) by submitting the following:
- Player Name
- Grad Year (example: Class of 2024 or Incoming Junior
- Position(s)
- Club team name with city/state
- Stats for the week (be as detailed as possible!)
- Up-to-date season stats if possible
- Recruiting information if applicable
- Any interesting background on the player
- Action and/or head shots
- If possible, contact info if we’d like more info or quotes
* Teams to be considered should include info such as record, key wins, standout performances and more for the week.