4-0 going into Sunday, 3 shutouts giving up only one run. Today: 4-0 over LLG-Jones, 9-1 over LLG DeMarco. Sunday Game 1 Starz vs LLG- Corn. @Emmmaaclairee @Edenbigham13 @VTsoftballCoach @UVASoftball @Los_Stuff @BrenttEads @StarzGold pic.twitter.com/VgvTCMyY0q
— Starz 18U Gold (@16uStarz) November 21, 2020
We are down to the Final 3 in the 18U and 16U Divisions at the first HFL Eastern Fall Championship in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Premier Fastpitch-Paulson placed fourth after losing to the Wichita Mustangs, 2-1, in the 18U quarterfinals on Saturday night and will earn a berth to the Tier 2 Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series.
Williamsburg Starz Gold-Bunn faces Lady Lightning Gold DPS-Corn in the winner’s bracket 18U semifinals on Sunday at 9 a.m. ET. The winner is guaranteed a spot in the Tier 1 AFCS. The loser faces the Wichita Mustangs in the loser’s bracket semifinals at 11 a.m. ET with the loser of that game taking third place and earning a Tier 2 berth to the AFCS.
Whoever comes out of the loser’s bracket will play for the 18U HFL Eastern Fall Championship and both of those finalists will earn Tier 1 berths to the AFCS.
In 16U, Hanover Hornets National-Grizzard face the Empire State Huskies National in the winner’s bracket semifinals. The loser takes on Lady Lightning Gold Elite-Corn in the loser’s bracket semifinals.
The third and fourth place finishers earn Tier 2 berths to the AFCS and the two finalists receive Tier 1 berths to the AFCS.
AFCS Tier 1 was described to us as similar to PGF Premier and Tier 2 is like PGF Platinum. The 2021 16U and 18U Tier 1 and Tier 2 AFCS is scheduled for July 24-28 and will be hosted by USA Softball in Oklahoma City, OK.
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HFL EASTERN FALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD
AT MYRTLE BEACH, SC
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18U DIVISION
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Lady Lightning Gold Elite-Jones 8, NC Challengers Premier-Renzi 7
SECOND ROUND
- Williamsburg Starz Gold-Bunn 4, Lady Lightning Gold Elite-Jones 0
- LLG-DeMarco 3, LLG NOVA 0
- Wichita Mustangs 10, Orion Hunter Elite-Murphy/Inman 4
- Lady Lightning Gold DPS-Corn 6, Premier Fastpitch-Paulson 2
THIRD ROUND
- Williamsburg Starz Gold-Bunn 10, LLG-DeMarco 1
- Lady Lightning Gold DPS-Corn 7, Wichita Mustangs 3
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