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12U CLUB SCOUTING REPORT
Extra Inning Softball will begin releasing the Extra Elite Eighty 12U Club Rankings on Monday, April 27, 2020, so we’ll start taking a look at some of the top teams in the nation.
The Texas Bombers organization hired Cassie Crabtree as its 12U National Gold coach for the 2019/2020 season. She has been successful at the high school, college and club levels. Let’s take a look at Coach Crabtree’s team …
TEXAS BOMBERS GOLD-CRABTREE
2019 Fall Record: 31-2 with runnerup finishes at Ronald McDonald and 5 Tool Easton Fall Championships and champions at 5 Tool September Showdown and Fastpitch Player Talk. Went 1-1 against Impact Gold-Smith, 3-0 against Hotshots Premier, 3-0 against Texas Shock, 3-0 against Texas Riptide, 1-0 against Athletics-Mercado, 1-0 vs. Texas Bombers Gold-Cruz, 3-0 vs. EC Bullets Nationa Team, 2-0 vs. Tennessee Mojo 07 and 3-0 vs. Texas Glory teams.
2019 Summer Record: Newly-formed team in fall of 2019
Twitter Accout: @TxCrabtree
Returners:
- Emma Knight (2025, C/Corner, a strong, coachable, hard-working and POWERFUL athlete. She has power at the plate and hits for a high average. Her arm is above average behind the plate and nothing is too much for her to handle behind the dish. Emma plays a solid third base and can read the ball off the bat so good. Batted .550 in the fall with 46 hits, 20 extra-base hites and 30 RBIs. She was clutch with runners on base, hitting .655. She is one of the most powerful 07 athletes I have seen with consistency, power, commitment and understands input vs. output. She will not get outworked and won’t stop until her goals are reached. This kid is a special athlete that will do big big things in her future)
- Riley Whitley (2025, P/1B/UT, a power pitcher and power hitterat the plate. She can command her pitches, throw them hard, and can throw a killer change-up to keep batters off balance. She’s a fast, athletic kid who can play just about anywhere on the field. She had an awesome fall at the plate batting .431 with 16 RBI, two triples and 10 extra-base hits. She has made huge adjustments at the plate and has big-time home run power. Riley will dominate on the mound this summer. In the fall, she had an ERA of 1.82 with 68 strikeouts and only 10 runs given up. She will do big-time things for us and is an ace on the staff)
- Taylor Gillispie (2025, P/CF/UT, one of the most competitive kids Coach Crabtree has ever coached. She is determined, strong-willed and a bulldog on the mound. She has home run power at the plate and can throw it hard on the mound. She will not back down to anyone. She is a freak athlete that has blazing speed. She can catch any ball hit to her in CF, throw you out on the bases and has an aggressive mindset. She batted .431 this fall with 24 RBIs, including 10 extra-base hits and one HR. She was a huge part of our success both offensively and defensively. She is impressive on the mound and an ace on the staff. Her fall ERA was 2.32 with 70 strikeouts only giving up 17 runs)
- Scarlett Kuhn (2025, SS/UT, she’s the best SS fundamentally Coach Crabtree has seen in the 07 class. Her feet, range, footwork, glovework and arm are above average. She makes routine plays with great fundamentals and will make the ESPN plays to get outs. She is softball savvy and understands the game and situations. She is the most consistent fielder and understands how to read the hops, direction and speed of any ball hit her way. In the fall, she had a .960 fielding percentage and only had 4 errors all fall at SS. She is also great on the offensive side as well. She is a combination of patient, power and consistency. She batted .413 with 18 RBIs and 11 extra-base hits, including one HR and four triples. She had 15 walks to only 3 strikeouts.
- Tenzly Martin (2025, C/SS/UT, she is a huge part of the attitude, swag, confidence and passion the team has. She is fundamentally sound defensively and can play anywhere you put her with confidence. She is amazing behind the plate and controls the game. She is an awesome communicator and can throw anyone out who tries to steal on her. She is a clutch athlete for this team and always comes up big in big situations. At the plate in the fall, she batted .467 with two HRs and 25 RBIs. She had 15 extra-base hits and had a slugging percentage of .750. She was also a stud behind the plate throwing out 8 of 10 baserunners)
- Zoey Greenwood (2025, OF, an amazing outfielder that is one of the hardest workers on the team. She is a perfectionist striving to be the best she can be. She’s a speed kid who can run anything down on the grass. She bats left-handed and can fly around the bases. She can beat balls out on the dirt and burn your outfielders in the grass. She is hard to defend because she can put one down and hit one over. She batted .310 in the fall with 12 extra-base hits, a home run and 17 RBIs)
- Caigan Crabtree (2025, 2B/UT, she’s one of the toughest athletes around. She is mentally strong and willing to fight through challenges. Caigan is an amazing 2B who can make over the shoulder catches better than most I have seen. She has great range with great fundamentals. Her footwork up the middle is smooth, quick, and she understands the tempo, timing, hops and speed of balls hit. She is smart and savvy on the dirt. She had a fielding percentage of .960 in the fall with only three errors. Caigan came up big at the end of the fall in the bottom of the lineup. She was able to get on for the big hitters and score lots of runs. Her OBP was .445 with nine extra-base hits)
- Madyson Dickey (2025, UT, one of the most athletic kids on the team and can play anywhere on defense. She has a great glove, can judge any ball hit in the outfield and will throw you out if you try to take an extra base on her. She is quick, agile, smart and a huge part of the defense. She has played all positions on the field except pitcher and catcher and plays them great. She is a true utility kid who can do it all. She had a fielding percentage of .977 in the fall only making two errors in multiple positions on the field. She can also hurt you at the plate. She batted .330 this past fall with .471 OBP, 15 RBIs and seven extra-base hits)
- Bella MacMahon (2025, P, a pitcher that will just continue to grow. She is a 5-foot-9 07 pitcher that has a killer drop and change-up. She mixes speeds exceptionally and keeps batters off balance. She is starting to throw the ball hard to compliment her amazing change-up. She will be a superstar pitcher as the team continues to move up. She had an ERA of 1.45 in the fall with 18 Ks and five earned runs. She has worked extremely hard on her offense in the fall and hit .467)
- Rainee Layton (2025, OF, a smart, hard-working, persistent and determined athlete who is willing to sacrifice for the love of the game and to reach her max potential. She has had the biggest improvement from the fall until now. She is coachable and has made huge adjustments. She’s fast around the bases, can cover some ground in the outfield, and a triple threat at the plate. She can put a bunt down, slap one in the 5-6 hole, and has worked extremely hard on getting that gap and home run power)
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