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Here’s our TLI for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 …
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EXTRA ELITE EIGHTY 18U CLUB RANKINGS SPOTLIGHT
TLI will be taking a look at some of the top teams in the country that made the Extra Elite Eighty 18U Club Rankings. Today the spotlight is on … So Cal Athletics-Marinakis/Jaquish, which has an invite to PGF 18U Platinum Nationals this summer.
SO CAL ATHLETICS-MARINAKIS/JAQUISH
Extra Elite Eighty 18U Club Ranking: #72
Head Coach: KOSTAS MARINAKIS & BILL JAQUISHÂ
Top finishes at major events: Placed fifth at Top Gun Invitational last summer.
The Roster:
- Oregon State-bound Ainsley Lambert (2021, P, a dominant spin pitcher)
- Middle Tennessee State-bound Claire Woods (2021, P, a dominant pitcher in the 63-64 mph range and a big bat)
- Marist-commit Isabella Manory (2022, C, solid behind the plate, 1.7 pop time and a big bat)
- Central Connecticut-commit Adriana Manory (2022, OF, a really good player, great hitter and has power)
- Doane-bound Lindsey Udel (2021, 1B, a contact hitter that does all the little things)
- Middle Tennessee State-bound Laura Mealer (2021, MIF, a big stick, big arm and great range)
- Cal State Monterey Bay-bound Summer Voth (2021, P, a lefty hurler with a great change-up)
- Jordyn Billodeaux (2021, MIF/OF, a lefty slapper that makes great contact)
- Seattle-bound Amanda Morris (2021, OF, a power-hitting lefty with a big arm)
- Fairleigh Dickinson-bound Sydney Newton (2021, OF, a great bat with speed and a big arm)
- Carolyn Dorris (2022, OF, a great athlete with speeed and a big arm that bats lead-off)
- Cal State Monterey Bay-bound Emma Mendoza (2021, MIF, a monster bat with a great glove that moves well)
- Regis-bound Rachel Williams (2021, C/OF, a power-hitting lefty with speed and a big arm)
*** Scroll down for more on the A’s – Marinakis/Jaquish 18U team plus a big team change, an event postponement and more verbals…