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Here’s our TLI for Friday, Feb. 19, 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 …
OHANA TIGERS GOLD-QUARLES
Extra Elite Eighty 18U Club Ranking: #60
Head Coach: SHAWN QUARLES & JOEY QUARLES
2020 Fall Record: 38-12
Has your team earned an invite or qualified to PGF Nationals or the Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series: They have an invite to PGF 18U Premier Nationals.
The Roster:
- Hawaii-bound Bella Martinez (2021, C, Gold team member since sophomore year with career club batting average over .450 and a high defensive IQ)
- Oregon State-bound Kris Romulo (2021, CF, a speedy athlete)
- Hawaii-bound Casey Beaulac (2021, IF, a pure power hitter and versatile IF that can play 3B, SS and 1B)
- Merrimack College-bound Ellen Hubbard (2021, UT, a lefty power hitter that hits for high average and plays IF and OF)
- Claremont McKenna College-bound Emma Suh (2021, UT, a slapper with a consistent bat and solid all-around defensive player)
- Howard-bound Madison Askins (2021, P, a big, athletic pitcher who also hits for power at the plate)
- Brooklynn Baruch (2021, MIF, a fantastic all-around athlete, smart, fast and an elite infielder/hitter)
- Lauren Narvaez (2021, P, a solid starting pitcher that always keeps her team in games and a nice, compact lefty swing on offense)
- Alexis Romero (2021, IF, a fundamentally-sound, smart, intuitive athlete with elite enfielder skills and a solid line-drive hitter)
- Nina Davis (2021, C, a true power hitter that also hits for high average and solid 1B when not behind the dish)
- Alyssa Campbell (2021, C, a power hitter with good defensive skills behing the plate that can also play both corners)
- Amy Salazar (2021, OF, a great defensive OF and a very useful and consistent bat that has the ability to see a lot of pitches)
- Lilliana Ramirez-Johnson (2022, P/MIF, an athletic, natural softball player, competitive pitcher with full arsenal of pitches, usually plays MIF when not pitching and offensively hits for power and average)
- Kate Tobola (2022, SS, a tall, rangy athlete with speed that allows her to eat up ground balls at SS and at the plate her nearly 6-foot frame allows her to go deep and she has 2.8 home-to-first speed)
- Bella Fraser (2022, MIF/UT, a high energy, stud athlete with the ability to be one of the top utility players in So Cal)
- Alyssa Rubalcava (2022, P/1B, a strong, athletic player that’s a natural hitter and threat to go deep)
- Bianca Diamond (2022, CF, ability to play anywhere on the field, but a fast, natural ballplayer with a knack for the OF and a high average hitter)
What will it take for your team to be successful this season?
More overall consistency from our team play and leadership from our older athletes along with cleaning up the small details.
Can you describe your pitching staff?
Solid, not over-powering, a little bit of everything. Madison Askins tops the radar at around 65 mph. The most consistency comes from senior RHP Lauren Narvaez and junior RHP, Lilliana Ramirez-Johnson. Additional support comes from senior Veronica Valadez and Junior Alyssa Rubalcava.
Can you describe your team’s offense and what some of the strengths are?
Good hitting team 1-9 with both power and speed through the lineup. Offensively, the team is led by Bella Martinez and Casey Beaulac, both of whom will be attending Hawaii in the fall. Oregon State-commit Kris Romulo is a nightmare for most teams to contain on the base paths. Senior Brooklynn Baruch is also a seasoned veteran to the Gold squad and sets the table as well as anyone in her class from both sides of the plate.
Can you describe your team’s defense and what some of the strengths are?
Fundamentally sound, smart defense led by junior Kate Tobola. Alexis Romero also contributes immensely on the defensive side of the ball. Senior leadership also keeps the pressure on the infield to a minimum.
Do you have an interesting factoid about your team?
People often think our team is from Hawaii, but we’re not … actually the Quarles brothers’ family is from the island of Kauai and that’s why the name (Ohana, which means family) is Hawaiian-based.
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