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Here’s our TLI for Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 …
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CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP WARRIOR
Ella Bruntjens, a 2022 LF/OF/2B for Indiana Gators 04-Craft and Grand Ledge High, MI, fractured the left metacarpal on her left hand doing a hook slide on Oct. 25, but that didn’t keep her down for long.
“I had to have surgery and pins placed on Nov. 4,” Bruntjens said. “Such a long recovery, but only made me have to work harder! Saturday was the first day I put on my glove.”
Bruntjens was back to doing what she does best and showing no ill effects of the injury this past past weekend at practice.
“It felt like a forever,” she said, “but just kept working on what I was able to do.”
Cleared! First practice since October with @INGatorsCraft. So excited to be back! @Los_Stuff @IHartFastpitch @StriveSoftball @gethmanm @ExtraInningSB @CoachSorden @jmrw20 @coachyegge @JamieBuksa @CoachLettyO @CoachStanton @kunkle18 @CoachAdixZins @MSUCoachJoseph @AC_softball pic.twitter.com/s17zniWKtR
— Ella Bruntjens (@BruntjensElla) January 25, 2021
NEWS & NOTES
***Mojo Ross-2024, the reigning 14U JO Cup champion, announced its roster and 2021 summer schedule. Here’s a look at Mojo Ross’ loaded roster:
- Brinli Bain, 2025, MIF/C, #23 in the 2025 Extra Elite 100
- Olivia Faggard, 2024, SS/UT, #177 in the Extra Elite Class of 2024
- McCall Sims, 2025, OF/P, #18 in the 2025 Extra Elite 100
- Ramsey Walker, 2024, OF, #13 in the 2024 Extra Elite 100
- Addisyn Linton, 2025, P, #3 in the 2025 Extra Elite 100
- Kamryn Munson, 2024, OF/IF
- Maddie Floyd, 2024, C/UT
- Campbell Schaen, 2024, P
- Mia Brown, 2024, P/1B
- Kamryn Radley, 2024, 3B/SS, #33 in the 2024 Extra Elite 100
- Esther White, 2024, SS/UT, #147 in the Extra Elite Class of 2024
- Jaclyn Morra, 2024, SS/3B
- Addie Graham, 2024, UT
Looking forward to these outstanding Student-Athletes showcasing their talents across multiple states this season. Tune in and see what the college softball landscape will look like in a few years. @Los_Stuff @ExtraInningSB @BBOS_Nation @JaclynMorra @addiegraham06 pic.twitter.com/W53PiMD7e6
— Mojo-Ross (@MojoRoss2024) January 27, 2021
***STAT OF THE DAY: The players on Hotshots Premier 18U-Dumezich’s roster have a combined 13 national championships amongst them.
***Gametime Premier 18U-Self, which placed fifth at the 16U USA Softball GOLD Nationals last summer, won a PGF Qualifier and placed second at the HFL West Fall Championship to earn a Tier 1 berth to the AFCS this fall. “Every girl is from Oklahoma,” Gametime coach Kady Self said of her roster.
***PA Strikers 18U National is all about team and doing everything as a team.
“All players on our team are required to stay at the same hotel when we travel (no exceptions),” Strikers coach Camille Hayes said. “They have a curfew each night and team breakfast together in full uniform on game days are a must. It’s become a tradition to move when coach yells out ‘the Striker Bus is leaving’ as we all head from the hotel to the fields together and then walk together, two by two to our warm-up location. No matter the outcome of the day, we leave the fields the same way we entered, two by two – together. All Striker players know that if they aren’t 15 minutes early for everything we plan, coach considers them late (don’t mess with coach when it comes to being on time).”
***Beverly Bandits DeMarini 11U-Bailey released its 2021 schedule.
Catch my sisters and I this Spring/Summer! @FloSoftball @IHartFastpitch @A1ZSoftball @OutsideTheGames @low_and_outside @SAProfileCard @ImpactRetweets @CoastRecruits @BBOS_Nation @sportsthread @Thecore04 @StriveSoftball @Los_Stuff @PlayBookAthlete pic.twitter.com/VrlwBIWdXY
— Reegan Clutter (@ClutterReegan) January 27, 2021
*** Scroll down to see the latest commit updates, a trio of players from 2019 who played together and made the 2026 Extra Elite 100 Top 10 and the “Kung Fu dog” you have to see to believe!