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TEAM 1 FASTPITCH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HIGHLIGHTS
IN 18U POOL PLAY GAMES:
KC Bombers 4, Diamond Club Pressure 3: Lili Callahan scored from third on a passed ball in the top of the fifth to help the Bombers pull out the win.
KC Bombers 18U 5, Intensity Gold-Neal 4: Jessica Miller had an RBI double and Paige Edson had a two-run double during a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to give the Bombers the walk-off victory.
KC Elite Gold-Gutierrez 1, CO Angels-Quimby 18U Gold 1: Reese Waggoner drove in Leslie Gutierrez with a sacrifice fly to center field in the top of the sixth, giving the Angels a tie with KC Elite.
South Dakota Renegades 9, Topeka Blizzard Storm 0: Haley Grimmius and Summer Stoll hit homers and Grimmius pitched a one-hit shutout with seven strikeouts in four innings for the Renegades.
Aces Fastpitch Black-Taylor 14, CO Angels-Quimby 18U Gold 0: Georgia Rea went 2 for 3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs, Addie Lightner went 2 for 3 with a double, a homer and three RBIs, Ava Bredwell homered and drove in two runs and Kenzie Schopfer threw a one-hitter with seven strikeouts in five innings to lift the Aces.
Aces Fastpitch Black-Taylor 8, Intensity Gold-Neal 0: Kacie Hoffman went 2 for 4 with a grand slam and Olivia Bruno tossed a three-hitter with nine Ks in six innings for the Aces.
KC Elite Gold-Gutierrez 9, KC Bombers 18U 0: Jayden Moore went 4 for 4 with a double, two stolen bases, two runs scored and an RBI for KC Elite.
Missouri So Cal Athletics-Heinlein 8, Diamond Club Premier 5: Natalee Weber went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and Kari Holzrichter went 2 for 3 with an RBI to help the So Cal A’s defeat Diamond Club Premier.
Missouri So Cal Athletics-Heinlein 4, Top Gun Academy-Angels 3: H Weber drove in Gwen Bostick with an infield single in the top of the eighth and the So Cal A’s held on for the win.
Aces Fastpitch Black 16U 7, South Dakota Gold 02 0: Aynslee Linduff homered, Alivya Bollen tripled and drove in two runs and Katie Brooks and Hannah Carmenzind combined on a five-hit shutout for the Aces.
Aces Fastpitch Black 16U 5, CO Angels-Quimby Gold 4: Marra Cramer homered and drove in two runs and Hannah Carmenzind allowed two hits, no earned runs and struck out two in six innings to record the victory for the Aces.
KC Zephyrs-Craig 3, Orland Park A’s-Stoker 1: Bella Wilson had an RBI double, Chloe Strickland had an RBI single and Meggen Keller had a sacrifice fly as the Zephyrs rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull out the victory.
KC Zephyrs-Craig 7, Nebraska Gold-Schaefer 0: Bella Wilson went 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs and Julia Kanoy threw a one-hitter with eight strikeouts in six innings to lift the Zephyrs.
South Dakota Renegades 9, South Dakota Gold 02 1: Liz Dierks went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI, Kenadee Hackett went 1 for 2 with a run scored and two RBIs, Hanna Disbrow went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and Sydney Tagtow went 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI and Heidi Vortherms allowed three hits, one run and struck out eight in five innings for the Renegades.
IN 16U POOL PLAY GAMES
Team Kansas 16U Elite 4, Indiana Magic Gold-Kleiner 2: Katie Ravasini went 1 for 2 with two runs scored, Gracie Carlson went 1 for 2 with an RBI and Team Kansas scored three runs in the top of the fourth to beat IMG.
Originals 22/23 8, Midwest Power 16A 0: Lauren Fiene pitched a no-hitter with nine strikeouts in five innings for the Originals.
Originals 22/23 6, KS Crush Academy-Mitchell 4: Lauren Good hit a two-run homer and Lauren Parker went 2 for 2 with a triple, a run scored and an RBI to help the Originals to victory.
Texas Glory KS-Way 5, Aces Fastpitch Purple 16U 4: Gabby Eck hit a grand slam during a five-run rally in the bottom of the third that gave Texas Glory the win over the Aces.
Texas Glory KS-Way 7, Team Kansas 16U Elite 2: Chloe Bartlett went 1 for 2 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs and Texas Glory used a five-run rally in the bottom of the first to take care of Team Kansas.
Originals KC 3, 04 Texas Glory MO 0: Brileigh Sims went 2 for 2 with a solo homer and Kinlei Boley threw a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts in six innings to pace the Originals.
Originals KC 11, Kansas Renegades-Magnus 2: Kinlei Boley hit a two-run homer, Jenna Vandaveer went 2 for 3 with a run scored and three RBIs, Kelbi Meisenheimer went 1 for 4 with two RBIs, Brileigh Sims went 2 for 3 with a double and a run scored, Avery Huffman went 2 for 3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI, McKenna Lester went 1 for 2 with a double and two runs scored and Kaylee Diggs went 2 for 2 with a run scored and an RBI to power the Originals.
Originals KC 2, Nebraska Gold-Roberts 0: Brileigh Sims hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the first and Kaylee Diggs pitched a four-hit shutout with eight strikeouts in seven innings to lead the Originals.
Iowa Premier-Meyer 15, Diamond Club Premier 1: Emerson Thompson belted a three-run homer during a 10-run rally in the top of the third as Iowa Premier rolled to victory.
Northwest Vipers 03 10, Sting Select 04 4: Allie Grimm went 2 for 4 with a grand slam and five RBIs to power the Vipers.
Midwest Power 16A 10, Louisville Lady Sluggers KC 6: Cydnee Schneider went 2 for 5 with a grand slam and five RBIs, Grace Utz went 2 for 3 with a double, two runs and three RBIs and Sadie Walker went 2 for 3 with two runs scored for Midwest Power.
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