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Here’s our TLI for Wednesday, May 27, 2020 …
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TOP CLUB SPRING INVITE THIS WEEKEND IN NORMAN, OK
For the third straight weekend, there will be club softball action in Oklahoma.
This past weekend, USA Softball of Oklahoma got in its Memorial Day Tournament with Oklahoma Diamond Girls 02, Oklahoma Diamond Girls 03 and OK Athletics National 2024-Madden/Clemmer winning titles in 18U, 16U and 14U, respectively, on Sunday in Broken Arrow, OK.
Top Gun Academy 18U-Angels and Oklahoma Athletics 16U Premier-Madden reached the 18U finals and Colorado Batbusters-Smith, OK Impact Gold Premier-Smith, OK Bombers 16U-Aud, Oklahoma Force 03, Tulsa Elite 2021, OK Exclusive 16U Premier, Top Gun 16U National-Turner and OK Athletics 04 Premier-Madden reached the 16U quarterfinals on Monday in OKC before the Top Gun Memorial Day Encore was rained out.
The action turns to the Top Club Nationals Spring Invitational Qualifier Friday-Sunday, May 29-31, in Norman, OK, where 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U titles will be decided.
Here are the 12U teams scheduled to be at the event: Tulsa Elite 07 OKC, Oklahoma Exclusive 07 Premier, OK Athletics 07-Silsby, St. Louis Chaos 07, 07 Texas Glory ETX, Mid Missouri 12U Aces, Gametime LC 12U, Top Gun 07 Navy, Iowa Premier 12U Black, Tulsa Elite 07/2025-Knight, OK Bombers-Compton, OK Athletics 12U Tulsa, OK Impact Gold X08, Oklahoma Angels 08, St. Louis Chaos 08-Backsmeyer and Missouri Bombers 08.
Here are the 14U teams headed to the Top Club Spring Invite: Gametime 2024 Premier, Oklahoma Force 05, St. Louis Chaos 05-Alvarado, Iowa Premier 14U National, Tulsa Elite 05, OK Impact Gold Premier 2023, OK Athletics 14U Premier-Madden, OK Athletics 05 Platinum-Madden, Select Fastpitch 14U, Tulsa Elite 316 14U-Esterly, Oklahoma Exclusive 14U Gold-Hughes, Aces Fastpitch Club 14U, Southern Storm, Oklahoma Athletics 14U Gold-Coleman, Oklahoma Impact Gold 2024, Iowa Premier 14U Gold-Babb, Select Fastpitch 13U, Oklahoma Impact Gold 2024-Angels, Athletics 05-Johnson, Oklahoma Bombers 06, Aces Fastpitch NWA 06, OK Exclusive 14U Premier, Athletics 05-Ashford, Oklahoma Impact Gold-Webb, St. Louis Chaos 06, Tulsa Elite 06, So Cal Athletics-Jendro/Winchester, OK Pure-Cardinals, Oklahoma Athletics Platinum 06, Mission Sports, Iowa Premier 14U Regional and Athletics-Shock.
Here are the 16U teams entered in the event: Texas Bombers Gold-Vasquez, OK Athletics National-Madden/Yeatts, St. Louis Chaos 03-Beatty/Benck, Gametime Gold 16U-Self, Top Gun 16U National-Turner, Oklahoma Athletics 04 Premier-Madden/Cronic, HSA 16U-Hatfield, OK Force 03, Iowa Premier 16U National, Impact Gold National 16U-Rodriguez, 03 Texas Glory OK, USA Nationals 16U Premier Gold, 16U Texas Glory KS, Oklahoma Athletics 04-Linsenmeyer, Oklahoma United Gold, Oklahoma Twisters Gold, Tulsa Elite 04, Wichita Athletics 316, Arkansas Bombers 04, Oklahoma Bombers 16U-Aud, Oklahoma Blaze 16U Gold, OK Athletics Platinum-Madden/Hunter, Monsters 16U Gold-Gerst, Tulsa Elite 316 16U-Rumsey, OK Impact Gold-Moralez, Iowa Premier 16U-Meyer, Kansas Bluesox, Oklahoma Athletics 16U Gold and St. Louis Chaos 04-2022.
Here are the 18U teams in the tournament: OK Athletics 18U Premier-Madden, Select Fastpitch 18U, Gametime Stars, Tulsa Shootout, Aces Fastpitch Club 18U, OK Renegades, St. Louis Chaos 18U-Beatty, Tulsa Elite National, Iowa Premier 18U-Dickel Oklahoma Impact Gold Premier-Bridges, OK Athletics 16U Premier-Madden, Oklahola Athletics 18U Gold-Coleman, Tulsa Elite OKC-Walde, Oklahoma Bombers 18U Gold-Aud, Oklahoma Force 18U Elite, Aces Fastpitch Club 16U Purple, Tulsa Elite OKC 18U-Wells, Iowa Premier 02/03, Wichita Mustangs, KC Peppers-Wallace, Aces Fastpitch Club 16U Black, Oklahoma Athletics Platinum-Williams, Top Gun 18U Gold, Oklahoma Bulldogs, Fastpitch Futures 18U National and Mission Sports.
CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP WARRIORS ARE BACK
https://twitter.com/jordangeorge_20/status/1265762642385395723
https://twitter.com/fabela_kaiya/status/1265775028659945472
A little beat up but love getting dirty again. 💪🏻🥎#lethallefty @Bolts2024 @jtgasso @GassoPatty @_TimWalton @boschml @Coach_Jo_Evans @deanAU_TigersSB @rittmanjohn @Coach_Alameda @BethTorino @LLefty18 @ExtraInningSB @FloSoftball @Los_Stuff @USASoftball pic.twitter.com/MBLmEtn4Q4
— Jayden Heavener (@JaydenHeavener) May 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/anna_hinde/status/1265753044836286465
Thank you carter for being a good sport and letting me pitch to you. Stay tuned- Thursday, he’ll attempt to do the same to me. 😳🤣@morganmelloh @GAHotshots #friendspushingfriends pic.twitter.com/osKWBzwtRC
— Katie Kottlowski (@katiekottlowsk2) May 27, 2020
Getting my workout early this morning, it’s going to be hot again… @Los_Stuff @CoachStrinz @tairiaflowers @montanez_22 @CoachGSJU @UHawaiiSoftball @UCR_CoachPalmer @UCSBcoachbrie @Erin_Thorpe @LindaGarza02 @GCarbonatto @CoachLisle @CoachKellyFord @Brooks2023 @BatbustersGomes pic.twitter.com/jCqG5bM7Zn
— Kailani Tatro #54 2023 (@KailaniTatro) May 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/dbelliveau9/status/1265770284428275721
https://twitter.com/BarrymorePaige/status/1265761498795773952
Just some adjustments, wild pitches from dad and a tweak in my stance is pushing me towards some major improvements with my swing! @Los_Stuff @ImpactRetweets @StriveSoftball @IHartFastpitch pic.twitter.com/8qctSNROBt
— Emerson Garrard06 (@EmersonGarrard) May 27, 2020
95° doesn’t stop reps from getting in!!! 43 days until Atlanta🥎 @Los_Stuff @BrenttEads @ashley3waters @Pitt_SB @CoachJVW @BinghamtonSOFT @BC_Softball @CoachKvilhaug @UConnSoftball @ElonSoftball @UNCSoftball @UNCCoachPapa @UMassSoftball @UMCoachKristi @pastrikers04 @03_strikers pic.twitter.com/u6qgtrrWMp
— Becca Zawistowski (@beccazawi2022) May 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/KileyMcquillan/status/1265757421580017665
A little Tee work this evening!@ondecksoftball @Los_Stuff @SoftballConnect @2025Ec @ExtraInningSB @Softball__Team @SoftbalAmerica @softball_dugout @LionUpSoftball pic.twitter.com/uGhicqAf3g
— Kassidy Rivero (@rivero_kassidy) May 27, 2020
Thank you @olivia__murphy for pitching to me today! @pastrikers04 @03_strikers @MSU_Softball @MSUCoachJoseph @UVASoftball @Coach_Jo4444 @VUSoftball @bridgetorchard @PennStateSB @AmandaLehotak @Los_Stuff @BrenttEads @ExtraInningSB pic.twitter.com/AuQ3YqSRIq
— Taylor Kittleman (@KittlemanTaylor) May 27, 2020
Super stoked to be back in my cleats and on the dirt putting in some work!!! Beautiful weather today!! @pastrikers04 @03_strikers @ExtraInningSB @Los_Stuff @Pitt_SB @SJUHawks_SB @RhodySoftball @HokiesSoftball @PCfriarsoftball pic.twitter.com/TBd7PfRGbh
— Mia Aharonian (@M_Aharonian) May 27, 2020
Working hard while waiting for the 🟢 light! @pastrikers04 @03_strikers @Los_Stuff @ExtraInningSB @ElonSoftball @CofCSoftball @LindaKalafatis @JMUSoftball @UKsoftball @UKCoachLawson pic.twitter.com/dmLg8damTP
— livlichtner9 (@livlichtner9) May 27, 2020
