The Last Inning (Nov 23, 2021): Recognizing the Standout Play of the EC Bullets 14U – Holcombe Team; The Aces Get 15 Seniors to College & More Signings & Commits

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Here’s our TLI for Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021…

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BULLETS – HOLCOMBE SWINGS BIG BATS AT ATLANTA ELITE INVITATIONAL

EC Bullets 14U Gold-Holcombe played up at 16U and went 6-0 and batted .370 with a .453 OBP to help the Bullets win the Atlanta Elite Invitational 16U title this past weekend in Atlanta.

Hali Duke (2025, 3B/OF) went 7-for-14 with three homers and six RBIs, Presley Ivey (2025, SS/OF) went 8-for-18 with five stolen bases, Katie Cuchane (2025, P/OF) had 29 Ks in 16 innings and she went 4-for-8, Abby Lovell (2025, P/1B) had 17 Ks in 11 innings with a 1.27 ERA and Linzie Davis (2026, P/OF), Josie Noriega (2025, SS/OF/C) and Madison Hammock (2025, 2B/OF) batted over .400 for the Bullets at the tournament.

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ACES SENIORS MOVING ON… TO COLLEGE

We love to spotlight the athletes who get to play at the next level for all their hard work, but the we don’t want to overlook the teams and coaches who make it happen too.

For example, one of the top club programs in the country is Aces Fastpitch run by Ryan and Taylor Taylor.

He wrote us this week to say:

“It’s been an exciting fall for the Aces! Several tournament championships, but the most important thing was 15 commitments/signings since August.”

Here the list of the seniors and where they’re going:

OF Aynslee Linduff to Kansas
P Ciera Harrison to Missouri
C/1bB Kelyse Stewart to Howard
C/OF Ella Wright to Louisiana Tech
P Macy Miles to Central Florida
P/IF Taylor Pannell to Missouri
1B/3B Alivya Bollen to South Dakota State
C/3B Riley Boone to Western Illinois
OF Alivia Beard to Western Illinois
OF Bella Dezeeuw to Loyola
OF/1B Ashley Marietta to Saint Louis U
C/OF Allie Marietta to Saint Louis U
1B/OF Marra Cramer to Nebraska-Omaha

There are also two notable juniors who are headed to the Big Ten:

2B/OF Malia Thoms to Nebraska
1B/2B Adisyn Caryl to Illinois.

Cool note on Adisyn—she gets to play with sister Zoe Caryl, a current freshman, with the Illini team.

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SIGNING/COMMITMENT ALERTS:

Annikah Rohs, 2023, MIF/OF, LLG Elite/Woodgrove High, Virginia Tech

Excited to be a future Hokie!!🦃 @HokiesSoftball @VTechSBcoach @michaellew10 @GillisFastpitch pic.twitter.com/3GcFF1WbYY

— Annika Rohs (@annikarohs) November 23, 2021

Kayleigh Smith, 2022, P/3B/1B, Texas Glory Naudin/Aledo High, North Texas

It’s official!!💚@MeanGreenSB #GMG pic.twitter.com/CoQuBLkavD

— Kayleigh Smith (@ks_pitcher29) November 11, 2021

Gianna Russo, 2022, SS/2B/C/3B, Nationals/Providence Catholic High, Abilene Christian Univerity

I feel so incredibly blessed to announce that I've committed to play softball at ACU! I am eternally grateful & thankful to God, my family, and ALL of my coaches for always believing in me, encouraging me to do my best & helping me achieve my dreams! Luke 1:37 KJV @ACU_Softball pic.twitter.com/HNWFXM3qsD

— Gianna Russo *ACU Softball Commit!* (@gmrusso77) November 23, 2021

*** Scroll down to see more top juniors who’ve committed and seniors who’ve signed with their future college programs!

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