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Here’s our TLI for Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 …
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TFL FALL CHAMPIONSHIP CROWNS CHAMPIONS & AFCS BERTHS
Texas Bombers Gold-Smith 7, 18U Texas Glory 0: 18U Texas Glory forfeited the championship game to Texas Bombers Gold because the tournament was running late and the team had a long trip back to Dallas.
Texas Bombers Gold, 18U Texas Glory, Texas Bombers Gold National CTX and Texas Glory Gold all earned berths to the Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series next summer.
Illusions Gold National-Hoyt 4, Louisiana Bombers Gold 3: Amanda Skivington delivered a solo homer in the top of the fifth to give Illusions Gold the lead and they held on for the victory in the 18U Tier 2 finals.
Lauren Hoyt hit a solo home run, Lexi Semeyn went 2 for 3, Caylee Spangle went 1 for 2 with a triple, a run scored and an RBI and Jazz Tucker pitched three scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts to pick up the win for Illusions Gold.
Illusions Gold, Louisiana Bombers, Excel Elite Gold and Bombers Gold National STX earned AFCS berths.
Prolific Fastpitch 4, Texas Blaze United-Prinzo/Cain 1: CiCi Jefferson had a two-run triple and Trinity Loukanis belted a two-run homer to center field as Prolific Fastpitch rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh to beat Texas Blaze in the 16U Tier 1 championship game.
Jefferson went 2 for 3 with a run scored and two RBIs, D’Auna Jennings went 2 for 4 with a stolen base and Hannah Leirer allowed four hits, no earned runs and struck out seven to get the complete game win for Prolific Fastpitch.
Prolific Fastpitch, Texas Blaze, Texas Glory Naudin South and Impact Gold National-Rodriguez earned AFCS berths.
https://twitter.com/ProlificFPSoftb/status/1331073664196939776
Glory Adkins Gold 1, Illusions Premier-Sessum 0: Rylee Moore tossed a two-hit shutout with two strikeouts in five innings as Glory Adkins Gold knocked off Illusions Premier in the 16U Tier 2 finals.
Glory Adkins Gold loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the fourth and Kirstin Wilkinson drove in Breigh Houser with a ground out to short to give Glory the lone run.
Glory Adkins Gold, Illusions Premier-Sessum, Texas Blaze Gold and Texas Blaze KTX earned 16U AFCS berths.
https://twitter.com/GloryAdkinsGold/status/1330666874833694720
Impact Gold National-Hays 1, Impact Gold National-Smith 0: Alexandria Williams scored from third on an E-2 in the bottom of the first and Keira Crosby pitched a three-hit shutout with six walks and four strikeouts in six innings as IG-Hays beat IG-Smith in the Tier 1 14U championship game.
IG-Hays, IG-Smith, Texas Riptide and Texas Glory Naudin earned AFCS berths.
https://twitter.com/IGNationalHays/status/1330581133847912451
Hotshots Premier 2025 National 3, Illusions Gold-Plocheck 1: 2025 RHP Lauryn Soeken allowed four hits, a run, no walks and struck out six in seven innings to record the complete game win and help the Hotshots defeat Illusions Gold in the Tier 2 14U championship game.
The Hotshots, Illusions Gold, Diamond Fury Elite and Texas Bombers CTX Gold 2025 earned AFCS berths.
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TFL FALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCOREBOARD
NOV. 22, 2020, RESULTS
AT HOUSTON/SUGAR LAND, TX
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18U TIER 1
BRACKET A
SEMIFINALS
Texas Bombers Gold-Smith 13, Texas Bombers Gold National CTX 0
BRACKET B
SEMIFINALS
18U Texas Glory 1, Texas Glory Gold 0
CHAMPIONSHIP
Texas Bombers Gold-Smith 7, 18U Texas Glory 0 (via forfeit)
https://twitter.com/TexasGlory/status/1330735160636153857
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18U TIER 2
BRACKET A
SEMIFINALS
Louisiana Bombers Gold 4, Excel Elite Gold 3
BRACKET B
SEMIFINALS
Illusions Gold National-Hoyt 8, Bombers Gold National STX 1
CHAMPIONSHIP
Illusions Gold National-Hoyt 4, Louisiana Bombers Gold 3
https://twitter.com/Lapridegold/status/1331036870931693569
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16U TIER 1
BRACKET A
SEMIFINALS
Prolific Fastpitch 3, Texas Glory Naudin South 2
BRACKET B
SEMIFINALS
Texas Blaze United-Prinzo/Cain 2, Impact Gold National-Rodriguez 1
CHAMPIONSHIP
Prolific Fastpitch 4, Texas Blaze United-Prinzo/Cain 1
https://twitter.com/blazeunited16/status/1330708635643731968
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16U TIER 2
BRACKET A
SEMIFINALS
Glory Adkins Gold 6, Texas Blaze Gold 5
BRACKET B
SEMIFINALS
Illusions Premier-Sessum 8, Texas Blaze KTX 2
CHAMPIONSHIP
Glory Adkins Gold 1, Illusions Premier-Sessum 0
https://twitter.com/Premier_Sessum/status/1331064568609705986
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14U TIER 1
BRACKET A
SEMIFINALS
Impact Gold National-Hays 1, Texas Riptied 0
BRACKET B
SEMIFINALS
Impact Gold National-Smith 7, Texas Glory Naudin 2
CHAMPIONSHIP
Impact Gold National-Hays 1, Impact Gold National-Smith 0
https://twitter.com/TxRiptide07/status/1330681031985418240
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14U TIER 2
BRACKET A
SEMIFINALS
Illusions Gold-Plocheck 6, Diamond Fury Elite 3
BRACKET B
SEMIFINALS
Hotshots Premier 2025 National 6, Texas Bombers CTX Gold 2025 0
CHAMPIONSHIP
Hotshots Premier 2025 National 3, Illusions Gold-Plocheck 1
https://twitter.com/BombersVillegas/status/1330882742251294720
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COMMITMENT/SIGNING ALERTS
Ava Kuszak, 2022, IF/OF/UT, Nebraska Gold/Holy Family High, CO, Wisconsin
https://twitter.com/AvaKuszak/status/1330950820217675778?s=03
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