The Last Inning (Nov. 4, 2020): Previewing Bombers Exposure Weekend, Verbal Commits, Swinging in Slippers & More

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BOMBERS EXPOSURE WEEKEND

One of the biggest events of the fall takes place this weekend with the 10th Bombers Exposure Weekend Friday-Sunday in College Station, TX.

“There is no bracket play due to the size of the event,” Texas Bombers Gold coach Scott Smith said. “It is however an Alliance Fastpitch ‘Inter-League’ play event where teams win and are awarded Alliance Power Points, so every game counts.”

Here are the 18U teams:

Athletics Mercado-Bonola, Jersey Intensity-KOD Premier, Texas Glory, Texas Gloy Gold, Texas Glory RWB, Athletics Mercado, Athletis Mercado-Ornelas, Blaze United-Slimp/Cain, Bombers Gold National CTX, Breakers Labs-Bobby, CA Bombers-Cordero, Colorado Styxx Gold, Colorado Styxx 18A, Corona Angels-Slye, Corona Angels-Tyson, Aces Fastpitch Club, Firecrackers-Brashear/Smith, Firecrackers-Gale.Bricker, Georgia Impact-Lewis, Glory Adkins Gold, Impact Gold-Jazz, Jersey Intensity-KOD/Conover, Louisiana Bombers, Momentum Fastpitch, OC Batbusters-Stith, OC Batbusters Maroon-Stith, Panthers Gold, Rogue FC-Kaye, St. Louis Heat Gold-Leigraf, Sudden Impact, Suncats-Jimenez, Tennessee Mojo 2021, Texas Bombers Gold-Bunch/Burgess, Texas Bombers Gold HTX, Texas Bombers Gold-Smith, TX CF Intruders Gold and Wichita Mustangs.

Here are the 16U teams:

Firecrackers-Medina, Impact Gold National-Owens, Jersey Intensity-BOD Premier, Jersey Intensity KOd/Martin, Texas Glory, Texas Glory Naudin, Texas Glory Naudin II, Texas Glory Naudin Colorado Styxx Gold, South, Arizona Storm-Appel, Athletics Mercado-Cook, Athletics Mercado-Greg/Tidd, Athletics Mercado-Tidd, Athletics Mercado-Bonola, Bombers Acketz 2022, Bombers Gold National-Cuyos, Bombers Gold National STX, Breakers Labs Black Vegas, CA Bombers-AK, Carter, Corona Angels-Rogers/Edwards, Corona Angels-FTS, Corona Angels-Slye, Firecrackers-Gale/Vollmar, Firecrackers Brashear/Smith, Firecrackers Brashear, Firecrackers Brashear/TMS, Firecrackers-Holcomb/Robinson, Firecrackers MGV Mata/Garcia 2022, Firecrackers MGV Mata/Garcia 2023, Hotshots Platinum 05, Impact Gold National-Rodriguez, Impact Gold-Jazz, Prolific Fastpitch, Rogue FC Kaye/Walding 2023, So Cal Choppers-Ludden, Sudden Impact, Suncats Jimenez/Noriega, Tennessee Mojo 2023, Texas Blaze United-Prinzo/Cain, Texas Bombers Gold, Texas Bombers Gold National-Peters and Texas Dirt Divas-Chandler.

Here are the 14U teams:

Texas Glory, Athletics Mercado 2024, Athletics Mercado-Bonola 2024, Athletics Mercado-Valencia, Texas Blaze United-Robertson, Breakers Labs-Guzman, Colorado Batbusters 06, Colorado Styxx, Corona Angels-Tyson, Corona Angels-FTS, Corona Angels-Perez/Tyson 2025, Firecrackers Brashear/Thornburg, Georgia Impact 06-Sampson, I-5 Softball North, Impact Gold National-Rodriguez, Impact Gold National-Hays, Impact Gold-Jazz, OC Batbusters-Mascarenas, OC Batbusters-McGowan/Marchetti, OC Batbusters-K. Stith, Suncats Jimenez, Texas Bombers Gold-Cruz, Texas Bombers CTX Gold-Collins, Texas Bombers CTX-Kreis, Texas Bombers Gold-Malpass, Texas Bombers HTX-Davis, Texas Dirt Divas National, Texas Glory Adkins 2024 National, Texas Riptide, Titans 07, Texas Bombers Gold-Crabtree.

COMMITMENT ALERTS

Shelby Westler, 2022, 3B/MIF/UT, Beverly Bandits-Richards/River Valley High, OH, Ohio University

Feeling very blessed 💚🖤 @OhioBobcatSB @BanditsRichards @LarryMercurio1 @BeverlyBandit16 @rickcowan68 @StriveSoftball @Los_Stuff @PeteWestler pic.twitter.com/jYtNiJo9uq

— Shelby Westler (@ShelbyWestler) November 3, 2020

Emberly Nichols, 2022, P/UT, TN Mojo 04-Carter/Clarksville, TN, Austin Peay

I am so BLESSED and EXCITED to announce that I have verbally committed to Austin Peay State University to continue my academic and softball career! So happy I get to represent my hometown of Clarksville, TN! I wanna thank my parents, coaches, and supporters. Go Govs! pic.twitter.com/a3m45uhOD6

— Emberly Nichols 2022 TN Mojo 04-Carter (@EmberlyNichols) November 3, 2020

*** Scroll down to see more softball commits along with a “sweet swinger in slippers” working out!

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