Many of the top 14U & 12U teams in the country are at AFCS 3 July 31-Aug. 6 in Kokomo, IN. Here are some of Tuesday’s highlights:
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In 14U Regional games:
2026 CF Kale’a Tindal went 4 for 4 with three RBIs,
2027 C/3B Riley Hilliard went 3 for 3 with three RBIs, 2027 2B/P Reese Hilliard 2 for 2 with three RBIs and 2027 LF Mattea Stern went 2 for 2 as OC Batbusters-K. Stith/Black, the Top Club Nationals champion, rolled past Missouri Bombers 08 Gold-Hankins, 15-0. …
2026 CF/2B Makayla Watson went 2 for 3 with two runs and three steals, 2026 C/1B Haley Schatko went 2 for 3 with a double and a run, 2026 OF/IF Kayla Benthall went 2 for 2 with a steal, 2026 C/IF Gracie Lambert went 1 for 1 two runs and two RBIs and 2026 RHP Grace Swedarsky threw a two-hitter with eight strikeouts in 4.0 innings as Indiana Magic Gold-Bennett/Goddard, the Triple Crown Nationals champion, cruised past Midwest Speed National-Schweich, 11-0. …
2026 P/OF Janelle Rillo-Figueroa hit a three-run homer 2026 P Hailey Marez struck out five in 5.0 innings as Athletics Mercado 2026-RC defeated Louisville Lady Sluggers-VanBoxmeer, 10-1. …
2027 OF Eva Bustamante went 2 for 4 with two runs, 2027 MIF Hayden Huerta went 2 for 2 with a run and an RBI, 2027 C Charlize Masingale went 1 for 2 with two runs and an RBI and 2027 RF/P Addison Brown went 2 for 3 with a run and an RBI as Athletics Mercado-Tidd/Bustamante defeated Finesse-Hool, 9-1. …
2027 P Macie Bryant allowed one earned run and struck out 13 in 6.0 innings, 2027 OF Morgan Marks went 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 2027 1B/OF Kierstyn Lambeth had a three-run triple for Impact Gold 2K9 National in a 7-2 win over High Tide-Cullivan. …
2026 3B/C/MIF/OF MacKenzie Hinspeter went 3 for 4, 2026 C/UT Paige Hotle went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and 2026 P/SS/UT Tara Murphy had a two-run triple in Empire State Huskies Nationa’s 5-3 win over Bombers Gold American-Kennedy. …
2026 C/OF Brooke Wooten, 2028 C/OF Kinley Cook and 2026 RHP/OF/1B/3B Isabella Guarriello combined for four of Texas Glory 2026-Naudin’s eight hits in a 5-2 win over Aces National. …
2026 1B Charli Calas went 2 for 2 with a double, a homer, two runs and three RBIs in Athletics Mercado 08-Tidd’s 10-2 win over ai Bandits-Ruess/Sperry. …
2027 3B Ari Lugo went 2 for 2 with a triple and RBIs, 2027 CF Kylie Butcher went 1 for 3 with a double and an RBI, 2027 C Aubrie Garza went 1 for 2 with an RBI and 2028 P Jessica Hinnant allowed three hits and struck out eight to get the complete game victory as Bombers Gold National-Rodriguez 4, Corona Angels-MTS, 4-1. …
2026 P Shaniyah Gibson had a triple and two RBIs, 2026 MIF/UT Bobbi Tate went 2 for 2 with 1 run, 2027 C Keren Leal went 2 for 3 with a triple and an RBI, 2026 OF Lauren Jordan had two hits with two runs scored, 2026 Addison Smith had two hits, including a triple and 2026 RHP Emma Nix gave up 6 hits and pitched a complete game as AP Gold 08-Bailey defeated Midwest Speed National-Chell, 5-4. …
2026 C/UT Presley Kilgore went 2 for 3 and 2026 1B/OF/UT Sydona Meiser had two RBIs to help Texas Glory-Naudin beat Finesse-Ross, 6-3. …
2027 P Bita Cox threw 3.0 hitless innings with seven Ks, 2026 2B Chezney Whipker went 2 for 3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs, 2026 C Caroline Jones went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and 2027 SS Kloe Quigle went 2 for 4 with three runs, a steal and an RBI as Fury Platinum X-Butler defeated NorCal Starz-Sanchez, 10-0. …
2027 P Emma Escamilla pitched a shutout with 11 strikeouts in 7.0 innings in Impact Gold 08 National-Mendoza’s 2-0 win over Batbusters IN-Rogers. …
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AFCS
AT KOKOMO, IN
(Tuesday, Aug. 1, Results)
14U
REGIONAL #1
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Midwest Speed National-Schweich 7, Colorado Batbusters-Hill 4
SECOND ROUND
- Iowa Premier National-Paz 7, PA Chaos National-DiMario 6
- Indiana Magic Gold-Bennett/Goddard 11, Midwest Speed National-Schweich 0
REGIONAL #2
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Missouri Bombers 08 Gold-Hankins 12, KB Fastpitch 08 5
SECOND ROUND
- Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Brown 9, Firecrackers Medina 08-Martinez 0
- OC Batbusters-K. Stith/Black 15, Missouri Bombers 08 Gold-Hankins 0
REGIONAL #3
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Finesse-Ross 10. Rocklin Rebels 1
SECOND ROUND
- Firecrackers Leles 2026-Enyart 5, Louisville Lady Sluggers 08-Tackett 2
- Texas Glory-Naudin 6, Finesse-Ross 3
REGIONAL #4
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- ai Bandits-Ruess/Sperry 6, SJ Mystics National 4
SECOND ROUND
- Texas Glory 2026-Naudin 5, Aces National 2
- Athletics Mercado 08-Tidd 10, ai Bandits-Ruess/Sperry 2
REGIONAL #5
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- NorCal Starz-Sanchez 12, Southern Force National 9
SECOND ROUND
- Corona Angels 2027-Perez/Tyson 10, Impact Gold National 2026 7
- Fury Platinum X-Butler 10, NorCal Starz-Sanchez 0
REGIONAL #6
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- ai Bandits-Breer 20, Firecrackers Medina 09-Martinez 0
- Corona Angels-Tyson 16, ai Bandits-Orchard 0
REGIONAL #7
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Corona Angels-FTS 9, Oklahoma Athletics 09-Ashbaugh 7
- Impact Gold 08 National-Mendoza 2, Batbusters IN-Rogers 0
REGIONAL #8
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Bombers Gold National-Rodriguez 4, Corona Angels-MTS 1
- OC Batbusters-Hudson/White 11, Midwest Speed Gold-Kotzmacher 3
REGIONAL #9
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Empire State Huskies National 5, Bombers Gold American-Kennedy 3
- Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Davis 4, Virginia Glory National-Ladia 2
REGIONAL #10
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- AP Gold 08-Bailey 5, Midwest Speed National-Chell 4
- Athletics Mercado-Tidd/Bustamante 9, Finesse-Hool 1
REGIONAL #11
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Athletics Mercado 2026-RC 10, Louisville Lady Sluggers-VanBoxmeer 1
- Iowa Premier National-Shannon 9, Louisiana Bombers-Albert/Fruge 2
REGIONAL #12
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- OC Batbusters-Fernandez 2, Bombers NTX Futures-Maloney 0
- St. Louis Chaos 09-Perone 4, Texas Glory 3
REGIONAL #13
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Impact Gold 2K9 National 7, High Tide-Cullivan 2
- Lady Dukes Gold-McHale 2, OC Batbusters-Stofle 1
REGIONAL #14
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Indiana Magic Gold National 2027-Moore 9, American Freedom National 2027 1
- Tampa Mustangs 2026/2028-P. Bell 2, OC Batbusters-Ledbetter 1
REGIONAL #15
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- EC Bullets-Garza 8, Mojo 2027-Palmer 7
- Texas Bombers Gold-Malpass 4, Batbusters-AG 3
REGIONAL #16
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Texas Express Premier 3, Firecrackers Brashear 0
- Bombers Gold HTX-Jacoby 5, LLG-Wools 1
— Carlos Arias, Dugout Chatter (Follow Carlos on Twitter @Los_Stuff and Threads @los_stuff)
