Many of the country’s top 14U & 12U teams are at AFCS 3 July 31-Aug. 6 in Kokomo, IN. Here are some of Wednesday’s highlights:
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In 14U Regional games:
2026 OF Makayla Watson went 4 for 4 with a triple, two runs, two steals and two RBIs, 2027 OF Hannah Dent went 2 for 3 with two runs, 2026 C Gracie Lambert went 1 for 3 with a double and two RBIs and 2027 OF Grace Sharp drove in two runs on a squeeze play as Indiana Magic Gold-Bennett/Goddard defeated Midwest Speed National-Schweich, 11-0, to earn a spot in Thursday’s Super Regional. …
2027 P Bita Cox threw a five-hitter with six strikeouts in 7.0 innings, 2026 OF Cailyn Butler went 2 for 4 with a run, 2026 C Maris Huff went 2 for 3 with a double, 2026 OF McKenzie Quick went 1 for 2 with a double and two RBIs and 2025 1B Bailee Hollis went 1 for 3 with a huge two-out double in the 6th inning as Fury Platinum X-Butler knocked off Corona Angels 2027-Perez/Tyson, 4-0. …
2026 P Liliana Escobar pitched all seven innings, allowing four hits and striking out nine, as OC Batbusters-K. Stith/Black, the reigning 14U Top Club Nationals champion, defeated Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Brown, 4-1. …
2026 3B/1B Brooklyn Paratore’s walk-off single in the bottom of the 7th inning drove in the winning run as Firecrackers Leles 2026-Enyart defeated Texas Glory-Naudin, 3-2. …
2026 P/1B/OF Lilly Hauser went 1 for 4 with a two-run double in the top of the 3rd inning to help Athletics Mercado 08-Tidd beat Texas Glory 2026-Naudin, 5-2. …
2026 P/1B Maddie Green allowed ine hits and struck out five in 4.2 scoreless innings and she went 3 for 3 with three RBIs at the plate, 2026 OF/2B Annison Lopez went 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs, 2027 2B/C Kallie Walker went 2 for 2 with a double and 2026 1B/3B Paige LaFrenz committed no errors in six chances as Bombers Gold HTX-Jacoby took care of Texas Express Premier, 10-4. …
2028 RHP Melody Soto tossed a two-hitter, 2026 3B/SS/P Addison Otto had three hits and three runs and 2026 3B Kaitlyn De La Fuente had four hits as Texas Bombers Gold-Malpass defeated EC Bullets-Garza, 8-0. …
2027 P Torie Turner pitched a six-hit shutout, 2027 OF Morgan Marks went 2 for 3 and 2027 SS/C Celestina Daniels played lights out at SS, went 1 for 2 at the plate and scored the only run of the game as Impact Gold 2K9 National blanked Lady Dukes Gold-McHale, 1-0. …
2026 1B Emmerson Lechler went 3 for 3 with an RBI, 2026 3B/UT/OF/2B Addison Davis went 3 for 3 with an RBI, 2026 MIF/OF Cameron Mendoza had a bases-loaded triple in the 5th inning and 2027 P Emma Escamilla had 9 Ks in 5.0 innings of relief in Impact Gold National 08-Mendoza’s 7-6 win over Corona Angels-FTS. …
2027 IF Asia Victoria hit a two-run homer and 2027 P Addison Brown pitched a shutout and went 2 for 3 with a triple at the plate in Athletics Mercado-Tidd/Bustamante’s 3-0 victory over AP Gold 08-Bailey. …
2026 P Citlaly Valencia pitched a one-hitter, 2026 3B Sophia “Panda” Sandoval went 2 for 3 with two doubles and four RBIs, 2926 SS Marz Rubalcava went 2 for 3 with a double and 2027 C Marilyn McCaverty went 2 for 2 as OC Batbusters-Fernandez beat St. Louis Chaos 09-Perone, 8-0. …
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AFCS
AT KOKOMO, IN
(Wednesday, Aug. 2, Results)
14U
REGIONAL #1
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- Iowa Premier National-Paz 7, PA Chaos National-DiMario 6
- Indiana Magic Gold-Bennett/Goddard 11, Midwest Speed National-Schweich 0
THIRD ROUND
- Indiana Magic Gold-Bennett/Goddard 7, Iowa Premier National-Paz 2
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Colorado Batbusters-Hill 4, PA Chaos National-DiMario 1
SECOND ROUND
- Colorado Batbusters-Hill 9, Midwest Speed National-Schweich 4
THIRD ROUND
- Iowa Premier National-Paz 10, Colorado Batbusters-Hill 5
REGIONAL #2
WINNER’S BRACKET
THIRD ROUND
- OC Batbusters-K. Stith/Black 4, Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Brown 1
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- KB Fastpitch 08 14, Firecrackers Medina 08-Martinez 11
SECOND ROUND
- Missouri Bombers 08 Gold-Hankins 12, KB Fastpitch 08 2
THIRD ROUND
- Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Brown 10, Missouri Bombers 08 Gold-Hankins 0
REGIONAL #3
WINNER’S BRACKET
THIRD ROUND
- Firecrackers Leles 2026-Enyart 3, Texas Glory-Naudin 2
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Louisville Lady Sluggers 08-Tackett 11, Rocklin Rebels 0
SECOND ROUND
- Louisville Lady Sluggers 08-Tackett 6, Finesse-Ross 2
THIRD ROUND
- Texas Glory-Naudin 13, Louisville Lady Sluggers 08-Tackett 5
REGIONAL #4
WINNER’S BRACKET
THIRD ROUND
- Athletics Mercado 08-Tidd 5. Texas Glory 2026-Naudin 2
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Aces National 13, SJ Mystics National 2
SECOND ROUND
- Aces National 2, ai Bandits-Ruess/Sperry 1
THIRD ROUND
- Aces National 4, Texas Glory 2026-Naudin 3
REGIONAL #5
WINNER’S BRACKET
THIRD ROUND
- Fury Platinum X-Butler 4, Corona Angels 2027-Perez/Tyson 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Impact Gold National 2026 13, Southern Force National 5
SECOND ROUND
- Impact Gold National 2026 10, NorCal Starz-Sanchez 1
THIRD ROUND
- Corona Angels 2027-Perez/Tyson 5, Impact Gold National 2026 4
REGIONAL #6
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- Corona Angels-Tyson 4, ai Bandits-Breer 1
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Firecrackers Medina 09-Martinez 7, ai Bandits-Orchard 1
SECOND ROUND
- ai Bandits-Breer 7, Firecrackers Medina 09-Martinez 6
REGIONAL #7
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- Impact Gold National 08-Mendoza 7, Corona Angels-FTS 6
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Oklahoma Athletics National 09-Ashbaugh 7, Batbusters IN-Rogers 4
SECOND ROUND
- Oklahoma Athletics National 09-Ashbaugh 9, Corona Angels-FTS 3
REGIONAL #8
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- OC Batbusters-Hudson/White 10, Bombers Gold National-Rodriguez 8
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Corona Angels-MTS 10, Midwest Speed Gold-Kotzmacher 1
SECOND ROUND
- Bombers Gold National-Rodriguez 8, Corona Angels-MTS 0
REGIONAL #9
WINNER’S BRACKET
- Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Davis 15, Empire State Huskies National 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Bombers Gold American-Kennedy 10, Virginia Glory-Ladia 0
SECOND ROUND
- Bombers Gold American-Kennedy 5, Empire State Huskies National 1
REGIONAL #10
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- Athletics Mercado-Tidd/Bustamante 3, AP Gold 08-Bailey 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Midwest Speed National-Chell 4, Finesse-Hool 2
SECOND ROUND
- Midwest Speed National-Chell 7, AP Gold 08-Bailey 3
REGIONAL #11
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- Iowa Premier National-Shannon 9, Athletics Mercado 08-RC 4
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Louisville Lady Sluggers-VanBoxmeer 5, Louisiana Bombers-Albert/Fruge 4
SECOND ROUND
- Athletics Mercado 08-RC 10, Louisville Lady Sluggers-VanBoxmeer 8
REGIONAL #12
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- OC Batbusters-Fernandez 8, St. Louis Chaos 09-Perone 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Texas Glory 19, Bombers NTX Futures-Maloney 5
SECOND ROUND
- Texas Glory 4, St. Louis Chaos 09-Perone 0
REGIONAL #13
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- Impact Gold 2K9 National 1, Lady Dukes Gold-McHale 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- High Tide-Cullivan 9, OC Batbusters-Stofle 1
SECOND ROUND
- Lady Dukes Gold-McHale 6, High Tide-Cullivan 1
REGIONAL #14
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- Indiana Magic Gold National-Moore 8, Tampa Mustangs 2026/2027-P. Bell 6
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- American Freedom National 2027 2, OC Batbusters-Ledbetter 1
SECOND ROUND
- Tampa Mustangs 2026/2027-P. Bell 4, American Freedom National 2027 0
REGIONAL #15
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- Texas Bombers Gold-Malpass 8, EC Bullets-Garza 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Mojo 2027-Palmer 4, Batbusters-AG 3
SECOND ROUND
- Mojo 2027-Palmer 9, EC Bullets-Garza 6
REGIONAL #16
WINNER’S BRACKET
SECOND ROUND
- Bombers Gold HTX-Jacoby 10, Texas Express Premier 4
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- LLG-Wools 7, Firecrackers Brashear 5
SECOND ROUND
- LLG-Wools 7, Texas Express Premier 5
— Carlos Arias, Dugout Chatter (Follow Carlos on Twitter @Los_Stuff and Threads @los_stuff)
