Many of the country’s top 14U & 12U teams are at AFCS 3 July 31-Aug. 6 in Kokomo, IN. Here are some of Thursday’s highlights:
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In 14U Super Regionals:
Impact Gold 2K9 National had a lot of success, winning the 12U Alliance national championship at last summer’s AFCS, but they came in as a first-year 14U team at AFCS this week in Kokomo, IN.
Impact Gold beat Texas Glory on Thursday morning to set up a showdown against Athletics Mercado 08-Tidd, which reached the 14U Alliance Nationals title game last summer, in the second round of the 14U Super Regionals on Thursday afternoon.
“We come here as a first-year (14U) team and we just want to compete,” Impact Gold coach Jared Bryant said.
Impact Gold did more than that, beating Athletics Mercado-Tidd, 6-5.
“We’re down 3-0 to a real good Athletics Mercado team and the girls just battled,” Bryant said. “It’s a huge win for us. We could have easily laid down. These girls just battled.”
2027 OF Morgan Marks went 2 for 3 and hit a three-run triple in the bottom of the 4th inning as Impact Gold rallied to beat Athletics Mercado.
2027 P Torie Turner started and went 4.1 innings to get the win for Impact Gold. 2027 P Macie Bryant relieved her and got four strikeouts in 2.2 innings to record the save.
2027 C Isabelle Lawrence went 3 for 3 with an RBI, 2027 C Celestina Daniels went 2 for 2 with a run and 2027 1B Kiertsyn Lambeth went 2 for 4 with a run for Impact Gold. …
2026 P Liliana Escobar pitched six innings, allowed three hits, one earned run and struck out 11 as OC Batbusters-K. Stith/Black, the Top Club Nationals champion, pulled out a 6-3 win over Texas Bombers Gold-Malpass, the reigingin 14U Alliance national champion. …
2026 OF Taylor Day tied the game with a pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the 7th inning and 2026 3B Sophia “Panda” Sandoval had a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 8th inning to give OC Batbusters-Fernandez a 7-6 walk-off win over Fury Platinum X-Butler. …
Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Davis pulled off a 2-1 upset over OC Batbusters-Hudson/White, the Triple Crown Colorado 4th of July 14U National Power Pool winner. …
2026 3B Annabel Focht went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and 2026 LF Hailey Toth went 2 for 4 with a triple, a run and an RBI as Firecrackers Leles 2026-Enyart defeated Indiana Magic Gold National-Moore, 6-4. …
2027 P Daniella Boccanfuso threw a complete game to beat Mojo 2027-Palmer, 6-3, and 2027 P Addison Brown pitched a complete game in a 6-1 win over Impact Gold National 08-Mendoza as Athletics Mercado-Tidd/Bustamante advanced in the Super Regionals. …
2026 OF Kayla Benthall went 2 for 4 with a double, three runs, three steals and an RBI, 2026 OF Grace Sharp went 2 for 3 with two runs, 2026 SS Natalie Hester went 2 for 3 with a steal, 2026 3B/C Madison Wainwright went 2 for 4 with an RBI and 2026 1B Baylee Huth homered in Indiana Magic Gold-Bennett/Goddard’s 7-5 win over Bombers Gold-HTX-Jacoby. …
2026 2B Jordan Washington went 4 for 6 to help Corona Angels-Tyson beat Texas Glory-Naudin, 4-1, and Tampa Mustangs 2026/2027-P. Bell, 10-0, in the Super Regionals. …
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In 12U Super Regionals:
2029 P Makayla Megnaugth pitched seven innings with no walks and seven strikeouts a went 1 for 2 with a triple at the plate, 2030 C Jazzy Kaesbauer went 2 went 4 with a double and two RBIs, 2029 2B Julia Horton went 2 for 4 with a triple and an RBI and 2029 DP Allie Alo went 1 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs as Batbusters-Neff/Horton beat Corona Angels-Flowers, 7-2. …
2028 P Miley McMullan allowed four hits and one walk to record the complete game win and 2028 Kate Greiner had two hits and an RBI to help EC Bullets-Vallery defeat Bombers National, 4-1. …
2029 P Rylee Black faced 23 hitters and struck out 13 in 7.0 innings to record the shutout as Oklahoma Athletics 2010-Madden beat Epic Premier 2020-Davis, 2-0.
“She is big time” Athletics coach Brian Madden said of Black. …
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AFCS
AT KOKOMO, IN
(Thursday, Aug. 3, Results)
14U
SUPER REGIONAL #1
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Bombers Gold HTX-Jacoby 2, Bombers Gold American-Kennedy 1
- Indiana Magic Gold-Bennett/Goddard 8, Bombers Gold National-Rodriguez 0
SECOND ROUND
- Indiana Magic Gold-Bennett/Goddard 7, Bombers Gold-HTX-Jacoby 5
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Bombers Gold American-Kennedy 6, Bombers Gold National-Rodriguez 3
SUPER REGIONAL #2
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Texas Bombers Gold-Malpass 10, Midwest Speed National-Chell 1
- OC Batbusters-K. Stith/Black 9, Oklahoma Athletics 09 National-Ashbaugh 1
SECOND ROUND
- OC Batbusters-K. Stith/Black 6, Texas Bombers Gold-Malpass 3
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Midwest Speed National-Chell 7, Oklahoma Athletics 09 National-Ashbaugh 4
SUPER REGIONAL #3
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Indiana Magic Gold National-Moore 7, Athletics Mercado 08-RC 6
- Firecrackers Leles 2026-Enyart 6, ai Bandits-Breer 3
SECOND ROUND
- Firecrackers Leles 2026-Enyart 6, Indiana Magic Gold National-Moore 4
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Athletics Mercado 08-RC 4, ai Bandits-Breer 3
SUPER REGIONAL #4
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Impact Gold 2K9 National 6, Texas Glory 2
- Athletics Mercado 08-Tidd 6, Corona Angels 2027-Perez/Tyson 2
SECOND ROUND
- Impact Gold 2K9 National 6, Athletics Mercado 08-Tidd 5
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Corona Angels 2027-Perez/Tyson 12, Texas Glory 6
SUPER REGIONAL #5
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- OC Batbusters-Fernandez 7, Lady Dukes Gold-McHale 5
- Fury Platinum X-Butler 3, Aces National 1
SECOND ROUND
- OC Batbusters-Fernandez 7, Fury Platinum X-Butler 6
LOSERS’ BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Lady Dukes Gold-McHale 9, Aces National 1
SUPER REGIONAL #6
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Tampa Mustangs 2026/2027-P Bell 5, Iowa Premier National-Shannon 0
- Corona Angels-Tyson 4, Texas Glory-Naudin 1
SECOND ROUND
- Corona Angels-Tyson 10, Tampa Mustangs 2026/2027-P. Bell 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Texas Glory-Naudin 10, Iowa Premier National-Shannon 2
SUPER REGIONAL #7
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Athletics Mercado-Tidd/Bustamante 6, Mojo 2027-Palmer 3
- Impact Gold National 08-Mendoza 7, Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Brown 1
SECOND ROUND
- Athletics Mercado-Tidd/Bustamante 6, Impact Gold National 08-Mendoza 1
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Brown 10, Mojo 2027-Palmer 8
SUPER REGIONAL #8
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Davis 8, LLG-Wools 2
- OC Batbusters-Hudson/White 11, Iowa Premier National-Paz 0
SECOND ROUND
- Oklahoma Athletics National-Madden/Davis 2, OC Batbusters-Hudson/White 1
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- LLG-Wools 3, Iowa Premier National-Paz 2
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12U
SUPER REGIONAL #1
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Bombers National 14, Batbusters Gomes/Grima 6
SECOND ROUND
- Oklahoma Athletics 2010-Madden 2, Epic Premier 2020-Davis 0
- EC Bullets-Vallery 4, Bombers National 1
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Epic Premier 2010-Davis 6, Batbusters Gomes-Grima 0
SUPER REGIONAL #2
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- OC Batbusters-Vidano 11, Corona Angels-Hooten 1
SECOND ROUND
- OC Batbusters-Stith/Juarez 4, Aces National 2011 3
- Batbusters-AG 5, OC Batbusters-Vidano 1
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Aces National 2011 11, Corona Angels-Hooten 6
SUPER REGIONAL #3
WINNER’ BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- OC Batbusters-Shumaker 5, Texas Glory 2011 3
SECOND ROUND
- Batbusters-Neff/Horton 7, Corona Angels-Flowers 2
- Midwest Firecrackers 16, OC Batbusters-Shumaker 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Corona Angels-Flowers 9, Texas Glory 2011 1
SUPER REGIONAL #4
WINNER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Athletics Mercado-Lopez 7, Batbusters-ET 1
- Texas Glory 8, Team Pennsylvania 2010-White 6
SECOND ROUND
- Athletics Mercado-Lopez 3, Batbusters 2010-Tanikoa 1
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIRST ROUND
- Texas Glory 8, Corona Angels-May/Smith 6
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