Many of the top 14U, 12U & 10U teams in the country are at PGF Nationals July 31-Aug. 6 in Orange County, CA. Here are some of Friday’s highlights:
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In 14U Premier games:
2026 P Leah Byrd, who has thrown every inning of bracket play, pitched a four-hitter with no walks to lead Atlanta Vipers-Tamborra to a 1-0 win over Beverly Bandits Premier-Norwood in the fifth round of the winner’s bracket at the PGF 14U Premier Nationals on Friday night at Huntington Beach Sports Complex.
Vipers coach Stacy Tamborra said Byrd was “an absolute beast defensively on the mound having six outs on her own.”
The Vipers turned to their small-ball game in the bottom of the 3rd inning to manufacture a run. 2026 2B/P Kylee Lawrence led off with a single to center field, 2027 P/1B Payton Tamborra sacrificed her to second with a bunt and 2026 SS Jordyn Lewis hit a line-drive single to left field to score the lone run.
2026 OF Grace Welicky threw out the potential tying run at the plate (2026 C Shea Chatham made the tag) to end the game. …
2026 3B Katie Norgard homered, 2026 RF Corey Goguts went 2 for 4 with two runs, two RBIs and a steal, 2027 SS Aspen Boulware went 1 for 2 with three runs and a steal and 2026 C Mcartney Harrington went 1 for 3 with two RBIs as Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2026-Thompson beat Tampa Mustangs 26/27-Fowler, 10-4, in the fifth round of the winner’s bracket. …
2027 P Addison DeRoche tossed a three-hitter with eight strikeouts in seven innings as Rhode Island Thunder National-Lotti 1, Power Surge Premier-Worley, 1-0, in the fifth round of the winner’s bracket. …
2026 2B Sami Maldonado went 4 for 4 with three RBIs, 2026 P Juju Franco had five Ks in 4.2 innings and went 1 for 3 at the plate, 2027 P Sophia Debshad had four Ks in 2.1 innings and 2026 SS Aliyah Garcia was unbelievable on defense as Firecrackers Premier 2026-TJ knocked off 5, Power Surge-Berndes/Mujica, 5-0, in the fifth round of the winner’s bracket. …
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In 10U Premier games:
2030 P Leslie Padilla allowed one hit and one run in 4.0 innings, 2030 1B/P Dayton Dvorak went 3 for 3 with a double and five RBIs, 2030 3B Shevel Rosario went 3 for 3 with a double and three RBIs and 2030 SS Ruby Duran went 2 for 3 and was HBP’d as Athletics Mercado-Martinez cruised to a 12-1 win over California Riptide-Madrigal in the fourth round of the winner’s bracket. …
2031 P Kendall O’Keefe allowed no earned runs and struck out seven in 7.0 innings and went 1 for 3 with two runs at the plate, 2030 C Charlotte Kim went 1 for 2 with an RBI and run and 2030 SS Taylor Weems went 2 for 4 with a double, three RBIs, two runs and a stolen base as So Cal Athletics 2030-Kim defeated Wildcats 2012-Laukat, 9-2, in the fourth round of the winner’s bracket. …
2030 CF Marg Taylor had a homer and three RBIs, 2030 3B Khayla Glover went 2 for 3, 2030 2B Ansley Wilkerson went 1 for 2, 2030 P/3B EK Grosvenor went 1 for 1, 2030 OF Ro Wilson went 1 for 3, 2030 SS Briley Aguirre went 1 of 3 and 2030 P Aaliyah Hayes had 11 strikeouts and zero walks as Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2030 4, Lady Magic-Warney, 4-1, in the fourth round of the winner’s bracket. …
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PGF NATIONALS
AT ORANGE COUNTY, CA
(Friday, Aug. 4, Results)
14U PREMIER
BRACKET A
WINNER’S BRACKET
FOURTH ROUND
- Power Surge Premier-Worley 4, Athletics Mercado-RTN 3
- Rhode Island Thunder National-Lotti 3, USA Athletics 2026-RML 0
- Beverly Bandits Premier-Norwood 6, Hotshots National-Galloway 4
- Atlanta Vipers-Tamborra 3, So Cal Athletics-Kim/Adame 1
FIFTH ROUND
- Rhode Island Thunder National-Lotti 1, Power Surge Premier-Worley 0
- Atlanta Vipers-Tamborra 1, Beverly Bandits Premier-Norwood 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
THIRD ROUND
- Cal Nuggets-Woods 2, Hype Fastpitch-Mello 1
- Velocity National 8, Warrior Academy-K. McDonald 5
- Hotshots Premier 08-Galloway 1, Mojo AZ 08 National 0
- Virginia Unity2026-Johnson 8, AASA-Jensen 3
- Arizona Storm-Mendez 4, So Cal Choppers-Ashley/DeMaio 3
- Beverly Bandits Premier-Chow/Hardin 7, Georgia Impact 08-Taylor 1
- Ohana Tigers-Indian 3, LTG Lions-Carda 2
- Florida Thunderbolts 26/27-Luke 7, Georgia Impact Premier 09-O’Neal 1
FOURTH ROUND
- Cal Nuggets-Woods 5, Velocity National 1
- Virginia Unity 2-26-Jonson 9, Mojo AZ 08 National 0
- Beverly Bandits Premier-Chow/Hardin 11, Arizona Storm-Mendez 3
- Ohana Tigers-Indian 3, Florida Thunderbolts 26/27-Luke 1
FIFTH ROUND
- Athletics Mercado-RTN 7, Cal Nuggets-Woods 2
- Virginia Unity 2026-Johnson, USA Athletics 2026-RML
- Hotshots National-Galloway 6, Beverly Bandits Premier-Chow/Hardin 3
- So Cal Athletics-Kim/Adame 7, Ohana Tigers-Indian 0
SIXTH ROUND
- Virginia Unity 2026-Johnson 11, Athletics Mercado-RTN 5
- So Cal Athletics-Kim/Adame 3, Hotshots National-Galloway 0
BRACKET B
WINNER’S BRACKET
FOURTH ROUND
- Power Surge-Berndes/Mujica 6, Clutch Up Softball Academy 2
- Firecrackers Premier 2026-TJ 6, LTG Lions 2027-Buck 0
- Tampa Mustangs 26/27-Fowler 4, Sorcerer-Dean/Kimura 1
- Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2026-Thompson 4, Lil Rebels-Vern/Koenig 1
FIFTH ROUND
- Firecrackers Premier 2026-TJ 5, Power Surge-Berndes/Mujica 0
- Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2026-Thompson 10, Tampa Mustangs 26/27-Fowler 4
LOSER’S BRACKET
THIRD ROUND
- Lady Magic-Munoz 6, Jersey Intensity National 0
- Sorcerer-Davis/Ricks 10, So Cal Athletics 27-Marinakis/Acosta 0
- Universal Fastpitch 2027 2, Illinois Chill Gold 0
- Extreme-Rios 1, Texas Blaze United 0
- I-5 Ventura-Banbrook/Shea 4, Athletics Mercado 2009-Roberts 3
- Arizona Storm National-Hamel 9, Universal Fastpitch-Tatro/Herman 4
- BSC Bengals-Briggs 10, Select Fastpitch-Kramer 1
- Warrior Ladyhawks-Mick 2, USA Athletics-Ding/Uyeda 1
FOURTH ROUND
- Lady Magic-Munoz 7, Sorcerer-Davis/Ricks 4
- Extreme-Rios 3, Universal Fastpitch 2027 0
- I-5 Ventura-Banbrook/Shea 3, Arizona Storm National-Hamel 1
- BSC Bengals-Briggs 12, USA Athletics-Ding/Uyeda 7
FIFTH ROUND
- Lady Magic-Munoz 7, Clutch Up Softball Academy 0
- Extreme-Rios 15, LTG Lions 2027-Buck 6
- I-5 Ventura-Banbrook/Shea 5, Sorcerer-Dean/Kimura 2
- BSC Bengals-Briggs 3, Lil Rebels-Vern/Koenig 1
SIXTH ROUND
- Extreme-Rios 1, Lady Magic-Munoz 0
- I-5 Ventura-Banbrook/Shea 10, BSC Bengals-Briggs 0
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12U PREMIER
BRACKET A
WINNER’S BRACKET
FOURTH ROUND
- Beverly Bandits Premier-Mrozek 2, So Cal Athletics-Kim/Saunders 0
- Athletics Mercado-Walker 10, So Cal Choppers-Fausett 2
FIFTH ROUND
- Beverly Bandits Premier-Mrozek 2, Athletics Mercado-Walker 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIFTH ROUND
- Cal Cruisers-Carreon 8, Newtown Rock National 1
- Power Surge 2028-Freund 5, Athletics Mercado-Baca 2
SIXTH ROUND
- Cal Cruisers-Carreon 9, So Cal Choppers-Fausett 1
- So Cal Athletics 2K10-Kim/Saunders 9, Power Surge 2028-Freund 7
SEVENTH ROUND
- So Cal Athletics 2K10-Kim/Saunders 12, Cal Cruisers-Carreon 4
BRACKET B
WINNER’S BRACKET
FOURTH ROUND
- BSC Bengals-CKM 7, Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2028-Brashears 0
- Arizona Storm National-Kobasew 4, Wildcats-Holcomb/Knight 0
FIFTH ROUND
- BSC Bengals-CKM 3, Arizona Storm National Kobasew 0
LOSER’S BRACKET
FIFTH ROUND
- Firecrackers Brashear-Annett 7, Hustle National-Ramon 3
- Athletics National-Iwai 6, Georgia Impact 2010-Hartman 5
SIXTH ROUND
- Wildcats-Holcomb/Knight 4, Firecrackers Brashear-Annett 2
- Athletics Mercado-Iwai 4, Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2028-Brashears 0
SEVENTH ROUND
- Wildcats-Holcomb/Knight 3, Athletics Mercado-Iwai 1
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10U PREMIER
BRACKET A
WINNER’S BRACKET
FOURTH ROUND
- Athletics Mercado-Martinez 12, California Riptide-Madrigal 1
- SoCal FireByrds 3, Athletics Mercado 2012-Hicks/Rose 1
LOSER’S BRACKET
THIRD ROUND
- Chasing Dreams 2012 12, Arizona Storm-Beach 1
- Corona Angels-Griffin 5, Salinas Enforcers 3
- Mafia Athletics 2012-Bateman 11, Cal Breeze 2012-Magorian/Wallace 1
- USA Athletics 11, Snohomish Shock 2012 2
FOURTH ROUND
- Chasing Dreams 2012 10, Corona Angels-Griffin 6
- USA Athletics 8, Mafia Athletics 2012-Bateman 0
FIFTH ROUND
- Chasing Dreams 2012 13, California Riptide-Madrigal 0
- Athletics Mercado 2012-Hicks/Rose 8, USA Athletics 3
SIXTH ROUND
- Chasing Dreams 2012 6, Athletics Mercado 2012-Hicks/Rose 2
BRACKET B
WINNER’S BRACKET
FOURTH ROUND
- Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2030 4, Lady Magic-Warney 1
- So Cal Athletics 2030-Kim 9, Wildcats 2012-Laukat 2
LOSER’S BRACKET
THIRD ROUND
- Power Surge 2012-Hammond 8, Gametime 2K12 Premier 0
- So Cal Choppers-Fausett, Firecrackers Medina-RB
- Universal Fastpitch 2012-Kelly/Horton 10, Athletics Mercado SGV 2K12 1
- Ohana OTQ 2012-Tavera 8, Sorcerer-Ramos 0
FOURTH ROUND
- Power Surge 2012-Hammond 7, So Cal Choppers-Fausett 1
- Ohana OTQ 2012-Tavera 6, Universal Fastpitch 2012-Kelly/Horton 5
FIFTH ROUND
- Lady Magic-Warney 7, Power Surge 2012-Hammond 3
- Wildcats 2012-Laukat 9, Ohanat OTQ 2012-Tavera 5
SIXTH ROUND
- Lady Magic-Warney 4, Wildcats 2012-Laukat 3
— Carlos Arias, Dugout Chatter (Follow Carlos on Twitter @Los_Stuff and Threads @los_stuff)
