The Top Gun Invitational takes place a month from now: June 13-16, 2024, in Shawnee, Kan.
Considered one of the top club softball events of the Summer, this year’s tournament will feature 310 teams with 214 in the Maverick division and another 96 in the Viper division.
The pool lineups for each age division have been released and Line Drive Softball will list them in the following order:
Robb Behymer, head of Top Gun, is excited about the lineup of talent that will attend this summer.
“This year’s field is the strongest to date,” he says. “This is one of the most impressive lists of teams that I have seen here at Top Gun Invitational since I started.”
He believes that the caliber of quality talent has a wide-ranging impact… and not just in softball.
“The talent and competition coming into Kansas City during the Top Gun Invite will certainly prove why interest in female sports is on the rise,” Robb continues, “especially in the Midwest. These athletes and coaches keep raising their competitiveness and talent levels.”
Here are the complete pool lineups for the younger age divisions…
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POOL |
Team |
ST |
Coach |
A |
Originals, Campbell (MO) |
MO |
Melissa Beard |
A |
Colorado Angels, 09 (CO) |
CO |
John Waller |
A |
Mission, Elite Gavin (MN) |
MN |
Nikki Caicedo |
A |
Top Gun, Rains (MO) |
MO |
Angie Rains |
A |
Storm, Prime Bachman (NE) |
NE |
Cory Bachman |
A |
Gametime Stars, Gold Rollins (OK) |
OK |
Jeremy Rollins |
B |
Colorado Stars Ruiz (CO) |
CO |
Fermin Ruiz |
B |
Top Gun, Graf (MO) |
MO |
Brian Graf |
B |
Finesse Fastpitch, Regional McBrayer (OH) |
OH |
Andy McBrayer |
B |
Impact Gold, Gold Cantu (TX) |
TX |
Oscar Cantu |
B |
MN Force, Paaverud (MN) |
MN |
lisa bernstein |
B |
Wasco Diamonds, Hughes (IL) |
IL |
Joseph Hughes |
C |
Hotshots, Premier Valtier (TX) |
TX |
Ed Naudin |
C |
NW Grapettes, Olmstead (WA) |
WA |
Jeff Olmstead |
C |
Epic Fastpitch, Premier Flynn (OK) |
OK |
Brion Hitt |
C |
Building Champions, Peppers/Wallace (KS) |
KS |
Jeff Wallace |
C |
Batbusters, Colorado 14 Gold – Keiter (CO) |
CO |
Zach Keiter |
C |
Black Widows, Burris (IL) |
IL |
Bret Burris |
D |
Top Gun, Strange (MO) |
MO |
Jeff Strange |
D |
California Grapettes, DePerio (CA) |
CA |
Chris Kappmeyer |
D |
Finesse Fastpitch, National Pratt (OH) |
OH |
Kevin Pratt |
D |
Select Fastpitch, Zagozda (KS) |
KS |
Scott Sparks |
D |
Oklahoma Athletics, Premier Lampkin (OK) |
OK |
Cornelius Davis |
D |
Lady Dukes, Gold Torres (NJ) |
NJ |
Juan Torres |
E |
Impact Caymol, Caymol (GA) |
GA |
Mateo Caymol |
E |
Rhode Island Thunder, Lotti (MA) |
MA |
Joseph |
E |
Texas Unity, Smith (TX) |
TX |
Gary Smith |
E |
St. Louis Chaos, National Perone (MO) |
MO |
Phil Perone |
E |
Nebraska Gold, Gold Gillis (NE) |
NE |
Makenzie Musgrove |
E |
Oklahoma Athletics, National Madden/Ashbaugh (OK) |
OK |
Jack Ashbaugh |
F |
BSC Bengals, Gold Briggs (CA) |
CA |
Kim Denhart |
F |
Birmingham Thunderbolts, Alford/Rocky (AL) |
AL |
Rocky Thompson |
F |
Georgia Impact, Premier O’Neal (GA) |
GA |
Chad O\’Neal |
F |
Select Fastpitch, Reliford (MO) |
MO |
Scott Sparks |
F |
Epic Fastpitch, National Davis (OK) |
OK |
Trey Kimble |
F |
Nebraska Gold, National Swift (NE) |
NE |
Mitch Kampbell |
F |
Top Gun, National Kim (MO) |
MO |
Stephanie Kim |
F |
Unity, Amsler/Johnson (VA) |
VA |
Josh Johnson |
G |
USA Athletics, Rogers/Mathis (CA) |
CA |
Mike Rogers |
G |
Atlanta Vipers, Lynch (GA) |
GA |
Caitlin Colvin |
G |
Select Fastpitch, Waters (KS) |
KS |
Scott Sparks |
G |
Top Gun, National Velotta (KY) |
KY |
Mike Velotta |
G |
Hotshots, Premire Olguin (TX) |
TX |
Ed Naudin |
G |
Epic Fastpitch, National Smith (OK) |
OK |
Scotty Smith |
H |
Select Fastpitch, Dragon (MO) |
MO |
Scott Sparks |
H |
Top Gun, 2028 Cruz (IN) |
IN |
Jeff Cruz |
H |
Lady Lightning Gold, Futures Wools (NC) |
NC |
Tony Wools |
H |
Heartland Havoc, 09 (IL) |
IL |
Brian Maraden |
H |
Ohio Hawks, National King/Joseforsky (OH) |
OH |
Kevin King |
H |
Impact Caymol, Knox (GA) |
GA |
Mateo Caymol |
I |
Top Gun, Select Grenia (MO) |
MO |
Brian Grenia |
I |
Impact Gold, Soliz (TX) |
TX |
Pete Soliz |
I |
Unity, Sifrit (VA) |
VA |
Troy Sifrit |
I |
Sparks Softball (IL) |
IL |
Tom |
I |
Oklahoma Athletics, Premier Zodrow (OK) |
OK |
Sharee Maggard |
I |
Indiana Magic Gold, National Estes (IN) |
IN |
Michael Estes |
J |
Atlanta Vipers, Futures Crenshaw (GA) |
GA |
Selena Collins-Patterson |
J |
Select Fastpitch, Select Adams (KS) |
KS |
Scott Sparks |
J |
Top Gun, ’10 (KY) |
KY |
Joey Hatfield |
J |
Nebraska Gold, Gold Michaelis (NE) |
NE |
Kelli Waller |
J |
Game Time Stars, National Osuna (OK) |
OK |
Raymundo Osuna |
J |
Sparks Softball, Hochgraber (IL) |
IL |
Kimberly Hochgraber |
K |
Originals, Bainbridge (MO) |
MO |
Lincoln Bainbridge |
K |
Colorado Stars, Glaza (CO) |
CO |
Todd Glaza |
K |
Millard Fury Gold, Vance (NE) |
NE |
Mark Vance |
K |
R.O.I. Fastpitch, Hull (MO) |
MO |
Susan Kessler |
K |
Diamond Express, Zajac (TX) |
TX |
Misty Bryant |
K |
Fusion, Unruh/Hobgood (IN) |
IN |
Brad Hobgood |
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POOL |
Team |
ST |
Coach |
A |
Batbusters, (CO) |
CO |
Jeff Holt |
A |
Select Fastpitch, Gamet (KS) |
KS |
Brandon Adams |
A |
Synergy Softball Organization, Futures Clurman (KS) |
KS |
Cameron Clurman |
A |
Team Kansas, Brown/Hays (KS) |
KS |
Sheena M Brown |
A |
Top Gun, Regional McGee (MO) |
MO |
Mark McGee |
A |
TBD |
TBD |
|
B |
Carbon Valley Coyotes, Premier Cardenas (CO) |
CO |
Wes Cardenas |
B |
Iowa Premier Fastpitch, Premier Sandstoe (IA) |
IA |
Kim Sandstoe |
B |
Sparks Softball, Drew (IL) |
IL |
Timothy Drew |
B |
Indiana Magic Gold, Developmental Fritsche (IN) |
IN |
AJ Fritsche |
B |
Select Fastpitch, Jones (KS) |
KS |
Scott Sparks |
B |
Top Gun, Gallaway (MO) |
MO |
Jimmy Gallaway |
B |
Nebraska Gold, National Raabe (NE) |
NE |
Emma Raabe |
B |
Louisville Lady Sluggers , Fryberger (MO) |
MO |
Mike Fryberger |
C |
Millard Fury Gold, Ethen (NE) |
NE |
JJ Whitten |
C |
Nebraska WAVE, Gold Kroll (NE) |
NE |
Jeremiah Kroll |
C |
Epic Fastpitch, Regional Bond (OK) |
OK |
Eric Bond |
C |
Colorado Stars, (CO) |
CO |
Daniel Mikelson |
C |
Select Fastpitch, Carr (KS) |
KS |
Scott Sparks |
C |
Select Fastpitch, Heinrich (KS) |
KS |
Scott Sparks |
C |
STL Swing, 2012 (MO) |
MO |
Derek Belz |
C |
Nebraska Gold 515, Quick (IA) |
IA |
Jay Quick |
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