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Event News: Day 1 Recap of PGF Ultimate Challenge in Salinas, CA (Nov. 1, 2024)

By Brentt Eads

November 2, 2024

Ava Bulanti hit a two-run home run in the Warriors 5-2 over the So Cal A's Friday evening at the PGF Ultimate Challenge.

Event News: Day 1 Recap of PGF Ultimate Challenge in Salinas, CA (Nov. 1, 2024)

One of the premier fastpitch tourneys this weekend, the 9th Annual PGF Ultimate Challenge, kicked off Friday with games at 5 pm, 6:30 pm and 8 pm.

Click HERE to see our event preview published yesterday (Thursday).

Below are the game scores from Friday night. Saturday will be a full day with games starting at 8 am at the Salinas (Calif.) Sports Complex and the final ones kicking off at 8 pm to determine who places where in each of the three pools for the 18U, 16U and 14U divisions.

To highlight a couple games, the 14U age division looks like could be a two-horse race between the Lady Magic Munoz/Asia team and the NW Bullets – Campos/Jackson team.

The Lady Magic team won 6-1 in early Friday night action highlighted by a two-run scoring double by Ella Dossey, a 2028 catcher/infielder and strong pitching from a quartet of hurlers including Makinley Hislop, a 2028 right-handed closing out the win.

Head Coach David Asia commented after the Game 1 win:

“Our team was 16-3 coming to the Ultimate Challenge and our goal is to get better every week.. If we do our jobs, we always have that chance to win and that’s what we’re working towards—PGF Nationals at the end of next summer.”

Makinley Hislop was one of four pitchers who helped defeat California Storm 6-1.

At the 18U Level, one team that impressed was Warrior Academy which topped the So Cal A’s 5-2 highlighted by a two-run home run in the first inning from pitcher/1B Ava Bulanti, an uncommitted senior.

Here are the scores from the first day of competition at the 2024 PGF Ultimate Challenge….

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DAY 1 Scores (Friday, Nov. 1, 2024)
18U

Game

Time

Location

Team

Score

Team

 

P1

5:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F2

CA Grapettes Merrida

4

1

Suncats Jimenez

 
        
 

P2

5:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F3

Firecrackers Wallace

2

0

LTG Lions Henderson

 
        
 

P3

6:30 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F2

NW Bullets Campos

7

0

Sorcerer Gables/Rodriguez

 
        
 

P4

6:30 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F3

So Cal A’s Richardson

2

5

Warrior Academy McDonald

 
        
 

P5

8:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F2

Firecrackers RTY

1

2

Lady Magic Walling

 
        
 

P6

8:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F3

Cal Nuggets Woods

10

0

CA Storm Troy

 

 

16U

Game

Time

Location

Team

Score

Team

 

P1

5:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F4

Sorcerer T/K

4

1

CA Storm Guzman

 
        
 

P2

5:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F5

Extreme Rios

0

3

Warrior Academy McDonald

 
        
 

P3

6:30 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F4

NW Bullets Muir/Hornback

4

6

LTG Lions Carda

 
        
 

P4

6:30 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F5

Lady Magic Munoz

9

3

So Cal A’s Colon

 
        
 

P5

8:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F4

Suncats Jimenez

5

1

Firecrackers Select RTY

 
        
 

P6

8:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F5

Cal Nuggets Woods

7

0

CA Grapettes Flores

 

 

14U

Game

Time

Location

Team

Score

Team

 

P1

5:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F1

Suncats Jimenez

3

2

Cal Nuggets Woods

 
        
 

P2

5:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F6

CA Storm Shay/Bramers

1

6

Lady Magic Munoz Asia

 
        
 

P3

6:30 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F1

Extreme Rios/Woofter

4

3

So Cal Choppers Ibarra/Barbara

 
        
 

P4

6:30 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F6

LTG Lions Buck

4

6

CA Grapettes Cook

 
        
 

P5

8:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F1

Firecrackers RTY Rich

2

4

Sorcerer Hamilton

 
        
 

P6

8:00 PM

Salinas Sports Complex – F6

NW Bullets Campos/Jackson

3

4

Warrior Academy McDonald

 

 

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