Triple Crown Nationals is July 14-16 in Chesterfield, MO (All rankings are Line Drive’s Club National Rankings):

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In 18U games:

Uncommitted 2026 3B/UT Jesenia Solis (2 for 3, 2B, 2 RBIs), uncommitted 2027 C/OF Brianna Brenneke (2 for 3, 1 SB), Wayne State College-bound OF/1B Hannah Winburn (2 for 2, 2 SBs) and uncommitted 2026 RHP/OF Lauren Christ (3.1 IP, 3H, 1 ER, SV) helped Select Fastpitch-Christ beat JBA Clutch National, 10-8, to reach the quarterfinals.

“I’m incredibly proud of this group,” Select Fastpitch coach Shawn Christ said. “These kids have worked so hard over the past few seasons and it’s rewarding to see that dedication pay off —especially in our final tournament together, with most of them headed to play college baseball next year. Their success has been a true team effort, fueled by timely pitching and clutch hitting throughout the lineup.

“For tomorrow, our big focus will be on keeping our energy up and enjoying the moment. Hitting, fielding and pitching will take care of themselves.” …

Ball State-committed 2027 OF Kenzi Arnett (2 for 4), Kentucky-bound 1B/3B Kennedy Christopher (1 for 3, HR), Penn State-bound C/1B Lilly Duffil (2 for 3, 4 RBIs), Eastern Kentucky-bound IF/OF Kenna Streeval (1 for 3, HR) and 2028 RHP Jillian DeYoung (5 IP, 0 runs, 4 Ks) helped Indiana Magic Gold-Moore blank TC Colorado-Kapelke, 8-0, to reach the quarterfinals.

“We’re excited to make a run tomorrow at the championship as we won 16U TC Championship last year,” IMG coach Drew Moore said. “This is the last year for this team as most will be graduating and going off to college to play. (I’m) enjoying these last couple of weeks I have with them all! If we can keep the bats rolling, we can compete with anyone in the country.” …

Liberty-bound OF/IF Molly Hancock (2 HRs, 3 RBIs), Florida State-bound MIF McLaine Hudson (3 for 4, 2B, HR) and Kentucky-bound OF/SS Brynley Erb (3 for 4, 2B, HR) led the offense and the duo of Tennessee-bound LHP Maggie Krause and Western Kentucky-bound RHP Layla Ogden took care of the pitching for #19 Louisville Lady Sluggers-Huecker/Norwood in a 10-2 win over Polar Crush Gold. …

Emily Gaudio threw seven shutout innings and was very good in the circle, Unity-Torres/McHale hit four HRs — Kylie Folkwein, Leanna Chow, Leah English, Rachael Gurczeski-Fariello — as they beat Heartland Havoc 08 Premier-Nelson, 7-0.

“Pitching has been great and since Alex Wilcox Invitational bats have been on fire,” Unity coach Shawn McHale said. “In order to beat Louisville Sluggers-Huecker-Norwood, we will need to pitch well and continue to deliver at the plate. They are a very talented team.” …

Unity-Johnson/VB defeated Indiana Magic Gold-Bennett/Goddard, 11-1, to reach the quarterfinals. The top of the lineup — Texas-bound SS/OF Jordynn Booe and Ole Miss-bound OF Sienna Bocchino — set the pace along with Alabama-committed 2027 OF Morgan Waln’s four RBIs. Liberty-committed 2027 1B/3B Haley McGuire and Missouri-bound CF/C Hadley Borders added home runs to put the game away.

“We love advancing to the top 8, but if we keep putting together quality at-bats and strong pitching,” Unity coach Josh Johnson said, “we have a chance to bring home a trophy. “Excited to see them compete!” …

2029 MIF Abby Stenerson (3 for 4, triple), Memphis-committed 2027 OF/P Sydney Cobb (3 for 4), 2027 C/3B/UT Jojo Kalkman (2 for 5), Lehigh-bound 3B/MIF/OF Julia Savage (2 for 4) and Nebraska-bound MIF/OF Lucy Thompson (3-run HR) paced Colorado Batbusters National-Smith in a 10-5 win over Finesse-Peters.

“It was a big win vs. a talented Finesse team,” Batbusters coach Joe Smith said. “We had a total team effort. We are hoping to make a long run tomorrow and need to continue the timely hitting and strong pitching and defense we have shown through the tournament.” …

North Carolina State-committed 2027 LHP Lily Pullen, Ole Miss-committed 2027 RHP Kamryn Timmons and Yale-committed 2027 P Sydney Davis have been providing tremendous pitching for Top Gun National-Turner, which knocked off Premier Fastpitch National, 9-3, to reach the quarterfinals.

“All three located well and spun it through the zone efficiently for us today,” Top Gun coach Bob Turner said. …

Indiana State-bound OF Shelby Bennett went 3 for 5 with two runs scored and robbed a home run with a catch in the 7th inning, Ohio State-bound 3B Parker Willoughby went 2 for 5 with two RBIs and Indiana State-bound SS Melanie Pfeiffer went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs as Louisville Lady Sluggers-Huecker/M/B beat Peppers-Wallace, 9-8, to reach the quarterfinals.

“Tomorrow in the final 8,” Lady Sluggers coach Codey Burt said. “We need to play aggressive and put pressure on our opponent. That’s the game we like to play and we know what we are good at. As long as we stay focused on us, we have a great chance. Positivity in our dugout is flowing right now and our girls and coaching staff feed off of that.” …

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In 16U games:

Bradley-committed 2027 MIF Kamryn Rhoton delivered an RBI single in the top of the 8th and held on to help #19 Armor Elite Premier 27/28-Fox hang on to beat EC Bullets Gold-Ellis, 3-2, and advance to the quarterfinals.

“It’s another opportunity to prove the strength of our team and our schedule and how we’ve challenged this group, battling every weekend with the best of the best in the nation,” Armor Elite coach DeAnn Fox said. “This is a great opportunity to represent our organization as well at a highly-respected national level event. Advancing in the championship bracket with every game you face elite level teams and athletes and our girls are part of that as well. What it will take to keep advancing is focusing on playing our game and each girl stepping up when called upon.” …

2028 LF Stella Lynton went 3 for 5 with a home run and four RBIs to lift Tampa Mustangs Rene-Daddis over Top Gun 2028 National-Strange, 13-8, to advance to the quarterfinals of the championship bracket. …

2028 OF/P Maddie Falvey (7 IP, 1 R, 5 Ks), 2028 OF/1B/P Erin Murphy (RBI double), 2028 P/IF/OF Cailyn Centeno (2-run homer) and 2028 OF/P Olivia Videla (RBI triple) led Unity 2028-Torres to a 4-1 victory over Select Fastpitch-Jones/Carr to reach the quarterfinals.

“What this team needs to do to move on tomorrow in the Triple Crown quarterfinals is continue its high energy, great pitching and timely hitting,” Unity coach Juan Torres said. “This team has been hitting its stride this summer.” …

Notre Dame-committed 2027 OF Ava Stevens pitched a complete game with six strikeouts in five scoreless innings, 2027 P Kaley Dyer and 2027 OF Abi Barboza were both were 2 for 3 and Stevens and 2027 Lani Gonzalez each had doubles as Miami Stingrays-Gator defeated ROI Midwest-Kessler, 4-3.

“We have done our best to play the best competition possible this summer so we would be ready for Nationals,” Miami Stingrays coach Gator Rebhan said. “Coming off of a great week of competition in the Easton (Invite) last week, the girls have been on fire!” …

Top Gun National-Sciara defeated Turnin2-Pezz, 7-2, and Top Gun 2028 National-Sciara beat Gators Premier 2028-Lloyd/Ketelhut, 12-7, to set up a quarterfinal showdown on Thursday.

“It’s gonna be a fun experience,” Top Gun coach Joe Sciara said. “We played in the fall at (PGF) Show Me The Money and (Top Gun National) 16s won, 1-0, in a 7-inning game that only took 65 minutes. Both teams have had exceptional seasons. This is the type of game that we need to prepare us for PGF Nationals next week.” …

2028 RHP/3B Lauryn McHenry hit two home runs and recorded the win as pitcher, 2028 3B/1B/OF Chesnee Monroe went 2 for 4 with a three-run, walk-off home run, 2028 3B Allie Singleton went 2 for 3 with a homer, 2027 SS/3B Makinlee Carpenter went 2 for 2 with a homer, 2027 C/IF Bailey Summa went 2 for 2 and 2027 P/1B Ava Kanatzar came in for three innings for the save as Oklahoma Ultimate Gold beat Aces Mid-Mo Gold, 16-7.

“(It) means everything to these girls to make it to the Elite 8 in the championship bracket,” Ultimate Gold coach Rick Cummings said. “(It) shows them that their hard work on and off the field is paying off all season. Tomorrow, we have to come out with strong bats and tough D and the energy we have been bringing to have a successful day.” …

Maryville-committed 2027 SS/IF/OF Jordan Phillips (2 for 4, HR, 3 runs, 4 RBIs), Arkansas Monticello-committed 2025 2B/OF/UT Paisleigh Martin (2 for 3, 3B, 3 runs, 2 RBIs), 2028 C/OF Makenna O’Leary (2 for 3, 2B, 2 runs, 3 RBIs), 2027 3B/C/OF Trinity Deters (2B, 2 RBIs) and 2029 MIF/UT LynnLee Vaughan (2 for 4, 2 runs, RBI) as Peppers-Wallace took care of Premier Fastpitch National-Till, 15-10.

“Great accomplishment to get to the Final 8 is big for this team,” Peppers coach Jeff Wallace said. “Total team effort with many stepping up.” …

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In 14U games:

2029 P Autumn Smith pitched seven innings with eight strikeouts and 2030 C/3B Paisley Evans went 3 for 4 with a homer for #39 Iowa Premier National-Dickel/Paz in a 4-1 win over Wisconsin Lightning 2029/30-Sturino to reach the semifinals. …

2030 P/3B/1B Chloe Elliott has been dealing in the circle and has also hit three home runs so far in the Triple Crown Nationals, helping Arizona Storm National-Mathis beat STL Mayhem 2030-Belz, 6-2, to reach the semifinals. …

— Carlos Arias, Line Drive Media (Follow Carlos on Instagram @los_stuff)