TOP TOURNAMENTS THIS WEEK

(“Who’s Coming” has teams in the Line Drive Hot 50 Club National Rankings)

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PGF NATIONALS

AT ORANGE COUNTY, CA, JULY 19-27

Who’s Coming: 18U Premier — #2 Arizona Storm National-Mathis, #3 Athletics Mercado-Smith, #4 Beverly Bandits Premier-Conroy, #5 Tennessee Mojo-Ramsey/Fisher, #8 Impact Caymol, #12 Georgia Impact-Sampson/Gusaeff, #13 Hotshots National-Nelson, #14 Unity-Johnson/Ricks, #15 Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier, #17 Beverly Bandits Premier-Holloway/Mack, #18 NW Bullets-Campos, #19 Lady Dukes Gold-Lamar/Torres, #20 BSC Bengals-Briggs, #22 So Cal Athletics-Richardson, #23 Select Fastpitch-Jones, #25 Strykers National-Esparza, #27 Texas Blaze United-Cain, #29 LTG-Henderson, #30 Athletics Gold Tamborra, #32 USA Athletics Gold-Rogers, #33 Top Gun National-Turner, #34 Wildcats-Weil, #35 Illinois Chill Gold, #36 LLG DPS-Corn, #38 Breakers Labs-Bobby, #40 Power Surge Gold, #42 Lady Magic-Boykin, #43 Explosion Premier-Denio/Hagberg, #44 Corona Angels-Howard, #45 I-5 Softball-Snyder, #47 Team NC-Hinde and #50 NW Vandlas-Vasas/Scott;

16U Premier — #1 Arizona Storm National-Appel, #3 Hotshots Naudin National-Villegas, #6 Lady Magic-Walling, #7 Athletics Mercado-Hovermale, #8 Beverly Bandits Premier-Moran, #9 Wildcats-Holcomb/Knight, #12 Impact Caymol, #13 BSC Bengals-R. Briggs, #14 Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2025-Kemp, #15 Beverly Bandits Premier-Hardin, #16 Georgia Impact-Holcombe, #17 Firecrackers Select-RTY, #18 Mojo-Lewis, #19 Beverly Bandits Premier-Freeland, #21 Warrior Academy-McDonald, #22 Georgia Impact 08-Taylor, #23 Athletics Gold Tamborra, #27 Texas Blaze United-Robertson, #28 Central Cal Dirtdogs-Vazquez, #29 LTG-Henderson, #32 Hotshots National-Jones, #35 Illinois Chill Gold, #36 Texas Riptide-Campbell/Torres, #38 Mojo-Sherrill, #39 USA Athletics 2025 Gold-Rogers, #45 Top Gun National 2026-Burt, #46 Select Fastpitch-Woelbel, #47 Cal Nuggets-Woods and #49 Athletics Mercado-RC.

2023 Champions: 18U Premier — Rock Gold-Manetta; 18U Platinum — Atlanta Vipers-Wiggins; 16U Premier — Sorcerer-Gann; 16U Platinum — Fusion National-Unruh/Hunt.

Finals: 18U Premier — At Bill Barber Park on Saturday at 12 p.m. PT; 18U Platinum — At Harvard Park on Friday at 10:15 a.m. PT; 16U Premier — At Bill Barber Park on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. PT; 16U Platinum — At OC Great Park on Friday at 8 a.m. PT.

Follow the tournament online HERE.

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ALLIANCE FASTPITCH CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (AFCS)

AT WESTFIELD/KOKOMO, IN, JULY 21-28

Who’s Coming: 18U — #1 OC Batbusters-Stith, #6 Texas Bombers Gold-Smith, #7 Aces Fastpitch Club, #9 Texas Glory-Shelton, #10 Corona Angels-Tyson, #11 Firecrackers Select-Rico/Brashear, #16 Impact Gold-Jackson, #21 Fury Platinum X-Higdon, #24 Iowa Premier National-Dickel, #25 Athletics National 2024-Madden/Clemmer, #26 Epic National-Smith, #28 Virginia Glory National-Willemssen, #31 Tampa Mustangs-Rene, #37 EC Bullets Gold-Schnute, #39 Louisville Lady Sluggers-Huecker, #46 Turnin2 National-Maloney, #48 EC Bullets-Cornett and #49 Indiana Magic Gold-Green;

16U — #4 Impact Gold-Jazz, #5 Firecrackers Select-Brashear, #10 Aces Fastpitch Club, #11 Iowa Premier National-Dickel/James, #20 Texas Glory-Shelton, #20 Fury Platinum X-Hutchins/Helton, #24 Buzz Gold, #26 Impact Gold National-Jackson, #30 Louisville Lady Sluggers-Huecker/Norwood, #31 Texas Bombers Gold-Serie, #33 Lady Dukes Gold-Torres/McHale, #34 Louisville Lady Sluggers-Wathen, #40 Power Surge-Walling/Pearlstein, #41 OC Batbusters-Hudson, #42 OC Batbusters-Fernandez, #43 EC Bullets-Schnute/Bilz, #44 Starz Gold National-Bunn, #45 Top Gun National 2026-Burt and #50 Impact Gold National NTX.

2023 Champions: 18U Tier 1 — OC Batbusters-Stith; 18U Tier 2 — Midwest Speed-Knoltes; 18U Tier 3 — Bombers Gold National; 16U Tier 1 — Texas Glory Naudin; 16U Tier 2 — Bombers Gold American; 16U Tier 3 — NM Suncats Gold-Gandert.

Finals: At Westfield/Kokomo, IN, on Sunday.

Follow the tournament online HERE.

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TRIPLE CROWN EAST COAST SUMMER NATIONALS

AT MYRTLE BEACH, SC, JULY 24-28

2023 Champions: 18U — NT Diamond Girls-Coons; 16U — Heartland Havoc 07.

Finals: 18U — At Grand Park on Sunday at 12 p.m. PT; 16U — At North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex on Sunday at 12 p.m. PT.

Follow the tournament online HERE.

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