The Sorcerer/Phil Mumma Memorial Tournament was Sept. 27-28 in San Francisco, CA:

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18U: NORCAL RISING-WALLING/KYNE VS. CALIFORNIA GRAPETTES GOLD

NorCal Rising-Walling/Kyne and California Grapettes Gold both reached the final, decided not to play the championship game and share the 18U title at the Phil Mumma Memorial Tournament on Sunday at Foskett Park.

Cornell-committed 2026 MIF Mai Falcone (.714 AVG (10 of 14), 2.305 OPS, 3 HRs, 8 RBIs, 7 runs) and San Jose State-committed 2026 P Chloe Solis (13 IP, 6 ER, 20 Ks, 3 BBs) were the leaders for NorCal Rising.

“It’s nice to see the girls come together,” NorCal Rising coach Jay Kyne said. “This was our second tournament as a new team after adding eight new players to our team. We brought together a ton of strong individuals and this weekend we saw them work together as a team, outscoring the opposition, 36-7. We are looking forward to heading down South in a few weeks at the Fireworks Sparkler NIT.”

NorCal Rising defeated San Jose Sting-Butler/Vasquez, 9-0, Foothill Gold-Stinson/Watson, 3-0, USA Premier National-Zepeda, 10-2, and DNP’d California Grapettes Gold in bracket games.

California Grapettes Gold defeated USA Premier Gold-Zepeda/Torres, 10-0, Unity-Ricks, 4-3, California Bruins-Baltierra, 4-1, and tied NorCal Rising in bracket games.

“I’m happy about the direction that we’re heading, given that this was thought to possibly be a rebuilding year,” California Grapettes Gold coach Bryan Merrida said. “Fortunately, we have a group of players, who haven’t bought into the whole rebuilding thing and just want to be challenged. After Salinas and now after the Phil Mumma, we can see what our potential is and we’re excited about it. 

“We got strong contributions from our entire roster all weekend. It’s great to see the internal competition that has been established and also embraced. Pitchers (2027) Ava Avila and (2026) Kaylee Sanchez did a very nice job in the circle and were backed up by catchers, (2026) Mathilda James and (2027) Emma Hernandez. Offensively, we competed well, as we showed our speed and power. Overall, it was a rewarding weekend that was only tempered by not being able to play the championship game. A big thank you to 1st to 3rd for hosting the annual Phil Mumma Tournament.”

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16U: LADY MAGIC MUNOZ-ASIA VS. LADY MAGIC-TUCKER

Lady Magic Munoz-Asia and Lady Magic-Tucker both reached the final, decided not to play the championship game and finished as 16U co-champions at the Phil Mumma Memorial Tournament on Sunday at Rainbow Sports Complex.

The Munoz-Asia team that competed was a mix of players from the 16U Munoz-Asia team and the 18U Munoz team. Both teams were missing girls due to camps or official visits.

Munoz-Asia’s pitching trio of Michigan State-committed 2027 Kamryn Brannon, uncommitted 2027 Mikayla Finn and uncommitted 2028 Brooklyn Ainsworth were outstanding, tossing four shutouts in the seven games Munoz-Asia played. The Munoz-Asia offense, which averaged over 9.5 runs a game, was led by Florida-committed 2027 1B/OF Taylor Jennings, Florida-committed 2027 IF Niayli Calvo, uncommitted 2027 OF/1B Morgan Carlson, uncommitted 2028 MIF/OF Bri Seffens and uncommitted 2029 OF Peyton Williams.

“As an org, we are very happy with the performance of all of our teams who competed in the Phil Mumma event,” Lady Magic coach Lindsey Munoz said. “Being named champions in all three divisions that we had teams compete in is a testament to #thestandard that the coaches set for their players and the org sets for each team.”

Lady Magic Munoz-Asia defeated Riptide-Simon, 11-0, Aces Academy 2028-Del Mazzio, 10-0, LTG-McGuire, 13-2, AASA Gold, 6-0, and tied Lady Magic-Tucker in bracket games.

Lady Magic-Tucker defeated Suncats Jimenez-Conde, 7-0, Sorcerer Gold-T/K, 4-0, LTG Lions-Carda/Pettis, 6-2, and tied Lady Magic Munoz-Asia in bracket games.

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14U: LADY MAGIC-ALLEN 10, LTG 2029-HENDERSON/BUCK 2

Lady Magic-Allen cruised to a 10-2 win over LTG 2029-Henderson/Buck, 10-2, in the 14U championship game of the Phil Mumma Memorial Tournament on Sunday at Legacy Sports Complex.

Lady Magic-Allen’s pitching staff was the driving force to its success this weekend. As a whole, they held the opposing teams to a combined batting average against of .110 and an ERA of 0.40. Uncommitted 2029 Katharine Popovski led the way for the staff with 13.1 innings pitched. She had three wins, 25 strikeouts, 0 earned runs and an ERA of 0.00 and .140 BAA.

A couple of standouts at the plate were uncommitted 2029 Carolyn Kelzer, uncommitted 2029 Olive Luchese and uncommitted 2029 Trinidey Fuss. Kelzer hit .688 and led the team with nine RBI’s, Luchese hit .571 and Fuss hit .556 on the weekend.

“This weekend was huge for our team to realize and understand they are capable of playing on the highest stage against some of the best competition,” Lady Magic coach Brian Allen said.

Lady Magic-Allen defeated Club All Star, 11-2, LTG 2030-Magorian/Wallace, 5-0, Athletics Mercado-Bryant, 2-0, and LTG 2029-Henderson/Buck, 10-2, in bracket games.

LTG 2029-Henderson/Buck defeated Sorcerer-Martinez, 7-2, Extreme 2030, 6-1, Warrior Academy-McDonald/O’Brien, 9-2, and lost to Lady Magic-Allen, 10-2, in bracket games.

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12U: LADY MAGIC-JOHNSON 6, WARRIOR ACADEMY-MCDONALD 1

Lady Magic-Johnson helped the Lady Magic organization capture a title in its third division with a 6-1 victory over Warrior Academy-McDonald in the 12U championship game of the Phil Mumma Memorial Tournament on Sunday at Arnaiz Stadium.

Lady Magic-Johnson defeated Sorcerer-Moffitt, 14-0, Universal Bay Area-Scott/Maun, 11-2, LTG-Carda/Rubalcava, 8-0, and Warrior Academy-McDonald, 6-1, in bracket games.

Warrior Academy-McDonald beat AASA-Kilgore, 8-1, Warrior Academy, 15-7, Universal Bay Area-Tatro/Donahue, 7-6, and lost to Lady Magic-Johnson, 6-1, in bracket games.

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10U: SORCERER-BOYETT 5, LTG-PALACIOS 2

Sorcerer-Boyett pulled out a 5-2 win over LTG-Palacios in the 10U championship game of the Phil Mumma Tournament on Sunday at Arnaiz Stadium.

2033 SS Sky Stokes went 1 for 3 with a homer, two runs and two RBIs, 2034 C/OF Julianna Barroso went 2 or 3 and 2033 P Brianna Brown struck out five and allowed two runs in five innings to lead Sorcerer-Boyett in the finals.

Stokes (11 for 14, 10 runs, 5 RBIs), Barroso (7 for 15, 4 runs, 4 RBIs) and Brown (5 for 11, 4 runs, 4 RBIs, 16 IP, 6 runs, 23 Ks) were the leaders for Sorcerer-Boyett for the tournament.

“(It) means a lot to win the Sorcerer/Phil Mumma 10th anniversary tournament,” Sorcerer coach Donnie Boyett said. “Not only is this team a part of this great organization, we had the privilege and honor to compete and come out victorious against a very well-coached LTG-Palacios team. Achieving a 5-0 record in any tournament is a tough task, but to do that this weekend and in this PGF event was something special. Leading up to this week, we preach playing at our standard and this team accomplished that this weekend. The many hours and days of grit and grind paid off and I’m beyond proud of this team. I know our organization leadership is happy with the result, but above all I know Mr. Mumma is smiling down on us today.”

Sorcerer-Boyett defeated LTG-Mora/Sousa, 5-3, and LTG-Palacios, 5-2, in bracket games.

LTG-Palacios beat GESA 2K33, 4-1, and lost to Sorcerer-Boyett, 5-2, in bracket games.

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