The Top Gun Invitational was held June 11-14 in Kansas City, MO (all rankings are Line Drive’s National Club Rankings):

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18U: ARIZONA RISING-APPEL/WESTOVER 6, EPIC FASTPITCH NATIONAL-BURNETT 1

Arizona Rising-Appel/Westover took down Epic Fastpitch National-Burnett, 6-1, in the 18U Maverick championship game of the Top Gun Invitational on Sunday at Mid America Sports Complex.

Arizona Rising-Appel/Westover defeated Rock Gold Premier-Manetta, 4-1, Power Surge-Sos, 6-2, Colorado Batbusters National-Smith, 11-6, Beverly Bandits Premier-Komara, 13-3, #23 Lady Magic-Munoz, 7-0, and Epic Fastpitch National-Burnett, 6-1, in bracket games.

Epic Fastpitch National-Burnett beat Impact Gold-Sciascia/Zirger, 3-2, Texas Riptide Premier-Campbell, 5-1, #41 Team NC-Bowman, 7-0, #3 Lady Dukes-Lamar, 2-0, and lost to Arizona Rising-Appel/Westover, 6-1, in bracket games.

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16U: BEVERLY BANDITS PREMIER-GLASS 2, TOP GUN NATIONAL-SCIARA 1

2028 OF Bella Cortes scored from third base on a wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the 7th to give Beverly Bandits Premier-Glass a walk-off 2-1 win over #6 Top Gun National-Sciara in the 16U Maverick championship game of the Top Gun Invitational on Sunday at Mid America West Sports Complex.

Beverly Bandits Premier-Glass defeated #24 USA Athletics-RML, 10-0, Armor Elite Premier-Lynch, 3-0, #35 Select Fastpitch-Byrn, 7-5, Unity-Sifrit, 10-8, #7 Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2027-Alford, 7-5, and #6 Top Gun National-Sciara, 2-1, in bracket games.

#6 Top Gun National-Sciara beat Corona Angels-Snobar/Atlee, 8-0, Stars National-Coleman Blue, 3-2, #28 LK Black Hawaii-Danz, 8-1, #11 Beverly Bandits Premier-Conroy, 3-1, #37 The Vault ’27, 7-0, and lost to Beverly Bandits Premier-Glass, 2-1, in bracket games.

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14U: HOTSHOTS NATIONAL-SENECA/TORRES 7, TOP GUN NATIONAL 2029-KIM 6

#31 Hotshots National-Seneca/Torres pulled out a 7-6 victory over #24 Top Gun National 2029-Kim in the 14U Maverick championship game of the Top Gun Invitational on Sunday at Legacy Park.

2029 RHP Avery Dunlap and 2029 RHP Christina Martinez led the way in the circle with three wins apiece. Dunlap also had four saves and 61 Ks in 28 innings. The Hotshots had seven players bat over .300.

“For our team, this is one of our goals,” Hotshots coach Terry Seneca said, “but we still have a lot of work to do for our ultimate goal is (a) PGF national championship.”

#31 Hotshots National-Seneca/Torres defeated Impact Caymol Premier, 1-0, Top Gun 29/30 IL, 5-1, Select Fastpitch-Goldman/Tollie, 10-1, #44 Indiana Magic Gold National-Rudd, 7-3, #8 USA Prime National-Halstead, 2-1, #24 Top Gun National 2029-Kim, 7-6, in bracket games.

#24 Top Gun National 2029-Kim beat Rock Gold Premier-Manetta, 10-9, Tennessee Mojo 2030/31-Raysor, 10-2, Oklahoma Athletics 2011-Madden/Davis, 9-2, Oklahoma Athletics National-Fixico (ONES), 8-0, #20 BSC Bengals-R. Briggs, 2-1, and lost to #31 Hotshots National-Seneca/Torres, 7-6, in bracket games.

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12U: OKLAHOMA ATHLETICS 2013-MADDEN/DAVIS 15, UNITY-BLASI/JOHNSON 3

2032 Brylee Thomas, 2031 Maleah Lee and 2031 Rhae Rodden had three hits apiece and 2032 Marisol Osuna hit a grand slam to lift Oklahoma Athletics 2012-Madden/Davis over Unity-Blasi/Johnson, 15-3, in the 12U Maverick championship game of the Top Gun Invitational on Sunday at Markey Park.

Oklahoma Athletics 2013-Madden/Davis beat Top Gun 2014 KC, 15-2, Select Fastpitch-Ligatt, 2-1, Mammoth-Kramer, 5-0, and Unity-Blasi/Johnson. 15-3, in bracket games.

Unity-Blasi/Johnson beat NWA Aces Fastpitch, 7-2, Select Fastpitch-Forsythe, 2-0, Epic Premier 31/32, 2-1, and lost to Oklahoma Athletics 2013-Madden/Davis, 15-3, in bracket games.

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