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Event Recap: OC Batbusters, Firecrackers & Corona Angels Win Alliance Super Cup Titles (July 2, 2024)

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July 2, 2024

Event Recap: OC Batbusters, Firecrackers & Corona Angels Win Alliance Super Cup Titles (July 2, 2024)

Alliance Super Cup was held on July 2 at Aurora Sports Complex as part of the Triple Crown Colorado 4th of July (All rankings are Line Drive Hot 50 Club National Rankings)

OC Batbusters-Stith captured the 18U title at the 2024 Alliance Super Cup. Photo provided by Diana Shumaker.

18U: OC BATBUSTERS-STITH 21, ACES FASTPITCH CLUB 3

The 18U Alliance Super Cup championship game featured a rematch of the 2023 Alliance 18U national championship and once again #1 OC Batbusters-Stith came out on top over #7 Aces Fastpitch Club with a resounding 21-3 victory on Tuesday at Aurora Sports Complex.

Oklahoma-committed 2025 CF Kai Minor drilled a three-run homer to right field to give OC Batbusters-Stith an early 3-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning.

“My thoughts on the 3-run bomb (were) just to move the runners by getting a good pitch to hit,”Minor said. “This win is just the start. We aren’t done just yet and we are just gonna grind through the last few weeks so (we) reach our end goal to win at the very end.”

Duke-bound RHP Hailey Shuler made it 4-0 with a solo homer to left field in the top of the 2nd inning.

Oklahoma-bound C Corri Hicks had an RBI double, Shuler drove in a run with a sacrifice, uncommitted 2025 2B/OF Kyler Del Duca belted a two-run homer to center field, Minor had an RBI single and Central Florida-bound 3B Izzy Mertes had a two-run single, 2027 3B/C Riley Hilliard had an RBI single and Hicks hit a two-run homer in the top of the 3rd inning as OC Batbusters-Stith increased its lead to 14-0.

Aces Fastpitch Club scored on a bases-loaded walk to break up the shutout and make it 14-1 in the bottom of the 3rd inning.

Florida-bound OF Taylor Shumaker had an RBI double, uncommitted 2025 2B/OF Saydrie Meono had an two-run single, BYU-bound 1B Breana Townsend hit a three-run homer and 2026 OF Kale’a Tindal had an RBI single in the top of the 4th inning as OC Batbusters-Stith made it 21-1.

Uncommitted 2025 3B Addy Waits had a two-run single for Aces Fastpitch Club to make it 21-3 in the bottom of the 5th inning.

OC Batbusters-Stith pounded out 18 hits, including two homers by 2027 3B/C Riley Hilliard and homers by Minor, Mertes and 2027 2B Reese Hilliard, to outslug #10 Corona Angels-Tyson, 15-8, in a semifinal to reach the championship game.

Uncommitted 2026 OF Abreya Perry, Missouri-committed 2025 1B/OF Sidmey Forrester, Oklahoma-committed 2025 Allyssa Parker and Central Florida-committed 2025 MIF/OF Maliyah Warren homered as Aces Fastpitch Club defeated #25 Athletics National 2024-Madden/Clemmer, 11-3, in the other semifinal.

Firecrackers Select-Brashear capyured the 16U title at the 2024 Alliance Super Cup. Photo provided by Sean Brashear.

16U: FIRECRACKERS SELECT-BRASHEAR 11, STARZ GOLD NATIONAL-BUNN 3

#5 Firecrackers Select-Brashear captured the Alliance Super Cup title in grand fashion with an 11-3 victory over #44 Starz Gold National-Bunn on Tuesday at Aurora Sports Complex.

2026 C/OF Ava Tapia belted a grand slam in he bottom of the 5th inning to give the Firecrackers the run-rule victory.

“My thoughts on hitting the grand slam was just taking it as any other at-bat and opportunity to help my team out,” Tapia said. “I wanted to sit on a good pitch and just try and drive some runs in, but hitting the grand slam, honestly, felt amazing. Winning Super Cup was huge for myself and my teammates as we start National Power Pool going in with an even better mindset, ready to compete against the best in the nation!”

UC Santa Barbara-committed 2025 1B Jaelyn Toledo gave the Firecrackers an early lead with a single that drove in 2026 MIF/OF Sienna Yamashita in the bottom of the 1st inning.

2026 MIF/OF Kamryn Aoki drove in uncommitted 2025 P/1B Danica Aboytes with an RBI single in the bottom of the 2nd inning to give the Firecrackers a 2-0 edge.

Uncommitted 2025 IF Brooke Aldrich had an RBI single and Queens-committed 2025 C/IT Lily Keefer drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 3rd inning for Starz Gold to make it 2-2.

2026 3b/IF Kyndall Banks gave Starz Gold a 3-2 lead with a solo shot to center field.

2027 P/1B/3B Koa Puppe’s two-run single in the bottom of the 4th inning helped the Firecrackers retake a 4-3 lead.

Yamashita picked up a two-run single during a three-run rally in the bottom of the 5th inning as the Firecrackers made it a 7-3 advantage. Then Tapia slugged a grand slam to left field to make it 11-3.

“Proud of them,” Firecrackers coach Sean Brashear said. “(It) means they are not afraid to compete. “(They) came from behind in all three games today. They are accepting of the challenges and not afraid of the moment.”

Yamashita came through with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 5th inning to help Firecrackers Select-Brashear knock off #4 Impact Gold-Jazz, 7-6, in a semifinal to reach the championship game.

Delaware-committed 2025 3B/1B/UT Maddie Diamond went 3 for 3 with a homer, two runs and three RBIs to lead Starz Gold National-Bunn to an 11-9 victory over ai Bandits-Breer in the other semifinal.

Corona Angels-Tyson captured the 14U title at the 2024 Alliance Super Cup. Photo provided by Caroline Baker.

14U: CORONA ANGELS-TYSON 9, OKLAHOMA ATHLETICS 09-MADDEN/ASHBAUGH 0

#6 Corona Angels-Tyson wasted little time in overwhelming #25 Oklahoma Athletics 09-Madden/Ashbaugh, 9-0, in the 14U championship game of the Alliance Super Cup on Tuesday at Aurora Sports Complex.

2028 C/1B Annabel Raftery had an RBI double during a four-run rally by the Corona Angels in the bottom of the 2nd inning for a 4-0 lead.

Raftery drilled a two-run home run to center field in the bottom of the 4th inning to push the Corona Angels lead to 6-0.

Corona Angels scored three runs in the bottom of the 4th inning to make it 9-0.

Raftery hit a solo home run in he top of the 6th inning to break a 1-1 tie as Corona Angels-Tyson edged #9 Breakers Labs 09-Keusch, 2-1, in the semifinals to reach the championship game.

Oklahoma Athletics 09-Madden/Ashbaugh pulled out a 6-2 win over #36 EC Bullets 2027-Cornett in the other semifinal.

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

 

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