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PGF Nationals: Bracket Play Continues, Highlighted by Top Gun 14U Shutout Artist Molly Munson (Aug. 1, 2024)

By Brentt Eads

August 1, 2024

Top Gun 14 National pitcher Molly Munson pitched her third shutout in a row at PGF Nationals.

PGF Nationals: Bracket Play Continues, Highlighted by Top Gun 14U Shutout Artist Molly Munson (Aug. 1, 2024)

This is, like they say in books and movies, where it starts getting really good.

Depending on the age division and level (Premier & Platinum), Thursday’s action in the PGF Nationals for the 14U, 12U and 10U age groups left us with Elite 8’s and Final 4’s in the Winner’s Brackets.

It’s definitely crunch time—BIG time—in Orange County, Calif. now through the finals wrap-ups on Sunday.

One of those will be the 14U Premier Division and you can expect more excellent action over the next three days if Thursday’s games were any indication: more than half of the 16 games played today had final scores within two runs and four of those were one-run thrillers.

The Top Gun National 14U win over LTG Lions – Buck, 2-0, was one of those nail-biters and was our Featured Game of the Day.

Molly Munson, a 2027 lefty pitcher for Top Gun, threw her third consecutive shutout to help her squad advance to play Friday at 12:30 pm PST.

She had a perfect game going into the bottom of the 6th inning and tossed the complete game victory allowing just three hits while striking out six and walking none.

Munson got all the offense she would need in the top of the sixth inning thanks to back-to-back home runs by outfielder Zariya Mabion and middle infielder Bryli Seifert.

In the bottom of the inning, the Lions would put runners on first and third with the potential go-ahead run at the plate, but Munson would get out of the jam unscathed and get a strikeout looking to close out the game in the 7th—one of six K’s she’d record in the win.

Top Gun, like with all of the Winner’s Bracket Games, will play Friday at 12:30 pm in what looks to be a battle of two outstanding pitchers with Munson and Top Gun taking on a strong Athletics Gold – Tamborra/Hamilton team.

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Check out these interviews done by Line Drive Softball’s Brentt Eads after the Top Gun win:

Coach Randy Walter:

Home run hitters Zariya Mabion and Bryli Seifert:

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Pitching star Molly Munson:

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Here’s who’s left in the Winner’s Brackets of each age division after Thursday’s game…

14U Premier (Bracket A)

Athletics Mercado Godoy06Fury Premier 2027 Robinson
Tampa Mustangs 09 Pynes13I-5 Ventura Premier 2027
BSC Bengals Briggs 201002Unity 14U Amsler/Johnson
BSC Bengals Briggs17Beverly Bandits Lewis
Lady Magic Munoz 21Hype Fastpitch -Mello
Rogue FC Camacho 71Jersey Intensity 14U National
Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2027-Alford08Athletics Mercado Tidd 09
Arizona National Kobasew12Athletics Mercado Hovermale 14U

14U Premier (Bracket B)

Sorcerer Premier 201078Georgia Impact Premier O’Neal 09
ZT Blaze 14U34Wildcats Weil/Brown/Fettig14U
LTG Lions 2027 Buck02Top Gun 2027 National
So Cal Choppers Fausett 14U013Athletics Gold Tamborra/Hamilton
Warrior Academy 14U McDonald211Newtown Rock 14U National Bodick
Breakers Labs – Keusch 116LLG Futures VA
Illinois Chill Gold 14U 32Sorcerer 09 Torres/Khalatyan
USA Premier46TN Mojo 2027 Pardue

 12U Premier (Bracket A)

Beverly Bandits George15LTG Lions 2029 Buck
Athletics Mercado Romero 2K1112Birmingham Thunderbolts – Whitaker

12U Premier (Bracket B)

Firecrackers Ortega-Medina 12u 10BSC Bengals – Merrilees
Hustle National 2K11 53Power Surge Berndes

 10U Premier (Bracket A)

Mafia Athletics Bateman 149VA Stars National – Noerr 10U
West Coast Gamers 10u Eazor24Hustle National 2K13
Explosion Kim/Nabayan/Lee 100So Cal Choppers Fausett 10U
Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier 2031 – Tennyson 110Arizona Storm Rodriguez

 10U Premier (Bracket B)

S.W.A.T. TURNER 83Athletics Mercado AZ Mo – 10u
Athletics Mercado HR Landeros410Hotshots Naudin 10U Premier (Carr
Phantom 10U Tenney017Firecrackers Medina/Gonzalez 2013
AASA-Salondaka19Athletics Mercado HR 2013

  

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