This weekend one of the top events in the country is the PGF 14U Qualifier in McKinney, Texas which will have six berths – four to 14U Premier and two more to Platinum – on the line for about 30 elite teams from around the nation.

The majority of the teams are from Texas with five from California and one from Arizona and Oklahoma

The teams to watch includes OC Batbusters – Alvarez, OC Batbusters – TM, AZ Killer Bees, OC United and many of the top Texas teams like Texas Glory, Firecrackers, Team Mizuno Impulse, TX Bombers and others.

Here now, we profile that Sooner State squad which has several players being recruited by major conference schools…

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The Tulsa Elite is a club program that has had success at all age levels and continues to produce strong teams and college-level players annually.

The organization has had teams competing on a national level every year including winning the ASA/USA 16A National Championship and 16U Colorado Fireworks in 2012, finishing 5^th at ASA 18 GOLD Nationals and 3^rd at 16U Colorado Fireworks in 2013 and last summer finishing as 2^nd at ASA 16 GOLD Nationals and 16U TCS US Nationals and 3^rd at 16U Colorado Fireworks.

The next rising team out of this organization is the Tulsa Elite ’00 – Jacks 14U team.

This team finished 3^rd at Top Gun Invitational and 12^th at TCS US Nationals last summer as a 1^st year 14U team. They have players being recruited by several Big 12 and Top 25 programs.

Head Coach Frank Knight has his team ready to make a strong run this summer and carry on the Tulsa Elite tradition. They’ve been playing a lot of top 16U competition since last fall to prepare for summer and they’ve only lost a few games, while beating some very strong 16U teams.

Tulsa Elite GM Jeff Filali said, “Frank is a great coach who played baseball at a very high level and does a great job with his team. This team may be even better than our ’95 and ’98 teams were at the same age. I expect huge success out of them this summer and in the future.”

“They’ve been upsetting a lot of solid 16U teams already this season and will be tested well with the summer schedule we put together for them.”

The Elite’s summer is loaded to showcase its talent and kicks off this weekend… here is the complete schedule:

• May 15-17 – PGF 14U QUALIFIER (MCKINNEY, TX)
• May 23-25 – KCASA MEM WKND 16U TOURNEY (KANSAS CITY, MO)
• June 04-07 – TULSA ELITE SUMMER INVITE (BROKEN ARROW, OK)
• June 11-14 – TOP GUN INVITE ( KANSAS CITY, KS)
• June 19-21 – BIRMINGHAM T-BOLTS 5 STAR EXPOSURE (MONTGOMERY, AL)
• June 30- July 5 – COLORADO 14U INDEPENDENCE DAY (BOULDER, CO)
• July-August – PGF 14U NATIONALS or TCS SW NATIONALS – TBD

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Here is the summer roster for the Tulsa Elite ‘00 – Jacks team with comments on each player by Coach Knight:

— RHP/1B/3B Paige Knight (2020, uncommitted)
“Paige pitches in upper 50’s with a good changeup and drop ball. She paints corners, commands zone, and has great hands at 1st and 3^rd with a strong arm.  Paige hits well for power and average and produces in clutch situations. She is very intelligent and knows the game.”

— 2B/OF Mi’Kael Bunn (2018, uncommitted)
“Mikael has played well at 2nd. She has good speed in the outfield and on the base paths and is very intelligent and knows the game.”

— LHP/1B/OF Mary Collins (2018, uncommitted)
“Mary is consistently clocked at 60 mph with great movement on breaking pitches. She is a power hitter with plenty of speed that can slap and steal. Mary is a solid outfielder with a canon for an arm and produces at the plate in clutch situations.”

— 3B/C/OF Morgan Valliere (2018, uncommitted)
“Morgan plays well at corners, and in the outfield. She has speed and hits for power. Morgan is a very clutch hitter in big games.”

— C/3B Bailey Wamsley (2018, uncommitted)
“Bailey is very active, athletic behind plate, good receiver, and good arm.   She is solid at third base with good hands and quickness. Bailey is a very athletic player who hits well for power and average and produces in clutch situations. She is very intelligent and knows the game.”

— IF/OF Samantha Ibison (2018, uncommitted)
“Sam is a solid outfielder with lots of range and speed. She also plays middle infield, slaps and hits well. Sam is very quick on the bases too.”

— SS/UT Jolie Fish (2018, uncommitted)
“Jolie is very solid at SS with a lot of range. She has speed in the outfield and is a very athletic player who hits for power and average. Jolie steals a lot of bases and produces runs in clutch times.”

— C/MIF/OF Taylor Tuck (2018, uncommitted)
“Taylor is a solid catcher, solid utility player with good hands on infield and speed in outfield. She slaps and hits well and has good speed on bases. Taylor is very intelligent and knows the game.”

— OF/LHP Rylie Boone (2019, uncommitted)
“Rylie is an excellent centerfielder with exceptional speed, range and has a great arm.   She pitches in the high 50’s with a great change up. Rylie also slaps and hits well with speed to burn on bases. She steals a lot of bases and is very athletic and produces in clutch situations. She is receiving a lot of Big 12 and Top 25 interest already.”

— RHP/1B/3B Karrah Dean (2019, uncommitted)
“Karrah pitches in upper 50’s with an excellent rise ball, great movement on breaking pitches, 6 pitch arsenal, and solid at 1^st base. She hits with power and for average. Karrah has a few top programs expressing interest in her already”

— OF/2B Chloe Jameson (2019, uncommitted)
“Chloe is speedy in the outfield with a strong arm. She slaps and hits well and has good speed on the bases. Chloe has made some nice diving plays in the outfield.”