We continue our look at the National Elite Camp including some recruiting news out of the event as well as a video showing you what the athletes did.  We also look at a Midwestern state and the top players in it and review the first day of Oklahoma h.s. playoff action for the big schools.  Finally, we start our list of top 2014 uncommitted players which, in time, we’ll make a stand-alone list.  Enjoy the weekend everyone!

 

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EVENT: NATIONAL ELITE CAMP

Friday is the second day of the National Elite Camp and games were taking place all day…hope to report on those next week.

Did have a couple odds and ends to report from yesterday:

— C/MIF Shaye Bowden (2017, AZ Hotshots 16U)
She’s going to be a big time recruit and said she’s visiting all kinds of major programs, with unofficials to Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington and UCLA (this week).

— SS/2B Briana Perez (2017, Sorcerer 18U)
Bri, the younger sister of Kylee Perez—who we ranked No. 2 in our Hot 100 seniors list that came out today—pretty much knows where she’ll go.  She’s got it down to four at this time (in no particular order): Stanford, Oregon, Washington and UCLA.

— P/MIF Grace Green (2018, Sorcerer 14U Williams)
Grace just looks like an athlete and tested really well in the OnDeck Measurement, which combines the running (10, 20, 40 yard dash) with overhand throw and bat speed/exit speed.  She’s coordinated and fluid in her movements and it comes from her DNA, but not in the typical athletic way you’d think.

Her dad and mom have rodeo backgrounds and dad is a professional on the rodeo tour! Grace added that she’s grown up on a 40 acre farm and has four or five horses so she’s been active around, and chasing, animals all her life.

— P/1B Victoria Galvan (2017, NJ Intensity)
Big girl who was wild in some of her pitching drills due to nervousness but, boy, does she pass the “get off the bus eyeball test.”  Her mom, Victoria Galvan, played at Fordham and mom says Victoria is willing to leave the NY-NJ area so teams looking for a 2017 pitcher who has major upside should check in now!

 

Others who impressed:

— Kennedy Johnson, a 2015 1B with the Corona Angels-Howard team had three bombs over the 190 foot fence in one hitting drill.  Her shots drew ohhs and ahhs from the players.
— Kendal Judge, a 2016 P/3B on the Mizuno Hawks 16U team, also had a home run that got people talking.
— Denae Chatman, 2017 P/MIF on the AZ Storm Mizuno squad, just draws your eye because she’s very athletic.  Didn’t see her pitch, but she’s worth following if only because she moves well and looks to have a high ceiling.
— Konner Dahlberg, a 2017 P/1B on Power Surge 99, is another one that passes the eyeball test.  She’s tall and athletic and supposedly tested well.

 

SIGHTS & SOUNDS OF THE NATIONAL ELITE CAMP

Here’s a nice video piece we put together today that includes comments from Derek Allister clips of each segment of the day including hitting, pitching, defense and testing elements.

 

 

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RECRUITING NEWS:

*** After we ran our piece last week on the SE Iowa Hawks, got a great response from coaches, players and parents saying they appreciated hearing about teams that are unusual or not on the beaten path (in this case, meaning the Hawks have to combat not being able to play in events during the summer because high school ball eats up much of the summer schedule).

That being said, we love our Iowa followers and appreciate the feedback we’ve received including a panel of experts in the state who listed the top players.

Check this out, a list of the top Iowa prospects based on feedback from a couple of coaches in Iowa:

1.  Paige Lowary – Iowa Slammers Red – P  – 2014 – Missouri Commit
2.  Kendyl Lindamen – IClub Black – C – 2016 – Uncommitted
3. Sydney Dwyer – Southeast Iowa All Stars – SS – 2014 –Minnesota Commit
4.  Morgan Christner – Southeast Iowa Hawks – P – 2016 – Uncommitted
5.  Riley Hale – Southeast Iowa Hawks – 2^nd/ OF – 2015 – Uncommitted
6. Alyssa Wiebel – IClub Black – 3^rd – 2016 – Uncommitted
7.  Katie Shoultz – Muscatine High School – OF – 2014 – North Dakota State Commit
8.  Sam Nicholson – IClub Black – 2^nd – 2014 – Northern Iowa Commit
9.  Taylor Nearad – Southeast Iowa All Stars– OF / 1^st – 2015 – Uncommitted
10. Amber Fisher – Eastern Iowa Barracudas Gold – P – 2016-Uncommitted
11. Mallory Killian – IClub Black – P – 2015 – Northern Iowa Commit
12.  Alexis Kelsey – IClub Black – 3^rd – 2015 – Uncommitted
13.  McKenna Heim – Southeast Iowa All Stars – SS – 2015 – Uncommitted
14.  Shannon Laing – IClub Black – C – 2014 – Uncommitted
15.  Hailey Duwa – Southeast Iowa All Stars – 1^st – 2015 – Western Illinois Commit
16.  Jaclyn Spencer – IClub Black – P – 2016 – Uncommitted
17. Shyanne Dubois – Carlisle Wildcats – P – 2015 – Uncommitted
18. Ashley Burrows – Bonderant Farrar – OF – 2014 – Uncommitted
19. Kori Mesecher – Southeast Iowa Hawks – OF / SS / P – 2015 – Uncommitted
20.  Rachel Beaty – Muscatine High School – OF – Western Illinois Commit

10 Others to watch: 

AJ Medinger (2014 – EI Sliders – P / 1^st),
Kenzie Ihle (2014 -IClub Black-P),
Kaila Konz (2014 -Iowa Blitz Gold – OF),
Maddie Hanson (2015-Cedar Rapids Jhawks-C),
Courtney Coffin (2015-Southeast Iowa Hawks – OF),
Erin Drahozal (2015-Eastern Iowa Barracudas Gold -P / DH),
Delaney Bice (2016-Woodward Granger HS-C),
DoniRae Mayhew (2016-IClub Black –DH/P),
Kenady Waugh (2017–Eastern Iowa Barracudas Gold – SS)
Rachel Lowary (2017 -Iowa Slammers Red – P)*

*=Rachel is the younger sister of Iowa’s top prospect (see above) Paige Lowary, who was also No. 63 on our Hot 100 srs. list.

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OKLAHOMA H.S. STATE PLAYOFFS (LARGE SCHOOLS – Class 6A, 5A, 4A) – Day 1 Results

It’s the final big week for fastpitch season in the Sooner State as the Oklahoma H.S. Fastpitch State Tournament (Large Schools Class 6A, 5A and 4A) started on Thursday and runs through Saturday (Oct. 17-19).

It’s a single elimination formation that takes place at Firelakes Ballpark in Shawnee, Okla.

Thursday was a nice day for recruiting at the tournament as there were many colleges present from the States of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and South Carolina.

 

 

Class 6A

Thursday Quarterfinal Results

Broken Arrow 6, Edmond North 4

Broken Arrow 002 101 2 : 6 9 2
Edmond North 000 211 0 : 4 7 1
Watts and Romero, Nordyke and Crouch. W: Watts. L: Nordyke (19-5).

Mustang 4, Muskogee 0

Mustang 000 301 0 : 4 2 1
Muskogee 000 000 0 : 0 1 4
Chestnut and Fischer, Rowland and Kaiser. W: Chestnut. L: Rowland.

Moore 6, Sand Springs 2

Sand Springs 200 000 0 : 2 5 4
Moore 100 005 x : 6 5 0
Collins and Franks, Lynn and Dobbs. W: Lynn. L: Collins (15-4).

Southmoore 3, Jenks 0

Jenks 000 000 0 : 0 1 5
Southmoore 100 002 x : 3 4 0
Hendrix and Estes, Brown and Edwards. W: Brown (20-2). L: Hendrix.

Friday Semi-Finals

Moore (33-3) vs. Mustang (23-10), noon;
Broken Arrow (33-6) vs. Southmoore (29-4), 2 p.m.

Saturday Finals
Championship, 4 p.m.

 

Class 5A

Thursday Quarterfinal Results

Ed. Deer Creek 3, Collinsville 2

Collinsville 002 000 0 : 2 1 1
Deer Creek 000 120 x : 3 3 2
Harness and Chester, Watson and Turner. W: Watson. L: Harness (10-11).

Claremore 3, Duncan 0

Claremore 100 010 1 : 3 7 3
Duncan 000 000 0 : 0 3 2
Johnson and Seago, Rivas and Faulkner. W: Johnson (13-8). L: Rivas.

Carl Albert 8, Lawton Mac 1

MacArthur 001 000 0 : 1 1 2
Carl Albert 010 241 x : 8 11 4
Enzenauer, Quinn (6) and Martin; Meador and DeShields. W: Meador (28-0). L: Enzenauer (16-10). HR: Carl Albert, Meador (6).

Tahlequah 5, Chickasha 2

Tahlequah 001 010 3 : 5 11 3
Chickasha 020 000 0 : 2 2 2
Tarrance and Wright, Gore and Elam. W: Tarrance (18-1). L: Gore. HR: Tahlequah, O’Donnell (3).

Friday Semi-Finals

Deer Creek (30-7) vs. Claremore (27-9), noon;
Carl Albert (33-1) vs. Tahlequah (37-4), 2 p.m.

Saturday Finals
Championship, 1:30

 

Class 4A

Thursday Quarterfinal Results

Blanchard 3, Tecumseh 1

Blanchard 002 100 0 : 3 8 0
Tecumseh 100 000 0 : 1 2 2
Hafford and Nabors; Detherage and Hull. W: Hafford. L: Detherage (19-11).

Hilldale 5, Oologah 1

Oologah 000 010 0 : 1 3 2
Hilldale 001 220 x : 5 6 0
Jeffs and Wang, Riddle and Ibarra. W: Riddle. L: Jeffs. HR: H.Mize.

Bethel 7, Tuttle 1

Bethel 101 500 0 : 7 12 2
Tuttle 000 000 1 : 1 4 1
Herron and Whitten; Saye, Spear (4) and Carel. W: Herron. L: Saye.

Cache 7, Fort Gibson 4

Fort Gibson 011 000 2 : 4 10 5
Cache 000 016 x : 7 8 1
Higley and Williams, Hamilton and Bonnarens. W: Hamilton. L: Higley (31-6). HR: Fort Gibson, Diebold (2); Cache, Eschiti.

Friday Semi-Finals

Hilldale (33-5) vs. Blanchard (35-9), noon;
Bethel (26-11) vs. Cache (28-10), 2 p.m.

Saturday Finals
Championship, 11 a.m.

 

 

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TOP UNCOMMITTED 2014’s LIST

We’re starting our list of top seniors yet to commit to a program… listed alphabetically by STATE and then by NAME ( for now):

 

CALIFORNIA

Name: Brittney Amezquita
Position: 2B/OF
High School: South hills (West Covinga, Calif.)
GPA/SAT or ACT: 3.4 GPA
Travel Team: Firecrackers 18U Gold-Snyder
Notes: two-time Sierra League All-League
Contact Info: jamezquita93@gmail.com
Link(s): https://amezquita96.shutterfly.com

Name: Phoebe Dabbour
Position: 1B/3B
High School: Royal (Calif.)
GPA/SAT or ACT: N/A
Travel Team: Bownet
Notes: hit .350 with .683 slugging percenta during summer for Bownet-Creamer team
Contact Info: brentt@studentsports.com
Link(s): http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/phoebe-dabbour/P2LGD_TrEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/gendersport/softball-stats.htm#year=12-13

Name: Shannon McCasland
Position: C/3B
High School: San Clemente H.S. (Calif.)
GPA/SAT or ACT: 3.25
Travel Team: Pure Faspitch 18Gold
Notes: PGF 18 Platinum 13th Place; summer hit .406, 37 RBI, 9 HR
Contact Info: mcchaos.5@cox.net

Name: Annika Seedborg
Position: P/1B
High School: Rosary (Calif.)
GPA/SAT or ACT: 3.0 GPA
Travel Team: California Cruisers-Phil & Lynnv
Notes: won two CIF games as starting pitcher
Contact Info: AnnikaSeedborg@yahoo.com
Link(s): http://www.eteamz.com/CaCruisers18G-Phil-Lyn/files/Annika.pdf

Name: Bryne Steele
Position: 3B/OF
High School: Esperanza (Calif.)
GPA/SAT or ACT: 3.2 GPA
Travel Team: California Cruisers-Phil & Lynn
Notes: 1st Team All-League, League MVP
Contact Info: steeletime@sbcglobal.net
Link(s): https://www.eteamz.com/CaCruisers18G-Phil-Lyn/files/Brynley.pdf

 

OKLAHOMA

Name: Morgan Bohanan
Position: SS/3B
High School:
GPA/SAT or ACT: 3.2, 18 ACT
Travel Team: Tulsa Elite
Notes: decommitted from a Missouri Valley school, now has a few Big 12s & SECs recruiting her.
Contact Info: Coach Jeff Filali for more info: (918) 951-7142 or tulsaelitegold@yahoo.com

Name: Kelcee Thompson
Position: 3B/1B
High School: N/A
GPA/SAT or ACT: 4.0, 22 ACT
Travel Team: Tulsa Elite 96
Notes: hit 4 hole this summer helping team to 3rd at Colorado Fireworks & 13th at ASA/USA 16A Nationals.
Contact Info: Coach Jeff Filali for more info: (918) 951-7142 or tulsaelitegold@yahoo.com

 

WASHINGTON

Name: Julia Warner
Position: P/3B/OF
High School: Bothel (Wash.)
GPA/SAT or ACT: 3.94, 29 ACT
Travel Team: Northwest Lady Sharks
Notes: 2013 State 4A Champs; starting pitcher since freshman year
Contact Info: don.warner3@frontier.com
Link(s): http://www.nwladysharks.org/dnn/Portals/0/Player_Profiles/2013-2014_Player_Profiles/2014_Julia_Warner.pdf

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TOP UNCOMMITTED 2014’s – HERE’S HOW TO GET ON THE LIST

If you’d like to have a player included, please send your info to us at brentt@studentsports.com.

IMPORTANT!  It must match this format:

Name: Bold
Position:
High School: City (State)
GPA/SAT or ACT:
Travel Team:
Notes:
Contact Info:
Link(s):

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