Small groups of teams and players have cropped up in outposts like Yuma, Arizona, in Las Vegas and even Los Angeles. Find Illinois fastpitch softball teams near you. WINNER'S BRACKET. Bombers Fastpitch is a Junior Olympic girls softball program. , LSU-bound P Sydney Berzon and Western Kentucky-bound P Luna Curran combined for a four-inning perfect game, North Carolina State-committed 2023 SS/OF Tori Ensley went 3 for 3 with two triples, two runs and three RBIs, Kentucky-committed 2023 1B/OF Peyton Plotts went 3 for 3 with a double Cal Baptist-bound C Maci Howes drove in three runs for #41 Fury Platinum X-Higdon in a 14-0 victory over Corona Angels-Gomez. Sydney Safarcyk Concordia University Wisconsin 2021 "But if you bat 11, the rule is that you have to play the entire game with 11.". "Playing with gloves are OK, but bare-handed is the way to go, 'cause you have to be more athletic, and there's a lot more thinking involved with how to field without a mitt," Cavanaugh added. FIRST ROUND. ,IN, Portland We pride ourselves with focusing on skill development, and making players stronger, faster, more powerful and more explosive with performance training. Carolyn Yusa Loras College 2019 OC Batbusters-Lara/Portesi 10, Atlanta Vipers-Neleman 2; Iowa Premier National-Lacina 3, TN Fury National 2024-Groenewoud 2; REGIONAL #7. By posting, you confirm that you have read and agree to the board's usage terms. This is all for the fun of the game and the sport and to be active.". Welcome to the Illinois Bombers 18u - Pacyga . Academy Philosophy. 6 likes. Fill out this form to submit your transfer updates. 2617 W. Fletcher Chicago 60618 . Back on Thanksgiving Day in 1887 Nov. 24 was that years date for the holiday a group of students from Harvard and Yale created the game at the Farragut Boat Club on the Near South Side in Chicago. We are a Gold Regional based college showcase program. Nina Mardjetko Illinois Wesleyan University 2019 ,IL, Village of Lakewood Bethany Regnerus University of Chicago 2018 Age Groups: 14U 16U. Megan Hufnagle Dominican University 2018 But, as most Chicagoans know, unlike baseball and 12-inch softball, 16-inch softball is played without gloves. Illinois Bombers 18U - Pacyga, College Softball Commitments! You're not winning any money, you're not winning any gold medals. Feigner claimed nearly 10,000 victories, 141,000 strikeouts and almost 1,000 no-hitters. They were a train wreck at Ruthless, maybe they are getting their act together now. WARNING! If you would like to read about the Bridgeport Bombers click on the News Archive button on the left. "We can do hesitation moves, step off the mound, pitch from either side of the plate," Cavanaugh said. Go Bombers. The game grew from there". , Mississippi State-bound P Josey Marron and Texas-committed 2023P/OF Teagan Kavan combined on the shutout, Northern Iowa-bound IF/UT Kate Lappe hit a three-run homer and Georgia Tech-bound OF/UT Paige Vukadinovich had multiple hits in #26 Iowa Premier Nationals 5-0 win over #48 Texas Glory Gold. Subject: , Sam Houston State-committed 2023 RHP Abi Young struck out seven in three innings, New Mexico-bound 1B/OF Keyannah Chavez went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, North Carolina-committed 2023 MIF/3B Kate Bubela went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and Purdue-bound MIF Sage Scarmardo went 1 for 2 with two RBIs as #27 Bombers Gold National-Burgess beat Turnin2-Kish, 12-0. Notify me by email of all message replies. I have never felt threatened by any Chicago Bomber team. We do not travel to Colorado because the Bombers focus is the Midwest region. Posted by Middle school paper on March 2, 2023, 8:04 am, in reply to "Iowa premier" 16u 2022 Softball . "The friends you make in the game is what makes it special.". We'd tell them take the mitts off! Chicago Bombers ODM Testing | OnDeck Softball Chicago Bombers ODM Testing ODM Events Schedule Chicago Bombers ODM Testing Post Testing Day: ODM Results - Numbers will be posted to your profile 1 week after the Testing. We work on fast twitch muscle and that translates to the college game. "It's all about trying to throw the batter off and getting him to think too much out there.". Colleen McCue St Ambrose University 2018 Official page of the Chicago Bombers '10 travel softball team. For those interested in a more competitive experience, check out our Bash Bombers travel program. , Indiana State-bound OF/MIF Raigan LaMar went 2 for 3, Eastern Illinois-committed OF/MIF Hannah Taylor drove in two runs, George Washington-committed 2023 P/2B/SS Erin Hoehn struck out six in three innings and Louisville-committed 2023 CF/UT Char Lorenz threw out a runner at the plate to end the game as #39 Indiana Magic Gold-LaMar beat Gametime Premier-Self, 3-2. We believe in focusing on competition at the highest level as well as utilizing data and analytics to further the development of our players. Our purpose is threefold: 1) help girls develop their softball skills to the fullest by surrounding them with female role models and teachers who are ex college fastpitch softball players, 2) help our girls understand the direct correlation between hard work and success and the control they have in the process, and 3) to prepare the girls for entrance to and playing softball in high school and college. . , 2025 C/SS Brianna Rodela went 3 for 4 with three runs and two stolen bases, 2023 OF Jordyn Ferrandino went 2 for 4 with two runs, 2023 C/1B/3B/OF Izabella Chavez went 2 for 2 with two runs and two RBIs, William Penn-bound UT Lexi DeLeon went 3 for 3 with a triple and two runs and 2022OF/SS Isabella Burdenski went 2 for 3 with a triple and an RBI as #16 Breakers Labs-Bobby outslugged Texas Glory Naudin, 13-12. Softball showcases generally last 8-10 hours, with a break for lunch in-between. The Hall of Fame has inducted more than 700 players and teams since 1995. , Bowdoin College-bound 2B/OF Anika Ewert went 4 for 4, Portland State-committed 2023 SS Brooke Subia went 3 for 4 and 2024 OF/2B Kiara Cisneros went 2 for 4 wit three RBIs for #72 OC Batbusters-Lara in a 6-3 win over #49 Batbusters-Gomes. In addition to the bare-handed nature of the game, 16-inch softball has other unique quirks. "People were fascinated by it. 3 Jordan Albright Carthadge College 2019 They used to go by the Bash Bombers. Chicago does get the game, however. TOURNAMENTS; TOURNAMENT ORGANIZATIONS; . Although they lost they fought to the end and gave everything they had. Maura Small St Ambrose University 2020, Sam Raspopovich University of St Francis 2019 ,MI, New Lenox All of our players get a complimentary membership to Bash to continue to train outside of Bombers practices. Congratulations Ladies! Notify me by email of all message replies. "I tell ya, the Pulitzer Prize doesn't even compare.". Bullpen Tournaments, Powered by Playbook365 With that being said, there is phenomenal competition within the Midwest. Celebrities, sports stars and those in the media also played the game. ", While not as popular as it was during the 20th Century, it's still a staple in Chicago and its suburbs from April through November. Here are some of Mondays highlights (All Rankings Extra Elite Eighty Club Rankings): UCLA-bound SS/3B Jordan Woolery went 3 for 3 with a run and four RBIs as #1 Athletics Mercado-Smith knocked off NM Suncats-Gandert, 8-0. The team was running on fumes but each player offered up to Manager Ralph, I am good to go! "You play in the parking lot with a keg on the side, and the team that wins buys the keg," Rowan said. Of course, playing without gloves can be hazardous. The vast majority of our players do play college softball either in Illinois, or one to three states over from any direction. Posted by Parent on March 2, 2023, 9:26 am, in reply to "Iowa premier" Our players will discover, firsthand, that hard work and dedication to themselves and their team will translate into success on the field, a formula that will translate to all aspects of their lives. Jul 16 - 17, 2021 St. Charles, IL Download App Notifications Share Places Install the mobile app for this event at: tourneymachine.com Share This Tournament Link Copy . Olivia Blood Augustana College 2020 Learn more Camps and Clinics. Our girls went 4 1 during the Saturday bracket games to advance to the Final Four on Sunday. , Kansas-bound OF Ainslee Linduff went 3 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs to lift #21 Aces Fastpitch Club to a 4-3 victory over Louisiana Bombers-Albert. Chicago Bombers 16u National. , LSU-committed 2023 OF/1B/3B Tori Edwards hit a two-run home run, Oklahoma State-bound OF/1B/2B/SS Haidyn Sokoloski went 2 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs, Mississippi State-bound MIF/OF Macy Graf went 1 for 2 with a run and an RBI and Baylor-bound RHP/3B Rylee Crandall struck out six in five innings to lead #13 Texas Glory-Shelton past Firecrackers Brashear-Hicks, 9-0. TN Fury National 2024-Groenewoud 11, Colorado Softball Academy-Paige 0; SECOND ROUND. Sunday began pool play, where the men over the next few days compiled a 4-2 record and finished ranked #27 out of 106 teams from around the country. "It's a really unique game to our area," she said. Abbie Caskey Lake Forest College 2020 Bill "Cav" Cavanaugh, a 73-year-old Chicagoan who still pitches and manages for various 16-inch softball league teams in the area, started playing the game over 60 years ago when he was growing up in the West Englewood neighborhood, a community which was then predominantly German, Irish and Italian. After yourcomplimentary month, a $20 annual fee is required for numbers to appear on the leaderboard. The team arrived on friday and began their pin trading with many teams from across the country. Megan Hernandez Alverno College 2015 "A Yale alumni got excited and threw a boxing glove at a nearby Harvard supporter. If you are are a high school student, who has good grades, is a good athlete and talented softball player, the Illinois Bombers may be a fit for you. 1. I still remember the morning sunrise and the dew on the field at the 2004 CABA World Series , playing catch with my son and watching the other dads do the same. 24 per Age Division. These changes are subject to approval. National Softball Hall of Fame and Museum 2801 Northeast 50th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73111 (405) 424-5266 Website : https://www.teamusa.org/usa-softball/national-softball-hall-of-fame Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday: Check USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex for weekend hours , Arizona-bound RHP Sydney Somerndike struck out the first 10 batters she faced, UC Santa Barbara-bound 2B/OF/UT Jazzy Santos went 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs and UCLA-committed C/IF Addison Mettler went 2 for 3 with a homer and four RBIs to help #17 Firecrackers-Rico defeat EC Bullets-Prairie, 10-2. "The 16-inch softball leagues in Chicago added the 11th man sometime in the early 1980s," Rowan said. This org was not the Bombers franchise you are thinking off. "It's an incredible game. Seems pretty simple to me. We have played across the country from Arizona to New York. Not sure what age group? I wish all players and their families the best of luck. For years I enjoyed the friendships, training the kids, and all the good things that come with coaching. There have been so many star players and teams that the softball community had to create a Hall of Fame and museum. Thousands of Chicagoans are familiar with this brawny cousin to baseball and 12-inch softball, played in parks and playgrounds throughout the Chicagoland area and celebrated as a Windy City tradition in movies like "About Last Night". Various softball leagues were organized during the 1930s and '40s, and the game became a popular spectator sport for fans. , Duke-committed 2023 OF Amiah Burgess, Cornell-bound OF/2B Kate Callaway and Southern Miss-bound MIF Paris Ferguson each went 2 for 2 with two RBIs and Incarnate Word-bound C/3B/1B Jasmine Sierra homered to help #73 Prolific Fastpitch-Vaughn defeat Firecrackers AZ-Guadian/Drewry, 12-0. Many of the top 16U and 18U teams in the nation went to Indianapolis, IN, this week for the Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series 2. Bombers Fastpitch Partners With Industry Leading Tech Companies #BombersAllAccess Podcast Bombers All Access Ep2 Podcast Bombers All Access Ep1 Championships & History Building Champions Since 2001 Bombers Alumni Recent Commitments get Your Gear Bombers Team Store Shop Gear New balance Shop #LeavenoDoubt About The Bombers Find Out How Get Social! , 2024 P Neveah Watkins pitched a shutout with seven strikeouts and Campbell-bound C Aubrey Hutzler 2024 P/1B Kaylee Cuevas each had two hits and two RBIs to lead #79 Impact Gold National-Rodriguez to a 9-0 win over Glory Adkins Gold. I received many texts from Bombers Alumni and parents congratulating this team on their success. The Showroom GD can rope up local Texas Glory too and still won't have the horses to field a premier infield. "In 12-inch you have to have a faster swing, but in 16-inch softball if you know how to place the ball, you can adjust your swing and hit it wherever you want," McElligott said. Without you we would have never had the success we had. Our girls battled the heat and their peers through five grueling games on Sunday to take 1st place at Inwood Sports Complex in Joliet. Our HomeThe Bombers are affiliated with BASH Sports Academy. Thinking to myself how great this is. Despite its generation appeal in Chicago, 16-inch softball has had limited appeal elsewhere. "I've played on traveling 12-inch softball teams and we'd always bring a 16-inch ball with us," says Joanie McElligott, a longtime 16-inch softball player and manager. , UCLA-bound C/1B Alexis Ramirez went 2 for 3 with two RBIs, Oklahoma-committed 2023 LF Ella Parker went 3 for 4 with two runs and an RBI, 2025 CF Kai Minor went 2 for 2 with two runs, Arizona-committed 2023 MIF/OF Regan Shockey went 3 for 4 with two runs and an RBI, Oklahoma-bound C Jocelyn Erickson went 1 for 3 with a run and three RBIs, SS Ailana Agbayani went 2 for 3 with a run and an RBI and Utah-bound 2B Karlie Davison went 1 for 2 with a run and two RBIs for #8 OC Batbusters-Stith in a 13-1 win over Ohio Hawks National-Harbold. The game is 16-inch softball and it has been a staple of Chicago's outdoor sports season for generations. Despite its looks, you have to be somewhat athletic to play the game. Actors like Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna played it. Name * First Name. Tina Giralamo Carroll University 2012, Jami Shawmeker Benedictine University 2011, Stephanie Popovich Loras College 2010, Rachel Fink Heartland Community College 2009, Brandy Brown University of Dayton, Ohio 2008. Copyright 2023 OnDeck Softball. Shaina Freeland Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology -2020 Message: Re: Iowa premier. , Maryland-bound P Nicole Bodeaux pitched a complete game with seven strikeouts as #23 Impact Gold-Jackson defeated #42 PA Strikers National-Lichtner, 4-1. First Name Last Name Grad Year Pos1 Pos2 Committed; 1: Anna: Rolla: 2023 (Junior) SS: 2B: John A Logan College: 4: Jenna: Ssdler: 2023 (Junior) OF: P: 7: Alyssa . Optional Image URL: ,IL, West Chicago Softball Midwest Pre-National Invitational. But people outside the area just don't get that.". Kimmy Guinn University of Wisconsin River Falls 2018 , Dayton-bound RHP/1B Izzy Kemp tossed a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts, Louisville-committed 2023 OF Ava Venturelli homered and Southern Illinois-bound MIF/OF Jackie Lis had an RBI double as #32 Louisville Lady Sluggers-Huecker beat #55 Virginia Glory National-Willemssen, 2-0. The Bombers currently offer teams in 14U, 10U and 9U age groups. Mobster "Machine Gun" Jack McGurn sponsored a 16-inch team. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Fill out this form to be on Extra Inning Softball notifications list and be the first to get important updates and news specifically for coaches. An email with your scorecard will be sent following the numbers being posted. , Virginia-bound RHP Eden Bigham threw a perfect game with 17 strikeouts, Virginia Tech-bound C Kylie Aldridge had three hits, including a homer, East Carolina-committed 2023 OF Kaleigh Ayscue had three hits as #24 Williamsburg Starz Gold-Bunn defeated EC Bullets-Gerovac, 9-0. Maria Prete Southern Illinois University 2014, Amanda Cooper North Central College 2013 As you can see this was not only a memorable trip but a historical one too! We have had a few special people which have helped substantially to start the Bombers but also keep it running day to day that I owe a special thanks. 1st round losers in bracket play will play an Alliance League Game to meet the game guarantee 72 Teams. Were proud of our roster of professional softball coaches, including Samantha Nikolich, Allie Braden, Aidan Falk, Megan Coronado, Amanda Mener, and Bombers founder, Todd Shraiberg. "They were standing outside and heard Yale beat Harvard," Rowan said. Post a Response Chicago Bombers '06, Chicago, IL. 2617 W. Fletcher Chicago 60618 . Slide 1 Slide 1 (current slide) Slide 2 Slide 2 (current slide) Winter Hours. May 13- 15: NWI / Chicago Super Girls, USSSA 11u Qualifier, Portage, IN, May 27 29: Northern Ice Memorial Day Classic, USSSA 12u Qualifier, Wauconda, IL, June 3 5: STC Silver Hawks State Tournament, USSSA 11u, St Charles, IL, June 11 13: Firebirds Battle on the Bases, USSSA 12u Qualifer, East Moline, IA, June 24 26: Northern IL State Tournament, USSSA 12u, Huntley, IL, July 1 3: Iowa Illinois USSSA State Championship, USSSA 12u, Quad Cities, IA, July 11 17: USSSA Great Lakes Nationals, USSSA 11u, Evansville, IN. Mollie Lovasko Trine University 2014 We'd show them how to play it, and they'd play with their mitts. About Chicago BombersThe Chicago Bombers were created to provide girls in the Chicagoland area an opportunity to play and practice softball in an intense, competitive, fun team environment. And a 1948 "World Series" of 16- inch softball actually drew 15,000 fans to Old Comiskey Park, the home of the White Sox. Posted by @Reporter on March 2, 2023, 10:11 am, in reply to "Iowa premier" Been watching this Bombers team for a while and they have 2 A level pitchers throwing over 60. Chicago, IL, Chicago, Illinois, 60630. Bash News via Email. Bridgeport Bombers Inc. is considered one of the top travel baseball organizations in Chicago Bridgeport Bombers You have Javascript disabled in your browser, this form may not function correctly.Your Name: Enjoy these times with your kids, they will be gone before you know it. National Leaderboard Players numbers will appear on the National Leaderboard by class for 30 days. Illinois Bombers 18u - Pacyga. I think they just brought on a team from Oklahoma too. Illinois Elite College Exposure Softball Program For questions or to tryout, contact Coach Todd Shraiberg by calling(773) 234-2956or email attshraiberg@gmail.com. Our winter training is at Bash, as are any other indoor practices throughout the year. Congratulations Ladies! This is the official page for the Chicago Bombers '06 travel softball team. I wanted to give you enough notice so you can go to other tryouts. The owner of the NFLs Chicago (now Arizona) Cardinal, Charlie Bidwell, actually built a self-named stadium on the South Side solely for organized softball tournaments. Pitching, meanwhile, has its own unique qualities. Chicago Bombers '06, Chicago, IL. An email with your scorecard will be sent following the numbers being posted. Position: C Sec. I will miss standing in the coaches box calling plays, I will miss calling pitches, I will miss the jokes and conversations in the dugout with the players. Seriously, how does this impact you? 60609 Tryout dates and times for the 2016-2017 season . As you can see I specifically left off players names and accomplishments as this was one of the best TEAM efforts we have seen. I am not looking for a thank you or job well done, just letting you know the sun has set on the Bridgeport Bombers.