Day four of the 2024 GOLD National Championships hosted by USA Softball returned to Devon Park
OKLAHOMA CITY—USA Softball welcomed back the GOLD National Championships for day one of bracket play Wednesday at Devon Park. Day four included 21 games across four fields and six time slots for both the 16U and 18U divisions. After a two-hour rain delay suspended play around 11:30 a.m., games resumed around 2:30 p.m. without further disruption.
16U Division
- Mac N Seitz Thunder won their first game of bracket play in run rule fashion after 6 innings of play against Oklahoma Athletics Platinum 09- Kudrna
- Rock Gold Waye Nationals also won their first game of bracket play in run rule fashion after 6 innings of play against NW Rampage Searight
- Oklahoma Blaze scattered 4 hits to secure a 2-1 victory over the Hawaii Strikers
- Gametime 27/28 National- Osuna secured their first win of bracket play over Impact Gold Soliz led by a strong pitching appearance by Avery Bates
- Brooklyn Bertoncino contributed offensively by providing her team with 4 of their 9 total hits in the second game Mac N Seitz played in bracket play despite falling short to the Oklahoma Athletics 07 Premier- McFadden
- Greenwave Elite defeated Rock Gold Waye National led by Ava Hughes and Lilly Rynearson who recorded a triple and two doubles respectively
- Gametime 27/28 National- Osuna blasted 13 hits in their second bracket play victory of the day after defeating Oklahoma Blaze
- Louisiana Voodoo put up 11 runs offensively in their win over Gametime LC Premier
Final Scores
- Mac N Seitz Thunder 9, Oklahoma Athletics Platinum 08- Kudrna 1
- Rock Gold Waye Nationals 14, NW Rampage 16A Searight 5
- Oklahoma Blaze 16U Gold 2, Hawaii Strikers 1
- Gametime 27/28 National- Osuna 8, Impact Gold Soliz 5
- Gametime LC Premier 7, Oklahoma Pure Fastpitch Williams/ Linsenmeyer 4
- Oklahoma Athletics 07 Premier-McFadden 5, Mac N Seitz Thunder 1
- Greenwave Elite 9, Rock Gold Waye Nationals 8
- Gametime 27/28 National- Osuna 7, Oklahoma Blaze 16U Gold 6
- Louisiana Voodoo 16U- Barksdale 11, Game time LC Premier 4
18U Division
- A combined 3 hitter pitching performance by Riley Buchanan and teammate Brittani Murray led the Oklahoma Pure Linsenmeyer to victory over the East Coast Titans
- Oklahoma Athletics 18U Premier- Stanley blasted 13 hits to defeat NW Vandals Trickel in their first games of the day
- Oklahoma Pure Fastpitch Melson 05 Premier also notched 13 hits in their victory over Oklahoma Exclusive 07 National Parker
- In 8 innings, the Oklahoma Pure Fastpitch Melson scored 10 runs to defeat the Oklahoma Athletics 18U Premier- Coleman led by a M Nance homerun who also had 4 total bases in the matchup
- In 6 innings the Nebraska Quakes National 18U- Jonas defeated the Louisiana Voodoo in the night cap game
Final Scores:
- Oklahoma Pure Fastpitch Linsenmeyer 18U 2 , East Coast Titans 18U 0
- Arkansas Firecrackers 18U- Lemley 4, Colorado Softball Academy 3
- Oklahoma Athletics 18U Premier- Stanley 5, NW Vandals 18A 1
- Oklahoma Athletics Premier 18U Coleman 5, Indiana Gators- Rupert 1
- Oklahoma Pure Fastpitch- Melson 05 Premier 18U 5, Oklahoma Exclusive 07 National Parker, 5 (8 innings)
- Louisiana Voodoo 18U 6, FIREBALLS Xtreme 1
- Nebraska Quakes National 18U Jonas 12, Oklahoma Exclusive 18U Premier- Abrams
- Rock Gold Waye 5, Oklahoma Pure Fastpitch Linsenmeyer 18U 2
- Oklahoma Athletics 18U Premier- Stanley 5, Arkansas Firecrackers 18U- Lemley 2
- Oklahoma Pure Fastpitch Melson Premier 18U 10, Oklahoma Athletics Premier 18U Coleman 9
- Oklahoma Exclusive 07 National- Parker 6, Indiana Gators- Rupert 5
- Nebraska Quakes National 18U Jonas 8, Louisiana Voodoo 18U 0 (6 Innings)
Stat Leaders
Hitting:
- Brooklyn Bertoncino recorded 6 hits, 2 doubles, 1 triple, and 10 total bases on the day
- Julie Hoehner marked a .917 on base percentage
- Faith Smith, Zoey Carpenter, Jocelyn Rogers, Hannah Kimbrell, and Kylie Thomas all had home runs on the day in the 16U division
- Reagan Dreibelbis recorded 10 RBIs for the Nebraska Quakes
- Reagan Dreibelbis, Claira McGee, Madison Nance, Marley Speer, and Laken Golden all recorded home runs in the 18U division
Pitching:
- Chloe Krey led the way with 23 strikeouts followed by Lily Pullen with 21 strikeouts on the day in the 16U division
- Hannah Jones marked a 0.00 ERA on the day in 16U
- In 18U division, Kayla Giardina fanned 32 batters
- Monica Coats, Carley Ernst, and Brooke Janning recorded a perfect 0.00 ERA in the 18U division
USA Softball extends a warm welcome to all participating teams and wishes them the best of luck in the upcoming games. Stay tuned for more updates and highlights from the 2024 GOLD National Championships at Devon Park.
