18U LLG Team of college prospects/commits; 2019 16U USA NC State Runner Up & USA Nat’l
#7
overall; 2021 18U USA NC Co-Champion, 2023 AFONationals Top 5 Finish
We have just learned that a sister of one of our players has contracted COVID-19. She is a medical worker with a compromised immune system-sacrificing every day to help others. We ask that you lift her and her family up in your prayers. 🙏🙏
More big news! Our ‘21 Catcher, Maggie Knight, has committed to continue her softball career and education at Chattanooga State! The Tigers 🐅 got themselves a powerful player and fabulous teammate!!
#LLGthetrendcontinues
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Onto our 2023s!!
We are so proud of our RHP who can swing it, Anna Dew on her verbal commitment to Elon University! Anna will be a Phoenix, wearing the maroon and gold in 2 short years. Coach Bo and her staff are getting a hardworking, talented player and teammate.
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Congrats to our ‘21 RHP Delayna Bryant on her commitment to play for Coach Matthews and to continue her education at Belmont University! D is so excited and can’t wait to head to a Nashville. Go Bruins!!
#LLGthetrendcontinues
#committed
More good news! Congrats to '21 infielder Haliegh Palmer for committing to further her academics & play softball for Louisburg College! Coach Lee, Coach Lippard & the Hurricanes are getting a super coachable athlete w/a golden glove! ⚡️💪
@CoachLee_LC
@sara_lippard13
@HalieghShea
And more good news! Bethany Dobias received her acceptance letter to Western Carolina University. She will be playing ball and is in the running to be a part of the honors program. She definitely earned all of it. 👏⚡️💪
A few days late, but in all fairness, I am still in denial that this ⚡️girl is 18 😭 and leaving at the end of the summer to begin her fabulous collegiate career at WCU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of my favorite people of all time, Bethany Dobias! You bring so much to our team.💕
Summit is about building strong bonds, and lifelong friendships. We aren’t just a softball org, we are a family.
First day of play we were working through the “new team” kinks. So much to look forward to this year with a great group of talent.
#FamiLLGY
What a weekend!
Celebrated our seniors ✅
Learned a ton from our world renowned guest speaker about mental toughness ✅
Loved team bonding activities ✅
Had a blast hanging out with our ⚡️sisters ✅
Balled out in mini camp games ✅
Well rested 👎
#getstruck
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#ILEAP
#lightsout
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our AMAZING coach, BROOK DEMARCO!!! Thank you for everything. We all love you so so much!! Hope you have an awesome day!🎉🎉
#LightsOut
We are so excited to welcome ‘21 RH hurler Delayna Bryant to our team! D isn’t just a stud on the mound; she’s also super smart (28 ACT)! ⚡️⚡️🔵🟡🥎🥎
#RiseAs1
Congratulations to Olivia de Hesselle ('21 OF/Corner & NYU commit) for being recognized by the Coaching Staff during our 5th Annual LLG Summit! She was recognized for her Team Leadership. Go Liv! ⚡️💪
#famiLLGy
#leadership
@livdehesselle
Help me in welcoming one of our newest additions to our team! Welcome to the LLG organization! Can’t wait to see your impact on our community
#Lightsout
#LLG
#ILEAP
Our ‘22 MI Makenzie Taylor is celebrating her day after Christmas birthday today. That means double presents! We hope your day is terrific! Happy birthday! 🎈🎉🎂
@kenzie_taylor03
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Proud of this crew for our first outing of the season! Came up just short in extra innings in the
@USASoftballNC
state tournament. 7 games in 36 hours and we gave it our all!! A very hard fought third place finish.
#getstruck
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#ILEAP
#LightsOut
So proud of our 18U LLG Demarini Platinum Squad bringing home the JO Cup!! 🏆Couldn’t be more proud of former LLG-D baller Bethany Dobias & special shout out to our ⚡️Molly Lawson’s older sis, Maddy and their team!! Congrats to Coaches John Corn & Shane Sherlund—well done!! ⚡️💪
Another ⚡️⚡️ signee!! Congrats to Sarah Rice for signing her
#NLI
w/Coach Mandy Sansbury & University of Mount Olive. Sarah is super hardworking & one of the nicest people around! 😉 We're excited to watch you continue your success at the next level.
#LLGthetrendcontinues
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Congrats to our two ‘24 speedsters for being identified as phenomenal players in NC during the USA High Performance tryout and being selected for the USA High Performance Program!
Way to go Lauren Vanderpool (MI/OF L/R) and Morgan Weaver (slapper/OF L/L)!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🥎🥎⚡️⚡️💪💪
Today when we showed up to the field for practice, there was a youth softball team practicing. So we jumped in and helped teach them some of our skills! Passing on our knowledge of the game and helping these girls be better softball players.
#getstruck
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We are so proud to announce that ‘22 power hitting RHP/Corner ⚡️
@Reagan_Stewart7
has committed to continue her fastpitch career at North Greenville University!! Congrats to Rea and the Stewart fam!
#GetStruck
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👀 at our ‘23 UT,
@Mollyylawsonn
with the 🔥bat, also doing big things off the field!! Congrats on being inducted into National Honor Society!
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The fields were rough, the weather was frigid but our pitching was 🔥
Got to play some great competition down in ATL. Can’t wait for next season when the temps are above freezing again!
Thank you to all the college coaches that came and braved the conditions with us!
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Capped it off with a 6-1 at UNC-W’s stadium. Undefeated at the shore! Thank you
@TierOneFP
@UNCWsoftball
for hosting and all of the coaches that worked with our team this weekend.
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After 2 weather delays and competing in an intense game with Indy Crush Premier, WE ARE THE BRACKET G CHAMPS!
90+ teams started and we are one of only 8 teams left that are undefeated!!! See you in the Championship bracket tomorrow 9:45 on NMB 3!
@TCSFastpitch
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#getstruck
And that’s a wrap on fall ball! This crew finished with a 3-1-1 record down at Veterans in Georgia. More importantly, they worked out kinks, leaders stepped up, and bonded so that we are ready to hit the ground running come spring/summer!!
#getstruck
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***Commitment Alert***
Bethany Dobias, our 1B/OF graduating in 2021, has made her verbal commitment to continue her education & softball career at Western Carolina University. We are so very proud and excited for you, Bethany! Coach Clift &
@WCUsoftball
, you've got a great one!
Extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to play softball at Western Carolina University! Huge thanks to my family, coaches, and friends who supported me throughout the way!
#CLAWSUP
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We finished the weekend 5-1, taking 2nd place in the ACFL Summer Starter. Our bats were on 🔥as we scored 58 runs while allowing 12. And congratulations to
@Courtneym_2004
with her championship game 💣.
@StarzGold
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#getstruck
👏👏 Congrats
@tarynrmassey
!! We are so proud of you and share in your excitement. 🐺
@PackSoftball
is getting a 💪baller and an incredibly hard working, loyal, determined athlete and human!
#getstruck
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58 great teams from all over the US started the
#USASoftball
16U National Championships on Sunday. 8 are still standing. And we're one of them! Our girls won 5 games back-to-back w/out a break in the VA heat today to get here. So proud of this team!
#LLGStrong
#TrustinWe
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Congrats to our ‘22 RHP/corner with the BIG bat,
@Reagan_Stewart7
signing her NLI to play for NGU! We are so proud of you and can’t wait to watch you continue your success on the field and in the classroom for Coach Hall and Coach Madden!
After a rough start with losses to Team Long Island and Tri-State Thunder Gold, we finished the day strong with a win over WM Starz Gold Bunn. We enjoyed the strong competition and are back at it tomorrow, 9:40am vs VA Glory Willemssen! 🎗
@GlorySOC
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#getstruck
Check this out! We’re humbled to be a part of the USA Softball 18U Gold Power Rankings among so many strong teams nationally. It was definitely a special season. ⚡️💪
#famiLLGy
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Our team played w/
#grit
today to earn their spot in the 16U
#USAsoftball
NC State Championship game today. They finished State Runner Up, outscoring opponents 33-13 for the tourney & also earning their berth for Nationals in Salem, VA. We're proud of these ladies.
#trustinWe
The early bird gets the worm…. Coming off a 3-0 day on Saturday! Getting ready to roll into our first bracket game of the day. Looking to keep the momentum going 💪🏼⚡️.
#getstruck
Please say a prayer for our brave & fearless⚡️Liv who broke her hand diving during warm ups at our first event of the season. 😢 She’ll have surgery soon. She’s a strong leader & exemplifies everything LLG stands for. Thinking of you, Liv, & hoping to have you back healthy soon.
We were 2-0 against super tough competition at the LLG Summit today. Congrats to '22 RHP/Corner Kenley Jackson and '21 Catcher & Chat State commit Maggie Knight who both hit home runs in game play today. ⚡️💪💣💣
#dinger
#dinger
#famiLLGy
@jackson_kenley
@maggie_knight10
What a finish, what a week, what a season. Top 5 finish at
@AllianceOpenNat
and some of our best performances of the season. Always bittersweet when summer season comes to a close. Saying goodbye to our seniors was particularly hard this year!
#lightsout
And so summer travel ball comes to an end at USA Softball
#Nationals
. We sent 3 really good teams home today, and then a solid Birmingham Vipers team did the same to us -- winning 6-5. Couldn’t ask for a better bunch of athletes who left everything on the field. We did
#RiseAs1
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A little late, but we are so proud of Bethany Dobias for inking her NLI with Western Carolina Catamounts. Bethany now plays with our Demarini Platinum Squad and we miss her talent and spirit everyday! Coach Clift is getting a great one!! 👏👏⚡️⚡️🔵🟡
Thank you Coach Mandy and your staff at UMO for a great visit! ‘22 MI/OF Dalia Rabitz enjoyed touring the campus and learning more about your school and program!
@CoachMandy13
@DaliaRabitz
Congrats to our ⚡️⚡️Haliegh Palmer on her signing with Louisburg College! Coach Lee is getting a 🥇🥇golden glove. We are so proud of you Haliegh and can’t wait to watch you do BIG things at the next level!
#LLGthetrendcontinues
Blown away by the wisdom of Coach Dixon on tonight’s LLG Leadership session. Her absolutely incredible feats and inspirational stories almost brought me to tears. THANK YOU for tonight, but more importantly, thank you for paving the road for equal access for women in sports. WOW!
1-2 on the day! Proud of our girls for not giving up! Rallied together, push hard, overcame challenges, and in the end succeeded!
Catch us back at it again tomorrow morning at 11:30am Field 14!!
#Lightsout
#ILEAP
#LLG
Headed to Henrico, VA this weekend to play in the Starz Gold Showcase. Can't wait to see this group out on the field together! ⚡️💪
Our first game is Saturday at 1pm vs. Williamsburg Starz Bunn at Dorey Park (Field 1). Let's bring it, Ladies!
#RiseAs1
#famiLLGy
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We had the best time today getting in work with
@LadyLightningG3
today! It was a great first scrimmage for the season! Can’t wait to see where we end up this year!!!
#ILEAP
#Hardwork
Huge thanks to Coach Barb Sherwood for an amazing camp today! We loved the situational drills and especially appreciated the focus on TEAM. Learned so much! Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
#grateful
#famiLLGy
@BSherSB
Here's an update on our teammate's sister, a nurse who has been home quarantined w/COVID-19. Her fever has finally broken and she's now able to keep food and fluid down! Thanks to all for the continued prayers.
#onesoftballfamily
Look who’s 16 today-‘24 C/1B Bella Noble
@BellaNoble2024
! Even though she’s newly 16, this kid is a beast!! ⚡️⚡️💪💪
Have a great day celebrating!
#getstruck
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We are ecstatic to announce that our 2021 RHP Sarah Rice has verbally committed to continue playing ball and further her academics at University of Mount Olive! Coach Sansbury, you’re getting a great one! Sarah, we’re thrilled for you!
#committed
Weather issues down here in GA didn’t stop us from enjoying some team bonding over a competitive game of laser tag!
Back at it @ 8am and 9:40am at Twin Creeks Park
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#ILEAP
#LightsOut
If you see our ⚡️girl
@PeytonEckert23
today wish her a happy birthday! 🎂
Ringing in year 18 with some 🔥HS stats:
60 inning pitched
138 strikeouts-most in the state!
2 earned runs and 0.23 ERA
Opponents batting average is a measly .075
Keep it going, P!!
#getstruck
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#ILEAP
There were so many great lessons learned at the LLG minicamp this weekend. What did the polar plunge teach us? “To be outstanding: get comfortable with being uncomfortable.”
#WeAreInThisTogether
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What a fantastic kick off to our spring/summer season.
#LLGminicamp
never disappoints ⚡️💪! The memories... the bonding... the competition... the speakers... and the senior speeches... wow! Thx Coach John Corn for your tireless work to make this event a huge success every year.
1-1 on the day to end our time at Show Me the Money. Proud of how our girls rallied at the end of game one and never gave up!! This group has
#GRIT
Happy birthday to 2 of our players!
#ILEAP
#Lightsout
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