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Way Too Early Top 16 seeds for 18U Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series

by: Softball America04/16/24
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Before the 18U Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series (AFCS) kicks off in Westfield & Kokomo, Ind. on July 21-28, 2024. We’ve projected what the Top 16 seeds could be when July rolls around.

Editor’s note: This is based on currently registered Alliance teams only

Seed Team
1 OC Batbusters Stith
2 Aces Fastpitch
3 Impact Gold Jackson
4 Fury Platinum X
5 Corona Angels Tyson
6 Texas Bombers Gold
7 Iowa Premier Gold
8 FC Select Rico/Brashear
9 18U Texas Glory
10 Oklahoma Athletics Madden/Clemmer
11 Tampa Mustangs Rene
12 VA Glory Willemssen
13 Epic National 18U Smith
14 Louisville Lady Sluggers
15 Indiana Magic Gold
16 OC Batbusters Stith Black

Other teams in consideration: Batbusters Gomes, OC Batbusters Lara, Turnin2 Maloney, Athletics Mercado Cook, Extreme Elite, Team PA Hall, Crossfire Dwyer, Athletics Mercado AZ Mo, 18U Heartbreakers

FIND ALL ALLIANCE REGISTERED TEAMS HERE

The back-to-back defending champions OC Batbusters Stith lead the pack as they return the AFCS Co-MVPs Sophi Bordi (Oklahoma signee) & Jada Villegas (BYU signee) from last year’s tournament. Kai Minor, Oklahoma commit and Softball America’s Top-Rated position player of the 2025 class, headlines the offense.

Last season’s AFCS runner-up Aces Fastpitch sits behind OC Batbusters Stith in the second spot with 2025 Oklahoma commits Allyssa Parker, Lexi McDaniel and 2025 Missouri pledge Sid Forrester leading the way. 

Impact Gold Jackson, Texas Bombers Gold, FC Select Rico/Brashear and Oklahoma Athletics Madden/Clemmer are seen as Top 10 seeds looking to improve on last season’s finishes. 

  • The AFCS Seeding Committee spearheaded by Derek Allister will seed the Top 32 teams in the 18u, 16u and 14u divisions. These seeds are then placed into 16 Regional Brackets.
    • AFCS Format
      • 16 Regional Brackets seeded
      • Top 2 teams in each Regional Bracket advance to Tier I Super Regionals
      • The next 2 teams in each Regional Bracket advance to Tier II Super Regionals
      • The remaining teams in each Regional Bracket advance to Tier III Super Regionals
      • Super Regional Champion advances to Elite 8 for each Tier
      • Elite 8 is played exactly like the WCWS
      • Top 2 teams in each age division and Tier will play a best of 3 National Championship

The AFCS format emulates the NCAA Softball Post Season helping prepare our athletes for the next level. A National Champion is crowned at each age level and Tier from 10U to 18U.

Every season, teams must earn a berth to the AFCS through Qualifiers and points from our Alliance Rating System. Member Leagues are awarded a specific number of AFCS berths each season. Check your League Schedule and search QUALIFIER under event types to see which events have AFCS berths for your age division.

Earn points all season to help your AFCS Seeding. The AFCS Seeding Committee reviews each team’s resume and seeds the top 32 teams in Regionals for 18U, 16U, and 14U divisions.

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