We are two steps closer to naming a champion for the 15U National Team Championships in Arizona. With the rounds of 32 and 16 finished in Surprise and Peoria, Arizona, eight teams have punched their tickets to the quarterfinals on Sunday.

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Round of 32

Prime Red started the Round of 32 with a bang, throttling Canes CA 21-1 in just three frames after putting up 14 runs in the first and seven in the second. Legacy Baseball Group and Alpha Force won in much more tame fashions, with Legacy beating GBG Navy American 7-3 and Alpha Force beating CBA Utah 3-2 in a one-run bout. To finish the action at the Texas Rangers’ spring training facility in Surprise, TB SoCal beat Canes Arizona after scoring in every inning but one in a 10-6 victory.

At the Kansas City Royals’ facilities, Long Beach Bears shut out Ghost National 6-0 to move on to the round of 16. Two wins by three-run margins were taken by Top Tier Dudes and Bombers Baseball Club. The Dudes downed TB SoCal Evoshield 4-1 while Bombers Baseball Club beat So Cal Birds White 6-3. To wrap up action in the early round at Surprise, Next Level Baseball beat SSC 2027 10-3 after a strong offensive effort, scoring in every frame but one in its six-inning bout.

Team Cal Warriors earned an 11-2 win over Five Star West at the Seattle Mariners’ spring training facility in Peoria. On an adjacent field, Swarm Red Elite National put on an exciting comeback victory against AZBC after plating three in the top of the seventh for a 4-3 win. Meanwhile, BPA shut out California Bucs 11-0 and 5 Star Arizona beat City Baseball Green by a score of 8-1.

At the San Diego Padres’ quad in Peoria, Trosky National comfortably downed Canes Inland Empire by a score of 10-3. Stacked National squeaked by CBA Victus San Diego with a go-ahead run in the fifth frame that earned it a close 6-5 win. Matadors bulled its way past Storm Elite with an 11-3 victory on the next field over after plating six in the fifth inning while CBA Bulldogs National beat Alpha Power 8-5.

Round of 16

Legacy Baseball Black started the Round of 16 with a 6-1 upset victory over Prime Red, the tournament’s then-favorite after holding it to just one run on three hits. After taking a 5-0 lead after a four-run fifth, Legacy hung on for the upset. Alpha Force and TB SoCal were caught in a tight game on the next field over, with TB SoCal winning it 6-5 by mounting a comeback after finding itself in a 4-0 hole.

The Long Beach Bears also found themselves down in their Round of 16 tilt, but responded to a 3-0 deficit with a 7-0 run over the next two frames against Top Tier Dudes. Despite the Dudes plating three in the top of the seventh, the Bears stopped the bleeding just in time to earn a close, 7-6 win. To finish off the round of 16 action in Surprise, Next Level Baseball rocked Bombers Baseball Club in a 14-6 victory. Next Level plated ten by the end of the third, including six in the first frame. Despite Bombers’ strong start, the club couldn’t keep its foot on the gas as it fell into the consolation pool.

At Peoria, Swarm Red Elite downed Team California in an exciting game with a final line of 10-6. Swarm put up nine runs by the fourth frame and even though Team California plated four in the sixth, Swarm held on for the four-run win. 5 Star Arizona edged out a close win over BPA, claiming a 4-3 victory after going back-and-forth with its opponents in an exciting game.

On the other fields at Peoria, Stacked National and Trosky National were locked in an epic shootout, one in which Trosky came out victorious. After ten combined runs between the two sides in the first two innings, Trosky clutched out a tough 10-9 win thanks to two go-ahead, seventh-inning runs. Despite its strong win in the earlier slate, Matadors was taken out by CBA Bulldogs in a 13-4 rout that sent the Bulldogs to the quarterfinals on Sunday.