Update!!!!! 🚨🚨🚨🚨
You can now follow former Head Coach Mike Wallace as he joins the coaching staff at Western Michigan University @WMUSoftball as an Assistant Coach (Hitting/Offense) and Recruiting Coordinator
Follow Coach Mike at @Coachwallace29#BroncosReign
Devastated at the news of the passing of one of my good friends @CoachJohnGarris One of the kindest people that touched many lives on & off the softball field You were truly 1 of a kind Rest easy my friend, you will be missed more than you know! 🙏💔😔🥎
🧨🧨Thank you !🧨🧨
Thank you to all the players, families and coaches for the past 11 years as Firecrackers and many years before in other organizations.
My time to move on from travel softball has come. I’m retiring.
The appropriate level of gratitude and appreciation for my players and all associated with my program over the years really can never be expressed.
But…it’s time to do other things. Time to close the chapter of travel ball.
I thank you all, I wish you all the absolute best.
Signing off -
Mike
PGF Nationals - Day 1 &2
Game 1 - Win
Score - 14-0
Game 2 - Tie
Score 3-3
Game 3 - Win
Score 1-0
Pool Winners
Bracket Game 1 - Tuesday at 2:45pm
2027 SS/C Avery Heil @avery_heil went 2-3 w/ RBI and a great catch / play in the OF ( injury help)
2025 P/Bat Kaitlyn Pallozzi (Alabama) @KaitlynPallozzi threw a 1 Hit shutout with 12K’s ( 4 inning game ) in a 14-0 win over Dirt Dogs- Vazquez in Game 1
KP then threw a 2 hit complete game shutout in game 3 against Grapes - Merida - KP had 13k’s
2025 SS/3rd Siena Snyder (Michigan) @siena_snyder went 5-9 at the plate w/ 2RBI
2025 CF Maddy Anson (Kentucky) @maddyanson2025 went 5-10 with a HR and 2 Doubles - 3 RBI, 4 runs - Maddy hit the first pitch of game 1 over the fence
2025 C Sydney Hastings (Michigan) @sydhastings_18 went 5-10 with 3 doubles and scored 4 times -
2026 P/ Bat Amanda Thompson (Harvard) @MandaThompson26 has struck out 7 of the 10 batters she has faced - hit a HR and has 3 RBI.
@FirecrackersWa1 are sitting in first place in our pool after our first two games @PGFnetwork Nationals 2025. I had a good day on the mound and hit this one over the fence for three runs! Game 3 is at 8 AM! Let's Gooo! @coachjennyrohn
TC USA Nationals -18u
Finish: 5th
Record: 5-1
Pool E Winners
Tournament ended with a 1-0 loss.
2025 SS/3rd Siena Snyder (Michigan) @siena_snyder - .467, (1) HR, 6RBI, 5 Runs, 4 walks - Siena was SPECIAL at 3rd base - locked it down.
2025 C Sydney Hastings @sydhastings_18 (Michigan) - .467, (2) HR, 6RBI, 5 Runs, 4 Walks - no straight steal attempts on her.
2025 P/Bat - Kaitlyn Pallozzi @KaitlynPallozzi (Alabama) - 2 wins , .667 ERA , (2) HR (including game winning walk off), 2 RBI
2026 P/ Bat Amanda Thompson @MandaThompson26 (Harvard) - 3 wins, 2HR, 6 RBI - Pitched back to back wins in 100 degree heat and humidity
2025 CF Maddy Anson @maddyanson2025 (Kentucky)
.400, 2 HR, 6RBI, 5 Runs - Lock down Centerfield
Back at it for PGF Premier 18u Nationals starting tomorrow !
See you at the BEACH!!🏖️
Having a great time in St. Louis at Triple Crown Nationals with @FirecrackersWa1 We are currently 3 - 0. I pitched game two, threw 63 K's of 86 pitches! 3 Hits, 1 Run, 1 ER, 9 Ks, 1 Walk! And hit a homerun! Next game 10:15 @coachjennyrohn
TC US Nationals - July 14-17
Chesterfield Athletic Complex
17925 N Outer 40 Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63005
United States
July 14
Game 1 - 8am - Field E2
Game 2 - 12pm - Field E2
Brackets - TBD
TCS Colorado Sparkler - 18u National Power Pool
Record: 4-3
Pretty typical first weekend of softball together type results - In our first summer of 2025 event of summer we were up and down.
It was very encouraging to see us not playing well in close games and still in very tight games with teams that finished Top 8 - we will clean it up and go from there. 😉
Since it was weekend 1 we will grade it out as a B-
A lot of woulda, coulda, shoulda.
Next Up:
TC US Nationals - St. Louis
July 14 - 17
Game 2 Bracket - TCS Colorado Sparkler Power Pool 18u
Result: Loss
Score: 7-5
Not our best game, but there was some bright spots -
2028 OF Kam Stankus @Kam_Stankus24 - The kid is the real deal 💯 - Kam went 4-4 with a homerun and an RBI
Kam is now hitting .550 (2) Homeruns, 5 RBI and 6 runs for the tournament
2025 OF Megan Lodge (Lehigh) @meganlodge2025 went 2-3 with 2RBI
2025 SS Kate Stephens @kate5stephens ( Maryland ) had (2) RBI
Bracket Game 3 - 12pm
Bracket Game 1 - TCS Colorado Sparkler 18u Power Pool
Outcome: Win
Score: 9-1
Team was led by the Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year, Baby Magic, The Mayor Maddy, and a Future Bronco
2025 RHP Kaitlyn Pallozzi (Alabama) @KaitlynPallozzi complete game 2 hitter - 10k’s in the run rule shortened game
2028 OF Kam Stankus @Kam_Stankus24 went 3-4 with 3 RBI
2025 CF Maddy Anson ( Kentucky) @maddyanson2025 went 3-4 with a homerun and 3 RBI
2026 1st Kennedy Halverson (Western Michigan) went 1-2 with 3 RBI .. and a diving catch on a bunt.
Bracket game 2: Tonight 8pm
Games 3 & 4 - Colorado Sparkler National Power Pool
1st place in Pool Play - #1 Seed
Game 3: Win
2026 RHP Shannon McAuliffe @shannonthecann7 goes the complete game and gets the win in a huge match up in pool play - giving up 3 earned runs on 5 hits -
2028 OF Kamryn Stankus @Kam_Stankus24 hits the walk off homerun to win the game! Kam with time expired on an 0-2 pitch laced a line drive down the left field line that a diving defender was unable to catch - Kam sped around the bases and ended the game!
2025 SS Kate Stephens @kate5stephens (Maryland) went 2-2 with an RBI
Game 4: Loss
2025 P/DP - Kaitlyn Pallozzi @KaitlynPallozzi (Alabama) went 2-3 with 2 RBI
2025 CF Maddy Anson @maddyanson2025 (Kentucky) sent 1-3 with an RBI
2025 SS/3rd Siena Snyder @siena_snyder (Michigan) went 1-2 with an RBI
2025 C Sydney Hastings ( Michigan) @sydhastings_18 with a perfect suicide squeeze and RBI
Brackets: Tomorrow
12pm on field A2