PG Softball World Series (Nationals)
July 11 - 13, 2025
Chesterfield, MO
Eighteen teams, spread across two divisions, arrived at the Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex to compete for the World Series title in a double elimination format. With several college coaches in attendance, the young ladies highlighted their skills over the three days and when all was said and done, the Fury Platinum National KV in the 16u Division, and Lunachix ‘07 in the 18u Division, took home the gold rings and championship banners. Below are observations from our on-site scout on some of the tournament top performers.
16U Division
Earning MV-Pitcher was Emma Schwartze (2026 Rolla, MO), a RHP for tournament finalist St. Louis Naturals-Endermuhle. Schwartze, working with a five pitch mix of Fastball, Change-Up, Rise, Curve and Screw, shows hitters a consistent motion and delivery. She has good use of her lower half in the drive phase, with a lively arm whip which helps attribute to nearly all of Schwartse’s pitches having movement. With a nice rise, and a tight spinning, late moving curve, Schwartse worked 19.2 innings and struck out 24, while topping out at 58 mph. Due to the before mentioned movement, at times Schwartse missed her spots and did give up seven base on balls, which did contribute to the four earned runs she allowed. Finishing with a respectable 1.40 ERA and 1.02 WHIP, Schwartse showed the ability to work out of jams and did not allow any big innings. This young lady would appear to have more in the tank, and with increase in velocity will surely translate to her movement pitches being even more dominant. Definitely a young lady with good stuff, that next level coaches should keep eyes on.
Earning the tournament MVP Award was Avery Herschberger (2028 Arcola, IL) an athletic MIF for tournament champion Fury Platinum National KV. Setting up in an open stance, Herschberger shows good balance and fluid movement to get the barrel to the ball. Working her hands inside the ball, Herschberger shows pull side pop, but can stay back and utilize the opposite field. For her efforts, Herschberger collected 12 hits that included a double, triple and home run, picking up eight rbi’s, and did not record a strike out to finish with a .706 batting average. Showing some speed, and solid baserunning, she scored seven times and stole three bases. Defensively, Herschberger shows good prepitch movement, good first step, and nice glove work and positioning to field. She showed an adequate arm that allowed her to make the throw to first from the 5/6/hole, which should continue to improve as she matures and gains strength. With the tools already on display, and with continued work on her skill set, this young lady, a 2028, would project to be a high level follow for coaches at the next level.
Other players turning in top performances includes Addie Dunsmoor (2029 Cedar Hill, MO) of the St. Louis Heat 2010. This corner infielder, hitting from the right side, sets up in a conventional stance and utilizes a leg kick to shift weight and generate momentum. With an aggressive attack angle and an unwillingness to be cheated on a swing, Dunsmoor is not looking to hit singles. In the 10 hits she collected, she had five doubles and three tanks, and collected an impressive 14 rbi’s, while scoring seven runs and finishing with a .500 batting average. As this young lady matures, as it is easy to forget she is a 2029 as you watch her hit, she will benefit from developing patience at the plate, looking for her pitch. With continued work on her craft, Dunsmoor could become a high power, high average hitter as she progresses up age divisions. A good one to keep eyes on over the next few years.
Aubrey Vogel (2026 Petersburg, IL) is a S/R MIF for Tbsa Wahoos 08 16u Dahl. This young lady has things figured out at the plate, showing why she is a DI committed student athlete to Eastern Illinois University. Working her hands inside the ball, Vogel is able to work the ball gap to gap with a swing that lends itself to extra bases and quality at bats. On the weekend, Vogel picked up a tournament leading 14 hits, which included six doubles and two bombs. She scored 10 runs, knocked in seven, and showing patience at the plate drew two free passes, without a strike out, finishing with a .778 batting average and .800 OBP. This young lady has a next level swing and approach and could make an immediate impact when she arrives on campus in Charleston.
Kylie Kloess (2028 Dupo, IL) of St. Louis Heat 2010, is another talented MIF that turned in a top performance over the weekend. Hitting from the ride side, Kloess sets up in an open stance, slightly into her legs and pushes into the back side for weight transfer. Kloess stays connected through the swing and shows good pull side power. In collecting nine hits, that included 3 doubles and two home runs, Kloess scored 11 runs, knocked in five, drew two free passes and struck out three times, finishing with a .474 batting average. Batting in the lead-off spot, Kloess did provide some excitement when she homered in her first at bat, in back to back games on Day 2. With continued work on her skill set, developing the ability to utilize the whole field, this young lady will have a bright softball future.
Adeline Paszkiewicz (2026 House Springs, MO) is a RHP for Stl Naturals Midwest. Although not large in stature, Paszkiewicz makes the most of what she has while working in the circle. With a consistent delivery and solid use of her legs in the drive phase, she worked 21.1 innings and collected a tournament high 31 strike outs. Topping out at 59 mph, she showed hitters a six pitch bag of Fastball, Change-Up, Rise, Drop, Curve and Screw, moving the ball throughout the zone effectively changing speed to disrupt hitters' timing. Paszkiewicz allowed 22 hits, gave up seven bases on balls, and allowed 14 earned runs to finish with a 4.60 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. To her defense, in a tough tournament setting with several elite hitters, this young lady drew some tough assignments throughout the weekend. Don’t sleep on this young lady, she has the ability to be successful at the next level.
Ava Goble (2026 Casey, IL) is a RHP for tournament champion FuryPlatinum National KV. Working with a five pitch mix of Fastball, Change-Up, Rise, Drop, and curve, Goble displays a smooth delivery and motion, with solid push in the drive phase, as one would expect with a quality pitcher. Topping out at 61 mph, Goble will work her fastball inside without fear, and show hitters a nice rise that comes in just over the hands, resulting in several swing and miss attempts, and a late moving curve that hitters chase out of the zone. In her 11.1 innings of work she struck out 14, allowed 13 hits, gave up four walks and four earned runs to finish with a 2.50 ERA and 1.50 WHIP. This young lady showed good ball movement and the ability to get out of trouble, staying out of big innings, which are both attributes that next level coaches are looking for.
Evelyn Poggas (2028 Union, MO) is a RHP for Recruits Softball-Chisolm who works with a fairly consistent, repeatable motion and delivery, while showing hitters a six pitch bag of Fastball, Change-Up, Rise, Drop, Curve and Screw. Topping out at 55 mph, Poggas is successful due to her ability to move the ball around, hitting spots while keeping hitters off-balance with change of speed. As more of a pitch to contact type pitcher, it is imperative that Poggas keeps the ball off the middle of the plate. In her 12.1 innings of work, Poggas struck out nine, gave up 10 hits, five bases on balls and four earned runs to finish with a 2.30 ERA and 1.22 WHIP. This young lady, with continued work on her craft as she matures and gains strength, will be given the opportunity to pitch at the next level.
18U Division
Earning MV-Pitcher was Montana Strobel (2026 Ashland, MO) a RHP/UTIL with tournament champion Lunachix ‘07. In the circle, Strobel shows hitters a very deliberate pre-delivery motion, as she works her way to the drive phase, where she utilizes a solid push to generate momentum and close distance to the batter. With a five pitch mix of Fastball, Change-Up, Rise, Curve and Screw, Strobel does not shy away from working inside. Topping out at 61 mph, Strobel does a good job of changing speeds and lives off of pop ups and ground balls. In her 14.1 innings of work, she struck out eight, allowed 16 hits, gave up 10 base on balls, but incredibly only allowed one earned run. In the championship game, Strobel worked 6 innings, giving up five hits, walked four and allowed no earned runs to a very good Midwest Grit 2007 team, finishing with a 0.50 ERA and 1.81 WHIP for the weekend. At the plate, hitting from the left side, Strobel picked seven hits that included three doubles, scored six runs and finished with a .538 batting average. A two way that should have a bright softball future after high school.
Picking up the MVP Award was Ashlyn Dawes (2026 Jackson, MO) a UTIL player with tournament finalist Midwest Grit 2007. Dawes sets up in the box in a conventional stance, sitting into the legs with her weight evenly distributed. Working her hands inside the ball, Dawes used the whole field in collecting 13 hits on the weekend that included two doubles and a triple. Dawes scored seven runs, knocked in three, stole two bases and drew for free passes to finish the tournament with a .565 batting average and .630 OBP. Dawes also helped her team in the circle, working 14 innings and picking up 10 strikeouts, while showing hitters a solid six pitch bag of Fastball, Change-Up, Rise, Drop, Curve and Screw, while topping out at 60 mph. This young lady, with her work at the plate and in the circle, will have the opportunity to continue her softball career at the collegiate level.
Other players showing up on the top performers list include Sadie Sholtis (2026 Gillespie, IL) is an athletic 1B/RHP for Black Widows 08. At the plate, Sholtis sets up in a parallel stance, sitting into her legs, and transfers weight with a lean into the back hip. Utilizing an aggressive attack angle, Sholtis showed pull side power, but also the ability to stay on the outside pitch and drive it into the opposite field gap. For her efforts, Sholtis picked up seven hits with one double and two home runs. She scored six runs, knocked in five and finished with a .538 batting average. With a swing that is next level ready, and a frame that passes the eye test, Sholtis drew well earned interest from several college coaches in attendance this weekend.
Vivian Zurheide (2026 Brighton, IL) is another fine hitter from Black Widows 08. Hitting from the right side, Zurheide sets up in an open stance, sitting into her legs and utilizing a leg kick to get weight onto her back side, before striding to initiate the launch phase of her swing. Zurheide showed the ability to hit to all fields, but primarily worked the ball middle to pull side with consistent pop to collect six hits, with four being for extra bases with two doubles, a triple and a home run. She scored three runs, collected six rbi’s and did not record a strike out, finishing with a .545 batting average. Here is another quality 2026 looking for an opportunity to help a team at the next level.
Allicen Harris (2025 Calvert City, KY) is a two way that found herself on both the hitting and pitching top performers list. At the plate Harris sets up in an athletic stance, solid base and showed good pull side power. Harris picked up seven hits that included two doubles and two home runs. She scored three runs, knocked in six and finished with a .438 batting average. In the circle, the Morehead State University commit utilizes her lower half very well and incorporates a slight leap in her delivery, as she went to work with a six pitch arsenal of Fastball, Change-Up, Rise, Drop, Curve and Screw. While topping out at 61 mph, she moved the ball around the zone and picked up16 strikeouts in her 17.1 innings of work. Although she gave up 22 hits on the weekend, she was consistently around the plate, only allowing one base on balls, and kept her team out of big innings, only allowing four earned runs to finish with a 1.60 ERA and 1.33 WHIP.
Shyanne Weibrecht (2025 Perryville, MO) is L/R MIF for Midwest Grit 2007 who sets up in the box slightly open and into her legs. Utilizing the slap, and also a conventional swing, Weibrecht appears to be at her best when working the ball to the left side of the field. The State Fair Community College commit picked up nine hits that included a double and triple, knocking in four. Showing good foot speed and aggressive base running, Weibrecht scored six runs and finished the tournament hitting an even .500, and should be able to make an immediate impact when she arrives on campus in Sedalia.
Ruby Yates (2025 Anna, IL), a LHP, was the work horse in the circle for tournament finalist Midwest Grit 2007, working 29.1 innings on the weekend. With a smooth repeatable motion and delivery, and solid use of her legs in the drive phase, Yates sat down 27 via strikeout. She showcased a simple four pitch mix of Fastball, Change-Up, Rise and Curve, with the curve doing most of the damage, as she was able to run it in on the hands of right-handed batters. Topping out at 61 mph, her rise also had some glove side run that also gave hitters a different look. Although giving up 27 hits on the weekend, nearly one an inning, she only allowed one walk and gave up 7 earned runs to finish with a 1.70 ERA and 0.95 WHIP.
Samantha Hayes (2025 Stewardson, IL) is a LHP for Mattoon Pride Perez, who shows hitters a smooth delivery and motion, utilizing a leap in the drive phase to gain momentum and close the distance to the plate. With a full complement of pitches that includes a Fastball, Change-Up, Rise, Drop, Curve and Drop Curve, the Jefferson County Community College commit topped out at 61 mph. Showing nice movement on her spin pitches, and change of speed with her change and drop curve, Hayes worked 17 innings , striking out 10, giving up 19 hits, five base on balls and only two earned runs to finish with a nice 0.80 ERA and 1.41 WHIP.
Hailee Jones (2026 Mayfield, KY) is a RHP for Fury Platinum-Leidecker. Jones shows a repeatable motion and delivery with a lively arm whip and good use of her legs in the drive phase. Jones goes to work with a six pitch bag of Fastball, Change-Up, Rise, Drop, Curve and Screw, with a top velocity registered this weekend of 60 mph. In her 14 innings of work, Jones struck out nine, and utilized a nice rise and a devastating change-up to lock hitters up. She allowed 13 hits, gave up seven free passes and allowed three earned runs to finish the tournament with a 1.50 ERA and 1.43 WHIP. Keep an eye on this young lady as she continues to develop over the next year.