2026 12U PG ROAD TO THE CAROLINA CUP (OPEN) Rosters

2026 12U PG ROAD TO THE CAROLINA CUP (OPEN)

12U (Open) 14U (Open)

Carolina Cup Championship Qualifier - Battle of the Borders NC, VA & SC. Due to the number of teams, 12u will play at the Factory Saturday & Thomas Brooks Sunday. 14u will play at Thomas Brooks Saturday & Factory Sunday.

2026 PG Softball Rulebook: https://pdflink.to/d137f89e/

THIS IS QUALIFYING ROUND OF BODYARMOR STATE GAMES. THIS TOURNAMENT SERVES AS THE SOLE PATHWAY FOR TEAMS TO EARN THEIR SEEDING AND BIDS INTO THE "CAROLINA CUP CHAMPIONSHIP". THE CAROLINA CUP CHAMPIONSHIP WILL TAKE PLACE JULY 25-26 IN STATESVILLE AT THE ALL TURF COMPLEX, JENNINGS PARK. The top-ranked SC teams and top-ranked NC teams (in each division and classification) secure their spot at the Carolina Cup Championships where teams from NC and SC will battle it out FOR THE 2025 BodyArmor Champion.

POOL GAMES WILL BE 70 MINS FINISH THE INNING; BRACKET GAMES 75 MINS FINISH THE INNING. FORMAT WILL BE TWO POOL GAMES, DOUBLE ELIMINATION. CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES WILL BE 90 MINUTES.

Mar 21-22 | Thomas Brooks Park | Cary, NC +2 Locations

Event Info Schedule/Scores Pool Standings Brackets

Top Performers Daily Leaders Event Stats

Signature

Managed by PG National Operations
National Attendance
Good on-field experience
Premier & Quality Facilities
DiamondKast & Streaming
Pitching velocities tracked – Stalker Radar Guns
Trackman at select events and facilities
High-Level Scouting Coverage
High-Level Social Media Presence
PGTV coverage for select games
Opportunity to Boost Player & Team Rankings
All Game Baseballs and Umpire Fees included

Premier

Managed by PG Regional Operations
Regional + Potential National Attendance
Good on-field experience
High Quality Facilities
DiamondKast & Streaming
Pitching velocities tracked – Stalker Radar Guns
Scouting Coverage
Social Media Presence
Opportunity to Boost Player & Team Rankings
All Game Baseballs and Umpire Fees included

Classic

Managed by PG Regional Operations
Subregional Attendance
Good on-field experience
High Quality Facilities
DiamondKast & Streaming - NOT guaranteed
Pitching velocities - NOT guaranteed
Potential Social Media Presence
All Game Baseballs and Umpire Fees included

Futures

Managed by PG Local Operations and/or PGBA Directors
Local Attendance
Good on-field experience
DiamondKast & Streaming - NOT guaranteed

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Attention coaches: Visit your team page to enter probable pitcher(s) for each game.

Teams

Team	Classification	From	Coach
CAROLINA CARDINALS - VERME (28-15-0 in 2026)	12B	Goldsboro, NC	CHRIS VERME
Carolina Cardinals Chatham 12u (18-4-0 in 2026)	12A	Pittsboro, NC	Blake Andrew
Carolina DirtDawgs (4-18-1 in 2026)	12C	Apex, NC	Kari Myers
Carolina Elite of Clayton - Baier (28-18-0 in 2026)	12B	Clayton, NC	Tim Baier
Carolina Elite of Clayton - Sasser (32-19-0 in 2026)	12B	Clayton, NC	Dustin Sasser
Chief's Strike Force Blue (21-7-0 in 2026)	12C	Lexington, NC	Lonnie Howell
Clippers-Ring (37-20-0 in 2026)	12B	Coats, NC	Andrew Ring
Crusaders 12u (5-19-0 in 2026)	12C	Raleigh, NC	Brooke Goodall
Garner Elite 2014 (12-34-2 in 2026)	12C	Garner, NC	George Johnson
GOLD COAST HURRICANES 2032 (18-11-2 in 2026)	12B	Durham, NC	JULIE RASKO
Greensboro Batting Center Prospects (9-11-0 in 2026)	12C	Greensboro, NC	Zac Apple
High Voltage 2014 (13-4-1 in 2026)	12B	Jamesville, NC	David Cook
Lady Warriors OG (8-16-0 in 2026)	12C	Roxboro, NC	Adam Horton
MVP ATHLETICS (14-12-0 in 2026)	12B	WENDELL, NC	Haleigh Joyner
Nationals 2014 (23-9-2 in 2026)	12A	Clayton, NC	Kayla Kippes
NC Challengers - Galligan (19-17-0 in 2026)	14B	Apex, NC	Michael Galligan
NC Challengers - Sahoo (19-36-1 in 2026)	12C	Holly Springs, NC	Chino Sahoo
Riptide 12-Select (3-3-0 in 2026)	12B	Durham, NC	Danielle Romanello
Riptide 12u-Elite (9-7-0 in 2026)	12B	Durham, NC	Emily Joss
South Wake Sports Academy (16-17-0 in 2026)	12B	Fuquay Varina, NC	ALISHA COPELAND