In their final PGF event of the fall, the LP4U Fall Peoria Showcase, Thunder Premier 16u placed second in their division.
The tournament started with a tough loss to a strong Peoria Sluggers team, but Premier bounced back with a strong 11 - 2 win over CTW Premier Saturday night. Wins over NWI Sox Fastpitch and the TBSA Wahoos lead to a spot in the Championship game against the Lady Expos, who edged the Thunder 10-9 to take the final.
It was a total team effort and we are very proud of the girls for performing so well despite the rainy and sub-50 (and sub-40 on Sunday) degree days. You can see some of the weekend's highlights on our YouTube Channel.
Way to bring the BOOM!
KEY STATISTICS:
BATTING
| Number | Last | First | GP | PA | AB | AVG | OBP | OPS | SLG | H |
| 77 | Kee 2025 | Payton | 5 | 15 | 13 | 0.615 | 0.667 | 1.590 | 0.923 | 8 |
| 42 | Van Ryn 2026 | Madilyn | 5 | 16 | 15 | 0.533 | 0.563 | 1.163 | 0.600 | 8 |
| 7 | Aicher 2026 | Elizabeth | 5 | 16 | 12 | 0.500 | 0.625 | 1.208 | 0.583 | 6 |
| 17 | Felman 2026 | Gabby | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0.500 | 0.625 | 2.125 | 1.500 | 3 |
| 27 | Marchialette 2026 | Maggie | 5 | 14 | 12 | 0.417 | 0.500 | 1.250 | 0.750 | 5 |
| 23 | Johl 2027 | Maeve | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 1.000 | 0.667 | 2 |
| 0 | Catanzano 2026 | Gianna | 5 | 15 | 14 | 0.286 | 0.333 | 0.976 | 0.643 | 4 |
| 3 | Nay 2026 | Julia | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0.200 | 0.273 | 0.473 | 0.200 | 2 |
| 14 | McDonough 2026 | Libby | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0.167 | 0.375 | 0.708 | 0.333 | 1 |
| 11 | Linker 2026 | Mary | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 13 | Aguado 2026 | Sophia | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 |
| 29 | Kirch 2027 | Allie | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.000 | 0 |
| Number | Last | First | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | QAB% |
| 77 | Kee 2025 | Payton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 42 | Van Ryn 2026 | Madilyn | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 44% |
| 7 | Aicher 2026 | Elizabeth | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 63% |
| 17 | Felman 2026 | Gabby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 63% |
| 27 | Marchialette 2026 | Maggie | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 57% |
| 23 | Johl 2027 | Maeve | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33% |
| 0 | Catanzano 2026 | Gianna | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 40% |
| 3 | Nay 2026 | Julia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18% |
| 14 | McDonough 2026 | Libby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 50% |
| 11 | Linker 2026 | Mary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67% |
| 13 | Aguado 2026 | Sophia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 29 | Kirch 2027 | Allie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
PITCHING:
| Number | Last | First | IP | GP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 17 | Felman 2026 | Gabby | 11 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3.818 | 1.727 |
| 77 | Kee 2025 | Payton | 7.1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.955 | 1.500 |
| 27 | Marchialette 2026 | Maggie | 2.2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 26.25 | 5.625 |
