For the 3rd year the KC Peppers competed in the Top Gun Invite Showcase, one of the most prestigous showcase events in North America. At the 16U level the competition is a Who's Who of nationally ranked teams.
Pool Play: 3-1-1
KC Peppers - 2 vs. Oklahoma Diamond Girls - 1
* No-hit pitching peformanace by Erin Boyd (Lindenwood Commit) and timely hitting by Courtney Nemechek (NSU Commit)
KC Peppers - 8 vs. NWA Knockouts - 5
* Hit parade early with many collecting multiple hits, game starts with a bang as Kat Lane walks/steals 2nd then scores on RBI double by Jady Smith
KC Peppers - 3 vs. KC Elite - 3
* Well played game by both teams, strong defensively and a few timely hits to generate 3 runs
KC Peppers - 5 vs. Texas Imact - 0
* 7 innings of shutout ball from Alex Larson (UMKC Commit) and 2-RBI single by Paige Wallace ignites the offense
KC Peppers - 3 vs. Oklahoma Athletics - 5
* Peppers leave too many runners stranded and A's capitalize on opportunities
* Alexa Sidoti (UNK Commit gets the #dinger sign and goes yard; Bailey Kleinschmit (UNK Commit) 2-RBI double
Bracket Play: 1-2
KC Peppers - 4 vs. Diamond Storm Elite - 7
* Tough ITB loss, lack of offense hurts
KC Peppers - 9 vs. Colorado Stars - 0
* Offense returns, 2-run dinger for Alexa Sidoti (UNK Commit)
* Erin Boyd (Lindenwood Commit) spins complete game shutout
KC Peppers - 0 vs. Texas Firecrackers - 3
* Pepps are eliminated in tough shutout loss, cannot come up with big hit with RISP stranding 9,,, twice with bases loaded
Colleges that recruited our games, thank you:
- South Dakota
- South Dakota State
- North Dakota
- University of Central Missouri
- Benedictine
- Baker
- Missouri Western State College
- Murray State
- University of Sioux Falls
- Wichita State
- Lindenwood
- Western Illinois
- Yale
- University of Nebraska-Omaha
- Creighton
- Tulsa
- Northern Iowa
- Missouri State
- UMKC
- Central Methodist
- Bethany
- Missouri Southern
- Northeastern State Univ.
- Northwest Missouri State
- William Jewell
- Southwest Baptist
- Iowa
