AFA Nationals Invite List
Qualifiers are guaranteed first priority at signing up for the 2024 AFA Nationals! They also receive priority when it comes to scheduling and pool placement. Each year we do take some invites and registrants from areas where AFA is not currently hosting tournaments. Contact National Fastpitch Director, Glen Messick (818-389-3467), if you have any questions or interested in playing in the AFA Nationals.
Updated: April 7, 2024
10u
| Team | Qualifying Tournament |
|---|---|
| Nevada Stars | Labor Day Classic (NV) |
| Rawlings Tigers | Labor Day Classic (NV) |
| Paladin | Freedom Rings (AZ) |
| Team Hustle – Jefferson | Freedom Rings (AZ) |
| Saguaro Sluggers | Summer Slugfest (AZ) |
| Majestix All Stars | Triple Play Tournament (AZ) |
| Firecrackers AZ Henry | Triple Play Tournament (AZ) |
| Tucson Fury | Monsoon Mayhem (AZ) |
| Power Surge Sterling | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Athletics Mercado Hicks Rose | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Project Pegasus Peterson | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Team Hustle Scottsdale | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Athletics Mercado Hicks/Rose 2013 | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Southbay Waves | CA Spooktacular |
| Batbusters 2k13 | CA Spooktacular |
| Hype-Rios New Mexico | AFA American Hero Tournaments AZ |
| Arizona Storm Rodriguez | AFA American Hero Tournaments AZ |
| AZ Onsite | AFA American Hero Tournaments AZ |
| Athletics Mercado AZ Mo | AFA American Hero Tournaments AZ |
| Majestix BSelect (NV) | Turkey Tussle Qualifiers |
| NSA Stars (NV) | Turkey Tussle Qualifiers |
| Boomstix 2014 (CA) | Holiday Classic CA |
| Athletics Mercado HR/Landeros | Wild West Classic (AZ) |
| Velocity 10u Lopez | Wild West Classic (AZ) |
| West Coast Gamers (CA) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| FC Medina/Gonzalez 2013 (CA) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| USA Athletics Navarro (CA) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| FC Medina/Gonzalez 2014 (CA) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| AZ Storm Premier Babe | EV National Qualifier |
| Saguaro Sluggers | EV National Qualifier |
| Athletics Mercado HR Trujillo CA | |
| Batbusters CR (CA) | St. Patrick’s Day Qualifier |
| Corona Angels 2014 | St. Patrick’s Day Qualifier |
| Firecrackers Burrell | St. Patrick’s Day Qualifier |
| CO Stars – Jones | St. Patrick’s Day Qualifier |
| E1 Prospects Dena | Spring Swing (CA) |
| Firecrackers – Hyland | Spring Swing (CA) |
12u
| Team | Qualifying Tournament |
|---|---|
| Athletics Mercado Vegas 2011 | Labor Day Classic (NV) |
| LV Blast 2011 | Labor Day Classic (NV) |
| Team Hustle Scottsdale 2012 | Summer Slugfest (AZ) |
| AZ Dusters | Summer Slugfest (AZ) |
| Arizona Storm 2011 | Summer Slugfest (AZ) |
| 520 Ballerz | Triple Play (AZ) |
| Arizona Cats – Ramirez | Triple Play (AZ) |
| Paladin | Monsoon Mayhem (AZ) |
| Mafia Athletics Harris/Kobayashi | Labor Day Extravaganza (CA) |
| 760 Elite | Labor Day Extravaganza (CA) |
| Batbusters Telesco/Aguilar | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| OC Batbusters Vidano | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Batbusters Neff/Horton | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Athletics Mercado Angotti | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Marucci Campbell | Swing For The Stars |
| CK Bombers | Swing For The Stars |
| Rancho 12u (AZ) | AFA Phoenix Classic |
| Arizona Red Macias | AFA Phoenix Classic |
| Athletics Mercado HR 2012 | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| SoCal Athletics Chaffold | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Project Pegasus – Hurst | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Athletics Mercado Hernandez | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Arizona Cats – Ramirez | AFA Lil Ribbie (AZ) |
| EV Kraken | AFA Lil Ribbie (AZ) |
| Power Surge Berndes | CA Spooktacular |
| Mafia Athletics 2011 | CA Spooktacular |
| Valor – Garcia | Jack O’Lantern Tournament (CA) |
| Lady Bulldogs | Jack O’Lantern Tournament (CA) |
| Mafia 2k11 Harris/Kobayashi | AFA Veterans Day Tournament |
| Athletics Mercado – Hernandez | AFA Veterans Day Tournament |
| Team Hustle Olvera | AFA Veterans Day Tournament |
| Athletics Mercado – Garcia | AFA Veterans Day Tournament |
| Paladin – Bane | AFA American Hero Tournaments AZ |
| Team Hustle West | AFA American Hero Tournaments AZ |
| Athletics Mercado AZ Mo | AFA American Hero Tournaments AZ |
| Colorado Stars (CO) | Turkey Tussle Qualifiers |
| Klutch (CA) | Turkey Tussle Qualifiers |
| Majestix BSelect (NV) | Turkey Tussle Qualifiers |
| Patri’ettes (CA) | Holiday Classic CA |
| Lil Rebels RC Rome | AFA Jingle Ball Tournament – NV |
| LV Blast 2012 | AFA Jingle Ball Tournament – NV |
| Athletics Mercado Martinez SFV | Wild West Classic (AZ) |
| Tucson Fury | Wild West Classic (AZ) |
| Socal Slammers | Wild West Classic (AZ) |
| Athletics Mercado Lorenzo | MLK Classic (CA) |
| Athletics Mercado Garcia | MLK Classic (CA) |
| Arizona Storm Premier Schoneweis | AZ Power Classic |
| Arizona Storm Beach 2012 | AZ Power Classic |
| AZ Blaze 12uB – Richardson | AZ New Year Smash |
| Marucci 12u Campbell | AZ New Year Smash |
| Paladin – Bane | AZ New Year Smash |
| Team Hustle – Matuz/LaDrigue | AZ New Year Smash |
| Mafia Athletics Kobayashi 2011 | New Year Kickoff Tourney (CA) |
| Batbusters – Anderson | New Year Kickoff Tourney (CA) |
| NW Grapettes Fluery (WA) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| West Coast Dukes MV (CA) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Breakers Labs – Austin (CA) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Socal Athletics Chaffold (CA) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Valor – Worthington (CA) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Team Hustle Weber | EV National Qualifier |
| West Valley Diamond Girls | EV National Qualifier |
| Scrappers Tullis | EV National Qualifier |
| Hustle Ruiz | Madhouse In March (CA) |
| Team San Diego Aguirre | Madhouse In March (CA) |
| Team Hustle Weber | Border Wars (AZ) |
| Desert Velocity | Border Wars (AZ) |
| Socal LadyHawks SGV | Border Wars (AZ) |
| NSA Stars Red | Border Wars (AZ) |
| IE Dynasty Elite 2011 | St. Patrick’s Day Qualifier |
| Utah Freakz 2011 | St. Patrick’s Day Qualifier |
| USA Athletics Ramirez/Mota | Spring Swing (CA) |
| Batbusters – SA | Spring Swing (CA) |
14u
| Team | Qualifying Tournament |
|---|---|
| SD Renegades Ice | AFA Summer Blaze (CA) |
| West Coast Dukes – Adams 09 | AFA Summer Blaze (CA) |
| Ruthless Futures | Labor Day Classic (NV) |
| NSA 14u Stars | Labor Day Classic (NV) |
| Blackout Fastpitch | Freedom Rings (AZ) |
| AMDG Crocs | Freedom Rings (AZ) |
| AZ Bombers Roth | Summer Slugfest (AZ) |
| Team Hustle Badilla | Labor Day Extravaganza (CA) |
| Power Surge Berndes/SOS | Labor Day Extravaganza (CA) |
| Batbusters Aldrich/Morales | Labor Day Extravaganza (CA) |
| Athletics Mercado Mack | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| OC Flames | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Saguaro Sluggers | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| West Coast Dukes – Blue | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Lil Rebels Davis – Paiva | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Athletics Mercado – Hernandez | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Las Vegas Blast Robles | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| USA Athletics – Chilton | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| OV Outlaws | AFA Lil Ribbie (AZ) |
| SV Diamonds – Garcia | AFA Lil Ribbie (AZ) |
| Ohana Tigers CV – Lua | Jack O’Lantern Tournament (CA) |
| Team Hustle Olvera | Jack O’Lantern Tournament (CA) |
| Futures | Jack O’Lantern Tournament (CA) |
| Mafia Athletics DC | Jack O’Lantern Tournament (CA) |
| Athletics Mercado Spinner (NV) | Utah Red Rock Classic |
| STG Karma (UT) | Utah Red Rock Classic |
| Mafia – Loutherback | AFA Veterans Day Tournament |
| Firecrackers – Vidal | AFA Veterans Day Tournament |
| Batbusters – Martinez | AFA Veterans Day Tournament |
| SoCal Athletics Calderon 2027 | AFA Veterans Day Tournament |
| NSA Stars Red (NV) | Turkey Tussle Qualifiers |
| NSA Stars Navy (NV) | Turkey Tussle Qualifiers |
| Cal Thunder Levier/Evans (CA) | Holiday Classic CA |
| Futures – Watson (CA) | Holiday Classic CA |
| West Coast Dukes Adams | AFA Sizzle and Slide (Christmas Edition) |
| Athletics Mercado Tillery | AFA Sizzle and Slide (Christmas Edition) |
| Honey Badgers 14u | Wild West Classic (AZ) |
| Athletics Mercado Martinez SFV | Wild West Classic (AZ) |
| Team – Hustle Parks | AZ Power Classic |
| Pono Athletics | AZ Power Classic |
| Saguaro Sluggers | AZ Power Classic |
| Athletics Mercado 28/29 | AZ Power Classic |
| AZ Impact Phoenix | AZ New Year Smash |
| AZ Blaze – Waltenberg | AZ New Year Smash |
| Level Up | AZ New Year Smash |
| Lady Cubs White | AZ New Year Smash |
| Absolute Blast Pettit (ID) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Edmonton Warriors (Canada) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Slammers 14u – Manu (CO) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Impact Gold – Riofrio (CO) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Westsiderz | EV National Qualifier |
| Saguaro Sluggers – Dark | EV National Qualifier |
| Firecrackers AZ – Venegas | EV National Qualifier |
| Athletics Mercado 28/29 | EV National Qualifier |
| Hustle Ruiz | February Freeze |
| USA Athletics- Martinez | February Freeze |
| AZ Impact Pollock 2012s | February Freeze |
| Arizona Cats Ramirez | February Freeze |
| Arizona Storm Carroll | February Freeze |
| Batbusters Z 2010 | Border Wars (AZ) |
| Explosion 2028 | Border Wars (AZ) |
| Arizona Cats Boone | Border Wars (AZ) |
| LV Blast Robles | Border Wars (AZ) |
| Preps Academy Hansen/Crowder | St. Patrick’s Day Qualifier |
| Utah Freakz 2010 | St. Patrick’s Day Qualifier |
| LV Blast Robles | Spring Swing (CA) |
| Power Surge – Mora | Spring Swing (CA) |
16u
| Team | Qualifying Tournament |
|---|---|
| Utah Twisters 08 | Labor Day Classic (NV) |
| Lil Rebels Rodriguez | Labor Day Classic (NV) |
| Pono Athletics | Freedom Rings (AZ) |
| SOZO | Summer Slugfest (AZ) |
| Desert Thunder – Rosty | Triple Play Tournament (AZ) |
| Wicked-Renteria | Triple Play Tournament (AZ) |
| Team Hustle Blackjack | Monsoon Mayhem |
| Yuma Havoc | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| SJ Elite | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Utah Heat 08 | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Firecrackers AZ Lambert | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Rebels Fastpitch | Swing For The Stars |
| Lil Saints – Kaddatz | Swing For The Stars |
| Arizona Rebels Fastpitch – 2025 | AFA Phoenix Classic |
| Softball 101-Pagan/Ibarra (16) | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Lady Cubs Black | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Lil Saints Rollins | AFA Lil Ribbie (AZ) |
| Rancho Softball 16u | AFA Lil Ribbie (AZ) |
| Sluggers | AZ Fall Frenzy |
| Rogue-Matranga | AZ Fall Frenzy |
| Firecrackers AZ Premier – Honea | AFA American Hero Tournaments AZ |
| AZ Hotshots – Murphy | AFA American Hero Tournaments AZ |
| Recon Bandits | AFA AZ West Valley Showcase |
| Team Hustle – Bueno | AFA AZ West Valley Showcase |
| AZ Prime Fastpitch | AFA AZ West Valley Showcase |
| Softball 101 Pagan/Ibarra (NV) | Turkey Tussle Qualifiers |
| Lil Rebels Vern/Thomason | AFA Jingle Ball Tournament – NV |
| NSA Stars 16u | AFA Jingle Ball Tournament – NV |
| Scrappers Wild West | MLK Classic (CA) |
| Abbotsford Outlaws U16 (Canada) | AZ Power Classic |
| MN Ice 15u National | AZ Power Classic |
| Saguaro Sluggers 16u | AZ Power Classic |
| Futures Chilson/Acevedo | AZ New Year Smash |
| Kelowna Heat – Webster | AZ New Year Smash |
18u
| Team | Qualifying Tournament |
|---|---|
| Team Diablos | Freedom Rings (AZ) |
| Tucson Scramblers | Summer Slugfest (AZ) |
| AZ Elite | Triple Play Tournament (AZ) |
| AZ Sidewinders – Morales | Triple Play Tournament (AZ) |
| Royals – Camacho | Monsoon Mayhem (AZ) |
| Firecrackers AZ Lambert | Monsoon Mayhem (AZ) |
| USA Athletics AZ Fockler | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Utah Heat | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| Firecrackers Medina Zamora | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| CO Impact Gold Aguiar | AFA 2023 Nationals – Top 4 |
| AZ 100- Decker 18u | AFA Phoenix Classic |
| Lil-Saints-Rollins (AZ) | AFA Phoenix Classic |
| Lady Devils (UT) | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Nevada Ruthless – Peralta | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Lil Rebels Julia | Trick Or Treat Tournament (NV) |
| Iowa Elite – Red | AZ Fall Frenzy |
| Firecrackers AZ 16u Premier | AZ Fall Frenzy |
| Utah Heat (UT) | Utah Red Rock Classic |
| Nation (UT) | Utah Red Rock Classic |
| USA Nationals (CA) | Turkey Tussle Qualifiers |
| Klutch (CA) | Turkey Tussle Qualifiers |
| Athletics Jendro Premier 18u | AFA Sizzle and Slide (Christmas Edition) |
| Athletics Mercado – Garcia | AFA Sizzle and Slide (Christmas Edition) |
| E1 Prospects Fajardo | Wild West Classic (AZ) |
| E1 Prospects – Ortega 18u | AZ Power Classic |
| USA Athletics Fockler | AZ New Year Smash |
| Integrity Fastpitch | AZ New Year Smash |
| Outkast | New Year Kickoff Tourney (CA) |
| Big Fly Athletics | New Year Kickoff Tourney (CA) |
| BSC Bengals West (UT) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| KC Rebels National Ingle | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Utah Rise | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Batbusters McMahan (CO) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
| Delta Inferno 07 BC (Canada) | Valentine’s day Tournament |
- Teams that place 1st and 2nd in their respective division in AFA sanctioned events receive a berth to attend AFA Nationals. (Some tournaments may provide additional berths beyond 1st and 2nd place.)
- The top 4 teams from each division of the previous AFA National tournament receive berths to attend 2024 AFA Nationals.
- State, Regional, and National Directors may provide “At Large” berths for teams to attend Nationals. Contact a director if you would like to be considered for an at large berth. (Receiving a berth means you have met all obligations to be able to register/qualify for nationals. Teams are still responsible for the associated entry.)
- The 8u division automatically accepts all teams for Nationals.