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12u Northern NAFA Nationals

NAFA Eagan & Mendota Heights MN 12U National Tournament 2024

Dates: July 18-21, 2024

Format: 5-game guarantee, 128 teams
* All teams are guaranteed to play into Saturday.

Bracket play: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze

Fields: Northview Park 1-8, Lexington-Diffley Fields 1-6 in Eagan, Harmon Park Fields 1-4 in West St. Paul.

$700 registration fee payable to NAFA. Gate fee PAY AT TOURNAMENT $200 per team used to pay for field rental and field maintenance is paid to Eagan Fastpitch at coaches meeting.

Single umpire for all pool play games; two-man for all bracket games

Parade: Thursday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Eagan High School Softball Stadium

Skills Competition: Friday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Northview Park - JV Field on top of the hill

Awards: Top four teams in each bracket; team and individual.

Tournament Apparel: NAFA Northern Nationals T-shirts are on sale all tournament for $20. Cash or checks only.

Online Registration: FULL

Online Registration for the 12U Northern NAFA Nationals

We are no longer accepting waitlist teams.

We are excited to host the 12U Nationals in Eagan and West St. Paul! Registration is open for the 2024 season!


2023 12U Platinum Champions: MN Waves Schellhammer

Tournament Information

12 U Hotel Information

Tournament Contacts

Eric Kraushar

MN State Director/Tournament Director - Northview

Phone: 651-328-7453

Tournament Directors

Eric Kraushar (Northview)
Kyle Field (Lexington-Diffley)
Jeff Husom (Harmon Park)

Field Maps

2024 NAFA 12U Northern Nationals

Schedule
Pool Play: July 18-19, 2024
Bracket Play: July 19-21, 2024

Parade of Teams: July 18, 6:30 p.m. at Northview Park Fields 1-4. Teams dress up with a theme, or matching outfits. Some teams choose to wear uniforms with poster board signs. 

Pin Trading: Teams can order pins; girls can trade with other teams during the tournament. Fun opportunity to meet girls from other teams.

Gift Exchange: all teams switch gift bags upon conclusion of their first pool game. Spend no more than $10-12. Think fun. Candy, Dollar Store items, etc. The tournament director will email teams a coach list to coordinate how many players they will need bags for.

Teams Registered

Number of Teams NAFA REG # Team Name Coach Name Registration Paid Qualified
1 IL24-12-07 Sycamore Sycos KP Kelly Person Y Y
2 MN24-12-48 Farmington Orange Jeff Buck Y Y
3 WI24-12-36 ISA West Hamburge Tony Hamburge Y Y
4 WI24-12-09 Kaukauna Ghosts Orange Damian Solis Y Y
5 WI24-12-06 ISA - Royal Jenna Woepse Y Y
6 WI24-12-10 Kaukauna Ghosts Black Travis De Valk Y Y
7 MN24-12-01 MN Waves 11U Chris Wilcox Y Y
8 IL24-12-14 Freedom Fastpitch Michelle Hildreth Y Y
9 MN24-12-04 MN Waves 12U Alix Donnelly Y Y
10 WI24-12-01 Rock River Stix Baker Bruce Baker Y Y
11 WI24-12-02 Rock River Stix Schopen Dashal Schopen Y Y
12 WI24-12-31 Wisconsin Lightning 2030 Dave Sunden Y Y
13 WI24-12-07 Force Fastpitch Jessica Roembke Y Y
14 WI24-12-32 Milton Wildcats Doug Beeler Y Y
15 WI24-12-40 Velocity 12U Elizabeth Wesoloski Y Y
16 WI24-12-17 Polar Bear Fastpitch Black Troy Hohn Y Y
17 WI24-12-43 Wisconsin Bandits 12U Cieara Peters Y Y
18 WI24-12-22 ESA 12U Futures Blue Brian Johnsen Y Y
19 WI24-12-34 Beloit Rage Scott Huffman Y Y
20 MN24-12-08 Midwest Speed 12U National Antonson Melinda Antonson Y Y
21 WI24-12-25 Kaukauna Ghosts White Scott Vanderloop Y Y
22 MN24-12-05 MN Moose 11U Danette Bird Y Y
23 MN24-12-06 MN Moose 12U Christian Way Y Y
24 WI24-12-28 Mississippi Valley Pride Blue Mesa Heit Y Y
25 WI24-12-27 Mississippi Valley Pride White Mesa Heit Y Y
26 WI24-12-33 Twin Ports Rampage Emma Raye Y Y
27 IA24-12-02 Midwest Sluggers '11 Malea Marshall Y Y
28 WI24-12-29 Seymour Flames Red Josh Pfaff Y Y
29 WI24-12-03 Wisconsin Outlawz 12U Brad Roughen Y Y
30 MN24-12-14 St. Croix Boom Mike Benning Y Y
31 IL24-12-13 Rockford Xtreme Mike Intravaia Y Y
32 MN24-12-03 MN ICE 12U National Sean Skibbie Y Y
33 IL24-12-32 Sycamore Sycos NP Nathan Perez Y Y
34 WI24-12-59 Milwaukee Angels Blue John Chelstowski Y Y
35 MN24-12-16 Winona WinStars Velocity Adam Pehler Y Y
36 MN24-12-15 Cottage Grove White Theresa Koran Y Y
37 WI24-12-24 La Crosse Boys & Girls Club Matt Watson Y Y
38 MN24-12-72 Mankato Peppers Poehler Grant Poehler Y Y
39 ND24-12-01 West Fargo Fusion Blue Jamie Compton Y Y
40 WI24-12-44 Madison Revolution Josh Bacskai Y Y
41 MN24-12-09 MN Vortex 12U Schlecht Amanda Schlecht Y Y
42 MN24-12-11 Minnesota Havoc Dan Fredrickson Y Y
43 MN24-12-02 MN ICE 12U Gold Amy Smith Y Y
44 MN24-12-17 MN Royals 12U Tim Freeberg Y Y
45 SD24-12-03 Brandon Valley Venom Brent Hubers Y Y
46 WI24-12-30 Northwest Lightning Ruby Moore Y Y
47 MN24-12-13 Sartell Swarm Blue Joe Ludewig Y Y
48 MN24-12-71 Mankato Peppers Larson Lexi Larson Y Y
49 IL24-12-06 Crush Tidal Wave 12U Kristie DeBolt Y Y
50 SD24-12-05 TSC Tornadoes 12U Luke Langner Y Y
51 MN24-12-34 Waite Park Granowski Nick Granowski Y Y
52 IL24-12-44 Windy City Rage 11U Tanya Lazaro Y Y
53 MN24-12-29 Woodbury Royals Elite Tony Wise Y Y
54 SD24-12-01 South Dakota Players 11U Kylie Madrid Y Y
55 SD24-12-02 South Dakota Players 12U Grace Glanzer Y Y
56 MN24-12-73 Mankato Peppers Jacobs Abby Jacobs Y Y
57 MN24-12-18 TC Blitz Shane Martin Y Y
58 MN24-12-10 Mission 12U Gold Claire Bentfield Y Y
59 WI24-12-26 New Berlin Magic Red Stan Zurawski Y Y
60 IL24-12-08 Poplar Grove Power 11U John Rossato Y Y
61 MN24-12-25 Bloomington Blast Blue Liz Walker Y Y
62 WI24-12-39 Baldwin Woodville Hawks Jake Freese Y Y
63 MN24-12-68 Eagan Blue John Christenson Y Host
64 MN24-12-19 East Ridge Gold Guy Hartwig Y Y
65 MN24-12-21 TRAA Warriors Gold Tom Stevens Y Host
66 MN24-12-22 TRAA Warriors Red Mark Mesa Y Host
67 MN24-12-23 TRAA Warriors Black Chris Riba Y Host
68 KY24-12-01 KAOS Fastpitch Bill Becker Y Y
69 MN24-12-64 Oakdale Titans Brent Buckley Y Y
70 MN24-12-20 ROSA Blue Erica Blair Y Y
71 MN24-12-70 Eagan White Joe Rannow Y Host
72 MN24-12-24 Eagan Green Cory Kanz Y Host
73 MN24-12-62 Rosemount Gold Matt Chappuis Y Y
74 WI24-12-48 Hudson Navy Eugene Hofbauer Y Y
75 MN24-12-12 White Bear Lake Bears Sheila Evans Y Y
76 MN24-12-26 Minnesota Stix Kim Jones Y Y
77 MN24-12-75 Stillwater Red Jeff Kirkpatrick Y Y
78 MN24-12-33 Waite Park Davidson Ryan Davidson Y Y
79 MN24-12-27 ROSA White Kristen Simpson Y Y
80 MN24-12-30 Gamblers White Krista Jansen Y Y
81 MN24-12-31 Gamblers Blue Dave Bacon Y Y
82 MN24-12-66 Oakdale Black Rob Partridge Y Y
83 MN24-12-28 Champlin Park Silver Paul Crosland Y Y
84 MN24-12-49 Farmington White Michael Mikolichek Y Y
85 MN24-12-76 MVSA Berridge Lauren Berridge Y Y
86 MN24-12-35 Apple Valley Fusion Yellow Mark Dziuk Y Y
87 MN24-12-36 Soderville Dufrene Paul Dufrene Y Y
88 WI24-12-05 Turn 2 Athletics Isabella Hollister Y Y
89 IA24-12-03 North Iowa Heat Seth Thompson Y Y
90 SD24-12-06 Dakota Dynamite Andy Jacobs Y Y
91 MN24-12-37 Bloomington Blast Red Nicky Sneen Y Y
92 MN24-12-53 Forest Lake Rangers Scott Schneider Y Y
93 MN24-12-61 Sartell Yellow Misty Smith Y Y
94 MN24-12-32 Spring Lake Park Blue Anthony Vertalino Y Y
95 MN24-12-50 Apple Valley Fusion Black Randy Kane Y Y
96 WI24-12-55 Menomonie Jr Mustangs Maroon Dan Dunbar Y Y
97 MN24-12-38 Prior Lake White Sam Hoppe Y Y
98 MN24-12-42 Farmington Black Mike Poot Y Y
99 MN24-12-74 St. Francis Syvock Branden Syvock Y Y
100 WI24-12-52 Momentum Selects Patrick Sullivan Y Y
101 MN24-12-40 Wayzata Gold Tim Ryan Y Y
102 MN24-12-55 Apple Valley Fusion Blue Brian Sprouse Y Y
103 MN24-12-67 Orono Blue Lindsey Rymer Y Y
104 MN24-12-39 East Ridge Black Kyle Falconbury Y Y
105 MN24-12-41 North Branch Red Jeff Eilers Y Y
106 MN24-12-51 Champlin Park Navy Marcy Burnevik Y Y
107 WI24-12-56 River Falls Gold Josh Eidem Y Y
108 MN24-12-63 Rosemount Blue Drew Martin Y Y
109 MN24-12-43 Hastings Blue Savannah Johnson Y Y
110 MN24-12-77 Midwest Speed 11U Gold Chad Kostecka Y Y
111 MN24-12-58 Big Lake Blue Roy McCormack Y Y
112 MN24-12-69 OMGAA Black Damon Ray Y Y
113 MN24-12-59 STMA Blue Rod Litzau Y Y
114 MN24-12-57 Chanhassen Blue Matt Birkenholz Y Y
115 SD24-12-07 NextPlay 605 Ed Whiting Y Y
116 MN24-12-56 Orono Red Cale Johnston Y Y
117 MN24-12-45 Wayzata Grey Zach Mitchell Y Y
118 MN24-12-46 Hopkins Silver Dismas McDevitt Y Y
119 MN24-12-60 Bluejay Fastpitch Corey Deml Y Y
120 MN24-12-44 OMGAA Farb Mike Farb Y Y
121 MN24-12-45 OMGAA Ludwig Cassy Ludwig Y Y
122 MN24-12-54 Westonka Black Rob Nagengast Y Y
123 MN24-12-47 St. Paul Highland Gold Dan Diebel Y Y
124 MN24-12-81 St. Peter Sharstrom Dustin Sharstrom Y Y
125 MN24-12-79 Chaska Purple Brad Worm Y Y
126 MN24-12-65 Tonka DeRock Kristin DeRock Y Y
127 MN24-12-80 Woodbury Hass Matt Hass Y Y
128 MN24-12-78 Rosemount Green Becca Duchild Y Y

Looking back at the 2023 tournament

* Record-breaking 136 teams

* States represented: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota

* Harmon Park in West St. Paul was added

2023 NAFA Northern Nationals 12U Pools & Brackets

FINAL SCHEDULE

Platinum
1st - MN Waves Schellhammer; 2nd - Midwest Speed Antonson; 3rd - Johnson Creek Yellow Jackets; 4th - MN Force Beaulieu

Gold
1st - Cambridge-Isanti; 2nd - South Dakota Players; 3rd - Plover Nationals; 4th - Chippewa Valley Raptors

Silver
1st - Belle Plaine Black; 2nd - Freedom Fastpitch; 3rd - Centennial Lakes Johnson; 4th - West Fargo United

Bronze
1st - Rockford Extreme; 2nd - Gamblers Mask; 3rd - New Ulm Red; 4th - Willmar Velocity