Another big time accolade incoming! Congrats to our own Payton Elwell (‘26 Hough HS) for being selected as the Charlotte Mecklenburg SAAC softball player of the year!! This selection encompasses Sportsmanship, Athletics, Academics, and Community service. We’re incredibly proud of

First weekend this summer. College Coaches we have several 26's and 27's still looking for their college home. Would love to see you at a game.

Coaches, this is a 2027 that you do not want to miss out on. Speed, power, and a great teammate! Come watch us this weekend in Rock Hill!

Had a great first weekend back in Rock Hill with my girls! Felt so good to be back on the field and looking forward to the rest of the summer. Carolina Cardinals Kelly 18U Coast 2 Coast Recruits Get 2 College Athletics Softball Recruiting Reposts Below are a few hits, plays at shortstop, and pitching highlights:

Ladies and gentlemen… your 2025 Cardinals Early Bird pool R champs! First showcase of the season going 4-1. There were positives but plenty of opportunities to improve. One bright spot was our own Payton Elwell’s (‘26 Hough HS) big two run bomb! Great job P! Keep swinging it!

After a great first weekend excited to see us compete at the Super 78 at Tyger River! Rebecca Murray Morgan Wyatt Tusculum Softball Kara Shutt @coachzrobbins Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Lauren Conway Newberry College SB CoachPoole_USCA Jason Deitz Meredith Booth Alicia Dorgan Sierra Vanzant-Cheek Coach Jackie Huff

Good weekend of ball against great competition! I may be biased, but I’m pretty sure we had the toughest pool in the entire Super 78 showcase! Really appreciate all the college coaches that took time to interact with our athletes. We also hit the ball a little bit. Congrats to

Coaches we have several '26's and a '27 still looking for there college home. Would love to see you at a game!!

Thank you Scenic City for an incredible weekend! A very successful showing including being co-champions of our pool AND going 6-1-1 overall against some of the toughest competition in the country! We finished in the top 16 out of 108 of the 18U teams, losing to the eventual

After a Top 16 weekend at Scenic City we wanted to get the rest of our Summer schedule out to coaches. Don't miss our '26s & '27s. Would love to see you at one of our showcases/tournaments.

We are in Rock Hill this weekend for the East Coast Fireworks. College coaches would love to see you this weekend, still have a few '26s and '27s looking for their next home!

Ladies and gentlemen for the third year in a row… Your 2025 East Coast Fireworks Showcase pool champs! We had a good weekend going 6-0 and made improvements each game. Congrats to our bomb squad Emily Murphy (‘25 Western Carolina commit), Bailey Bettencourt (‘25 Methodist

Top 16 finish in Scenic City followed by East Coast Fireworks Pool Winner..... can't wait to see this team compete in Duncan, SC in the DCF East Coast Nationals. College coaches swing by and see our '26s and '27s!!

Another great camp today at UNCC! Loved it got to see one of my Highschool teammates! Reece Lindsay Can’t wait for the next ones!

Incredibly honored to be named all-state along with my amazing teammates, so thankful for the coaches and players who made this past high school season amazing!

Good showing this weekend at the DC East Coast Nationals finishing 3rd overall. Congrats to our own Charlee Kelly (‘25 NC A&T commit) for her two shut outs, Maddi Altieri (‘25 Belmont Abbey commit) for her 2-run bomb, Emily Murphy (‘25 Western Carolina commit) for her walk off

Had such an amazing experience at the Sand Shark Softball camp today! I learned so much and a huge thank you to Codee Yeske and Alison Owen Yeske for being encouraging and hosting a great camp! Carolina Cardinals Kelly 18U

Decent showing this weekend at PGF Grand Cashionals, finishing in the top 8. Congrats to own Bailey Bettencourt (‘25 Methodist commit) for her 4 big bombs this weekend! Great job BB!! I Tough weekend overall because we had to say farewell to one of the heartbeats of our team,

Great final weekend in Myrtle Beach at the Triple Crown East Coast Nationals! We won our box bracket, our double elimination bracket, and finished in the top 10 that included some incredibly talented teams from around the country. Very proud of how we competed all week! Congrats

Signing Off ✌🏻 Had the best season with Carolina Cardinals Kelly 18U. I’m so thankful for my coaches and teammates. Finished my summer season with .393 AVG 1.291 OPS .820 SLG 8 HR 12 2B 36 RBI 23 R 13 BB Can’t wait to get started with Abbey Softball Coach Tony Mele Sammie West #RaiseTheRed