Mad Apple Hammel/Bowman

🥎 LOOKING FOR 1–2 MORE ATHLETES TO COMPLETE OUR ROSTER! 🥎

Mad Apple Hammel/Bowman 18U is looking to add 1–2 dedicated athletes who are ready to compete, improve, and be part of a program that values player development just as much as winning. Ideally looking for 3B & OF help, but all positions can be considered.

At Mad Apple, we believe in:
🔥 High-level coaching and player development
🥎 Competitive tournament schedules (Regional Showcase Schedule)
🤝 Building confident teammates and great people
📈 Helping athletes prepare for the next level while creating lifelong memories

We’re searching for players who love the game, work hard, support their teammates, and want to be challenged every weekend.

If you’re looking for a new opportunity or think Mad Apple could be the right fit for your family, we’d love to connect.

📩 Private tryouts are available by request.
Send us a DM for more information or to schedule a private tryout.

Mad Apple Bowman ended their 25/26 season this past weekend at the D1 Grand Finale in Bolivar, OH. This group came to work this summer. They started out the summer with a shaky showing going 1-5 at the Outlaws Summer Invitational. It would have been extremely easy for this group to falter and get down on themselves, but they demonstrated the opposite. They showed up to each practice afterwards hungry to get better and always wanted to do better than the last rep. That right there is the true heartbeat to this team. They never let a result of a bad game hinder their attitude and focus level for the next one. They became resilient in their mental state and had the mindset that they were going to show up each and every pitch for their teammates. It may be my favorite quality from a team that I have ever coached. Were we perfect? HECK NO. But we continued to show up each and every day and wanted to grow and get better and that’s all that I can ever ask out of this group.

There’s a special bond with this team. It took a little while to get the mojo to feel right after combining two teams for this travel season, but it’s been awesome to see these connections continue to grow and develop. They might be deeper than any team I’ve ever coached. The “good vibes” standard is alive and well and we’re going to keep having fun while continuing to keep getting better.

This is demonstrated even further by having 10 of our girls return for next season. We’re excited to add to this amazing group and we can’t wait to continue to see the growth and development from this very special group in terms of their softball abilities as well as these bonds continue to grow deeper.

- Coach Jacob

I also wanted to take a moment and shout out some outstanding performances this summer. This group is extremely talented and they were able to put that on display the entire summer. The girls went 15-14 on the year, they hit .339 as a team with an OBP of .420. As a team, they hit 37 2Bs, 10 3Bs & 23 HRs. 154 RBIs and 197 runs as a team (averaging out to 6.8 Runs/game). A lot of our girls gained some serious college interest along the way and our lone 2027 earned a college offer along the way with some other schools that will surely follow suit here soon.

🏆Summer Leaderboard🏆

Avg - Luci Schott (.471)
OBP - Lailaa Geraghty (.550)
OPS - Luci Schott (1.363)
Slugging - Bayleigh Sleeth (.859)
2B - Bayleigh Sleeth (9)
3B - Luci Schott, Bayleigh Sleeth, Olivia Konger (2)
HR - Bayleigh Sleeth (7)
RBI - Bayleigh Sleeth & Luci Schott (30)
SB - Mia Kurtz (13)

Heck of a summer girls. I can’t wait to get back to work for the fall 💪🏼

3 in ONE GAME?! Have your self a game Macie Lada!!! 💣💣💣

Tomorrow is the day 🥎 come join us and see what we’re all about!

Register here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyHju1e5G-U-FyQDLebEj7dtdXdH8yO8Q-6fDO69AOem9Gfg/viewform?usp=header

Mad Apple Bowman is making the move up to 18U for the 2026-2027 travel season! We’re looking for a few final pieces to round out our roster. If you’re a 2027, 2028, 2029 graduate looking to compete at a high level while preparing for college softball, we’d love to work with you.

Our team is focused on providing:

🥎Opportunities for the girls to play in high level showcase tournaments
🥎Guidance in the girls recruiting journeys (helped led by Amber Bowman)
🥎Indoor facilities for year-round development
🥎Sports Performance training to help elevate our athletes
🥎College Camps hosted by Mad Apple

We’re hosting an open practice this Wednesday to come and work directly with our coaches as well as meet the girls returning for next year. See details below.

📆 Wednesday July 22, 2026
📍PFW Softball Fields (Crescent Ave Fort Wayne, IN 46805)
⏰ 5:15 - 7PM

See Google link in the comments to register!

Friday/Saturday recap from the Ohio Stingrays Showcase in Columbus, OH:

The bats have exploded this weekend 💥 As a team, the girls are hitting .475 on the weekend and have compiled a team 1.313 OPS (INSANE!! 💣). The team has combined for 8 HRs & 8 other XBHs. They’ve put up 53 runs and have been extremely tough to get out at the dish. It’s been extremely fun to watch them compete in the box! Mad Apple Bowman continues bracket play tomorrow at 11:20 against Indiana Shockwaves Carroll National.

Standouts:

🔥 Maddy Burbrink - 1.000 AVG, 3 BBs
🔥 Gracelyn Jones - .700 AVG, 2B, 4 RBIs
🔥 Mia Kurtz - .571 AVG, 2 2Bs, 8 Rs
🔥 Macie Lada - .538 AVG, 2 HRs, 2B, 9 RBIs
🔥 Luci Schott - .538 AVG, HR, 2B, 10 RBIs
🔥 Emma Connally - .500 AVG, 3 HRs, 2B, 8 Rs

Enjoy some moonshot videos 💣🔥

Bracket game #2 gets cut short due to weather, but proud of these girls for their grit and toughness they put on display this week. They competed in every single game and the bats continued to stay hot 🔥. Overall it was a very positive week for our group as we continue to grow and build together. We’ll be back in action this Friday at the Ohio Stingrays Showcase in Columbus, OH.

🔥Ellce Krauter - 2-3, HR
🔥Macie Lada - 2-2, HR, BB, 2 RBIs
🔥Bayleigh Sleeth - 1-3, HR

Bonus: Enjoy some videos of some absolute BOMBS from this game 💣 (Bayleigh’s video is from Game #1 as the camera for both teams overheated during her AB in Game #2.)

Mad Apple Bowman wins game 1 of bracket play. Next game at 4:45 on Field 24 @ Grand Park.

🔥 Gracelyn Jones 7 IP, W
🔥 Bayleigh Sleeth 2-3, 2B, HR 💣, 3 RBIs
🔥 Zoe Meyer 2-3, RBI
🔥 Luci Schott 2-4, 2B, RBI

I don’t know what’s been hotter - these girls bats or the ☀️ this week. Mad Apple Bowman went 3-2 in pool play at the Great Lakes Firecracker and have earned themselves a #2 seed heading into bracket play today. They’ll play at 1:15 PM on Field 22 @ Grand Park.

Some Pool Play highlights:

🔥Bayleigh Sleeth - .533 AVG, 1.733 OPS, 3 2Bs, 2 3Bs, HR, 10 RBIs
🔥 Lailaa Geraghty - .500 AVG, 1.155 OPS, 2B, 2 HBP, 4 RBIs
🔥 Luci Schott - .417 AVG, 1.283 OPS, 2 3Bs, 7 Rs
🔥 Maci Lada - .385 AVG, .938 OPS, 3B, 8 Rs

The team hit .325 in pool play racking up 40 hits in 5 games (12 extra base hits).