Patrick Ryan

[Chill Gold Softball @ILChillGold]

Congrats to @ILChillGold 14U on their 13th place finish at @PGFnetwork Premier. Despite losing Game 1 of bracket play, they reeled off 5 straight wins in 24 hours to scale up the order of finish. This lofty finish comes on the heels of @ILChillGold 18u and 16u turning in Top 10 finishes during @PGFnetwork Premier Week 1. Overall, another remarkable season for the "Little Program That Could"

[Line Drive Media @LineDsoftball]

Event Recap🥎| PGF 18U/16U Nationals — Week 1 Order-of-Finish😎 Link below to see the full list of teams!⬇️

🔗: https://t.co/lcAOFMefL6

#LineDriveMedia #playPGF #bestofthebest #thefutureofthegameishere #pgfnationals @GeorgiaImpactFP

[Cali Lenz @CaliLenz2027]

Summer Offensive and Defensive Highlights ⬇️
AB: 83
AVG: .410
OBP: .528
OPS: 1.155
H: 34
1B: 22
2B: 9
HR: 3
RBI: 20
R: 27
BB: 21
@ILChillGold @jimdonovan45

[Chill Gold Softball @ILChillGold]

Successful Week 1 at @PGFnetwork Premier Nationals for @ILChillGold. Top 10 finishes for both 18u and 16u. Only Midwest program to do so. Not the first time. Still just 3 teams - 18, 16 and 14 - and a handful of dedicated loyal coaches. No "futures" or "regional" teams. No franchisees paying the freight for the top teams. No "scholarships". Nobody flying in for practice. Just following the same model for 28 years that most abandoned a long time ago - "and loving it" - as Maxwell Smart used to say. See you in 2026-27.

[Chill Gold Softball @ILChillGold]

Shoutout to @ILChillGold 16u for their Top 10 finish at @PGFnetwork Premier nationals. Leading the way was 2028 P/MIF @MacieRobbins30 throwing 3 CG W's in bracket play and adding a SV for good measure. She also batted .643 in bracket. Other bracket stars included 2028 SS @luluj2028 .474 avg, 2028 C @AguinagaMags .500 avg 8 RBI and @kayjburkel 3 HR, 8 RBI. Full summer hitting stars included @luluj2028 .438 avg, 4 HR, 25 RBI, @AguinagaMags .388 avg., 6 HR, 28 RBI and 2027 OF @CaliLenz2027 .410 avg, 3 HR, 20 RBI, .528 OBP out of leadoff spot.

[Patrick Ryan @PJRCPA1]

@ILChillGold @PGFnetwork @lydiahammond07 @madison_such @BoulderIDT @ERIStourney Nice run girls. amazing summer.

[Chill Gold Softball @ILChillGold]

Shoutout to @ILChillGold 18u for their 9th place finish at @PGFnetwork Premier Nationals. Made it through the summer on the backs of two pitchers @lydiahammond07 and @madison_such - finished 3rd at @BoulderIDT , 5th at @ERIStourney and then 9th at PGF. Three hitters with double digit HRs in a 32 game season - @maddiehenry261 @TeganTripp10 and @erinryansb2027 At PGF, 2028 @PurchasTP3 hit .562 in 5 games of bracket and @maddimccoy01 hit .438, 4 SBs at the top of the lineup.

[Patrick Ryan @PJRCPA1]

@maddiehenry261 @ILChillGold Maddie it has been so much fun watching you play over those years. From your first practice it was obvious you are a special player. Go do great things at Penn State.

[Patrick Ryan @PJRCPA1]

@Dion_JTsports Don’t forget pandemic.

[Patrick Ryan @PJRCPA1]

@TFroehlig @MLB In 2022 there were 232 regular season games that lasted 3 1/2 hours by 2025. The number dropped to three. The average game length is two hours and 38 minutes comparable to the 1980’s. It stinks it took a rule but it was out of control

[Patrick Ryan @PJRCPA1]

@JameyHorn101 @shegone03 @JeffPassan @MLB @notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @billdubs @iamrags @artofhitting @hittingguru7 @slider_sinker I didn’t like it at first, but it has I made the game more watchable . They get time outs if necessary. It is barely noticeable. There’s nothing worse than a hitter’ not getting in the box or pitchers taking all day. Get the ball and throw. Limited pickoffs bothers me still.

[Mike Ryan’s Fastball USA Training Center @fastballusa]

Dreams do come true

[tagup @tagupSoftball]

Easton Invite is ready to roll 🥎

The Easton Invite 2026 starts tomorrow in Orland Park, with teams heading to Humphrey Complex for four days of ELITE COMPETITION. With one complex, six diamonds, and a 40-team field of high-level teams, this one is built for tight competition and strong college coach visibility!

📅 July 9–12, 2026

🏟️ Illinois Venue
Humphrey Complex

Check out more tournament details 🔗
https://t.co/zy1u6hLjSB

TourneyMachine 🔗
https://t.co/RfgQMu9fBq

@ERIStourney

[Chill Gold Softball @ILChillGold]

Dark and dusty but @ILChillGold 18u rampaged through the @IDT to finish 3rd before the two heroic pitchers hit the wall. @lydiahammond07 and @madison_such pitched every inning of the 11 games, winning 9 of 11. The offense hit a robust .462 with a 1.260 OPS and .739 SLUG. @maddiehenry261 hit 6 HRs, @erinryansb2027 hit 5, and @TeganTripp10 added 3.

[Patrick Ryan @PJRCPA1]

@JKouba2027 @RamblersSB @LUCCoachAbbott @alibrems @CoachWoo24 @SilverHawkSball @CoachSelena20 @Coach_McNulty @scn_softball @CoachThijs Congrats

[Chill Gold Softball @ILChillGold]

Kudos to both @ILChillGold 18u (Final 8) and 14u (Final 4) for reaching Sunday of @BoulderIDT. The 14s have banged out 21 HRs in 10 games and the 18s have hit 17 HR in 9 games so far. For 14u @Smith_Young90 has hit 7 HR, @elisemurray2030 has hit 4 and @ericat_sb2031 has hit 3. For 18u @maddiehenry261 has hit 6 and @erinryansb2027 has hit 5.

[Chill Gold Softball @ILChillGold]

@ILChillGold organization with two Top 3 finishes at @BoulderIDT - @ILChillGold 18 and 14. @ILChillGold 16 also showed well this week with very competitive performances. Most proud that despite the fact our 3 teams only brought 32 players between them, each team competed hard to the end and played 33 games combined.

[Patrick Ryan @PJRCPA1]

@TheEXECUTlONER_ Double play. If it was reverse order would be only one out

[BGBisonSoftball @BGBisonSoftball]

Congratulations to Erin Ryan on being named 1st Team All State by the Illinois Softball Coaches Association! A well deserved honor! @BGBisonAD

[Patrick Ryan @PJRCPA1]

@TeganSchuler @ILChillGold @OspreySB @JeffConrad10 @CoachMarioH @jimdonovan45 Congratulations Teagan