Fastpitch Fusion

Editor’s Note: Most readers have by now heard about the Omma Tigres‘ remarkable run at the 2024 USA Softball Men’s Major National Championship in Rockford, Michigan over the weekend, knocking off three top ten teams (#8 AWP Lumberjacks, #5 Circle Tap and #2 Hill United) enroute to a runner-up finish. The team reeled off seven consecutive wins after losing their first game, making it to Sunday’s championship game against the NY Gremlins. But there is an equally compelling story behind their success, one put into words by Maddy Flanagan.