06/15/2026
[ NOVA NIT ]
Another weekend. Another battle.
This weekend our FEVER girls headed to the USSSA NOVA NIT and finished the weekend 4-2, battling their way deep into Sunday and earning a spot in the semifinals.
And let’s talk about Saturday…
With temperatures climbing over 90°, these girls had a LONG day ahead of them. Four pool play games (including an extra game that didn’t even count), starting at 8AM and not wrapping up until after their final game at 5PM. The heat was brutal, the day was long — but the girls showed up and handled business.
They battled through pool play, finishing 2-1 in games that counted and earning themselves the #3 seed heading into Sunday bracket play.
Sunday morning the girls came out ready. Facing Front Royal Fire, FEVER shut it down with an 8-0 win to advance into the semifinals against a familiar opponent — Heartbreakers, a team we had just faced in a scrimmage two weeks prior. And what a battle it was.
Down 0-2 early, the girls didn’t panic. They dug in. They fought back. Taking a 4-2 lead in the top of the 4th inning and showing exactly the kind of grit this team is built on.
Unfortunately, sometimes this game throws you moments you can’t control. After an unlucky defensive collision with the umpire that cost us the 3rd out, Heartbreakers capitalized and tied the game 4-4, forcing a 5th inning international tie breaker.
The energy was high. The pressure was real. Both teams battled until the very end — but this time we came up just short, falling 4-5 in a heartbreaker.
And while it’s easy to let that final moment overshadow everything else… we won’t.
Because weekends like this are where teams are built. The more these girls find themselves in these tight, high-pressure, everything-on-the-line games — the more they learn. They learn how to fight through adversity. How to pick each other up. How to stay composed when emotions are high. How to keep believing until the very last pitch.
We won’t always get the storybook ending. We won’t always get the walk-off wins…But one thing is certain -
These girls sure as hell won’t go down without a fight.
Big shout out to #12, Gaby for hitting her SECOND over the fence HOMERUN!