AFA Winter AZ Cactus League 2025 Suncats 12U Wine

Hello Coaches & Administrators-

AFA would like to send a HUGE thank you to the participating teams of this Winter's AZ AFA Cactus League 2025!

We want to congratulate the first place finishers of each age division, listed below:

CHAMPIONS OF EACH DIVISION:
12u: Rogue FC Ski
12u: Suncats-Wine
14u: Rascals-S. Gates

Stacey Stepek will be reaching out directly to coordinate your team's order of your practice/game tops or credit for a future event :)

Due date for creating your practice/uniform top & placing your orders:
Monday, March 24th 2025
(uniforms normally print and ship 7-10 business days after all orders are placed and paid for by AFA)

Please look out for our next AFA AZ Summer Cactus League which will take place this August, September, and October for all ages.

Congratulations to all of the girls for all of their hard work this season!!! We hope to see you again this summer and at our upcoming tournaments!!!

Stacey Stepek
AFA State Director of Arizona
630-335-6830
sstepek.azafa@gmail.com

Good Evening Coaches/Administrators-

Our 12u Pool A Standings:


1-Arizona Storm-Rodriguez (7-1)
2-Rogue FC-Ski (7-1)
3. Paladin-Jorgenson
4. Mavericks Fastpitch
5. Rancho Softball
6. Rogue FC EV
7. Arizona Storm-Ridling
8. AZ Suncats-Benz
9. Paladin-Cook

Arizona Storm-Rodriguez (Home) will play Rogue FC-Ski (Visitor) for the Championship Game in League play on Monday, February 24th at 6pm on Wrigley Field.

14u Championship will be played on Monday, February 24th at 7:45pm and 12u B Pool Championships will be played on Monday, March 3rd at 6pm.

***The winner of the Championship games in each division will be awarded new team practice tops or uniform tops for each player on the team for being #1 in the league. Best of luck to your two groups of young ladies!!! Thank you everyone for your participation in the league!***

Stacey Stepek & AFA Staff

FYI from Cactus Yards Staff:

I wanted to reach out to give you a heads-up on some upcoming restaurant construction. From February 10th – the 14th the NL restaurant will be getting the carpet replaced in the dining area. The majority of the work will be done in the day time with the team finishing around 5pm each day. However, because of the work there may be limited seating available inside the restaurant at night until the project is completed. If you have any questions let me know but wanted to provide a heads up!

***Please share with your teams/families***

Good Afternoon Coaches-

I am looking for a team who would want to swap from Pool B (Monday/Wednesday primary schedule) to Pool A (Tuesday/Thursday primary schedule).

Please text Stacey if you would be willing to make the swap. Thank you in advance!

Stacey Stepek
630-335-6830

Good Afternoon-

If you haven't already done so, please submit remaning league balances by end of business day tomorrow Friday, January 3rd 2025.

Venmo @Stacey-Stepek
or
Zelle to sstepek.azafa@gmail.com (S&G United, LLC)

$830.00 per team for 8GG league
(Championship game for 1st and 2nd place finishers of 8 game league/pool play)

Thank you,
Stacey Stepek

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Good Evening Coaches & Administrators-

Thank you for your patience while the schedule was finalized and everyone's preferences were taken into consideration.

Please complete the attached PRINTED roster/waiver form with signatures and be sure to include all possible subs/players. Finalized rosters will lock before your 5th game of the league.
Please also submit roster form, show proof of valid 2025 team insurance, and please make sure that you have your 2024-2025 AFA team membership ($45.00 per season to AFA headquarters).

Site Director: Anna McCray 480-824-8486
(she will be located in restaurant closest to our 4 fields being used)

UIC/Assigner: Marcus Jones

League Reminders:
All games will be 1:30 no new inning
Unlimited subs
Bat entire lineup
Courtesy runner for pitcher/catcher (sub off the bench or last batted out)


Team listed first on the schedule will take the 1B dugout; team listed second will take the 3B dugout. Coin toss for home/away at home plate meeting & roster exchange.

Please bring your own first aide kit and ice packs for your team

***After completion of your 8 regular season games, we will take the top 2 teams to compete in a Championship game for first place and the league's 1st place prize of new team uniforms/practice tops (up to 15 tops; additional can be purchased-see Stacey)***

Seedings will be based off of the following:
Win-Loss-Tie Record
Head to Head
Runs Allowed
Runs Scored

***Cactus Yards will open up at 5pm for team warm ups
***Parking & Admission is free
***Restaurant(s) will be open each night, but could close early based on the evening schedule of the complex & staffing availability


Thank you and best of luck! Wishing everyone a very Happy and Safe New Year!!!
Stacey Stepek & our AFA family

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Good Afternoon Coaches & Administrators-

AFA Winter Cactus League 2025 @ Cactus Yards is right around the corner!!!
Cactus Yards - Gilbert, AZ
$830.00 per team for 8 game guarantee
1:30 no new inning games - 1 plate umpire - temporary fences
Game times will be 6pm &/or 7:45pm

Free substitutions & bat entire lineup
Rosters will lock halfway through the league
(please have finalized roster additions/changes submitted by end of 4th league game)


We will have a championship game for the top teams in each division, based on their records after their 8 game league play (win-loss-tie record; head to head; runs allowed, runs scored)
***Winners of the league will be awarded new team uniform/practice tops
(up to 15 per team)***


Dates for 2025 WINTER LEAGUE:
Monday, January 6th, 2025
Tuesday, January 7th, 2025
Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
Thursday, January 9th, 2025
Monday, January 13th, 2025
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
Thursday, January 16th, 2025
Monday, January 27nd, 2025
Monday, February 3rd, 2025
Monday, February 10th, 2025
Monday, February 24th, 2025
Monday, March 3th, 2025




Who's Coming:
10u TEAMS
1. Paladin-Eden/Johnson
2. Rogue FC-Hyland**
3. x
4. x
5. x

12u TEAMS
1. Ahwatukee Devils
2. AZ Banshees
3. Arizona Storm-Rodriguez
4. AZ Suncats-Benz
5. East Valley Heat (Rising)
6. Mavericks Fastpitch
7. Paladin-Jorgenson
8. Paladin 12u Select-Whitmore
9. Paladin-Jenine
10. Paladin-Cook
11. Rancho Softball-Johnson
12. Rogue FC EV
13. Suncats-Wine
14. x

14u TEAMS
1. AZ Blaze-Flores
2. Mavericks Fastpitch
3. Rascals-S. Gates
4. Vendetta-White
5. x

League Payments:
Non-Refundable Deposit of $200.00 to lock in will be due by 12/13 by 5pm
&
Payment in Full of $830.00 due by 12/20 to be included in the schedule

Venmo @Stacey-Stepek
or
Zelle to sstepek.azafa@gmail.com (S&G United, LLC)
(please include team name, age, event title in subject line)

***Schedules out by 12/30***

League Schedule Requests/Reminders:
Please reply to this email with any special requests/date/time conflicts that you may have
(if you have already sent, please re-submit to this thread so they are all in one place)

***We will always do our best to accommodate special requests, but not guaranteed.
***If any requests are deal breakers to participate, please be sure to note that

Special requests/conflicts replies due by 12/20 along with remaining balance for league (5pm)

Thank you in advance for your participation!!!
Stacey Stepek
AFA State Director of Arizona
630-335-6830

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