Standout 2026 Pin Hitters at CEVA Regionals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Not a subscriber? Use the code ADAMS30 for 30% off!</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The culminating event for the CEVA club season is the Regional tournament. Taking place at the Portland Expo Center across two days, hundreds of teams took the court to secure their final standing for the season. We were able to see some of the best athletes from Oregon and SW Washington compete and took note of the stellar performances we saw. We featured several of those athletes who impressed us over the past few weeks, bringing us to this final article. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Without further ado, here are the 2026 pin hitters who had standout performances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["267160"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eBrewer, who recently moved up in the 2026 rankings to become the #4 recruit, was so fun to watch during Regionals. 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