08/03/2026
Not sure where to start but I think this is a good place!
Well we did it again, back to back NAFA Nationals Champions! Our route was a little different this year. We lost our first bracket game on Friday and had to win 4 straight on Saturday just to get to Sunday.
We won our first 2 games Sunday morning and found ourselves 1 win away from the Championship game. The game was a battle of the fatheads (each team had fatheads of the players on the fence, it was hilarious) us versus the McMinnville Grizzlies. Our girls were exhausted and were down 6-2 after the 2nd inning. In that moment I thought the girls had just run out of steam but with a bolt of lightning they scored 5 in the top of the 3rd and took back the lead. The Grizzlies tied it up in the 4th inning. We got to the last inning still tied, we scored 4 runs in the top of the inning with some timely hits and great base running. We shut them down in the bottom of the inning to advance to the Championship game.
Hats off to the McMinnville Grizzlies team on a great tournament. They were a classy opponent from top to bottom. Players were so well coached and we really enjoyed talking to them and all their fans, they were a vibe for sure. The future is bright for them.
On to the Championship game, our 8th game in 2 days. In all honesty we felt like we were the better team from top to bottom but we weren’t sure if our girls had enough energy in them. They had left it all on the field to get to that point. Oh boy were we wrong, they must of had something left in them because they exploded for 5 in the first inning and they never looked back. And just like last year the game ended with a beautiful change-up that dropped right behind the plate into the catchers glove.
We are the Rebels and we are 11 strong, NAFA Nationals Champions, #1 out of 23 teams.
Don’t worry more posts to come in the next few days! 😉
