08/03/2026
🐦⬛🥎 WHAT A WAY TO CLOSE OUT 12U! 🐦⬛🥎
This past weekend, our Ravens wrapped up an incredible season at Chuck’s Midnight Madness and we decided there was no better way to finish than by jumping headfirst into our first-ever 14U tournament.
Not only did we play up, we went all in and entered 14-Open.
And these girls competed like no other.
They battled their way through the night, earned a spot in the championship game, and finished as tournament runners-up after falling to an incredibly strong Steel team that will thankfully be moving on to 16U next season. 😂
One of the moments that truly showed just how far this team has come involved an opponent we knew well. That team had beaten us at Chuck’s Midnight Madness last year. Since then, they had spent the entire season competing at the 14U level and doing extremely well.
This weekend, our girls stepped onto that same 14U field and beat them not once, but twice. Once in pool play and again in bracket play when it really mattered.
That speaks volumes.
It shows how much stronger, tougher, more confident, and more complete this group has become. They were not intimidated by the older competition, the late-night schedule, or the challenge in front of them. They simply stepped onto the field and competed.
This Spring and Summer alone, these girls played a total of 69 games and finished with only 24 losses. Even in those losses, the average margin was just over three runs. Fifteen of those 24 losses were decided by three runs or fewer and TEN of them came down to just one run.
I could not be prouder of the way these girls competed all season long. This team never stopped fighting, never gave up, and truly gave itself a chance to win every time it stepped onto the field. They were competitive in EVERY game, and that says so much more about their heart, growth, and determination than any final record ever could.
When I think back to where this group started and look at where they are now, the growth is impossible to ignore. They have learned how to battle through adversity, trust one another, play for the girl beside them, and keep fighting until the final out.
Our time at 12U may be over, but this group is nowhere close to finished.
Next stop: 13U.
Older competition. Bigger challenges. A new chapter.
Same FIGHT. Same HEART. Same FLOCK.
13U - RELOADED. 🐦⬛