⚾ RBA Weekly Recap 6/22-6/28 ⚾
Despite no championships this week, we continued to provide many highlights and competed well in some very tough tournaments. 12u Jass group concludes their season, Highschool teams all compete with solid success, and 13u group turns an epic triple play. Full recap below!
⚾ 16U Licon
Record: 4-1-1 Northwestern Chicago Invitational
Highlights:
16u Licon group performs well this weekend going 4-1-1 at Northwestern. They were ranked as the #1 seed going into the final 4 championship bracket. Coming up just short, this group was the only Illinois team to make the championship bracket. Many positives from this weekend, good work!
Top Performers:
Casey McCleary: .615 AVG | 8 H | 1 2B | 2 RBI | 7 BB
Joey Roscoe: .350 AVG | 7 H | 3 2B | 7 RBI | 2 BB
Rhyder Jewell: .350 AVG | 7 H | 1 2B | 5 RBI | 2 BB
Jacob Neri: .400 AVG | 6 H | 2 2B | 4 RBI | 3 BB
Andrew Self: .294 AVG | 5 H | 1 2B | 5 RBI | 7 BB
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Joey Roscoe: 1-0 | 7.0 IP | 3 H | 0 ER | 3 BB | 9 K
Zac Slater: 1-0 | 7.0 IP | 8 H | 6 ER | 4 BB | 11 K
Jacob Neri: 1-0 | 4.0 IP | 1 H | 0 ER | 2 BB | 8 K
💣 17u
Record: 3-1 Northwestern Chicago Invitational
Highlights:
17u group competes well, just missing the final 4 championship bracket. This group ends their weekend on a high note beating Top Tier North Navy 12-5.
Top Performers:
Noah McDermott: .462 AVG | 6 H | 3 2B | 6 RBI
Peyton Tucker: .417 AVG | 5 H | 2 2B | 1 3B | 2 RBI
Brenden Erickson: .333 AVG | 4 H | 2 RBI
Zachary Reynolds: .667 AVG | 4 H | 1 2B | 1 RBI
Liam Allen: .308 AVG | 4 H | 1 3B | 5 RBI
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AJ Rundblade: 1-0 | 1 H | 0 ER | 4 BB | 7 K
Noah McDermott: 1-0 | 4 H | 1 ER | 3 BB | 4 K
⚾ 15U
Record: 2-1-1 JP Northern Illinois Summer Sizzler
Highlights:
15u group makes progress this weekend with a solid weekend of work. Advancing to the gold championship bracket on Sunday, beating the Stars Baseball 15u 6-3 Sunday morning, but falling to the 1 seed Verona Baseball in the Semis.
Top Performers:
Brayden Eddy: .500 AVG | 5 H | 0 3B | 4 RBI
Garrett Schwartz: .375 AVG | 3 H | 0 3B | 2 RBI
Romeo Ayala: .300 AVG | 3 H | 1 3B | 3 RBI
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Evan Ricks: 7.0 IP | 3 ER | 3 K | 0 BB
Hunter Meyer: 5.0 IP | 1-0 | 0 ER | 3 K | 3 BB
🚀 13U
Record: 2-3-1 Midwest National Championships
Highlights:
13u group had an exciting weekend of baseball in Battle Creek, MI. Although they did not finish with the record they wanted, there are many highlights to share. A bases loaded, 0 out triple play that you have to see to believe (video below). Also, Camden Massion and Zayne Anderson compete in the HR derby. Massion with 24 HR and Zayne wins this event with a massive 39 HRs.
Top Performers:
Camden Massion: .667 AVG | 8 H | 2 2B | 5 RBI | 6 BB
Beckett Joesten: .438 AVG | 7 H | 0 2B | 6 RBI | 0 BB
Carter LaMay: .438 AVG | 7 H | 0 2B | 1 RBI | 3 BB
Zayne Anderson: .400 AVG | 6 H | 1 2B | 2 RBI | 2 BB | 4 SB
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Nathan Henderson: 7.1 IP | 5 H | 0 ER | 0 K | 4 BB
Camden Massion: 7.0 IP | 5 H | 5 ER | 3 K | 4 BB
⚾ 11U
Record: 2-2-1 Midwest National Championships
Highlights:
11u group enters their toughest weekend of the season in Battle Creek, MI. A weekend full of battles is capped off with a 11-3 win over the Michigan Rebels. Jennings Barrett leads the way with a massive 10 RBIs over this weekend!!
Top Performers:
Jennings Barrett: .667 AVG | 8 H | 0 3B | 10 RBI | 1 BB
Max Buhl: .500 AVG | 5 H | 1 3B | 1 BB
Mason Cooper: .500 AVG | 5 H | 1 BB
Nolan Lockhart: .364 AVG | 4 H | 1 3B | 3 RBI | 1 BB
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Mason Cooper: 5.0 IP | 1-0 | 2 ER | 6 K | 2 BB
Max Buhl: 4.2 IP | 0-0 | 1 ER | 7 K | 2 BB
Landon Weber: 4.0 IP | 0-0 | 2 ER | 5 K | 5 BB
🎯 14U
Record: 1-3 Black & Gold World Series - Hoffman Estates, IL
Highlights:
The 14u group competed well all weekend, battling to go 1-3 in a tough tournament. Bentley Svela led the offense with a .500 average and 6 hits, while Adam Kraft drove in a team-high 7 RBI. Vaughn Manning continued to produce quality at-bats, reaching base consistently and contributing 3 hits and 4 RBI to help power the offense.
🔥 12U Jass
The 12U Jass squad wrapped up its season at the Field of Dreams Tournament in Iowa, finishing 0-3 on the weekend to close out the year. While the results weren't what the team hoped for, there were still plenty of memorable moments.
🏆 Tournament Highlights
Zander Karls, Cruz Murillo, and Hunter Hays won the Quick Hands Relay competition.
Gavin Peck and Hunter Hays each went 2-for-4 with a home run in the Home Run Derby.
📊 2026 Season Stats
Overall Record: 22-19-1
Team AVG: .421
Hits: 376
Runs: 351
Home Runs: 20
RBI: 281
Stolen Bases: 345 (93.2% success rate)
💪 Pitching & Defense
Team ERA: 5.782
Strikeouts: 216
Caught Stealing: 35
Pickoffs: 14
Fielding %: .809
Congratulations to the players and coaches on a great season. Thank you for representing RBA all year long! 👏⚾
💪 12U Setter
The 12U Setter team competed in the USSSA Illinois State Tournament at Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria, facing some outstanding competition. The group finished 0-3, but continued to battle throughout the weekend.
💥 Offensive Highlights
Fjelland: HR
Mohr: HR
Setter: 2 2B
The experience gained against high-level competition will continue to help this group develop as they move forward. Great effort all weekend! 💪⚾
📅 What's Next?
9u | FastBalls & Fireworks | Seminole | Carol Stream, IL |
16u Howell | Stars & Stripes Classic | Primetime | Judson |
17u | Stars & Stripes Classic | Primetime | Judson |
Good luck to all of our teams this coming weekend! Continue to compete with passion, work hard, and represent Rockford Baseball Academy the right way.
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