End of Fall Rankings Recap 12u 2018

Perhaps more than any other age group this fall, the 12u age group saw more of the top teams go head-to-head. While we thought that might help clear things up between the top teams, instead we saw that many of the top teams are very closely matched. In particular, we found the top 5 teams to be very closely grouped and very difficult to stratify. In the end, we tried to rank these teams as best we could based on the results available. Congratulations to all teams who finished in our top 20! There were a lot of teams who deserved consideration and recognition in this age group.

  1. Canes Baseball NC - Simpson

    Canes Baseball NC - Simpson finished #1 in our final top after a title at the Top Gun Winter World Series.

    The Canes have been one of the best teams in this age group over the past several years, and this fall they ascended to our #1 spot. They posted an overall 18-6 record, including going 13-1 in their last 14 games, highlighted by a title at the Top Gun Winter World Series. They posted a 1-2 record against #2 SBA Premier, as well as wins over #4 Dirtbags Charlotte, #7 Five Star Carolina - Neyra, #11 Carolina Astros, #13 Big Game 2025, #14 Rock Solid Red, as well as wins over 12-6 Huguenot Red Legs (VA) and 16-8-2 Western Tidewater Rage (VA). 5 of their 6 losses came against teams in our top 7 including #2 SBA Premier (x2), #3 Mission Vipers Gold, #4 Dirtbags Charlotte, and #7 Five Star - Neyra. There other loss came against Talon Baseball (SC), who posted a 3-1 record against 12u competition this fall.

  2. SBA Premier

    SBA Premier has been one of the most dominant in this age group and was in the top 3 of our rankings every week this fall. They had an overall record of 21-8-1 this fall, but fell from the top spot in our rankings after an 0-3 performance at the Top Gun Winter World Series. Their fall season was highlighted by a title at the USSSA Fall Beast of the East and wins over #1 Canes Baseball NC - Simpson (x2), #3 Mission Vipers Gold, #4 Dirtbags Charlotte, #7 Five Star Carolina - Neyra, #8 Kernersville Bulldogs, #12 Vision Bandits, and #13 Big Game 2025. They also had a tie against Five Star - Neyra and losses against Canes - Simpson, Dirtbags Charlotte, #5 Canes Baseball NC - Hood, #9 NCDB Rivercats, and 17-3 Five Star Demarini Elite, who are currently #9 in the USSSA National 12u Majors Power Rankings, as well as the Huguenot Red Legs.

  3. Mission Vipers Gold

    Mission Vipers Gold have been in the top 5 of our rankings for this age group since the end of the Spring 2018 season. This fall they posted a 17-4 record, including going 13-1 in their last 14 games. They notched wins over #1 Canes Baseball NC - Simpson, #4 Dirtbags Charlotte (x2), #7 Five Star Carolina - Neyra, #9 NCDB Rivercats, #11 Carolina Astros, 18-6 11u #1 SBA Premier (x2), and the 23-4 Dirtbags National Prospects (TN). Their 4 losses came against #2 SBA Premier, #5 Canes Baseball NC - Hood, Five Star - Neyra, and #13 Big Game 2025.

  4. Dirtbags Charlotte

    Dirtbags Charlotte was a brand new team in this age group this fall and wasted little time making their presence felt. The Dirtbags posted an impressive 27-9 record this fall, including wins over #1 Canes Baseball NC - Simpson, #2 SBA Premier, #6 LBC Attack (x4), #7 Five Star Carolina - Neyra, #15 Carolina Blue Sox, #17 SBA Canes - Erwin, the Huguenot Red Legs (VA), and 11u #1 SBA Premier. Of their 9 losses, 2 came against Five Star Demarini Elite (FL), with others coming against Canes - Simpson, #2 SBA Premier, #3 Mission Vipers Gold (x2), and #10 Dirtbags East.

  5. Canes Baseball NC - Hood

    The Canes put together an overall record of 12-4 and had one of the more impressive tournament wins in this age group in the fall when they won the Perfect Game Super 25 Qualifier in September. Among their 12 wins, the Canes notched wins over #2 SBA Premier, #3 Mission Vipers Gold, #7 Five Star Carolina - Neyra, #10 Dirtbags East, #14 Rock Solid Red, #17 SBA Canes - Erwin, and the Dirtbags National Prospects (TN). Only one of their losses came against a North Carolina team, and that was to the #9 NCDB Rivercats. They also had losses against Rawlings Stars West (SC), the Western Tidewater Rage (VA), and the Mid-Atlantic Red Sox (MD).

 

 

 

  1. LBC Attack

    The LBC Attack notched an overall record of 21-10 this fall across USSSA and Top Gun play. Among their 21 wins, the Attack had wins over #11 Carolina Astros, #13 Big Game 2025, #15 Carolina Blue Sox, and #17 SBA Canes - Erwin. 4 of their 10 losses came against #6 Dirtbags Charlotte. They also had losses against 11u #1 SBA Premier, 16-4 Team Dirty South Bats Venom (VA), and 23-4 Rock Solid Black (VA).

  2. Five Star Carolina - Neyra

    Five Star Carolina - Neyra played one of the most competitive schedules in the state this fall, earning an overall record of 11-6-2. Impressively, all 6 of their losses came against teams in our top 15 including losses against #1 Canes Baseball NC - Simpson, #2 SBA Premier, #3 Mission Vipers Gold, #4 Dirtbags Charlotte, #5 Canes Baseball NC - Hood, and #15 Carolina Blue Sox. They notched wins over #1 Canes - Simpson, #3 Mission Vipers Gold, #10 Dirtbags East, #15 Carolina Blue Sox, #17 SBA Canes - Erwin, and 11u #2 TPA Nationals.

  3. Kernersville Bulldogs

    The Bulldogs posted an impressive 16-4-1 record this fall across all competition. The Bulldogs highlighted their fall season with a win over #13 Big Game 2025. They also had one of their 4 losses against #2 SBA Premier.

  4. NCDB Rivercats

    The Rivercats finished 17-7 this fall against some excellent competition. They scored wins over #2 SBA Premier, #5 Canes Baseball NC - Hood, #10 Dirtbag East, #13 Big Game 2025, and #20 OC Crushers. Among their 7 losses, the Rivercats had a 1-run loss against #3 Mission Vipers Gold as well as losses against Big Game 2025, #19 Cleveland Wildcats Elite, the OC Crushers, and the Western Tidewater Rage (VA).

  5. Dirtbags East

    Dirtbags East went 17-6 this fall across all competitions. Among their wins, the Dirtbags had victories over #4 Dirtbags Charlotte, 11u #2 TPA Nationals, and 11-6-1 Canes Baseball VA - Serrano. All 6 of their loss came against ranked competition including #5 Canes Baseball NC - Hood, #7 Five Star Carolina - Neyra, #9 NCDB Rivercats, #14 Rock Solid Red, #16 Carolina Rage, and #19 Cleveland Wilcats Elite.

 

 

  1. Carolina Astros

    The Astros regularly faced some of the best competition in North Carolina and compiled a 14-8 record in the fall season. They played a fairly competitive schedule, nothing a win over #12 Vision Bandits in addition to losses against #1 Canes Baseball NC - Simpson, #3 Mission Vipers Gold, and #6 LBC Attack.

  2. Vision Bandits

    We have a tough time figuring out the Vision Bandits. They have multiple teams and posted a 35-10 record in top play this fall. It's unclear if that record reflects a combination between their teams, however, as it seems highly unlikely a single team played 45 games this fall season. Additionally, their Gamechanger page shows a record of 12-4-1 for the fall. As best we can tell, the Bandits notched wins over #17 SBA Canes - Erwin and two wins over 11u #6 Canes Baseball NC - Slaydon. They also had losses against 11u #1 SBA Premier and SBA Canes - Erwin.

  3. Big Game 2025

    Big Game 2025 finished #13 in our final top 20 after facing some of the best competition in the state this fall.

    Big Game faced off against one of the more competitive schedules this fall, posting a 10-12-1 record against some of the top teams in the state. They scored wins over #3 Mission Vipers Gold, #9 NCDB Rivercats, and 11u #2 TPA Nationals. Among their 12 losses, 7 came against top 20 teams including losses to #1 Canes Baseball NC - Simpson, #2 SBA Premier, #6 LBC Attack, #8 Kernersville Bulldogs, the NCDB Rivercats, and #15 Carolina Blue Sox (x2). They also had a tie against #7 Five Star Carolina - Neyra during the fall season.

  4. Rock Solid Red

    The 12u Rock Solid Red team posted a 14-7 record this fall. Rock Solid had top 20 wins over #10 Dirtbags East, #16 Carolina Rage, and #19 Cleveland Wildcats Elite. Among their 7 losses, Rock Solid fell against #1 Canes Baseball NC - Simson, #5 Canes Baseball NC - Hood, #16 Carolina Rage, #17 SBA Canes - Erwin, and #17 Carolina Rockies - Mayhew.

  5. Carolina Blue Sox

    It was a up and down season for the Blue Sox this past fall. Coming off a #3 finish in our final 2017-2018 11u rankings, the Blue Sox were poised for a big season. However they got off to a big of slow start, going 3-6 in their first 9 games and falling out of our rankings. The Blue Sox bounced back, going 11-3 in their final 14 games to finish 14-9 and climbed back up into our top 20. They scored top wins over #7 Five Star Carolina - Neyra, #13 Big Game 2025 (x2), 11u #13 GRIT - Koonin, 23-4 Dirtbags National Prospects (TN), and 23-4 Rock Solid Black (VA). They had top 20 losses against #4 Dirtbags Charlotte, #6 LBC Attack, #7 Five Star Carolina - Neyra, and Rock Solid Black.

 

 

  1. Carolina Rage

    The Rage posted an impressive overall 21-10 record this fall season. Included in those 21 wins were victories over #10 Dirtbags East, #14 Rock Solid Red, and #19 Cleveland Wildcats Elite. They also had top 20 losses against Rock Solid Red and Cleveland Wildcats Elite, as well as several losses against 13u competition.

  2. SBA Canes - Erwin

    Hailing from Mooresville, Canes - Erwin posted an excellent 18-9 record against some of the top competition anywhere. 7 of their 9 losses came against ranked competition, including two against #4 Dirtbags Charlotte, a 1-run loss against #5 Canes Baseball NC - Hood, a loss to #6 LBC Attack, two losses against #7 Five Star Carolina - Neyra, and a loss against #12 Vision Bandits. They did notch a win over the Vision Bandits and #14 Rock Solid Red this fall to highlight their season.

  3. Carolina Rockies - Mayhew

    The Rockies posted one of the better records in the state at 12u, finishing with an impressive 21-6 record this fall season. They didn't have the same number of top 20 teams as many of the teams ranked above them, but did score a big win over #14 Rock Solid Red, proving they belong in our top 20 teams in 12u age group.

  4. Cleveland Wildcats Elite

    The Wildcats had a bit of an inconsistent fall season, scoring some impressive wins, but also finishing with an overall 8-9 record. Among their wins, the Wildcats had victories over #9 NCDB Rivercats, #10 Dirtbags East, and #16 Carolina Rage. They also had losses against the Rage and #14 Rock Solid Red.

  5. OC Crushers

    The Crushers finished off the fall season with an overall record of 18-5. They didn't face the same number of games against ranked competition as many of the teams ranked above them. However they did notch a 1-1 record against #9 NCDB Rivercats and a title at the NC GameOn Sports/AAU Winter World Series.