12u End of Fall Recap 2019

Although the 11u age group may have been the most controversial in the race for #1, the decision was nearly as difficult in the 12u age group as well. Several of the teams who have been around the top in years past were again top competitors in the fall, however in the end it was the Rawlings Prospects who won out for #1 spot in our final rankings. Here we recap an outstanding season of baseball in the 12u age group.

 

  1. Rawlings Prospects NC

    Rawlings Prospects NC was impressive all fall as they earned the #1 spot in our final fall rankings.

    The Prospects finished the Spring 2019 season as the #4 team in this age group, and started the fall 2019 season as our #2 team in our initial rankings. After a 26-4 run this fall, the Prospects solidified themselves as the #1 team in the 12u age group this fall. In those 26 wins, the Prospects notched an outstanding 13 wins over ranked teams from North Carolina including wins over #2 Canes Baseball NC - Foster, #4 SBA Futures (x3), #5 Mission Vipers Gold, #6 NCDB Rivercats, #7 GRIT, #11 Dirtbags East (x3), #15 JG/Next Levelm and #16 CBA Copperheads Red in addition to a win over Line Drive Black (GA), who finished 95th in last year's final Perfect Game national top 100. Their 4 losses came at the hands of the #1 team in South Carolina, Pro Prodigy Select, the SBA Futures, Mission Vipers Gold, and Archer Premier (GA), who finished 23rd in Perfect Game's final national top 100 last summer. They had impressive tournament wins at the Perfect Game Super 25 Qualifier in Greensboro as well as at the Top Gun Winter World Series as well as a run to the finals at USSSA Jay Criscione Super NIT. While the race for #1 came down to a 2-team battle between Rawlings and Canes - Foster, we gave the edge to Rawlings based on their head-to-head win. This will be an interesting rivalry to follow into 202.

  2. Canes Baseball NC - Foster
    The Canes have been one of the most dominant team in this age group for several years, and they continued their excellent play this fall. Overall they went 15-3 including 3 wins over 13u teams. In addition, the Canes scored wins over #4 SBA Futures (x2) and #16 CBA Copperheads Red as well as over the FCA Blueclaws, SC #2 Charleston Revolution - Whittle, and Showcase Baseball - Howze (GA), who finished 21st, 67th, and 72nd in Perfect Game's final national top 100 this past summer. Their only losses came against #1 Rawlings Prospects NC and the SBA Futures as well as 13u #13 Team Ghost. They also had one of the more impressive tournament wins of the fall season with a tournament win at the USSSA Fall Beast of the East Super NIT.
  3. Dirtbags Black
    The Dirtbags finished last year in the #3 spot in this age group and they continued their stellar play this fall. They went 16-5-1 overall this fall and posted wins over #4 SBA Futures (x3), #8 MPC, #12 Athlete's Advantage Yard Goats, and #16 CBA Copperheads Red as well as a win over SC #8 Greenville Titans. Their 5 losses came against #6 NCDB Rivercats, MPC, SC #5 Anderson Outlaws, and the FCA Blueclaws (x2), who finished 21st in last summer's Perfect Game national top 100 in this age group. They made an impressive run at the Perfect Game Fall World Series in Florida, finishing runner-up after falling 9-8 to the Blueclaws in the finals.
  4. SBA Futures
    The Futures finished off the fall season with an overall record of 22-9 against what may have been the best overall schedule in this age group. They scored wins over #1 Rawlings Prospects NC, #2 Canes Baseball NC - Foster, #6 NCDB Rivercats, #12 Athlete's Advantage Yard Goats, #13 Equip Sports Ministry, #14 DPC Academy Gold, and #17 West Raleigh Blue. They also had wins over 11u #1 SBA Futures, SC #2 Charleston Revolution - Whittle, SC #5 Anderson Outlaws, SC #7 Team 24 Gamecocks - Bailey, and Virginia Stars - Camp, who finished 11th in last summer's Perfect Game national top 100. All 9 of their losses came against ranked opponents including the Rawlings Prospects (x3), Canes - Foster (x2), #3 Dirtbags Black (x2), #8 MPC, and SC #8 Greenville Titans.
  5. Mission Vipers Gold
    The Vipers posted an overall record of 18-5 this fall. This included wins over #1 Rawlings Prospects NC, #8 MPC, #9 CBA Copperheads Black, SC #2 Charleston Revolution - Whittle, SC #7 Team 24 Gamecocks - Bailey, SC #8 Greenville Titans, and Showcase Baseball - Howze (GA) who finished 72nd in Perfect Game's final national top 100 this past summer. 4 of their losses came against ranked opponents including the Rawlings Prospects, #10 Carolinas Baseball Center, #13 Equip Sports Ministry, and Charleston Revolution - Whittle.

 

 

  1. NCDB Rivercats
    The Rivercats have consistently been one of the top teams in this age group, and this fall was no different as NCDB posted an overall record of 13-5-2 across all competition this fall. This included wins over #3 Dirtbags Black, #11 Dirtbags East, #14 DPC Academy Gold, #16 CBA Copperheads Red, and #18 Luckies Platinum as well as a win over SC #3 East Coast Snipers, who finished 80th in Perfect Game's national top 100 this past year. They also had a tie against Dirtbags Black. Of their 5 losses, all came against ranked teams including #1 Rawlings Prospects NC, #4 SBA Futures, #9 CBA Copperheads Black, and DPC Academy Gold (x2).
  2. GRIT - Culler
    GRIT went 14-6 overall this fall against a bit of an interesting schedule. They played a total of 7 games against 13u competition, going 4-3 overall in those games. In addition, GRIT scored wins over #11 Dirtbags East and #12 Athlete's Advantage Yard Goats. Beyond their 3 losses to 13u teams, GRIT's other 3 losses came against #1 Rawlings Prospects NC, #13 Next Level/JG, and SC #1 Pro Prodigy Select.
  3. MPC
    MPC finished the fall with an overall record of 13-6. These guys were a new addition to our rankings this fall, and didn't take long to make their presence felt in the 12u age group. They notched early season wins over #3 Dirtbags Black and #4 SBA Futures. Of their 6 losses, one came against Dirtbags Black, one was to #5 Mission Vipers Gold, one came against #13 Equip Sports Ministry, with another two losses came against 11u #1 SBA Futures and 11u #3 SBA Nationals.
  4. CBA Copperheads Black
    CBA Copperheads Black went 15-8 this fall. They scored a number of excellent wins, including wins over #6 NCDB Rivercats, #10 Carolinas Baseball Center, SC #7 Team 24 Gamecocks - Bailey, SC #9 Pro Prodigy Green, 11u #1 SBA Futures, and Line Drive Black (GA) who finished 95th in Perfect Game's national top 100 this past summer. All of their losses came against ranked opponents including #1 Rawlings Prospects NC, #5 Mission Vipers Gold, Carolinas Baseball Center, SC #2 Charleston Revolution - Whittle (x2), SC #4 SC Jets - Hernandez (x2), and Archer Premier, who finished 23rd in Perfect Game's national top 100 this past summer.
  5. Carolinas Baseball Center
    Carolina Baseball Center (CBC) had an excellent fall season, going 16-3 overall. They highlighted their fall season with wins over #5 Mission Vipers Gold, #9 CBA Copperheads Black, and SC #6 Carolina Cannons. Of their losses, one came against a ranked opponent (CBA Copperheads Black).

 

 

  1. Dirtbags East
    The Dirtbags posted a 14-7-1 overall record this fall. They highlighted their fall with wins over #14 DPC Academy Gold and #16 CBA Copperheads Red. They also had a tie against SC #2 Charleston Revolution - Whittle. Of their 7 losses, 5 came against ranked teams including 3 against #1 Rawlings Prospects NC, one against #6 NCDB Rivercats, and one against #7 GRIT - Culler.
  2. Athlete's Advantage Yard Goats
    The Athlete's Advantage Yard Goats finished off the fall season with a 14-5 record. Among their 14 wins, the Yard Goats scored a win over #19 LKN Hurricanes. Of their 5 losses, 4 came against ranked teams including #3 Dirtbags Black, #4 SBA Futures, #7 GRIT - Culler, and the LKN Hurricanes.
  3. Equip Sports Ministry
    Equip Sports Ministry was able to notch an overall record of 10-4-1 this fall season. They posted excellent wins over #5 Mission Vipers Gold and #8 MPC to highlight their fall. They also had losses to #4 SBA Futures, #20 L-town Lightning, and SC #2 Charleston Revolution - Whittle.
  4. DPC Academy Gold
    DPC finished 16-6 across 20 games this past fall. They were a newcomer to the rankings this fall after some excellent play that culminated with a run to the Gold bracket quarterfinals at the Top Gun Winter World Series. They had two wins over #6 NCDB Rivercats to highlight their fall, in addition to losses against #4 SBA Futures, the NCDB Rivercats, and #11 Dirtbags East.
  5. Next Level/JG
    Next Level/JG are a bit of a difficult team to rank in this age group because of a paucity of games against other 12u competition. They finished 17-7 this past fall but played both 12u and 13u competition, playing predominately a 13u schedule as well as in the 12u Winter World Series. They scored wins over #7 GRIT - Culler and #19 LKN Hurricanes in that 12u Winter World Series and posted an overall record of 14-6 against 13u competition.

 

 

  1. CBA Copperheads Red
    CBA Copperheads Red went 15-7 this fall season. They had 3 wins over ranked teams including two wins over #19 LKN Hurricanes and a win over SC #7 Team 24 Gamecocks - Bailey. In addition, all of their losses came against ranked teams including losses to #1 Rawlings Prospects NC, #2 Canes Baseball NC - Foster(x2), #3 Dirtbags Black, #6 NCDB Rivercats, #11 Dirtbags East, and SC #6 Carolina Cannons.
  2. West Raleigh Blue
    West Raleigh Blue finished the fall with an overall record of 10-5. In total, West Raleigh notched 3 wins over ranked opponents this fall including wins over #13 Equip Sports Ministry (x2) and a win over SC #2 Charleston Revolution - Whittle. Of their 5 losses, 2 came against ranked teams including a loss to #4 SBA Futures and a loss against Equip.
  3. Luckies Platinum
    The Luckies played a total of 27 games this fall, going an impressive 20-6-1 overall. This included a win over #19 LKN Hurricanes as well as a loss against #6 NCDB Rivercats. This will be a team to watch in the spring to see if they continue their outstanding performance as they continue to step up their competition level.
  4. LKN Hurricanes
    The Hurricanes finished the fall with an overall record of 17-7 this fall. They had one win over a ranked opponent, scoring a win over #12 Athlete's Advantage Yard Goats. In addition, of their 7 losses, 5 came against ranked teams, including losses to #10 Carolinas Baseball Center, Athlete's Advantage Yard Goats, #15 Next Level/JG, #16 CBA Copperheads Red, and #18 Luckies Platinum.
  5. L-town Lightning
    The Lightning posted an impressive 17-4 overall record during the fall season. They highlighted their fall with a win over #13 Equip Sports Ministry. They also had losses to #18 Luckies Platinum and two losses against Crusaders Baseball (TN) who finished 35th in Perfect Game's national top 100 this past summer.