A lot has changed since the fall in the 13u baseball scene in North Carolina and beyond, as those in the age group would probably attest. The 13u age group more than any other age groups is where the rankings get very difficult, but for a very different reason – national teams and “guest players.” Here we provide some thoughts on Perfect Game’s 13u national rankings.
Perfect Game recently updated their national youth travel team rankings, including the 12u age group. A total of 4 teams from North Carolina made the top 75 teams in the nation according to Perfect Game. The North Carolina group was led by Canes Baseball NC – Pirro, who came in at #3. In addition to these teams, one team from both Virginia and South Carolina were listed in these national rankings.
Perfect Game recently updated their national youth travel team rankings, including the 11u age group. A total of 7 teams from North Carolina made the top 75 teams, making this the largest number of NC teams in any of Perfect Game’s rankings. Leading the way was the SBA Futures at #5, followed closely by Dirtbags Black at #11. With our top 6 teams in North Carolina making an appearance in the top 75, this appears to be one of the most overall competitive age groups in the state.
Just, no.
Perfect Game recently updated their national youth travel team rankings, including the 10u age group. 5 teams from North Carolina were represented, including the Carolina Cardinals at #5, the SBA Futures at #7, Mission Baseball – Smith at #10, the SBA Nationals at #18, and SBA Rowan at #20. These are some lofty rankings and it will be interesting to watch these teams and rankings this spring and summer as more games are played in this age group.
Our first rankings are out, and they represent somethings old, and somethings new. There are several fresh teams and faces, as well as some of the same stalwarts who have been entrenched in the rankings for years. We try to include the results of the fall 2020 season, while also weighting more heavily towards recent results. Teams that we know are not playing are removed (West Raleigh), but this is usually fluid as many teams still have not yet played a game in 2021. Here we recap our first rankings of 2021.
Each winter we like to preview some of the biggest and best tournaments in and around North Carolina as a means to showcase where some of the best competition might be found. As we enter 2021, there are a number of excellent tournaments for teams to consider this year. This year, we’ve also added a few national events to our list to consider. Here we highlight just a few of the many outstanding events available to North Carolina travel baseball teams.
It’s winter and another baseball season is behind us. It was a shortened season, but we still saw some a good amount of baseball. For many, our last experience of the season was a great series between outstanding baseball teams end with one team hoisting a trophy, and the other team lamenting the “what ifs.”
The return of our annual ranking of the top programs in North […]
We have read, with great interest, Perfect Game’s attempts to rank youth baseball teams across the United States. Combined with other organizations such as travelbaseballrankings.com, Travelball Select, USSSA, and Baseball Youth, there a multitude of sources available when trying to figure out who the best teams in your area and around the country are. With no baseball being played during the coronavirus lockdown, we devoted some time to performing and in-depth assessment of the the national youth baseball landscape. The end result was our very own national rankings.