Tag: USSSA

USSSA Beast of the East 8u-9u Recap April 2019

What a weekend of baseball at the USSSA Beast of the East (BoE) Select 30 Super NIT. We’re going to do our recaps in parts because there was too much action to detail in a single post. We’ll start with the 8’s and the 9’s where a combined 8 ranked North Carolina teams and 2 ranked South Carolina teams took the fields this weekend. In the end, our #1 8u team, East Rowan, and our #1 9u team, SBA Futures, stood out in loaded fields and took home the titles in their respective age groups. Here we recap the 8 and 9u action from this past weekend in Charlotte.

USSSA Beast of the East Preview April 2019

This is it. Perhaps the biggest youth baseball event in North Carolina is here. 233 teams across 6 age groups (8u to 13u) will compete at the USSSA Beast of the East (BoE) this weekend in and around the Charlotte area. Many of the very best teams from North Carolina will be in action, including the #1 and #2 North Carolina teams in 5 out of 6 age groups. In total, there will be 54 ranked teams from North Carolina and 9 ranked teams from South Carolina competing in the Majors divisions this weekend, as well as multiple teams ranked in Perfect Game’s National top 100s. In short, there may not be a better overall field in North Carolina this year. Here we preview some of the best match ups of the weekend and make some predictions about who may come out on top. 

USSSA Recap Charlotte/Greensboro 3/30-3/31/19

There were over a dozen ranked teams from North Carolina and was as several more from South Carolina in the fields at the Charlotte and Greensboro USSSA sites this past weekend. Among these, 3 NC #1’s and 1 SC #1 were in action  and made for some great action. Check out our recap of the weekend’s games.

USSSA Charlotte Recap 3/23-3/24/19

10 top 20 teams were in the various fields at the Charlotte and Greensboro USSSA sites this past weekend, including 9u #1 SBA Futures and 10u #2 SBA Nationals both playing up in Charlotte. We saw several great match ups as well as some early season upsets. Here’s a rundown of the weekend’s USSSA games from Charlotte and Greensboro.

USSSA Atlanta Spring Super NIT Recap March 2019

Youth baseball events don’t get much bigger than the USSSA Atlanta Spring Super NIT that took place this past weekend. 446 teams across 9 age groups, and from 10 different states made their way to Atlanta this past weekend to test themselves against perhaps the best collection of talent thus far in the Spring 2019 season. 6 teams from North Carolina and 1 from South Carolina made the trip down to Atlanta with 2 (10u SBA Futures and Dirtbags Legends) reaching the finals of the Majors division in their respective age groups. Here we highlight some of the great performances from this past weekend in Atlanta.

USSSA Charlotte Recap 3/16-3/17/19

Several ranked teams were in action at the USSSA games in Charlotte this weekend. The 11u age group featured a huge finals match up between #1 SBA Futures and #5 Dirtbags Black that went right down to the wire. Here’s a brief recap of the USSSA games from Charlotte this past weekend.

USSSA Atlanta Spring Super NIT Preview March 2019

447 teams across 9 age groups (6u-14u) are signed up to play in Atlanta this upcoming weekend in what may be the biggest event of the spring in the southeastern United States. In total, 6 teams from North Carolina and 1 from South Carolina will make the trip down to Atlanta this weekend to test themselves against some of the best competition from 10 different states. Here we provide a brief, regionally-focused preview, as well as highlight some of the top teams in Atlanta this weekend. Ridiculously, we went ahead and tried to predict champions as well.

USSSA Fall 2018 Beast of the East Recap

The USSSA Fall Beast of the East (BoE) saw some of the very best teams in North Carolina and beyond come together for an outstanding tournament. Rain tried to ruin it, but after some delays and postponed Friday games, the tournament was able to be completed for all age groups. It was a huge weekend for SBA teams with tournament titles at 9u, 11u, and 12u, and the 9u and 12u teams making strong cases to assume the #1 ranking in their respective age groups this week.  Here we recap the exciting weekend of play at the USSSA Fall BoE.

USSSA Beast of the East October 2018 Preview

28 top 10 ten and 37 top 20 teams will head to Charlotte this weekend to take on some of the best teams in the Southeast at the USSSA Fall Beast of the East (BoE) in what is annually one of the best tournaments of the fall season. The #1 teams in our 9u (Dirtbags Black), 10u (Park Sharon Nationals), 11u (SBA Premier), and 12u (Canes Baseball NC – Hood) will be in action in their respective age groups. In addition, in what is without a doubt the best 12u field of the season, everyone of our top 10 teams and 11 of our top 12 teams will all be take the field this weekend. This looks to be a great weekend in Charlotte, so hopefully the rain holds off. Here we highlight some of the big games this weekend and even try and make some predictions about potential champions (for fun).

USSSA Recap Charlotte 10/13-10/14/18

There was a big time, top 5 match up in the 9u age group as well as multiple titles for the SBA teams in Charlotte this weekend. Here we recap the weekend’s USSSA games from Charlotte this past weekend.