Welcome to the Richmond Braves National '11 baseball team official website!
The Richmond Braves National Baseball Team is a national travel baseball program based in Richmond, Virginia. We compete in USSSA, CABA, Perfect Game/WWBA, and other unlimited levels of competitive baseball. Our purpose is to prepare players for Division I college baseball through a rigorous and well organized program that emphasizes elite competition, advanced instruction and year round preparation.

Coach Eddie Jones (804) 919-1879 or by email ejvcu@aol.com 

Attention Parents and Players,

The Braves Way
The Richmond Braves National Teams have established a long and illustrious history of achievement at the highest levels of travel baseball. Braves teams have won dozens of state, regional and national titles. Braves players have earned hundreds of thousands of dollars in college scholarships and play in top college conferences including the ACC and SEC. The record of accomplishment has come through years of hard work on the part of parents and coaches, but mostly it has come from outstanding on-field performance by our players. No coach, parent or player can talk a college coach into a scholarship offer. At some point, every player must perform and be measured against top competition at the highest levels. To prepare our players for that opportunity we have developed a formula for success that we call THE BRAVES WAY.
The Braves Way starts with a simple question to the parents: Do we have your permission to crack your son open and get inside him? Our cardinal rule is that parents must not make or give players excuses. Players must be willing to adjust to and accept our way of doing things if we are to succeed as a team and they are to grow as a prospect.
One of the first questions we get when exploring a new relationship with a player has to do with playing position. Our policy is simple: performance determines position. Probably 85% of the players we recruit play or once played shortstop and/or pitcher. We have found that on a team of this caliber, players find their natural positions. We know that not all pitchers are position players and not all position players are pitchers. The crucible of national competition will be used to sort players into their natural roles on the baseball field.
Once the parent/player has accepted these terms, a realistic assessment of player talent and make up is next. Division 1/Draftable skills must be evident to play for the Braves and an unflappable demeanor is an absolute pre-requisite to play in the highly competitive environments we visit. Among the attributes we look for in our players are game speed, physical and mental preparedness and toughness, high intelligence, baseball savvy and superior playmaking skills. Offensively, we require outstanding bunting and baserunning skills and the ability to move runners. We expect players to use the situation and count in their favor. Players with the ability to hit with power to the opposite field are highly prized.
Pitching is perhaps the most crucial element to suceed on the national level. The ability to command the fastball and have touch on the change up cannot be overstated. We expect a high strike to ball ratio. The training we give our pitchers in the heat of battle is unparalled and has let others to describe our teams as Pitching U.
The Braves Way is certainly not the only way to get to the next level of baseball, but our track record indicates that it is certainly a proven way. We invite inquiries from serious players aged 13-18.

R-Braves News
R-Braves News has been updated!!! The Richmond Braves National Baseball Club finished off a highly successful summer campaign which continues to show that this organization is one of the nation's best. Check out tournament capsules of each team's success in this section.


R-Braves Information
Check out R-Braves Links and find out about the Richmond Braves National Organization, teams 13U through 18U.

PROUD MOMENTS FOR BRAVES!!!!!!!!!
The following Braves received baseball scholarships/pro contracts:
Jacoby Fields-VMI '03
Robert Crumpler-VMI '03
Josh Eason-Radford '04
Jamar Walton-4th round pick/Marlins '04
PJ Sadler-Chowan '04
Mike Roberts-VMI '05/Milwaukee Brewers
Jeff Cooper-Radford '05
John Phelps-VMI '05
Kevin Lauranzon-Bloomfield College '05
Justin Wright-VCU '05
Ryan Wood-ECU '05
Tyrene Rivers-Radford '05
Kevin Light-Longwood '05
Justin Harrah-Methodist '05
Kevin Booth-VMI '05
Chris Williams-Norfolk State '05
Will Hirsch-Georgia Tech '06
Alex Wiesner-Wake Forest '06
Justin Hess-VMI '06
Aaron Morgan-VCU '06
John Bivens-UVA '06
Daryl Stringfield-VCU '06
Cody Winslow-W&M '06
ML Morgan-VCU '06
Andy Stratton-UNC-Wilmington '06
Jordan Bates-ODU '06
Greg Amorrosso-Elon '07
Matt Laney-East Carolina University '07
Matt Hamlett-Boston College '07
Sam Roberts-VMI '07
Matt Flora-VMI '07
Robert Morey-UVA '07
George Hebert-Saint Louis '07
Matt McDaniel-CNU '07
Gary Bulman-Tennessee '07
Will Roberts-UVA '08
Danny Hultzen-UVA '08
Austin Stadler-Wake Forest '08
Jackie Bradley-South Carolina '08
Tim Melville-UNC '08/Kansas City Royals
Riley Reynolds-Vanderbilt '08
Ty Morrison-Oregon '08/Tampa Bay Rays 
Zac Sinclair-NC State '08
Taylor Perkins-VCU '08
Chase Worthington-VMI '08
Andrew Thomas-Marietta College '08
Francis Brooke-Northwestern University '08
Jacob Mayers-Richmond '09
Eric Mayers-Richmond '10
Jake Matthews-Liberty '09
Josh Richardson-Liberty '09
Miles McQuaig-VMI '09
Michael Del Bueno-Western Carolina '09
Jackson Shaver-W&M '09
Terran Senay-NC State '09
Ombri Rivers-VMI '09
Michael Olivo-VMI '09
Jack McLindon-Davidson '09
Sammy Serafine-Norfolk State '09 
Mitchell Shifflett-UVA '10
Eric Tucker-Patrick Henry Community College '09
Shane Hoggard-Norfolk State '09
Ryan Montgomery-Norfolk State '09
Erickson Keeton-VMI '09
William Ward-Chowan '09
Dustin Harris-Randolph Macon '09
Tyler Skulina-UVA '10
Andrew Smith-UNC '10