Congratulations to the Richmond Braves National '10 team for winning the 2008 16U WWBA National Championship!!!  The Braves '10 defeated the Jack Cust Diamond Jacks Gold 4-3 in a come from behind victory in the bottom of the 7th inning.  The Braves '10 went 9-0 in this 138 team event.  This is the Braves Organization's 2nd WWBA National Championship.  Congratulations to Mitchell Shifflett for being named tournament Co-MVP for his outstanding play.

The Richmond Braves National '11 team finish in 9th place at the 2008 15U WWBA National Championship.  The Braves '11 went 4-1 in this 68 team event.
RBN  3  vs  Staf Yankees (GA)  2
RBN  14  vs  Tri State Arsenal Grey (NJ)  6
RBN  10  vs  All Star Baseball Academy (PA)  2
RBN  8  vs  Palmetto Sand Gnats (SC)  0
RBN  6  vs  East Cobb Astros (GA)  7

Congratulations to the Richmond Braves National '12 team for their 5th place finish at the 2008 14U WWBA National Championship!  The Braves '12 went 4-1 in this event.

The Richmond Braves National '11 finish in 2nd place at the 2008 VA USSSA State Tournament!  The Braves '11 played a year up in this event and went 4-1.  The tournament featured 15 teams with 7 of them being out of state teams. (MD, DE, WV)
RBN  8  vs  Delaware Bears (DE)  0
RBN  7  vs  Burke Baseball Club (VA)  4
RBN  8  vs  Big Mo Select (VA)  0
RBN  8  vs  Baltimore Chop (MD)  7
RBN  4  vs  Baltimore Buzz (MD)  6

2007 News 

The Richmond Braves National Baseball Club (14-17U) go 29-5-1 in the World Wood Bat Association National Championships. Read about their tournaments below.

The Richmond Braves National '11 go 3-2 at the 14U World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) National Championship.
RBN 2 vs East Cobb Cardinals (GA) 6
RBN 10 vs Indy Southside Bulldogs (IN) 3
RBN 9 vs Roswell Hornets (GA) 8 Braves score 4 in the bottom of the 7th inning to win.
RBN 6 vs On Deck O's (NC) 7
RBN 10 vs New England Ruffnecks (MA) 2

2007 WWBA 2011 Grad/14u Nat'l Championship Top Prospect List has been released.  This list is a combined effort of WWBA/PG scouts listing the players based mostly on projection and some on tournament performance. The Richmond Braves National '11 placed 4 players in the top 50 prospects and 1 player on the top 10 list.

Cameron Day was rated #8, while Andy Runion, Casey Fox and Casey Jones made the top 50 list.  Only the East Cobb Astros and NorCal Baseball placed more kids on the list than the Braves.  Go to http://www.worldwoodbat.com/ViewDocument.aspx?id=2085 to see the complete list of players.

The Richmond Braves National '08 team capped off a highly successful summer campaign by finishing 2nd in the 2007 CABA 18U Wood Bat World Series in Charleston, South Carolina. For the second year in a row, the Columbus Sharks denied the Braves a CABA World Series Championship by a final score of 2-0. The Braves placed three players on the All tournament team: Francis Brooke (RHP), Austin Stadler (LHP, OF) and Tim Melville (RHP, 3B). Braves shortstop, Riley Reynolds received the World Series Gold Glove award for outstanding defensive play. The Braves played 29 games in the span of 25 days in July at the top national championships in travel baseball and finished with a record of 24-4-1. For the summer, the Braves posted a record of 31-4-1.

Braves finish 2nd in 2007 Perfect Game/WWBA 17U National Championship
The Braves '08 team made a gallant run to the final game of the 2007 Perfect Game/WWBA 17U National Championship before falling to the East Cobb Braves. The Braves relied on their usual formula of great pitching and small ball offense to reach the final 16 single elimination round of the 148 team event. In the opening game of the Sweet 16 round, Will Roberts handcuffed Titus Sports of Pensacola, Florida for seven innings and Jackie Bradley and Andy Thomas each homered in a 7-2 win. In the quarterfinals against the Impact Baseball Dirtbags from North Carolina, each team scored one run in the first. Starting pitcher Tim Melville held them through the fourth inning before yielding to Austin Stadler. Stadler delivered a masterful pitching performance over the final three frames and helped push the winning run across in the sixth when the Dirtbags misplayed his sacrifice bunt for a 2-1 win. In the semifinals, the Braves fell behind 5-1 early. Francis Brooke pitched four gutsy innings of middle relief to hold the Astros and give the Braves a chance to rally to take a 7-5 lead. The Astros got a bases loaded walk in the sixth to close to 7-6. With one out and the bases still loaded, closer Will Roberts came in for his third appearance in three days and second save opportunity of the event. He induced two grounders to end the threat then dispathed the Astros in order in the seventh as the Braves advanced to the national championship game. The win was Francis Brooke's second of the tournament. In the final, the ECB Braves struck for three runs in the first, but the Braves '08 answered with two runs of their own in the bottom of the second. Reliever Jacob Mayers fought off the ECB Braves hitters until the fourth when they plated four more runs to break the game open. Unable to muster another miracle, the Braves fell 8-2. Tim Melville was named co-MVP of the event for his outstanding hitting performance.

Congratulations to the Richmond Braves National '08 team for finishing in 9th place at the 18U WWBA National Championship in Marietta, GA. The 17U Braves finished with a 5-1-1 record in this 152 team event. Yes, 152 TEAMS!!! Their pitching staff was very impressive by only allowing 3 runs in their first 6 games. The '08 team lost a heartbreaker in the playoff round for the final 16 teams, 3-2 to the Diamond Devils (SC).

Congratulations to the Richmond Braves National '09 team for finishing in 9th place at the 16U WWBA National Championship in Marietta, GA. The 16U Braves finish with a 5-1 record in this 102 team event. Their only loss was a 1-0 ball game against the West Florida Young Guns. The Braves outscored their opponents 48-5 in their wins.

Congratulations to the Richmond Braves National '09 team for winning the 16U USSSA State Tournament. Coach Jones filled in for Coach Mayer this weekend to coach the '09 Braves to the title. The Braves went 6-0 and unfortunately had to play the '10 (15U) Braves in the Semi-finals coming out on top 5-2. The Braves beat the defending State Champs, VA Barnstormers in the Championship Game 5-4 after being down early 4-0. Five '09 players combined to hit 12 homeruns for the tournament. The '10 Braves finished in 3rd place with a 4-1 record. They dominated their 16U opponents by a score of 37-4 in the 4 games before playing the '09 Braves. They also beat the VA Barnstormers in pool play 9-1 while throwing a no hitter. The '10 Braves also hit 12 homeruns in the tournament. More on this team below.

Congratulations to the Braves '10 team for finishing in 3rd place at the 15U WWBA National Championship in Marietta, GA. The Braves finish with a 7-1 record in this 56 team event. Their only lost was to the eventual champion East Cobb Astros 8-5 in the semi-finals. This powerful Braves team dominated their opponents by a score of 58-11 in those 7 games before the semis.

Congratulations to the Richmond Braves National '10 team for winning the bronze medal (3rd) at the 2007 USA Baseball Junior Olympics East in Ft. Myers, Florida. What was impressive is that the Junior Olympics is a 16U tournament with 72 teams from around the country competing for the gold medal. The 15U Braves only had four 16U pitchers with them. That makes it two years in a row that a Braves team has finished in the top 4 at the JOs. The '08 Braves came in 4th place at the 2006 Jr. Olympics East.