RBI Austin blazes to Florida for RBI World Series

Friday morning’s opening game in the 18U Southwest Regional Tournament pitted host RBI Austin against the Astros RBI. RBI Austin is the defending regional champion. Prior to 2018, Astros RBI had won 10 of the last 11 regional titles. The game therefore could be characterized as a clash of titans. Early in the game, it seemed like it was destined to be a heavyweight fight. After the Astros took...

Austin High junior Ryan Schuelke threw a six-inning complete game allowing only one earned run, and McCallum senior Jacob Castillo belted a triple and a double and walked twice to score three runs and drive in three runs as the RBI Austin 18U team defeated Rangers Youth Academy, 11-1, to improve to 2-0 at the Southwest Regional Tournament at Concordia University’s Tornado Field on Friday night. When...

Three teams. Two sports. The New Orleans Youth Academy played itself into contention for a championship game berth Sunday at Dell Diamond with two victories on Saturday morning at the @mlbrbi Southwest Regional baseball tournament at Concordia’s Tornado Field. After defeating the Rangers Youth Academy, 4-2, this morning, NOLA rode a four-run sixth inning to regain the lead and the game from h...

Buckle your seat belts, baseball fans, as we have a three-way tie for first at the 18U Southwest Regional @mlbrbi baseball tournament. After #AstrosRBI defeated @rangersya to reach 3-1, @austinrbi followed suit with a gritty 5-3 win against a tough opponent in @elpasobyaa. The star of the game was Pflugerville senior pitcher Tristan Tijerina (No. 4). Coming off an injury-filled ye...

Behind a dominant seven-inning complete-game shutout from Akins High's Nico Romero, excellent infield and outfield defense and relentless offense, @RBIAustin defeated Astros RBI, 8-0, to punch their ticket for a return trip to the @mlbrbi World Series. Romero had excellent control over seven innings and only allowed four hits. When the Astros did threaten to score, the RBI Austin defense came to...

McCallum seniors Jacob Castillo and Marc Juarez are headed to the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla., after their summer team, RBI Austin, won the RBI Southwest Regional Tournament with a decisive 8-0 victory over Astros RBI on Sunday, July 21 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. The Knights and their teammates, current and former high school players from all over Austin, dominated every p...