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Post by DHicks on Sept 2, 2018 18:28:02 GMT -5
Thanks for the update. I think there are going to be quite a number of changes for the 14u rankings. Im waiting for the Labor Day tournaments to finish up and then ill post my initial rankings based on 1. Head to head results, 2. Common opponents, 3. Past accomplishments.
Just to start some initial conversation here are my top 5 before the weekend is over:
1. Delmarva Aces East 2. Team XP 3. EvoShield Canes-Maxwell 4. Gambrills Athletics 5. Mid-Atlantic Red Sox
*Note: I need to confirm SR, but I believe they are playing full-time in the Spring. I will rank them accordingly then.
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Post by oldtimer on Sept 3, 2018 7:13:20 GMT -5
So looks like Gambrills didn’t lose the players they were rumored to based on these rankings.? Not sure why XP and some of the 14u MABA teams are playing in a 13u tournament this weekend.
Anyway rankings are always fun to look at and discuss but this age group will probably be tough to get a handle on since until late may most teams will not be at full strength with some kids playing high school ball.
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Post by DHicks on Sept 3, 2018 8:24:02 GMT -5
Gambrills retained 6/10 from the previous season. Gambrills will have 8 teams total in the Spring.
The Team XP in the 13u tournament at essex is the rising 13u Team XP. I believe the 14u XP played 15u at Essex.
PAL and LF have their 14u teams entered in the 13u division at Essex.
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Post by Recruiting301 on Sept 3, 2018 10:38:00 GMT -5
I don’t think you can even rank based on the Fall. Many teams aren’t even playing a Fall season and many teams have kids playing “other” sports. You won’t know who the 2019 top 14U teams are until mid-June when the HS Kids return and teams have a few games under their belt. Weird age group either way. The 14 year olds that are stronger start playing up. You are better off ranking these programs by graduation years (which obviously would be extremely difficult). Good luck to all playing a Fall schedule!
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Post by DHicks on Sept 3, 2018 15:08:24 GMT -5
Mid-June? High school season ends first week of May. There are still teams in this 14u ages group that have a majority of 2023 players and are not waiting for their high school kids to free up from their HS teams. Call it what you want, but we can certainly rank the 14u division based upon 2023.
Honestly I think there will be a good amount of true 14u/2023 teams this fall to put a solid ranking together. We shouldn’t punish the teams that have a core group of 8th graders just because other teams don’t.
Off the top of my head these teams do: Gambrills, Rawlings, PAL, LF, Team XP, Mid-Atlantic, Baltimore Redbirds, EvoShield, Calvert, South River-Ford, BCCC, BCC- Big train, Fallston, Delmarva, and more.
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Post by DHicks on Sept 4, 2018 7:53:42 GMT -5
I was wrong with my statement above regarding which Team XP was in the 13u bracket at Essex (see below). The rising 14u "B" team was at Essex 13u, and the other rising 14u team was at Ripken. The rising 14u team at Ripken won it beating a tough POD Iron Colts team in pool play and in the finals.
TEAM XP Camp has concluded and we are ready to get the XP Fall Season Kicked OFF!! 13U is playing at Maplezone 14U is playing at Essex Labor Day 14U is playing at Ripken 15u is playing at Essex Labor Day Good Luck to all the teams!!
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Post by Baseballfan22 on Sept 18, 2018 10:19:52 GMT -5
TEAM XP 14U (White Marsh rising 14U Team) won another tough one this past weekend in Hershey Future Stars. This coming weekend several good teams face off at the Calvert Hall 14U Showcase Tournament including Elkridge, XP (2 Teams-1 is the WM Rising 14U team), Canes, Blue Chips and Sykesville.
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Post by Forrest12 on Sept 18, 2018 10:51:18 GMT -5
Hey Joe - are all your White Marsh guys returning for the Spring?
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Post by baseballfan22 on Sept 18, 2018 16:48:32 GMT -5
2 players are moving up to 15u (Chase and Zach are playing 15u XP in Summer since they are both in HS-2 pretty decent bats gone) the rest are staying for the Spring. WM also added 4 others to complete the roster. All others stayed put.
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Post by DHicks on Sept 30, 2018 17:15:19 GMT -5
Updated rankings based on limited rankings and results. Fall 14u is a tough age group as many have kids playing for their HS Fall teams. Input is welcomed
1. Delmarva Aces 2. Team XP (A-Team) 3. EvoShield Canes-Maxwell 4. Gambrills Athletics 5. Mid-Atlantic Red Sox 6. LF Archers 7. PAL 8. Rawlings A’s 9. Delaney Cubs 10. Baltimore Redbirds
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