11U Futures Day Two Sets Stage for Exciting Quarterfinals

Web Desk June 20, 2026

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11U Futures Day Two Sets Stage for Exciting Quarterfinals

With the quarterfinals looming and one final pool play game to make a move, the 11U Futures Invitational field featured high-level intensity and competitiveness on day two. The 12 games on the day two slate ultimately separated the contenders and showcased top talents, leaving no doubt that bracket play will be full of excitement.

Thomas Brooks Park Action

Knights Knation 12, The Future Elite 0

Knights Knation jumped out to a six-run lead in the first inning and never looked back, as the California squad cruised to a 12-0 victory in five innings. Jaylen Carpenter, Omar Villasenor, Aiden Izquierdo and Declan Silverstein each had multiple hits for the Knights, while TJ Newburg led the team with four RBIs. Knights Knation was equally dominant on the mound, as Caleb McDaniel, Kaiden San Miguel and Izquierdo combined to pitch five shutout innings with only one hit allowed. The Knights end pool play with a 2-1 ledger, with Future Elite falling to 1-2.

SBA National 13, Premier Banditos 5

In their quest to defend last year’s gold medal, SBA National took down the Premier Banditos 13-5 and moved to 3-0 on the weekend. After two scoreless innings to open the game, SBA got on the board in the third after Cooper Thissen smoked a two-run double down the right field line. They tacked on two more runs for a 4-0 lead, but the Banditos could not be denied, blanking SBA in the next frame before plating five runs to take the lead in the fourth inning. In the end, the SBA bats proved to be too much for the Banditos as they scored nine runs in the final two innings to secure the victory.

MVP Hustle 10, Canes Southwest National 0

MVP Hustle maintained its dominant start to the tournament by run-ruling Canes Southwest in five innings. Taz Tulowitzki starred for MVP, punching out four batters in 2.2 scoreless innings on the bump and smacking a double at the plate. MVP also received an outstanding game from Kai Ruiz, who went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and an inside-the-park homer over the right fielder’s head. Hunter Hamrick, Andrew Alexander and Andrew Magallanes posted multi-RBI games as well for the youngsters from California, and MVP Hustle cruised to its third straight victory in as many pool play games.

Devine Baseball 11, Ghost National 5

Ghost National started the game off with a bang as Aiden Green roped an RBI-triple the right field to take an early lead in the top of the first. Devine Baseball took over from that point on though, scoring three runs in the bottom half, two runs in the second inning and five more in the third. The top performer from the Devine roster was Chase Batterson, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBIs and two doubles. Ethan Huertes and Jameson Poole also posted multi-hit days at the plate for the Georgia roster, and Devine improved to 2-1 in pool play.

East Cobb Astros 6, SBA Southeast 5

This back-and-forth affair proved to be the best game of the day at Thomas Brooks Park, with the East Cobb Astros fending off a comeback by SBA Southeast for a narrow victory. Bentlee Watts kicked off the scoring for SBA with an RBI-double in the first, but the Astros had jumped out to a three-run lead by the third inning. SBA then reclaimed a 5-4 lead in the fourth thanks to a Paxton Plante RBI-double, but East Cobb responded once again with a tying run in the bottom of the fourth. Finally, the pivotal play of the game came on CJ Kaminski’s go-ahead sac fly RBI, which clinched the victory for the Astros. Andrew Cunningham contributed to the win with 3.1 scoreless innings to close the game for East Cobb.

DG29 8, Stacked 4

Thanks to a huge eight-run fourth inning, DG29 Baseball Academy erased a 3-0 deficit and never looked back, defeating Stacked Futures 8-4. Leadoff batter Koda Graziadei got the inning started with a hard ground ball to right field, which Kai Cushing followed with a single to put a man in scoring position. With two on, David Thomas II brought the first runner home by crushing a ball to left center field for a stand-up double. From there, the DG29 bats couldn’t miss, and the Texas squad piled on seven more runs. On the mound, Graziadei pitched 3.2 innings of relief, striking out four and allowing just one earned run en route to the victory.