05/19/2026
🐅 Rawlings Tigers Gulf Breeze 10U – Weekend Recap 🐅
Our 10U Tigers learned some hard but valuable lessons this weekend, while still achieving a Final Four appearance.
After going through the motions on Saturday, the Tigers suffered their first 0-2 Saturday of the season. Baseball is an unforgiving game when you’re not mentally locked in and prepared to compete every pitch.
After a players-only meeting led by the team captains following Game 1, the boys responded with more fight and energy in Game 2, but baseball has a way of humbling teams that don’t fully respect the preparation, focus, and mental side of the game. A tough one-run loss followed, but the response afterward is what mattered most.
The Tigers came back Sunday ready to compete with energy, focus, and purpose. They earned redemption against the same team that handed them their second loss Saturday, making big plays in big moments when it mattered most. Sunday bracket wins are never easy, and these Tigers showed toughness, resilience, and heart all day long.
Facing the eventual tournament champions in the Final Four, the Tigers battled until the final out and never backed down.
This weekend wasn’t about a 1-3 record. It was about growth.
The mental side of baseball is the hardest part of the game to develop. You can take 1,000 swings and throw 1,000 pitches, but toughness, focus, and resilience are built through adversity, failure, and the lessons this game humbles you with. Cheat the game, and the game will humble you quickly. Our Tigers learned that lesson this weekend — and they’re better because of it.
Weekends like this are exactly why we invest so much time and effort into these young Tigers. Adversity reveals character, and this group responded the right way. Every lesson and every challenge is another brick laid on the road toward becoming an elite team. 🐅
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Game 1
Rawlings Tigers Gulf Breeze 10U vs AA Arrows 10U
Final: Tigers 2 – Arrows 8
The Tigers struggled to get the offense going early but continued to battle and flashed some bright moments throughout the game.
🔥 Top Performers
Jace Waldo #19
* 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B
* Added a stolen base
James Smith #12
* 1-2, 1 2B
* Continues to deliver quality at-bats
Noah Foraker #13
* 1-1, 1 R
* Added a stolen base
🐅 Aaron Arevalo #47 stepped on the mound for the first time this season and settled in after a few walks to throw a full inning. This completes our core goal of having all of our Tigers pitch during the season.
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Game 2
Rawlings Tigers Gulf Breeze 10U vs Dawgs 10U
Final: Tigers 5 – Dawgs 6
A heartbreaking one-run loss in a back-and-forth battle as the Tigers showed toughness and speed all game long.
🔥 Top Performers
Jace Waldo #19
* Perfect 3-3 performance
* 2 R and 3 SB
* Constant pressure on the bases all game
Grayson Davis #5
* 1-1, 2 R
* Aggressive baserunning helped spark the offense
Gunner Vogler #50
* Pitched 3.0 innings with 3 strikeouts
* Competed hard and kept the Tigers within striking distance
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Game 3
Rawlings Tigers Gulf Breeze 10U vs Dawgs 10U
Final: Tigers 5 – Dawgs 4
The Tigers got revenge Sunday morning behind a gritty complete-game performance and timely hitting.
🔥 Top Performers
Jace Waldo #19
* Pitched a complete game victory
* 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 8 K
* 71 pitches with 60 strikes
🎯 Dominated the strike zone and battled all game long.
Gunner Vogler #50
* 2-2, 2 R, 1 2B
* Huge offensive spark at the plate
Spurlin Moretz #8
* 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI
* Delivered a clutch RBI hit
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Game 4
Rawlings Tigers Gulf Breeze 10U vs Hurricanes 10U
Final: Tigers 1 – Hurricanes 5
The Tigers battled hard against a talented Hurricanes squad but couldn’t get the big hit when needed despite several quality at-bats.
🔥 Top Performers
James Smith #12
* 2-2, 1 BB
* Reached base all three plate appearances
Gunner Vogler #50
* 1-2 on the mound and at the plate
* Pitched 2.1 innings allowing just 2 earned runs
Spurlin Moretz #8
* 1-3 offensively
* Continued strong play throughout the weekend
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🐅 Weekend Notes
⭐️TOURNAMENT MVP⭐️
⭐️ Gunner Vogler #50
* 3 hits on the weekend including a double
* Scored 2 runs
* Added 5.1 innings pitched with 5 strikeouts
💥 Huge two-way contributions for the Tigers all weekend and came through in big moments.
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⭐️BIG TIME PERFORMANCES⭐️
🔥 Jace Waldo #19
* 4-7 (.571 AVG), 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B
* Added 6 SB across the weekend
* Pitched a complete game win with 8 strikeouts
🎯 Elite all-around weekend performance offensively, defensively, and on the mound.
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⚡ James Smith #12
* 4-8 on the weekend
* 2 doubles and multiple quality at-bats
* Reached base consistently throughout tournament play
🎯 One of the Tigers’ most consistent offensive performers.
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🐅 Season Outlook
15-12 Overall Record
1 Championship Appearance – Multiple Final Four Runs
Still Growing Every Weekend
💪 This team continues to battle, improve, and learn through every challenge. The toughness and fight in this group keeps showing up every single weekend.