Ohio Elite- Brayer 14U

03/31/2025

01/03/2025

Winter training has commenced! Night one in the books with some good effort to knock off the rust.

07/23/2024

Hard to put to it words this team, these families, this season…but I’m going to try.

A year ago we were looking to replace half of our roster and add to our core. Our focus was looking to add not just talent, but players and families that love the game, understood the commitment, and sacrifices necessary to play at the level Ohio Elite has become accustomed to. I could not have imagined then, how perfectly those pieces would fit into our 14u puzzle. Starting the first week of January, our mantra was to stick to our ABCs, and not be consumed with wins and losses, or who was in the other dugout. Those were:
A- Always respect the game
B - Be a great Teammate
C- Compete
If we stayed true to ourselves, the rest would take care of itself.
More important than the 45-23-2 record, the 4 tournament championships, and 3 runner up finishes to me, is the growth of this team and how they truly loved competing with and playing for each other.
We had a disappointing exit from the Solon tournament to end the month of June. At that time, coach Aldo challenged the team to commit and focus on ending the last month of the season strong. 16-3-1 with back, to back, to back championships against some of the best competition out there was a July, not even coach Aldo could have imagined at that time. Especially when being faced with having to overcome the loss of one of our key players and team leader to a broken thumb. These players all came in with talent. What made them special was the families they come from, how they bought into wanting to be coached hard and pushed to their limits at times, in order to maximize our overall potential.
Over the last three weeks, tournament directors, site directors, and even opposing parents and umpires shared with me how they were rooting for us to win and how much of a joy it was to watch our team on the field. It seemed like every game, different players would take turns stepping up to deliver in key situations. There were times when I caught myself stuck in between being a coach, parent, and a fan of these boys.
Thank you to Coach Rob, Coach Rick, Coach Wilson, Coach Aldo, and to each family that put their faith in us to deliver and help these boys grow as players, but more importantly young men this year. It was a magical summer, and I can’t wait to get started in January 2025.
-Coach Brayer.

07/23/2024

Well, the boys not only showed up, they showed up and gave it their all and more! After a delay held us up to start the day (waiting on umpires), the boys pulled off another win against a tough Carolina team 4-3.

With that win, they would have to pull off another win against the #1 seed, who let up no more than 1 run all week - and then do it all over again.

Our OEB boys did it 💪 🙌 👊

What a day. What a season. What a special group of boys, coaches and families. Will share more pics of Myrtle memories soon, stay tuned! For now, a big CONGRATULATIONS TO OEB 🩵

07/21/2024

Ended up on the short end of a good pitching dual, losing 4-1. Boys will be back at it tomorrow morning ready to fight 💪

07/20/2024

Great job OEB, another W to stay in the winners bracket‼️ Back at it tomorrow afternoon, keep it going boys 🩵

07/20/2024

Came back strong today with 2 wins‼️ Boys were dialed in on the mound, at the plate, and on the field 👊 Have to keep it going tomorrow. 12:30 start time though after some ferocious storms tonight in Myrtle, a delay is possible. Let’s go OEB 🙌

07/19/2024

Began Summer Nationals early this morning in Myrtle. Got away with a tie in game 1 and lost game 2. Hoping for better outcomes tomorrow. 🤞
The team was able to celebrate a special season with a dinner, awards and some wave jumping 🌊 More to come on that next week…for now, focused on finishing the season strong. Let’s go OEB 🩵🙌

07/16/2024

The countdown is on for Summer Nationals in Myrtle Beach. OEB kicks it off with a doubleheader on Thursday at 8am☀️⚾️🌊

07/15/2024

We work hard and play hard‼️

07/15/2024

Back to back CHAMPS 🏆 Congrats to this team who won both the semis and the final against some extremely tough opponents. Proud of each player who contributed to a successful (and fun) weekend of baseball 🩵⚾️🩵

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