08/22/2026
💙🥎 Not the Goodbye We Planned…
Sometimes, the game has other plans. And this weekend, Mother Nature decided she wasn’t quite ready to let us have our final ride together. 😭🌧️
Our last tournament together as the OG Carolina Elite Coastal 10U has officially been canceled due to weather.
And honestly? We’re heartbroken.
We had pictured one more dugout.
One more lineup.
One more tournament together.
One more chance to watch this exact group of girls take the field before our older 10Us begin their next chapter in 12U.
But while we didn’t get the ending we wanted, we’re trying to focus on everything that came before it. 💙
These girls have only been together for a few months, but somehow, it feels like they’ve been a team and a family for so much longer. In such a short time, we’ve watched them grow—not just as softball players, but as teammates, leaders, and people.
They’ve challenged each other.
They’ve celebrated each other.
They’ve picked each other up.
They’ve pushed each other forward.
And they’ve learned to believe in one another.
And somewhere along the way, they gave us something pretty special, too.
They made us better coaches.
They challenged us, taught us, trusted us, and allowed us to grow right alongside them. We will forever be grateful for that.
We hate that they won’t get to take the field together one more time. We hate that there won’t be a final pitch, a final cheer, or one last team huddle to close out this chapter the way we imagined.
But maybe the ending isn’t really the point.
Because the friendships they made, the lessons they learned, the laughs they shared, the tough games they fought through, and the memories they created together don’t disappear because a tournament was canceled. 💙
This may not have been the goodbye we planned…
But it doesn’t change what this group means to us.
Our older 10Us are ready for their next chapter in 12U, and we couldn’t be prouder of the athletes they’ve become. And while we’re going to miss seeing this exact group together, we’re so excited to watch each of them continue to grow, compete, and chase what’s next.
They’ll always be part of the Carolina Elite family.
So instead of saying one last time, we’ll just say:
Thank you for the memories.
Thank you for the laughs.
Thank you for the lessons.
Thank you for making us better.
And thank you for making this season so special. 💙🥎
The final tournament may have been rained out, but this chapter will always be one worth remembering.
And wherever the game takes them next, they’ll always be our girls.
One team. One family. Forever . 💙🥎✨