The Bucs rolled into Salisbury for its likely last "playoff type" tournament, maintaining their 6 feet.  After getting the rust off on Saturday in pool play, even a bad year like 2020 couldn't keep the Bucs from providing a thriller in the semis.  Byrd and Skeans combined to hold Lakeshore to 5 runs, and at the 1:49 mark of the game, down by 1, we were able to start the last inning.  The Bucs took advantage of some walks and Byrd was able to drop a sac bunt, which the pitcher then threw away down the RF line to score Edwards and tie the game.  With Fulton up, the sac/safety squeeze was on, and the pitcher threw a high fastball that hit off the catcher's glove and Corbin came in to score the winning run.

In the final, with Baum and C. Skeans getting 2 hits and an RBI each, and Corbin going all 7 with 9 ks, 1 walk, 4 hits, the Bucs held off the Force and went on to win their first-ever "social distancing" championship 4-1.

In a dramatic comeback vs. Richmond Braves (win 5-2), the Bucs clinched their pool in the PG 17u Super25 MD Qualifier.  Bats went a little cold on Sunday, but overall good showing.  Congrats to the following for making All Tournament:  Ryan, Evan, Colin & Coop.

The Bucs made their annual trip down to the PG WWBA Nationals and put on another display of hard-nose baseball against top competitors from across the country.  They finished mid pack of their pool at 3-4 but had some close games that could have resulted with possibly a few more wins.  The week was highlighted in the last game when Chance Porter was on fire.  Hitting 85 on the gun, and facing a very "confident" and talented Team Louisiana, Chance mowed batter after batter down, ending with a complete game No-Hit shutout win, 2-0.

Again, awesome fun for the guys, taking in some Top Golf, Wakeboarding, boating, etc.   And congrats to Chance & Ryan for being named to the All-tournament Team.

Playing in their first PG tournament in awhile, the Bucs came out strong and won both Saturday games to earn Pool winners at the PG Super25 Northeast Qualifier.  Congrats to the Bucs who made All Tournament team:  Jason, Chaney, Shawn, Billy, Nathaniel, Ryan & Toby.

The Bucs traveled down to SATB to begin their summer season - and made quite the splash.  After getting in some tough pool play games, the Bucs had a rematch vs. Mizuno Blacksox - who they lost to in pool play - in the semis.  Bucs came out strong and run ruled them in 5, 10-2.  In the finals versus a tough East Coast Royals team, the Bucs pitchers - Toby & Ryan - combined to allow 1 hit and 1 walk and shut out the Royals hitters.  In the meantime the Bucs used small ball to score and took the Championship, 3-0.

The official 2018 15U Perfect Game Rankings came out and have the Bucs listed at #158.  With some great showings at Super25s and WWBA Nationals, the boys earned their first national ranking.  Congrats.

After a solid pool play, the Bucs had a little help from a friend (Evan Selmer) in the finals at Sports at the Beach.  And the friend did not disappoint.  With a solid defense behind him, and pounding the zone in the mid 80's, the Bucs put up 8 runs while Selmer mowed down Rising Sun with 7 ks, 0 hits, 0 runs.  Bucs took their only title of 2018 in grand fashion.

Perfect Game just announced their All Tournament Team for the 15U WWBA National Championships held down in Georgia.  Congratulations to Ryan & Nate for being named to that team for their outstanding performances down there.

The Kent Island Bucs took a 4-1-1 record going into the final pool play game of the 2018 PG 15U WWBA Nationals and were playing pool leaders Kentucky Baseball Club (5-1-0).  With the Pool title and moving on to bracket play, KBC brought everything they had and took down the Bucs.

Starting the tournament out with a loss, the Bucs Nate Haschen put on a pitching display in Game 2.  Facing Hollman Hurricanes and their #1 pitching Luke Hollman, Hollman was able to keep the Bucs to 3 hits and 0 runs.  But, Haschen's display was just as impressive, only allowing 5 hits and also 0 runs, ending in a 0-0 tie.

With a 0-1-1 record, the Bucs caught fire, ripping off 4 straight wins, including a fantastic win over East Cobb Astros.  But even a little better was the 2:20 a.m. walkoff 3-2 win vs CBC. Simply a great showing for the week and a ton of fun for the guys.

The Bucs made a trip down to Georgia to compete in the Perfect Game 14U National Championships.  Came up just short in a few games, but their play was excellent.  PG recognized that and put 7 players on the All-Tournament Team:  Nate H. Nate B., Clayton, Nathaniel, Toby, Ryan and Cooper.  Congrats to the entire team though for showing that the Bucs belong at that level.  

The Bucs put on a great mix of offense and defense en route to winning five straight games and taking home the Championship of the Future Starz Ocean City Tournament.

The Bucs almost made it 3 for 3 in tournament play but fell one game short at the Perfect Game Super25 Mid-Atlantic Regional.  It came down to the Bucs v. GoWags Diamond Deacons in the finals with the infamous Cole Wagner on the hill.  Though Wagner was impressive on the bump, the Bucs got out to an early lead, 2-0, fell behind on a run and then a towering 2-run HR, but tied it back up in the 4th 3-3.  GoWags bats caught fire in the bottom of the 5th, another 2-run bomb, and ended up scoring a few more, with a final of 9-3.

Five Bucs were named to the All-Tournament Team:  Toby, Ryan, Lee, Nate B. & Clayton.

Great weekend of ball, friends, family & fun!!!

The Bucs used some fantastic pitching and defense over Mother's Day weekend at Sports at the Beach to win the East Coast Elite Championship and go 2 for 2 in tournaments so far.  In the semis, behind a solid D, Nate B. threw a no-no to close out the Pirates.  In the nail-biter finals, Toby held a solid Mid Atlantic Red Sox to 2 while the Bucs were able to squeeze out 3 to win it - and celebrate with their moms.

The Kent Island Bucs put on a full team display over the March 25-26 weekend to go 4-0 and win their third & final Island Icebreaker.  The Bucs used aggressive defense, focused pitching and lively bats to put up 40 runs and only allow 3.

Two Kent Island Bucs will be representing Team USA Capital Region down in Cary, NC - and hoping to make the USA team.

Bucs Anthony Vazquez and Lee Byrd made it through two rounds of tryouts, loaded with talent throughout five states, and were selected to attend the national event.  The Bucs family are very proud of both of the guys.

The Kent Island Bucs will be holding tryouts for the upcoming 2016-17 14U team.

Tryouts will be held as follows:

Saturday, July 30, 4 p.m. at Love Point Park - 300 Old Love Point Road, Stevensville, MD

Sunday, August 7, 5 p.m. at Love Point Park

We are a very competitive team that will play 8-9 tournaments in the Mid-Atlantic region, of which some will be showcase.  Contact Dave Corbin at kibaseballcoach@gmail.com if you plan to attend a tryout or for more information.

The Bucs put on a display of pitching and defense, holding teams to a total of 3 runs over 4 games, to run the table and win the 2016 Fruitland Summer Sizlin tourney.

The Bucs played tremendous defense and used precision offense to go undefeated and win the 2016 Annapolis Open.

                                                                          With our mascots!!  Who says Ice Cream can't produce Champions???

The Kent Island Bucs traveled to Ft. Lauderdale over Labor Day Weekend to participate in the inaugural AAU International World Championships.

With two big wins over Puerto Rico (4-1 & 4-2), the Bucs ran the table, going 6-0, defeating Miami (Canes Academy) 8-2 in the final to claim the title of World Champions.  Congrats!!

                     Bucs v. Puerto Rico                                          Bucs receive awards from Delegate Arentz

The 2015 season was filled with snow-outs, then rain-outs, but the Bucs made the most out of it.  Played some great league ball, went deep in their limited amount of tournaments, and made a great run at Cooperstown.  Still have a little more to play - Ripken & International World Championships - before heading up to the "big" diamond.  Congrats to the boys on a very successful and fun year.  And thank you again Sponsors and Parents for all your help.

Avoiding shopping deals, the Bucs traveled up to Hershey on Black Friday and peeled off 4 straight to win the In-The-Net Black Friday Brawl.  The Bucs also got the opportunity to visit Chocolate World and load up on some candy.  Great ending to a terrific season!!!

With temperatures reminiscent of the Icebreaker, the Bucs battled the elements to win 4 in a row and defend its title at the Broadneck Halloween Havoc tournament.

The Kent Island Bucs 11U joined forces with some Bucs 12U and ran off 4 straight wins to take home the Fruitland Summer Bash title.

Coming off an 8-game series in Myrtle Beach, the Bucs put together a 6-win run and recorded their first championship down at Sports at the Beach.

The Kent Island Bucs reeled off 5 straight wins to claim a berth in the Championship final of the USSSA World Series in Myrtle Beach.  Putting up a tough battle against Beaufort (SC) - who also were coming off five straight wins, the Bucs couldn't overcome the Riptide and fell just short, 6-4.

The boys, and families, had a great time at the beach, playing volleyball, mini golf, doing waterparks, but also put on a great display at the ball fields.  Great trip and great ending to our season.

The Bucs heated it up on Sunday, defeating Severna Park 13-4 and Calvert Tide 10-2, en route to claiming the 2014 Panther Invitational 11U Silver championship held in Lusby.

 The Bucs played hard on Saturday against Calvert Cutter, losing a tough battle, 8-5, but then stormed back to defeat Severna Park, 12-3. 

Never just pulling away and making it easy wins, the Bucs won three straight on Sunday and were able to capture the "Gold Rings" at the USSSA Top Gun Super Regional held in Crownsville, MD.

In the quarters, the Bucs held off a hard-charging Calvert Cutters, 5-3.  The semis brought another nail-biter as the Bucs tied the game in the 5th, 9-9, time limit was reached, and had to hold the Virginia Renegades from scoring, which they did.  Then in the top of the 6th the bats came alive and the Bucs dumped on 7 unanswered to claim a 16-9 win.  Then, in the final, tied 7-7 in the top of the 6th, two outs, man on first, Bevins ropes a double to score man.  Stellar pitching and defense were able to hold off Team Pinnacle from scoring as the Bucs captured the game, 8-7.

In another amazing effort, and what has become another classic between two teams, the KI Bucs put on a comeback in the bottom of the 5th and were able to hold off the Calvert Cutters in the top of the 6th to win 8-7 and claim the 11U Icebreaker Championship.

In frigid conditions, with snow flurries abound, the Bucs, down 6-3 in the bottom of the 5th with two outs, rallied back with 5 runs to take a 8-6 lead.  In the top of the 6th, with a leadoff walk, Calvert was able to move the runner around the bases and eventually score him.  But the Bucs defense tightened up and was able to make three consecutive outs to seal the game.

On another note, on Saturday, Toby Skeans was a "strike machine" - as heard from the sidelines - against LOUYAA Lightning.  Toby threw a total of 36 pitches, 27 for strikes, the defense made all its plays, and the bats were alive (14 hits), as the Bucs won 13-0 in 4 innings and Skeans recorded a Perfect Game - his second in two years.

The Bucs, having moved up to 11U in the fall, finished their 2013 season in grand fashion - winning their final game of the year, which also happened to be the Championship of the Broadneck Halloween Havoc tournament.

The Bucs went 5-0 over the weekend, with a tight game (8-3) vs. Pasadena in the semis, and then a 10-5 battle over South River in the finals. 

Some Bucs kept their solid summer play up and had a good showing at the recent Team U.S.A. NTIS 11U tryouts held in Ruther Glen, VA.

Six Bucs - Carson, Ryan, Nathaniel, Sean, Toby & Chaney - were named to the Capital Region & Northeast Region teams and will head down to Cary, NC on Sept. 5-8 to participate in the 2014 11U Team U.S.A. National Team tryouts.

Below are Bucs at the National Tryout:

            Capital & Northeast Region collide!!!                                                Toby & Chaney strike a pose

               Capital Region boys getting ready                                Boys at Hitting Evaluations under the lights!!!

The Kent Island Bucs stayed as hot as summer and captured their third straight title by winning the 10U Crab Claw Classic held in Centerville.

The Bucs redeemed themselves on Sunday, after having lost to the Delaware Vipers on Saturday, by defeating them 3-0, and then in the final had another late-inning rally to surpass the BSP Bombers 11-5.

Coming off a big tournament win the weekend before, the Bucs kept their play at high levels

and was able to walk away with the 10U Championship at the All-American Fest held

at the Lakeshore complex.

The Bucs, with a late-inning rally, squeezed by API 13-8 in the semis, and then, in

the same fashion, was able to get by the Virginia Vipers 10-4 in the finals.

Challenging itself in the 11U division of the Bowie Invitational, the Bucs 10U played some exceptional ball and was able to go 3-0 over the weekend and win the Bowie Invitational.

The Bucs defeated BCC Summer Select 13-3 and Bowie Bulldogs 7-6 on Saturday, and then on Sunday snuck out an 8-6 win over BCC.  The rains then flooded the fields and the Bucs were awarded the title for having gone undefeated over the weekend. 

Rarely do the Bucs write about individual accomplishments, but once in a great while there is a history-making event so massive that it just has to be told - and on March 23 it happened.

In the Bucs second game of the Annapolis Open, fans witnessed a display by T. Skeans of what is now being called The Perfect Perfect Game.  Skeans, coming off two innings of solid work the evening before, used his control to strike out 7 of the 9 batters he faced.  Then, in an effort to keep anyone from reaching base, Skeans also fielded the two balls put in play and threw the runners out at first - thus having gotten credit for all nine put-outs.

In a full effort to support their pitcher, the Bucs team helped shorten the game by getting some hot bats and scoring 15 runs by the end of the third to thus invoke the mercy rule.

9 up, 9 down, 9 put-outs - Perfect.

The Bucs, playing host to the 2013 Island Icebreaker tournament over the St. Patrick's Day weekend, pulled off three one-run games, including the Gold Championship, with a 3-2 win over the Calvert Cutters.

Over the weekend the Bucs had a come-from-behind win against Savage, as they were down 6-3 in the bottom of the 5th when the bats came alive and scored 4, sealing a 7-6 win.  Once the bats were heated up, they were able to defeat LOUYAA Thunder 14-0.  Then on Sunday, in a semi-final, with a commanding 11-4 lead, the Columbia Sun Devils bats decided to come out of the thaw (38 degrees outside), and storm back in the 6th, putting up 6.  The Bucs were able to stop them though and came away with a 11-10 win.

In the final - a re-match of the 2012 9U Cal Ripken State Championship - versus the Calvert Cutters, defense on both sides was amazing as there were multiple double-plays, diving catches, and the pitching was stellar.  In what took total team effort, the Bucs were able to slip by the Cutters.

The 2013 10U Bucs outhit the Chichester Lightning in the semifinals of the 10U Christmas Spectaular Indoor Tournament but couldn't generate any runs and ended up losing to the eventual tournament champion, 3-0.

The Bucs went 1-2 over the weekend, beginning with a match-up against Chichester, losing 7-1, and then setting the bats on fire and beating Upper Moreland Vipers, 19-4.

The kids had a wonderful time, as temps were in the 30's and snowing outside, and they were cozy inside playing some great baseball.

The KI Bucs faced a tenacious defense, and displayed one themselves, but couldn't overcome the two-run single Calvert scored in the second inning of the Maryland Cal Ripken League 9U State Championships, finishing with a 2-0 loss.
The Bucs conclude their season with a 22-11 record and four Championships. Congratulations to the boys on their success.

The Kent Island Bucs stayed as hot as summer and captured their 4th title of the year at the Green Hornets Invitational.  After taking down PG Select and Vienna Allstars on Saturday, both wins being 19-11, the Bucs faced host Severn Park in the finals.  In a classic SP/KI battle, the Bucs took an early 6-2 lead after 2.  T Skeans and Anderson were staying strong on the mound, but SP came back putting up 5 compared to 3 over the next 3 innings.  With a score of 9-7 going into the 6th, SP led off with a double and then a single to score the runner from second.  With C. Skeans throwing out the guy stealing second, and the batter popping out to second, and then a routine grounder, the Bucs were able to hold them off and take the Championship, 9-8.

The Bucs kept the Championship train rolling on Sunday.  After 2 HUGE wins on Saturday vs. Southern MD Stingrays and Calvert Cutters, the Bucs faced a tough PG Select in Semifinals Sunday.  After putting up 4 in the first and fourth innings, and tremendous pitching, the Bucs were able to run rule them 10-1 in five.

In the finals, T. Skeans, Corbin and Wagner each threw 2 innings only allowing 3 hits and 3 runs.  The Bucs were able to put up 2 runs in each the third and fourth which helped spread the lead and eventually give them a 6-3 win for the title. 

In only its third kid pitch tournament, the Bucs were able to capture their second Championship.  Playing host Severn in the finals of the Severn School's Out tournament, the Bucs bats got hot again while the pitching was on.  The Bucs put up 10 hits while T. Skeans went 3 innings only allowing 2 runs.  After putting up 5 in the bottom of the 4th, the Bucs got the run rule, 13-3 to claim the title. 

The Kent Island Bucs entered the Upper Chespeake Festival 9u tournament, its first ever kid pitch one.   And wow did they not disappoint, beating the likes of Olney, PG Select and the Vipers.  They had some seriously hot bats, scoring 69 runs in 5 games, while only allowing 17.

Having won four in a row, they had to face a tough Pine-Richland team from PA.  But with Cresanto on the mound for the Bucs and a shakey PR pitcher, the Bucs put up 9 in the second inning which helped seal a 4 inning run-rule game, 14-4.

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