Texas Rangers Youth Academy falls short of World Series bid in MLB RBI Southwest Regional Tournament Championship

DALLAS — The MLB RBI Southwest Regional Tournament has concluded, and three champions were crowned in the final day of play at the Texas Rangers Youth Academy. Both Rangers RBI Softball and 18U Baseball teams fell to Astros RBI in today's championship games.

Rangers RBI Softball lost, 17-0, in six innings. Astros pitcher Bella De Los Santos kept the Rangers’ bats at bay, throwing a complete-game shutout.

Rangers RBI 18U Senior Baseball lost to Astros RBI, 12-1, in five innings. Designated hitter and Grambling State University commit Chris Marcellus had the Rangers’ lone RBI, and Oklahoma University commit Austin Phillips scored the team’s only run.

In the 15U Baseball division, NOLA YA RBI topped Austin RBI 7-2.

The 2022 RBI Southwest Regional Champions will compete in the MLB RBI World Series in Vero Beach, Fla., next month.

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The RBI program, which has served approximately 2 million young people since its inception, is administered by Major League Baseball and designed to give youth from underserved and diverse communities the opportunity to play baseball and softball, while also encouraging academic achievement and success and teaching the value of teamwork and other important life lessons. RBI currently serves young men and women in over 200 programs in approximately 200 cities worldwide. MLB and its Clubs have designated more than $40 million worth of resources to the RBI program, and all 30 Clubs support RBI leagues. For more information about the RBI World Series, please visit MLB.com/rbiworldseries.