TEAM PROFILE

Thunderbirds
Lakeland, FL
11U  AA
2026 Fall/Winter 2026 Spring/Summer 2025 Fall/Winter 2025 Spring/Summer
RECORD
W-L-T 29-23-0
WIN % 55.77
STATS
AVG RUN SCORED 8.88
AVG RUN ALLOWED 6.56
AVG RUN DIFFERENCE 2.33
RUNS SCORED 462
RUNS ALLOWED 341
RUNS DIFFERENCE 121
DIVISIONS
11U Open 4-6-0
11U AA 10-5-0
11U Open 8-5-0
11U AA 6-5-0
COACHES
Head Coach Danny Williams
Assistant Coach Adam Hart
Assistant Coach David Castellano
MANAGERS/ADMINISTRATORS
Team Admin Danny Williams
Thunderbirds ROSTER
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  Christian Nieto 1B OF Thunderbirds
  Lincoln Baker 1B R/R UTILITY Thunderbirds
  Duke Williams 2B R/R OF Thunderbirds
  Joshua "JD" Kelley 3B 1B Thunderbirds
  Brady Menz 3B RHP Thunderbirds
  Liam Birely C R/R UTILITY Thunderbirds 11u
  Rudy Mahoney CF R/R SS Thunderbirds
  Noah Castellano MIF S/R UTILITY Thunderbirds
  Juan Castellano OF L/R 2B Thunderbirds
  Jacai McClendon SS R/R OF Thunderbirds
  Landon (BamBam) Hart UTILITY R/R UTILITY
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GUEST PLAYERS -06/01/2025 2025-2026 Team Insurance
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  Kyson Kirby SS R/R RHP
GUEST PLAYERS -06/01/2025 2025-2026 Team Registration
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  Kyson Kirby SS R/R RHP
GUEST PLAYERS -07/12/2025 Summer Slam IV
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  Hyatt Fleming 3B R/R 1B Thunderbirds
  Noah Castellano MIF S/R UTILITY Thunderbirds
  Kyson Kirby SS R/R RHP
GUEST PLAYERS -08/16/2025 Fall League Play Weekend #1
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  Noah Castellano MIF S/R UTILITY Thunderbirds
GUEST PLAYERS -09/06/2025 Battle Of The Diamond (Rings)
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  Noah Castellano MIF S/R UTILITY Thunderbirds
GUEST PLAYERS -12/06/2025 Winter Wrap Up (TOY DRIVE)
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  JOSHUA KELLEY, JR 1B R/R 3B
  Kyson Kirby SS R/R RHP
  Landon (BamBam) Hart UTILITY R/R UTILITY
GUEST PLAYERS -01/24/2026 Top Gun Challenge V
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  Kyson Kirby SS R/R RHP
GUEST PLAYERS -03/07/2026 Central Florida Super NIT IV (Rings)
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  Hyatt Fleming 3B R/R 1B Thunderbirds
  Kyson Kirby SS R/R RHP
GUEST PLAYERS -03/28/2026 Grand Slam Super Regional XII (Rings)
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  JAMESON RENNICKS R/R
  Kyson Kirby SS R/R RHP
GUEST PLAYERS -04/25/2026 Extreme Challenge IV
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  CHARLIE ROGERS LHP L/L 1B Thunderbirds 9U
  Kyson Kirby SS R/R RHP
GUEST PLAYERS -05/16/2026 Stars & Stripes Slugfest IX
Name Primary Pos H/T Sec. Pos Travel Team
  Kyson Kirby SS R/R RHP
EVENTS
DATE EVENT DIVISION W-L-T AVG RS AVG RD AVG RA
2025-06-01 2025-2026 Team Insurance 12 & Under 0-0-0 0 0 0
2025-07-12 Summer Slam IV 10U 1-2-0 9.67 1.33 8.33
2025-08-16 Fall League Play Weekend #1 11U 2-0-0 8 5 3
2025-08-30 Fall League Play Weekend #3 11U 2-0-0 13.5 8 5.5
2025-09-06 Battle Of The Diamond (Rings) 11U 2-3-0 5.6 -2.2 7.8
2025-09-27 Strawberry Showdown 11U 2-3-0 7.6 -0.6 8.2
2025-10-11 Bases Loaded Slugfest (Rings) (Hitting Net/Tee) 11U 3-1-0 9.75 5 4.75
2025-11-08 Veterans Day Classic (Rings) 11U 1-3-0 4.5 -5.5 10
2025-12-06 Winter Wrap Up (TOY DRIVE) 11U 2-1-0 14.67 10 4.67
2026-01-24 Top Gun Challenge V 11U 3-2-0 9.6 3 6.6
2026-02-14 Presidents Day Challenge VIII 11U 1-2-0 7.33 -0.67 8
2026-03-07 Central Florida Super NIT IV (Rings) 11U 2-2-0 10.25 4.75 5.5
2026-03-28 Grand Slam Super Regional XII (Rings) 11U 3-1-0 10.75 6 4.75
2026-04-25 Extreme Challenge IV 11U 3-2-0 7.6 1.2 6.4
2026-05-16 Stars & Stripes Slugfest IX 11U 2-1-0 10.33 5 5.33
2026-07-11 Summer Slam V 11U 0-0-0 0 0 0
2026-07-25 Summer Sizzler II 11U 0-0-0 0 0 0
GAMES
# EVENT TEAM VS TEAM
1 Summer Slam IV Thunderbirds 17 - 03 Legends 9u Powered by UA
2 Summer Slam IV Thunderbirds 04 - 13 Velocity X Eagles
3 Summer Slam IV Filthy Pelicans Elite 09 - 08 Thunderbirds
4 Fall League Play Weekend #1 Shark's 02 - 11 Thunderbirds
5 Fall League Play Weekend #1 Thunderbirds 05 - 04 Filthy Pelicans Elite
6 Fall League Play Weekend #3 Thunderbirds 17 - 03 SBA CH Futures
7 Fall League Play Weekend #3 Iron Knights 11U 08 - 10 Thunderbirds
8 Battle Of The Diamond (Rings) South Tampa Knights Copple 16 - 04 Thunderbirds
9 Battle Of The Diamond (Rings) Thunderbirds 00 - 07 Diamond Kings 11U
10 Battle Of The Diamond (Rings) Miracles Carolina 05 - 11 Thunderbirds
11 Battle Of The Diamond (Rings) USA Scout Elite- Williams 11u 01 - 13 Thunderbirds
12 Battle Of The Diamond (Rings) Thunderbirds 00 - 10 HR14-11U
13 Strawberry Showdown Bloomingdale Bandits 13 - 07 Thunderbirds
14 Strawberry Showdown Thunderbirds 00 - 09 AUBURNDALE OUTLAWS
15 Strawberry Showdown Thunderbirds 19 - 05 Expos Juniors AA matt
16 Strawberry Showdown Land o' Lakes Kraken 04 - 11 Thunderbirds
17 Strawberry Showdown Thunderbirds 01 - 10 Wesley Chapel Stingrays
18 Bases Loaded Slugfest (Rings) (Hitting Net/Tee) Expos Juniors AA matt 05 - 06 Thunderbirds
19 Bases Loaded Slugfest (Rings) (Hitting Net/Tee) LR Baseball 05 - 16 Thunderbirds
20 Bases Loaded Slugfest (Rings) (Hitting Net/Tee) Thunderbirds 12 - 00 Expos Juniors AA matt
21 Bases Loaded Slugfest (Rings) (Hitting Net/Tee) Thunderbirds 05 - 09 LR Baseball
22 Veterans Day Classic (Rings) Bloomingdale Bandits 16 - 06 Thunderbirds
23 Veterans Day Classic (Rings) Thunderbirds 05 - 15 Fishhawk Wolverines 11U
24 Veterans Day Classic (Rings) Blitz Baseball Blue 03 - 05 Thunderbirds
25 Veterans Day Classic (Rings) Eagle Lake Elite 11u 06 - 02 Thunderbirds
26 Winter Wrap Up (TOY DRIVE) Shark's 00 - 22 Thunderbirds
27 Winter Wrap Up (TOY DRIVE) Zephyrhills Legends 00 - 18 Thunderbirds
28 Winter Wrap Up (TOY DRIVE) Thunderbirds 04 - 14 Expos Juniors
29 Top Gun Challenge V Thunderbirds 08 - 00 Starkey Wranglers 11U American
30 Top Gun Challenge V Mamba Baseball 11u 09 - 15 Thunderbirds
31 Top Gun Challenge V Thunderbirds 04 - 12 Blitz Baseball
32 Top Gun Challenge V Thunderbirds 04 - 06 Blitz Baseball
33 Top Gun Challenge V Thunderbirds 17 - 06 Land o' Lakes Kraken
34 Presidents Day Challenge VIII Wesley Chapel Stingrays 13 - 03 Thunderbirds
35 Presidents Day Challenge VIII Thunderbirds 12 - 03 Expos Juniors 11U- Gonzalez
36 Presidents Day Challenge VIII Lakeland LumberJax 08 - 07 Thunderbirds
37 Central Florida Super NIT IV (Rings) South Tampa Knights Copple 05 - 03 Thunderbirds
38 Central Florida Super NIT IV (Rings) USA Scout Elite- Ashton 11u 02 - 17 Thunderbirds
39 Central Florida Super NIT IV (Rings) Lakeland LumberJax 06 - 13 Thunderbirds
40 Central Florida Super NIT IV (Rings) Five Stars 09 - 08 Thunderbirds
41 Grand Slam Super Regional XII (Rings) Thunderbirds 12 - 00 NEVER DELINQUENTS BASEBALL CLUB
42 Grand Slam Super Regional XII (Rings) Thunderbirds 15 - 02 South Tampa Knights Watts -11U
43 Grand Slam Super Regional XII (Rings) Thunderbirds 10 - 09 Top Gun Tomcats
44 Grand Slam Super Regional XII (Rings) Thunderbirds 06 - 08 St Pete Rough Riders 11U
45 Extreme Challenge IV Bloomingdale Bandits 11 - 02 Thunderbirds
46 Extreme Challenge IV Thunderbirds 03 - 11 Eagle Lake Allstars 11U
47 Extreme Challenge IV Thunderbirds 11 - 02 Expos Juniors 11u (Will)
48 Extreme Challenge IV Ostingers 11U Black 02 - 11 Thunderbirds
49 Extreme Challenge IV Thunderbirds 11 - 06 Miracles Carolina
50 Stars & Stripes Slugfest IX Thunderbirds 16 - 05 LR Baseball
51 Stars & Stripes Slugfest IX Thunderbirds 08 - 02 Land O Lakes Rubber Ducks
52 Stars & Stripes Slugfest IX Thunderbirds 07 - 09 Tampa bay tigers
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