Ten years ago, I stepped onto the Reagan High School baseball field in Northeast Austin believing that those Reagan baseball players needed a place to play baseball. Very quickly, I learned what those Reagan kids needed most were consistent, enduring...
“I’m so proud of this kid. You have no idea.”Coach Rick, 8U Coach Pitch Brewers “Cory was at every game — always with a smile on his face, always giving his best.” Eight-year-old Cory, who is deaf, had never played organized sports. Cory jumped right into...
2019 Impact Report: A Sense of Belonging It feels like 2019 came and went right before our eyes, but what a treasure of a year it was! At the heart of RBI Austin is the desire to point everyone in our community to a bigger, better, eternal sense of belonging. A...
He was the first kid who called me “coach” when I stepped on to the field to serve with RBI Austin. Meet Harold and Ian — These two kicked off their new mentoring relationship in September, after spending a summer together on the Coach Pitch Marlins. Harold shares a...
In November 2016, Jessica and Mariah were matched through RBI Austin’s mentoring program. A year later, they’d built some rapport and moved past the initial, be-on-your-best-behavior stage. Being one of nine siblings with a father who had been incarcerated, Mariah...
After spraining his ankle three days before the RBI Southwest Regional, Oscar Zamorano feared that his spot on the RBI Austin 18U Regional team was in jeopardy. If he wasn’t on the regional roster and RBI Austin advanced, he’d be ineligible for the MLB RBI World...
