“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...
A fresh haircut, a new suit jacket, hours of practicing his speech – none of these stopped the nerves from coming on Thursday morning. Watch Leighton & Booker’s video “He was terrified. We didn’t know for sure how many people he would be speaking in front of,...