Illinois Wave 2029 Rodriguez

🌊🥎 ST. LOUIS BOUND. CHAMPIONSHIP MINDSET. 💙

Illinois Wave 2029 Rodriguez is headed to the HFL Fall Championships — an Alliance National Qualifier! The girls are excited to compete against some of the best teams in softball!

With more than 100 teams committed and nine coveted berths to the 2027 Alliance Fastpitch Championship Series on the line, this is a tremendous opportunity for our girls!

The work has been put in. The standard is set. The girls will be tested this weekend, and it’s time to trust the process, bring the energy, and compete for every inning!

No Excuses! Let’s go!

📍 Chesterfield, MO
📅 November 6–8
🥎 HFL Fall Championships

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🥎🌊💙 NAFA FALL COLLEGE EXPOSURE SHOWCASE — HERE WE COME! 🔥

Illinois Wave 2029 Rodriguez is headed to Loves Park, IL, this weekend for the NAFA Fall College Exposure Showcase!

Fresh off THREE STRAIGHT WINS to close out last weekend’s Triple Crown Showcase in St. Louis, the girls are fired up and ready to keep that momentum rolling against top-tier 16U competition! 💪

Another big weekend of competitive softball, college exposure, and opportunities for these young athletes to turn some heads! 👀🔥

📍 HCC Sports Complex | Loves Park, IL
📅 October 24–25

Come cheer on the girls in person or follow all the action LIVE on GameChanger! 🥎💙🌊

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💙🌊🥎 ILLINOIS WAVE 2029 RODRIGUEZ BATTLES BACK IN ST. LOUIS! 3–2 FINISH, FIVE HOME RUNS! 💣🔥

Illinois Wave 2029 Rodriguez brought the fight to Chesterfield, Missouri, this past weekend at the 2026 Triple Crown St. Louis Softball Showcase, one of the Midwest's premier recruiting events, featuring nearly 100 teams and college coaches from across the country!

After losing their first two games to Yorkville Foxes 16U and Cedar Rapids Blue Devils 16U, the Wave battled back with THREE STRAIGHT WINS over KC Rebels 16 Regional–Lickel (4–3), Texas Glory IL 2029 (6–1), and Windy City 16U Belter (13–1), finishing 3–2!

🔥 WEEKEND BY THE NUMBERS

🥎 OFFENSE
    •    .350 AVG | 1.049 OPS
    •    .409 OBP | .640 SLG
    •    35 Hits | 29 Runs
    •    💣 5 Home Runs — Hannah Henderson (2), Kennedy Brothen, Lexi Beckman & Amaya Clinton
🥎 PITCHING
    •    28 Combined Strikeouts
    •    Addi Day, Lexi Beckman & Annalise Rodriguez
🥎 DEFENSE
    •    Near-perfect .955 Fielding Percentage

Competing against quality teams in front of college coaches pushes these girls to elevate their game, and this weekend they answered the challenge!

💙 Proud of every athlete who contributed to this comeback!

NEXT STOP: NAFA ILLINOIS FALL COLLEGE EXPOSURE SHOWCASE! 🙌🥎
October 24–25 | Loves Park, Illinois

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💙🌊🥎 BOMB SQUAD ALERT! 💣🔥

This team can HIT… and they can hit BOMBS! 💣💪🥎

The Illinois Wave 2029 Rodriguez bats were on FIRE at the @Triple Crown Sports St. Louis College Showcase! FOUR sluggers launched FIVE home runs, including THREE first-ever over-the-fence (OTF) bombs, as our girls battled their way to an impressive 3-2 record against top-tier competition! 🔥

💣 #31 Lexi Beckman – 2-run BOMB vs. Yorkville Foxes 16U for her FIRST career OTF home run! 🎉

💣 #16 Kennedy Brothen – 2-run BOMB vs. Windy City 16U Belter, also her FIRST career OTF home run! 🎉

💣 #15 Amaya Clinton – Make that THREE firsts! Amaya joins the OTF home run club with a 2-run BOMB vs. Yorkville Foxes 16U! 🎉

💣💣 #5 Hannah Henderson – TWO BOMBS! A solo shot vs. Yorkville Foxes 16U and a 2-run blast vs. Texas Glory IL 2029, bringing her season total to FOUR home runs! 🔥

And the POWER didn’t just start in St. Louis! At the previous weekend’s Top Tier Challenge Fall Showcase in Rosemont, hosted by @Top Tier Sports, Hannah went YARD against Oak Park Windmills 15U, while #23 Penny Nieves launched TWO BOMBS against Chicago Force 16U – Blue and Oak Park Windmills 15U! 💣💣💣

A HUGE shoutout to these five young ladies for bringing some serious POWER to the plate! Show our Bomb Squad some love, or drop a 💣 in the comments! 👏💙

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The scoreboard tells you who won. The huddle tells you who’s growing.

Wins build confidence. Losses build character. But it’s the lessons between the two that build a TEAM.

The endurance to keep pushing. The perseverance to fight through adversity. The discipline to do your job, even when the game isn’t going your way.

Some lessons come with a victory, others come with a little humble pie. And some come from a coach reminding you of something you’ve heard hundreds of times. Different games. Different lessons. Same mission.

Celebrate the wins, learn from the losses, respect the process, and never stop growing. Today’s win was great, but this team isn’t just learning how to win softball games, they’re learning how to handle challenges, take accountability, trust each other, and grow into stronger people. Either way you look at it, they win!💙🌊🥎

Next game tomorrow at 8:AM💪🏼🤩