🥎🌊💙 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! 🥎💙🌊 #IllinoisWave #WeNotMe #NAFA #CollegeExposure #NoExcuses

💙🌊🥎 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 #IllinoisWave #Wave2029Rodriguez #WeNotMe #NoExcuses #TripleCrownSportsi

💙🌊🥎 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! 👏💙 #IllinoisWave #WeNotMe #NoExcuses #BombSquad #TripleCrownSports

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💪🏼🤩

💙🌊🥎 NEXT STOP: ST. LOUIS! 🥎🌊💙 Illinois Wave 2029-Rodriguez is headed to the prestigious Triple Crown Sports St. Louis Softball Showcase! 🔥 🏆 Celebrating its 30th anniversary, this premier college recruiting event brings together nearly 100 teams and college coaches from across the country! 💪🥎 For Team Rodriguez, five games against top-level competition and an opportunity to showcase their talent in front of college coaches on one of the Midwest’s premier recruiting stages! 💙 Joining Rodriguez in St. Louis are fellow Illinois Wave teams: 🥎 2027-McIntosh (18U) 🥎 2028-Nerini (16U) 🥎 2029-Deets (16U) 🔥💙 LET’S GO, WAVE! 🌊🥎 #IllinoisWave #WeNotMe #NoExcuses #TripleCrownSports #CollegeSoftballRecruiting #SoftballShowcase #ClassOf2029 #ClassOf2030

Happy Birthday Amaya!! Make it a great year ahead!🎉🥳 #IllinoisWave, #WeNotYou, #NoExcuses

🥎🌊 WHAT A WEEKEND FOR THE WAVE! 🏆🔥 Illinois Wave 2029-Rodriguez earned the #1 seed at Top Tier! 🏆 Championship Finalists 🥎 5-1 Record 💥 68 Runs | 65 Hits 🔥 .489 AVG | 1.258 OPS 💪 +46 Run Differential 🎯 31 Pitching Ks 16U action at the AUSL Bandits’ field! 🌊 #IllinoisWave #WeNotMe #NoExcuses

🌊 🥎SHOWCASE WEEKEND Illinois Wave Rodriguez 2029 heads to Rosemont for the Top Tier Challenge Fall Showcase! 📍 Parkway Bank Sports Complex 📅 Oct. 9–11 | 16U Another weekend to compete, grow & show what this group can do.Compete. Execute. Represent. #TopTierChallenge #WeNotMe #NoExcuses #IllinoisWave

Different coaches. Different styles. Different lessons. One BIG impact. 💙🥎 To the coaches who know when to push, when to teach, when to encourage—and somehow figure out exactly how each girl needs to hear it - we see you. Thank you for the endless hours, the patience, the heart, and the time you invest in every player. Tough coaches build tough players. Thank you for pushing, believing in, and helping our team reach their potential and personal bests week after week. Our girls are chasing their dreams one lesson, one practice, and one game at a time. Thank you all for helping each of them achieve their goals!! Happy National Coaches Day to all our faves! 💙 #WeNotMe #NoExcuses #GreatCoaches #SoftballLife #NationalCoachesDay

Happy Birthday Addison! Make it a great year ahead! 💙🌊🥎 #IllinoisWave, #WeNotMe, #NoExcuses, #Birthday

OUR FIRST FUNDRAISER OF THE SEASON IS HERE! 🏈🥎 We’re kicking it off with FOOTBALL SQUARES on Sunday, October 11—PACKERS. BEARS. WHO’S READY TO WIN? 💰 $25 PER SQUARE. $1,250 IN TOTAL PAYOUTS. Should we fill the first pool and have enough interest, we’ll start a SECOND pool! Numbers will be generated once the pool is full and all squares are paid. WIN SOME MONEY. SUPPORT OUR GIRLS. 🥎💙🤍 Pool Link and Pay Details: sqmgr.com/pool/Q6npwF38 As always, THANK YOU for your support!! #IllinoisWave #WeNotMe #NoExcuses #FootballSquares #PackersVsBears #SupportOurGirls

Same drill. Same swing. Same throw. Again. And again. And yes Coach - AGAIN! No shortcuts. No excuses. Just work. 11 girls showing up, doing their jobs, pushing each other & building friendships along the way. Nobody sees every rep. Eventually, they’ll see what the reps built. 🌊🥎 11 STRONG. ONE WAVE. #IllinoisWave, #WeNotMe, #NoExcuses

MORE THAN A GAME. 🎗️🥎 Competition matters. But our young people matter more. 💙 Illinois Wave 2029 Rodriguez takes the field this weekend for the 5th Annual PGF Northern ICE More Than A Game Celebration at Cook Memorial Park in Wauconda! (600 N Main St, Wauconda, IL 60084) The Wave begins pool play Saturday, September 19, competing for something bigger than softball—raising awareness and funds for Elyssa’s Mission and its vital youth mental health and suicide prevention programs. Come out, support the cause, and cheer on the Wave! 🙌🥎🌊 #IllinoisWave #WeNotMe #MoreThanAGame #ElyssasMission #YouthMentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #PGFSoftball

💣💥 GRAND SLAM ALERT! 💥💣 #5 Hannah Henderson brought everybody home Saturday at the LP4U Strike Out Cancer Power Pool Qualifier, launching a grand slam to center field in the Illinois Wave’s 18–0 victory over Windy City 16U Belter. And she wasn’t finished. Hannah went 3-for-3 with a grand slam, a double, a single and nine RBIs. Bases loaded. One swing. Four runs. BOMB SQUAD ACTIVATED. 💣🥎 #IllinoisWave #WeNotMe #NoExcuses #BombSquad

Happy Birthday Gabby!💙🌊🥎 @Gabby_arizola14 #IllinoisWave #WeNotMe #NoExcuses #Birthday

🌊 3–0 | #1 SEED Strong pitching. Big hits. Solid defense. IL Wave showed up in our first games together and finished pool play undefeated. Next up: BRACKET PLAY. 10:15 🥎🔥

THE STAGE IS SET. 🙌 🥎 The Illinois Wave 2029 Rodriguez Fall 2026 schedule is officially set. Strong competition. Showcase opportunities. Bigger stages. Two trips to St. Louis. This group is ready to be challenged, compete at a high level, and make some noise. The work is underway. Now it’s time to go earn it. WE NOT ME. 💙 NO EXCUSES. #IllinoisWave #WeNotMe #NoExcuses #FastpitchSoftball