# Strong Island Select 18U East, a No. 4 seed, tops Home Runs for Heroes champions

NY · Home Runs for Heroes · All divisions

_Four titles were decided in Suffolk County, and three champions did not lose a game while a No. 4 seed won 18-B/C._

Bracket Nerd · Oct 27, 2026

The strongest result came in 18-B/C, where No. 4 seed Strong Island Select 18U East beat No. 3 seed Tomcats Thunder in the 18-B/C 18U RAIN BRACKET. Three other champions finished the weekend without a loss.

Home Runs for Heroes was played September 11 to 13, 2026, in Suffolk County, NY. The event scored 76 games across 4 divisions and 38 teams.

18-B/C: Strong Island Select 18U East beat Tomcats Thunder 9-3 in the 18U RAIN BRACKET final. Strong Island Select 18U East reached the final 1-3 and finished 2-3. Tomcats Thunder reached the final 2-2 and finished 2-3. It was the seed upset that stood out: No. 4 seed Strong Island Select 18U East beat No. 3 seed Tomcats Thunder.

12-B/C: Long Island Rage 12U Goldberg beat LI Elite Select 11-3 in the 12U RAIN BRACKET final. Long Island Rage 12U Goldberg reached the final 5-0 and finished 6-0, and did not lose a game. LI Elite Select reached the final 5-0 and finished 5-1.

14-B/C: South Shore Reign beat LI Rebels 14u Elderbaum/Paz 8-4 in the 14U RAIN BRACKET final. South Shore Reign reached the final 6-0 and finished 7-0, and did not lose a game. LI Rebels 14u Elderbaum/Paz reached the final 5-1 and finished 5-2.

16-B/C: L.I. Rebels Blue beat Empire Express Gold 16u 11-3 in the 16U RAIN BRACKET final. L.I. Rebels Blue reached the final 2-0 and finished 3-0, and did not lose a game. Empire Express Gold 16u reached the final 2-0 and finished 2-1.

## Sources

- [Home Runs for Heroes](https://nesb.registerplay.com/pages/event/6078461169)
- [Long Island Rage 12U Goldberg](https://nesb.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7251080281)
- [LI Elite Select](https://nesb.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7234638813)
- [South Shore Reign](https://nesb.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7240024338)
- [LI Rebels 14u Elderbaum/Paz](https://nesb.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7148258791)
- [L.I. Rebels Blue](https://nesb.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7023835950)
- [Empire Express Gold 16u](https://nesb.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7186208896)
- [Strong Island Select 18U East](https://nesb.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7198530905)
- [Tomcats Thunder](https://nesb.registerplay.com/pages/team/detail/7281928767)

## The event

- **Event:** Home Runs for Heroes
- **Dates:** Sep 11–13
- **City:** Suffolk County, NY
- **On softball.events:** https://softball.events/e/6078461169
- **Home site:** https://nesb.registerplay.com/pages/event/6078461169
- **All stories:** https://softballchronicles.com/event/6078461169

## More from this event

- [Strong Island Select 18U East beats Tomcats Thunder 9-3 for title](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6078461169-6078461176/strong-island-select-18u-east-beats-tomcats-thunder-9-3-for-title): Strong Island Select 18U East, the No. 4 seed, won the 18-B/C division final over Tomcats Thunder 9-3 in the 18U rain bracket. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)
- [L.I. Rebels Blue beat Empire Express Gold 16u 11-3 for the 16-B/C title](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6078461169-6078461177/l-i-rebels-blue-beat-empire-express-gold-16u-11-3-for-the-16-b-c-title): L.I. Rebels Blue finished unbeaten with an 11-3 win over Empire Express Gold 16u in the 16U final at Home Runs for Heroes. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)
- [Long Island Rage 12U Goldberg win 12-B/C title with 11-3 final](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6078461169-6078461178/long-island-rage-12u-goldberg-win-12-b-c-title-with-11-3-final): Long Island Rage 12U Goldberg beat LI Elite Select 11-3 in the 12U rain bracket final at Home Runs for Heroes in Suffolk County. (The Bleacher Seat, Oct 27, 2026)
- [South Shore Reign beat LI Rebels 8-4 for 14-B/C title](https://softballchronicles.com/story/recap-6078461169-6078461180/south-shore-reign-beat-li-rebels-8-4-for-14-b-c-title): South Shore Reign finished unbeaten and won the 14-B/C championship final 8-4 over LI Rebels 14u Elderbaum/Paz in Suffolk County. (The Scorekeeper, Oct 27, 2026)

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