North Adams 14U A baseball team finishes perfect 12-0 season

North Adams 14U A Baseball finished the 2026 season 12-0 under coaches Gary Young and Kent Edingfield, a clean run that put the team among the county’s most notable youth sports stories of the year. The perfect record came with a full roster snapshot that captured the players behind it, from Trey Shelton and Rhett Goon to JD Rhonemus and Bryce Harper.

The front row included Trey Shelton, Rhett Goon, Kaden Edingfield, Braxton Mckenzie-Phelps, Kayson Hoop, Briar Burton and Grayson Morgan. Behind them were Zane Rothwell, Jax Kingsley, Reece Houghton, coach Kent Edingfield, CJ Boner, Cyrus Brown, Pierce Harper, coach Gary Young, Bryce Harper and JD Rhonemus.

In Adams County, where the U.S. Census Bureau estimated a population of 27,865 on July 1, 2025, and counted 27,477 residents in the 2020 census, a youth baseball team’s unbeaten season carries outsized weight. The county government says Adams County was founded in 1797, sits along the Ohio River, is crossed by Route 32 and has West Union as its county seat and largest village.

The North Adams 14U A season also stands out because it feeds directly into the same baseball culture that supports North Adams’ older teams. The North Adams Green Devils varsity squad was 3-5 through eight games in April 2026, and its season ended with a 7-0 loss to Symmes Valley in a district quarterfinal on May 19. That makes the success of the younger group more than a celebration photo: it is a sign that North Adams has players learning the game, staying together and coming through a full schedule without a loss.

For families around North Adams, the perfect 12-0 mark reflects more than wins and losses. It shows what steady coaching, player commitment and community backing can produce at the age when many future high school athletes are first building habits that will matter later in front of bigger crowds and harder schedules.