Houston Astros Foundation RBI standout Turiya Coleman wasn’t going to let a couple of tough earlier at-bats stand in the way of her team’s title chances in the 2021 RBI World Series. Coleman -- playing her last game at the travel-ball level -- rapped a two-out, two-run single in the top of the seventh, breaking a 3-3 tie and guiding the Astros to a 5-3 win over Atlanta Braves RBI on Friday to claim the tournament championship at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex.

Cameron Lavergne is doing everything she can to help her former softball team win its third consecutive championship. The 23-year-old Lavergne -- a player on the Houston Astros Foundation RBI team before it won consecutive titles in 2018 and ’19 -- is an assistant coach on the team as it readies itself for the final two days of the RBI World Series.

The championship bar was set high last week for the Atlanta Braves RBI and Cincinnati Reds RBI softball clubs. Battling frequent weather interruptions at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex, their baseball counterparts snared titles on the hardball diamonds dotted around the legendary facility.

Former college superstar Lauren Chamberlain has been retired from softball for three years, but she is still a force to be reckoned with in the game. The 28-year-old Chamberlain was invited by Major League Baseball to be the organization’s newest Youth Softball Ambassador, and she was on hand for the tournament’s opening games -- her first visit -- at Jackie Robinson Training Complex.

Atlanta wins 14th overall RBI World Series championship, tied for most in tournament history; first Junior Baseball Division title since 2002; Cincinnati wins first RBI World Series title in program’s history.

When Randall Ford says he has baseball in his blood, he means it. A member of the Pittsburgh RBI team, Ford has exuded confidence during his time at the RBI World Series in Vero Beach, Fla.