They teach us to catch. They teach us to throw. To swing a bat. To throw a curveball. From baseball, to driving a car, to tying a tie, to learning to shave, our dads help us out every step of the way. But they teach us so much more. How to be a good person, how to treat others the way they should be treated, how to live, laugh, and love. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with my father for the past 12 years, to learn from his ways, not just in business, but in life. So thanks to all the fathers that have done so much for us. We can only hope to be half the men that you are when we have children of our own.
June 16-17 – State Championships
The 10-Under, 12-Under, and 14-Under teams came back to compete in the second weekend of the State Championships.
10-Under AA:
After an evenly matched Saturday, Sunday’s games were up for grabs for anyone. The Lunada Bay Berrics proved that by upsetting both the 4th Seed, and the 1st Seed to make it to the championship game. The third game of the day proved to be too much for them though, as the Fontana Seminoles were able to walk away with the win.
10-Under AAA:
With only four teams in the bracket, all the teams would play each other once before the top two seeds would face each other for the championship. SWAT Baseball and SGV Dukes met on Saturday with the Dukes winning 6-2. History would not repeat itself on Sunday though, with SWAT Baseball edging out the Dukes with a 3-2 win.
10-Under Major:
The 10-Under Major saw a collection of some of the best 10-Under teams in Southern California, along with the 9-Under So Cal Outlaws, who are headed to the 9-Under Elite World Series. IE Elite Orange cruised into Sunday with the 1st Seed, giving up zero runs on Saturday, but were stopped in their tracks on Sunday with an upset by 8th Seed OC Sun Devils. The Sun Devils however were unable to keep the magic alive against the 4th Seed SGV Hustle, who advanced to the finals with that semifinal win. However, they were unable to keep the hot streak alive when they faced the 2nd Seed VSA Vipers. VSA Vipers came to the plate with hot bats and good pitching, and were able to take home the 10-Under Major State Championship.
12-Under AA:
Whittier Kaos never looked back after starting the tournament. Outscoring their opponents 36-9 over the course of the weekend, they took home the 12-Under AA State Championship with no problem.
12-Under AAA:
ABD Aztecs had a comeback story right up there with the best on Sunday. After upsetting the 1st Seed, they headed into the semifinal game against the 4th Seed. After a close 4-2 win, they advanced to the finals to face the 2nd Seed So Cal Redwings. The Aztecs were able to keep their bats hot and their pitching hotter with a 5-1 win to solidify a great Sunday of baseball.
12-Under Major:
The 12-Under Major saw a matchup between the number one and two teams in Southern California. Team Phenom cruised to the championship game, giving up only 6 runs leading into the finals. On the other end, San Diego Show had only given up 9 runs. San Diego Show were able to keep their momentum alive to top Team Phenom 10-4. Both teams will be headed to the Elite World Series, where they will most likely meet again and represent Southern California in the best way possible.
14-Under:
With four teams in the bracket, Sunday’s championship game was a rematch of the first game of the tournament. In the first game, Baseball West Coast was able to squeak by No Fear 8-7, but No Fear wasn’t going to let that happen again. After a hard fought game, No Fear came out on top 4-2 to take home the State Championship.
Thank you to all the teams that participated in our State Championship tournaments. Here is a list of the Champions and Runner Ups.
See you on the fields
-AC
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