All Star Extravaganza – June 23-24, 2012

The annual All Star Extravaganza is the perfect for All Star teams to get a couple more games together as a team before their All Star tournaments start.  Bringing together All Star teams from all over Southern California, teams are able to play new teams from regions that they might not get to normally face in regular All Star play, as well as travel teams. 

8-Under East:

The 7-Under Chino Hills Thunder always seem to find themselves in the Championship games of 8-Under tournaments.  These young men will be a force to reckon with when they are 8 years old.  Coming into Sunday as the 1st Seed, they advanced to the championship game with a close 8-7 win.  They would face Charter Oak for the Championship.  Charter Oak continually has one of the strongest All Star programs in California, and this weekend was no different.  They beat Southern California rivals Los Alamitos in a hard fought 3-2 game to advance to the finals.  They were able to keep the momentum going with a 6-3 Championship win.

8-Under West:

Palisades sent two teams to compete in the 8-Under West division.  Both teams went 2-0 on Saturday giving up just 8 runs in the four games that they played.  They entered Sunday as the 1st and 2nd seeds.  2nd Seed Palisades was upset by the 3rd Seed Cheviot Aces.  The 1st Seed Palisades had their backs though, and were able to take home the championship to cap off their undefeated weekend.

9-Under:

The 9-Under Championship saw a matchup of two undefeated teams.  La Crescenta and Northside All Stars had given up just 10 and 11 runs respectively up until the championship game.  Northside was able to keep their momentum going an walk away with the 1st Place trophy.

10-Under East:

Upsets was the word of the day in the 10-Under East division.  5th Seed Chino Hills Red upset the 4th Seed to advance to face 1st Seed Whittier Pony.  They didn’t let that get in their heads though, and upset Whittier with a 9-5 win to advance to the finals.  On the other side of the bracket, 3rd Seed Ladera Grays A had a great game against CY Black and squeeze by with a 1-0 victory to advance to the finals.  Despite being their third game of the day, Chino Hills Red put up a great battle, but Ladera Grays fought to a 4-3 victory to win a hard fought (and stressful) championship.

10-Under West:

 The 10-Under West was full of upsets as well on Sunday.  4th Seed Hart Blue won their quarter final game easily to advance to the Semifinals where they would face 1st Seed Newport All Stars.  They kept their bats hot for a 6-3 win to advance to the finals.  The other Semifinal game was a wild one.  2nd Seed Palisades and 3rd Seed Santa Monica had a slugfest, with Santa Monica edging them out 15-14.  Santa Monica was unable to keep the bats alive in the championship game, and Hart Blue took home the win, and the upset 9-4

11-Under:

And the upsets don’t stop there.  Every game in the Gold Division was an upset with the lower seed beating the higher seed.  5th Seed So Cal Panthers woke their bats up for Sunday’s games.  They beat the 4th Seed, the 1st Seed to advance to the finals, and the 3rd Seed in the Championship Game to clinch first place.  They outscored teams 30-12 in their three games on Sunday in their run to their underdog Championship.

12-Under East:

1st Seed Los Amigos Bronco didn’t plan on getting upset on Sunday.  After going to 2-0 on Saturday, they remained undefeated on Sunday to clinch first place.  They outscored their opponents 39-5 in their four games on the weekend, cruising to a championship.

12-Under West:

The Gold Division in the 12-Under West saw a Championship game between the 1st and 2nd Seeds. Both teams were undefeated heading into the final game, having only given up 14 runs total in the six games they played.  The championship game was truly anybody’s game.  2nd Seed Corona Pony was able to beat 1st Seed West Covina Red 5-1 and claim First Place

13-Under:

The 13-Under division saw a healthy mix of All Star teams and Travel Teams.  On Sunday, the Championship game was between a travel ball team and an All Star Team.  Both Cal Crush and Cheviot Pony were undefeated headed into the final game.  Cheviot Pony was able to shut out Cal Crush and take home the Championship.

Thank you to all the teams that played this weekend.  We wish all the All Star teams best of luck in their All Star Season.  Here is a list of the Champions and Runner Ups.

See you on the fields

-AC

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June 19th, 2012 - State Championship Recap

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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June 12th, 2012 - State Championships Recap

Weekend Recap – June 12th, 2012

Southern California State Championships – June 9-10, 2012

The annual State Championships always bring out some of the best baseball of the year.  Teams that have qualified for the Elite World Series in Florida have to participate in this event, so ever year the Major Divisions are war zones with some of the best teams in the country.  This tournament is split into two weekends, with the 8-Under, 9-Under, 11-Under, and 13-Under playing for the State Championship the first weekend, and the 10-Under, 12-Under, and 14-Under playing on the following weekend.

8-Under – With a healthy mix of All-Star teams looking to play a couple more games before their All-Star tournaments begin and some of the best travel teams in Southern California, the 8-Under Division shaped up to be a great tournament.  In the AAA Playoffs on Sunday, the 7-Under Chino Hills Thunder was looking for redemption.  Losing two tough games on Saturday, both by only 1 run, they came into Sunday ready to show the big boys they came to play.  They were on the winning side of two close games, and took home the AAA Playoff Championship.  In the Major Playoffs, 3rd Seed Mid Valley Elite upset the 2nd seed to advance to the finals where they would face the red hot Charter Oak Gold.  They were unable to keep the momentum up for their third game of the day, and Charter Oak Gold took home first place.  We wish them good luck in their upcoming All-Star tournaments.

9-Under – The 9-Under Oakley Stingrays and San Diego Show will both be representing Southern California at the Elite World Series in August, although Oakley Stingrays played like they were already there.  Outscoring opponents 42-8, they went undefeated all weekend to take home the 9-Under State Championship.  Best of luck to both teams in Florida, we know you’ll represent Southern California with pride.

11-Under Major – After Saturday’s games, the 11-Under Major bracket was split perfectly.  There were four 2-0 teams and four 0-2 teams.  Sunday wasn’t quite as evenly split.  Three of the four quarter final games were upsets, with an 0-2 team beating a 2-0 team.  So Cal United and the SY Titans both upset teams that had beaten them on Saturday.  The only team that didn’t get upset was the 1st Seed BPA Rawlings.  They took that momentum all the way to the final game, where they kept their undefeated streak alive.  BPA Rawlings outscored their opponents 39-3 in their 5-0 run to be crowned the State Champions.

11-Under – Six teams made the drive out to beautiful Birdsall Park in Temecula for the 11-Under mixed division.  Xplosion had a wild ride leading to the finals.  After winning their quarter final game, they upset the 1st Seed in Pool B with a wile 13-10 win.  They would advance to face Temecula Gamerz, but the hometown heroes were able to hold off the surging Xplosion to clinch first place.

13-Under Major – Home Runs, Triple Plays, walk off hits, we saw a little bit of everything in the 13-Under Major this weekend.  Battling the windy conditions down in San Clemente, these boys played some incredible baseball.  Riverside Riot went into Sunday ready to cause some upsets.  The 6th Seed beat the 3rd Seed in the quarter finals, and the 2nd Seed in the semi-finals to advance to the Championship game where they met Mizuno Coyotes. They were unable to keep the magic alive, and the Coyotes won the final game of the day.  The Mizuno Coyotes are heading to the Elite World Series in August, and if they play like they did this weekend, we know they will do very well.

13-Under AAA – The Majors weren’t the only division playing great baseball in San Clemente. The AAA division was the most evenly matched of the weekend.  Heading into Sunday it was anybody’s tournament to win.  So Cal Bombers upset the 1st seed and advanced to the Championship where they faced the 2nd Seed Tustin Thunder.  Tustin Thunder was able to hold off the Bombers with a 4-0 win.

13-Under AA – The High Desert Flames went into Sunday’s games with something to prove.  After winning their quarter final game, they upset the 1st Seed with a convincing 7-3 win to advance to the finals.  They faced the Menifee Bulldogs in the finals, who had barely edged them out on Saturday.  The Flames were unable to avenge their Saturday loss, and the Bulldogs won the Championship 6-1.

Thank you to all the teams that played in the State Championships this weekend.  Here is a list of the Champions and Runner Ups.

Summer Heat – June 9-10, 2012

Just because there wasn’t a State Championship for the 12-Under and 14-Under this weekend, doesn’t mean that they get the weekend off.   Nineteen teams came out to give it their best and get warmed up for next weekend’s State Championships.

12-Under AAA – Some weekends everything goes according to plan.  The top two seeds meet in the Championship game and you could have predicted how the weekend was going to turn out.  Other weekends remind us why baseball is the most unpredictable sport, and that’s why we love it.  This was one of those weekends for the 12-Under AAA.   So Cal Storm, after losing both of their games on Saturday, got their revenge on everybody.  They beat the 2nd Seed from Pool B in convincing fashion before advancing to meet the 1st Seed from their pool, T2 Black.  T2 Black had beaten Storm on Saturday, but Storm wasn’t going to let that happen again.  After going up early, the Storm cruised into the Championship game against the Diamond Dawgs.  Diamond Dawgs had also won over the Storm on Saturday, and once again, the Storm had other plans in mind.  Both teams were on their third games of the day, but that didn’t stop their match-up from being a hard fought game. So Cal Storm was able to hold onto a 4-2 victory, and cap off an incredible Sunday run.

12-Under AA – With only two teams that weren’t 1-1, the 12-Under AA was incredibly evenly matched.  With upsets all throughout Sunday’s playoff games, only one team was set on not getting upset.  1st Seed So Cal United fought hard in their quarter final for a 4-3 win.  After that their bats woke up for their quarter final and championship games, where they outscored opponents 27-6 in those two games alone.  They went 5-0 on the weekend to clinch the 1st Place trophy.

14-Under – The 13-Under Lifeletics Fury Elite were unstoppable on Saturday.  Going 2-0, and only giving up 1 run, no one would have expected their quarterfinal game.  They faced Riverside Rage, who scored the only run Lifeletics gave up on Saturday, in a slugfest by both teams.  Lifeletics gave up 10 runs, but scored a whopping 18 to win 18-10 and advance to the finals.  They faced So Cal Brewers and couldn’t quite wake their bats up for the final game.  The Brewers took home a 7-0 victory and the championship trophy.

Thank you to the teams that played in the Summer Heat tournament.  Here is a list of the Champions and Runner Ups.

State Championships – June 16-17, 2012

The second weekend of the State Championships is coming up.  The 10-Under, 12-Under, and 14-Under will have their chance at the Championship.  As with last weekend, teams will receive State Level 1 Ranking Points, and the winners of each division will receive custom State Champions T-Shirts.

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Legacy – June 23-24

The Legacy tournament will be played at Big League Dreams West Covina and Riverside.  There are still openings available. 

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All-Star Extravaganza – June 23-24

The All-Star Extravaganza is our annual tournament for All-Star teams only.  This is the perfect tournament to get a couple more games together before the All-Star season starts.

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See you on the fields.

-AC

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June 4th, 2012 - Empire Recap

Empire - June 2-3, 2012

One weekend after our Memorial Day Tournaments, we shifted gears with our Empire Tournament.  Twenty-Three teams headed out to Big League Dreams Perris to enjoy the brand new and beautiful facilities. 

In the 10-Under, 1st Seed No Fear met the 9-Under Cal Select in the championship on Sunday.  Cal Select was playing up this weekend and proving that they could hang with the big boys.  No Fear pulled of a tight victory against Cal Select on Saturday, winning 3-2.  Cal Select had a different outcome for their second matchup in mind.  They came out swinging the bats and won the championship 10-4.

The 12-Under division saw the 1st Seeds from Pool A and Pool B heading to the finals.  So Cal Pride and Murrieta Wolverines were both undefeated heading into their game against each other.  After a hard fought pitcher’s duel, So Cal Pride was able to come out on top with a 3-1 win.

13-Under San Diego Cherokees entered Sunday with revenge in mind.  After winning their quarter final game, they advance to play No Fear in the Semi-Finals.  No Fear had beaten the Cherokees on Saturday 3-2, but Cherokees came out swinging and one 13-1 to get their revenge.  In the finals they would face Riverside SWAT.  It took them 8-Innings, but Riverside Swat was able to edge out the Cherokees by the score of 8-7.

The 14-Under was a very interesting tournament.  On Saturday, there were three ties in just seven games, and everyone had either a win or a tie.  Only No Fear went 2-0, and they intended to keep that streak alive on Sunday, although it wasn’t as easy as they would have hoped.  In the Semi-Final game, they had to go 9 Innings before they could edge out a 6-5 win.  In the Championship game, they had to go extra innings yet again before scoring 4 runs in the top of the 8th inning to take home first place.

Thank you to all the teams that played out in Perris this weekend.  Here is a list of the Champions and Runners Up.

June 9-10, 2012/June 16-17, 2012 – State Championships

The 2012 State Championships will be taking place the next two weekends.  The 8U, 9U, 11U, and 13U divisions will be playing on June 9-10.  The 10U, 12U, and 14U Divisions will be playing on June 16-17.  All teams participating will receive State Level 1 Ranking Points, and the winners of each division will receive custom screen printed State Champions T-Shirts.

June 9-10, 2012 – Summer Heat

Due to extra field time available, we will be running a 12-Under and a 14-Under tournament this weekend.  Teams playing in this tournament will receive regular USSSA Ranking Points.  Entry fee is only $300, but there is only one 14-Under spot available.  Please contact Craig for more information.

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See you on the fields

-AC

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