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Monarchs Rule the Youth Baseball Kingdom
by Admin posted 09/01/2010
 
Monarchs Rule the Youth Baseball Kingdom!
 
The twelve-year-old baseball version of the 1980 Miracle on Ice took place in Memphis this past weekend.
 
The AAU National Champion Lamorinda Monarchs from Northern California defeated the two-time National Champion Tomateros de California 2-1 in the finals of the third National Youth Baseball Championships (NYBC).  The NYBC brings the national champions of eight organizations together for a unified National Champion. 
 
Unlike Little League, the eight organizations of the NYBC play by Major League Baseball rules.  The NYBC is played on a much larger field than Little League and with rules that allow steals, balks, and dropped third strikes, for example.  The teams of the NYBC are generally considered to be significantly better than the Little League teams.
 
The Southern California Tomateros (USSSA champions) entered the game with an 89-1 record and had already beaten the Monarchs four times this season, including a 12-2 thrashing one day earlier in a pool play game.  Over the past two years, the Tomateros were 10-0 against the Monarchs.
 
In this game, however, Monarchs starting pitcher Nico Hoerner made sure it was his team celebrating at the end while the Tomateros watched on in disbelief.
 
In the top of the first inning, Hoerner blasted a home run over the camera tower behind the centerfield wall to drive in Isaiah Berry who had earlier doubled to center field.  That gave the Monarchs an early 2-0 lead and would prove to be all the runs the Monarchs would need.   
 
The Tomateros answered with a two-out rally in the bottom of the first inning.  Zachary “Husky” Roberts drove in Willie Aguilar with a single to left field, but Hoerner was able to strand Roberts at third base by getting David Clausen to hit a weak grounder to first.     
 
After the first inning, the pitching became the story.  Hoerner settled in and dominated the powerful Tomatero lineup.  He allowed four hits and walked one while striking out six in his six-inning, complete game performance. 
 
The Tomateros mounted one last rally in the bottom of the sixth inning when they brought the heart of their order and three-straight All-Americans to the plate.  Aguilar led off with a double off the center field wall.  Hoerner then stuck out Roberts for the first out of the inning.  This brought the three-time All-American and 2009 Player of the Year Isaak Gutierrez to the plate. 
 
Gutierrez, whose nickname is “Ice” because of his history of game winning hits, drove a curveball to deep right field that brought the Tomatero fans to their feet.  But this night was going to belong to the Monarchs, and a gentle wind kept the fly ball in the park, and it nestled into right fielder Grant Hill’s glove.  Hoerner then struck out Clausen for the final out, and the Monarchs’ celebration began.
 
“The Tomateros are an amazing team,” said Monarchs Manager Guy Tucker.  “Nico did a great job of changing the way he pitched to them each time through the order.  He established his off-speed pitches early and that allowed him to go after them with his tremendous fastball late in the game.”
 
Gutierrez was just as dominant on the mound for the Tomateros.  After his shaky first inning, Gutierrez only allowed two base-runners the rest of the game and neither advanced to scoring position. 
 
Hoerner was named tournament MVP.  In ten innings pitched, he had two wins, nine strikeouts, an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.80.  Offensively, Hoerner hit 0.600 and scored nine runs.  He had two home runs and drove in four. 
 
Earlier in the day, the Monarchs advanced to the finals by beating the Banditos (NABF Champions) from Texas, 7-4.  Austin Garcia was the winning pitcher, going five innings and allowing 5 hits while striking out seven.  Isaiah Berry came on for the sixth inning for the save by striking out the side. 
 
Dylan Yasutake doubled in the fourth inning to drive in the tying run, and Berry followed with a double off the left field wall to drive in Yasutake and take the lead. 
Andrew Urrutia and Nick Ultsch led the offensive attack.  Urrutia had two doubles and a triple.  Ultsch had two hits, a stolen base and an RBI. 
 
In pool play, the Monarchs opened with two impressive wins over highly ranked teams to assure themselves a spot in the semi-finals.  In the first game, Hoerner was the winning pitcher in a 10-1 win over Team Rawlings (Super Series Champions) from Texas. 
 
In the second game, Jason Fackrell drove in the tying run and then Kevin Sandri drove in Fackrell as the Monarchs came from behind to defeat Leon Medical Center (Pony Champions) from Miami 10-6.  Noah Burnham was the winning pitcher, allowing no earned runs in two and one-third innings.  
 
“Winning those first two pool play games was an important key to the tournament for us,” explained Tucker.  “That made the pool game with the Tomateros meaningless.”
 
The NYBC is the brain child of Chicago White Sox minority owner Eddie Einhorn, who was in attendance along with Hall of Famer Rod Carew.  The event was broadcast live by MLB Network and covered on MLB.com.
 
“It has been an incredible ride, and it was an impossible dream,” said coach Tucker.  “At the beginning of the season, we set the goal of making it to Memphis, and we developed a plan that we hoped would give us a chance to beat the mighty Tomateros.  The players worked hard and stayed focused, and somehow they accomplished the impossible.”
 
 


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Lamorinda Cougars Crowned National Champions For Second Time in
by Admin posted 09/01/2010
 

TravelBallSelect.com Final 13U National Ranking – California Gold - Four CA Teams in top 10

 

 

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

 

1. Lamorinda Cougars (NorCal) – Despite not playing in the Elite, the Cougars, by virtue of their stellar play throughout 2010, most at the 14U level, and having won the season series from TABU, have the TBS designation as National Champions. A few of their players competed on the Lamorinda National team that won the team USA tryout tourney in Florida, including Joe Demers, who competed with TABU at the Elite 32 and was named MVP of the tournament. This was a tough call but TBS believes that Demers is the difference maker and he played for the Cougars throughout the season.

 

2. Meteors Baseball (FL) – The Meteors could easily be crowned national champs based on their regular season performance. No doubt that they would have been at the top had they won the Elite. The squad won 130 games while losing less than ten and traveled the eastern U.S. to find the best competition. Having played the majority of their games at the 60/90 level will give this team a leg up on most others to start 2011.

 

3. Oakley Stingrays (SoCal) – The Stingrays were ranked number 1 all season and many believe they are truly the best team in the country. Unfortunately Oakley did not prove it on the field this time around. The perennial powerhouse from California once again had to face the best pitchers teams had to offer finally succumbing to two of the country’s best in Demers pitching for TABU and the Louisiana Tigers’ Kunnert. 

 

4. TABU (NorCal) –TABU has been mentioned as one of the top travel teams for years now. This year was no exception. They had good start, very good performance in the middle and a great finish.   The defeated many top teams in route to the Elite 32 Championship including Oakley, Meteors and the Michigan Mudhens. TABU, who wisely selected two impact players (TBS All-America candidates) to join the team at the end of the season in Lamorinda’s Joe Demers and Steele Eich - who started the season with Cabernet and NorCal Baseball’s 14U team, had an impressive run at the Elite to cap another stellar season.

 

5.  Georgia Roadrunners (GA) – This squad made a run at the Elite 32 despite being shorthanded after suffering late season injuries and illness to Seth Pierce and Lucas Hebert. The team did win the CABA World Series Championship after a previous impressive victory at the East Cobb Tournament of Champions. This team upset the Meteors in the Battle in the South only to lose to eventual champions Tornados.   Potentially the best in Georgia and one of the best in the nation.  Other impressive outings were at the Tournament of Champions, a Super NIT victory in Alabama, at the Georgia Super NIT last fall and at the Atlanta Super NIT.

 

6. Maryland Baseball Academy (MD) – Twice traveled to Disney, once for the AAU World Series where they rolled through the field and took a championship home to Maryland, and a second time at the Elite 32 where they proved that they were truly one of the best in the country by posting a 6-2 record and a third place finish after elimination by the Meteors. Impressive performance during 2010 by the Maryland squad.

 

7.  Tennessee Tornados (TN) – Played great late season baseball. Traveled to 

Omaha and were undefeated before the rains came. Followed that with a 10-0 run at the Battle of the South defeating Roadrunners in final and then went 7-0 at the USSSA Global World Series in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Tornado made a great run in 2010 to finish 44-7 including 20 straight victories to end the season.


8. Louisiana Tigers (LA) –    The Tigers made a big splash at the Elite by upsetting the Oakley Stingrays in an elimination game and pounding out 24 runs against a national power Michigan Mudhens. A tremendous performance at the Elite following a season of mostly stellar play earns this squad a spot in the top 10.

 

9. Impact BBC (SoCal) – Impact played great baseball throughout the 2010 season and continued that play at the Elite 32 with a 7-2 record and 5th place finish with elimination at the hands of TBS #6 Maryland Baseball Club. Many 2nd place finishes in California play in both 13U and 14U tourneys including the USSSA California State Championship, the Arizona Super NIT, the MLK Super NIT, and the SoCal Super NIT. Also had good showings in USTSA and AAU tournaments in SoCal.  One of the few teams to defeat the Oakley Stingrays this season.

 

10. Michigan Mudhens (MI) – Ninth place finish at Disney after suffering losses to eventual champion TABU and a hot Louisiana Tiger squad. The Mudhens won the prestigious Cinci Flames Classic in early July along with many other 13U and 14U tourneys throughout the season. The team is not afraid to travel to find the best competition. Expect big things from next year’s squad when they become part of the Motor City Baseball Club.

 

11. East Cobb Astros (GA) – The Astros have been up and down this season, most recently playing well after overcoming the injury bug.  Finished 2nd at the CABA World Series losing to the Roadrunners in the final. Definitely had the horses and a pre-tournament favorite to make the Semis in Disney but came out of the gate slow and could not get on stride.

 

12. Houston Lightning (TX) – The top team in Texas this year, the Lightning has chalked up close to 80 victories including numerous wins over 14U squads. Won the Texas Invitational Memorial Day event in Houston which included bracket play wins over 2009 NYBC champion Team Rattlers and Houston Sox. Played uninspired baseball in third place finish at the Louisiana Super NIT losing to the Sox and Marucci Sports and scoring six late runs to beat Monarchs.  At the Cinci Flames Classic, the squad was fighting the injury bug but managed to finish 3rd by posting a 5-1 mark which included a win over the Meteors and an elimination loss to the Mudhens.

 

13. Arizona All-Starz (AZ) – Posted big wins over the East Cobb Astros (2) and Dynasty Elite at Elite 32 but lost two to TBS #4 Roadrunners. Played well when fully together this season. Unknown as to whether the team will reassemble in 2011.

 

14.  Beaver Valley Red (PA) – Perennial Eastern powerhouse pulled off some big wins at Disney to the point of dominating pool play giving up only one run to the Meteors in the three games and entering bracket play as the number one seed.  They were knocked from the ranks of the undefeated by the Mudhens and upset in an elimination game by Dbat. Played great baseball throughout 2010 with many 

victories over tope eastern squads.

 

15. Tri-State Arsenal (NJ) – Another northern power that played well in many Super NIT’s throughout 2010 and followed it up with a great run at Disney. At the Elite, ran off five consecutive wins including a victory over TBS #4 Roadrunners before losses to Maryland Baseball Club and Impact BBC eliminated them from the tourney.   Last year’s this team’s season finale resulted in a Cooperstown NATC championship. Once again, they prove they belong among the country’s elite.

                                                                                                          

16. Huntsville Baseball Club (AL) – Inadvertently left off of the last regular season ranking, this team was a top team out of Alabama having posted wins over the Michigan Mudhens, Louisiana Bayou Bandits and the Louisiana Tigers in route to multiple tournament championship victories this season.

 

17. The Future (IL) – Won the Super Series World Series in Dallas going undefeated in the process and taking down Elite 32 qualified Dbat Mustang squad. Have defeated Michigan Mudhens, BV Red and other top teams this season.

 

18.  Mississippi Royals (MS) – won the NABF World Series in Southaven, MS, defeating the Louisiana Bayou Bandits in the final and finishing ahead of the tough Gravel Baseball and Germantown Giant squads. Another successful season for the Royals.

 

19. Louisiana Bayou Bandits (LA) - The Bandits played strong and posted over 60 wins in 2010. Posted a victory over TBS #6 Maryland Baseball Club at the Elite 32 while losing to #4 Roadrunners, #15 Tri-State Arsenal and being eliminated in an upset by Angels Baseball Club. Overall a successful season for the Bandits.

 

20. Tennessee RBI Rangers (TN) –Strong play included a Tennessee State Championship in USSSA play and a hard fought 2nd place finish at the Atlanta Super NIT where they fell to the EC Astros.  They posted victories over the Georgia Roadrunners, Home Plate Chilidogs, Georgia YardDogs and Mill Creek Hawks to earn their way to the final.  They won six of their last eight USSSA tournaments.

 

21. O’Brien Auto Group (WA) - One of the top teams from the west that performed well throughout the season. Good showing in Phoenix Triple Crown tournament in March qualified the squad for the World Series in Steamboat in July. The squad did not disappoint and took the crown back to Washington.

 

22. Illinois Bruins (IL) – The Bruins posted a number of impressive wins this season against other regionally or nationally ranked teams including the Westchester Sluggers and The Future plus the likes of the Ohio Elite, Ohio Diamondhawks,  Lids Indiana Bulls, Union Post 79, Beaver Valley and Tri-State Arsenal. At the Elite 32, played .500 ball but did not meet any of the major contenders in the tourney.

 

23. . Dynasty Elite (FL) – Player losses and injuries plagued Dynasty this season but they continued to battle the best in South Florida and at a number of elite events around the country. Suffered an upset in early round elimination play at the Battle in the South after having rolled through pool play undefeated. At the Elite 32, battled to a .500 record with a significant victory over East Cobb Astros 

and being eliminated by Impact BBC.

 

24.  LIDS Indiana Bulls (IN) – 5th place finish at the CABA World Series and a 2nd place finish behind Michigan Mudhens at the Cincinnati Flames Classic showed this team can play with the best. A good showing at the Battle in the South where they were eliminated by the Mississippi Royals. Other losses have been to Elite 32 participants #23 Dynasty Elite and #4 Georgia Roadrunners.

 

25 tie. Gravel Baseball (IL) – Third place finish at the NABF World Series after another solid year of Midwest baseball. Perennial winner from Illinois.

 

25 tie. Germantown Giants (TN) – Great performance at the Battle in the South earned the Giants a ranking. This Memphis team battled to a 4th place finish at the NABF World Series after finishing 3rd at BITS losing to Roadrunners in semi-final action. This team is also a perennial winner with six USSSA tournament championship notches in its belt for 2010.


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Lamorinda ekes out U-12 Championship
by Admin posted 08/30/2010
 

Lamorinda ekes out U-12 Championship

Monarchs outduel Tomateros in all-California finale

And one player did it all.

Nicholas Hoerner shined in the finale, leading his Lamorinda Monarchs past Paramount's Tomateros de California, 2-1, in the U-12 Championship game at Mark Neel Field.

On the mound, Hoerner struck out six while giving up only four hits and one run in six innings for the win. At the plate, he went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Isaiah Berry also went 1-for-3 with a run scored a run for Lamorinda while Austin Garcia added a hit for the Monarchs.

Across the diamond, it was Isaak Gutierrez who starred for the Tomateros, giving up both runs on three hits in six innings. He struck out eight, walked three and also notched a base hit. Zachary Roberts had two hits in three at-bats and third baseman William Aguilar had a hit in the losing effort for Paramount, who finished the season with a record of 89-1.

The Tomateros had won all 10 previous meetings between the two teams in the past two years, including Saturday's 12-2 victory in the final day of pool play.
 


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2010 14U USA National Team Announced
by Admin posted 07/22/2010
 

2010 14U USA National Team Announced

18-man roster heads to Managua, Nicaragua Wednesday

Congratulations to Joe DeMers of the Lamorinda Cougars and to Lucas Herbert, Luke Alexander and DeMers of Lamorinda National, for their selection.  

Good luck at the Pan American Games!

Follow the action LIVE at  www.usabaseball.com

CARY, N.C. - USA Baseball announced Saturday night the 18 players who will comprise its 2010 14U National Team. The team will compete at the COPABE Pan Am 'A' 14U Championships starting July 25 in Managua, Nicaragua.

The team was selected after a pool of 39 players was broken into two teams for a four-game trials period at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C. The Red and Blue teams split the four-game series, including a doubleheader Friday.

The roster was announced by head coach Darrell Don and his assistant coaches, Brett Radcliffe, Mike Bradley and Ruben Felix.

The lone returner from the 2009 team, which won the Pan Am Championships in Portoviejo, Ecuador, is infielder Jesse Kuet. The infielder is one of six players from California, including Brady Aiken, Joe DeMers, Kiko Garcia, Steven Mendoza and Brandon Perez.

Texas will be represented by three players, Matthew Collins, Ryan Johnson and Jerry Murillo, and Florida will have two players on the team - Adam Haseley and Kyle Marsh. Arizona's Isaiah Deutsch and Alex Verdugo also dot the roster.

Luke Alexander (Mississippi), Josh Davis (Oklahoma), Lucas Herbert (Georgia), Troy Stokes (Maryland) and Blake Wiggins (Arkansas) fill out the rest of the 18-man roster.

The 14U National Team will train in Cary through Tuesday before leaving for Managua Wednesday morning. The team will host the Carolina Stars 16U club Sunday night at the USA Baseball National Training Complex. Please note, the opponent for the game has changed but the start time remains 6 p.m. ET.

On Monday, the team will play its final tuneup in North Carolina when visiting Kannapolis. Team USA will face off against the South Charlotte Panthers Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium at 7 p.m.

The 2010 USA Baseball 14U roster is available below.

Brady Aiken, LHP, Jamul, Calif.
Luke Alexander, OF, Belmont, Miss.
Matt Collins, OF/IF/C, Houston, Texas
Josh Davis, OF, Mounds, Okla.
Joe DeMers, RHP/C, Martinez, Calif.
Isaiah Deutsch, OF, Phoenix, Ariz.
Kiko Garcia, RHP, Chula Vista, Calif.
Adam Haseley, LHP/OF, Windermere, Fla.
Lucas Herbert, RHP/C, Milton, Ga.
Ryan Johnson, RHP/IF/OF, College Station, Texas
Jesse Kuet, IF/C, Huntington Beach, Calif.
Kyle Marsh, RHP/IF, Port Orange, Fla.
Steven Mendoza, IF/C, West Covina, Calif.
Jerry Murillo, RHP, Houston, Texas
Brandon Perez, RHP/IF/C, Ladera Ranch, Calif.
Troy Stokes, Jr., OF, Baltimore, Md.
Alexander Verdugo, OF/LHP, Tucson, Ariz.
Blake Wiggins, IF, Little Rock, Ark.


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Lamorinda National Sweeps USA Baseball 14U Championships East
by admin posted 06/29/2010
 
The Lamorinda National team, a team of elite 13U/14U players from across the country, remained undefeated throughout the USA Baseball 14U Championships East tournament. 
 
The tournament, held in Ft Myers, Florida from June 19-23, 2010 pitted 18 top 14U teams against each other in a race for the Championship title.  Lamorinda National stampeded through pool play, winning all four games, allowing only 8 runs, while scoring 34. 
 
Entering the single elimination playoff bracket as the 1st seed, Lamorinda National did not disappoint.  On their way to the Championship Game they defeated:
 
  • The 16th seed Fort Bend Texans, 12-4
  • The 8th seed Florida Red Sox B, 8-6
  • The 13th seed Warriors Baseball, 5-2
 
The Championship Game pitted the team against the local heroes, #3 Team Strikezone from nearby Tampa , Florida .  With their rock solid defense and big bats working overtime, Lamorinda shut down Strikezone with a score of 9-0.
 
The Lamorinda National Team:
  • Luke Alexander ( Belmont , MS )
  • Bailey Combs ( Smyrna , GA )
  • Quentin Davis ( Orlando , FL )
  • Joe DeMers ( Martinez , CA )
  • Lucas Herbert ( Milton , GA )
  • Keaton McKinney ( Ankeny , IA )
  • Bret Maxwell ( St. Petersburg , FL )
  • Darren Miller ( Key West , FL )
  • Jordan Poore ( Muncie , IN )
  • Elijah Skipps ( Cypress , CA )
  • Daniel Slominski ( Livermore , CA )
  • Max Wotell ( Marvin , NC )
 
The USA Championship Tournament was a showcase to determine the final pool of candidates who will compete for spots on the 14U TEAM USA who will travel to Nicaragua to represent the United States in the Pan American games in July.  Five of the Lamorinda National team had already been selected to this USA Trials Team:  Luke Alexander, Joe DeMers, Lucas Herbert, Elijiah Skipps and Daniel Slominski.  By the end of the tournament, four more invitations to the final trials had been extended to Lamorinda team members Quentin Davis, Keaton McKinney, Darren Miller, and Max Wotell. 
 
The 40 member Trials Team will meet at the USA Baseball Training Facility in Cary , North Carolina for a final five-day evaluation.  The final, 18 member TEAM USA will be announced on July 18.  The team will head to Managua , Nicaragua a few days later.  Follow the progress of Team USA at the Pan American Games at www.usabaseball.com.
 
Congratulations to all the boys and Good Luck to our nine Lamorinda USA Trials Team members!
 
 
Bottom Row:  Darren Miller, Bret Maxwell, Luke Alexander
Middle Row:  Daniel Slominski, Lucas Herbert, Jordan Poore, Quinten Davis
Top Row:  Bailey Combs, Keaton McKinney, Elijah Skipps, Max Wotell, Joe DeMers

The Lamorinda National team, a team of elite 12U/14U players from across the country, many of TravelBallSelect's past All American Players, remained undefeated throughout the USA Baseball 14U Championships East Tournament. The tournament, held in Ft Myers, Florida from title. Lamorinda National stampeded through pool play, winning all four games, allowing only 8 runs, while scoring 34, Entering the Single elimination playoff bracket as the 1st seed, Lamorinda National did not disappoint.
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LAMORINDA NAMED TO TRAVEL BALL SELECT TOP 3
by admin posted 04/28/2010
 

For years, mega-size and mega-budget training facilities have ruled the youth baseball kingdom.  But a baseball club from a small region in Northern California is making a name for itself on the national stage and is rattling the establishment with a low-glamour, low-cost, hard-work model that is resonating with our country’s economic times.

When the TravelBallSelect national rankings were announced in September, only Lamorinda Baseball had ranked teams in each of the 10u, 11u and 12u divisions.  The 12u Cougars, who were National Champions in 2008, finished the 2009 season ranked #3 in the country.  The 11u Monarchs broke into the top ten with a #9 ranking.  Lamorinda Baseball Club's newest team, the 10u Diablos, were impressive enough in its first season to finish at #11.  These rankings are no small accomplishment, especially considering Lamorinda isn’t located in one of the traditional hotbeds of youth baseball, like Florida, Texas, or Southern California.

It isn’t unusual for highly funded organizations like the Houston Banditos and East Cobb Baseball in Atlanta to have multiple teams competing for national championships in multiple age groups.  But when Lamorinda, with no properties owned or leased, a salary expense of zero, and an operating budget smaller than any local little league, became the highest ranked club in the country for these age groups, the youth baseball world had to stop and take notice. 

One has to wonder how this can happen.  After all, before the Lamorinda Cougars won the 2008 USSSA Elite World Series, no team from Northern California had ever won the event in any age group.  Now, a club without the fancy facilities its competitors possess is drawing the best talent from across the state and is competing with the best in the country across all age groups. 

“It’s because we are all about the kids,” says Lamorinda Baseball president Rick Rider, who also manages the Cougars and the Diablos.  “The Club doesn’t make a penny off of our own players.  We are only concerned with putting the best players on the field, training them to play at the highest of levels, and competing against the best we can find.  No one in the Club makes any money; we do it solely for the love of the game.”

In these tough times, this model is clearly striking a chord in the baseball community.  As Guy Tucker, manager of the Monarchs, puts it: “It is pretty simple, actually.  A family can either spend thousands of dollars to have a player try to learn this game in a batting cage and by taking grounders off indoor turf, or they can spend a small fraction of that and learn by facing the best players in the country.  Who in their right mind isn’t going to choose spending less for better results and a more fun experience?”

But don’t be fooled.  There is a lot of hard work and training that goes on, too.  Both Rider and Tucker have managed high-level baseball teams for years and run very long and demanding practices.  In addition, professional instructors are brought in regularly to add to the training.  But Rider is quick to remind everyone that all of this is done as cost-efficiently as possible.  “We really don’t want to create huge overhead where we have to charge an arm and a leg to the families in our organization.  Success doesn’t come easy, but it can come inexpensively.”

The results are hard to argue with.  In an overall Club ranking, based on TravelBallSelect’s final rankings, across all ages of youth baseball for 2009, LBC placed third (40 points) behind only East Cobb (57 points) and Houston Banditos (43 points), despite not even fielding a 13u or a 14u team.  In fact, in 2009, LBC had only five teams under its banner.  In contrast, East Cobb had twenty teams and Banditos had seventeen.  And even with the established clubs fielding so many more teams, only LBC, East Cobb and the Tri-State Arsenal in New Jersey had two teams ranked in the Top Ten for their age.

While the facility-based programs continue to struggle, Lamorinda continues to grow.  In addition to the Cougars, Monarchs and Diablos moving up an age group in 2010, the Lamorinda will be adding a new 13u team, the Nighthawks, and will be introducing the 10u Immortals to the national stage. 

There appears to be no end in sight, and this is just fine with Rider.  “Families keep knocking on our door and ours phones don’t stop ringing.  People are becoming more and more disenfranchised with the expensive programs.  We are happy to grow and to continue offering elite players a better experience.  We are very excited about 2010 and beyond!”  


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