STORM BASEBALL "COMMITMENT AND TEAMWORK"

Chino Hills Storm Baseball Club is a travel baseball team from the City of Chino Hills. The goal of this team is to increase players skill development in a more competitive baseball environment. This team is built on the foundation of fundamentals, playing competitive baseball and having fun!! With the help of the coaches and parents we hope to provide an intensive learning experience that will be both challenging and fun for the members of this team. The parents are considered the backbone of this program and are instrumental to the success of this baseball team!! Storm Family will always conduct themselves in a positive manner as we understand the importance of setting a positive example of good sportsmanship and respect for the game which we all love!!

"STORM BASEBALL IS NOT JUST A GAME, IT'S A WAY OF LIFE!!"

2013 - 10u Chino Hills Storm # 18 in the nation

2014 - 11u Chino Hills Storm # 23 in the nation

2015 - 12u Chino Hills Storm # 5 in the nation

2016 - 13u Chino Hills Storm # 11 in the nation (played 14u all season)

 

BATTLING THE HEAT AND PLAYING AGAINST A LOT OF TOP COMPETITION, THE TEAM HAD AN OUTSTANDING RUN IN ARIZONA.  THE FAMED JO'S (USA BASEBALL JUNIOR OLYMPICS) WERE FUN AND CHALLENGING.  RECOGNITION FOR SEVERAL PLAYERS BY USA BASEBALL FOR CONSIDERATION ON THE NATIONAL TEAM WAS VERY REWARDING.  THE HARD WORK PUT IN BY ALL  TEAM MEMBERS DEFINITELY DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.

TEAM MEMBERS:  

KYLE ANDERSON, JACOB BADAWI, DOMINIC BERNAL, DAMIEN DELGADILLO, CHRIS DOMINGUEZ, JASON FLORES, COLE HOWARTH, A.J. JUAREZ, COLE KONIARSKY, TROY McCAIN, ALEX RICO, JONAH RIVERA, GARRETT TEUNISSEN, TYLER WHITE, JOHNNIE VALDEZ, ELI ZEPEDA

EARLY IN THE SEASON AND WE HAVEN'T PLAYED MANY GAMES YET, BUT IT'S TIME TO JUMP INTO A BIG TOURNAMENT AND SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.  PERFECT GAME NOW COMES TO THE WEST COAST AND HOSTS A TURKEY TROT THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT.  PER THE BRACKETS, ONLY 2 TEAMS WILL GET TO PLAY ON SUNDAY.  WE END UP GOING 4-0 IN POOL PLAY AND EARNING THE # 1 SEED!  ON TO PLAY ON SUNDAY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP FACING A VERY TOUGH BPA RAWLINGS TEAM THAT'S BUILT TO WIN.  WE GO DOWN EARLY 4-0 BUT FIGHT BACK.  IN THE END, WE LOSE 7-6 IN EXTRA INNINGS.  FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON, AND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.

HOW DO WE WRAP UP THE 13U SEASON?  OF COURSE, PLAY UP AGAINST OLDER BOYS IN THE LAKE TAHOE WORLD SERIES!  THE BOYS HELD THEIR OWN AGAINST THE OLDER 14U PLAYERS.  WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES IN PHYSICAL SIZE!  OUR SCRAPPY TEAM PLAYED ALL THE OLDER TEAMS AND ENDED UP AS THE # 1 SEED AFTER POOL PLAY AND FOUND A WAY TO MAKE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST A VERY MATURE AND WELL COACHED TEAM FROM NEPTUNE BEACH.  WE HAD THEM ON THE ROPES AND ENDED UP ON THE LOSING END OF A GREAT 5-4 BALLGAME.  

FOUR OF OUR PLAYERS WILL NOW MOVE ON TO HIGH SCHOOL.  

GOOD LUCK TO CHRIS DOMINGUEZ, JASON FLORES, BRENDEN POMERLEAU, AND ALEX RICO!  YOU'LL ALL DO GREAT.

 

2nd ANNUAL SHOWCASE PREP WITH COACH TRENTO

Chino Hills Storm Founder, Coach Mike Trento ran our 12u and 13u teams through a Showcase Prep/Evaluation workout for the 2nd year in a row.  Coach Trento evaluated the group in all phases, outfield, infield, catcher pop times, batting, etc.  After all the baseball evaluations, the most important and inspirational part of the workout was the talk about academics.  Without solid academics, there is no baseball.  Message sent to all players.  A big thank you to Coach Mike Trento!

 

 

FRESH OFF A MEMORABLE VICTORY IN COOPERSTOWN, OUR STORM BOYS ARE NOW READY TO TACKLE THE 60X90 DIMENSIONS OF A TRUE BASEBALL FIELD.  THE TEAM IS GETTING A FULL YEAR'S HEAD START ON THESE DIMENSIONS AND THE USE OF A BBCOR BAT.  IT'S GOING TO BE A STRUGGLE, BUT WE KNOW THEY'LL ENJOY THE BENEFITS IN THE FUTURE.

 

STORM SWEEPS THROUGH COOPERSTOWN

Chino Hills Storm rolls through Cooperstown with over 60 supporters!  From the California coast to the State of New York, the boys were ready to play.  Expectations were to win it all or bust.  The team displayed a tremendous amount of focus and dedication the entire week.  Bunking in the Jackie Robinson clubhouse, the boys were the most disciplined team on the grounds.  104 teams competed and in the end, only 1 team went undefeated and won the Championship, the CHINO HILLS STORM!!!  The boys went 6-0 in pool play to finish as the # 1 seed.  In the playoffs, they went 5-0 against very talented teams that were equipped with tough pitching.  Teams we faced in the playoffs were from Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, and 2 from Tennessee.  In front of a packed stadium, the boys were triumphant with a 7-1 victory over the Tennessee Nationals in the Championship.  12U season done!  Mission accomplished!  Congratulations to all the players, families, and friends that enjoyed our journey!

 

 

 

2015 TBL/CECIL FIELDER WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS

"Chino Hills Storm pulls off the improbable and wins the TBL/Cecil Fielder World Series! The boys had huge wins over the following heavily talented teams: San Pedro Pirates (in 9 innings), Wilson MVP (twice), and MVP Black in the championship. Playing as a team, the boys each contributed to win the championship. Great job Storm! Cecil Fielder called it early, "That Storm team is the team to beat!"

 

 

 

2015 XTREME DIAMOND SPORTS
CINCO DE MAYO TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

2015 XTREME DIAMOND SPORTS
ST. PATRICKS DAY CLASSIC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

 

2014 OMAHA SLUMPBUSTER TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

 June 2014

SCS BASEBALL SUPER SATURDAY CHAMPIONS

THE BOYS PLAYED 3 TOUGH GAMES TODAY TO EARN THE RIGHT TO BE CALL SCS SUPER SATURDAY CHAMPS!!! TWO POOL PLAY WINS AGAINST A VERY GOOD ABD ARMOUR TEAM AND A SUPRISINGLY GOOD PHOENIX BASEBALL TEAM SET UP THE MATCH WE ALL EXPECTED, CHINO HILLS STORM VS OUTLAWS-RODRIGUEZ (ELITE).  THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FEATURED GREAT PITCHING BACKED BY GREAT DEFENSE.  HEADING INTO THE LAST INNING WITH A 5-1 LEAD, THE OUTLAWS NEVER SAY DIE ATTITUDE PUT SOME PRESSURE ON US AND BEFORE WE KNEW IT, THE SCORE WAS 5-4!  ON CAME THE CLOSER, MATT GONZALES.  HE CAME IN WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION WITH ONE OUT TO GO.  MATT GOT THE STRIKEOUT AND THE BOYS WALKED AWAY AS CHAMPIONS!!

2013 TRIPLE CROWN SPRING TRAINING CHAMPIONS

STORM GETS OVER THE ARIZONA HUMP AND WINS THE TRIPLE CROWN SPRING CHAMPIONSHIPS

OUR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW TO ARIZONA.  THE FIRST TIME, SECOND PLACE.  THE SECOND TIME, THIRD PLACE, THIS TIME......THE BOYS WON IT!!!  NOT ONLY DID THEY WIN IT, THEY OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS 57-8!!!

THE BOYS CAME OUT THIS YEAR WITH A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE.  THIS TIME IT WASN'T A VACATION WITH POOL PARTIES.  THIS TIME, THEY WERE FOCUSED AND UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WAS A BASEBALL TRIP.  THEY WEREN'T GOING TO LET THEIR HARD WORK GO TO WASTE.

THE BOYS PLAYED DETERMINED AND PITCHING WAS STRONG.  THEY KNEW THE COMPETITION WOULD BE STRONG.  THE TOURNAMENT INCLUDED TEAMS FROM CANADA, UTAH, COLORADO, AND CALIFORNIA.  THEY DIDN'T ALLOW A RUN UNTIL A SEMI-FINAL WIN OVER THE CORONA ANGELS 6-1.

IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, THE BOYS FACED A WESTLAKE VILLAGE STARS TEAM THEY HAD BEAT 1-0 DURING POOL PLAY.  WE KNEW THIS WOULD BE A TOUGH TEST AND BEFORE WE COULD BLINK, WE WERE DOWN 7-1!!!  THIS TIME, THE PARENTS DID NOT LET THE BOYS GIVE UP.  YOU WOULD THINK SOME OF OUR DADS WERE CHEERLEADERS THE WAY THEY PUMPED UP THE BOYS.  THE BOYS PLAYED GOOD BASEBALL AND HAD GOOD PRODUCTIVE AT-BATS WHILE CLAWING THEIR WAY BACK INTO THE GAME.  THEY SCORED 3 IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 4TH TO MAKE IT 7-4 AND IT THE BOTTOM OF THE 5TH, THEY EXPLODED FOR 6!!!  WE WENT INTO THE TOP OF THE 6TH INNING WITH A 10-7 LEAD AND HELD ON TO BECOME THIS YEAR'S TRIPLE CROWN SPRING CHAMPIONS!!!

OUR SUPPORT CREW WAS AS LARGE AS ITS EVER BEEN AND WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME BOTH ON THE FIELD AND AT THE HOTEL.

2013 HARDCORE WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

KICKING OFF THE NEW YEAR ON A WINNING NOTE.  THE BOYS BATTLED THE RAIN AND WET FIELDS AND CAME AWAY VICTORIOUS, GOING 5-0 OVER THE WEEKEND.  THEIR REWARD: HOODED SWEATSHIRTS FOR THE ENTIRE TEAM!  IT'S JUST A WARM UP BUT WE CAME OUT AND DID WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.

 BREWERS TOYS FOR TOTS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 

CHINO HILLS STORM GOES A PERFECT 4-0 AGAINST SOME TOUGH COMPETITION IN THE FIRST ANNUAL MONTEBELLO BREWERS TOYS FOR TOTS TOURNAMENT.  EVERY GAME WAS TOUGH, INCLUDING TWO COME FROM BEHIND WINS ON DAY ONE AND TWO MORE NAIL BITERS ON CHAMPIONSHIP DAY.  IN THE END, THE BOYS SHOWED SOME HEART AND EMOTION AND PULLED THROUGH WITH A TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE BOYS EARNED THEIR TEAM A COACH BAT AND EQUIPMENT BAG WHILE EARNING THEMSELVES A NEW SET OF JERSEYS COURTESY OF THE TOURNAMENT HOSTS, THE MONTEBELLO BREWERS.

K-STRM
Song: Winner (edited)
Artist: Jamie Foxx featuring Justin Timberlake
Requested by: The Chino Hills Storm

THE CHINO HILLS STORM 9U TEAM IS PUT TO THE TEST THIS PAST WEEKEND. HAVING TO PLAY BOTH OUTLAWS BLUE AND CORY LIDLE BASEBALL TWICE EACH IN ORDER TO CAPTURE A CHAMPIONSHIP. THE BOYS ANSWERED, GOING A PERFECT 4-0 AND EARNING SOME CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS! WITH STRONG HITTING THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT AND SOLID PITCHING DURING THE PLAYOFFS AND CHAMPIONSHIP, THE TEAM APPEARS TO BE A THREAT TO ANYONE DURING THE UPCOMING SAN DIEGO WORLD SERIES.

IT WAS ESPECIALLY REWARDING AS THE BOYS PLAYED IN FRONT OF THE HOME CROWD AND ALLOWING CHINO HILLS STORM FOUNDER, MIKE TRENTO, TO ANNOUNCE THE TEAM AS CHAMPIONS DURING THE CELEBRATORY RING CEREMONY.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL THE TEAMS THAT PARTICIPATED THIS PAST WEEKEND. YOUR PARTICIPATION HAS ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR UPCOMING TRIP TO SAN DIEGO.

CHINO HILLS STORM DOES IT AGAIN!!!
OUR STORM BOYS WIN ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP!
THIS TIME, THE BOYS AVENGED AN EARLY POOL PLAY LOSS AGAINST A VERY GOOD HITTING TOLUCA TITANS BASEBALL TEAM.
WE MET AGAIN IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND AFTER SOME GREAT DEFENSIVE PLAYS AND A TOTAL TEAM EFFORT AT THE PLATE, THE BOYS LEFT NO DOUBT THAT THEY CAN PLAY BASEBALL!
OUR 12-4 VICTORY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WAS FUELED BY A COMPLETE GAME PITCHING PERFORMANCE FROM MATT GONZALES. MATT WAS SHARP ON THE MOUND AND SHOWED COMMAND OF EVERY PITCH IN HIS REPERTOIRE!
GREAT JOB BOYS! HAPPY EASTER!

THE BOYS TOOK A ROAD TRIP TO ARIZONA AND PLACE IN A TOP NOTCH TOURNAMENT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!!!
IN A 12 TEAM USSSA TOURNAMENT, THE BOYS PLAYED WITH THE BEST IN THE MAJOR DIVISION!
THEY DIDN'T DISSAPPOINT! THE TOURNAMENT FEATURED 2 TEAMS FROM COLORADO, 2 TEAMS FROM TEXAS, 2 TEAMS FROM NEVADA, 3 TEAMS FROM ARIZONA, AND THE TOP 3 FINISHERS, ALL FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!
WE FINISHED 3RD AND COULDN'T BE PROUDER! EACH AND EVERY TEAM WAS VERY WELL COACHED EARNED RESPECT ON THE FIELD.
WE LOST IN THE SEMIFINALS TO THE EVENTUAL CHAMPIONS, SO CAL OUTLAWS BLACK. THE BOYS THEN BOUNCED BACK AND ENDED THE TOURNAMENT STRONG IN THE 3RD PLACE GAME. THE BOYS DEFEATED THE PARKER BEARCATS FROM COLORADO AND EARNED A TROPHY FOR THE TRIP!

WITH 60+ SUPPORTERS WHO MADE THE TRIP, THE BOYS MADE EVERYBODY PROUD AND HAD A BLAST IN DOING SO!!!

CHINO HILLS STORM GOES 4-0 AND WINS THE MARCH MAYHEM CHAMPIONSHIP IN TEMECULA!
THE STORM FACED SOME HOT WEATHER IN TEMECULA. THE WEATHER MUST HAVE HEATED UP THEIR BATS BECAUSE THEY OUTSCORED THEIR OPPONENTS BY A MARGIN OF 61-15.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FEATURED A 6-3 VICTORY OVER A VERY WELL COACHED CAL SELECT TEAM.
GREAT JOB BOYS!!!

CHINO HILLS STORM HOSTS TOYS FOR KIDS TOURNAMENT
Chino Hills Storm hosted a Toys for Kids tournament with all toy donations benefiting The Let It Be Foundation.
Our players and parents worked extremely hard all weekend for two great causes. The Let It Be Foundation provides support and services to families of children diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. The toys will help the families enjoy great family time together.
The second cause was for our upcoming trip to Spring Training in Arizona!!! All monetary proceeds from the tournament will assist all families to cover the costs of the trip.
Our players did an outstanding job assisting with cleanup and sales to make this a successful and worthy experience.

A special thank you to all participating teams for their toy donations:
SGV Hustle 9u (Gold Champion), Tomateros (Gold Runner-up), Lidle Baseball (Silver Champion), Whittier Kaos (Silver Runner-up), Team Wreckless, So Cal Outlaws Elite, So Cal Outlaws Blue, Chino Hills Thunder, SGV Hustle 8u, Riverside Maniacs.

CHINO HILLS STORM TRAVELED TO ARIZONA TO PLAY IN THE **2011 TRIPLE CROWN SPRING TRAINING CHAMPIONSHIPS** WE HAD A SLOW START TO SAY THE LEAST WITH ALL THE FUN WE WERE HAVING BUT THE BOYS PLAYED WITH HEART AND CHARACTER AND WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH POOL PLAY WITH A 2-2 RECORD TAKING THE #4 SEED TO ENTER INTO THE PLAYOFFS. SOME OF THE TOP TEAMS IN SO.CAL WERE PRESENT TO BANG IT OUT WITH TEAMS FROM EL PASO TEXAS AND GILBERT ARIZONA. MAKING IT TO THE FINAL FOUR WAS A TASK AS ALL THE TEAMS WERE OF HIGH CALIBER!! WE HAD TO FACE OUR GOOD FRIENDS SGV HUSTLE IN THE SEMI FINALS IN ORDER TO ADVANCE TO THE SHIP. IT WAS A BATTLE FROM THE BEGINNING TILL THE END AS HUSTLE WAS 4-0 COMING INTO THIS GAME AND LOCKING THE #1 SEED. WE PLAYED RUN FOR RUN AGAINST THEM TILL FINALLY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THROUGH WITH SOME BIG HITS AND QUALITY PITCHING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL IT OUT WITH A VICTORY AND ADVANCE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. NOW WE HAD TO PLAY THE WELL COACHED AND VERY BIG HITTING SO.CAL BALLERZ WHO WE HAD ALREADY LOST TO IN OUR FIRST GAME OF THE TOURNAMENT. THEY CAME OUT STRONG AS USUAL AND PUT UP RUNS QUICKLY AS THEY CONTINUED TO SMASH THE BALL LIKE NO OTHER!! WE WERE NOT ABLE TO CATCH UP AS THEIR DEFENSE WAS JUST AS GOOD AS THEIR BATS. WE FINISHED WITH OUR HEADS UP HIGH AND TOOK OUR LOSS LIKE PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYERS TAKING THE RUNNER UP SPOT IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOURNAMENTS IN THE COUNTRY. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR BOYS FOR THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AS THEY ALL WORKED HARD TO GET WHERE THEY ARE AT NOW WITH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION! WE BROUGHT HOME SOME LUMBER TO ADD TO OUR COLLECTION AS WELL AS INVITATIONS TO OTHER TOURNAMENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!!


CONGRATS TO OUR BIG STORM BROTHERS WHO TOOK THE 9U CHAMPIONSHIP IN THIS HUGE TOURNAMENT.

FOR BOTH THE 8U & 9U STORM TEAMS TO MAKE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN A TOURNAMENT THAT HOLDS SUCH PRESTIGE IS A STATEMENT IN ITSELF!!

THANKS TO ALL OUR FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS WHO MADE THE TRAVELS TO COME OUT AND CHEER OUR PLAYERS ON!! WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU!!

THANK YOU,
8U STORM COACHING STAFF

SOME OF OUR STORM FAMILY'S GETTING READY FOR SOME SPRING TRAINING ACTION AS WE ENTER THE CAMEL BACK FACILITY READY TO MEET WITH THE W.SOX ORGANIZATION AND ALSO CATCH A DODGER GAME!!

TEAM GETS READY TO GET V.I.P TREATMENT AND ENTER THE CHICAGO W.SOX FACILITY TO MEET AND TALK WITH PLAYERS AND INSTRUCTORS!!

PLAYERS PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO PLAYERS AND INSTRUCTORS TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THE BIGS AND WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT!!

THEY CANNOT WAIT FOR THE GAME TO START AS THEY REPRESENT AGAINST THE FENCE!!

STORM BOY'S LOOKING GOOD!!

NOTHING LIKE A TEAM HUDDLE TO KEEP EACH OTHER PUMPED & MOTIVATED!! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!! GREAT JOB BOY'S!!

HARD WORK PAYS OFF AS WE PLACE IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOURNAMENTS IN THE COUNTRY!! WAY TO BRING HOME SOME LUMBER BOY'S!!

AFTER A LONG WEEKEND OF COMPETITIVE BASEBALL ....NOTHING LIKE ONE OF COACH DANIEL'S SPEECHES!!LOL!!

WHAT BETTER WAY TO WRAP UP A GREAT WEEK OF FUN AND EXCITEMENT THEN WITH A TEAM HUG!! THE BOY'S HAD NOT ONLY PLAYED WELL THIS TOURNAMENT BUT ALSO MEMORIES WERE CREATED WITH ALL THE GOOD TIMES AND MOMENTS WE ALL SHARED. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OUR FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED LOVE & SUPPORT!! WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE STORM BOOSTER CLUB THAT IS MADE UP OF ALL OUR GRANDPARENTS WHO SHARED THIS SPECIAL TRIP WITH US!!
THANK YOU ALL FOR INVESTING IN THESE PLAYERS LIVES AS THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THEIR VERY FIRST OUT OF STATE TRIP!!

CHINO HILLS STORM 8U WINS THE THUNDER SUPER BOWL SLUG-FEST!!! THE STORM WENT 3-0 WHILE OUTSCORING THEIR OPPONENTS 29-2! WE HAD GREAT HITTING AND PITCHING THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FEATURED BIG HITS AND GREAT DEFENSIVE PLAYS WHILE ENROUTE TO A 10-0 WIN OVER THE CHINO HILLS DIRT DAWGS.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CHINO HILLS THUNDER STAFF FOR RUNNING A GREAT TOURNAMENT AT A GREAT SITE!
NEXT STOP....ARIZONA!!!