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BLAZERS ANNOUCE ELITE TEAM ROSTER FOR SPRING SEASON!
March 1, 2008 - 12:00 PM
THE BLAZERS ARE PROUD TO ANNOUCE THEIR 13U ELITE TEAM ROSTER FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER ELITE LEAGUE. THE BLAZERS WILL AGAIN BE UNDER THE HELM OF BRIAN RUMSEY, WHO MANAGED THE FALL SEASON. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS!
Derek Azzopardi- Redwood City,
Armando Fajardo- San Mateo,
Chase Kittilsen- Reno, NV,
Jason Lock- Foster City,
Dalvin Martin- South San Francisoc
Paul Murray- San Bruno,
Gabriel Richardson- South San Francisco,
Michael Rinaldi- Belmont,
Thaddeus Saldanda- La Honda,
Elijah Saunders- San Francisco,
Michael Tinsley- Menlo Park,
Grant Vermeer- Mountian View,
Sean Walsh- Foster City,
THE BLAZERS WILL OPEN THEIR ELITE LEAGUE SEASON IN A FOUR GAME SERIES VERSUS THE MONTEREY BAY PIRATES THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 2ND AND 3RD.IN ADDITION TO PLAYING IN THE THE ELITE LEAGUE, THE BLAZERS WILL PLAY IN THE A TRIPLE CROWN QUALIFIER IN MODESTO, MARCH 16TH AND 17TH. AND PLAN ON QUALIFYING FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPIONSHIPS JULY 20TH, IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS,CO.
RED HOT BLAZERS END FALL SEASON WITH CONSECUTIVE TOURNAMENT VICTORIES!
December 15, 2007
The Blazers ended their Fall 2007 Season, "red-hot",with consecutive USSSA tournament victories, winnning the Winter Bash the first weekend in December, and then two weeks,later winning the Polar Bear Classic. Under the helm of new manager, Brian Rumsey, The Blazers ended their 13u season, 12-4 in USSSA tournaments, and 16-5 for the season. The Blazers were ranked fifth in the USSSA Northern California Power Rankings for major teams. Below is a recap of the Fall Tournament Season.
NOR CAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT TWIN CREEKS
The Blazers began the season in October, at the Northern California State Championships, and drew a opening day against Hard 90 and the Starmaker Stallions. The Blazers went 1-1, on Saturday, with a big victory over the Stallions, the nation's number one. But finished the tournament 2-1, in the consolation bracket,by beating the Lookouts.
HOLIDAY CLASSIC AT TWIN CREEKS
The Blazers had high hopes, entering their second tournament,the first week of November, but ended 2-2 with two,one run losses to Lights Out. However, the Blazers showed improvement, with a come from behind victories over the Head First Gamers and a dramatic last at bat win versus Nor Cal Sting.
SUPER SERIES QUALIFIER AT MANTECA
The Blazers traveled to Manteca, to play in the newest Dreams Park facility, the weekend before Thanksgiving, and entered a Super Series Qualifier. On Saturday, the Blazers went 2-0, and were one out away, from the number one seed, but gave up two runs, to fall to the third seed. This lapse, had a serious impact on the Sunday Schedule as the Blazers played the Hard 90 and the Muckdogs back to back games,and then had to play an even tougher opponent in the Sting Outlaws, again without a break. The victories over Hard 90 and the Muckdogs,were both come from behind victories against some of the toughest pitching in the 13u division. The Blazers ran out gas, but ended up 4-1, with a second place finish.
WINTER BASH
Playing in their only open tournamant of the season the Blazers won their first tournament of the season. In route to a perfect 5-0 record,The Blazers dominated the Sunday games, with scores of 8-0, 14-1,and 12-0!The Blazers tradmark of domninant pitching was on display, but also,this team showed a new facet, a power surger throughout the batting order.
Polar Bear Classic at Twin Creeks
the Blazers finished their Fall season, in a appropriately named tournament,the Polar Bear Classic at Twin Creeks. In very windy and chilly conditions,The Blazers outpitched the 2006 Winter Super Series Champions,the California Sliders in a Saturday pool play game, 6-2
and then came back on Sunday,and pounded the Sliders, 10-5 in the Championship game.
BLAZERS MAKE ELITE EIGHT IN WEEK 4 AT DREAMSPARK,COOPERSTOWN, WITH 9-1 RECORD!
June 30, 2007
BLAZERS 13 MUNSON MUDHENS(OH) 3
BLAZERS 17 MARYLAND MONARCHS(MD) 2
BLAZERS 7 TEAM XTREME(FL) 3
BLAZERS 12 SOUTHSIDE SABRES(NC) 0
BLAZERS 15 EAST COBB CYCLONES(GA) 0
BLAZERS 14 PITTSBURGH POUNDERS(PA) 0
BLAZERS 9 NEW HAMPSHIRE BOYS OF SUMMER(NH) 0
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND (SINGLE ELIMINATION)
BLAZERS 15 NORCROSS BLUE DEVILS(GA) 0
SWEET SIXTEEN
BLAZERS 3 WEST BOCA PANTHERS(FL) 2
ELITE 8
BLAZERS 0 ROCKET CITY BASEBALL CLUB STINGERS(AL) 15
BLAZERS WINNING STREAK ENDS AT FREMONT SPORTS COMPLEX!
June 10, 2007
AFTER CAPTURING FOUR CONSECUTIVE TORNAMENTS THIS SPRING,THE BLAZERS WHO WERE RANKED SECOND IN THE MAJORS DIVISION BY USSSA IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,WERE UPSET BY THE DANVILLE DIABLOS 1-0,IN FREMONT.THIS ENDS THE 2007 SEASON,BEFORE TRAVELING TO COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK AT THE END OF JUNE.
BLAZERS 10 DANVILLE DIABLOS 2
BLAZERS 9 CALIFORNIA SLIDERS 2
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
BLAZERS 0 DANVILLE DIABLOS 1
BLAZERS CAPTURE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE USSSA TOURNAMENT AT TWIN CREEKS !
IN A THREE TEAM TOURNAMENT, THE BLAZERS WERE AWARDED FIRST PLACE WITH THE BEST RECORD OF 3-1, VERSUS THE EAST BAY PIRATES AND THE NOR CAL GRIZZLIES.
BLAZERS 4 EAST BAY PIRATES 2
BLAZERS 4 NORCAL GRIZZLIES 2
BLAZERS 7 EAST BAY PIRATES 3
BLAZERS 4 NORCAL GRIZZLIES 5
POOL GAME RECORDS
CHAMPION
BAY AREA BLAZERS 3-1
EAST BAY PIRATES 2-2
NORCAL GRIZZLIES 1-3
BLAZERS AVENGE LOST TO STING OUTLAWS WITH 6-3 VICTORY IN 'SHIP' AT TWIN CREEKS
THE BLAZERS AVENGED THEIR LOSS TO THE STING OUTLAWS AT THE WINTER NATIONALS, WITH A 6-3 VICTORY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT TWIM CREEKS IN A USSSA SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT.
BLAZERS 13 EAST BAY HACKERS 0
BLAZERS 10 CHARMICHAEL COLTS 2
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
BLAZERS 7 EAST BAY PIRATES 5
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BLAZERS 6 CALIFORNIA STING-OUTLAWS 3
BLAZERS WIN AGAIN ON CINCO DE MAYO IN BLD MANTECA!
IN THEIR FIRST TOURNAMENT AT THE BEAUTIFUL NEW DREAMS PARK COMPLEX IN MANTECA,ON CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND, THE BLAZERS WON THEIR SECOND TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON, WITH TWO VICTORIES OVER ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS IN THE NORTHEN CALIFORNIA, THE AA SPORTS ACADEMY FROM TRACY, CALIFORNIA.
POOL PLAY RESULTS
BLAZERS 3 ALL AMERICAN SPORTS ACADEMY 1
BLAZERS 9 SILICON VALLEY EXTREME 1
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
BLAZERS 4 SILICON VALLEY EXTREME 3
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BLAZERS 12 ALL AMERICAN SPORTS ACADEMY 9
BLAZERS SNARE FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THE 2007 SEASON WITH OUTSTANDING PITCHING!
For the third straight tournament, the Blazer pitching staff was outstanding, allowing a total of four runs in two pool games and the two qualifying games in the chanpionship round. The Blazers had lope-sided victories against SV Express, the Monterey Pirates and the Desert Cats from Nevada. In the Semi- final game, we faced a tough team, the East Bay Pirates, and again, we shut down a potent lineup with great pitching and defense.Our offense throughout the batting order battered a top pitcher, for a convincing 6-1 victory.In the champinship game,the Blazers faced the Bay Area Sliders, a break away team from the Head First Gamers, with a lineup that featured some of the top hitters in the 12u major division. The Blazers won a slugfest, 12-7, and the game ended when a Slider batter hit a screaming line drive at Gabe Katich on the mound, who snared the ball, near his "medulla amblegada", to end the game, and help the Blazers snare their first tournament of the year.
CONGRATULATIONS BLAZERS! COOPERSTOWN HERE WE COME!
BLAZERS OPEN SEASON AT SUPER NIT AT TWIN CREEKS!
THE BLAZERS BEGIN THE WINTER/SPRING 2007 SEASON WITH A 2-2 RECORD AT THE USSSA SUPER NIT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT AT TWIN CREEKS ON PRESIDENT'S WEEKEND. SIXTEEN TEAMS PARTICIPATED, AND ONLY EIGHT TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. WITH A 2-1 RECORD IN POOL PLAY, THE BLAZERS ENDED 7TH, AND QUALIFIED FOR THE FINAL ROUND.
POOL PLAY-
FEBRUARY 17TH
BLAZERS 4 SALINAS KNOCKOUTS 3
FEBRUARY 18TH
BLAZERS 4 MONTEREY BAY PIRATES 2
BLAZERS 3 NORCAL GRIZZLIES 6
CHAMPIOSHIP ROUND-
FEBRUARY 19TH
BLAZERS 3 HARD 90 12U RIVAL 5
BLAZERS TAKE SECOND IN SUPER SERIES WINTER NATIONALS
Pool Play Games
Blazers 6 A's 2
Blazers 6 Sting-Outlaws 11
Blazers 5 Blackhawks 5
Blazers pool play record 1-1-1
Championship Round (8th Seed)
Saturday December 30st
Blazers 2 Arizona A's 4
Sunday December 31st
Blazers 15 Scottsdale Heatwave 5
Blazers 4 West Valley Knights 2
Blazers 9 Red Mountain Raptors 2
Monday January 1st
Blazers 5 Arizona A's 4
Blazers 6 Nor Cal Sting 1
Semifinal Game
Monday January 1st
Blazers 5 All American Sports Academy (Tracy,CA)0
Championship Game
January 2nd
Blazers 9 California Sting-Outlaws 10
GREAT TOURNAMENT GUYS!
THE BLAZERS WILL CARRY 2006 SPONSOR BANNER AT WINTER NATIONALS!
December 27, 2006 - 04:30 PM
THE BLAZERS WILL PROUDLY CARRY THEIR 2006 SPONSOR
BANNER AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES AND PARADE FOR THE
FIRST DAY OF THE SUPER SERIES WINTER NATIONALS
CHAMPIONSHIPS ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 27TH, AT THE
PEORIA SPORTS COMPLEX IN PEORIA, ARIZONA. THE SPONSORS
FOR THE 2006 SEASON ARE AS FOLLOWS;
ADORNO CONSTRUCTION, INC.
ALLIANCE TITLE CO.
ATHENASHOUSE.COM
BRANSON, BRINKOP, GRIFFITH, & STRONG,LLP
MANNY CASIILAS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.
COPPER GUTTER SERVICE CO.
MIKE FELLMAN SIDING & ROOFING ROOFING CO.
FIRST AMERICAN TITLE CO.
TIM HARPER & ASSOCIATES
J&J PLASTERING,INC.
LAUGHLIN,FALBO,LEVY,& MORESI
MR. WIRE
VALEDA CO. DBA Q'STRAINT USA
VALENCIA & WILBERDING
THE BLAZERS WERE ALSO THE BENEFACTORS OF NUMEROUS
DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES INCLUDING:
SHELLY HAYES-AZZOPARDI,EDDIE AZZOPARDI,DAVID WALSH,
WILLIAM WALSH,MARIA PAZ,RODGER MCCLEAN ESQ.,
STWART REUBENS ESQ.JAMES H.SMITH,DENNIS GORGOLINSKI,
MERLAUD FAMILY,SANDRA AND ARTHUR HAYES,TRAYLOR FAMILY,
ANNETTE GREENOUGH,AMY GUY,JOSEPHINE MARIANI,MARSHALL
CANDEE,RITA AZZOPARDI,MYRTLE E. JOHNSON,DEMASI FAMILY,
D.M.HAYES,FLETCHER FAMILY,STEVE A. DUGONI D.S.D.KEN BIGEN,
DIANA CHILCAS,NEWLIN FAMILY,FURLANIC FAMILY,BARRY SCHNEIDER ESQ.,
THEMI AND ANASTACIO CHILCAS,RICARDO DEALBA ESQ.
AND SCOTT FIELER M.D.
A BIG THANK YOU FROM ALL THE BLAZERS AND FAMILIES!
COOPERSTOWN DREAMS PARK!
June 22, 2007
The BAY AREA BLAZERS have been selected to play in the Cooperstown Dreams Park and American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Invitational Tournament June 22nd-June 29th, 2007, in the magical mythical home of baseball,Cooperstown, NY. In addition to competing against teams from across the country, the players on the team will be enshrined in the prestigious AMERICAN YOUTH BASEBALL HALL OF FAME.
In the summer of 2002,the Blazers team was formed with the goal and dream to be selected to play in Cooperstown Dreamspark. Now that this dream has come true, the team has set its goal for 2007, "PREPARE TO COMPETE WITH THE BEST'
In order to achieve this lofty goal, the BLAZERS will began the 2007 season in January, with a two month conditioning program. In Cooperstown, the team may play 10-13 games in a five day period. Conditioning, a healthy nutritional program and competitive winter tournament season will have the Blazers ready for this National tournament.
The winter/spring baseball season will begin in February with the Northern Califonia USSSA SUPER NIT. The Blazers will then embark on an ambitious tournament schedule of 6-7 tounaments before they embark on their journey to Cooperstown,New York.
The Cooperstown Dreams Park will host twelve weekly national tournaments between June 9th, and August 31st. Ninety six championship teams will earn the right to participate in the premier youth baseball tournament... THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (N.A.T.C.) will be held August 25th- August 31st. The best teams from across the country will compete for this NATIONAL TITLE! The Blazers hope to win their week in June, and return to the final week of champions.
BLAZERS' END 11 YEAR OLD 2005/20006 SEASON WITH 36-16 RECORD!
July 30, 2006 - 12:00 PM
The Bay Area Blazers ended their 2005/2006 Eleven year old season with a record of 36-16. The Blazers played a total of thirteen tournaments, eight in the 2005 summer and fall season and five tournaments in the 2006 Winter and Spring. The Blazers catured three first place trophies, including the Super Series Qualifer in Modesto, over the Labor Day weekend, the Die Hard tournament at Twin Creeks in December, and a USSSA qualifer in Davis in June this year. The Blazers also made it to the championship game in five other tournaments including the USSSA Winter Northern Championships and the Super Series Spring State Championships in Modesto. The Blazers ended the 2005 season in Arizona at the Super Series Winter Nationals, taking third, after losing a 3-2 10 inning thriller in the semi-final game.
Their last tournament ended with two disappointing extra innings losses in the HWOB Championship Tournament at Twin Creeks on July 29th. The tournament did end on a positive note, as the Blazers shut out a young Garcia Knockouts team from Salinas, 6-0 on Sunday morning.
The Blazers will began the twelve year season in Modesto, for the Labor Day Weekend Super Series Qualifier hoping to qualify for the Winter Nationals Championships in December, 2006. The Blazers will play in this division until August of 2007. If invited to play in Cooperstown next summer, the Blazers will play this tournament as 12s.
BLAZERS LOSE FINALE IN THE RAIN
April 4, 2006
BLAZERS LOSE TO GAMERS IN CONTROVERSIAL RAIN-SHORTENED CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN THE FIRST TOURANEMT FOR THE YEAR. THE BLAZERS WENT 3-1 IN THE FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR, INCLUDING A 2-0 PITCHING GEM BY MATT OXNER AND ORLANDO RAZO OVE THE GAMERS IN THE OPENING GAME! ORGINALLY SCHEDULED AS A AAU QUALIFIER, THE TOURNAMENT WAS CONVERTED TO A USSSA
TOURNAMENT BY THE ORGANIZERS.
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