2012 Season sign-ups on their way
Sign-ups for the 2012 season have started. Players are invited to play in the OCCL and enjoy the So. Cal summer. Why would you not want to play here? Players who leave town to play are crazy. Nothing beats southern California in the summer time. Rosters are filling up so don't wait.
28 game season plus non-league games. (8) teams with 200+ players.
2011 League Champions: OC Waves
So.Ca lBlaze - New team in OCCL
November 18, 2011
The So Cal Blaze will enter the OCCL for the 2012 summer season to compete in the South Division. Head Coach, Bryan Harris will coach the team and has a professional baseball background to bring to the table. Harris is a Assistant coach at Santa Ana college this year under coach Sneddon and will bring some of the talented players over with him to compete for the league title.
Scott Stidham is OCCL 2011 MVP
August 14, 2011
The OC Waves "Scott Stidham" has been named the OCCL League MVP after putting up record breaking stats. Stidham batted a league record .486 in 118 plate appearences with a league leading 7 Hr's, 15 doubles, 2 triples and 26 Rbi's. Stidham led the league in Homeruns, Doubles, hits and Rbi's. Stidham heads back to Point Loma University for his senior year and looks to put up monster numbers in 2012.
OC Waves, 2011 OCCL Champiions
July 31, 2011
The OC Waves won the first OCCL Championship in walk off fashion by Danny Lackner. With a lead off hit by Scott Stidham. Lackner hit a 420 foot shot to center field to win the title for the Waves. The North Division Champion Hitmen battled in all three games and took the Waves to the final inning of the season. Closer Marcus Garret picked up the win for the Waves.
Thank you to all of the players who competed in the OCCL this summer and we hope you all return for the 2nd season. Have a great 2012 season!!
Occl loses All Star game in the 10th inning on walk of solo Hr
July 31, 2011
The OCCL played a great game Saturday night in Palm Springs vs the Sccbl All stars. The OCCL out hit the Sccbl 8-4. OCCL MVP Scott Stidham drove in the only two runs with a two run HR. OCCL loses 3-2.
All-Star Game - July 30th
July 26, 2011
Waves and Hitmen tied at 1 game each in Championship series
July 28, 2011
The Waves opened up the series with a stellar performance by RHP- Cody Lewis going 9 inn with 9k's. The Waves bats have come alive and the series looks to be a shoot out. Stidham has hit his 7th homer of the season. In game 2 the Waves were flat with a 6 error game which put them down 10-1 headed intot he 8th inning. In the 8th the Waves started a comeback and put up 4 runs in the 8th to bring it to 10-5. In the 9th with the bases loaded Willie Shaw hit a Grand Slam to bring the score to 10-9. Than Ian Sakry walked with two outs. Hot hitter Nick Garza came to the plate for the winning run only to fly out to right field to end the game at 10-9. Mark Venning hit his 6th HR of the season for the Hitmen and Chris Park pitched well through 7 inn.
Game 3 is today at Northwood HS in Irvine to see who will be crowned the 1st OCCL League champion. 4PM is game time.
OC Waves vs HH Hitmen in Championship series
July 25, 2011
The North Division champion Hitmen will play the OC Waves, South Division Champions at Northwood HS in Irvine on Tuesday at 4pm. Hitmen is Home team since they had best overall record. Cody Lewis will take the mound for the Waves in Game 1. Gam2 is at Northwood HS on Wed and if need the 3rd game as well. Come out and watch an awesome series between two solid teams. Winner takes home $3,000.
House of Hardball Hitmen Clinch North Division Title
July 24, 2011
The Hitmen clinched the North Division Title today with a win over the CA Knights and secured the best overall record. Hitmen will be home team vs the OC Waves at Northwood HS on Tuesday at 4pm. This should be a great series to end the OCCL season.
OC Waves clinch the South Division Title
July 23, 2011
The Waves clinched the South Division Title today by beating the Knights on Friday and winning game one of the DH against the Whitecaps. David Birosak picked up the win in relief and Scott Stidham went deep twice to bring his home run total to (6)Hr's In league play which leads the league. Waves will face the Northern division champion on July 26th at Cerritos HS at 4pm in a best of 3 series. If the Hitmen win 1 of 2 games tomorrow the Hitmen will win the North Division.
2011 All-Star Team announced
July 22, 2011
The OCCL All-Star team has been announced. Click on the All-Star team tab to view who was chosen to compete against the SCCBL on July 30th at Palm Springs Stadium at 6pm.
OC Waves forming 11U Travel ball team for Fall
July 18, 2011
Coach Lehman for the OC Waves is forming a 11U travel ball team for this Fall season and will hold a team try-out on Aug. 13th 2011. Location TBD. Go to www.ocwavesbaseball.com for more information.
Cody Lewis OCCL top pitcher in first half
July 12, 2011
The OC Waves starting pitcher "Cody Lewis" in the first half went 3-0 in 31 innings pitched and a 2.00 ERA. In his last start he went (6) solid innings with (8)k's and gave up only (1) run with a ND. Lewis will start ths Saturday vs the Heat in a important division match up. Cody looks to be headed to the All-Star game on July 30th in Palm Springs to face the SCCBL top players. Cody is headed to Penn State in 2012!
OCCL Signs 1st Team All -Conference players
June 3, 2011
Some of the top players in 2011 in the Orange Empire Conference have signed on to compete in the OCCL this summer. Here are some of the players who have sign on.
OF- Kevin Cho, Outlaws(OCC). OF- Gary Apelian(SAC), Waves. RHP- Marcus Garrett(SAC), Waves. IF-Cody Webber(GWC), Waves.
2nd team- IF- Joey Boney, Waves(CYP). 3B- Elliott Martin, Whitecaps(Saddlebeack)
OC Waves outfielder 'Gary Apelian" drafted in 27th round
June 8, 2011
OC Waves outfielder 'Gary Apelian" was drafted in the 27th round in yesterdays MLB draft and will head to Tennesee on Saturday to play for the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Gary was an All-American this year in the Southern California area and we will miss him. Good luck to you Gary!
Play-off format
June 22, 2011
South Champion vs North Champion - July 26th, 27th and 28th if needed!!
Location: Cerritos HS, 4:30pm each day!
Best 2 of 3 series.
Get your OCCL T-Shirt for only $10
May 24, 2011
Go online to Player sign up to purchase a OCCL league T-Shirt for only $10.00. L, XL, XXL available.
OCCL League Championship series
May 24, 2011
The OCCL League Championship series between the North and the South Champions will be July 26, 27th and 28th (If needed). This will take place at Cerritos College Tues, Wed. and Thursday of that week.
OCCL players Awarded 1st team All-Conference in Orange Empire.
May 9, 2011
The OCCL is proud to announce the players who finished 1st Team All-Conference in the Orange Empire league this year. RHP- Marcus Garrett(Pictured above), IF- Cody Webber and OF- Gary Apelian.
Players who were awarded 2nd team honors were: 3B- Elliott Martin.
Congrats to you guys!
The Waves 'Gary Apelian" wins all league honors.
May 3, 2011
The Waves "Gary Apelian" (Santa Ana JC) was named to Orange Empires 1st All-Conference.
Gary led the league in Homeruns(8), Hits (57),Slugging percentage(.658) and total bases (98) and finished with a .383 Avg which was 4th overall. Gary also finished 2nd in Runs(39), Doubles(15)and RBI's(39). He is by far the "OEC Player of the Year". Great job Gary and we look forward to watching you play this summer in the OCCL.
CA Knights and House of Hardball Hitmen enter OCCL
The OCCL has (8) solid teams to start the 2011 summer season after the CA Knights and the House of Hardball Hitmen entered the OCCL last week. The knights home field will be in Newport Beach at Sage Hill HS located off of the 73 fwy. The House of Hardball Hitmen will host at El Camino College for their home games. Each team will have (12) division games and (8) Non-Divisional games to make a 20 game OCCL season. There will be a North and a South Division and the winner of each division will play each other in a 2 of 3 match up to win the OCCL summer season. This summer should be a blast!!
Lake Elsinore Heat join OCCL
April 4, 2011
The Lake Elsinore Heat have entered the OCCL for the 2011 season. Head Coach Chris Jones has coached in the NECBL and in Alaska and looks to put a strong team on the field. The Heat will travel to play our teams on Saturdays and our teams will travel on Sundays to play them. Each team will travel one Sunday only to Lake Elsinore. Welcome Elsinore Heat!!
OCCL vs SCCL in All-Star game July 30th
February 15, 2011
The OCCL All-Stars will be facing off against the Southern California Collegiate league All Stars on July 30th 2011 at Palm Springs Stadium in Palm Springs CA. Before the game there will be a Home Run Derby for fans to enjoy. OCCL All-Stars must qualify by having enough Innings pitched and Ab's. We expect scouts to be attending this game. Don't miss out on this opportunity!!
Waves Sign power hitter Danny Lackner from NY Tech University
February 25, 2011
NYIT's Dan Lackner has been named Great West Conference Player of the Week while Northern Colorado's Joe Sawicki has been honored as Pitcher of the Week for their individual performances last week. The conference office announced Monday.
Lackner captures player of the week honors after batting .538 (7-for-13) with a double, three homeruns and eight RBI to help the Bears to a 4-2 record on the week. The freshman outfielder propelled the Bears to an 8-7 win over Siena in non-conference action on Wednesday as he drove in the winning runs with a two run long ball in the eighth inning. Lackner also led the Bears to a 9-3 win over Houston Baptist in the first game of the double header on Saturday, belting two three run homeruns for six RBI in his two plate appearances in the contest. Lackner hit safely in all five appearances on the week.
Welcome to the team!!
Zinger is official Bat sponsor of the OCCL for 2012 season
Zinger Bat order form
March 16, 2012
The new official bat company for the OCCL is "Zinger" Bat Company and will offer discounts and customization to all OCCL players. Pro grade wood is the top of the line wood. B- Grade wood is good but not as strong as Pro grade. Cheaper Price! Discount code: occl15 (NO CAPS)
The OCCL sign player from Texas who will play for the OC Tide
March 17, 2011
The OC Tide has signed Third baseman Blake Marino from Clarendon College and his Red Shirt team mate Danny Loya. Welcome to Cali boys!!
The Waves 2010 MVP - Scott Stidham returns to the Waves in 2011
February 25, 2011
2010 Most Valuable player Scott Stidham return to the Waves for the 2011 summer season. Stidham is leading his team in hitting at Point Loma University this season and looks to have a strong 2011 Junior year.
Former OC Flyer slugger "Rich Pohle" to coach OC Whitecaps
January 12, 2011
Rich Pohle is one of the leading private baseball trainers and coaches in Orange County, as well as coach of Blue Wave 17U Don Mattingly Teams, which represent the elite players in the age group.
His baseball career started at Buena Park High School where he was first team All Conference and an All-Star for the Coyote's. Pohle played college ball at Cypress College and also for Fullerton College where he was an outfielder. He also played for several years for the Phillies and Seattle Mariner minor league teams, besides the Orange County Flyers in the Golden Baseball League, where he was team MVP and a league All-Star.
He served as the JV coach at Beckman High School in 2010 and is now an assistant coach at Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach where he trains athletes full-time in hitting, fielding, strength, and conditioning.
New OCCL teams forming now
December 12, 2010
The OC Waves, Newport Tide, OC Whitecaps and Redshirts are adding players top their rosters now. If you want to play local summer college baseball this is the league to play in. Contact us to be placed on a team.
OC Waves welcomes back players for 2011 season
October 28, 2010
The OC Waves have signed returning stars from the (30-5) 2010 team for the 2011 season. 2010 MVP "Scott Stidham (Point Loma University) will retuRn to the OC Waves outfield. Stidham led the team in hits, games played and Rbi's. Also returning is power hitting outfielder "Gary Apelian" who finished up the year on a terror. Runner up 2010 OC Waves MVP and 2010 Co-Player of the year in the OEC, 1B "John Spirk" will return in 2011. Spirk batted over .400 for the summer in 2010. Catcher, Clayton Prestridge and Co-Player of the year in the OEC in 2010 will return to the Waves after batting .460 for GWC last year.
Other Returning players:
RHP- Marcus Garrett (Santa Ana College)
RHP- Mike Smith(OCC)
OF- Bryan Kawata (Santa Ana)
C- Clayton Prestridge (GWC)
1B- John Spirk (GWC)
OF- Scott Stidham (Point Loma)
OF- Gary Apelian (Santa Ana)
More to come!
Steve Hindman to coach Newport Tide
October 28, 2010
Former Pro 3rd baseman Steve Hindman will coach the Newport Tide College summer team in 2011. Hindman has been a part of the 2008 and 2010 Newport Beach Storm World Championship team as a player and will start his coaching career in the OCCL next summer.
RHP- MIke Smith (OCC) looks to have a great 2011 season
October 18, 2010
Orange Coast College RHP- Mike Smith came off a good summer season with the OC Waves as their closer and looks to have a solid 2011 season. Smith tapped out at 93MPH in some summer games so he should tough to handle in the OEC this year.
OC waves in OCCL
October 18, 2010
The Orange County Waves summer team will compete for the $4000 in prize money this summer in the OCCL. The Waves went 30-5 in 2010 and look to dominate once again. Teams are being added now so this league should have the toughest competition around. A Red-Shirt Freshman team will compete in the league as well.
Baseballmatch.com
October 18, 2010
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College Summer League coming to Orange County in 2011
June 10, 2010
The OCCL (Orange County College League) will start in May 2011 and it will hold 8 teams. The winner of the league will win $4000. First league meeting will be in November 2011.
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