McDowell Mountain Yankees: Welcome

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MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN YANKEES

WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF THE MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN YANKEES BASEBALL CLUB ...HOME OF THE 5 TIME DEFENDING ARIZONA STATE CHAMPIONS,AND 2 TIME SUPER SERIES NATIONAL CHAMPIONS !!!

THE YANKEES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THEIR 5TH YEAR OF TRAVEL BASEBALL,AS WE COMPETE AS 14 YEAR OLDS FOR THE 2006-2007 BASEBALL YEAR.

OUR KIDS HAVE A 5 YEAR TOURNAMENT RECORD(10U/11U/12U/13U/14U) OF 365-41-1,AND HAVE WON 51 TOURNAMENTS,INCLUDING 6 STATE,AND 2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THANKS FOR VISITING OUR SITE. PLEASE SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK AND CHECK BACK OFTEN

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Monday, June 18
YANKEES WIN 5TH STRAIGHT AZ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP !

THE TEAM DEFEATED A VERY TOUGH HAMILTON HUSKIES TEAM 13-8 IN SUNDAYS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO CAPTURE THE 14U SUPER SERIES STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE TEAM ADDS THIS TITLE TO PREVIOUS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ 10U,11U,12U AND 13U.
POOL PLAY
FRIDAY
MMYANKEES 17 ORANGE CRUSH 1... WP TYLER KRAUSE
MMYANKEES 17 AZ TITANS 0...WP BOOMER SLATTERY
SATURDAY
MMYANKEES 13 ALL STAR BA 5...WP SEAN MAXON
MMYANKEES 13 HAMILTON HUSKIES 15
**MMYANKEES 2ND SEED AFTER POOL PLAY
PLAYOFFS
MMYANKEES 10 AZ TITANS 0...WP BOOMER SLATTERY
CHAMPIONSHIP
MMYANKEES 13 HAMILTON HUSKIES.... 8 WP ANGELO WRIGHT/SAVE STEVE CASEY



Monday, May 28
TEAM AZ ELITE REACHES FINAL 4 IN USA TOURNEY...WINS SILVER MEDAL

POOL PLAY
TEAM AZ 13 AZ GAUCHOS 0...WP STEVE CASEY (NO HITTER)
TEAM AZ 16 SOCAL BOMBERS RED 0...WP SEAN MAXON
TEAM AZ 3 NORCAL 2...WP COLE GLEASON
**TEAM AZ #1 SEED OUT OF 24 TEAM TOURNAMENT
PLAYOFFS
TEAM AZ 9 SOCAL BOMBERS BLACK 0...WP SEAN MAXON
SEMI FINALS
TEAM AZ VS CALIFORNIA TITANS
NORCAL VS AO ACES
**TEAM AZ DEFEATED THE TITANS IN THE SEMI FINAL,AND LOST 6-4 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH WITH NORCAL. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU ON A GREAT TOURNAMENT ,AND TO NORCAL BASEBALL FO R WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL.
**USA BASEBALL WILL BE CONTACTING KIDS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WITH INVITATIONS TO THE "PAN-AM" 14U TEAM TRY OUT. CONGRATULATIONS TO TYLER,COLE AND MATTHEW FOR THEIR SELECTIONS TO THIS GROUP.



Monday, May 21
TEAM ARIZONA WINS USSSA "SWING INTO SUMMER " TOURNEY

THE TEAM HAD GREAT HITTING AND PITCHING ALL WEEKEND AS WE SWEPT ALL 3 GAMES IN 4 INNING RUN RULES

TEAM AZ 11 AZ TITANS 1........ WP CHRISTIAN
TEAM AZ 16 GLENDALE GAUCHOS 4..... WP COLE
TEAM AZ 14 A O ACES 1 ..........WP ANGELO


Monday, March 12
YANKEES WIN TRIPLE CROWN SPRING CHAMPIONSHIPS !!!

POOL GAMES
MMY 28 COLORADO CRAWDADS 1....WP TYLER KRAUSE
MMY 6 NORTHWEST DIAMOND SPORTS 7

PLAYOFFS
MMY 16 SCOTTSDALE ANGELS 2....WP ZACH DAVIES
QUARTERFINAL
MMY 6 STARMAKER STINGRAYS (#1 SEED) 2....WP ANGELO WRIGHT
SEMI FINAL
MMY 10 AZ BLACKHAWKS 0....WP COLE GLEASON
CHAMPIONSHIP
MMY 20 NORTHWEST DIAMONDSPORTS 3....WP STEVE CASEY

OFFENSIVE MVP'S...CASE,BRYCE,BENNY,ZD
DEFENSIVE MVP'S...ANGELO,ZD,TK

-THIS WEEKENDS TOURNAMENT WIN WAS THE 50TH TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE TEAM !!
-SATURDAYS POOL GAME LOSS TO THE NW DIAMONDSPORTS,WAS THE TEAMS 1ST LOSS IN 31 14U TOURNAMENT GAMES OVER THE PAST 2 SEASONS.



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Monday, February 19
YANKEES WIN PRESIDENTS DAY TOURNAMENT

SATURDAY
MMY 10 VS INFERNO 3... WP ANGELO WRIGHT (HR TYLER KRAUSE)
SUNDAY
MMY 14 VS BLACKHAWKS 0... WP DOM PORTOCARRERO
MMY 11 VS GLENDALE GAUCHOS 3...WP TYLER KRAUSE (HR STEVE CASEY, DREW CHAVEZ(2))
MONDAY
MMY 12 VS AZ LANDSHARKS 2 WP ZACH DAVIES
**CHAMPIONSHIP GAME VS AZ BLACKHAWKS WAS RAINED OUT. YANKEES WE'RE AWARDED TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP BASED ON 4-0 RECORDAND #1 SEEDING.

OFFENSIVE MVP'S..... ZACH,JAKE,STEVE,BRANDON AND DREW
DEFENSIVE MVP....PITCHING STAFF



Monday, February 12
YANKEES WIN TRIPLE CROWN "ROD RUBINO " TOURNAMENT

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ROD RUBINO CHAMPS
**POOL PLAY**
MMY 9 VS MESA MUCKDOGS 1... WP STEVE CASEY
MMY 18 ARIZONA CLASH 1... WP JAKE PEEVYHOUSE
MMY 16 AHWATUKEE VENOM 3... WP TYLER KRAUSE (HR..CASE,JAKE(G-SLAM))
**PLAYOFFS**
SEMI MMY 10 VS AZ TITANS 2...WP DOM PORTOCARRERO
FINAL MMY 9 VS AO ACES 3...WP MATT PERKINS SAVE ANGELO WRIGHT

OFFENSIVE MVP'S.. STEVE/JAKE/ZD      
DEFENSIVE MVP'S.. ANGELO/DOM


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2007 14U MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN YANKEES


Monday, November 27
YANKEES START OFF 14U SEASON WITH WIN

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OUR YANKEES WON ALL 5 GAMES THIS WEEKEND IN WINNING THE SABA "THANKSGIVING CLASSIC".THE BOYS SECURED THE TOP SEED BY GOING 3-0 IN POOL PLAY,AND FOLLOWED UP BY DOWNING THE GLENDALE GAUCHOS 12-0 IN THE SEMI AND DEFEATED THE AZ PRIDE 16-2 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. CASE (.727/ 1.000 SLG%),DOM(.600/10 RUNS),COLE,DINO AND PERK(.500/10 RBI'S) LED THE TEAM OFFENSIVELY. ALL PITCHERS WERE GREAT,AS WE ALLOWED ONLY 5 RUNS ALL WEEKEND. STEVE PITCHED A COMPLETE GAME 1 HIT SHUOUT IN THE SEMI,AND MATT THREW 3 PERFECT INNINGS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.TK,JAKE AND DOM DIDN'T ALLOW A RUN IN THEIR APPEARANCES. DEFENSE WAS GREAT,AS THE TEAM DID NOT COMMIT A SINGLE ERROR THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT

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SEAN AND BRANDO

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ANGE AND DREW

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USA BASEBALL AND TEAM ARIZONA INFO


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Sunday, January 28
UPDATES FROM GUATAMALA "PAN-AM QUALIFIER"...USA WINS GOLD !!!

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TYLER,ZACH AND COLE IN GUATAMALA
GAME 1...THE U.S.TEAM BEAT THE HOST GUATEMALANS 21-11 IN SATURDAYS OPENING GAME.    TYLER LED OFF FOR THE AMERICANS,AND HIT A HOME RUN TO CENTER WITH HIS FIRST SWING OF THE GAME. ZD ENDED THE GAME WITH A "WALK OFF" 3 RUN HOMER IN THE 5TH. TYLER PLAYED CF AND BATTED LEAD OFF,AND ZACH PLAYED SS AND BATTED 2ND.
NEXT GAME IS MONDAY VS NICARAGUA.

GAME 2....THE U.S. BEAT NICARAGUA 19-7 IN THEIR 2ND GAME. ZD PLAYED SS AND WENT 2-4 W/ A GRAND SLAM ! TYLER BATTED LEAD OFF,SCORED 2 RUNS,PLAYED CF,AND PITCHED A SHUTOUT INNING. COLE PLAYED 3RD,AND WENT 3-4 W/A DOUBLE AND A HOME RUN !!...NEXT GAME IS TUES A.M. VS HONDURAS

GAME 3....USA 18 HONDURAS 1...COLE WAS THE STARTER AND WP...MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW....GAME LASTED ONLY 3 INNINGS W/RUN RULE...CLICK LOGO FOR BOXSCORE

GAME 4....USA 16 VS EL SALVADOR 6....TK WENT 4-5 w/A HR,ZD WENT 3-4 W/2 HR'S INCUDING ANOTHER "WALK OFF" GRAND SLAM ! COLE WENT 2-4 W/ANOTHER HOME RUN !

SEMI FINAL...USA 11 GUATEMALA 1...TYLER AND ZACH COMBINED ON THE MOUND TO LEAD TEAM USA INTO SATURDAYS GOLD MEDAL GAME ! TK PITCHED 4 2/3 INNINGS,AND Z CAME IN TO GET THE FINAL OUT IN THE THE 5 INNING WIN. COLE HIT ANOTHER HR !! ALL 3 PLAYED THE ENTIRE GAME FOR THE US TEAM.....GOOD LUCK IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP !!!


GOLD MEDAL GAME !!!

TEAM USA 13 NICARAGUA 2....TEAM USA CAPTURED THE GOLD MEDAL WITH THEIR 6TH STRAIGHT WIN @ THE PAN AM GAMES QUALIFIER ON SATURDAY. COLE ENDED THE GAME WITH A WALK OFF GRAND SLAM!!..THE 3RD "WALF OFF" HR OF THE WEEK. ALL 3 BOYS MADE THE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM...TYLER IN CF,COLE @ 3B,AND ZD @ SS. ZACH ALSO LED THE TOURNAMENT IN HITS, HR'S(TIED W/COLE).AND RBI'S, AND WAS NAMED THE TOURNAMENTS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER !!

             AB      R    H    HR    RBI

TYLER    *22   *12   10    2      10
ZACH      *22    9   *13   *4    * 19
COLE         15    9      9    *4      10

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CONGRATULATIONS GUYS ON A GREAT TOURNAMENT !!


Friday, December 15
ZD,TYLER AND COLE NAMED TO USA BASEBALL 14U NATIONAL TEAM !!!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ZACH,TYLER AND COLE WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY USA BASEBALL TO REPRESENT OUR COUNTRY IN THE UPCOMING PAN-AM GAMES QUALIFIER IN JANUARY !!
THE TEAM WAS ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING,AND IS COMPRISED OF PLAYERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY BORN AFTER JAN. 1ST 1993.
THE TEAM WILL BE FLOWN BY USA BASEBALL TO GUATEMALA FROM JANUARY 19TH-28TH.
GREAT JOB GUYS !!!!!

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Saturday, November 11
YANKEES HELP LEAD "TEAM ARIZONA" TO USA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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USA BASEBALL "CHAMPIONS CLASSIC"
CONGRATULATIONS TO ZD,BEN TK,AND COLE FOR HELPING LEAD TEAM ARIZONA TO THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE INAUGURAL USA BASEBALL CHAMPIONS CLASSIC.
IN THE TOURNEY,ZD WAS THE WP IN THE QUARTERFINAL,COLE PITCHED A CG IN BEATING STARMAKER IN THE SEMI,AND TYLER WAS THE WP IN AN 11-1 WIN OVER NORCAL IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. BEN BATTED.555 FOR THE TOURNAMENT W/GAME WINNING RBI DOUBLES IN THE QUARTERFINAL AND CHAMPIONSHIP. ZD,TYLER AND COLE WERE RECOGNIZED BY USA BASEBALL AS CANDIDATES FOR THE 14U NATIONAL JR OLYMPIC TEAM THAT WILL REPRESENT THE USA IN TOURNAMENT PLAY NEXT SUMMER/FALL....CONGRATS TO OUR GUYS,AS WELL AS NATHANIEL AND MATT FROM THE BLAZE,DAVID AND ZACH FROM THE TITANS,NATE AND DANIEL FROM THE HEAT,AND AARON FROM THE GAUCHOS. THE BOYS ADVANCED TO THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT BY WINNING THE AZ QUALIFIER IN OCTOBER.

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2005/06 13U MMYANKEES TOURNAMENT RECAPS


Tuesday, June 6
YANKEES WIN USSSA 13U STATE CHAMPIONSHIP !!

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13U USSSA STATE CHAMPS !!
OUR KIDS WENT UNDEFEATED THIS WEEKEND IN CAPTURING THE 13U USSSA ARIZONA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE TEAM ADDS THIS TITLE TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS @ 10U,11U,12U AND 13 AMERICAN LAST YEAR. THE TEAM WON THIS WEEKEND WITH 6 OF THE 10 BOYS FROM OUR ORIGINAL 10U STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM !
THE OFFENSE WAS AGAIN LED BY STEVE CASEY,WHO HIT.750 FOR THE TOURNAMENT INCLUDING A LONG HOME RUN IN SUNDAYS SEMI-FINAL.TYLER KRAUSE(.700,1100 SLG%) AND ANGELO(.700)ALSO HAD GREAT OFFENSIVE WEEKENDS....THE TEAM BATTED .457 WHILE SCORING 42 RUNS IN THE 4 GAMES.
GAME SCORES WERE 12-3 OVER THE AZHEAT,13-1 VS WEST VALLEY PROWLERS,13-0 VS DESERT DRAGONS AND 4-1 OVER THE AZ LANDSHARKS.
ANGE PICKED UP HIS 3RD STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WIN TAKING A SHUTOUT INTO THE FINAL INNING BEFORE ALLOWING AN UNEARNED RUN. ZD PITCHED A COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT IN THE SEMI FINAL,WHILE DOM AND TYLER C. BOTH HAD COMPLETE GAME POOL GAME WINS.


Tuesday, May 30
YANKEES WIN 14U NATIONAL DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND !!!

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14U NATIONAL DIVISION CHAMPS !!
OUR YANKEES WON ALL 5 GAMES THIS WEEKEND IN WINNING THE 14U NATIONAL DIVISION OF THE SUPER SERIES MEMORIAL DAY CHAMPIONSHIP. THE TEAM HAD POOL GAME WINS OVER THE ALBUQUERQUE HEAT 12-4,SCOTTSDALE VIPERS 6-2 AND LAKE HAVASU BASEBALL ACADEMY 16-4. IN THE SEMI FINAL,WE DOWNED THE MINGUS WILDCATS 13-7,AND DOWNED THE POWERFUL SCOTTSDALE FIREBIRDS 8-6 TO CAPTURE THE CHAMPIONSHIP !!
CASE,DOM,JAKE AND TYLER LED THE OFFENSE,AS WE SCORED 55 RUNS IN THE 5 WINS !!
STEVE ALSO TOPPED THE 100 RBI MARK FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR WITH A 3 HR IN THE 2ND INNING OF SUNDAYS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME !!
ANGELO GOT THE WIN IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP,WITH 5 INNINGS OF GREAT WORK,WHILE JAKE PITCHED THE FINAL 2 FOR THE SAVE. DOM WAS THE WINNING PITCHER IN THE SEMI FINAL.... SEAN,ZD,COLE,KYLE AND TYLER CONTRIBUTED QUALITY INNINGS THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMNENT.
THE WIN CULMINATED A GREAT MONTH OF 14U BASEBALL,WHICH SAW THE TEAM WIN 2 TOURNAMENTS WITHOUT A LOSS....THE YANKEES WILL RETURN TO 13U BASEBALL THIS WEEKEND AS WE PREPARE FOR OMAHA AND FLORIDA,BY TRYING TO CAPTURE A 5TH STRAIGHT AZ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP !!


Monday, May 1
YANKEES WIN 14U "BATTLE BY THE BRIDGE" IN HAVASU !!

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14 U LAKE HAVASU CHAMPS!!"CLICK"
OUR YANKEES TRAVELLED TO LAKE HAVASU THIS WEEKEND TO COMPETE IN OUR FIRST 14U TOURNAMENT. THE TEAM GOT THE TOP SEED AFTER POOL PLAY ON SATURDAY BY DEFEATING THE SO.NEVADA BULLDOGS AND THE LAS VEGAS LIGHTNING. SEAN GOT THE WIN IN THE BULLDOG GAME,AND COLE WENT THE DISTANCE IN THE LIGHTNING GAME.
IN SUNDAY'S SEMI FINAL,ZACH PITCHED 5 GREAT INNINGS OF 1 RUN BASEBALL IN AN 11-2 WIN OVER LAS VEGAS. STEVE STARTED THE CHAMPIONSHIP,AND PITCHED 5 INNINGS,ALLOWING ONLY 1 UNEARNED RUN AND 1 HIT,WHILE STRIKING OUT 5.ANGELO CAME IN TO PITCH A SCORELESS 6TH AND 7TH. THE BIG HIT IN THE GAME WAS A 3 RUN HR BY COLE IN THE TOP OF THE 6TH,WITH THE YANKEES TRAILING 1-0. THE FINAL SCORE WAS 5-1 OVER A VERY STRONG RIVERSIDE REBEL TEAM.
THE OFFENSE WAS GOOD ALL WEEKEND,AS WE SCORED 41 RUNS IN THE 4 GAMES.CASE WAS THE TOURNAMENT MVP WITH HIS WIN IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND A .667 BATTING AVERAGE FOR THE WEEKEND. ANGELO (.545/1.091 SLG %/HR/10 RBI'S!!)ALSO HAD A GREAT TOURNAMENT.TYLER,BENNY AND BRANDON WERE @ .500 FOR THE TOURNAMENT.
JAKE WAS THE DEFENSIVE STAR WITH 2 DIVING CATCHES IN RIGHT,TO PREVENT BIG INNINGS FROM THE REBELS.
THE TOURNAMENT WIN WAS THE 10TH OF THE SEASON,AND COMPLETED A GREAT MONTH OF APRIL,WHICH SAW THE TEAM WIN 3 TOURNAMENTS WITHOUT LOSING A SINGLE GAME !
THANKS AGAIN TO EDWINA AND HER FAMILY FOR ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND OF BASEBALL,BOATING AND BLACKJACK @ THE LAKE !!


Sunday, April 16
YANKEES WIN SUPER SERIES "EASTER CLASSIC"

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SUPER SERIES "EASTER CLASSIC "CHAMPS
OUR YANKEES WON ALL 5 GAMES THIS WEEKEND IN WINNING THE SS EASTER CLASSIC. POOL GAME WINS WERE BY IDENTICAL 8-1 SCORES OVER THE AZ SMOKE AND THE AZ HEAT.
SATURDAY, SAW THE TEAM PLAY OUR BEST BASEBALL OF THE SEASON,AS WE RUN RULED 3 QUALITY OPPONENTS ON THE WAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. WE DOWNED THE WEST VALLEY PROWLERS 12-4 IN THE QUARTERFINAL,AND THE ANAHIEM REBELS 11-1 IN THE SEMI FINAL.
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WE DEFEATED THE BLAZE 9-1,AS STEVE SHUT DOWN THE HARD HITTING BLAZE BATTERS.


Monday, April 3
YANKEES WIN USSSA "LIGHTS OUT CLASSIC"

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USSSA "LIGHTS OUT CLASSIC" CHAMPS
OUR YANKEES WON ALL 4 GAMES THIS WEEKEND IN ERIC BELLS USSSA LIGHTS OUT CLASSIC. POOL GAME WINS WERE 14-0 OVER THE AZ SPARTANS,AND 9-1 OVER THE AZ GIANTS. IN SUNDAYS SEMI FINAL WE DOWNED THE GIANTS 9-0,AND BEAT THE GAUCHOS 8-4 IN SUNDAYS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. GREAT PITCHING BY ANGE (2 WINS) AND STEVE(CG NO-HITTER) LED THE WAY. JAKE,SEAN AND TYLER ALSO PITCHED WELL. OFFENSIVELY,JAKE WAS OUR TOP HITTER FOR THE WEEKEND.

Monday, February 27
YANKEES WIN USSSA "ICE BREAKER CLASSIC"

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USSSA ICE BEAKER CHAMPS !!!
OUR KIDS PLAYED ANOTHER SOLID WEEKEND OF BASEBALL IN WINNING ALL 5 GAMES IN THE USSSA ICE BREAKER CLASSIC IN CHANDLER. IN THE 5 GAMES, WE SCORED 58 RUNS,WHILE ALLOWING ONLY 5.
WE SECURED THE #1 SEED ON SATURDAY BY DEFEATING THE EV STING 16-1 AND THE SW SIDEWINDERS 10-0.
IN SUNDAYS PLAYOFFS, WE DOWNED THE AZCURVE 11-0.ANGELO WAS THE STAR IN SUNDAYS 9-0 WIN SEMI FINAL WIN VS THE AZ SMOKE.
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, WE DEFEATED THE WEST VALLEY PROWLERS 12-4.. SUNDAYS SEMI FINAL WIN WAS THE TEAMS 300TH "TOURNAMENT GAME" WIN SINCE THE START OF OUR 10U SEASON !


Monday, February 6
YANKEES WIN USSSA "WINTER CLASSIC"

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USSSA "WINTER CLASSIC" CHAMPS
OUR YANKEES WENT UNDEFEATED IN WINNING THIS WEEKENDS USSSA "WINTER CLASSIC". LED BY SOME GREAT PITCHING, WE HELD OUR OPPONENTS TO ONLY 2 EARNED RUNS IN 4 GAMES,WHILE SCORING 45 !
IN OUR FIRST POOL GAME WE BEAT THE GAUCHOS 16-1,AS BOOM AND ANGELO SPLIT THE GAME ON THE MOUND. IN OUR 2ND POOL GAME WE DEFEATED THE CHANDLER BLACK SOX 12-0.
IN SUNDAYS SEMI FINAL,STEVE ALLOWED ONLY 1 HIT IN GOING THE DISTANCE IN AN 11-0 VICTORY OVER THE AZ GIANTS.
IN SUNDAYS CHAMPIONSHIP,BRYCE ALLOWED ONLY 4 HITS IN A 6-2 WIN OVER THE AO ACES.
THIS WEEKEND'S WIN WAS THE 40TH TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP FOR OUR YANKEES !!


Monday, October 24
YANKEES DOMINATE USSSA "AMERICAN CLASSIC" !!

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USSSA AMERICAN CLASSIC CHAMPS
OUR YANKEES WON ALL 5 GAMES IN CONVINCING FASHION THIS WEEKEND IN CAPTURING THE USSSA "AMERICAN CLASSIC". ALL PITCHERS WERE GREAT,AS WE ALLOWED ONLY 2 UNEARNED RUNS,AND 5 BASE HITS (ALL SINGLES) IN THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT !!
ZD WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 5 INNING 1 HIT 10-0 SHUTOUT OF THE AZ LANDSHARKS...NO RUNNER EVEN REACHED 2ND BASE.
POOL GAME SCORES WERE 15-0 AND 22-1. IN THE QUARTER FINAL,WE BEAT THE MAVERICKS 11-0,AND DOWNED THE NEW MEXICO RED SOX 10-1 IN THE SEMI FINAL.


Monday, October 31
YANKEES WIN SUPER SERIES "HALLOWEEN SCREAM"

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OUR YANKEES CAPPED OFF A PERFECT MONTH OF BASEBALL BY DEFEATING THE AO ACES IN SUNDAYS HALLOWEEN SCREAM CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. WE GOT THE #1 SEED BY DEFEATING THE AZ COBRAS 15-0,AND THE AZ ARSENAL 10-0. IN SUNDAYS SEMI-FINAL,WE BEAT THE AZ HEAT 16-3...WE FINISHED THE MONTH GOING 13-0,WITH 3 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS.IN THE 13 GAMES,OUR KIDS SCORED 147 RUNS,WHILE ALLOWING ONLY 16....A GREAT EFFORT BY ALL.

Monday, November 28
YANKEES WIN 6TH ANNUAL TRIPLE CROWN "DUEL IN THE DESERT"

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OUR KIDS WENT 6-0 IN WINNING THIS WEEKENDS TRIPLE CROWN "DUEL IN THE DESERT" @ VICTORY LANE. WE SECURED THE #1 SEED THRU POOL PLAY BY DEFEATING THE AZ CURVE 12-1,THE AZ COBRAS 13-0,AND THE AZ STEALTH 18-0. IN SUNDAYS QUARTERFINAL WE WON A TOUGH 4-3 GAME WITH THE NORTH SCOTTSDALE BULLDOGS,BEFORE DEFEATING THE AZ SMOKE 11-3 IN THE SEMI-FINAL,AND THE WEST VALLEY PROWLERS 11-1 IN SUNDAYS CHAMPIONSHIP.


Monday, December 19
YANKEES WIN USSSA "HOLIDAY CLASSIC"

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USSSA HOLIDAY CLASSIC CHAMPS
OUR YANKEES WON ALL 4 GAMES THIS WEEKEND IN DEFENDING THEIR USSSA "HOLIDAY CLASSIC" CHAMPIONSHIP.... DESPITE PLAYING WITHOUT 4 OF OUR REGULARS, OUR 9 REMAINING PLAYERS SCORED 61 RUNS IN 4 GAMES,WHILE ALLOWING ONLY 2 !!
POOL PLAY VICTORIES OVER THE AZ FURY (25-0),AND THE PHOENIX VIPERS(14-0),WERE FOLLOWED BY SUNDAYS SEMI WIN OVER THE AZ KNIGHTS(11-1),AND SUNDAYS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WIN OVER THE AZ DESERT BLAZE(11-1).
THE TOURNEY WIN WAS THE BOYS 5TH STRAIGHT.


Monday, October 10
YANKEES WIN FIRST TOURNAMENT OF 13U SEASON!!

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JOSE PACHECO CHAMPS !!
OUR YANKEES WENT 4-0 IN WINNING THIS WEEKENDS 1ST ANNUAL "JOSE PACHECO MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT" @ SNEDIGAR PARK. WE SECURED THE #1 SEED AFTER POOL PLAY WITH A 7-2 WIN OVER THE DESERT DRAGONS,AND A 11-4 WIN OVER THE AZ SUNKINGS.IN THE SEMI-FINAL WE DOWNED THE AZGIANTS 7-2,AND BEAT THE MESA MUCKDOGS 15-1 IN 3 INNINGS TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.


YANKEES EARN FLORIDA "ELITE 24 " BERTH !!!

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DINO "NIGHT OF THE FOG"
OUR YANKEES TRAVELLED TO RIVERSIDE,CALIFORNIA OVER MLK WEEKEND AND CAME HOME WITH A BERTH TO THE MOST PRESTIGOUS NATIONAL TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR !!
WE BECAME THE 2ND 13U TEAM TO EARN A SPOT,JOINING THE SOCAL REDWINGS IN THE FIELD OF 24 @ DISNEYWORLD IN FLORIDA THIS SUMMER.
OUR KIDS BATTLED THRU 32 OF THE TOUGHEST MAJOR TEAMS IN THE WESTERN U.S. THE FIELD INCLUDED NORCAL BASEBALL,NWSHOCKERS,SOCAL RED WINGS,SOCAL ANGELS,STARMAKER STINGRAYS,S.NEV BULLDOGS,AZ BLAZE,ROCKY MTN STEEL AND S.NEV DESERT STORM TO NAME A FEW.
IN POOL PLAY, WE DOWNED THE WEST COAST PIRATES 7-2,THE SOCAL REBELS 9-0,AND THE PLACENTIA MUSTANGS 11-2 TO SECURE THE #1 SEED. IN THE ROUND OF 16,WE DEFEATED THE DESERT STORM 7-2,AND ADVANCED TO THE ROUND OF 8 ON MONDAY. IN OUR FIRST GAME MONDAY, WE DOWNED THE AZBLAZE 9-0,WHICH LEFT US JUST 1 WIN SHORT OF THE BERTH,AS IT WAS A 2-BERTH "SUPER NIT".
IN THE SEMI,WE FACED THE SOCAL ANGELS,AND BATTLED THRU SOME ADVERSITY TO WIN 12-3 AND EARN THE RIGHT TO REPRESENT ARIZONA @ THE ELITE.
IN THE FINAL, WE FACED THE SOCAL RED WINGS,AND ALLOWED A 5-1 5TH INNING LEAD SLIP AWAY,BEFORE LOSING 7-6 IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 7TH.
THE YANKEES LED THE TOURNAMENT IN RUNS SCORED,AVG.MARGIN OF VICTORY,AND WERE 2ND IN RUNS ALLOWED.
CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO THE RED WINGS ON THEIR ELITE BERTH .

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2004/05 12U TOURNAMENT RECAP 91-9...12 CHAMPIONSHIPS!!

12U TOURNAMENT RECORD.....70-6
13U TOURNAMENT RECORD.....21-3


Monday, June 20
YANKEES WIN 3RD STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP !!!

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STATE CHAMPIONSHIP "3-PEAT" FOR FATHERS DAY !!!
WHAT A WEEKEND .. OUR BOYS PLAYED 11 HARD FOUGHT GAMES IN 3 DAYS TO WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2 AGE DIVISIONS! THE FIRST CAME SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE BOYS COMPLETED A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP "3-PEAT". WE WERE CROWNED AZ STATE CHAMPIONS @ 12U, TO GO WITH OUR PREVIOUS 10U AND 11U TITLES. WE WON ALL 5 GAMES ON OUR WAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. 5 GREAT STARTS BY BEN (CG NO HIT SHUTOUT),COLBY,KYLE,DINO AND DOM(CG 8K'S IN THE FINAL)LED THE WAY.ALL KIDS WERE GREAT @ THE PLATE,AS WE POUNDED OUT 62 HITS IN THE 5 GAMES.



Monday, June 20
YANKEES WIN 13U AMERICAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP !!

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13U AMERICAN STATE CHAMPS !!
IN OUR SECOND TOURNAMENT ON THE WEEKEND, OUR KIDS WON 6 STRAIGHT GAMES IN CAPTURING THE 13U AMERICAN DIVISION STATE CHAMPIONSHIP . ALL HITTERS WERE GREAT AS WE SCORED 67 RUNS TO GO WITH 73 HITS IN THE 6 GAMES .
CASE(.621/1172 SLG% W/20 RBI'S!), DINO(.600 AVE/800 SLG%) KYLE(20 RUNS/21 SB'S)ZD(17RUNS),DOM(16 RUNS/19 RBI'S AND 12 SB'S)LED THE WAY. WHILE JOEY,COLBY AND ANGE ALSO HAD GREAT OFFENSIVE TOURNAMENTS (12U AND 13U). STEVE HIT ONE OVER THE 300' FENCE IN OUR FIRST GAME !!
ON THE MOUND, ZD LED THE WAY WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WIN TO GO WITH 3 EARLIER SAVES, JORDAN HAD 2 OF THE 13U WINS.
IN THE 11 GAMES, WE USED ALL 11 PITCHERS,WITH NONE OF THEM GOING MORE THAN 7 INNINGS,OR LESS THAN 3...A GREAT CONTRIBUTTION BY ALL !!!
HIGHLITES INCLUDED AN EXCITING 11-9 WIN SAT PM OVER THE TITANS,A SEMI WIN OVER EV BULLDOGS,AND OUR 14-3 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WIN OVER THE TUCSON EXPLOSION.
THE TOURNEY WIN WAS OUR 12TH OF THE SEASON, AND #34 AS A TEAM !
IN 2 WEEKS, WE WRAP UP OUR 12U SEASON WITH A TRIP TO THE THE "BIRTHPLACE OF BASEBALL"...COOPERSTOWN,NY !!!!!!


Monday, May 2
YANKEES WIN 13U "BATTLE BY THE BRIDGE " IN LAKE HAVASU

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13U LAKE HAVASU CHAMPS !!!
OUR BOYS BROUGHT HOME ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WEEKEND AS WE TRAVELLED TO LAKE HAVASU FOR THE TRIPLE CROWN 13U "BATTLE BY THE BRIDGE". WE WON OUR 2 POOL GAMES ON SATURDAY BY SCORES OF 11-3 AND 10-1....ON SUNDAY, WE DEFEATED THE LAS VEGAS BASEBALL ACADEMY LIGHTNING 14-1, AND DOWNED THE AZ NIGHTHAWKS 7-1 IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. ANGE,JAKE,BENNY,DOM,ZD AND STEVE WERE GREAT ON THE MOUND,WHILE KYLE (.750 W/8 RUNS)LED A WELL BALANCED OFFENSIVE ATTACK(10.5 RUNS/GAME).
THE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS OUR 2ND STRAIGHT @ 13U AND 10TH OF THE SEASON.
THANKS AGAIN TO EDWINA,HAP AND HER FAMILY FOR A FANTASTIC WEEKEND OF BASEBALL,BOATING AND BLACKJACK!!!


Monday, April 18
YANKEES WIN 13U MAJORS DIVISION IN USSSA "SPRING CLASSIC" !!

Champs 13U USSSA Spring Classic
1ST 13U CHAMPIONSHIP !!!
OUR BOYS HAD ANOTHER FUN WEEKEND OF BASEBALL AS WE WON THE 13U MAJOR DIVISION OF THE USSSA HARDBALL "SPRING CLASSIC" IN ANTHEM ON SUNDAY. AFTER AN EARLY SAT A.M. 2-1 LOSS TO THE EXPLOSION, WE WON OUR NEXT 3 GAMES... 16-5 OVER THE SCOTTSDALE ANGELS, 11-8 OVER THE 13U AZ PATRIOTS, AND A 10-0 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WIN OVER THE EV BULLDOGS. THE HIGHLITE OF THE WEEKEND WAS OUR COMEBACK WIN OVER THE PATRIOTS, IN WHICH WE SCORED 7 RUNS IN OUR FINAL AT BAT.
DOMINIC(.600/7 RUNS/7 SB'S/6 RBI'S),BOOM (.600)AND COLBY(.583) HAD GREAT OFFENSIVE WEEKENDS, WHILE ANGE (2 WINS),ZD AND DOM LED THE WAY ON THE MOUND. DINO ALSO HAD A SOLID TOURNAMENT OFFENSIVELY AND WAS TERRIFIC BEHIND THE PLATE....GREAT JOB GUYS !!!!
NEXT UP LAKE HAVASU 13U IN 2 WEEKS.


Monday, April 11
YANKEES WIN USSSA "LIGHTS OUT CLASSIC"

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USSSA "LIGHTS OUT" CHAMPIONS !!
ANOTHER EXCITING WIN THIS WEEKEND ,AS OUR KIDS SWEPT 4 GAMES IN WINNING THE ERIC BELL USSSA "LIGHTS OUT CLASSIC". AFTER OUTSCORING THE COBRAS ,FINEST, AND INFERNO BY A COMBINED SCORE OF 27-2,OUR GUYS NEEDED SOME LAST INNING HEROICS TO DEFEAT THE AZBLAZE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. AFTER TRAILING MOST THE GAME, WE SCORED 3 RUNS IN OUR FINAL AT BAT TO DOWN THE BLAZE 5-4. THREE 6TH INNING DOUBLES BY ZD,CASE AND ANGE GOT US EVEN, THEN DINO STOLE 3RD,AND RACED HOME ON AN ERRANT THROW TO SCORE THE WINNING RUN.
DOM HAD HIS 2ND HOME RUN OF THE TOURNEY EARLIER IN THE GAME TO KEEP IT CLOSE. FOUR GREAT STARTS BY D,BOOMER,ANGE,AND ZD LED THE WAY ON THE MOUND,WHILE CASE,JAKE AND DINO DIDN'T ALLOW A RUN IN THEIR RELIEF APPERANCES. OFFENSIVELY, ALL KIDS CONTRIBUTED...BOOMER LED THE WAY WITH A .750 AVG. CONGRATS ALSO TO THE BLAZE WHO PLAYED A GREAT GAME....IT WAS ONE OF THE BETTER GAMES IN OUR LONG RIVALRY.
THE TOURNEY WIN WAS OUR 8TH OF THE SEASON,AND #30 AS A TEAM !!


Monday, March 21
YANKEES WIN SPRING TRAINING CLASSIC !!

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SPRING TRAINING CHAMPS !!
WE WENT UNDEFEATED IN WINNING THE SUPER SERIES "SPRING TRAINING" CHAMPIONSHIP. WE DEFEATED THE GAUCHOS 10-0, AND THE AZ GIANTS 14-2 IN SATURDAYS POOL GAMES. IN SUNDAYS PLAYOFFS, WE BEAT THE GIANTS AGAIN,AND WON A 14-10 SLUGFEST WITH THE PALM DESERT PATRIOTS IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. OUR BATS WERE RED HOT ,AS WE SCORED 43 RUNS IN THE 4 GAMES. ZD WAS THE OFFENSIVE MVP (.667 W/8 RBI'S AND 7 RUNS SCORED). BOOMER,DINO AND KYLE ALSO BATTED OVER .600 FOR THE TOURNAMENT, WHILE DOM,JAKE,BRANDO AND COLBY WERE OVER .500. JOEY ALSO HAD A GOOD TOURNAMENT @ THE PLATE INCLUDING A 290' TRIPLE ON SUNDAY. JAKE WAS THE DEFENSIVE MVP WITH HIS 3 INNING SHUTOUT WIN ON SATURDAY , AND RELIEF WIN IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. ANGE,CASE,ZD AND BOOM ALSO HAD GOOD TOURNAMENTS ON THE MOUND...NEXT UP , OUR 1ST 13U TOURNAMENT STARTING FRIDAY !!

Monday, March 7
YANKEES WIN TRIPLE CROWN IN CALIFORNIA !!!

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CALIFORNIA TRIPLE CROWN CHAMPS !!!
ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND OF BASEBALL, AS WE TRAVELLED TO THE BIG LEAGUE DREAMS PARKS IN CATHEDRAL CITY,CALIFORNIA. OUR KIDS DIDN'T TRAIL ALL WEEKEND IN SWEEPING 4 GAMES FROM OUR CALIFORNIA COUNTERPARTS.
OUR PITCHERS ALLOWED ONLY 3 RUNS IN THE 4 GAMES..ZD AND STEVE LED THE WAY W/6 AND 5 SHUTOUT INNINGS EACH,WHILE ANGE,JAKE,DINO,BEN AND KYLE ALSO CONTRIBUTED QUALITY INNINGS ON THE MOUND. OFFENSIVELY..STEVE,COLBY,DINO,ZD AND BRANDO ALL BATTED OVER .500 FOR THE TOURNAMENT..(ZD AND CASE COMBINED FOR 7 TRIPLES IN 4 GAMES !!)THE TOURNAMENT WIN WAS OUR 6TH OF THE SEASON, AND RAN OUR 12U TOURNAMENT RECORD TO 40-4 !!


Monday, January 5
12'S WIN WINTER NATIONALS !!!

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"BACK TO BACK NATIONAL CHAMPS !!"
OUR 12'S WON ALL 7 GAMES THIS WEEK,ON THEIR WAY TO WINNING THE SUPER SERIES WINTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE 2ND STARIGHT YEAR. THE CHAMPIONSHIP INCLUDED 2 WINS OVER THE TOP RANKED TEAM IN THE COUNTRY, THE SOCAL RED WINGS. OUR TOP 5 OF KYLE,ZD,DOM ,CASE AND ANGE LED THE WAY OFFENSIVELY. ALL PITCHERS WERE AWESOME , HOLDING OUR OPPONENTS TO LESS THAN 1 EARNED RUN A GAME. STEVE WAS THE OFFENSIVE MVP AND DOM WON THE DEFENSIVE AWARD. ZACH WAS AWARDED THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BALL FOR HIS GREAT PITCHING IN THE FINAL.

Sunday, December 19
12'S WIN USSSA "HOLIDAY CLASSIC"!!

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"HOLIDAY CLASSIC CHAMPS !!"
OUR 12'S WON ALL 5 GAMES THIS WEEKEND IN WINNING THE ERIC BELL USSSA "HOLIDAY CLASSIC"..OUTSCORING OUR OPPONENTS 53-14. ALL KIDS PLAYED WELL,DOM(1 WIN,2 SAVES),BOOM(5 IP/10K'S),ZD,ANGE,AND BENNY LED THE WAY ON THE MOUND. KYLE(8 HITS/8 RUNS/9 SB'S),D(.636/7 RUNS/8 SB),BRANDO(.500 W/4 2B'S) AND BOOM(.545 W/13 RBI'S!!) HAD GREAT OFFENSIVE TOURNAMENTS. ZD HIT ONE OUT OF THE PARK,AND WAS TERRIFIC BEHIND THE PLATE ALL WEEKEND...IN 5 GAMES OUR KIDS WENT 47/47 IN SB'S!!..


Sunday, November 28
12'S WIN THANKSGIVING WEEKEND SHOOTOUT !!!

Thanksgiving
"25TH CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2 YRS.!!"
OUR 12U'S WON 5 STRAIGHT TOUGH BALL GAMES ON THEIR WAY TO WINNING THE SUPER SERIES THANKSGIVING SHOOTOUT IN TUCSON. THE TEAM RODE SOME GREAT PITCHING TO POOL GAME WINS OVER THE TITANS, AZ BLAZE AND AO ACES...WE BEAT THE AZGIANTS 6-1 IN SUNDAYS SEMI-FINAL AND DOWNED THE AO ACES IN SUNDAYS CHAMPIONSHIP...THE THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT MARKED OUR 2ND ANNIVERSARY AS A TEAM,AND WAS OUR 25TH CHAMPIONSHIP IN THAT PERIOD !!!


Sunday, November 7
12'S WIN S.S. VETS DAY CLASSIC !!!

2004 Veterans Day Champions
2004/05 12U MMYANKEES
OUR 12U'S CAPTURED THIS WEEKENDS NATIONAL DIVISION OF THE SUPER SERIES VETERANS DAY CLASSIC. AFTER SECURING THE TOP SEED THRU POOL PLAY, WE DOWNED THE AZ GIANTS 7-1 IN SUNDAYS CHAMPIONSHIP. DOM(DEF MVP),ANGELO ,BOOM AND ZACH LED THE WAY ON THE MOUND, WHILE DINO,CASE,ANGE,BOOM,KYLE AND BENNY HAD GOOD TOURNAMENTS @ THE PLATE.
IT WAS GREAT TO FINALLY HAVE OUR WHOLE TEAM TOGETHER.


Sunday, October 24
12'S WIN "HALLOWEEN SCREAM" TOURNAMENT !!!

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FIRST WIN AS 12U'S!!
OUR 12'S WON ALL 4 GAMES THIS WEEKEND IN CAPTURING THE NATIONAL DIVISION OF THE SUPER SERIES "HALLOWEEN SCREAM" TOURNAMENT. GREAT PITCHING BY ANGELO(DEF. MVP) AND DOM ON SUNDAY LED THE WAY. IN 4 GAMES,OUR PICHERS HELD OUR OPPONENTS TO A .154 BATTING AVE... JOEY WAS THE OFFENSIVE MVP...WHILE KYLE,COLBY,DOM AND BENNY ALSO HAD GOOD OFFENSIVE TOURNAMENTS.

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2006 13U STATE CHAMPS !!


statechumps
2005 12U AZ STATE CHAMPS !!!
4 STRAIGHT ARIZONA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS !!!!

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2003 10U AZ STATE CHAMPS !!!
11 Winners
2004 11U AZ STATE CHAMPS !!!