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Oakland Baseball Club: Welcome
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Welcome to the site for the Oakland Baseball Club (OBC). OBC is not a baseball academy, not a showcase team, nor are we a recreational league team. We are a baseball team comprised of coaches and players with the focus of playing fundamental baseball the way it was meant to be played—HARD!!
OBC competes in the 18U Northern California Connie Mack Summer League, one of the most competitive 18U baseball leagues in the country. It plays in the Coastal League against NorCal Valley, California Smoke, Headfirst Bercovich, Alameda Black Sox and West Bay Barons. These teams all have excellent reputations.
The Bay Area League (Danville Hoots, Sonoma County Rebels, Union City Lookouts, EJ Sports Warriors and Delta Indians) and Valley League (EDH Vipers, Lodi Baseball Club, West Lane Mets, RBI Baseball Academy, Payters Baseball Club, and Club All Star) comprise the remaining Northern California Connie Mack Leagues.
While we understand the importance of winning in competitive sports, our focus is on winning through player development. We cannot promise “the yellow brick road” to the next level but we can deliver the platform for players to be seen as they develop their skills, gain valuable game experience and measure their skills against some of the best competition in Northern California and the West Coast!
Our all-wood bat schedule is always very competitive and ambitious (See our game schedule). In addition to Connie Mack summer league games, OBC plays in such Northern California tournaments as the NorCal BCS, EDH Vipers 4th of July Tournament and Northern California 18U Invitational Wood Bat Tournament. Competition is against top regional opponents. The summer concludes at the Phil Singer Summer Classic (formerly the West Coast Summer Series), our annual season-ending tournament in San Diego playing teams from all over the nation!
OBC plays its home games at Bishop O'Dowd High School. League and tournament games are played at fields such as, Santa Clara University, University of San Francisco, St. Mary's College, Sacramento State University, University of Pacific, UC Davis and other top baseball parks.
Since its inception in 2007, OBC has drawn players from the Oakland high schools and surrounding communities in the East Bay.
If this platform speaks to you, contact us here at Oaklandbaseballclub@gmail.com for more information about our program. We appreciate your interest and most of all we hope to see you at the yard this summer!
Former OBC player Jordan Remer was taken in the 25th round of the 2011 Major League draft with the 774th pick belonging to the Texas Rangers.
Remer, who played for OBC in 2007 and 2008, helped lead the University of San Francisco to the 2011 WCC title.
The 6-foot-2 junior from Piedmont High School threw 49 innings for the Dons this spring, finishing with a 3-2record and 3.67 ERA. He struck out 60 to post the best strikeout per inning number on the team and held opposing hitters to a .174 batting average.
"This is really exciting," Remer said. "It has been a lifelong dream to get drafted. Whether I sign or go back to school is still to be determined, but it's an honor to even have the choice."
He was working out in the USF weight room when a scout from the Rangers tried to call his phone to tell him that they were about to draft him. Remer finally heard the news, called him mom and then headed back to the weight room to finish his workout.
