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Home of the San Gabriel Valley Arsenal Baseball Inc.
Welcome to the San Gabriel Valley Arsenal website. The Arsenal was established in the summer of 2001 with players from throughout the San Gabriel Valley. We now have players from the San Fernando Valley, Inland Empire, Orange County, San Diego, High Desert and the Greater Los Angeles area to form 4 teams 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009.
We Our roster consists of players from the following high schools: Damien, La Serna, South Hills, La Mirada, Bishop Amat, Claremont, St. Francis, St. Augustine, Bonita, Long Beach Wilson, LB Miliken, Crespi, Sonora, Glendora, Walnut, Chino Hills, Villa Park, Orange Lutheran, Servite, Barstow, Bellflower, San Dimas, Lakewood, Sante Fe, Windward, La Quinta(LQ), Maranatha, Alemany, Charter Oak, Ayala, Paramount, West Covina, Northview, Temple City and Diamond Ranch
****MAVERICK BASEBALL ACADEMY-SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ARSENAL/WEST COVINA DUKES****
The West Covina Dukes and San Gabriel Valley Arsenal have come together
under the Maverick Baseball Academy name. While we are both are and
will continue to be separate organizations we both have the same
beliefs in fundamental baseball development of the youth in our
community. The West Covina
Dukes will have a 13u and 14u teams. The SGV Arsenal will have teams
from 15u to 18u. Our goal is to enrich the baseball in the City of West Covina, the San Gabriel Valley and bring top baseball events to Maverick field.
SGV ARSENAL SPONSORS FOR THE 2009 SUMMER SEASON
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The San Gabriel Valley Arsenal would like to thank all of our sponsors and supporters for the upcoming summer season. We would like to thank Perfect Game, Mizuno, Easton, Team One, Baseball Factory and Under Armour. We ask that players and families in our program to support these franchises. We would like to thank Easton on their generous donation of the top end baseball pants to our program. We would also like to thank Under Armour for their generous donation to our 17U team by naming them a UA franchise team. PERFECT GAME The organization that defined an industry is still baseball’s foremost scouting report service. Whether it's showcases, tournaments, online video, national rankings, player profiles, scouting reports, college and professional baseball opportunities, or the desire to compete with and against the best, top teams, players and their families choose Perfect Game USA for exposure, insight, and professionalism to propel them through their baseball career. And where talent goes, professional scouts and top college recruiters follow which is why the best in baseball choose Perfect Game USA. Baseball Factory is a proud sponsor of the SGV Arsenal. Baseball Factory provides baseball players nationwide with the very best instruction, tournament competition, and college planning and guidance. From day one, Baseball Factory has understood the uncertainty of being a high school player heading to college. www.baseballfactory.com Team One Baseball is a proud sponsor of the SGV Arsenal. Team One Baseball provides exposure opportunities for the nation’s top high school players to come together and play in front of large amounts of scouts and college recruiters through the company’s showcases and tournaments.
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Saturday, November 29
SGV ARSENAL FALL TRYOUTS
The San Gabriel Valley Arsenal will be holding tryouts for the Fall program on August 23 and 30. We will have try outs for our 15U/'13, 16U/'12 and 17U/'11 teams. Any 18U/'10 please email or call. All interested players please fill out the player profile and email back. Please check back for more information and times.
SGV Arsenal scout day-Sept TBA. past attendees: U of San Diego, Arizona State, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, USC, UCLA, UC Riverside, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Stanford, U of Arizona, UNLV, U of San Francisco, Cal State Northridge, UC Davis, Pepperdine, Fresno State, U of La Verne, Cal State Los Angeles, UC San Diego, Cal PolyPomona, Dominguez Hills, Vanguard, White Sox, Blue Jays, Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox, Braves, Marlins, Indians, Astros, Royals, Diamonbacks, Cardinals, Mariners, Pirates, Cubs, Tigers. Phillies and more.
Some Fall Events:
16U/'12 Az. Sophomore Fall Classic
17U/'11 Az Jr. Fall Classic
18U/'10 WWBA World Championships-Jupiter, Fl(confirmed spot)
Cory Lidle Thanksgiving Tournament
Handout:
Player Profile
Tuesday, July 7
MARK GARCIA(DAMIEN '09) COMMITS TO UC RIVERSIDE
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| Mark Garcia-Damien/UC Riverside '09
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Congratulation to Mark Garcia and his family on giving his commitment to become a UC Riverside Highlander. Mark will be the 6th player to attend UC Rivcerside. Mark has been a valuable member of the SGV Arsenal for the past four years. We are excited by this late development.
Thursday, July 9
FROM ESPN RISE WEBSITE ON AREA CODE TRY OUTS
More SoCal pitching
July 9, 2009 12:29 AM
By Andrew Drennen; ESPNRISE.com
It was the second of two tryouts in Southern California for the Milwaukee Brewers. Like the tryout yesterday, it seems that the arms were all standout.
Out of Barstow High School, pitcher Aaron Sanchez led off the simulated game on the mound. The righty was up to 93 on the gun and overpowered batters he faced. He has a good body, standing in at 6-foot-3, 175 pounds and he should get stronger. His delivery was clean and had a good arm.
Out of the 2012 class is Rio Ruiz, a 6-foot-1, 180 pound infielder out of Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.) High School. In 2009 he reportedly hit .358 and scored 31 times. He showed a good steady glove during the infield evaluations and at the plate he showed a good approach. Ruiz is one to watch in the 2012 class.
Tuesday, June 30
AARON SANCHEZ(BARSTOW) AND DYLAN COVEY(MARANATHA) NAME TO AFLAC ALL AMERICAN TEAM
Congratulations to Dylan Covey(Maranatha) and Aaron Sanchez(Barstow) on being selected to the 2009 Aflac All American team. They join five former Arsenal players in recieving this honor. The Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic is an annual all-star game showcasing the top 40 rising high school senior baseball players in the country. This East vs. West matchup is played the summer before the players' senior year in high school. Each year an MLB Hall of Famer is selected to serve as the Honorary Chairman. The Honorary Chairman works to raise awareness for the Game and its charitable cause towards the research and treatment of cancer. The Chairman also serves as a Role model to the selected Aflac All-Americans, sharing insight with the players about his MLB and life experiences. The Game's alumni have experienced tremendous success in the June MLB draft, with 65 of 230 All-American players being drafted by MLB teams in the first round and 3 first overall (Matt Bush in 2004, Justin Upton in 2005 and Tim Beckham in 2008). The 2009 Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic will be played in San Diego, CA at PETCO Park, August 16, 2009.
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Sunday, July 5
AARON SANCHEZ(BARSTOW '10) NAMED DAILY PRESS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
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| Aaron Sanchez-Barstow '10
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Summer is just 14 days old. School has been out just 17 days for Barstow High School students. Aaron Sanchez has already racked up more baseball accolades — and frequent flyer miles — than many players ever see. There have been stops in Minneapolis, Minn., Cary, N.C., Compton and San Diego — all for baseball purposes. He’s earned praise at the Perfect Game 2009 National Showcase and USA Baseball’s Tournament of Stars. He was recently named to the AFLAC All-American team, one of just 40 high school players selected. “It’s fun,” Sanchez said. “I kind of got used to it because all the games we play we have to travel. It’s not really a big deal now. We’ve been doing it for a couple years.” Summer and baseball are only just starting for the right-hander with a full travel-ball schedule and games in Chicago and Florida to attend before his season officially ends in October. But it was his performance during his junior season with Barstow High that earned him the 2009 Daily Press Baseball Player of the Year award. Sanchez was a dominant force both at the plate and on the mound for Barstow. The pitcher/shortstop batted .542 with 34 RBIs and a staggering .972 slugging percentage. He struck out 74 batters in just 45 1-3 innings, posting a 3-3 record with a 3.29 ERA. He hit 14 home runs, including a walk-off shot against Granite Hills on May 12 in Barstow that Sanchez calls his most memorable moment of the season. He came within one out of pitching a no-hitter against Apple Valley in March. Sanchez has been on a steady climb for several years. He played in 130 baseball games as a 13-year-old and currently averages near 100 a year. He turned 17 on July 1 and already commands a fastball in the mid 90s, a 20 mph jump from just three years ago. “You could tell there was so much there,” said Mike Viera, who coaches Sanchez on the San Gabriel Valley Arsenal travel baseball team. “You could see it was going to come.” The number of colleges currently chasing him is almost up to 20, but the call of Major League Baseball could change all of that. Sanchez has a shot to be a first-round pick during the 2010 draft. He is considered to be among the best high school pitchers in the country because of his smooth delivery and command of three pitches. “Most people think he is in the top five consensus of the arms in the country,” said Jeff Simpson, a reporter for PGcrosschecker.com, which rates Sanchez as the country’s No. 12 high school player regardless of position. Simpson scouted Sanchez at the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Cary, N.C., but was aware of the name before, as Sanchez has generated some talk among scouts lately. It was at the Tournament of Stars that Sanchez struck out Sports Illustrated cover boy and Baseball America High School Player of the Year Bryce Harper. Harper, just a sophomore, batted .676 with a .723 on-base percentage for Las Vegas High School last season. Sanchez got him swinging to end the inning. “Yeah, that was cool,” Sanchez said. “It was cool to know I struck (Harper) out; I can compete with the best high school kid in the nation. You go back to the dugout and all your teammates are telling you, ‘You struck out the best kid in the nation.’ ” Even during surreal moments like that, Sanchez manages to keep the game in perspective. Viera said Sanchez considers himself just another player. Sanchez’s stepdad, Mike Shipley, said Sanchez isn’t completely comfortable talking about his recent success. “I think he’s embarrassed a little bit to talk about it,” Shipley said. “He’s had some good outings lately.” While the travel can becoming tiring, meeting new players and earning new respect has been the best part of the journey, which is only just beginning, Sanchez said. “A lot of compliments from other kids are exciting to hear because you don’t know how good you are really,” Sanchez said. “Obviously you are good enough to be at a showcase with all kinds of talent from around the world, but hearing it from people who say I’m a tough pitcher to face is a good feeling. You know you’re really meant to be here.” Matthew Peters is the sports editor of the Desert Dispatch. He can be reached at mpeters@desertdispatch.com or at 256-4124.
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Thursday, July 2
SGV PLAYERS RANKED BY PG CROSSCHECKER
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| AJ Berglund-St. Francis/UCSB
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Listed below is the latest national and state ranking for Perfect Game's Crosschecker. Rankings were released on 6/30. Class of 2010
State/National Ranking 1/ 9 Dylan Covey Maranatha 2/ 12 Aaron Sanchez Barstow 16/ 54 Lonnie Kauppila Burbank 27/ 142 A.J. Bergund St. Francis 29/ 147 Paul Paez BishopAmat 34/ 169 Austin Walker Crespi 41/ 235 Jack Heidelman Claremont 48/ 307 Jeff Yamaguchi Lakewood 54/ 324 Jerry McClanahan Bishop Amat 58/ 356 Tony Amezcua Bellflower 59/ 358 Andrew Thurman Orange Lutheran
High follow list Dillon Bryant Orange Lutheran Derek Goodwin Diamond Ranch Arman Valenzuela Northview Follow list Brandon Alvarez La Quinta Cody Harris LB Wilson Chris Hubbard LB Wilson
Class of 2011
7/ 35 Wallance Gonzalez Glendora 10/ 54 Andres Rodriguez La Mirada
Follow list Scott Heineman Crespi Nick Martinez Bishop Amat
COLLEGES OF ARSENAL PLAYERS
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| Andrew Thurman-OLU/UC Irvine '10
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2011
Wallace Gonzalez-Glendora/University of San Diego
2010
Andrew Thurman-Orange Lutheran ‘10/UC Irvine
Austin Walker-Crespi ‘10/UC Irvine
Dylan Covey-Maranatha ‘10/University of San Diego
Paul Paez-Bishop Amat 10/Univeristy of San Diego
Arman Valenzuela-Northview ‘10/Loyola Marymount
AJ Berglund-St. Francis ‘10/UC Santa Barbara
2009
Phillip Holinsworth-Chino Hills '09 UC Riverside
Brady Zuniga-Bishop Amat '09 UNLV
Ryan Arnold-Northview ‘09 UNLV
Pierce Bily-Orange Lutheran ‘09 UC irvine
Evan Brock-Ayala ‘09 UC Irvine
Mitch Merten-Servite ‘09 UC Irvine
Jeff Gelalich-Bonita ‘09 UCLA
Mark Garcia-Damien '09 UC Riverside
Tyler Heinemen-Winsward ‘09 UCLA
Jonathan Singleton-LB Millikan ‘09 Long Beach State
Tommy Nance-LB Wilson ‘09 Long Beach State
David Rivera-Claremont '09 Campbell University(NC)
Eddie Magallon-Paramount ‘09 Long Beach State
James Huettner-Windward ‘09 UC San Diego
Ryan Dunn-Chino Hills ‘09/Cal Poly Pomona
Tim Brookes-San Dimas '09/Cal State San Marcos
Raymond Ortega-Riverside CC
2008
Carlos Lopez-Crespi '08 Fullerton
Chris Amezquita-Servite '08 UCLA
Gerrit Cole-Orange Lutheran '08 UCLA/NY Yankees
Ricky Oropesa-Etiwanda '08 USC/Boston Red Sox
Aaron Hicks-LB Wilson '08 USC/Minnesota Twins
Zach Wilson-LB Wilson '08 Arizona State University/Pittsburg Pirates
Ray Hanson-LB Wilson '08 Arizona State University
Jake Thompson-LB Wilson '08 Long Beach State**
Dimitri DeLaFuente-South Hills '08 Pepperdine
Anthony Gose-Bellflower '08 University of Arizona/Phildelphia Phillies
Kyle Higashioka-Edison '08 Cal Berkeley/NY Yankees
Jonathan Montoya-Chino Hills '08 Cal State Bakersfield
Jeremy Rodriguez-Crespi '08 Cal State Bakersfield
Shawn Smith-Saugus '08 Northridge/Tampa Ray Devil Rays
Kris Kauppila-Cresenta Valley '08 University of Portland
Travis Forbes-Crespi '08 Univesrity of San Diego
Nik Turley-Harvard/Westlake '08 Brigham Young University/New York Yankees
E.C. McSweeney-Crespi '08 UC Irvine
Chris Vopinek-Bellflower '08 Sacramento State
Garret Carpenter-Mayfair'08 Mesa State(Colorado)
Anthony Nunes-Gahr '08 Biola University
Freezy Smalls II-Barstow ‘08 Cal Poly Pomona
Tyler Buffington-South Hills '08 Mt. San Antonio College
Josh Brown-Ayala ‘08 Cerritos College
2007
Victor Sanchez-Gahr '07 University of San Diego/Chicago Cubs
Jason Dovel-La Mirada '07 Fullerton
Jake Johnson-La Mirada '07 Fresno State University
Jason Martyn-Claremont '07 UC Riverside
Joe DePinto-St. Francis '07 University of Southern California
Maverick Olivares-Bishop Amat'07 UC Irvine
Benji Anaya-Bellflower '07 UC Irvine
Evan Simonitsch-St. Francis '07 Loyola Marymount University
Reggie Williams-Bellflower '07 Cal State Fullerton/Minnesota Twins
Eddie McKiernen-Monrovia'07 University of Nevada Las Vegas/Anahiem Angels
Elliot Glynn-LB Wilson '07 University of Connecticut/Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Ricky Rossman-Claremont '07 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo/Florida Marlins
Joe Park-Gahr '07 Cal State Los Angeles
Donny Williams-Hart '07 College of the Canyons
A.J. Rodriguez-Gahr '07 Cerritos College
Pat Radford-LB Wilson '07 Cerritos Colleges
Richard Hanson-LB Wilson '07 Cypress College
2005/'06
Richard Johnson-Covina '05 University of LaVerne
Chris Fung-Hoover '05 UC Irvine
Christian Bergman-St. Francis '06 UC Irvine
Nick Farinacci-Agoura '06 UC Irvine
Danny Garcia-Nogales '06 Florida Marlins A
Mike Hur-Valencia '06 UC Riverside
Adam Melker-Claremont '06 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Javier Ochoa-Chino '06 Azusa Pacific University
Justin Shults-Valencia '06 UC Riverside
David Contreras-Bishop Amat '06 University of LaVerne
Jerry Pena-Los Altos '06 Cerritos College
Kevin Mort-South Hills '06 Rio Hondo College/Ole Miss
Taylor Smale-St. Francis '06 Glendale College
John Ortega-Downey'06 Cerritos College
George Sanchez-Gahr'06 Cerritos College
Miguel Flores-St. John Bosco'06 Cerritos College/SD Padres
Anthony Topete-Norwalk'06 Cerritos College
Mario Romero-Los Altos '06 Cerritos College
Wednesday, October 15
ROUNDING THIRD BLOG-2008 Top 5 College Development Programs (CDP's)
This is our second annual ranking of what we used to call
"travel teams" in the United States. Of course, we now know that they
is so much more to baseball development than just teams that travel.
These elite clubs in our next two days of articles are true College
Development Programs or CDP's. Our research and information was based
on what is published on major baseball web sites as well as results
gathered from the top tournament and showcase sites.
But
mostly, we ranked the teams by using the following criteria...1) Former
players that went on to college. 2) Present players that are verbally
committed. 3) Former players that were drafted. 4) Former players
playing in MLB. 5) Former or present players that have been named to a
National Team or received national attention. 6) National Championships
won.
So, based on that criteria, below is our top 5 College
Development Programs. Actually there are 6. We have a tie for first.
This stuff is hard folks. There's a lot to like about more than just 5
teams.
#2 San Gabriel Valley Arsenal
The
Arsenal was established in the summer of 2001 with players throughout
the San Gabriel Valley. They had 24 players from the Class of 2008
commit to college and 2 first round draft picks in Aaron Hicks and
Gerrit Cole. Cole made the national
news this year by opting out of playing for the Yankees in favor of a
spot on the UCLA roster, where he is in the middle of fall workouts.
Zach Collier was also a first round supplemental pick of the Phillies.
Altogether, they had an impressive 10 players drafted...all but one in
the 26th round or better.
Jonathan Singleton was their lone
AFLAC All American, but that's coming off a year in 2007 when they had
four AFLAC All-Americans on their squad. This program knows the in and
outs of baseball and there is not a College Development Program in the
west coast that doesn't have respect for the Arsenal. They play the
right tourney's and get exposure for their players with regularity.
Their fall schedule includes WWBA World Championships in Jupiter,
Junior Fall Classic in Peoria, AZ. and the Cory Lidle Thanksgiving
Tournament. That's a great line-up that will greatly benefit their
players.
#1 NorCal Baseball-Tie
#1 ABD-Tie
#2 SGV Arsenal
#3 East Cobb Baseball
#4 Dallas Tigers
#5 Houston Heat
Best of the Rest:
New England Ruffnecks
All American Prospects
Richmond Braves
Houston Banditos
South Carolina Diamond Devils
Georgio Roadrunners
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SGV ARSENAL PHOTOS ON WEBSHOTS-CHECK OUT PAST PHOTOS
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| Cody Harris-LB Wilson/Brandon Alvarez La Quinta(LQ)
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SGV Arsenal photos can now be view on Webshots.com. View current and past photos from the Arsenal program from various colleges, WWBA and Jr. Fall Classic.
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