Sorcerer’s two Gold Teams will be directed by an expanded, unified coaching staff  for the 2010 season.

Phil Mumma will serve as head coach for both teams and will be joined by current assistants Bill Sparrey and Kim Fabian, former Arizona State outfielder Michelle Smith, former Villanova star Robin Flier, Sorcerer assistant Wayne Aweau, and at least one other former player who will be named soon.

Some 26 to 32 players will be selected to make up the two squads who

will train together over the winter and spring, concentrating on fundamentals, skill development and Sorcerer offensive and defensive philosophies.

Two separate squads will be formed for summer, one already with a berth to the Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championships in Huntington  Beach, and one who will attempt to qualify for a similar berth.

“This will be a new way of doing things for us,” Mumma said, “but it is something that I have considered doing for a long time.  It has major advantages for players.  We can develop more kids to play at higher levels of the game and we can aid directly more Sorcerer kids in their college recruitments.”  He noted that having an indoor facility also will be an advantage for training during rainy winter months.

“College recruitment is a big area of concentration for us,” Phil said.  “Last spring 47 players from our Gold teams or who were students at (Mumma’s) Sorcerer Softball Academy played Division I collegiate softball.”

Mumma, a long-time fastpitch coach and player, has led teams to three 18U ASA National Championships, including the 2009 ASA 18 Gold title.  Sparrey is a former player and one-time high school coach who also coached in the Strikkers program, then one of the most powerful in America.  Fabian is a former All-American collegiate catcher, former ASA national champion player, and one-time California Sharks and San Jose Sting 18's coach.  Smith was a former Sorcerer national championship player, speedy bunter/slapper for the Sun Devils and Women’s College World Series veteran who has been an assistant with Sorcerer’s 14s and 16s.  Flier, also a former Sorcerer player, ranks as one of Villanova’s most prolific career offensive leaders and has coached with Sorcerer at the 14U, 16U and 18 Gold levels.  Aweau  is also a former fastpitch player, who has coached at the high school level and with the California Breeze before coaching with Sorcerer.

“I am extremely proud of the coaching staff we have assembled," Mumma said.  “All are former fastpitch players with previous coaching experience.  The women on our staff played at extremely high levels.  We have no relatives of players on our staff, and I feel that can be a strength, as well.  People can be assured that our kids will get the very best coaching.”

Tryouts will be held November 7, 8, 14 and 15 at Granada H.S. in Livermore.  Scroll down for details and to register. 

Both 18 Gold teams will be holding tryouts for their summer teams on the following dates:

Nov 7th & 8th, Nov 14th & 15th

Granada High School in Livermore

Position Players: 10:00 am - 12:30pm

Catchers: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Pitchers: 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Sorcerer 16-U

Nov 14th & 15th

Granada High School in Livermore

Same schedule as above.

Congrats to the following players who are the 2009 "Sorcerer Gold Wayne" Fall Team 

Autumn "Battle of Gold"                 -   Stockton, CA                   Sept.  12 - 13   
RR Gold "Showcase of Talent"       -   Stockton, CA                   Sept.  19 - 20  
Grapettes October Showcase        -   Stockton, CA                   October  3 - 4  
Surf City Fall Showcase                  -   Huntington Beach, CA     October  9 - 11
Surf City October Showcase          -   Huntington Beach, CA     October  16 - 18  
Bay Area  Showcase                        -   Sunnyvale, CA                 October  23 - 25   
Batbuster's "Early Thanksgiving"  -   Huntington Beach, CA     Oct 30  -  Nov 1   
Surf City Winter Showcase            -   Huntington Beach, CA     January 8 - 10   
         

The Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League (ACCAL) announced that Megan Averitt received 1st Team All League Award playing for Alameda High in the 2008-9 season. Averitt anchored the defense from the center field position and led her team"s offense with a batting average of .457, on base percentage of .568 and slugging percentage of .643.  Last month Meg received accolades by the Times by making the All East Bay Team.  Can't wait to see Meg crank up that 2.76 speed, on the gold circuit this fall.  Congrats  Meg ! 

Congratulations to both teams for their impressive run at the Gold National Championships.  Sorcerer Gold-Phil won the Gold National Championship.  

  Click this link to view the final brackets:     http://gold.asasoftball.com/

Coach Wayne is actually involved in some role reversal here - in that he is being recruited in Boulder. Coach Wayne finds himself an uncommitted 1965 graduate - in this instance.   ( :  Luv  the  "I Phone".    

SORCERER-PETE'S  KATIE  KELLER  NAMED BY ESPN TO THE FIRST TEAM  ALL CALIFORNIA TEAM WHILE  ANDRIANA  COLLINS  RECEIVED 2ND TEAM  HONORS.  

Sorcerer's University of Louisville bound Katie Keller led the Livermore High softball team with a .385 average, a .456 on-base percentage and a .560 slugging percentage. In 91 at-bats, she had 35 hits and scored 19 runs with 11 doubles, two triples and one home run. Plus, she only struck out three times in a 25-2 season. Keller also sparkled from the shortstop position, committing only four errors in 99 chances for a .960 fielding percentage. She also helped turn 16 double plays.  University of California Santa Barbara bound  Andriana Collins was also honored as a 2nd team all state honoree. 

Click on the underscored title bar above for the entire article and information about other Sorcerer first team honorees like Emily Allard, Keilani Ricketts and Molly Maderios.  Former Sorcerer's Hanna Williams, Jessica Moore and Maia Monchek also made the first team.  But, Sorcerer is not finished yet !!!!!!  Sanny Albanese, Jordan Wallace, Breana Kostreba and Kayla White also received all state - 2nd team honors along with former Sorcerer's Michelle Gascgoine.  Congratulations Ladies !!!!!  Coach Pete  (-:  

Whitney  Massey (2009 lefti  # 3 hitting power hitter  OF/SS/C) 3.96 GPA  -  # 20 of 500 in her class / Athlete of the Year.  

Karley Hopkins ( 2010 unsigned lefti - "triple threat" power hitting slapper and 2b/SS/OF) raised her semester GPA to a  4.0 this semester   

Karlyn  Jones ( 2010 unsigned pitcher and 1B/power hitter)  raised her semester GPA to a 3.5 / Nevada State Pitcher of the Year.

Alexis Pickett (2009 catcher and lefty power hitter) raised her GPA to 3.8 / Athlete of the Year. 

Alyssa Landrith (2011 lefti pitcher/1B/OF/power hitter) who regained her 4.0 GPA

Brooke Coloma (clean up hitter/catcher/outfield) improved her SAT scores to 1940.   

Sorcerer's  Brittany Sabatini and University of Louisville bound Katie Keller won the CIF - NCS high school championship Saturday against the Freedom Falcons.  The Falcons are a fabulous team anchored by the pitching of former Sorcerer standout and Fresno State bound Hanna Williams.  Keller led off the game with a hit and with two out - Sophmore Kaitlain Taylor then went yard !!!!  The rest was the handi work of the Cowboy defensive and a 3 hit shut out by "CUJO" aka Jessica Varady.  Congrats Brittany and Katie.   Keller is also in the running for Athlete of the year for the Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune.  Click on CIF brackets below  Go Sorcerer  ( :   

CLICK  ON THE LINK BELOW FOR THE GAME VIDEO AND POST TEAM MEETING 

http://www.livermoregranadaboosters.org/2008-2009/2009-05-30_NCS_Softball_Champs/NCS_Softball_LHS_Freedom.html

Shea  Williams  and  her  Archbishop Mitty high school top off their season as the top ranked team in the state and country with a the CIF-CCS section championship title.   Cal Poly bound Williams is a senior standout on the team that is anchored by the pitching of Sorcerer Phil's  Oklahoma bound Kelani Ricketts.  Archbishop Mitty defeated Presentation high school 3 - 0 in the championship game.  Sorcerer Phil's Loyola Marimount bound Molly Maderias was the opposing pitcher for Presentation high school.  Sorcerer was well represented.  Congratulations Shea on your fabulous high school season and another section championship.  Coach Pete  ( :   

http://www.cifccs.org/playoffs/results/08-09/SoftballDiv209.pdf

Congratulations to UC Riverside bound Alexis  Pickett  who was named Rodrigez High's "Athlete of the Year".  What a great accolade to add to her Section Championship.  Congrats 'Lex  ( :    Coach Pete  

Congrats to UCSB bound Andriana Collins and UC Riverside bound Alexis Pickett who took the San Joaquin Section champion championship by defeating from former Sorcerer Gold-Pete teammate and University of Oklahoma bound Michelle Gascgone's Benicia High Team in a 20 Inning battle that scanned 2 games last Tuesday evening.   Pickett drove in the runs and called the game from behind the plate as Collins fired a 2 hitter to seal the Rodriguez High Championship.  Congrats to Alexis and Andriana on a fabulous high school season - Now on to Gold !!!!!! 

Congrats to University of Wisconsin Bound Whitney Massey who was named "Athlete of the Year" for Everett Alvaraz High School in Salinas, CA.  Massey was also named first team All League for TCAL, as well as, the Monterey Herald's  All County team.   Whitney's final stats were: BA .425%, SLG% .672, ONB% .513 which included 18 walks, 3 homeruns, and 4 triples. 

SABATINI  and  KELLER lead Cowboys to 1st EBAL championship in 11 years.  Sorcerer Standout and University of Louisville Bound Katie Keller is a key ingredient for the Livermore Cowboy's # 5 ranking in the State and # 10 in the country according to ESPN.    ESPN touts the unsigned Brittany Sabitini as the other key ingredient to the Cowboy's potent 1-2 punch.   Sabatini was the MVP of the "Queen of the Mountain" tourney in Concord a few weeks ago and is leading all hitters with her batting numbers approaching .500 for the Cowboys out of the # 2 batting spot behind the leadoff hiting machine of Katie  "KILLER"   Keller.   Check out what ESPN has to say about the Cowboys: 

 National:  http://proxy.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/fab50?sportId=10020060&seasonType=1

Karlyn Jones finished her High School season with the # 1 ERA in the State of Nevada @  .88.  Karlyn ended up pitching 158.2 innings and also led the state in wins(20), strike outs(181)  and shutouts (10) .  Karlyn broke three state records for consecutive wins,shutouts and RBI (33)!!   Karlyn gave up 20 earned runs and had a win percentage of .741.   Offensively, her batting average was .519 with 33 RBI , 8 doubles, 2 trips and one home run.  Icing on the cake is an OB% of .547 while SLG% an awesome .663.   Congrats on a fabulous season.  Coach Pete  ( :

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Sorcerer's La Risa Jones (aka Rasberry) and Amber Curry lead the Clayton Valley High Eagles to the 2009 DVAL League Championship.  University of Cal Berkeley bound La Risa Jones was named first team all league.  Jones deserves her honors as she is one of the top offensive players in Nor-Cal.  Congrats LaRisa and Amber.  Go Sorcerer - Go Cal Bears   

Rodriguez High has the Solano County Athletic Conference's top player and pitcher this season.   Cheyenne Cordes and Andriana Collins sharing the respective Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year awards.

Collins, who batted .400, went 14-1 in SCAC play, allowing just four earned runs, 21 hits and 14 walks in 72 innings of work with a 0.38 earned run average.

Rodriguez's other all-SCAC players are Sorcerer catcher Alexis Pickett (.500 with slugging % of  .818, 25 RBIs, 2 doubles, 3 triples and 4 home runs), third baseman Teanna Brooks (.410, 1.000 fielding percentage), second baseman Kiara Garcia (.372, .566 on-base percentage) and first baseman Marissa Escalante (.382, .644 on-base percentage).    CONGRATULATIONS ANDRIANA AND ALEXIS.  Coach Pete  ( :

Collins named "Athlete of the Month" as she leads Rodriguez to another league championship.
  Collins has 122 Stike Outs in 89 innings which equates to her .411 era.  Collins compliments her stellar pitching efforts in the batters box with a .346 batting average.  Collins, a junior who's verbally committed to UC Santa Barbara.

Sorcerer's Karlyn Jones is in the news again as she dominates the High Desert League and the State of Nevada with her .67 era allowing only 9 earned runs all season.  See the following Reno Gazette-Journal article:

http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200904290600/PREPSPORTS/904290418

Sorcerer's Alyssa "Lefti" Landrith threw a perfect game yesterday against rival Will C. Wood High School.  Landrith gives the credit for her accomplishment to her teams stellar defensive play - FYI, Alyssa faced the minimum number of batters (21) while improving her batting average to a SCORCHING  .450  for the season.  You Rock Alyssa !!!

In last weekend's Livermore Stampede tourney, Karlyn Jones  had 38 k's and only one walk.  Karlyn gave up 3 earned runs in 5 games.  KJ pitched all of her teams innings except for 2 when she had to came off of the bench to get the save.  Her losses came from the # 7 team in the country on 2 unearned runs which was a three hitter.

Check out the following newspaper article:    Spanish Springs wins tournament opener

WOW !!!!!  6  Sorcerer's dominated the All Tournament team at the prestegious Livermore Stampede tournament.  The tourney included 5 nationally ranked teams.  Sorcerer's All Tourney players were:  Katie Keller (Livermore/Louisville), Andriana Collins (Rodriguez/UCSB), Karlyn Jones (Spanish Springs), Katelyn Momizuka (Monte Vista), Emily Allard (Deer Valley/Northwestern) and Keilani Ricketts (Mitty/Oklahoma).  Kelani Ricketts was the tournament MVP.             

Karlyn Jones  had a two hit shutout with seven K's in the first game of the double header last weekend. The second game, Karlyn threw a six inning perfect game with six k's...she only threw 43 pitches in the game.  Karlyn has improved her ERA to .69 with 76 strike outs allowing only 6 earned runs.   Offensively, Karlyn is now second on the team with 25 RBIs.  Talk about helping yourself out !!!! 

Karley Hopkins continued to dominate offensively going 10-18 with 9runs, 10 RBI, and 4 doubles.    Go Sorcerers ( :   

SSR Athlete of the Week - Andriana Collins

Click on the underscored title bar above to check out the cool Video about former Sorcerer's Lindsey and Kelsey Chambers.   It's a great tale of 2 sets of twin ducks Playing in the Pac Ten @ University of Oregon who hit back to back homeruns.  Go Sorcerer,  Go Ducks.   ( :   Coach Pete   

All of the Sorcerer players made the All Tournament team at the "Queen of the Mountain" tourney last weekend.  Congrats to Louisville bound Katie Keller, Fresno State bound Caitlin Neal, Katelyn Mamizuka and a special congrats to Brittany Sabatini who was named "MVP" infielder for the entire tournament.  Congratulations  Sorcerers   ( : 

Vacaville's softball team won five straight games to capture their bracket at the Victory tournament in Sacramento last weekend.

Kasey Tydingco collected a double, single and two RBIs in the title game, a 7-3 victory over Galena of Reno.   Vacaville edged Armijo 6-5 in the semi finals, backed by a home run from Tydingco.    Tydingco homered in a 12-1 win over Churchill County of Fallon, Nev.

Tydingco, Landrith and their Vacaville High teammates look to be on track for a run to the section championship.

Vacaville's softball team won five straight games to capture their bracket at the Victory tournament in Sacramento last weekend.

Alyssa Landrith fired a two-hitter and drove in two runs as the Vacaville High School softball team blasted visiting Vallejo 10-0 in five innings Monday.Landrith, Kasey Tydingco collected two hits each for the Bulldogs, who took control with four runs in the first inning. View Full Story

Sorcerer's  Karlyn Jones and Karley Hopkins really tore it up in Sacramento last weekend at the "Victory" tourney.  Karley Hopkins went 8-15 with 5 RBIs,  2BB,  11 runs scored and 3 steals.   Karlyn Jones was on fire as well allowing "NO HITS AND ONLY ONE RUN ALL WEEKEND".  For the season,  Karlyn Jones has an impressive 30 stikeouts in 19 innings of work.  Yeeeeowwwww !   You  go  KJ and Karley !!    I can't wait for the summer !  Coach Pete  ( ; 

Congratulations to Sorcerer Gold-Pete's Karley Hopkins who has committed to accept a scholarship to play softball at the University of Nevada - Reno in the Western Athletic Conference - Congrats Karley for realizing her dream to play ball and attend her top college choice   -  Go Wolfpack !

Sorcerer's  Kim Westlund has verbally  committed to attend Cal Poly where she will play softball - under scholarship for the Mustangs.  Congrats Kim - Go Mustangs ! 

Congratulations to Sorcerer Gold-Pete's  Caitlin Neal who has committed to accept a scholarship to play softball for ESPN's # 12 ranked Cal State University @ Fresno - Congratulations Caitlin  -  Go  Bull Dogs !

LaRisa Jones has committed to attend CAL where she will play softball for the GOLDEN BEARS.    Congrats   LaRisa  -  Go Bears   ( :   

Congratulations to Sorcerer Gold-Pete's  Alexis Pickett who has committed to accept a scholarship to play softball for University of California @ Riverside - Congratulations Alexis  -  Go  Highlanders !

Congratulations to Sorcerer Gold-Pete's Devin Caldwell who has committed to accept a scholarship to play softball at Sacramento State University for the Pacific Coast Conference champion Hornets - Go  Hornets

Congratulations to Sorcerer Gold-Pete's Katie  Keller who has verbally committed to accept a scholarship to play softball at the University of Louisville in the highly competative Big East Conference.  Congratulations Katie - Go Sorcerer - Go Cardinals !   

Sorcerer's Kasey Tydingco has signed to attend the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga where she will play softball for the defending SSC Champion "Mocs".   Congrats "Play Maker" - Go Mocs   ( : 

Sorcerer's Shea Williams has signed to attend Cal Poly where she will play softball - under scholarship for the Mustangs.  Congrats Shea - Go Mustangs ! 

CATHI  ARADI  is the # 1 recruiting consultant and service in the country.  Cathi is holding a seminar exclusively for Sorcerer on Sunday September 7th in Concord near Ignacio Valley High School (Get a map and directions at the bottom of this page).    Cathi's seminar will be held after our practice from 1:00PM to 3:00PM.  Coach Pete is buying pizza/salad/lunch/drinks etc.  Sorry Coach Wayne, no beer  ( :  If you are uncommitted/unsigned, I'll expect you to be there.    Cathi has helped Phil and I with numerous signings and has a reputation of 100% placement.  Cathi was named one of the 10 most influential persons in Softball by Student Sports Softball.  This is a don't miss affair that Sorcerer is offering to it's players free of charge - It will change your approach and understanding of the recruiting process and methods.    Please invite your unsigned friends and their parents to share this great opportunity with you. 

See you there.  Coach Pete  ( :

Check out Cathi's website by clicking on the underscored title bar above.   

Brooke Coloma has worked hard to realize her dream of persuing an education in the Ivy League.  Brooke has signed an NLI to attend and play softball @ the University of Pennsylvania.  Go Quakers  ( :        

Click on title bar for Tourney & Brackets Results.

Sorcerer Gold-Pete goes 9-1-1 to win Boulder's Louisville Slugger Tourney

Sorcerer Gold-Phil wins the Independence Day tourney in Boulder on the same day. 

"JJ"  committed to attend the University of California @ Davis where she will play softball for the Aggies.  UC Davis is  JJ's  # 1 choice for college attendance - congrats "JJ" - Go Aggies  ( :

     (Click on the underscored title bar for Aggie Softball)

Congratulations to Sorcerer Gold-Pete's Janel Salanoa who has verbally committed to accept a scholarship to play softball at the University of Louisiana - Monroe in the highly competative Sun Belt Conference.  Congratulations Janel - Go Sorcerer - Go Warhawks ! 

Congratulations to Sorcerer Gold-Pete's Vaneza  Hoover  who has verbally committed to accept a scholarship to play softball at CSU Bakersfield.  Congratulations Vaneza - Go Sorcerer - Go Road Runners ! 

Congratulations to Sorcerer Gold-Pete's Taylor Gross  who has verbally committed to accept a scholarship to play softball in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference at Mesa State University.    Congratulations Taylor - Go Sorcerer -Go Mavericks ! 

Kelly Sweeney has verballed  to accept a scholarship Boise State University.