Alaska Quakes Baseball Club: Welcome

Thursday, November 18

 

Welcome to the 2010-2011 Year of the Alaska Quakes!!

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Ron Thompson and Royce Woodruff are teaming up again to coach an 11-12U Alaska Quakes Baseball team.  We are looking for the best players in the area that are interested in playing high end baseball.  We are seeking a minimum of 12 players that are either 11 or 12 years on or before May 1, 2011. 
Ron and Royce coached the State Little League Tournament Champions for 11-12(2005 & 2006), and 13-14 (2007 & 2008) for Dimond West Little League.  In 2006, the DWLL team played on ESPN for the Little League Northwestern Championship.  Throughout the years their teams beat  Utah's, Washington's, Idaho's, Montana's best with highlights beating Southern Cal's best 4-0, and Arizona's best 7-0.  Ron and Royce also coached Alaska Quakes teams which placed 2nd in many tournaments but the biggest highlight was the 14U team winning the Triple Crown Division II fall nationals in Las Vegas where the best teams only qualify to play.  This past summer Ron helped Dimond High School win a state American Legion title and also traveled as a coach on Team USA 16U team(of which he will be doing again in 2011) that traveled to the Dominican Republic.  Ron and Royce are dedicated to making competitive players out of the younger kids. 
Please get excited as I also believe we will be sponsored by Rawlings as Team Rawlings from Alaska.  Ron is working on that deal at the present time.
Call Ron (907)529-5120 or Royce (907)279-1466 with any questions immediately as we will be trying to finalize the team very quickly. 

 Some very good changes are in affect this year to create a more professional and experienced coaching environment and we are also adding clinics to every level throughout the year included in the cost of participating. 

***Please review the tryout memo or Alaska Elite or Softball sign up memos below!!!!!!

We have teamed up with Big League Edge in Seattle as well to provide an opportunity for players to play for Team USA in the Dominican republic next August.  We had 6 Alaska Quake Players attend this past August.  Tyler Thompson- MVP of the 16U Team, Garrett Brown 16U, Cory Clevenger 16U, Sheldon Rouzan 15& 16U, Nick Curtis 16U, and Max Karnos 14U. Hayden Karnos also played a couple games because of injuries.   

 

11-12 U Baseball Team Ron Thompson/Royce Woodruff - bungee@gci.net

13-14 U Baseball Team Joe Bell/Taylor Reed jbellproperties@gmail.com

Alaska Elite College Prep Program Joe Bell - jbellproperties@gmail.com

 

You will be able to contact the above coaches to schedule a tryout at anytime throughout the year. You may contact any of the coaches above if you would like more information.

   

A LITTLE HISTORY
Thanks for visiting our site and please read the following as it is a brief history of our club and gives you an understanding of what the Quakes is all about.

You have reached the home of the Alaska Quakes Baseball Club, Inc. Our club strives to provide competitive baseball opportunities for Anchorage's youth that are not available within Alaska. Each year in April and again in August our club travels to compete in baseball tournaments throughout the country. Brian Crawford founded the Alaska Quakes with just one team from Anchorage in 2000. Quakes teams will grow to 8 teams during the 2005-2006 season with players from Anchorage, Eagle River, Chugiak, Palmer, Wasilla, Girdwood and even Homer! On Sunday October 16, 2005 the Executive Board unanamously voted to expand to 7 teams. One at the 11U level and two at each of the following levels 12U, 13U and 14U age groups. One team National and one team American.  We have expanded to create more opportunity for Alaska's youth to play competitive baseball. This expansion will allow for more games throughout the spring, summer and fall. 


Baseball is surprisingly popular in Alaska. Summer youth baseball and softball offer quite robust programs. Perhaps it's the sun or lack of it? Alaska winters see less than six hours of daylight. By the time summer comes, locals are itching to get outside and enjoy over 19 hours of sun! Daylight baseball can be played until midnight! Also, at the center of baseball in Alaska are fine summer collegiate league teams that represent the finest in college baseball. The Anchorage Glacier Pilots www.glacierpilots.com, the Anchorage Bucs www.anchoragebucs.com, The Mat-Su Miners www.matsuminers.org, and Kenai Peninsula Oilers www.oilersbaseball.com each churn out many future major leaguers year after year. Over 250 major league players once played before Alaska fans. The likes of Mark McGuire, Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver and Dave Winfield have all passed through Alaska. For more information on Alaska baseball check out the book Diamonds in the Rough by Lew Freedman www.epicenterpress.com.



The Alaska Quakes Baseball Club strives not only to provide a competitive baseball opportunity; we also strive to provide a positive example for our players and memorable experiences to last a lifetime. In order to meet our goals our club is always in need of financial support. The club is now recognized as a non-profit charity by the IRS under rule 501(c)(3) and therefore can receive tax-exempt charitable donations. If you have a moment, follow the Sponsors link on the left to see the fine support the team has already generated. Also please check out our individual team sites by using the Quakes Teams link on the left. Should you be willing or able to provide financial support to our club you may do so online by following the Donations link on the left or if you are interested in purchasing advertising on our site please contact us by email at alaskaquakes@gci.net.

In 2008, our Alaska Quakes 14U team won the Fall Nationals for Dvision II teams in Las Vegas Nevada.  These boys have went on to all make their varsity teams or play in Seattle over the past few seasons.


Handout: 2010 Handouts