Saturday, December 13
Tuesday, September 8
Florida Bombers Baseball
Nation's Winningest Program This Decade
2000 till Present
32 Championships
424 Wins
92 Losses
5 Ties
.819 All Time Winning Pct
"You have enemies? Good.That means you've stood up for something ,sometime in your life."
"Florida Bombers Baseball Success is Never Final"
"Don't Brood on what's past,but don't forget it either"
"We would sooner fail than not be among the greatest"
"It requires a strong constitution to withstand repeated attacks of prosperity"
"The crises of yesterday is the joke of tomorrow"
Friday, January 22
Florida Bombers on Facebook
Now you can follow the Florida Bombers Organization on Facebook. Become a Fan of the Nation's Top Program.
Thursday, January 21
Florida Bombers Tryouts and Information for Players Interested in the Program
The Florida Bombers will be holding tryouts for the following teams - Unsigned Seniors, 17'S and Under, 16's and Under Sunday February 21at 10:00 A.M. at Pompano Beach Municipal Park.
Players interested in playing with the Florida Bombers Baseball Organization in 2010 can email us at www.floridabombers@earthlink.net or call us at 305-671-3699
Monday, January 11
Florida Bombers Announce Season Opener
The Florida Bombers will open up 2010 versus the Florida Stars on May 22, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. followed by a Double Header Sunday May 23, starting at 10:00 A.M. The Sunday Double Header will be played at the University of Miami. The opener versus the Stars will mark the 7th Straight Season that the Bombers and Stars open up the season versus each other. In 2009 the Bombers swept the Stars 3 games to none although in 2 of those games the Bombers used walk off Doubles to defeat the Stars. The Bombers are (12-4) versus the Stars in the previous 6 Season opening series. The Bombers are riding a 6 Game Winning Streak in this series that dates back to 2008.
Friday, August 28
Bombers Announce 2010 Tournament Dates
The Florida Bombers will once again be very active in the summer of 2010 with the announcement of their 2010 Tournament Schedule.
Florida Bombers Memorial Weekend Invitational ( May 27-31 ) 4 Game Minimum
Tournament is Open to All Teams
* Aluminum Bat
* Ages 16 and Under and 18 and Under
* Home Site FIU
* All Tournament Team Awards
* First and Second Place Trophies
2009 Winner Florida Bombers 16's
2009 Runner Up SF Elite Black
Florida Bombers FAU Showdown ( June 9-13 ) 4 Game Minimum
Tournament is Open to All Teams
* Aluminum Bat
* Ages 16 and Under and 18 and Under
* Home Site FAU
* All Tournament Team Awards
* First and Second Place Trophies
* Tournament Very Well Scouted in 2009 ( 13 Division 1 Schools Attended)
* 2009 18 and Under Winner Florida Bombers 18's
2009 18 and Under Runner Ups Diamond Vision Elite
* 2009 16 and Under Winner Palm Beach Pal
2009 16 and Under Runner Ups Florida Bombers 16's
Florida Bombers National Classic ( June 20-26) 5 Game Minimum
Tournament is by Invitation Only
* Wood Bat
* Ages 18 and Under
* Home Site University of Miami and FIU
* Championship Rings for the Winners
* All Tournament Team Awards
* First and Second Place Trophies
* Tournament Very well scouted in 2009 (15 Division 1 Schools Attended)
* Double Elimination Format
* 2009 Winner Florida Bombers 18's
Florida Bombers End of the Year Showcase Tournament (July 21-25) 4 Game Minimum
* Ages 18 and Under
* Championship Game played at Ft.Lauderdale Stadium
* One Last Chance for Players to be seen by College Recruiters
* Pregame will be allowed for all teams before every game
* Tournament All Star Game to be Played Sunday
For more information on the 2010 Tournaments please contact us at 305-671-3699 or email us at www.floridabombers@earthlink.net
To play in the National Classic please request an invitation
Saturday, November 14
Florida Bombers 2010 Commitments
Florida Bombers 2010 Commitments
CATCHERS
Luke Guarnaccia SW 5"11 200 SR
INFIELDERS
Alex Santana RHH 6"4 195 JR
Demarcus Henderson RHH 6"1 185 SR Miss St
Adam Frazier LHH 5"11 175 SR Miss St
David Perkins RHH 5"11 185 SR Duke University
Ryan Perez RHH 6"4 230 SR University of Miami
Jarred Smith LHH 6"0 175 JR
Carlos Garmendia RHH 6"0 175 SOPH University of Miami
OUTFIELDERS
CT Bradford LHH 5"10 170 SR Miss St
Dale Carey RHH 6"2 185 SR University of Miami
Gavin Patton RHH 6"1 200 SR University of Kentucky
Sean Hurley RHH 6"3 210 JR University of Miami
PITCHERS
Ben Lively RHP 6"3 195 SR UCF
Colby Sims RHP 6"3 200 SR FSU
Jason Garcia RHP 6"0 190 SR FAU
Matthew Campbell RHP 6"0 190 SR Clemson
Nick Burdi RHP 6"3 195 JR Louisville
Alex Viera RHP 6"1 180 JR FAU
Nick Krolczyk RHP 6"4 210 SR Florida Southern
Will Solomon LHP 6"1 185 JR
CT Bradford LHP 5"10 170 SR Miss St
Jarred Smith RHP 6"0 175 JR
Sean Hurley RHP 6"3 210 JR University of Miami
The Florida Bombers have several other verbal commitments that will be made public once paper work is turned in.
Thursday, November 5
2009 Hall of Fame Selections
The Florida Bombers Organization is proud to announce the selection of 3 former Bombers to the Florida Bombers Hall of Fame. In 2008 the Florida Bombers inducted Gaby Sanchez as its first ever member of the Florida Bombers Hall of Fame.To be elected to the Hall of Fame a player must be 4 years removed from the organization as a player. Only players that played in 2005 or prior were elgible for selection in 2009.
The following players have been selected to the Florida Bombers Hall of Fame , where they will be inducted during Florida Bombers Alumni weekend in January.
Class of 2002 Utility - LHP- LHH Camilo Vazquez 2 TIME M.V.P.
Class of 2004 Catcher JP Arencibia 1 TIME MV.P.
Class of 2005 2B Jemile Weeks 1 TIME M.V.P.
The following players will be honored during alumni weekend
Congratulations to the 2009 Hall of Fame Inductees
Thursday, November 5
2009 Florida Bombers Place 6 Players on All Time Bomber Teams
The Florida Bombers have announced the selection of 6 members from the 2009 squad to its All Bomber Teams.The following players have been selected.
First Team
RP - Josh Gonzaga
Second Team
SS - Micheal Broad
SP - Steven Ewing
Third Team
2B - Frankie Ratcliff
OF - CT Bradford
C - Micheal Ohlman
Congratulations to the following players on a tremendous 2009 Bomber season, one that saw the Bombers finish with the 2nd most wins in Franchise history with 47.
Sunday, September 20
Florida Bombers Organization Awarded AAABA Franchise
the AAABA Tournaments.
History of the AAABA
In 1944 Glen L. Martin of Baltimore, MD gathered representatives from ten major cities across the eastern part of the United States to form an organization called the AAABA (called the 'Triple A-B-A') whose goal would be devoted to the promotion of amateur baseball. Mr. Martin backed his idea with his own money in the early years and, his upon his death in December 1955, he provided a substantial bequest to perpetuate the organization.
Initially the amateur tournament was to be held for two divisions of play. A Junior division which was geared for teenagers, deemed the "Limited Division" and an open amateurs or an "Unlimited Division". The best of twenty-four teams from the North and South East Coast competed in the opening series in Baltimore, MD. September 7-12, 1944 with Baltimore winning the tournament that first year. In later years as the tournament grew the competition would focus on the younger level of play and became a limited baseball tournament to showcase young amateur players.
The AAABA held its games in the city of Johnstown during August 22-26, 1945, when the city won a bid to host the tournament. And in 1946, the AAABA was moved to Harrisburg, PA., for they received that years bid to host the games.
The birth of the AAABA tournament coincided with a rebirth of the Johnstown Oldtimers Baseball Association. Created in the 1930's by retired players of baseball to propagate the sport, and meet regularly to discuss baseball and to reminisce about old times. Walter W.  Krebs, then editor of the Tribune Democrat newspaper and George S. Cooper, the sports editor for the company, attended an Oldtimers meeting in 1946. At this meeting, Cooper suggested that the AAABA be moved back to the city of Johnstown. Cooper's suggestions were readily accepted by the Oldtimers . The plan was set in motion by Krebs and he would underwrite the expense to bring back the tournament with Cooper at the helm. Thus in 1947 Johnstown would see the return of this sporting event. That started a relationship that has continued for 60 years between the Oldtimers and the AAABA and city of Johnstown. In 1993 the All American Amateur Baseball Association Board of Directors made Johnstown the official permanent home of the AAABA Tournament.
After an early brief sojourn the tournament has only been moved outside of Johnstown one time in the history of the playoffs. In 1977 a third catastrophic flood ripped through the heart of Johnstown and would send the AAABA tournament games to the city of Altoona, PA. Although Johnstown was and continued to be the official host site and the Oldtimers the official sponsors, the games had to be played in Altoona due to the damage done to the city.
The AAABA has continued to be held each year in Johnstown for 60 of it's 62 years because of the efforts of the Oldtimers Association. They continue to find ways to pay for these tournaments every year and to provide the funds to pay for housing, food, and transportation for the players and coaches. And because of the fan support, people who have never watched a sandlot amateur game come back year after year to participate in the AAABA tournament. Baseball fans whose fathers brought them to the games now bring their children and grandchildren to carry on the tradition of the AAABA Tournaments.
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