irvine sting '96: Welcome

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'09 UGLY SWEATER HOLIDAY PARTY
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COLONEL BILL BARBER PARK

 

Welcome to the site of Irvine Sting '96, a first-year 14U team coached by Tricia Saxton based in Irvine, California.

Irvine Sting ‘96 is currently one of four teams in the Irvine Travel Softball Association (ITSA).  ITSA was founded over 17 years ago by Dr. Blair Ota, who is head coach of the 18 Gold team.  He, along with Coach Jim Knapp, are involved with the day to day training and operation of the Sting program which includes our 14U team, along with a 12U, 16U and the 18 Gold team.

 

We are committed to preparing each and every player for success in softball and in life.  Our goal is that every player will continue to play softball within our organization through 18 Gold and on into college.  Please check the Irvine Sting 18 Gold site to see the college commitments for our graduating players.

We practice at Col. Bill Barber Park in Irvine, one of the premier softball complexes in the country.  Numerous college exposure tournaments are held there along with hosting the U.S.Olympic softball team on their “Bound 4 Beijing” tour.  Our batting cages are adjacent to the field.

We are a competitive first-year 14U travel team made up of 1996 players.  Last year we finished 4th at the ASA State Tournament qualifying us for USA/ASA “A” Nationals where we placed 13th. 

For questions about the team, please contact Tricia at 949.466.4960 or tsaxnsyd@yahoo.com 

Upcoming practices
Date Event Time Location
Wed 1/6 Softball practice TBA TBA
Upcoming Events
Date Event Time Location
Fri 1/8 star sting snackbar All Day bill barber community park
Sat 1/9 star travel ball meeting @ hilton/orange county airport All Day
Sat 1/9 star sting snackbar All Day bill barber community park
Sun 1/10 star sting snackbar All Day bill barber community park
Fri 1/29 star 14u sting tournament All Day bill barber community park
Sat 1/30 star 14u sting tournament All Day bill barber community park