Santa Susana Baseball is a non-profit community baseball league run exclusively by volunteers with player divisions for boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 14 (age as of April 30, 2009). Our baseball complex is located in the scenic foothills of Simi Valley, California between Houghton Park and Township Elementary on Township Avenue between Tapo Canyon Road and Tapo Street.

Santa Susana Baseball has been serving the Simi Valley area for 46 years. We are dedicated to teaching baseball skills, teamwork and sportsmanship in the welcoming spirit of the PONY ("Protect Our Nation's Youth") sports organization. Join us and make new friends playing youth baseball the way it's meant to be.

Congratulations to the following former Santa Su players for being selected during the first days of this year's Major League Baseball Player Draft -

Bryan Berglund - 2nd round, 66th overall - Florida Marlins 
Jonathan Meyer - 3rd round, 111th overall - Houston Astros 
Ben Orloff - 9th round - Houston Astros (future SSBB Hall of Famer) 
Brent Keys - 17th round - Florida Marlins

Hi,

I just wanted to thank the entire Santa Susana Baseball organization for a great year.  This is our first year with this league and we really enjoyed it.  My boys had a great time and they are looking forward to returning next season!

I know that it takes a lot of time and effort from the Board to organize the entire season. I am sure it sometimes feels all your hard work goes unnoticed, but we know our boys would not have had such a great experience if it was not for you.

Thanks also for a great trophy picnic today.  My boys had a blast!  The bags filled with all the goodies were awesome and the luggage tags were a thoughtful touch.

Again, thanks for stepping up to the plate and hitting it out of the park!

See you at the fields.

Sincerely,

The Hammond Family
Janet & Dan
(Nicky-Shetland, Chris-Mustang, Joshua-Bronco)

Opening Day, Spring 2009, went off without a hitch, as players and fans flocked to the newly renovated Santa Su fields.  The pancake breakfast was a huge success and we want to thank the coaches who cooked, and big sisters of some of the Mustang players who mixed gallons and gallons of pancake batter.

Barbra Williamson, Mayor Pro Tem, threw out the first pitch to officially open the Spring '09 season, after offering some very kind words to the audience.  The guest speaker was former L.A. Dodger third baseman, Ken McMullen, who commented that the Santa Su fields were among the nicest he had ever seen.

The team with the overall best banner was the Mustang Reds.  The banner, depicting a set of Topp's baseball cards, was designed by Kaydi Tovar, who won a set of four Dodger tickets.  This was Kaydi's second grand prize win in the banner contest, after having also won in Spring 2007.  The other divisions' first place winners were the Shetland Express, Pinto Indians, and Bronco A's.

The first home run of the Spring 2009 Season was hit on the Mustang field by Ray "Boom-Boom" Perez of the Mustang White Sox.  This was quite an accomplishment considering that Ray only started playing baseball for the first time this past Fall.  During the two scrimmage games the White Sox played the week before Opening Day, Ray almost went yard during each of his three at-bats.  Keep an eye on this kid!

Congratulations to these players who have hit home runs over the fence this season! 

Drew Sandoval, Bronco Blue Jays - 5 (1 Grand Slam!!)
Antonio Thomas, Bronco Brewers - 3
Anthony Acosta, Bronco A's - 2
Tanner Faitro, Bronco A's - 1
Cole Nivens, Bronco A's - 1
Blake Sandoval, Bronco Blue Jays - 1 (Grand Slam!!) 
A.J. Howard, Bronco Brewers - 1
Jacob Smalling, Mustang Dodgers - 4
Ray Perez, Mustang White Sox - 3
Justin Bouse, Mustang Astros - 2
Jovanni Rosa, Mustang Reds - 2
Andrew Nardi, Mustang Blue Jays - 2
Jonathan Soria, Mustang Mariners - 1
Sean Downey, Mustang White Sox - 1
Dillon Myrick, Mustang White Sox - 1
Dylan Messina, Pinto Angels - 1
Justin Rodriguez, Pinto Marlins - 1
Treyton Wood, Pinto Orioles - 1 (Grand Slam!!)
Max Chavez, Pinto Mets - 1
 

With a lot of determination and sweat, a small group of dedicated and hard-working volunteers has progressed nicely on the renovation of the Santa Su Pony field.  We thank them, as well as the Adams and Johnson families. 

Please visit our "Sponsors" page for contact information.  Thank you to all of our sponsors! 

California Beverage Association ~ Arroyo Vista Optometry ~ A. Bates General Contractor

~ Steve's Automatic Gate Service ~ P.W. Gillibrand ~ Western Installers/Western

Padding ~ Karl P. Orlowski - Edward Jones Financial Advisor ~ Michele Holguin - F&I

Agency, ISU ~ TuTu's Shave Ice and Ice Cream Shack ~

Simi Valley Vikings Football League ~ Santa Su Dusters Baseball Club ~ Viktor Benes

European Bakeries ~ Simi Valley Children's Dental Group ~ Dr. Peter Silecchio, D.C.