South Bay Stallions: Welcome
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The South Bay Stallions is a "club" baseball team formed during the 2005 season. The team is based in Palos Verdes, but welcomes players from surrounding communities. The team is a 13 and under team, and children are eligible if they will be 13 years old or younger on April 30, 2008.
In its first season of existence, the Stallions earned 405 USSSA ranking points,which translated into a 3rd place ranking out of 96 registered Southern California 11U AAA teams. The Stallions won the 2005 USSSA Fall FlingTournament and were awarded a World Series berth.
The Stallions continued their winning ways in their second season by winning the USSSA Fall Classic Tournament played in Fountain Valley, California, and the USSSA 12UAAA Veteran’s Day National Invitational Tournament held in Cathedral City, California. Before being assigned to the elite USSSA Major Division, the Stallions rose as high as second among 12UAAA teams in USSSA points in Southern California.
In their third season, the Stallions competed for the 12 year old National Championship at the Cooperstown Dreams Park and American Baseball Hall of Fame Invitational Tournament, during the week of August 25, 2007 in Cooperstown, New York. The Stallions advanced to the third round of the playoffs.
In their 13 year old season, the Stallions qualified for the Triple Crown World Series to be played in Steamboat Springs, Colorado in July 2008. The Stallions won the USTBA Surf City Classic Tournament, National Division Championship.
Monday, March 31
March 29-30, 2008
The Stallions faced three of Southern California's best major teams at this weekend's April Fool's Classic in West Covina. The eventual winner of the tournament, the Placentia Mustangs, beat the Stallions in the opener. The Stallions tied the Glendale Knights in a 9-9 slugfest, and were defeated 6-2 in the playoffs by the West Covina Bandits. Standout performers included Jackson Celestin, who batted .500 with two RBI, and Emmett Meyer who batted .444. Cody Lavender pitched well against the Knights, yielding no runs in two innings of relief.