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WE ARE THE SUN VALLEY PARK BUMS 14YR OLD TEAM. OUR NON-PROFIT YOUTH ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING YOUNGSTERS WITH A POSITIVE AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO DO WHAT WE DO BEST: PLAY BALL AND HAVE FUN. THIS TEAM IS ONE OF THE BEST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SOME OF THESE KIDS HAVE BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER SINCE THE AGE OF 6, AND THEY ARE COMING INTO THEIR OWN THIS YEAR. WE HOPE TO CONTINUE IN THE TRADITION AND SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE OF THE PARK BUMS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SERVING CHILDREN FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SINCE 1989.
HOME OF THE 2007 14-UNDER SUPER SERIES AND AABC STATE CHAMPS
Wednesday, June 6
BUMS TO PLAY MICKEY MANTLE 16'S LEAGUE
TEAMS
So Cal Bombers (15)
SGV Arsenal (15)
Los Osos Grizzlies (15)
MP Angels (Massie)
West Coast Elite (15)
O'keiki Baseball (15)
Belvedere Blue Jays (15)
Park Bums 14'S
SGV Arsenal
So Cal Bombers
Play Hard Baseball
EB Squad
Irvine Rox
MP Wrecking Crew
Fullerton Titans
Bell Eagles
MP Angels (Sandoval)
Norwalk HS
Gahr HS
Fullerton HS
BUMS BEAT THE SQUAD IN MICKEY MANTLE LEAGUE
The BUMS when a long way to beat the B E SQUAD 6-3, after a good 1:30 minute drive for most of the team the boys came out and beat a 16's yrl team. Good pitching performance from both Miguel Peres (3 innings) and Scott Heineman (4 innings) kepted the SQUAD to only 3 runs. The game could have been wide open but the lack of clutch hitting kepted runs of the board for the BUMS. Great job boys and keep working hard and stay FOCUS.
BUMS FOLLOW UP AABC STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SUPER SERIES MEMORIAL DAY CHAMPIONSHIP
The Bums spent Memorial Day weekend proving that their AABC State Championship was no fluke. The Bums swept through the tournament in six games, winning by a cumulative score of 40-8. They showed themselves to be equally comfortable either playing with a lead or trailing. The Bums came from behind in three of their six wins, overcoming deficits in one game each day. On Saturday, the Bums opened with the Inland Empire Street Dogs and fell behind immediately, the first two Street Dogs scoring. Trailing 2-0 after the first half inning, the Bums cut the lead to 2-1 in the home half of the first. In the bottom of the second, three Bums hits loaded the bases. Two consecutive bases loaded walks put the Bums ahead, and they never looked back. Matthew Troupe and David Armas limited the Dogs to two hits and one run over the last four innings, and the bats scraped together three more runs for a final score of 6-3. In Game 2, four Bums pitchers (Miguel Perez, Sergio Plasencia, Edgar Montes and Anthony Esparza) combined to shut out the powerful Palm Desert Dodgers on one hit. The Bums did not surrender a hit for the last six innings. At the plate, two runs in the first frame proved enough, but, for good measure, Oscar Tinjaca's third inning grand slam was the crushing blow. The game ended 6-0.
After a short night, the Bums were back to work at 8 a.m. on Sunday, with their second consecutive shutout, this time 8-0 over the OC Diamondbacks. This time, only two pitchers (Scott Heineman and Jose Marquez) combined for the second one-hitter in less than fifteen hours. The offense scored early and often, pounding out eight hits in four innings to mercy the D'Backs 8-0. In Game 4, the Bums showed their ability to pull out a tight, low-scoring game, coming from behind with a run in each of the last two innings to win 2-1. Again, the pitching was strong by David Armas, Matthew Troupe and Tanner Reibenspies, but the name of the game was defense, with several outstanding plays in the field.
The Bums entered Monday as the top seed and met the So Cal Dukes for the fourth time in less than a month. Though the two teams are well-matched, as evidenced by the three previous meetings, decided by a total of four runs, the Bums got the early drop on the Dukes in the first inning. The first six Bums to bat all scored, highlighted by Oscar Tinjaca's second grand slam of the tournament. Tanner Reibenspies went 6.1 strong innings for the win, and Sergio Plasencia closed out the game, the Bums holding on to win 7-3. The Bums finished out the State Championship in style, with a strong victory over the San Gabriel Valley Cobras. The Cobras jumped on top in the second inning, 1-0. In the bottom of the inning, the Bums broke open what could have been a very different game with five runs. The Cobras had stranded two runners in the first inning and three in the second, with Tanner Reibenspies hauling in the final out each inning near the center field fence. The Bums tacked on one run in the third inning and five in the fourth to end the game and take the Championship 11-1. The Bums' strong pitching and spectacular defense shut down some of the toughest offenses in California, giving up a total of six runs in the last 35 innings of the tournament. Nine different Bums pitchers combined for a cumulative tournament-long ERA of 1.56, with only one pitcher throwing for more than a total of six innings for the tournament. The team's fielding percentage was well over .950, worthy of nine Gold Gloves. Congratulations, guys!! Keep up the great work!
BUMS TO PLAY IN AAU NATIONALS
The Park Bums are making plans to participate in the AAU Nationals in Orlando, FL.
Their are several teams from Puerto Rico that are also planning to attend this tournament in Orlando, FL
This is a list of the team that are planning to participate.
| Indiana Braves (IN) |
| Bravos (PR) |
| New England Diamond Dawgs American (MA) |
| Criollos Caguas (PR) |
| Aztecas-Caguas (PR) |
| Maryland Bulls (MD) |
| Gulf Coast Greyhounds (FL) |
| New England Diamond Dawgs Nationals (MA) |
| Express NLB (VA) |
| Palatka Mudawgs (FL) |
| DOW Baseball (WA) |
| Santa Fe Sluggers (FL) |
| Southern RI Baseball Club (RI) |
| Northern Virginia Hornets (VA) |
| Mass Pride Baseball (MA) |
| Virginia Venom (VA) |
| Witchita Sluggers (KS) |
| New Jersey Bandits Red (NJ) |
| Royals Baseball Club (MA) |
| Connecticut Blaze (CT) |
| RI Rays Baseball (RI) |
| Pensacola Yellow Jackets - Florida |
| Parkland Pockers - Florida Gold Coast |
| East Cobb Ballplayers - Georgia |
| Team CT Blue Jays - Connecticut |
| Baltimore Chop - Maryland |
| Red Thunder - Florida Gold Coast |
| Tri State Arsenal Grey - Mid Atlantic |
| Aztecas Baseball Club - Puerto Rico |
| New England Nor'Easters - New England |
| Stafford VA Pistols - Virginia |
| KP-Hurricanes New England |
| South Coast Terriers New England |
| Rangers de Puerto Rico |
| Hudson Valley Renegades Orange County |
| Hudson Valley Renegades NY Metro |
| Olney Pirates Maryland |
| Worcester Heat Baseball New England |
| Park Bums Southern Pacific |
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BUILDING A CHAMPION
"Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it, you don't have a chance"~Alex Rodriguez
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