Official Site of Lightning Baseball: Lightning 16U Team
Monday, July 272009 Fall and Winter
Teams are now forming. For information please contact
Dereck Domingues at 559-269-9383 or d.domingues@comcast.net
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Lightning Baseball takes 3rd in Desert Fall Classic Las Vegas, NV
Lightning Baseball took 3rd in this year's Desert Fall Classic in Las Vegas, NV. Lightning's only two losses came at the expense of So Cal Angels. Once in pool play and another in the Semi-Final. The Angels went on to win the Championship beating out the Blizzard from Minnesota. The Angels are the same club that faced the Lightning in the 14U Winter National Championship game. Great job Angels.
Pictured Bottom Left to Right, Coach Owens, Jordan Grader, Ray Baca, Steven Lozier, Ryan Ginsberg, Zack Domingues, Will Rosado, Coach Domingues. Top Coach Scott, Trevor Fletcher, Michael Galli, Preston Scott, Dalton Silva, Destin DeLaCruz, Josh Westcott
Tuesday, July 15
Lightning 2010 attending Fresno Cardinals Summer Lumber
Lightning 2010 Player List
Steven Lozier, William Rosado, Michael Galli, Dalton Silva, Jesse Gonsalez, Zack Singletary, Dax Turner, Kyle Novak, Skippy Ferreria, Chewey Telesco, Chris Anderson, Michael Flores, John Koretoff, Justin Locke, Brennen Jacobsen, Trevor Ellison, Dusty Valero, Espi Sandoval.
Thursday, July 24
Lightning 2010's attend Cen Cal Blaze Invitational July 11th
Lightning went 1-3. Players attended:
Michael Flores, Michael Galli, Skippy Fereria, Chewey Telesco, Anthony Cantu, Kyle Novak, Nathan Vieira, Chris Anderson, William Rosado, Steven Lozier, Justin Locke.
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2008 USA Baseball 16U Championships
Press Release
Lightning Baseball is proud to announce that we have secured our gauranteed spot in USA Baseball's 16U Championships. The event, formerly known as the Junior Olympics, will feature a total of 72 teams competing June 20-28 The Junior Olympic brand spoke for itself as the premier 16U tournament each year since its inception in 1996. Through these Championships, USA Baseball will continue to provide an opportunity for 144 teams to showcase their ability against teams from all across the country as well as provide the exclusive opportunity for players to be considered for the 16U National Team.
The 16U Championship - West will be back in Peoria and Surprise, Ariz. (72 teams), and Palm Beach County, Fla. (72 teams) will again be the host for the 16U Championship - East.
Players born May 1, 1991 or later are eligible to compete in the 16U Championships. Please note, however, that only players born January 1, 1992 or later will be eligible to be selected to the 16U National Team. As such, USA Baseball requires that at least 8 players on each team's roster be born on or after this international age cutoff.
When: June 20 - 28, 2008
Where: Peoria & Surprise, Arizona (72 teams) or Palm Beach County, Fla. (72 teams). Team's choice based on availability
Age Limit: 16U - May 1, 1991 (oldest eligible birth date)
BENEFITS
Minimum of 7 scheduled games –- weather permitting
Outstanding facilities (MLB Spring Training complexes of the Mariners, Padres, Rangers, and Royals in Arizona, and the Cardinals and Marlins in Florida).
Free housing service to guarantee affordable and convenient housing for the entire family.
USA Baseball gifts and discounts.
36 players will be selected as participants in the USA Baseball 16U National Team Trials.
TEAM ROSTER REQUIREMENTS
15-player roster MINIMUM.
20-player roster MAXIMUM.
At least 8 players must be eligible for international play (i.e. Jan. 1, 1992 or later birthdays
The cost of this tournanment is $500 per player. To secure you son's spot on the roster a $200 deposit is due on March 15th. The remaining balance will be due on May 15th. If you are unable to attend but would like to send your son, rooms will be available for $25 per day, per player. A player would need an average of $40 a day for meal and spending money. Please respond by March 1st of your son's interest. Also, below is the confirmation email received from Jeff Singer, Director of Baseball Operations.
Thursday, January 10
USSSA Jan. 12-13th Ripon, CA
Tournament Information
Team : Lightning Baseball 16's Navy
Location: Mistlin Sports Complex- Ripon, CA
Tournament Type/Class : USSSA 18U
Date: Jan. 12, 2007 --> Jan. 13, 2007
Price: $75 Pay online or Pay Mr. Baca at event
Uniforms: White Pants on Saturday, Grey Pants on Sunday. Dress Warm.
Hotel: SpringHill Suites Modesto 1901 W Orangeburg Ave,
Modesto, California 95350 USA Phone: 1- 209- 526-2157
Or La Quinta in Ripon. Hampton Inn in Manteca.
Players: Galli, J. Gilbreath, Gonzales, Lozier, Massey, Messler, Mendonca, Novack, Rosado, Sandoval, Tittle, Valero.
Game 1 Head First Silver vs Valley Cats 8:30 Saturday Giant
Game 2 Head First Gold vs Bobcats 9:30 Saturday Yankee
Game 3 A- Team vs Manteca 10:45 Saturday Giant
Game 4 Valley Cats vs Bobcats 11:45 Saturday Yankee
Game 5 Head First Silver vs Manteca 1:00 Saturday Giant
Game 6 Head First Gold vs Bombers 2:00 Saturday Yankee
Game 7 Arsenal vs A-Team 3:15 Saturday Giant
Game 8 H. F. Bronze vs Lighning Navy 4:15 Saturday Yankee
Game 9 Lightning Silver vs Bombers 5:30 Saturday Giant
Game 10 Lightning Navy vs Arsenal 6:30 Saturday Yankee
Game 11 H.F. Bronze vs Lighning Silver 7:45 Saturday Giant
Game 12 8th Seed vs 11th Seed 8:30 Sunday Giant
Game 13 9th Seed vs 10th Seed 8:30 Sunday Yankee
Game 14 G12 winner vs G13 winner 10:45 Sunday Giant
Game 15 2nd Seed vs 7th Seed 10:45 Sunday Yankee
Game 16 3rd Seed vs 6th Seed 1:00 Sunday Giant
Game 17 4th Seed vs 5th Seed 1:00 Sunday Yankee
Game 18 G15 winner vs G16 winner 3:15 Sunday Giant
Game 19 1st Seed vs G17 winner 3:15 Sunday Yankee
Game 20 G18 winner vs G19 winner 5:30 Snday Yankee
Tie Breaker: 1. Head to Head unless 3 or more teams tied, 2. Runs Allowed, 3. Runs Scored.
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Lightning Baseball 16's to play in USSSA Mistlin Dec. 8-9th
Pictured Top Row From Right to Left: Coach Baca, John Koretoff, Bill Flamion, Kyle Novak, Blake Proctor, Tanner Mendonca, Coach Gilbreath. Front Row: Dereck Domingues, Shane Messler, Will Rosado, Steve Lozier, Jesse Gilbreath, Coach Owens.
The 16's playing in the 18U's opened up against the Mavericks and pounded the ball from the start. With Anthony Cantu on the mound we outscored the Mavericks 18-9. Pool play game two was against the E-B Lookouts. With Tanner Mendonca throwing a complete game, we continued to hit the ball beating the Lookouts 7-3. Finishing pool play as the #1 seed, we faced the Lookouts again in the semi's. Steven Lozier went the distance as hitting was still the theme. Blake Proctor led the charge with two triples, as Lozier and Messler continued to pound the ball. Lightning advanced into the ship 13-7. The championship was against a very strong BMP squad. The bats were finally calmed by a big lefty throwing a two hitter into the 6th inning. Rosado started the game with Proctor coming in for relief. Proctor threw 4 innings only allowing 2 runs. With a pitching change in the 7th, we threatened by a rbi single by Mendonca making putting us on the board. We then proceeded to get runners at 2nd and 3rd, as Flamion flew out deep to left field to end the game. It was a great weekend. Thank you to everyone who participated.
Tournament Information
Team : Lightning Baseball 16's
Location: Mistlin Sports Complex- Ripon, CA
Tournament Type/Class : USSSA 18U
Date: Dec 8, 2007 --> Dec 9, 2007
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Lightning Baseball wins BPA Mistlin in Ripon, CA October 20-21st
Pictured Above Top Right to Left: Coach Owens, Ray Baca, Alex Giltmier, Brandon Jeffries, Kyle Novak, Coach Domingues. Bottow Row: Ryan Ginsburg, Quinten Owens, Zack Domingues, Jimmy Brager, Steve Lozier, Will Rosado.
What a great weekend of baseball and hopefully a good tune up for Vegas.
This was our first tournament at Ripon (Mistlin Sports Complex), and I think
everyone really enjoyed it.
Our 14's had another tough outing having to play up a division for the second
time in a row. We opened with the Turlock Bombers which was a good game
until the 4th inning. The game ended up 9-1. Game#2 was against the Stockton
Blaze, in which we took another loss against this strong hitting team. As the #5
seed we played CenCal Academy which was another solid 15U team. Although we
went 0-3, we are looking forward to the first tournament in which the boys
can play in their age division.
The 15's played up in the 16U division for the second tournament in a row.
(Santa Maria in which we lost the Semi by a run). We opened up against the CA
Predators with Giltmier on the mound. Baca came in for relief and Rosado
closed the game which we won 5-0. Game #2 was against Club Allstar. This was a
very exciting game. Lozier pitched awesome in a 8-4 victory, with Rosado
coming in to close out the inning. Going 2-0 in pool play seeded us in the
dreaded #1 spot receiving a bye on Sunday morning. We came back having to play the
tough Club Allstar team again. Brager took the mound and threw very well, as
we went on to a 6-5 victory in which oddly enough Rosado came in to close
again. Ray Baca took the mound in the Championship game going 4 innings with with
Jeffries pitching one inning in relief and Lozier came into close out an 11-2
Victory over the Velocity Academy. This was our first 16U tournament win.
Defense was solid and the boys hit the ball well. Check the website for
updates and stats.
Tuesday, November 20
Lightning Baseball Finishes 3rd in BPA Fall State Championships
Lightning Baseball represented well this weekend in Ripon finishing 3rd out of 10 in our first pure 16U tournament. (Meaning it wasn't a combined 15U/16U) Game one, we opened against a solid 16U team from San Jose. Jimmy Brager pitched oustanding only giving up two hits and striking out a hand full. The only problem was their two pitchers were just as effective keeping us of the bases and not allowing us to generate any offense ourselves. This game was played in 1 hour and 28 minutes and ended in a 0-0 tie. Game two was against the Valley Boyz, and with the addition of several Hanford Sohpmores, and a 3 Visalia Sophmores, they are a very solid team. Based on the fact that us and the Valley Boyz had combined for 4 championships in a row at Mistlin, this was another good game. Anthony Snipps (from Selma) threw 7 very effective innings only allowing 4 hits and not allowing a run. The Valley Boyz' pitcher also held us in check for 5 innings until a 1st and 2nd one out bunt by Gilbreath began a 7 run inning. The game ended 7-0. With one win and one tie and having no runs allowed we ended pool play as the #3 seed. Sunday we opened against the Manteca Heat. As usual the Lightning (appear on Sunday only) offense produced 6 runs in the first. Rosado started the inning by getting on 1st, and moved to 3rd on a single by Lozier. Koretoff drove in Lozier. We hit through the line up the first inning. Lozier threw 5 2/3 only allowing 3 runs on a couple of walks and two errors in the 5th. Up next was #2 seed Elk Grove Rebels. We got off to an early lead by scoring 2 in the 1st, and another in the 2nd. We had beat the Rebels the week before in the Semi Finals by coming back in the 6 inning down 5-3 and won 6-3. As with the week before we had difficulty getting their #2 and #3 hitter out. In the fourth he lead off with a double and the #3 hitter followed with a two hun home run. With the momentum now on their side they proceeded to bring in their big lefty who shut us down for 3 straight innings striking out 7 of 9 hitters and not allowing a single base runner. They scored 3 more in the 5th off a couple of walks and a couple of flare base hits and the game ended 6-3. The Rebels went on to beat the Stanislaus in the Championship. Thank everyone who attended it was a very competitive tournament. Up next will be December 8th in Ripon.