West Raleigh Baseball: WR All-Star Teams
Monday, August 4West Raleigh All Stars
West Raleigh Baseball Association takes pride in teaching youngsters how to play baseball, focusing on sportsmanship, team play, and fundamental baseball skills. Each summer, age-determined All Star teams of talented players from each league (Minor, American, Nationial, and Junior) compete in various post-season tournaments, District, State, Regional, and potentially National tournaments based on league affiliation. Minor League 8-and-under (8U)teams compete in Tarheel League District and State Tournaments and Cal Ripken State and Regional Tournaments. American and National League 10U and 12U teams also compete in Tarheel League District and State tournaments. American and National League 9-year-old players, and National League 10, 11, and 12-year-olds compete in Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division postseason play. Cal Ripken play offers District, State, and Regional competitions for ages 9U and 11U, and adds World Series play for ages 10U and 12U. West Raleigh Junior League teams compete in Tarheel League District and State Tournaments, and 13U and 14U teams play compete in Babe Ruth League postseason play, which offers District, State, Regional, and World Series competition. In 2005, West Raleigh fielded 13 different All Star Teams, all of which represented the League with class, sportsmanship, and high-caliber play, winning 5 State Championships along the way. Our 8U Cal Ripken All Stars won the Southeastern Region, and our 12U Cal Ripken All Stars once again lived every youth player's dream, winning the Southeastern Region and playing in the World Series in Aberdeen, Maryland.
West Raleigh Baseball is proud to honor the All Star teams that have done so well over the years in post-season play!
Thursday, July 27
West Raleigh All Star Status.....
Since 2001, when West Raleigh joined Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth Leagues and also remained as a member of Tarheel Leagues, Inc., West Raleigh has produced a very high caliber brand of All Star Baseball for all age groups. West Raleigh continues to produce District, State, Southeast Regional Champions, and even a couple of appearances in the World Series.
From 2000-2006 in the Tarheel Leagues, West Raleigh has produced 12 District Championships and 12 Tarheel League State Championship teams (from Minor League, Little League, and Junior League.)
From 2001-2006 in the Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth Leagues, West Raleigh has produced 26 District Championships, 18 State Championships, 6 Southeast Regional Championships, 13 additonal Southeast Regional teams have placed 3rd or better, 2 appearances in the Cal Ripken World Series, including 1 Cal Ripken World Series US Championship.
Many thanks to all the parents, coaches and players that not only represent West Raleigh on the ball field, but off as well.
Wednesday, July 19
2006 All Star Summary
| League | Age Group | Affiliation | Achievement |
| Minor League (West Raleigh Blue) | 8U (Machine Pitch) | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division |
State Champions |
| Minor League (West Raleigh Red) | 8U (Coach Pitch) |
Tarheel Leagues | District Super-Regional Champion State Champions |
| West Raleigh American / National | 10U Blue | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-Up
State Tournament 4th Place |
| West Raleigh American / National | 10U Red | Tarheel Leagues | District 4th Place |
| West Raleigh American/National | 12U Blue | Tarheel Leagues | District Runners Up |
| West Raleigh American/National | 12U Red | Tarheel Leagues | District 5th Place |
| West Raleigh American & National | 9U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division |
State Champions Southeast Regional Participant |
| West Raleigh National | 10U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions
State Champions Southeast Regional 2nd Place |
| West Raleigh National | 11U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions
State Champions Southeast Regional Semi-Finalist |
| West Raleigh National | 12U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions
State Runners Up |
| West Raleigh Junior | 14U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runners Up |
| West Raleigh Junior | 13U | Babe Ruth League, | District Champions
State Tournament 4th Place |
| West Raleigh Junior | 14U | Babe Ruth League | District Champions
State Tournament 4th Place |
Monday, June 20
2006 All Star Team Pages
| Age Group | Babe Ruth / Cal Ripken | Tarheel "Blue" | Tarheel "Red" | Tarheel "White" |
| 14U | Babe Ruth 14U | Tar Heel 14U | ||
| 13U | Babe Ruth 13U | |||
| 12U | Cal Ripken 12U | Tar Heel 12U Blue | Tar Heel 12U Red | |
| 11U | Cal Ripken 11U | |||
| 10U | Cal Ripken 10U | Tar Heel 10U Red | Tar Heel 10U Blue | |
| 9U | Cal Ripken 9U | |||
| 8U | Cal Ripken 8U Blue | Tar Heel 8U Red |
2005 All Star Summary
| League | Age Group | Affiliation | Achievement |
| Minor League (West Raleigh Blue) | 8U (Machine Pitch) | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | State Champion Regional Champion |
| Minor League (West Raleigh Red) | 8U (Coach Pitch) |
Tarheel Leagues | District Super-Regional Champion
State Champions |
| West Raleigh American / National | 10U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh Blue | 12U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh Red | 12U | Tarheel Leagues | 3rd in District |
| West Raleigh White | 12U | Tarheel Leagues | 4th in District |
| West Raleigh American & National | 9U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | State Champions
3rd in Southeast Regional |
| West Raleigh National | 10U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions
State Champion 3rd in Southeast Regional |
| West Raleigh National | 11U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions
State Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh National | 12U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions
State Champions Southeast Regional Champions World Series Participants |
| West Raleigh Junior | 14U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh Junior | 13U | Babe Ruth League, | District Champions
State Tournament |
| West Raleigh Junior | 14U | Babe Ruth League | District Champions
3rd in State |
Tuesday, September 7
2004 All Star Summary
| League | Age Group | Affiliation | Achievement |
| Minor League (West Raleigh Blue) | 8U (Coach Pitch) | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | State Finalist Regional Finalist |
| Minor League (West Raleigh Red) | 8U (Coach Pitch) | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-Up State Champions |
| West Raleigh American | 10U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh National | 10U | Tarheel Leagues | District Champion State Semifinalist |
| West Raleigh American | 12U | Tarheel Leagues | 3rd in District |
| West Raleigh National | 12U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh American & National | 9U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | State Champions Southeast Regional Semifinalist |
| West Raleigh National | 10U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions State Champion Southeast Regional Semifinalist |
| West Raleigh National | 11U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions State Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh National | 12U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions State Champions Southeast Regional Champions US Champions World Series Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh Junior | 14U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh Junior | 13U | Babe Ruth League, HYSAA |
District Champions State Runner-Up HYSAA World Series Qualifier |
| West Raleigh Junior | 14U | Babe Ruth League | District Champions State Runner-Up Southeast Regional Finalist |
West Raleigh 2003 AllStars
| League | Age Group | Affiliation | Achievement |
| Minor League (West Raleigh Blue) | 8U (Coach Pitch) | Tarheel Leagues | District Champions State Champion |
| Minor League (West Raleigh White) | 8U (Coach Pitch) | Tarheel Leagues | 3rd Place in District 5th place in State Tournament |
| West Raleigh American | 10U | Tarheel Leagues | District Champions State Championship Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh American | 12U | Tarheel Leagues | State Championship Host Team |
| West Raleigh American & National | 9U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | State Champions Southeast Regional Champion |
| West Raleigh National | 10U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions State Champion Southeast Regional Semifinalist |
| West Raleigh National | 11U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions State Champions Southeast Regional Semifinalist |
| West Raleigh National | 12U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions State Championship Runner-Up |
| West Raleigh Junior | 13U | Babe Ruth League | District Champions State Championship Semifinalist |
| West Raleigh Junior | 14U | Babe Ruth League | District Champions State Championship Semifinalist |
West Raleigh 2002 All Stars
| League | Age Group | Affiliation | Achievement |
| Minor League (West Raleigh Blue) | 8U (Coach Pitch) | Tarheel Leagues | State Champion |
| Minor League (West Raleigh White) | 8U (Coach Pitch) | Tarheel Leagues | 5th in State Tournament |
| West Raleigh American | 10U | Tarheel Leagues | 5th in State Tournament |
| West Raleigh American | 12U | Tarheel Leagues | District Champions |
| West Raleigh National | 9U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | State Champions Southeast Regional Semifinalist |
| West Raleigh National | 10U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions State Runner-up |
| West Raleigh National | 11U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | State Champions Southeast Regional Champions |
| West Raleigh National | 12U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Runner-up |
| West Raleigh Junior | 13U | Babe Ruth League | District Champions State Semifinalist |
| West Raleigh Junior | 14U | Tarheel Leagues | State Champions |
West Raleigh 2001 All Stars
West Raleigh National League began play in Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division baseball, and showed that West Raleigh is competitive on a statewide and regional level.
| League | Age Group | Affiliation | Achievement |
| Minor League (West Raleigh Blue) | 8U (Coach Pitch) | Tarheel Leagues | State Champion |
| Minor League (West Raleigh White) | 8U (Coach Pitch) | Tarheel Leagues | State Runner-up |
| West Raleigh American | 10U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-up |
| West Raleigh American | 12U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-up |
| West Raleigh National | 9U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | State Champions Southeast Regional Champions |
| West Raleigh National | 10U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions State Runner-up |
| West Raleigh National | 11U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | State Champions Southeast Regional Semifinalist |
| West Raleigh National | 12U | Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Division | District Champions 3rd in State |
| West Raleigh Junior | 14U | Tarheel Leagues | State Champions |
West Raleigh 2000 All Stars
The year 2000 was a special one for West Raleigh Baseball...West Raleigh won state championships in Tarheel League play in each of the four age divisions in which West Raleigh played - a clean sweep!
| League | Age Group | Affiliation | Achievement |
| Minor League (West Raleigh Blue) | 8U (Coach Pitch) | Tarheel Leagues | State Champions |
| Minor League (West Raleigh White) | 8U (Coach Pitch) | Tarheel Leagues | State Runner-up |
| West Raleigh American | 10U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-up |
| West Raleigh American | 12U | Tarheel Leagues | District Runner-up |
| West Raleigh National | 10U | Tarheel Leagues | District Champions State Champions |
| West Raleigh National | 12U | Tarheel Leagues | District Champions State Champions |
| West Raleigh Junior | 14U | Tarheel Leagues | District Champions State Champions |
West Raleigh Babe Ruth 13U All Stars
Congratulations to the 2003 West Raleigh Babe Ruth 13U AllStars!
| Coach Name |
| Bill Hobbs |
| Jimmy Godwin |
| Brian Hobbs |
| Player Name |
| Drew Kidwell |
| Ian Lang |
| Chris Perry |
| Lee Bedford |
| Stephen MacPherson |
| Derek Carlyle |
| Matt Paske |
| Jack Tian |
| Josh Tomlinson |
| Kevin Brandt |
| Jeffrey Anderson |
| Travis Bradley |
| Cory Shackleford |
| Mitch Covert |
Tuesday, August 31
One More All Star Accolade...
The US Champion West Raleigh Cal Ripken 12U All Stars are due to receive one more accolade for their accomplishments this summer. On Tuesday, September 7th, at the Raleigh City Council meeting, Mayor Charles Meeker and the City Council will proclaim September 7th as "West Raleigh All-Star Day". The players, families, friends, coaches, and Exchange Club Members are invited to attend, and Head Coach Danny Poole will accept the proclamation on behalf of the team and West Raleigh Baseball.
Those attending the 7:00 PM meeting should arrive by 6:45. The address is 222 West Hargett Street, Room 201. Attendees are welcome to leave after the proclamation or stay for the entire session, which is open to the public.
Tuesday, August 10
2004 All Star Updates
Congratulations to the Babe Ruth 14U All Stars who won the District Tourney in Henderson July 10-11. West Raleigh swept Garner 6-1 and 9-4, and advanced to the State Championship, where they finished as runners-up. The West Raleigh Babe Ruth 14U All Stars advanced to the Southeastern Regionals being played in Alabama August 6th-11th, with a chance to advance from there to the World Series, which will be held in Wilson County, NC. They defeated North Florida in their opener 6-5, lost to Tennessee 8-4, and Monday defeated Western North Carolina 7-4. On Tuesday, North Florida turned the tables, and defeated West Raleigh 9-4, ending our tournament run. North Florida went on to win the Souteast Regional, and will be the Southeast representative in the World Series.
Our BR 14's have the distinction of being the only team to beat the eventual State and Regional champions...Congratulations to the BR 14U team on a great summer season!
To see the Tournament Bracket, click here! For box scores and the play-by-play narrative, click here! To check out the team's website, click here.
Congratulations to the Tarheel 14U All Stars who placed 2nd in the S. Johnston Invitational, defeating Wilders Grove 17-2, Johnston County National 11-3, Wendell 10-9, and finally losing to Johnston County American 10-5 in the final. The THL 14U All Stars finished as runners-up in the Tar Heel District 2 Tourney on July 10th, being defeated by Lee County. To see the team web page, click here.
Congratulations to the Babe Ruth 13U All Stars, who won the HYSA State Championship Tournament in Concord, earning a berth in the HYSA World Series! The West Raleigh Babe Ruth 13U All Star team, then won the District 2 Tournament in Henderson, NC on July 10th. WR swept the Henderson-Vance team in the best of 3 game series with a 11-0 win in Game 1 followed by a 13-2 win in Game 2......both games ended after 4.5 innings, and West Raleigh advanced to the State Championship, where they finished as runner-up to a strong Nash County team that eventually won the Southeast Regional. Congratulations on a great season! To see the team web page, click here.
Congratulations to the Cal Ripken 12U All Stars who went undefeated in winning their District Championship! They defeated Henderson Vance in a 7-0 no-hitter, won their second game in a 17-0 no-hitter, defeated Garner 5-3, and won the title by defeating Garner again 7-0.
Since winning the District title, the the Cal Ripken 12 U's won the Wallace High Invitational Tournament in Sanford this weekend. The 12's defeated the Broadway All Stars 22-2, Lee County All Stars 13-1, Sanford All Stars 2-1, and Sanford again in the championship 11-4.
The Cal Ripken 12 U team became the first WR 12 year old team to win a Cal Ripken Baseball State title! The 12's defeated Roanoke Rapids in the first game 10-0, Winterville 12-1, Wilson County 3-2 and Wilson again 2-0 in the Championship! The State tournament was held at Winter Park in Wilmington. The 12's won the Southeast Regional play, and went on to the World Series in Aberdeen, Maryland. In Aberdeen, West Raleigh won their pool, and then advanced through the elimination rounds to win the US Championship and advance to the Series Final against defending Series Champ Mexico! In the Series final, West Raleigh battled, and led 3-2 goint into the sixth inning. Mexico scored 2 runs in the top of the sixth to take the World Series title in a fantastic ballgame by both teams. We are so proud of the way our boys represented West Raleigh and the United States in victory and in defeat!
Congratulations to the West Raleigh NL 12U (Tar Heel League) All Stars, shown in red jerseys, 
who won the Independence Invitational Tournament July 11th at Wilder's Grove. They beat Garner 9-8 in the championship game. The West Raleigh NL 12U All Stars were runners up in the Tar Heel League District Tournament in Sanford. They beat Hillsboro 5-2 in 9 innings in the first game to face Lee County in the championship game, where they lost to Lee County. Congratulations on a great post-season!
The American League 12U Tar Heels played a series of nail-biting baseball games in the Tar Heel district tournament in Sanford. In their first game against Sanford they trailed most of the game by 1 run before tieing the game with two outs in the bottom of the 6th to force an extra inning. Unfortunately Sanford scored 2 runs in the top of the seventh and West Raleigh could only counter with one. The following night vs Siler City, neither team was able to pull away and the game went into the bottom of the 6th tied. West Raleigh pushed a run across to win the game. The next night West Raleigh went up against the West Raleigh National League team. The American League team was able to enter the bottom of the 6th with a lead. However, a determined National League team battled back and nipped the American team in the bottom of the 6th. Congratulations on a great season!Congratulations to the West Raleigh Cal Ripken 11U All Stars! They won the District Championship defeating Garner 11-0 and 10-4, and advanced to the State Championship! The 11U All Stars were defeated in the State Championship game, finishing a great season as runner-up.
Congratulations to the West Raleigh NL 10U Tar Heel League All Stars who won the District Tourney at West Raleigh, and will advance to the State Championship Tournament!
Congratulations to the West Raleigh 10U Ripken All Stars, who won the District 2 Tournament in Garner. West Raleigh won all four games, defeating Oxford 28-0, Henderson 10-0, Garner 5-4 (in eight innings) in the winner's bracket final and 6-1 in the championship game. Since winning the District, the 10U Ripken squad, wrapped up the Eastern North Carolina State title in Washington with a 9-0 victory over Sandhills.
West Raleigh won the first three games in the double elimination tourney 13-1 over Sandhills, 12-1 over Wilson County and 2-1 over Supper Optimist of Wilmington. Sandhills came back through the loser's bracket and beat West Raleigh 4-3 to force the deciding game for the championship. Regional pool play began July 23 in Bristol Tennessee. West Raleigh defeated Tennessee, and lost to Virginia and North Florida. West Raleigh was eliminated in pool play, and did not advance to the championship round. Congratulations on a great season!
Congratulations to the West Raleigh Cal Ripken 9-Year-Old All-stars who won the Eastern North Carolina State Championship in New Bern on July 14. West Raleigh defeated Garner 9-2 in the championship game and finished the tournament with a 5-0 record in the double elimination format. In games leading up to the championship game, West Raleigh defeated Laurinburg 18-3, Winterville 6-0, Southern Pitt 2-1, and Fairfield 8-1.
West Raleigh qualified for the 9-Year-Old Southeast Regional Tournament that was held in Charlotte on July 22-28. The Southeast Tournament utilized a pool play format. West Raleigh won their pool with notable wins over Glenn Allen and Jacksonville Beach, the Virginia and North Florida state championsrespectively. West Raleigh eventually lost in the single elimination round to the North Florida runner-up, Fort Caroline, and finished in 5th place in the Southeast. West Raleigh completed the state and regional tournaments with a combined record of 9-2.
Congratulations to the Cal Ripken 8U (Blue) All Stars on a great season! They won the Wilders Grove Invitational Tournament over the weekend! They defeated Garner Gold 20-0, Wilders Grove 16-0, West Raleigh Tarheel (Red) All Stars 16-5, lost to the North Wake Vipers 7-6, then defeated West Raleigh THL 9-6, and North Wake 10-4 and 13-2.
In Cal Ripken State Tournament play, West Raleigh Blue defeated East Chatham Red 23 - 1, Hamlet 18- 3, and Wilmington Supper 14 - 7 to go 3-0 in pool play and receive a first round bye in the single elimination phase of the tournament. West Raleigh Blue then lost to Wilmington Supper 13 - 6. West Raleigh Blue finished in the top 8 teams in NC.
Since the State tourney, West Raleigh Blue won the "Aggie's Hot Sub Baseball Classic" at East Carolina Athletic Park this past weekend. Blue defeated Wayne County 14 - 0 and East Chatham 23 - 0 in Pool Play. Blue then defeated Wilson County Select 14 - 0 to advance to the final game against Garner Blue. West Raleigh defeated Garner 7 - 4 in seven innings to win the tournament.
While the Blue Team was at ECAP they received a call from the Cal Ripken State Commissioner inviting them to play in the Ripken Southeast Regional in Wilmington. Blue will depart Wednesday and will have their first game of pool play on Thursday. Go Blue!!!
Since the inception of the 8U Coach Pitch division in Tar Heel League tournament play in 2000, West Raleigh "Blue" had won the state title each year. This year, West Raleigh "Blue" played in the Cal Ripken tourney, and West Raleigh Red really came through, keeping the state title at West Raleigh.
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Congratulations to the 8U Tarheel (Red) team for winning the state championship at West Raleigh on Sunday 7/18/2004. The Red all star team entered the state tournament as the runner up of the Eastern District. The Red all stars beat Gastonia, Wilkes County American (the number one seed from the Western District) and Wendell (the number one seed from the Eastern District) to make it to the Championship Game on Sunday. In the championship game the Red All Stars scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to finish the state tournament undefeated as Tarheel League 8 and under Coach Pitch State Champions.
Way to go RED!!!
Friday, August 20
12U CAL RIPKEN US CHAMPIONS
West Raleigh is very proud of our first World Series team!
Sunday afternoon in a game nationally televised on Fox Sports Network, US Champion West Raleigh faced International Champion Mexico, which had steamrolled through their division to reach the Series final for the second straight year. West Raleigh scrapped through pool play before finally breaking through in the elimination round with some serious offense against Hawaii, to join Mexico. West Raleigh's Michael King was the lone regular pitcher left eligible for this game, so he had to pitch a complete game after pitching 12 innings in 4 days previously. He pitched a great game, holding the potent Mexico team to 4 runs. West Raleigh tied or led much of the game, and battled to the very end in a see-saw battle with the International Champion Mexico. Mexico finally prevailed, winning 4-3 scoring 2 runs in the top of the sixth.
We are all very proud of our West Raleigh boys - how they played, how they won, and how they conducted themselves. Congratulations 12's - You've made Raleigh look awfully good!
Assistant Coach Drew Johnson reported from Aberdeen with daily diary updates on the team website!
To see the final pool standings Click Here!
For the latest World Series News, click here.
Go West Raleigh!!! If you would like to congratulate the team, please post a message on the Message Board - let's show our support! Click Here!
All Star Team Links
To link to the web page for a West Raleigh All Star team, click the appropriate link below:
Babe Ruth 14U All Stars
Tarheel League 14U All Stars
Babe Ruth 13U All Stars
US Champion Cal Ripken 12U All Stars
10U Cal Ripken All Star
Tuesday, June 10
All Star Team Links
If you'd like to follow our Summer Allstar teams and keep track of the West Raleigh post-season fun, links to the All Star teams web pages are below. Note - not all of the teams are keeping their web pages up, but the ones that are sure provide some fun!
Cal Ripken 12U 70
Cal Ripken 12U 60
Cal Ripken 11U
Cal Ripken 10U
Cal Ripken 9U
Cal Ripken 8U "Blue"
Cal Ripken 12U Softball
Cal Ripken 10U Softball
THL 14U
THL 12U
THL 10U Blue
THL 10U Red
THL 8U "Red"
Tourney 8U "White"