Weston Rattlers Baseball Club: Welcome
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On Saturday, October 22, 2011 Jake Isenman from the Weston Rattlers 10U Black team pitched a no hitter against the Canes Academy 10U team. Jake threw a total of 47 pitches, striking out 3 batters and walking none. Jake faced 13 batters and allowed only one base runner, who reached on an error. Jake helped both himself and the team by providing 2 hits at the plate. Behind some great defensive plays and great at bats, the Rattlers went on to defeat Canes Academy in 4 innings by a final score of 8-0.
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Weston Rattlers Cooperstown Poker Tournament
February 18th, 2012 7:00 PM
Registration Begins At 6:00 PM
West Broward Masonic Lodge
927 NW 178th Avenue, Pembroke Pines
$100 Buy In gets you 2500 chips
Register and prepay by Feb 10th and receive an additional 1000 in chips!
Enjoy a kill the keg, chicken wings and raffle prizes!!!
1st Place: Prize valued at $1,000
2nd Place: Prize valued at $600
3rd Place: Prize valued at $300
To pre-register contact Bruce Langford 954.347.2551
Handout: poker
Sunday, June 19
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Monday, July 11
The Weston Rattlers have been provided the opportunity to host the first USSSA tournament of the 2011 Fall season and it is shaping up to be a huge event. The Rattlers were awarded a National Invitational Tournament (NIT) which will attract many teams state wide as double points will be awarded to the winners! As many as 72 are expected to compete during the six day contest set to take place August 15th-21st. We will be utilizing three of Weston's best parks (Tequesta Trace, Vista and Regional) which are reknown for being amongst the best in all of Broward County.
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The Weston Rattlers 12u went to Cooperstown, NY., June 4-10 to compete in the Cooperstown Dreams Park Youth Baseball National tournament.....and compete they did. The Rattlers were among 103 teams from across the nation invited to play in this prestigious tournament.
During the Skills Competition, prior to the beginning of the tournament, the Rattlers turned in a 8th place performance in the "Around the Horn Competition" and Nick Orlando made all Rattlers players and fans proud by finishing 3rd in the Home Run Derby.
The Rattlers played well in the seeding games with a record of 5-1. They started out 2-0 but then suffered 3-2 defeat at the hands of an excellent Las Vegas Slam team that eventually made the Elite 16. In the fourth game against the South Carolina Knights the Rattlers hit five home runs "back to back" and finished the game with a total of 7 homers resulting in a 8 run victory. The five consecutive home runs were hit by Nick Orlando, Jonathan Hernandez, Chris Valencia, Jordan Schulefand and Hector Lozada.
The Rattlers emerged from game 5 with a tough victory over a pesky Grand Slam Academy team from Austin, TX., by the score of 5-3. Game 6 of pool play proved to be one of the highlights of the tournament when the Rattlers easily defeated the #2 seed Litchfield Park Tigers from Phoenix, AZ. Before the game a coach who had seen the Tigers playearlier told Rattlers Coach Fletcher to "save your pitchers and concede the game because the Tigers will slaughter you!" That comment became the rallying cry for the Rattlers who played their best game of the tournament and beat the Tigers 9-2.
The team beat the Birmingham Sox and Mavericks Baseball in the first tow elimination games and bringing their record to 7-1 and into the Elite 16. The next contest was against the number one seeded Blaze from Bakersfield, CA. The Rattlers fell behind 3-0 after two innings but scrapped to score one in the third to bring it to 3-1. The score remianed unchanged until the last inning when the Rattlers added another run to make it 3-2. But the chase for the championship ended there as the Rattlers had the tying run on 3rd base with one out, but could not score....nevertheless, the Rattlers played a tournament to remember by going 7-2 and finishing this national tournament as the 9th ranked team!!!
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Wednesday, May 4
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Wednesday, May 4
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| 9u Rattlers:FPBL Playoff Championship Game |
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The Weston Rattlers Baseball Club sent five teams to the FPBL 2010 Fall Playoffs and by the time the last game ended everyone was talking about the organization's strong showing! The 8U team earned a playoff spot in their first season of competition and made it to the Elite 8! The 9U team won thier second playoff game in their final at bat en route to the Championship game. They finished as the 9U FPBL Runner Up! The 14U team also performed exceedingly well making it to the Elite 8! The 10U team earned a playoff spot in a very competitive division.
The club's highlight of the FPBL Playoffs was the 11U Rattlers! Here is what FPBL Commissioner Gaspar Palmer wrote on the league website about the team...."The 11U Weston Rattlers had an unbelievable run where they defeated the Jupiter Hammerheads scoring 3 runs in the last inning, then shutting out the #3 seed Weston Red Hawks 8-0 and roaring back scoring 7 runs in the last two innings after being down most of the game to defeat a tough West Boca team to win their first FPBL title". Congratulations to all of the Rattler players who represented our club so well and to the families and coaching staffs that supported them along the way!
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| 11U Rattlers celebrate winning the FPBL Title!!! |
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| 11u Rattlers are all smiles after upsetting the Bulldogs and Bengals! |
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The Weston Rattlers showed the caliber of teams they will field this fall with a stong showing at the inaugural USSSA tournament of the season. The organization was led by the 11u squad which finsihed with a record of 4-1. They enjoyed two big upset wins along the way to a 3rd place finish amongst 14 teams. The 14u team went 3-1 to finsih in 4th place and the 9u team was 2-2 and finished in 5th place. The 12u Black team encountered a brutal schedule and went 0-3. The Labor Day Bash is the next USSSA tournament and will take place next weekend. Check back here to see how your favorite Rattler team is faring!
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Friday, August 27
The 11u Rattlers added five new players over the summer and the FPBL has already taken notice. The 11u are off to a great start in their first tournament of the season and teams at the tournament know they better not take this team lightly or they will be next!
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| Jake and Ethan Wojtkowski,Isiah Perry,Kyle Benson and Jake Bleier |
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The 12U Rattlers packed up their gear and made the journey to Cooperstown, NY. to play in the grandest tournament of them all! The team played excellent during the pool games and finished with a 5-1 record which placed them as the 22nd seed in a field of 104 teams that gathered from all regions of the country.
In the playoff rounds, the Rattlers faced the Flyin Hawaiians ( a class act Team that our boys quickly becames with and fans of!) and eliminated them by a score of 9-6. They then squared off against the 11th seeded Island Astros and upset them 14-8 which earned the team a spot in the Elite 16! Next up was the 6th ranked Georgia Stampede and unfortunately the team lost. Overall, the team was 7-2 and played the type of baseball that would make all Rattlers proud!! For a complete recap of the event please go to the "Handouts" section. Please visit the "Rattlers In Action" section to view a great slideshow by Dana Villalba!
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Monday, July 12
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play in the majors?
Ever wondered where the families of the players go before, during and after the game?
Here is your chance to find out!
Join "Mr. Marlin" for a personal look behind the scenes of a typical day in the life of a Florida Marlin.
Tour the Marlins Clubhouse and see what the players do when they get to the ballpark. See where they check the lineup for the game, change into their uniforms, take showers, eat, lift weights, get treatment for injuries, and watch video of their swings. Check out the batting cages where the players hone their skills and prepare for the games and more! For more details click on the image of Coach Conine holding his All-Star MVP trophy or view the 12U Fundraiser flyer located in the Handouts section.
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Rattler Alum and two sport athlete Jake Rudock told the Miami Herald that he will be attending the University of Iowa due to the quality of the overall program, its tremendous coaching staff and because it provides a chance to play on a team that fits exactly what he does.To read the article and to view YouTube highlight videos of Jake, click on the image above or the headline.
Congratulations, Jake! All former and current Rattlers salute you on your extraordinary accomplishment!
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After losing both seeding games the 11U Rattlers Black faced an uphill battle in the Bengals Bash Tournament. It seems a little adversity wasn't going to stop these boys.They went on to beat the South Florida Prospects 15-9 and avenged an earlier loss to the PPO Bengals by eliminating them 10-2 in a game that featured a three run blast by Manny Rodriguez! In the Championship game, the team faced the South Florida Knights and it was a tightly played game that featured solid pitching performances by Erik Lassman and Tyler Coghlan and another bomb by Manny Rodriguez. The Rattlers prevailed by a final score of 6-5 to claim first palce in the Bengals Bash!
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| 10U Rattlers Showing Off Their Rings! |
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The never say die 10U Rattlers staged a furious comeback after losing their first three pool games in Cooperstown by winning the last three games. In the first round of the playoffs, the team squared off against the Blackstone Valley Thunder out of Massachusetts and came away with their fourth straight victory by a score of 9-3.
In the second playoff round, the team faced the nationally ranked Cincy Flames, one of the top teams in the country. The game went back and forth with the Rattlers up 4-2 in the 3rd until the big bats of the Flames hit 2 two-run homers in the same inning to take a 6-4 lead. Undeterred, the boys continued to battle cutting the deficit to 7-6 in the 5th before finally losing 9-6. The kids played hard, represented the organization well and returned with memories that will last a lifetime!!!
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The 10U Weston Rattlers have won their last four games as they compete in Cooperstown, NY. this week. Monday night the team defeated the Tustin, CA. Bulldogs 11-5 and Tuesday the boys beat the Atkinson Bulldogs 8-1 and the Houston Sox 7-2! Luca Hansen and Anthony Figueroa pitched complete games while Christian Nehls had a no-hitter through 5 1/3 innings before surrendering his only hit of the game. Christian Nehls and Jason Rivera have both hit long balls so far with Jason's being a game tying 2 run shot in the bottom of the 6th!. The playoff round begins today and the Rattlers are set to play at noon against the Blackstone Valley Thunder. If you have never been to Cooperstown and would like to see what it is all about, click on the image above to watch a classic Rattlers game played back in 2008! Updated 2:13pm Weston Rattlers DEFEAT Blackstone Valley 9-4!
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Under the direction of former major league player Bruce Aven and his staff which includes Evan Thomas, Derek Lopez and Greg Kealy (each has ties to a major league baseball organization) the teams went through organized training activities identicle to those employed by major league teams. Three more sessions are scheduled for the coming week (see the Important Dates menu tab for details). If you are interested in seeing how the pros prepare the boys for the fall season come on out and watch!
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The 11u Weston Rattlers Maroon team traveled to Clearwater, Florida, June 4-6, 2010 to win the Nations Baseball Florida State Championship Tournament. The team qualified for this event by winning the Nations Baseball Super 8 Florida State Championship back in December, 2009. Winning the Florida State Championship now qualifies the team to move on to the Nations Baseball National Championship Tournament in Charlotte, NC. July 22-25!
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