World Yacht Clippers Baseball: Welcome

The 2012 Clippers Baseball Club 
welcomes you to their site.

THE WORLD YACHT CLIPPERS PROGRAM, ALSO RECOGNIZED AS "CLIPPERS BASEBALL" AND THE "WESTCHESTER CLIPPERS" ARE SET TO BEGIN THEIR 11TH YEAR OF COMPETITIVE PLAY. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A PART OF A "GREAT RIDE"

If your a serious player, looking to play a serious schedule, for a program that has put more high school players on college rosters then any other program in the Northeast, then the CLIPPERS are for you. Our program remains one of the most sought after, recruited programs around. 

This summer will be one of the finest as far as the quality of the schedule and travel as well as the talent level of the players involved.

     The Clippers CDP (College Development Program) is one of the finest, most respected programs around. What is a CDP? This is a program where we take away the emphasis on winning and trophies and concentrate on showcasing our players for their futures in college baseball.

 If your looking for a program to be involved with, make sure you find out what their goals are for their players. Don't wait until the end and have the coach tell you "We are a tournament team, not a showcase or CDP".

When you are looking for a program, always check every thing out. Similar to buying a car, check under the hood and kick the tires. What does the program do for you in comparison to what you are looking for.

Is your goal to play college baseball?

Does this program have a reputation for getting players into college baseball programs?

Is this a program that plays in tournaments where college coaches recruit from?

Does the program have connections with colleges and college coaches?

How well does the program and coaches know the recruiting process?

Does the program offer recruiting seminars or information on the process?

Is the program all about winning or is it about the future of it's players?

OFTEN IMITATED BUT NEVER DUPLICATED !!!

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 The Clippers mission statement and philosophy is simple "...play hard, work hard, and show respect at all times, not only on the field."
The dedication and commitment to the team concept is evident in not only the results or box scores, but in the family atmosphere created on and off the field.
Treat each of your teammates as your brother and always have his back. 

Always  understand that imitation is the greatest compliment. What we have here is special, what you read here is special. Keep in mind where you're from and the ideals we teach here.

Recently one of the Clippers Captains and an original Clipper, said "Coach, for years you told us to play hard at all times, now I see why. Every game we play now, there are college coaches watching. We have to play hard at all times because as you always said " YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S WATCHING". We really understand it now". As coaches we're glad the message has been told and understood.

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THE CLIPPERS 2012 WINTER BASEBALL CLINIC IS SET TO BEGIN JANUARY 8, 2012. IT WILL RETURN FOR THE 4TH YEAR TO THE HARDBALL TRAINING CENTER IN ELMSFORD, NY. COLLEGE COACHES AND MLB SCOUTS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE INVITED TO ATTEND AND ASSIST WITH THE INSTRUCTION.

THE CLINIC IS OPEN TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL AGE PLAYERS INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE HOPING TO BE SELECTED FOR THE CLIPPERS 2012 TEAMS AND THOSE ONLY HOPING TO PREPARE FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL TRYOUTS.

APPLICATIONS CAN BE FOUND HERE ON THE CLIPPERS WEBSITE UNDER THE FORMS. THE CLINIC IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. SEND YOUR FORMS IN EARLY TO GUARANTEE YOUR SPOT

I will post the schedule of college dates but the following colleges have requested to attend as instructors:

January 8 - Concordia, Siena, Dominican, Iona 

January 15 - LIU, Dartmouth, Army, Marist, Siena, Bryant, Temple U   ,

January 22 - LIU, Fordham, St Leo, Siena, Elon, Army, UNC-Central, Mt Olive College 

January 29 - Elon, Army, Siena, Fordham, Dominican, Sacred Heart

February 12 - Iona, Marist, Fordham, Stony Brook, Fairfield U, POST U. 

February 19 - Dominican, Concordia, POST U 

February 27 -  

On Saturday January 7, Coach Mercurio signed a contract with the Kansas City Royals to scout under Northeast Supervisor Keith Connolly. While Coach Merc attends dozens of High School and College games a year, he'll be reporting back to Mr Connolly with information on players here in the Northeast.

Congratulations and Good Luck Coach !

The Clippers 2011 season comes to an end with the Halloween Weekend. With many miles traveled this summer and fall, it's bitter sweet when the last tournaments come around. Jupiter was a great opportunity for many of our seniors to get that one last chance to find the one coach who likes them. A few took advantage of the opportunity. Our 2013 guys really played well and the experience will go a long way helping them relax in tough situations next year.

The 2012 "WINTER CLINIC" is right around the corner. Many college coaches have inquired about the opportunity to come up and work the clinic. It just keeps getting better every year. Space is going to be very limited, so get your applications in early to hold your spot. Once it's filled, we're done.

Be a part of big things in 2012 !!!! Sign up early. Don't get let outside the gates.

Congratulation to the following members of the Clippers organization and their families !! 

Brett Gemmell has committed to High Point University

Red Dowdell has committed to VMI

Dan Crowe has committed to Elon University

Vinny DeMaria has committed to Iona College

Connor Kwallwasser has committed to Belmont Abbey

Steve Fondu has committed to Furman University

Kurt Picarelli has committed to Eastern Nazeren

Andrew Crean has committed to Trinity College

Max Bruckner has committed to Iona College

Vincent Froio has committed to Concordia College

Tim McCarthy has committed to Temple University

Erik Martin has committed to ST Rose

Andrew Pucillo has committed to Iona College

Zach Pruess has committed to S New Hampshire U

Mike Gomez has committed to UMBC

Alex beckett has committed to Franklin Pierce U

Sam Garito has committed to Eastern CT State U   

THE CLIPPERS WISH TO CONGRATULATE COLIN MORAN AND JOEY PANIK FOR BEING NAMED "PERFECT GAME 2011 1ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN".

IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE PLAYERS WHOM WE WATCHED AND COACHED WHEN THEY WERE 9 AND 10 YEARS OLD GROW UP AND BEGIN FULFILLING THEIR DREAMS. 2011 WAS A GREAT SEASON FOR MANY OF OUR FORMER PLAYERS BUT THESE TWO HAD EXCEPTIONAL SEASONS.

YOU CAN CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE ADDITIONAL PLAYERS

The Clippers family would like to congratulate the following alumni who were selected in the 2011 MLB player draft

Curt Casali - selected in the 10th round to the Tigers  2005 team

Joey Maher - selected in the 38th round to the Yankees 2010 team 

Matt Tomshaw - selected in the 43rd round by the Twins 2005, 2006 team 

This was a great honor for these players and it was an honor to have coached and had them wear the WYC uniform

Also a congratulations as a friend of the program and former SOAC player for Coach Imbriale (hope that makes some folks cheery)

Joe Panik - 1st round SF Giants

Coach Merc has started blogging and there is a lot of information being written that PARENTS and players should be reading up on. Take a look and then send over your questions

allbaseball247.blogspot.com

The CLIPPERS would like to congratulate COLIN MORAN on being named the ACC Player of the Week, The NCBWA Player of the Week and the NCAA National Player of the Week....

Click on the link to read more about Colin and the fantastic week he had and the great freshman season he's having !

The Clippers would like to congratulate the following members of the class of 2011 and their families !! 

Scott Hagan has committed to Binghamton University

Dane McDermott has committed to High Point University

Fabio Ricci has committed to Newberry College 

Joe Maher has committed to Northeastern University

Cristaian Fiorito has committed to Concordia College

Jake Matranga has committed to Concordia College

Dan Wertz has committed to Sacred Heart University

Rob Alonso has committed to Dominican College 

Brett Miller has committed to High Point University                                        Brett was with us in Jupiter and is part of the BMP program from Sacramento, CA

 Jeff Hoffman has committed to East Carolina University                  the News from the Bridge page for a nice article on Jeff !!!!

BEN PAULSEN OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY AND CLIPPERS SUMMER TEAM OF 2005 WAS SELECTED BY THE COLORADO ROCKIES IN THE 3RD ROUND OF THE MLB DRAFT. BEN WAS THE 90TH PLAYER TAKEN OVERALL AND BECOMES THE FIRST FORMER CLIPPER TAKEN IN THE AMATURE DRAFT.

FROM ALL OF US IN THE CLIPPERS FAMILY....CONGRATULATIONS BEN !!!!