Baseball Heaven Hosts Final 2017 NYBC Qualifier
26 Jun

Baseball Heaven Hosts Final 2017 NYBC Qualifier

New York’s Baseball Heaven hosted the final 2017 NYBC Qualifier on June 23-25 as over 40 teams competed in 11U and 12U. Two champions were crowned and awarded free berths into next month’s NYBC Finals in both age divisions.

Top teams from around the Northeast competed in 11U and 12U with New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and Pennsylvania represented.

In the 12U division, two familiar faces took the two championships and NYBC berths. Tri State Arsenal Prime and Long Island Body Armor Titans won their title games on June 25 after battling it out on national television in the 2016 NYBC 11U championship. The two teams will be back at Baseball Heaven next month ready to fight for the chance at another national title.

Jersey Storm was dominant in 11U, going undefeated and winning their title game 12-2 over the Long Island Storm. They will be joined in July’s NYBC by Team Francisco Notorious 9 who also went undefeated and won their final 9-6 over the New York Phenoms.

The 2017 NYBC is set for July 24-30 at Baseball Heaven with two games per day televised on CBS Sports Network and MLB.com. Stay tuned to NYBCbaseball.com throughout July for updates on the championship week.

End of April Concludes with 5 NYBC Qualifiers Nationwide
04 May

End of April Concludes with 5 NYBC Qualifiers Nationwide

The April 28-30 weekend was a busy one for the National Youth Baseball Championships, as five qualifiers were held nationwide with 22 teams earning paid berths into this summer’s finals.

Qualifiers were held in Nevada, Michigan, South Carolina, New York and Connecticut with a combined 200 teams.

All World Baseball hosted the NYBC Nevada Qualifier at the Golden Eagle Sports Complex in Reno. Game Day USA ran the Great Lakes Qualifier at Art Van Sports Complex in Grand Rapids, Michigan. First-time NYBC partner Top Gun Sports hosted the Southeast Qualifier at the North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Another first-time NYBC partner Super East Tournaments hosted their qualifier in Hartford, Connecticut, and Baseball Heaven, site of the 2017 NYBC, hosted a 13U-14U qualifier.


NYBC Nevada Qualifier with All World Sports
Champions

9U – Kali Bees
10U – Golden Spikes Bruins
11U – NorCal Scorpions
12U – Lamorinda Vikings
13U – Scorpions Baseball
14U – Team Marucci Fresno

NYBC Southeast Qualifier with Top Gun Sports
Champions

9U – Richmond Rockies
10U – Evoshield Canes – Simpson
11U – Rock Solid Red
12U – Evoshield Canes – Gallaher
13U – Battalion by Under Armour
14U – Bengals Baseball

NYBC New England Qualifier with Super East Tournaments
Champions

10U – New England Knights
12U – Adirondack Heat

NYBC Northeast Qualifier with Steel Sports
Champions

13U – Brooklyn Blue Storm Elite
13U – Black Sox Elite
13U – Legends Prospects
14U – Legends Prospects

NYBC Great Lakes Qualifier with Game Day USA
*event shortened due to rain

New Mexico Welcomes NYBC Qualifier for First Time
15 Apr

New Mexico Welcomes NYBC Qualifier for First Time

For the first time in NYBC history, New Mexico hosted a qualifier with 53 teams vying for six berths to the summer championship in New York. The Baseball Legends organized a first class event with teams from several states and even Mexico.

The LBC Broncos came away from the weekend with two championships in 12U and 13U. Both teams went undefeated and put on impressive displays with a combined 77 runs scored and only three allowed in pool play. The 12U Broncos defeated another Texas powerhouse, Sandcrabs Baseball, in the championship game, while the 13U Broncos took down WTX Hitting Factory.

The Sandcrabs organization wasn’t denied in the 9U division punching its ticket to New York. Mexico’s Academia Gonzalez won the 14U division, ATP Elite claimed 11U, and the Tucson Royals took home the 10U crown.

Nearly every champion will be making the trip to New York to compete for their respective age division’s title. After hosting a popular event with teams following up their berth to play in New York, New Mexico’s first taste of the NYBC was a major success.


NYBC New Mexico Qualifier
Champions

9U – Sandcrabs Baseball (TX)
10U – Tucson Royals (AZ)
11U – ATP Elite (AZ)
12U – LBC Broncos (TX)
13U – LBC Broncos (TX)
14U – Academia Gonzalez (Mexico)

NYBC Competition Heats Up in Florida
03 Apr

NYBC Competition Heats Up in Florida

The National Youth Baseball Championships enjoyed sun and warmth in Cocoa, Florida on April 1-2 as six champions in 9U-14U earned berths to the finals in New York.

Cocoa Expo Sports Center hosted the qualifier with 35 teams coming from all over Florida. The Southwest Oakland Warriors 13U team even came down from Michigan to compete and enjoy some warm weather.

Kangaroo Court Baseball Club had a dominating weekend, winning two championships in 12U and 13U and going a combined 12-1 between the three teams that competed. The 12U team allowed just one run in pool play and made quick work of their two opponents in bracket play through power on the mound and at the plate. The 13U Roos were just as strong allowing only two runs in pool play and winning three straight to earn the title.

Central Florida Select won the 11U championship over Under Armour Florida, completing a perfect 4-0 weekend. The Elite City Grays and Strikers Baseball played a terrific 14U title game with the Grays coming out on top in the end.

Trailing 2-1 heading into the bottom half of the fifth, the PSL Mets put together a four-run inning and defeated Evolution Elite, 5-2, for the 10U championship. The PBG Gamblers went undefeated in 9U on their way to the championship.

The NYBC heads back west next weekend for the New Mexico Qualifier in Las Cruces. Over 80 teams are competing in 9U-14U with six berths up for grabs.


NYBC Florida Qualifier with Cocoa Expo Sports Center
Final Results

NYBC Qualifying Continues as Midwest Teams Earn Berths
28 Mar

NYBC Qualifying Continues as Midwest Teams Earn Berths

After two successful events in California, the National Youth Baseball Championships journeyed to the Chicago area on March 25-26 for the next round of qualifying. Game Day USA hosted the two-day event at Heritage Park, a four-field all turf complex in Wheeling, Illinois.

Saturday’s pool play slate was rained out, but the teams were able to play on Sunday despite off and on rain showers. Teams played two games with the champions and runner-ups determined by tiebreakers (head-to-head, runs allowed, runs scored).

The Lincoln-Way Prospects took home two championships with the 11U and 13U Black teams both going 2-0. The 13U Black outscored their two opponents 41-0 in their two games. In a de facto championship game, the 11U Black defeated the Rockford Big Dogs, 5-3, to earn the NYBC berth.

Elite 9 Baseball earned the 12U championship with an 11-1 win over the Schaumburg Flyers. All five teams in the 10U division finished with a 1-1 record, and it was Wisconsin’s STiKS Academy earning the title with the lowest number of runs allowed.

NYBC qualifying heats up in April with 10 events, the first one on April 1-2 at the Cocoa Expo Sports Center in Cocoa, Florida. Check back to NYBCbaseball.com for updates on the Florida Qualifier, and tune in to Facebook for a Live stream of the 12U title game on April 2.


NYBC Chicago Qualifier with Game Day USA
Final Results

Northern California Teams Lock Up NYBC Berths
15 Mar

Northern California Teams Lock Up NYBC Berths

All World Sports hosted the National Youth Baseball Championships NorCal Qualifier on March 11-12 as five teams in 10U-14U punched their ticket for this summer’s finals.

The 12U championship was a tremendous game with PBT Combat earning a 2-1 win over the Lamorinda Vikings. Lamorinda scored a 9-7 win over Combat in pool play, but pitching and defense dominated in the rematch.

Perhaps the most impressive performance came from Athletic Edge Red out of Petaluma, California. Playing with just nine players, Athletic Edge steamrolled through the 13U division winning all four of their games, including the championship, by run rule.

The 11U NorCal Scorpions also turned in a strong tournament, going 4-0 and claiming their division championship. The Scorpions scored 38 runs and allowed just seven and defeated Athletic Edge North in the title game, 10-0.

In 10U, the Lamorinda Raiders topped the Tomateros de California, 8-6, in the championship after falling to them the day before in pool play. Show California Baseball took home the 14U title behind a powerful offense that scored 50 runs in four games.

All five division champions have earned paid berths to compete in the NYBC Finals at Baseball Heaven in New York. The championship is set for July 24-30 and will be televised on CBS Sports Network and streamed on MLB.com.

NYBC qualifying moves to the Midwest as Game Day USA hosts in the Chicago area on March 25-26.


NYBC NorCal Qualifier with All World Sports
Final Results

10U  •  11U  •  12U  •  13U  •  14U

NYBC Moves Up the West Coast to Northern California
11 Mar

NYBC Moves Up the West Coast to Northern California

National Youth Baseball Championships qualifying continues March 11-12 as All World Sports hosts the NorCal Qualifier in the Sacramento, California area. Over 40 teams are scheduled to participate for five available bids in 10U-14U.

The 10U, 11U and 12U divisions will play at Woodland Sports Park while the 13U and 14U teams will compete at Mather Sports Complex.

Lamorinda Baseball Club, 12U champions at last summer’s NYBC, is looking for a return trip to New York with their Vikings 12U and Raiders 10U. The only organization to win back-to-back NYBC titles is the Banditos Baseball Club in 2011-12.

The 12U championship will be streamed on Facebook Live and is scheduled to start at 4:45 p.m. PT on Sunday, March 6. Be sure to follow @NYBCbaseball on Facebook to watch the 12U championship live and to follow all the action during the weekend.

The NYBC is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2017 and will once again be contested at Baseball Heaven in Yaphank, N.Y., located an hour east of New York City on Long Island. CBS Sports Network will be nationally televising 12 games during the championship week, and MLB.com is providing online streaming.


NYBC NorCal Qualifier with All World Sports
Schedule and Standings

10U  •  11U  •  12U  •  13U  •  14U

First 2017 NYBC Berths Decided in Southern California
06 Mar

First 2017 NYBC Berths Decided in Southern California

Over 60 California teams competed March 4-5 at the National Youth Baseball Championships SoCal Qualifier hosted by Xtreme Diamond Sports. Wilson MVP Elite (12U) and Top Tier Gamers (11U) won their division titles and claimed the first two berths for this summer’s NYBC Finals in New York.

The 13U and 14U divisions were also contested over the weekend, but rain forced play to stop in the semifinals. Both age groups will finish play at a date to be determined by Xtreme Diamond Sports.

In 12U, Wilson MVP Elite earned the eighth and final place in the gold bracket to complete for an NYBC berth. Right away they faced another powerhouse organization, the San Diego Show, in the quarterfinals and earned a 6-2 win. Facing the Chino Hills Thunder in the semifinals, the two teams turned in the game of the day going extra innings to determine a winner, as MVP won 11-8 in eight innings.

In the 12U championship, streamed on Facebook Live, MVP took control early and piled on runs late to win 19-4 over the So Cal Outlaws. With the win, MVP will make the trip to New York to compete for another NYBC 12U crown, the first of which they won in 2015.

The Top Tier Gamers and San Diego Stars squared off in the 11U championship, a rematch of their pool play game a day earlier that the Gamers took 7-0. The Gamers got up big early and held on for a 13-8 win over the Stars to claim the division title and the NYBC berth.

The Gamers dominated the competition all weekend long, winning all their games by no less than five runs. They scored 28 runs and gave up only one in their two pool play games and then defeated the Irvine Rox Black, Stars & Stripes Red and San Diego Stars en route to the championship.

Next weekend (March 11-12), the NYBC heads up the coast to Northern California and the Bay Area for the NYBC NorCal Qualifier with All World Sports where over 40 teams will compete for NYBC bids in 9U-14U. Click the links below to see the full standings from the March 4-5 qualifier in Southern California.


Watch the 12U Championship!

NYBC SoCal Qualifier with Xtreme Diamond Sports
Final Results

11U  •  12U  •  13U (to be completed)  •  14U (to be completed)

2017 NYBC Qualifying Begins in Southern California
03 Mar

2017 NYBC Qualifying Begins in Southern California

National Youth Baseball Championships qualifying begins March 4-5 in Southern California with Xtreme Diamond Sports hosting over 60 teams in Orange County. Champions in the 11U-14U divisions will earn the first paid berths to move on to the NYBC Finals this July in New York.

California teams have consistently left their mark on the NYBC, winning titles in seven of the nine years since the event began in 2008. This weekend’s qualifier features a loaded field with several organizations that have competed in past NYBCs: Wilson MVP, San Diego Show, San Diego Stars and BPA.

Play begins at 8 a.m. PT on Saturday, March 5 with the 11U and 12U age groups spread out around three parks. The 12U division is the largest of the event featuring 23 teams. The sold out 13U and 14U divisions are both playing at Steed Park in San Clemente.

The 12U championship will be live streamed on the NYBC’s Facebook Live and is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. PT on Sunday, March 6. Be sure to follow @NYBCbaseball to watch the 12U championship live and to follow all the action during the weekend.

The NYBC is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2017 and will once again be contested at Baseball Heaven in Yaphank, N.Y., located an hour east of New York City on Long Island. CBS Sports Network will be nationally televising 12 games during the championship week, and MLB.com is providing online streaming.


NYBC SoCal Qualifier with Xtreme Diamond Sports
Schedule and Standings

11U  •  12U  •  13U  •  14U

San Diego Show 12U Looking to Build Off Last Season’s Success
02 Mar

San Diego Show 12U Looking to Build Off Last Season’s Success

The San Diego Show ran through a successful 2016 season finishing as the No. 3 ranked 11U team in the country in the NYBC 25 national rankings. This year, the team is looking to build off that success and put together a great 12U season.

This weekend, the Show will be participating in the NYBC SoCal Qualifier in Orange County to try and punch its ticket to the NYBC Finals in New York. The 12U field is loaded with top teams from around the area, but the Show has to be considered one of the favorites to take home the title.

We caught up with San Diego Show head coach Luis Lorenzana before the qualifier to check in on his team.

NYBC: How did your season go last year in 11U?
San Diego Show: We had a very successful 2016 season capped off by a runner-up finish at the USSSA Elite World Series.

NYBC: You finished your season last year as the No. 3 ranked 11U team in the country in our NYBC 25 rankings. What have you done to build on your success from last season?
San Diego Show: We really don’t focus on rankings, records, championships. We actually lost a few key components from that squad who decided to part ways, but what we did was add from within our program, so we’re focusing on building off that.

NYBC: What are your team goals for 2017?
San Diego Show: Our goals are to compete every day at practice and play at the highest level. If we do that, we will get better.

NYBC: What big events are on your schedule for 2017?
San Diego Show: Every event we play in is a big event. This weekend will have some say in what we do as far as the summer. We also plan on playing in the TBS National Championships in East Cobb, Georgia.

NYBC: How would you describe your team’s playing style?
San Diego Show: Pitching and defense oriented along with timely hitting. We’re a very fundamental team who plays for 18 outs.

NYBC: What would you say sets your team apart from other 12U teams?
San Diego Show: I’m a fan of the chemistry we have. We have a great group of young men who wear our colors proudly, and a majority of them have been with our program for a few years. They trust in what we do. That goes a long way. You don’t see that too often at this age.


San Diego Show 12U
Team Roster

17        Trent Abel
19        Jared Allred
5          EJ Barnes Jr
7          Matthew Broder
14        Jacob Connelly
16        Duke Ekstrom
18        Harley Harrington
23        Bryan Martinez
34        Frankie Tarantino
57        Junior Taylor
27        Sean Trusso
36        Dean West
0          James Whitman