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| Diamond Notes September 2006
September 29, 2006
Well, I'm back up and running again with a new
computer system after riding the old horse till she dropped. Thanks for
your patience in the interim.
The USA Baseball Junior National team dropped a
4-3 heartbreaker in the championship game of the IBF World
Championships. Tim Alderson and Kevin Rhoderick of Horizon both saw time
on the mound and Matt Newman of Brophy went 1-4 at the dish.
For the tournament, Newman played every game in
the outfield, hitting .269 with a pair of doubles and 5 runs scored.
Alderson did not allow an earned run in 8
innings on the mound, with 11 strikeouts and only 1 walk. He tossed 5
scoreless innings with 8 Ks in the US semi-final win over Mexico.
Rhoderick also did not allow an earned run in
the tourney. He worked 3.2 innings and had 7 Ks with only 2 bases on
balls.
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September 15, 2006 The USA Baseball Junior National team will have 3
Arizona representatives on its roster this year. Horizon's Kevin Rhoderick
and Tim Alderson and Brophy's Matt Newman will head to Cuba for the IBAF
AAA Junior World Championships.
Jason Hisey from Pima Community College in Tucson
is the Head Coach of the US squad. Assistant coaches include Victor Solis
(Gateway CC) and Jon Wente (Central Arizona College).
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| September 12, 2006 The Next Level workout held last Tuesday at Tempe
Diablo received rave reviews from everyone who attended. A reminder: if
you are serious about improving your game and trying to compete after high
school, the APEX ( www.apexbaseball.com)
program can be a huge benefit to both your on field performance and to
your off field decision making as you navigate the process. The next
workout is scheduled for Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at Tempe Diablo and
is open to any high school player. E mail info@apexbaseball.com
for more info.
While I was watching the internet feed of
the Connie Mack World Series championship game postgame awards, I thought
I heard and saw Notre Dame grad Dominic Piazza announced as an award
winner. Turns out I was right. The papers missed it and no one said
anything else about it, but Dom won the hitting award with his .589
average for the tournament and was named All Tournament. The performance
was also enough to convince the University of Nebraska to make him a
Cornhusker. Congrats to Dom and his family on an outstanding performance.
I heard from former Phoenix College Coach Ryan Reynolds yesterday. He
is now in the real estate business and an assistant coach at St. Martin's
University in Oregon.
Former Desert Vista and Arizona State catcher Joel Bocchi has accepted
a position as an assistant coach at McNeese State University in Louisiana.
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September 8, 2006 Velocity Sports performance will be hosting on-
site SPARQ testing at its Gilbert location on Monday 9-11-06 from 5:00-
9:00. The cost per player will be $20 to be tested at a SPARQ certified
facility. Call 480-539-7575 for more details or view the FLYER
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| September 6, 2006 The Arizona Blackhawks completed a 4 game sweep
on Monday to claim the 18U championship at the Super Series Labor Day
tournament at Peoria Sports Complex. The Blackhawks beat the #1 seed AZ Pack
and then the Vegas Virus in the Championship game 7-2. Offensive MVP was Michael Wales. Defensive MVP Aaron Munoz and Kyle
Stiner.
From the Labor Day tournament, clockwise from top left: Chandler's
Kevin Hennessy, Sandra Day O'Connor's Nick Carrillo, Mountain Ridge righty
Ian Campbell and SDO's Brian Carr.
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September 1, 2006
USA Baseball is introducing a new division in 2006,
catering to the 14U age group. The new program is know as the Champions Program,
and it will have a heavy Arizona flavor in its inaugural season.
One of the six regional sites for the fall 2006 events
will be at Peoria and directed by Eric Gardner of Sunrise Mountain.
Ted Heid, founder of the Arizona Fall Classic, will
direct the National Championship in November in Peoria.
 
Pat McCoy (L) and Manny Barreda toe the rubber for the White Sox Scout
Team during Scout Day last weekend in Tucson
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