Pre-Area Code Team Tryout

Bob,

Is the tryout process for AC going to be different in California this coming year? Should the 05's and 06's get going on this now, or will they still have a shot next summer?

My son was an 04 AC player, but people are always asking me what the process is, and it seems to be changing a little bit...just wondering so I can answer the questions properly.

Bob.....

Hope you know that is Veterans day weekend and there are several tournaments going on!!!!

To Southern California players;

November 8 is a pre-tryout open to the 2005 and 2006 high school grads. The "hitting clinic" is optional. Payers will receive 3 hours of hitting instruction [9-noon]from the Brewers scouts. The running, throwing and fielding tools will be evaluated at 1 PM. All players need to complete the player profile on our web site. Invitations will be mailed.

Selected players may be invited from this tryout-clinic to the June 22-23 "Invitational Only" Western Regional "Scouting Combine" at Blair Field in Long Beach.

The June 22-23 "Combine" will include players from Hawaii, Nevada and California. The June tryout will be limited to 160 players [80 each day].

All players will be selected for the tryout by the Brewers scouts and from the two Brewers teams traveling to Australia in December.

The Brewers will select 50 players for their two teams from the June tryout.

We have a 3rd team [Indians] who will also select players from this tryout.

Bob Williams

Those tryout dates would conflict with the normal USA Baseball JO tournament dates. There will be a great amount of quality players attending that event that would probably be candidates for AC's. Are there any alternate dates?

Calbb;
There will always be a conflict with players entering tournaments. Competition is good, however we cannot change our schedule, since I attend the tryouts and from the June 15 to June 30, we will plan 10 tryouts from the West Coast to the East Coast.

Our tryout window is narrow. We are dealing with the post draft, the College World Series, the high school summer session and the travel teams.

At each tryout will be over 130 college coaches and pro scouts will evaluate each player.

BOB WILLIAMS

Bob,
Will you be having anything coming up this year(2003) on the east coast? South Carolina, North Carolina or GA area?

6.8 sixty;
We complete our pre-tryout on Sunday, October 12 at Georgia Tech. Twenty-five players.

We selected four players for the Australia trip in December and three players for additional tryout next June.

Bob Williams

RCW, my son is an o6 pitcher. does the tryout on Nov. 8 allow for pitchers only?

KKURVE:
Pitchers may arrive at 1 PM for their tryout.
9 am to noon is the "hitting clinic"
Milwaukee Brewers scouts will be the instructors.
We will also meet with our Southern California players who are traveling with our International Brewers teams to Australia in December for the Australia Goodwill Series.

Please complete a player profile on our web site. We need to register all tryout players.


Bob Williams

What about San Francisco Bay Area players?

Calikidsdad:

We completed our Northern California pre-tryout in Sacramento, September 21. Three players were selected for the June 22-23 tryouts.

There will be no additional tryouts in Northern California for the Brewers Area Code team.

Players maybe selected for the June tryout in Long Beach by the Brewers Northern California scout. We will invite 160 candidates from the Nevada, Hawaii and California to the June tryout. Two teams will be formed.

Have you completed a player profile?

Bob Williams

RCW, do you have the summer dates and locations set for summer 04? You and I had a long conversation over the phone some time back and I would certainly like to start planning for one of these events if possible. 05 catcher was invited this summer but couldn't attend due to tournament.

Mobunts;
We are now finalizing the Midwest Chicago White Area Code team tryouts. Probably three tryouts in early July.

Bob Williams

Thank you Mr. Williams, I'm looking forward to the upcoming summer hope it all works out for everyone.

RCW

Anything planned for Phoenix this fall/winter?

C6

Celtics 6:

We will not plan any tryouts in Phoenix this fall or next year.

Our committee of professional scouts will players to be invited to the "Brewers Scouting Combine" June 21-23 in Long Beach.

Bob Williams

RCW
My son received an invitation last summer but couldn't attend. Will the process start all over again or will he get the oppurtunity for the tryout based on last years scouting report?

Mobunts:

The Chicago White Sox scouts will select players for the Midwest Area Code Team tryouts.

The scouts will create their own procedure for selection. If a players has the tools, he will be selected.

In 2004, we will form 6 teams for participation in the games August 4-9. The White Sox will select their 25 players from the Midwest and Canada.

Tryouts will begin December 17 with our 60 players traveling to Australia for the Goodwill Series with the Australian State Teams.

Bob Williams

How did the tryouts go? We were going to stop by and watch for a bit but my 12yo opted for the Civil War Reenactment being staged in town.