Summer results -- 16U

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Originally posted by AdultOpinion:

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Originally posted by T Bird Dad:
Well done, AO, and you all did that despite that CF of yours...

You are correct! He made no contribution that I am aware of.

"Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for." Will Rogers

I seriously doubt that...he seems to have overcome his paternal genes.

Dadofones --- based on your contribution and others here --- it seems 16U baseball in the Metroplex is a "mess"! What a tremendous talent pool spread over hundreds of teams in dozens of leagues -- most with the same (or similar) goal. I wonder if it is this confusing in Houston? It is a full-time job to remain in-the-know!

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Originally posted by Panther Dad:
Dadofones --- based on your contribution and others here --- it seems 16U baseball in the Metroplex is a "mess"! What a tremendous talent pool spread over hundreds of teams in dozens of leagues -- most with the same (or similar) goal. I wonder if it is this confusing in Houston? It is a full-time job to remain in-the-know!

Agreed! If we could only get paid by the hour for the time we spend on this site!!

PD- I do but I can't say he's great at explaining things to me. I just play when they tell me. It works out better if I don't ask questions.

Good plan, DTiger --- PantherSon uses the same tact.

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Originally posted by Panther Dad:
I wonder if it is this confusing in Houston?

Not really. Three teams in Houston are in the top tier - Columbia Angels, Houston Heat & Kyle Chapman (just listed alphabetically, for fans of those clubs). With a few exceptions, they get their pick of the best in the Southeast Texas area (drawing a player or two from as far as 200 miles away). In the second tier are several good programs.

San Antonio/South Texas primarily has the South Texas Sliders. They split off from the Hackers several years ago. The Hackers faded considerably in the wake of that split.

Austin has the Slam and Wings.

It's the DFW area that seems most fragmented.

Texan - do the Houston Outlaws and Austin Baseball Club compete at 16U?

They have had some outstanding talent pass through their 18U ranks....

I haven't run across a 16U Outlaws team. But that doesn't mean they don't exist.

You're right, ABC has had some solid older teams. Their program for the younger ages seems to be more focused on lessons & training sessions, although they do play games. The younger ABC teams I have seen were not competitive on the "premier" level.

Sounds like your teams are getting off to a great start.

It was a little sloppy at the plate and in the field last night but the pitching was good for both teams. The first couple of weeks are always a learning process for the players and the coaches. No room for sloppy play next week in Colorado....

Best of luck to Texan Jr.

The young Tigers beat DBAT 16 tonight. Kettler pitched an excellent game -- 3-hits & 101 pitches in 7 innings. Tommy has a lineup full of lefties (3-4 switch hitters) and they battle. They're a good team.

Off to Waco for 18U this weekend -- should be interesting.

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Off to Waco for 18U this weekend -- should be interesting.

Good luck in Waco this weekend!! ML is looking forward to Baton Rouge next weekend!

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Originally posted by Panther Dad:
The young Tigers beat DBAT 16 tonight. Kettler pitched an excellent game -- 3-hits & 101 pitches in 7 innings. Tommy has a lineup full of lefties (3-4 switch hitters) and they battle. They're a good team.

Sounds like the Tigers have rebounded nicely since Gainsville....just goes to show, on any given day...

Marshals u15 beat Frozen Ropes in Lone Star 16s league play, 8-0 , Elkins pitched 6 1/3 innings of perfect baseball before giving up a hit! Before the game the kid told me that he "couldn't" pitch very well , another Coppell kid throwing the ball well.

PD, what are your game times this weekend? Which fields?

Might be able to get over there & see a game.

PM me if you want.

Sat, June 3

DBAT16 v Knights - 12:15
DBAT16 v East Texas Red Sox - 5:00

River Bend Park -- across from McClendon College

Super 8 League:
(Fri/Sat)
FW Cats15 -10
Arlington A's15 -1

FW Cats15-10
Arlington A's16-8

FW Cats15-10
Arlington A's15-1

FW Cats15 - 13
Arlington A's15 - 3
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FW Cats16 - 6
Arlington A's16 - 3

FW Cats16 - 13
Arlington A's15 - 3

DBAT 16 won the Waco Triple Crown 18U Qualifier today at Riverbend Park, going 4-0-1. Looks like there is an option if the AABC plans don't work go just right.

Congrats, PD!

So the the three DBAT teams went 11-1-1 this weekend, huh? Not bad, but then again, who's counting......?

Panther Dad,
We were also in Waco this weekend with the Stallions 18u team. Sorry we didn't give you guys much of a game in the championship!! We just didn't seem to have any gas left in the tank!! You guys hit the ball well today. So congrats to you guys!!!
I was the guy in the black t-shirt that was operating the scoreboard with two little girls helping me. And my other kid was #8 and played SS.

CJ -- your guys played well this weekend -- we just got on a nice roll late in the day. Your son is a good player and I got the impression that he is a team leader. Good luck to the Stallions this summer.

PDad who was in this 18u qualifier you guys won?

Tha sounds like a pretty nice accomplishment for a 16u team.

Congrats!

PD,
Thanks for the positive comments! Things should get better for the Stallions as the summer goes on. The team members met each other for the first time Friday night. And we played our first game of the summer Sat. morning. We were also a little short handed. So second place is o.k. for our first time out as a team.
I am sure that I at least saw you this weekend. Tell me which one you were. You can probably tell me what kinda hat you were wearing and I will know. It seemed like every dad on your team had on some type of Columbia floppy hat (thats what I call them) LOL!!

You're right -- I am now in the market for a sombrero (as long as it's not gold). I was wearing a red Under Armour cap. Our team is playing very loose right now -- and that helps. Did you notice the guys got our first baseman (Poteet) with the eye-black in the helmet trick? Perfect 3" black line across his forehead as he took the mound in the 7th. Classic, but you know what they say about paybacks.

Pumpkin head --- ummm....East Texas Red Sox, North Texas Stallions, Dallas Drillers 18, RGV A's, DBAT 16, two Austin RBI squads, Knights, a team with a rowdy coach, and a few others? CJ -- fill out the list for me.

The rowdy coach would be Ron Stinates (sp?) and the Dukes

Indeed it was the Dukes. Was that his brother that made quite a "splash" while coaching the 16U team in the other tournament? Wow!

Hey, P Diddy, I think I am going to Academy today at lunchtime just to get you a floppy hat. We took a collection to get just the right one for ya

FBM

Academy???

Haven't you guys seen the new line of DBAT floppy hats?

DBAT GM,

Oh, my bad. So we can place the order through you for the fastest possible delivery and the largest selection?

No worries P-Diddy!!!!

FBM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Panther Dad:
I was wearing a red Under Armour cap. [QUOTE]

Under Armour? ...you must be the hippest grandpa in town....

Also, Waco Lightning, Fairfield Oilers, TX Tide were there! Not the strongest tournament overall but some decent competition anyway!
PD.. I don't remember seeing a red under armour cap. Unless you were the guy sitting next to the dugout keeping score. He had a red cap on but I just assumed it was a DBat cap. I just remember seeing several floppy hats and 1 pith helmet in the stands LOL!! (I guess I am easily amused).
No I did not see the eye black on Teddy's forehead. That would have been amusing also!! As my kid knows Teddy and J.T. pretty well. He was a Pirate until last year!!

Monday night.....
Frozen Ropes Blue Sox 7
Dallas Panthers 6

Tuesday night.....
DBAT 4
Frozen Ropes Blue Sox 0


Wednesday night....
Frozen Ropes Blue Sox 8
Ft. Worth Cats 1

Louisiana All Star Classic

DBAT 17 13
BR Raiders 1

Louisiana All-Star Classic

Game 1
DBAT 16-5
La. Elite-2

Game 2
DBAT 16-15
Vipers-1
3 innings

Next game tomorrow evening @ 5pm.

Results from past weekend for FW Cats15

HOUSTON HEAT INVITATIONAL
L 4-5 vs. Houston Heat15
L 3-4 vs. Austin Wings16
W 7-4 vs. South Texas Sliders16
T 3-3 vs. Austin Slam16
W 10-4 vs. W. Columbia Angels15

At Austin Wings 18U Invitational this past weekend:

South Texas Sliders' top 16U team went 5-1, defeating Dallas Mustangs 17U, Baytown Knights 17U, Houston Heat 17U, Columbia Angels 17U and another Dallas area 17U team. The one loss was to Austin Wings 17U.

Gotta post this in the right spot:

Drillers16 win Turn Two wood bat tourny in San Antonio.

Drillers/Dallas Titans W 8-1
Drillers/SA Giants W 7-0
Drillers/Alamo Elite W 11-1
Drillers/Austin Baseball W 9-1

and then in the Championship:
Drillers/Drillers White

W 9-1

Why did we go all the way down there to play a game at 6:30 on a Sunday night we could have played right here?

Because we are crazy!!


Congrats to all the Drillers!! The umpires had a time trying to stop all the fake fights in the stands. Rampant signal stealing by the White coach is smartly picked up by Drillers16 team and coaches signals approach five minute mark in order to foil said cheating White coach!!



"There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens." Tommy Lasorda

South Texas Sliders 16U Invitational, Day 1 of pool play:

H. Heat 15U Silver 11 v Austin Wings Grey 3
S.A. Xtreme Sox 9 v Dallas Mustangs Abate 9
Dallas Mustangs Abate 9 v Heat 15U Silver 6
Wings White 8 v. Sliders 15U 5
Katy Sting Red 14 v. Wings White 11
Columbia Angels 10 v. Austin Slam Angels 8
Columbia Angels 9 v. Sliders 15U Orange 3
Mustangs Sharp 13 v. Sting Red 0
Sliders 15U Orange 16 v. Arlington A's Smith 7
Sliders 15U Navy 11 v. Wings Silver 5
Heat 16U Red 11 v. Wings Silver 0
Slam Braves 4 v. Colt 45's 3
Heat 16U Red 6 v. Stix Red 1
McKinney Marshalls 7 v. Katy Sting Black 2
Sliders 16U 8 v. South Texas Astros 16U 0
Sliders 16U 8 v. Wings Gold 3
Sliders 16U Navy 6 v. Slam Phillies 5
Heat 15U White 6 v. Wings Gold 6
Baytown Nights 11 v. Arlington A's Nez 1
Sliders 16U Navy 13 v. Arlington A's Nez 0
Slam Rangers 3 v. SA Missions 1
FW Cats 16U 9 v. Slam Rangers 1
Sliders 16U Orange 11 v. SA Missions 8
Sliders 16U Orange 9 v. FW Cats 16U 0

Don't think there are any big surprises in those results.

keep us updated on that quality tourney TEXAN, thanks...

Have any of the Arlington A's 15/16 year old teams won a game this summer?

I drove back from SA invite last night, didn't get home until 1am...made the mistake of drinking a Starbuck at 11:45pm. Slept for 5 hours and then the caffine hit me. Here I am replying at 7 am....my wife is right I am a baseball junkie.

All the results are posted on the southtexassliders.com website.

The short story is
Houston Heat 16 Red #1 seed
McKinney Marshals 15 #2 seed
SA Sliders 16 Navy #3 seed
SA Sliders 16 Orange #4 seed

The A's teams each went 0-3 and are the 31 and 31 seeds at the bottom of the Consolation Bracket...that said every team I saw at the event was strong and both A's teams were in a strong Pool. The A's have 4 U15 teams and I know the top U15 A's team is winning some ball games.

I didn't see any Mustang's games but the Mustangs 15 Sharp squad went 2-1 and are the 8 seed and the Mustang 15 Abate group went 1-1-1 to end-up with the 18 seed.

Overall, DFW area teams did OK. The FW CATs 16 were 2-1 and are the 11 seed.

DFW record in pool play 8-9-1..there was another DFW team there but I couldn't figure out who it was from the names. Most of the DFW teams were 15's and did well against a strong group of 16's. IMHO

The Marshals 15 have the honor of playing the Austin Slam Braves in a rematch of the game they played last night and won 1-0. Not exactly a good draw for the #2 seed. But then again it doesn't appear any of the Championship Bracket games are an "EZ" draw.