Bullpen Baseball Academy & Travel Team Programs

Bullpen 13U AAA - Las Vegas 2024 ~ USSSA Veterans Day Challenge ~ 2050kms ✈️⚾️

GOLD BRACKET: CHAMPIONS 🥇🏆
TOURNAMENT AWARDS 🏆

Top Hitters
Preston Giroday - .692avg, .810obp, 2.194ops, 2 HR’s  
Miles Pauli - .600/.619/1.269 11 hits

Top Pitchers
Lennox Taylor – 8 IP, 4 BB, 14 K’s .000 ERA
Josh Hotell – 7.1 IP, 1 BB, 8 K’s, 1.909 ERA

Top Defensive Player – Dawson Messenger
MVP – Preston Giroday

Not sure what it is, but I (Coach Doug) always get a little giddy when I see that big neon sign in the sky “Sam’s Town”! A few new/old faces joining us for this trip as we welcomed back Seth Krahn and Enzo De Palma into the squad with Josh Hotell, Trevor Davies and Miles Pauli making their 13U AAA debuts. The formula for success for this team was pretty simple: Smash baseballs and throw strikes! It seems like the boys bought in.

Day 1
Game 1 was a 12-0 thrashing with Taylor and De Palma combining for a NO-NO.

Day 2 started with the boys putting up an 11 spot in the first inning! We cruised to an 18-3 win with Hotell and Krahn on the bump. The boys battled hard to finish pool play 4-0, with a good 7-5 win over a well coached MTBA Dawgs team. Another two W’s for the day.

Day 3 and a semi-final match up with the CBA Marlins. Taylor on the bump and he shoved!  5 innings, 8K’s and only 2 hits. The offfence backed him up with 8 runs on 10 hits, including a mammoth HR from Preston Giroday. Goal #1 achieved, make it to the Final!

The final would be a rematch with MTBA, and the bats stayed hot as we put up a quick 5 spot in the 1st. Coxford got the ball in the final and breezed through the top of their order. He didn’t fair so well in the 2nd and for the first time all tournament the Bullpen were behind! Josh Hotell came on in relief and threw a gem for 4 1/3 innings, reaching the tournament max innings when he completed the 6th. The boys continued to barrel balls and answered back with 2 runs in the 2nd and 5 more in the 3rd. De Palma got the ball in the 7th and got the save! This team was the class of the tournament💪

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Bullpen 13U AA - Las Vegas 2024 ~ USSSA Veterans Day Challenge ~ 2050kms ✈️⚾️

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GOLD BRACKET: 2nd Place 🥈

TOURNAMENT AWARDS 🏆

MVP: H.Bonn .600 AVG, 10 RBI, 3.2 IP/6K, 
Top Pitcher: O.Meechan 6.2 IP, 9K, 3.15 ERA
Top Hitters: S.Currie .600 AVG, 9 RBI, J.Hasler .579 AVG, 8 R, 7 SB, 3 2B, B.Bayly, .571 AVG, 4 2B, 7 RBI, 7 R
Top Defensive Player: R. Iwama 1.000 FPCT, 0 E, 23 PO

Game 1: 7-1 W
In a back and forth matchup, Bullpen came on top with a complete team effort including an complete effort on the mound by S.Currie, R.Murray, and J.Hasler. Timely hitting and a late game rally helped us get off to a strong start in game 1.

Game 2: 9-1 W
After getting the jitters out of the way, the boys came into game 2 firing with strong performance on the mound by O.Meechan. J.Smith was 2/3 with an RBI in the win, with a positive defensive impact. Effective baserunning and pitching by the entire lineup was the difference in this one, stealing 10 bases and only giving up 1 run on the mound. J.Stoner and H.Bonn were lights out in relief and shut the door.

Game 3: 17-0 W
Bullpen came out firing in game 3 putting up 7 runs in the first inning, with another 10 runs in the 3rd to put the game to bed. The Asahi duo R.Nagai & R.Iwama combined for the shutout on the mound and H.Bonn was unstoppable at the plate, going 3/3 with 4 RBI and 3 SB.

Game 4: 9-7 W
The team overcame some adversity in game 4, coming back to win in the late innings. After trailing 6-3 after 3 innings, Bullpen stormed back putting up 6 runs in the 4th to take the lead, eventually winning by a final score of 9-7. B.Bayly, J.Smith, and H.Bonn kept the game close the whole time on the mound. R.Murray & H.Bonn were both 2/3 with 3 RBI, with some clutch at-bats late in this game.

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Bullpen 12U AAA - Las Vegas 2024 ~ USSSA Veterans Day Challenge ~ 2050kms ✈️⚾️

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Game 1
Bullpen got off to a slow start as it was a close game for the first four innings, until Bullpen blew the game open in the top of the fifth inning.  F. Gretton led the way for Bullpen with 3 hits and 3 RBIs.  C.Robertson, J. Hahn, R. Pelly, and C. Jackson all had two hits contributing to the offensive outburst.  It was truly offense by committee with M. Beaune, E. Pokorny, A.Rogachevsky, and H.Francis all getting one hit.

Game 2
Game 2 for the boys was a tough one against a top 5 Majors team in the nation.  It was a great game to learn from and build on. R. Pelly, C. Robertson and C. Zweep all had one hit in the loss.
 
Game 3
The boys bounced back in the morning game the next day with an explosive third inning.  C. Robertson, R. Pelly, H. Francis and T. Lima all had two hits to lead the offence.  Every single player in the lineup had a hit with J. Hahn, C. Jackson, A. Rogachevsky, F. Gretton, E. Pokorny, and M.Beaune all getting hits.  

Game 5 – Semi-Final
The squad had to face the top 5 Majors team in the nation again. The boys showed they had something to prove and “punched back” making LVR Maloff grind in this rematch. Hayden Francis got the start and led the way with pinpoint control keeping LVR Maloff off balance for 4 and 1/3 innings. The boys jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead and held the lead until the 5th inning. Despite giving up the lead, they regained the lead in the top of the 6th but unfortunately were not able to hang on for the win.  Despite it being a disappointing loss, the boys made themselves and Bullpen proud by competing against a top team in the nation.

GOLD BRACKET: Top 4 finish 💪🎖️

Tournament Awards: 🏆
MVP: H. Francis
Top Hitter: R. Pelly .667 AVG / C. Robertson .500 AVG / F. Gretton 5 RBI
Top Pitcher: H. Francis 7.1 IP, 2.45 ERA, 4k’s
Top Defensive: T. Lima 1.000 FPCT, web gem DP

Bullpen 12U AA - Las Vegas 2024 ~ USSSA Veterans Day Challenge ~ 2050kms ✈️⚾️

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Thursday: The 12u group was extremely fortunate to be hosted by College Of Southern Nevada, where we had a very productive practice. Both teams were rolling into the tournament with confidence after a clean practice at CSN. 🙏🏼

Friday
Game 1 vs Torrence Bolts
Naiyan Gill had the ball and cruised through 3 quality innings only giving up 1 run. Finn Simpson took relief and was lights out for 2 innings stranding base runners in both frames. The offense sparked in the first inning with Kieran Walker-Kemp getting his weekend started early with a huge inside the park Homerun, and ultimately uniting the group to a 9-1 W in Game 1.

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It was a learning experience for this talented group, having to persevere time after time with hurt bodies and pitchers innings limit, having to play the extra morning game was crucial.

12AA would end up 4-2-1 and the pitching staff combing for a 3.2 ERA
This group looks to get at it again come the New Year, with sights out towards the Cactus League, and Arizona.

GOLD BRACKET: 2nd place 🥈

TOURNAMENT AWARDS 🎖️

MVP: Kieran Walker Kemp. 500BA, Lights out in SF on the mound, and excellent defence

Co-Top Hitter: Mason Maierle (Top RBI), multiple clutch hits, and situationally great.
Rye Precioso (Top BA, OBP over .650,)

Top Defensive: Jaxson Hopkins, a saviour at shortstop when we needed it most, and ate innings when we needed an arm. *This is Jaxsons 3rd top Defensive Player honour for this team*

Top Pitcher: As mentioned earlier, the TEAM. Simpson, Hildebrand, Jonah, Gill, Walker Kemp, Hopkins, Carlsen. A combined 3.2 ERA over the course of 7 games is phenomenal pitching.

Bullpen 11U Majors - Las Vegas 2024 ~ USSSA Veterans Day Challenge ~ 2050kms ✈️⚾️

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Game #1: 7-10 L
Bullpen got on the board early, with E. Newton knocking in the first run on a fielders choice. J. Noga and HDF both had singles in the 2nd inning to take the lead 6-3. The boys ran wild on the bases with 7 stolen bags. ZT put up a 6 spot in the 3rd and we trailed the rest of the game.

Game #2: 16-5 W
C. Krpan puts on a strong contact performance with 3 hits in 3 at bats. Bullpen broke the game open in the top of the 2nd inning, hungry for a win after the 1st game. Bullpen scored 5 runs on 4 hits to take the lead 6-1.

Game #3: 7-6 W
Nail biter! Bullpen trailed as many as 5 runs to the NSA Stars on Sunday. L. VanderEnde singled to tie the game in the bottom of the 6th! P. Stanford battled on the mound for us allowing 2 hits, 3 earned runs and struck out 2. E. Newton went 2-2 at the plate to lead the team in hits. Noga, R. Stanford, VanderEnde and HDF all drove in a run to contribute to the win!

Game #4: 10-5 W
R. Stanford helped us add to our early lead with a triple, scoring 2 runs in the top of the 3rd inning. Bullpen scored 5 runs on 4 hits in the top of the 5th. E. Newton started on the bump giving up 3 hits with 0 runs over 3 innings, walking zero, which really set the tone for the Bullpen.

Game #5: 2-10 L
The boys had a challenge on their hands, matching up against the strongest team we’ve seen so far. The Bullpen leaned to P. Stanford on the bump, giving up 3 hits and 1 earned run. This was a hard fought battle for the boys, and I know they can’t wait to get back on the field again to play LVR in the next tournament.

TOP 4 FINISH 💪🎖️👏

Tournament Awards🏆:

MVP🥇: E. Newton 1.364 OPS, C. Krpan .500 AVG. 6 SB’s, J. Noga .462 AVG. 8 SB’s
Top Hitter: E. Newton .636 AVG, H. De Frenza 10 RBI’s
Top Pitcher: R. Stanford .000 ERA 4K’s, E. Newton 3.2 IP
Top Defensive Player: W. Murray 14 PO’s 1.000 FPCT, P. Stanford 16 PO’s 1.000 FPCT

Bullpen 11U Majors - Las Vegas 2024 ~ USSSA Veterans Day Challenge ~ 2050kms ✈️⚾️

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Tournament Awards🏆:
MVP🥇: E. Newton 1.364 OPS, C. Krpan .500 AVG. 6 SB’s, J. Noga .462 AVG. 8 SB’s
Top Hitter: E. Newton .636 AVG, H. De Frenza 10 RBI’s
Top Pitcher: R. Stanford .000 ERA 4K’s, E. Newton 3.2 IP
Top Defensive Player: W. Murray 14 PO’s 1.000 FPCT, P. Stanford 16 PO’s 1.000 FPCT

Bullpen 11U AA - Las Vegas 2024 ~ USSSA Veterans Day Challenge ~ 2050kms ✈️⚾️

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The 11U AA Bullpen Baseball Team had an outstanding tournament performance in Las Vegas 2024, finishing undefeated with an impressive offensive display. Over the course of six games, they amassed over 60 hits, averaging almost double-digit runs per game. The team’s potent lineup, which featured several new additions, proved to be a major strength throughout the tournament. Their consistent and powerful hitting, coupled with strong overall team play, helped them dominate their opponents and secure the championship title.

The boys in the tournament rallied for a total of 77 hits in 6 games. With a team average of .456 and 81 runs scored. They really smashed the baseball the tournament weekend, and all the time in the cage really showed itself. Throughout the tournament the boys rallied together and became closer as a unit.

The first game of the tournament was lead by the offense and X having a day at the plate being 3/3 with 2 runs scored and Owen being 2/2 with 3 runs scored. On the mound Massel and Kenny both had scoreless frames.

For the offense Ben H led the team in hits with 3 hits, and six Bullpen hitters had a multi hit game totaling for 16 hits for the Bullpen in the semi final game.

Heading into the final game of the tournament, the boys knew what was at stake and who stood in the way. Dom N had himself a day at the plate leading the team to their championship banner with a 2/2 day with 4 rbi and 2 runs scored. Ewonus and Hasler also had great days being 1/3 with 3 runs scored. They tallied 10 hits in the championship game to secure the win! 🏆

GOLD BRACKET - CHAMPIONS 🥇

Tournament Awards:🎖️
MVP: X. Nielsen-Martin .471 AVG, 8 RBI, 1 HR / O. Hasler .688 AVG, 3 doubles, 14 runs
Top Hitter: O. Hasler / D. Huang .667 AVG / G. Gibson .600 AVG
Top Pitcher: J. Massel 6 IP, 7K’s, 2.00 ERA / J. Kenney 1.80 ERA, 5Ks, / L. Nuttall 4 IP, 1.5 ERA
Top Defensive Player: W. Mosdell 12 PO/ E. Ewonus 1.000 FPCT, 16 PO

Bullpen Baseball Academy ~ Las Vegas 2024 ~ ✈️⚾️
USSSA Cranberry Classic

~Full Team Recaps coming this week 📜~

What an incredibly successful weekend for the Bullpen Baseball Academy in November!! Two 12U teams headed down to Las Vegas to compete in the USSSA Cranberry Classic put on by Thank you so much for the wonderful tournament!!

Our 12U AA and 12U AAA teams performed very well, achieving amazing success!! Both teams made it through the round robin to the championship playoff day. Ultimately, 1 team came home with a nice new shiny ring, 1 silver! We are very proud of all of our players and coaches! Well done!

Tournament Results 🏆💪
12U AA - Gold Bracket 2nd Place 🥈
12U AAA - Gold Bracket Top 4 Finish 🏅

Some Fun Stats!

Our Bullpen teams scored a lot of runs that weekend. This is what our collective number looks like, both teams runs added together.

Total Runs scored = 84 🏃‍♂️
Total Runs allowed = 69 🏃‍♂️
Runs differential = 15 💪

12U AA Runs Scored = 60
12U AA Runs Allowed = 43 (Earned 23)
12U AA Run Differential = 17

12U AAA Runs Scored = 24
12U AAA Runs Allowed = 26 (Earned 23)
12U AAA Run Differential = -2

Total Singles Scored = 93 🏃‍♂️
Total Doubles Scored = 10 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️
Total Triples Scored = 2 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️
Total Home Runs! = 5 🏡🏃‍♂️

Total number of strike outs by Bullpen Pitchers = 61 🙌💪👏

These are some incredible numbers! Way to go Bullpen Players!

Bullpen Baseball Academy ~ Las Vegas 2024 ~ ✈️⚾️
USSSA Veterans Day Challenge

What an incredibly successful weekend for the Bullpen Baseball Academy last weekend! Four teams headed down to Las Vegas to compete in the USSSA Veterans Day Challenge put on by … Thank you so much for the wonderful tournament!!

Our 11U and 13U teams performed very well, achieving amazing success!! All four teams made it through the round robin to the championship playoff day. Ultimately, 3 teams came home with some nice new shiny rings, 1 silver and 2 gold! We are very proud of all of our players and coaches! Well done! Thank-you to our wonderful parents and parent volunteers who help these trips be so successful 👏

Tournament Results 🏆💪
11U AA - Gold Bracket Champions 🥇
11U Major - Open Division Gold Bracket Top 4 Finish 🏅

13U AA - Gold Bracket 2nd Place 🥈
13U AAA - Open Division Gold Bracket Champions 🥇

Some Fun Stats!

Our Bullpen teams scored a lot of runs last weekend. This is what our collective number looks like, all four teams runs added together.

Total Runs scored ‎ = 268 🏃‍♂️
Total Runs allowed = 66 🏃‍♂️
Runs differential = +202 💪

11U AA Runs Scored = 81
11U AA Runs Allowed = 27 (Earned 12)
11U AA Run Differential = +54

11U Majors Runs Scored = 42
11U Majors Runs Allowed = 36 (Earned 23)
11U Majors Run Differential = +6

13U AA Runs Scored = 74
13U AA Runs Allowed = 41 (Earned 34)
13U AA Run Differential = +33

13U AAA Runs Scored = 71
13U AAA Runs Allowed = 23 (Earned 12)
13U AAA Run Differential = +48

Total Singles Scored ‎ = 205🏃‍♂️
Total Doubles Scored = 49🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️
Total Triples Scored ‎ = 7🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️
Total Home Runs! = 3🏡🏃‍♂️

Total number of strike outs by Bullpen Pitchers = 130🙌

These are some incredible numbers! Way to go Bullpen Players!

Bullpen 14U AAA - San Diego 2024 ✈️⚾️

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This was the first time ever for a 14U Bullpen team, and they did not disappoint. A few heated intense games, a rivalry that continues to brew with the San Diego Hustle and another championship for the good guys. This group trained for a full week down in San Diego. During that time they brewed up some team chemistry and developed a team hitting approach that grew stronger with each game they played. Bullpen swept an evening double header under the lights vs the San Diego Longhorns in exhibition play before the tournament started.

TOURNAMENT AWARDS 🎖️

MVP: ELLIS ST. JAMES .417/AVG .878/OPS 5/H 4/RBI 3/R 2.1/IP
TOP HITTER: SPENCER YOUNG .429/AVG 1.314/OPS 2/2B 3/RBI 5/R1/SB
TOP PITCHER: ANDREW KWAN 5.1/IP 0/ER 5/K
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYER: CHARLIE FARNESE & CAELLUM CHICORLE – COMBINED TO CATCH EVERY INNING, CONTROLLED THE RUNNING GAME, MANAGED THE PITCHING STAFF AND BLOCKED EXCEPTIONALLY, THESE TWO GUYS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN LEADING THIS TEAM TO A CHAMPIONSHIP.