15U-18U SUMMER SIGNUPS

Take your game to the next level and truly showcase your talent this summer with Blue Wave Baseball.

Blue Wave is now recruiting exceptional high school players for teams that will compete in the top leagues and college showcase events in the region this summer, including USA Premier, SCBL, AABC Connie Mack & Mickey Mantle, CABA, USA Baseball (Junior Olympics), Arizona Classics, Perfect Game, Under Armour-Team One, Cecil Fielder Elite World Series, and more.

Blue Wave’s summer 2012 session starts with open tryouts for new players at the end of April for 15U, 16U, 17U, and 18U teams that begin playing in June, after conclusion of the CIF high school season in Southern California.

Returning players may register and secure their positions on Summer 2012 teams with a deposit paid by February 15, 2012. Early deposits are also required for special showcase events, such as the USA Baseball 16U Championships in June and the Oregon/Oregon State Showcase in July.

All teams are coached by professional baseball trainers, coaches and managers that come from top colleges, MLB teams, and high school coaching staffs in Southern California, including: Cal State Fullerton, CSU Northridge, LMU, Oklahoma, USC, Sacramento State, Irvine Valley College, Concordia, Vanguard, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, LA Dodgers, Angels, and more.

And, Blue Wave teams have been very successful on the field with more than 80 league and tournament championships as well as five national event titles to date.

More importantly, 80+ of its alumni now playing collegiate baseball at some of the top programs in the country, including: UCI, USC, UCLA, CSUF, Oregon, PENN, Gonzaga, University of Miami, Pepperdine, Long Beach State, Fresno State, Sacramento State, UCSB, Santa Clara, and more. More than a dozen alumni are now in the MLB ranks as well.

More information and registration information is available by contacting steve@bluewavebaseball.com or calling 949-202-7748.

FEATURES

Competitive Teams
Top Leagues & Tournaments
College/Pro Exposure
Flexible Schedules & Rosters
Convenient Local Locations
Local High School & College Coaches

SUMMER 2012 LEAGUES

USA PREMIER BASEBALL – One of the top showcase leagues in SoCal with multiple sanctions, including National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) and CABA Opponents include SoCal Renegades, OC Giants, OC Baseball, SoCal Outlaws, and more. League games start first weekend in June and concluded in August.
SOUTH COAST BASEBALL LEAGUE – Top AABC sanctioned “scouting league” in SoCal with 15U Ken Griffey Jr., 16U Mickey Mantle, 17U Don Mattingly, and 18U Connie Mack divisions. Opponents include OC Angels, Quakes, Bulldogs, Shockers, and more. League games start first weekend in June and concluded in August.

SUMMER TOURNAMENTS

PERFECT GAME WWBA WEST MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC – MAY 25-28, Glendale, AZ. One of the top tournaments on the West Coast for 14U and 16U teams and is held at Camelback Ranch, home of Spring Training for the Dodgers and White Sox. Coach Aron Garcia and Coach Bret LeVier will skipper teams to this event. Player candidates are Frosh-Soph to high JV level.
USA BASEBALL15U & 17U NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – JUNE 22-30 – Peoria, AZ. This is the top showcase event in the nation for 15-year-olds and 17-year-olds and serves as the launching pad for many of the top college and pro prospects. Billed as the “Junior Olympics,” USA Baseball selects the majority of the players for its national teams from the pool of talent at this must-attend event that was normally focused on the 16U age division until this year. Coach Rich Pohle and Coach Aron Garcia will lead a 17U-SELECT team and coach Bret LeVier & Jon Rodriguez will skipper the 15U-SELECT team for this major event. Click here for additional details, cost, and deposit.
USA PREMIER FIRECRACKER CLASSIC – JUNE 29-JULY 5 – Irvine, CA. The largest Southern California showcase tournament of the summer with more than 100 top teams competing in 16U, 17U, and 18U divisions that feature a 4-game guarantee and berths to AABC Don Mattingly World Series and the 16U Mickey Mantle regional. Blue Wave will select the top players in each age division to play in this event.
OREGON SHOWCASE TOUR – JULY 12-15 – Portland, Eugene, Corvalis, OR. Blue Wave is one of 12 teams that have been invited to play in a four-game showcase at the University of Oregon (Eugene) and Oregon State University (Corvalis). Blue Wave’s Oregon Showcase team is limited to 20 players (including pitchers) that will play two exhibition games at the University Of Oregon on one day and two games at Oregon State University the next day. Showcase details, costs, and deposit information is available by clicking here.
ARIZONA SUMMER CLASSIC 18U – JULY 12-15 – Peoria, AZ. Coach Rich Pohle will lead an 18U-SELECT team of graduating seniors and juniors to compete in this event at Spring Training complex for the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres. Well attended by recruiters and the winner receives a coveted berth to the Senior Fall Classic in September.
ARIZONA SUMMER CLASSIC 16U – JULY 19-22 – Peoria, AZ. Coach Bret LeVier will take Blue Wave’s to what will become the top event in the summer for 16-year-olds, now that USA Baseball has dropped 16U from its summer calendar. Top sophomores and juniors will be featured for recruiters and scouts.
XTREME DIAMOND SPORTS WORLD SERIES – JULY 25-29 – San Diego, CA. The Best In The West now play each other each summer in San Diego in one of the largest tournaments in SoCal with 10U through 18U age groups. Blue Wave will field an 18U and 16U team, along with some of our younger age division teams.
UNDER ARMOUR SOUTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS – JULY 31-AUG 4 – Azusa Pacific, CA. is one of the top local showcase tournaments of the summer, with both college recruiters and MLB scouts in attendance. Blue Wave’s 18U SELECT won the tournament last year and will be looking for a repeat performance. Players must be selected by Blue Wave coaches to play in this event.
AUGUST SHOWCASE SERIES – Besides participating in state and national AABC playoff events in August, Blue Wave will conduct a series of private showcase events for its top prospects with local college recruiters, including SDSU, UCLA, CSUF, UCI, and others. Details will be released as they are confirmed.

FALL/WINTER EVENTS

PERFECT GAME/EVO SHIELD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHPS FOR UPPERCLASSMEN – SEPT 14-15, Camelback (Glendale), AZ.
PERFECT GAME/EVO SHIELD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR UNDERCLASSMENT – SEPT 21-24, Peoria, AZ.
ARIZONA FALL CLASSIC – OCT 5-7, Peoria, AZ.
ARIZONA FALL CLASSIC FOR SENIORS – OCT 11-14, Peoria, AZ.
ARIZONA FALL CLASSIC FOR JUNIORS – OCT 18-21, Peoria, AZ.
ARIZONA FALL CLASSIC FOR SOPHOMORES – OCT 25-28, Peoria, AZ.
UNDER ARMOUR SOCAL CLASSIC – OCT 26-28, Azusa Pacific, CA.
PERFECT GAME WWBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – OCT 25-29, Jupiter, FL.
CECIL FIELDER 18U ELITE WORLD SERIES – DEC 27-30, Yuma, AZ.
CECIL FIELDER 16U ELITE WORLD SERIES – JAN 2-6, Yuma, AZ.

BLUE WAVE SUMMER COACHING LINEUP

Rich Pohle is one of the leading private baseball trainers and coaches in Orange County, as well as coach of Blue Wave’s 18U Connie Mack team and assistant coach at Brea Olinda High School. He played college ball at Cypress College and Fullerton College before turning pro and playing with both the Phillies and Seattle Mariners organizations for several years. Pohle’s Blue Wave teams have won numerous tournament and league titles over the years, including the 2011 Under Armour Southwest Championship.

Tom Nick is head baseball coach at Calvary Chapel High School and a highly respected Orange County baseball professional with coaching and recruiting experience at every age level. Besides playing college baseball (Long Beach State) at a highly competitive level, Nick managed and coached one of the top local travel teams to come out of Orange County in the last decade – the OC Stallions, winners of back-to-back AAU National Championships in 2000 and 2001, as well as the AABC Mickey Mantle 15U World Series in 2005. Nick is an expert on the recruiting process both as a player and parent, his son was recruited by UCLA and now plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Jason Smith is head baseball coach at Costa Mesa High School as well as a longtime coach for Blue Wave 18U Connie Mack teams. Smith started coaching in 1999 as assistant baseball coach for Orange Coast Community College and was an assistant coach at Chapman University in 2000-2002 (also 1995-1999), where he was instrumental in helping the team reach the regional playoffs, as well as the College World Series in 1997. In 2005 he helped take Irvine Valley College to the Super Regional’s as an assistant coach. He has also served as head high school coach at La Quinta High School in Westminster.

Jon Rodriguez is one of the hardest-working coaches in the area, Jon Rodriguez played four years of varsity baseball at Whittier Christian and La Serna High School in Whittier, CA. He then attended Rio Hondo College in Whittier, where he earned Foothill League All-Conference honors as a catcher. Jon has coached 14U through 18U teams for Blue Wave for the past six years and is an assistant coach at Bea Olinda High School.

Bret LeVier is an assistant coach at Servite High School and has coached for Blue Wave the past six years. LeVier comes from a from a well-regarded Southern California baseball family – his father coached high school and college baseball for many years, his brother is with the Oakland A’s. LeVier was a standout infielder at California High School and at California State University Sacramento, where he was also the place kicker for the CSS football team. He also played with the Boston Red Sox, Fullerton Flyers, and Victoria Seals.

Aron Garcia is assistant coach at Northwood High School with more than two dozen tournament championships and two national event titles as a Blue Wave coach for 14U through 18U teams. His 14U team was 67-14 in 2010, ranked 18th in the nation by Perfect Game national scouting service, and finished first or second in more than a dozen tournaments over a five-month span. Garcia is well experienced in playing in national tournaments; he was a member of the 1987 Northwood Little League team that played Taiwan in the Little League World Series.

Bill Worden is both an accomplished baseball professional and Orange County business executive that is well versed in the recruiting process, having been drafted in several times in college before signing with the California Angels after graduating Stanford University in 1981. Though predominately a catcher throughout his career, he also played 1st, 3rd, and outfield during his six years in the minor leagues with the Angels, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, and Cleveland Indians. Besides coaching, he is President of LEGIT Baseball and Director of Player Development.

COSTS & FEES

Blue Wave charges a Summer 2012 Season Fee of $575 per player for all returning players that covers all coaching and team operations (field rentals, insurance, baseball, equipments, office, accounting, etc.) for three months (June through August).

New players to the organization pay $675 per player, which includes the cost of registration.

Both fees include the cost of a new team shirt and cap at the beginning of the season.

Returning players have until February 15, 2012 to pay at $175 Summer 2012 Season Deposit to hold their team positions.

All deposits are fully refundable if requested prior to the start of the Summer 2012 season, June 1, 2012, other than the 16U USA Baseball Championships.

All players pay a separate League Fee or Tournament/Showcase Fee, depending on which events they participate in.

Connie Mack-level League Fees typically range from $150 per player to $200 for the league season, depending on league costs, number of games, and venues. Blue Wave normally plays an average of 12 to 16 league games in the summer, along with playoffs.

Tournament/Showcase Fees range from $60 to $500 per player (discounts provided for pitchers only), depending on the event. Most local tournaments range from $60 to $125 depending on the league entry fee. Long-distance travel
events are more due to the cost of hotels, flights, meals, transportation, and per diem for coaches. For example, the 16U USA Baseball Championships (our most expensive tournament) cost $500 per player based on $2,500 tournament entry fee and travel/hotel expenses for coaches for 8 days and an 8-game guarantee.

For the most part, League and Tournament fees are based on costs divided by the number of players attending. If a player does not attend or play in a certain league or event, they do not pay for it.

All fees can be paid by check or online by credit card here.

SUMMER FEES SUMMARY

$575 per returning player, $675 per new player – includes shirt and cap
$100 to $200 League Fee, depending on league and schedule
$60+ per tournament or showcase, depending on event