Blue Wave Baseball will field a team of top college prospects in the first annual Oregon/Oregon State Team Showcase that will be held July 13-15, 2012, on both of the NCAA D1 campuses.
“We were honored to be invited and jumped at the opportunity to get our players in front of some of the top coaches and programs in the Pacific Northwest,” Blue Wave President Steve Kruse stated.
Only 12 teams have been invited to attend the event that will be held at both PK Park (Oregon Ducks) in Eugene and Goss Stadium (Oregon State Beavers) in Corvallis, Oregon. Each team will play two games at each venue. Staff from both PAC-12 programs will be on hand evaluating the games and will provide guided tours of their respective athletic facilities.
Blue Wave will take an 18U SELECT “tournament team” of 15 to 20 top prospects for this event, players will be chosen by coaches to participate after applying for a roster position. Players currently enrolled in grades 9-12 in the 2011-2012 school years are eligible for the showcase. However, Blue Wave will limit its roster to players that both have the ability and the academics to be considered for D1 to D3 programs.
Coach Tom Nick will skipper the Blue Wave Oregon Showcase Team. 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, drafted in the 4th round out of high school, and now plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
“Tom is the perfect coach for a trip like this, he understands the process and what coaches at this level are looking for,” Kruse noted.
Cost for the event is $475 per player, plus travel and hotel costs. A $175 deposit is required by FEB 15 to secure a spot on the team, with the balance paid by July 1, 2011.
Team rooms have been blocked at $69 per night in Eugene, arriving Wednesday, July 11, departing Sunday July 15th.
Players interested in attending this showcase are encouraged to contact Steve Kruse at 949-202-7748 or steve@bluewavebaseball.com
