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Top 12u Teams for fall

by playeradvocate1 » Wed Oct 22, 2014 2:06 pm

Here is a more accurate/unbiased ranking for 12u teams this fall:

1. Breeze 02 Most of this team has been together for a season. strong pitching.
2. KG Hitters 02 A very strong team that should be #1 but performance under par thus far.
3. Firecrackers 02 #1 pitcher throws hard. Without her, an average team.
4. Breeze 03 #1 pitcher has a great change up that throws the good hitters off. Nothing great here.
5. KG Hitters 03 Seem to be streaky. They played well this past weekend. Small ball team.
6. Venom Strong team as they have a couple 01 players.
7. Team Ca 02 A new team, but keep an eye on them.
8. Hype Showed improvement this weekend.
9. Smackers Won silver but were in tough pool Saturday.
10. Lady Hustle Some key wins.
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by quietstorm02 » Wed Oct 22, 2014 4:13 pm

playeradvocate1 wrote:Here is a more accurate/unbiased ranking for 12u teams this fall:

1. Breeze 02 Most of this team has been together for a season. strong pitching.
2. KG Hitters 02 A very strong team that should be #1 but performance under par thus far.
3. Firecrackers 02 #1 pitcher throws hard. Without her, an average team.
4. Breeze 03 #1 pitcher has a great change up that throws the good hitters off. Nothing great here.
5. KG Hitters 03 Seem to be streaky. They played well this past weekend. Small ball team.
6. Venom Strong team as they have a couple 01 players.
7. Team Ca 02 A new team, but keep an eye on them.
8. Hype Showed improvement this weekend.
9. Smackers Won silver but were in tough pool Saturday.
10. Lady Hustle Some key wins.


C'mon, man. Breeze 03 are solid and have consistently demonstrated that this fall. The pitching is good, they make plays, and there are no easy outs in the lineup. Hitters make contact and they run the bases well.

Maybe I'm biased, but Firecrackers 02 look pretty good to me. It's great to be able to say that young players seem to be growing in confidence.

Hype have been a refreshing surprise this fall. I didn't know they'd be this good out of the gate. Good on them. The same goes for Lady Hustle.

I won't get into doing actual rankings because it's just 12u softball, but I think the older KG team has the best potential of any others that have been named. That's just my take. And as to the question of whether LTG deserves to be in the conversation, the answer is a definitive YES.
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by Overwhelmed » Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:32 pm

playeradvocate1 wrote:Here is a more accurate/unbiased ranking for 12u teams this fall:


Just wondering what makes your list more accurate/unbiased?
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by uknow3127 » Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:51 pm

Thank you Overwhelmed!! Damn near the same list!!
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by softballmomma#1 » Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:13 pm

playeradvocate1 wrote:Here is a more accurate/unbiased ranking for 12u teams this fall:

1. Breeze 02 Most of this team has been together for a season. strong pitching.
2. KG Hitters 02 A very strong team that should be #1 but performance under par thus far.
3. Firecrackers 02 #1 pitcher throws hard. Without her, an average team.
4. Breeze 03 #1 pitcher has a great change up that throws the good hitters off. Nothing great here.
5. KG Hitters 03 Seem to be streaky. They played well this past weekend. Small ball team.
6. Venom Strong team as they have a couple 01 players.
7. Team Ca 02 A new team, but keep an eye on them.
8. Hype Showed improvement this weekend.
9. Smackers Won silver but were in tough pool Saturday.
10. Lady Hustle Some key wins.




Question: So, are you saying that Breeze 02 is ranked #1 because MOST of the team has played a season together already? I only ask because I know that the Firecrackers WHOLE roster returned after playing spring season together with two additions, so that wouldn't be a very accurate ranking. Also Breeze 03 has been performing amazing as a first year 12's team. They can hold their own with any team on this list and have sent a number of these 02 teams home on Sunday, so I would say they deserve to be on the top of this list as well. ;)
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by 411norcal » Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:00 am

Any Best of the Best updates from this weekends tournament? No updates on the bit n bit website.
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by off the walls » Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:08 pm

The grappettes beat the 02 breeze in the championship. 5-4.
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by THE SWAMI » Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:48 am

It looks like Bit n Bit updated their brackets. According to the brackets this is how it finished out:

1) Grapettes
2) Breeze 02

3) Cencal Dirtdogs Mizuno- Leon
3) West Sac Attack

5)AASA-Norwood
5) Team CA 02
5) Hype
5) KG Hitters -Briggs

9)NorCal Firecrackers
9)All American Mizuno- Morabito
9) Foothill Gold 02
9)Norcal Smacker
9)NorCal Dirtdogs Mizuno- Harger

Grapettes, congratulations on a first place finish.
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by roadrunner12 » Sun Nov 02, 2014 5:53 pm

Any thoughts with teams from Central California. In particular the Force, Lady Venom, and Dirt Dogs?
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by playeradvocate1 » Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:25 am

Here's an update on rankings going into this weekend:

1. Breeze 02 Most of this team has been together for a season. strong pitching.
2. KG Hitters 02 A very strong team that should be #1 but performance under par thus far.
3. Grapettes This team came out of nowhere to win last weekend. Well coached team.
4. Firecrackers 02 #1 pitcher throws hard. Without her an average team. Cant seem to win big games.
5. Breeze 03 #1 pitcher has a change up that throws the good hitters off. Nothing great here.
6. KG Hitters 03 Seem to be streaky. They played well a couple weeks ago. Small ball team.
7. Team Ca 02 A new team. Keep an eye on them. Good hitting.
8. Hype Showing improvement.
9. Smackers Have beat some good teams.
10. West Sac Attack Played well past weekend.

* Central Valley teams left off.
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