addiction wrote:now dont shoot the messenger, this is all 2nd and 3rd hand info that I got
the Angels do not have a so called "number 1" pitcher, the manager does not identify any of his pitchers like that. #00 is a long time Baca pitching student, has travel ball experience prior to this season, plays short stop when not pitching, has a great glove and arm, probably wont be pitching as she gets older due to her size (on the small side), will probably end up being a great fielder in the future. Heard #00 got beat up at the plate against a rec ball team from Irvine, walked in a few runs along with pitching a few balls into the dirt past the catcher allowing the runner on 3rd each time to score, Angels lost that game, dont know by how many runs. #7 is a Finch student fresh out of rec ball, plays 3rd base and 1st base when not pitching, has a great glove and arm, started off strong but got into a pitching slump for a few weeks due to being hit on her pitching arm resulting in injury from a pitch by none other than #00 during a practice.
all this fuss about the 10u division
Thats funny. I clocked #7 last year with my Jugs gun. She threw 44mph. Not bad for a nine year old, but certainly not great.
The top teams in 10U will change many times during the year as the top teams play each other, parents get fed up with overbearing coaches, and kids move from team to team. Nothing is set in concrete until the Championship Rosters are signed and redlined. When I was coaching 10U in 2001, our team was certainly not considered by many to be a top 10 in SoCal team....we ended up 5th at ASA Nationals.
So if you aren't believed by many to be a top team in January, feel free to fly under the radar...you just have to peak at the right time.