Nor - Cal 12U Spring Summer Rankings

[2017dad]

Dirt dogs 99 plans are to be in PGF.......

[MommysPitcher]

The memorial day tournament brought out some strong teams, but both Mizuno Stone and Garcia came out on top in the gold championship.

[Journey17]

Any team who didn't choose to play in the ASA Memorial Day tourney this weekend doesn't belong in the top 10, maybe except RR Gold. You must play the best to earn or keep your spot. Where was USA Elite, NV Rapids or Breeze 99?? No other tourney should matter more than the 46 top teams coming together in northern Cal to fight it out.

[99NorCal]

For 12U, the Sacramento ASA tourney was a must for teams to play against the top talent in the area. Maybe NV Rapids didn't know that or tried to sign up too late, but everyone else should have known. RR Gold gets a pass because they're still the number one team and they played in their own tourney, although as 14U to get tougher competition.

Based on overall records and the past few tourneys, not just Memorial Day, here's my take on the rankings. RR Gold and Mizuno Garcia still represent the absolute best two teams and would consistently beat anyone else in the rankings. The others teams can (and have) shared wins and losses against each other in this topsy turvy spring season.

Remember, this ranking isn't just the final output of the Memorial Day tourney. Otherwise I'd just put a link to the Gold bracket results. And this time, instead of a top 15, it's opened up to a top 20.

1. RR Gold
2. Mizuno Garcia
3. CC Dirt Dogs
4. Team Xtreme
5. Grapettes Norwood
6. Mizuno Stone
7. Grapettes Kappmeyer
8. San Jose Sting
9. NV Rapids
10. Heat LaGabed
11. KG Hitters - Tracy
12. Worth Salinas Storm
13. Heat Cota
14. NV Lightning
15. Chaos
16. KG Hitters - Concord
17. Breeze 99
18. USA Elite
19. MSC Tigers
20. Thunder Elite

Have fun. I know I did.

[Journey17]

I agree with you. I would probably switch a couple teams, but for the most part, great job!!

[1st to 3rd]

The top side of that Memorial Day bracket was LOADED with the top teams. Grapettes - Kappmeyer had a good run and played a respectable game against Mizuno - Garcia in the semi finals.

IMO - Miller and Garcia are 1 and 2 respectively then 3-8 depends on what team shows up to play!

Extreme, Grapettes - Norwood, Grapettes - Kappmeyer, SJ Sting, Dirtdogs - Mancha, NV Rapids

9-12 is Mizuno - Stone, KG Hitters - Tracy, USA Elite and Breeze 99'

[Journey17]

Any team can come up with any excuse as to why their team should have won but couldn't. Brackets always seem to be lopsided. Some teams are going to always play a tougher team early on. You almost should look at the Saturday/Sunday play because if you had to play Garcia early on you were gone early. However, besides Reno what has NV Rapids done, CC Dirt Dogs lost to Hype, and Kapp lost to Chaos and Steal Breeze Elite. I think the ranking is pretty close and will change every week. If your team isn't where you feel it should be just keep playing well and it will be.

[MommysPitcher]

99norcal's ranking looks pretty right to me.

[girlshaveballs]

makes sense if you're a Stone parent. Just curious..how many teams have they beaten that are ranked below them and how teams above them have they hung with?

[MommysPitcher]

Girlshaveballs - Stone played Garcia and lost 4-1. They beat Extream. Lost 5-4 to NV Rapids. Lost to KG Hitters Tracy 2-5. And beat the rest besides MSC Tigers, Kapp, Chaos, Dirt Dogs, and Norwood, because they have never played them.