10U SO CAL TOP TEAM RANKINGS- COACHES POLL (Spring 2012)

[softball wizard]

2nd 10U SO CAL TOP TEAM RANKING COACHES POLL (Spring 2012)

This is the second poll for the 10u season. The rankings will reflect the coaches poll. I have also including the rankings (in parentheses) of the parents poll. Gamers and Firecrackers are the unanimous #1 and # 2 teams as of now from all of those who participated. And 1-8 Coaches and Parents all have the same teams. A few new teams to the poll like Team Boombah, Primetime Elite and Choppers-Black who have being playing some good softball. Alot of great games played the last 2 months in Orange County and Las Vegas. And it only gets betterh with Fresno Force ( Mostly North vs. South) and ASA States in the next couple of months. This has been such a fun season as expected. Firecrackers and OC Batbusters continue to have great games. A couple of things I did not expect is an 02 team playing so well against the older teams. And for one team to be taking home all the hardware! I still think all of the top teams are very close but Congrats Gamers on your continued success. Let's see how long your run can continue with every top team chomping at the bit to knock you off from that #1 spot. Thanks to everybody who participated in the poll..


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1.(1) Gamers 2001
http://www.iscorebaseball.com/home.php?t=gamers2001
Avg. points: 15.0
Comments: Very good all around team. Play a very competitive schedule. Can play small ball and hit with the best teams out there.Very good speed, bats, and solid defensively. The best pitcher in the division will give this team a very good chance of winning ASA States and Nationals.
Accomplishments:
1st- All Level Bash 4 Cash
1st- All Level Christmas Joy
1st- Artesia Punishers Christmas Tournament
1st- TCS OC Coastal Classic
1st- ASA St. Paddy's Day Blast

2.(2) Firecrackers 2001
http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp ... crackers01
Avg. points: 14
Comments: Very,very talented team. Play a very competitive schedule. Good speed, Great bats, and a very good defense. Best bats in 10u and a pitching rotation that goes 4-5 deep with girls than can be a #1 on most teams. No big wins yet, but this team is always there in the end. And have as good of a chance as any team to win ASA States and Nationals. The ones that matter to most.
Accomplishments:
2nd- All Level Bash 4 Cash
2nd- American Athletics Toys 4 Tots
2nd- All Level Christmas Joy
t3rd- ASA St. Paddy's Day Blast

3.(3) OC Batbusters 2001
http://ocbb01.shutterfly.com/
Avg. points: 13
Comments: Very good all around team. Play a very competitive schedule. Good pitching, Great speed, very good bats, and a solid defense. Losing 5 players from their fall team including their coach has not helped this team build any chemistry. Although they did pick up the best hitter in 10u and picked up some very good players. The loss of their top two pitchers and SS really hurt. They have the bats and defense that will keep them in every game. Need another strong #1 pitcher to compliment theirs to go far at ASA States, and especially Nationals.
Accomplishments:
t3rd- All Level Bash 4 Cash,
1st- American Athletics Toys 4 Tots
t3rd- TCS OC Coastal Classic

4.(4) Corona Angels 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/coronaangelseaton/
Avg. points: 11
Comments: Very good all around team. Not playing a very competitive schedule since they do have their berth to ASA Nationals. Very good pitching, great speed, good bats and a good defense. Not a good showing at TCS OCCC . But this team has the talent to go very far at ASA Nationals, if not win it all. Just because we don't see them that much. I would not count them out in the end.
Accomplishments:
1st- Swagger Shootout,
t3rd- All Level Christmas Joy

5.(5) So Cal Athletics 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/socalathletics01aguirre/
Avg. points: 10.75
Comments: Very scrappy team. Playing a competitive schedule. Good speed, good bats, very solid pitching to go with a very good defense. Most improved team since fall. Nothing great or flashy about this team, they just know how to play and get the job done. A sleeper team that has a chance to go far at ASA States and Nationals.
Accomplishments:
P2nd- Swagger Shootout

6.(6) Case Batbusters 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/casebatbusters10u/
Avg. points: 10.25
Comments: Very good team. Not playing that competitive of a tournament schedule. Chosing to play all the top teams at friendlies. Average speed, good bats, and a very good defense to go with solid pitching. This team did not have a good showing at Vegas, and is this year's Jekyll and Hyde team in the 10u division. But still very capable of beating the teams above them when their #1 pitcher is on.
Accomplishments:
2nd- TCS So Cal State Championships*

7.(7) Firecrackers 2002
http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp ... ckerteam02
Avg. points: 9
Comments: Very good all around team. Playing a very competitive schedule. Great speed, very good bats, and very good pitching and defense. Very young, competitive team that puts the ball in play and are very tough to stop once they get a rally going. Which will give them a chance to compete with most of the top teams. But will tend to give up alot of runs, after scoring alot of runs. Good showing at TCS OCCC, and Vegas.
Accomplishments:
1st- TCS Christmas Qualifier
2nd- Artesia Punishers Christmas tournament
t3rd- TCS OC Coastal Classic
2nd- TCS Presidents Day Showdown

8.(8) USA Athletics Ramos 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/usaathletics10uramos/
Avg. points: 8
Comments: Very good solid team. Not playing that competitive of a schedule. Good speed, some very good bats. With solid pitching and defense. #1 pitcher throws hard and will keep them in most games. They have some bats in their lineup that can really hit the ball. But not as deep of a lineup as the teams above them after losing some good players from fall.
Accomplishments:
1st- TCS President's Day showdown
2nd- ASA St. Paddy's Day Blast

9.(11) So Cal Choppers Grey 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/socalchoppersgrey01/
Avg. points: 7.42
Comments: Very good, scrappy team. Playing a competitive schedule. Good speed, good bats, with very good pitching and a solid defense.
Accomplishments:

10.(12)So Cal Rage 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/socalrage2001/
Avg. points: 5.125
Comments: Good team. Not playing that competitive a schedule. Very good speed, good bats and defense. Very good #1 pitcher that throws hard. Scrappy team
Accomplishments:

11.(9) Strikeforce 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/strikeforce01/index.cfm
Avg. points: 4.0
Comments: Good team. Playing a very competitive schedule. Much improved. Some good bats that put the ball in play. Good speed with good pitching and defense. Played OCBB tough in Vegas.
Accomplishments:

12.(14) American Pastime 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/americanpastime01/
Avg. points: 4.75
Comments: Good team. With some good pitching, speed. Some good bats and a solid defense. Played well in Vegas.
Accomplishments:

13.(11) Team Boombah 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/TeamBoombah01/
Avg. Points: 4.5
Comments: Newly formed team that played well in Vegas. Good overall team. Solid Pitching with a couple of big bats some good team speed and defense.
Accomplishments:

14.(15) So Cal Choppers- Black
Website:
Avg. Points: 2.5
Comments: Good solid team. Playing a very competitive schedule. Playing well for a team that has not been together long. Solid pitching, Good bats, defense and good speed. Good showing at TCS OCCC and Vegas.
Accomplishments:

15.(HM) Power Surge 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/powersurge2001teamhirsh/
Avg. points: 2.25
Comments: Good team. Not playing a very competitive schedule. Good pitching. Good bats, defense and good speed.
Accomplishments:
1st- TCS Dancing in the Desert*

16.(16) Primetime Elite 2001
Website:
Avg. points: 2
Comments: Another newly formed team. Very good pitching. Some bats and average defense Very strong #1 pitcher that will keep them in games. But will need more bats and a better defense to help them win the big games.

17.(13) So Cal Wicked 2001
http://www.eteamz.com/socalwicked-eastburn/
Avg. points: 2
Comments: Good team. Not playing a competitve schedule. Good bats, team speed. Some good pitching and average defense.
Accomplishments:
t3rd- All Level Bash 4 Cash


Honorable Mentions:

San Diego Elite 2001
Rampage 2001
So Cal Swagger 2001
OC Legendz 2001
American Athletics 2001
OC Dynasty 2001
West Coast Voodoo 2001


Last edited by juandoe on Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:21 am, edited 2 times in total.

[juandoe]

Fresno Force Schedule is out... http://www.fresnoforce.com/

It's going to be nice to see all the top teams from the North and see how we stack up against them. We got to see a couple of Nor Cal teams in Vegas. The top 5 So Cal teams will be there in Fresno and are all spread out in Pool play. I think all 5 of those teams will win their pool. But, which So Cal team will have the toughest time winning their pool ? IF the brackets are similar to last year's brackets. Winning your pool is huge, since the winner of each pool will not have to play until the 3rd round. Corona Angels will be there and I will be very interested to see who they match up with in bracket play? After a bad showing at TCS OCCC. I think this team will bounce back and play well in Fresno. But we will see how this tourney plays out. Should be another good one. Good luck to all the teams.

[Fastpitch4Life]

Fresno Force Schedule is out... http://www.fresnoforce.com/

It's going to be nice to see all the top teams from the North and see how we stack up against them. We got to see a couple of Nor Cal teams in Vegas. The top 5 So Cal teams will be there in Fresno and are all spread out in Pool play. I think all 5 of those teams will win their pool. But, which So Cal team will have the toughest time winning their pool ? IF the brackets are similar to last year's brackets. Winning your pool is huge, since the winner of each pool will not have to play until the 3rd round. Corona Angels will be there and I will be very interested to see who they match up with in bracket play? After a bad showing at TCS OCCC. I think this team will bounce back and play well in Fresno. But we will see how this tourney plays out. Should be another good one. Good luck to all the teams.

Maybe some of our NorCal friends can shed a little light based upon what they have seen so far this spring season with some predictions. I agree that it will be a great tournament, with some good Pool game matchups.

[softball wizard]

This was posted in early March..I don't know how accurate it is..

Nor Cal Rankings

1 Mizuno All American Cervellin
in a league of their own in Nor cal. Very well coached. Running bases well. .Hitting well and a solid pitching staff. This team will be one of the 10's teams going to Nationals. Its up to the rest for the other birth.

2 Lady Spartans
Solid #1 pitcher. Don't let the size of #10 fool you... Hits her spots and doesn't get rattled. This team will compete with all of them and compete strong. Watching Sunday I would say the coaches need to set feelings aside and coach to win on Sunday. Cant leave 10 on the bench and let a team come back on you. Don't save them for the Champ game gotta get there first. Good hitting, descent fielding.

3 AASA
Great coaching been there done that. They will have this team fighting for the top spot in no time. aggressive base running, learning small ball which at tens is hard to defend.

4 KG Hitters
Made big strides since Fall. Couple lucky breaks but 3 and 0 Saturday and made it to the Champ game can't knock that. They were in it with Cervellin to the end.

5 thru 10 is kinda a blurr at this point not enough games played yet to tell. I will say one thing though for a team that I see as a rec team in A ball uniforms the Breeze coaches and quite a few of their parents are sure proud of themselves. This is the best time to teach the girls to respect the game yet in order to do so you need to respect it yourselves.

[softball wizard]

(Juandoe)
Looks like pool "D" & "E" will be tough..(In "D" bracket the OCBB will have to face the #2 team from NorCal & they will also have to play FC02 which is no easy feat..) (In "E" bracket the Corona Angels will face the #1 & #3 teams from NorCal according to the NorCal rankings..Should be interesting to see how the best teams from NorCal stack up against SoCal teams~)

Good Luck to all the teams & may the best team there bring home the prize!!..

Can someone do a Kick @$$!! speech like this? But for Softball??????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX39J_YyKbs

[justhavefun01]

Nor Cal 10U rankings

1. Mizuno All American-Cervellin
Agree for now as they beat KG Hitters in championship game on a Sunday by one run in a good game a month back, but I do believe KG Hitters are a better all-around and deeper team. This Mizuno team has been playing together for allot longer than most of the other 10 teams in this post and it shows. Deep line up, could use some speed. Good pitching and well coached team. Best team in fall and haven’t been beat in Norcal (to my knowledge) yet in this early season so they get the #1 nod for now.

2. KG Hitters
Speed, athleticism, hit well, deep pitching staff, big improvement from fall, they beat the Spartans twice in fall and once already this year? Doesn't make sense to have Spartans ranked higher even if their “number 1” was on the bench in semi-final. Tournament and game coaching is a big part of who makes the Sunday grade and the rankings. Luck is also a part of this game. Won the championship in the gold bracket in ASA Mizuno All American Invitational tournament this past weekend beating Nevada Comets.

3. San Jose Sting
Probably have the best pitcher in Norcal today. Lefty with velocity and a change-up. Tough to beat this team with her in the circle when she is hitting spots. They did go 0-2 in Mizuno tournament, but they are better than that. Won USSSA big League tournament with win over Dirt Dogs.

3. Nevada Comets-Well coached team that has been playing together for a year or two. Beat Spartans in semi-final game this past weekend and went on to play KG hitters tough in championship game.

4. Lady Spartans
Good Team, improvement from fall.

5. AASA
Good speed, athleticism, play small-ball well. Really haven’t seen allot of them, but hope to…

[Sftball Junkie]

So all of you in So Cal have a real Nor Cal top ten instead of some feel good message from the KG Hitters Fan Club.
Okay so let me try this again since the parents or coaching staff of KG Hitters (Justhavefun01) have this so wrong. Please keep in mind when ranking teams you need to look at the entire body of work and not just a weekend’s play. Any team can make a championship game or even win a tourney. Those who go deep every week deserve the respect they get. I have no dog in this fight so I am not biased one way or another.

1 Mizuno All American Cervellin
In a league of their own in Nor cal. Very well coached. Running bases well. .Hitting well and a solid pitching staff. This team will be one of the 10's teams going to Nationals. It’s up to the rest for the other birth.

2 Lady Spartans
Solid #1 pitcher. Don't let the size of #10 fool you... This team will compete with all of them and compete strong. Gotta beat the best to stay up top and looks like they did beating Cervellin on Saturday then losing in the Champ Game today. Anyone know the score???

3 AASA
Great coaching been there done that. They will have this team fighting for the top spot in no time. Aggressive base running, learning small ball which at tens is hard to defend.

4 KG Hitters
I am going to keep you in the top 5 because you won the last one however a 1 win 2 loss weekends will not help your team in the future. Made big strides since Fall.

5 Benicia Fired Up
This team has played really well in the tourneys I have seen as well as a multi INT game against KG a few weeks back. 2 pretty good pitchers and the bats seem to be coming around. This team will grow and get better every week as the season goes on.

6 Nevada Comets
Great group of young players have done well over the last few tournaments. This team fights hard and battles every game. This team to has made great strides since fall.

7 – 10 Folsom Freedom, CA Breeze, Rebels Elite, Mizuno Ybarra are all kind of a blur from 7-10 at this point.
I like the little Red head pitcher for Folsom Freedom hopefully this team continues to learn to play D behind her. Looks like they had a few wins this weekend until they bumped into Cervellin.

Breeze is getting better each week looks like they won 3 this weekend beating KG as well today keep this up and you will be sliding up the board in no time.

Mizuno Ybarra Not sure what to think here??? New team but they look like they have been able to put a few wins together as well as a Silver Champ game in the All American tourney. Brand new team and winning breads confidence.

Rebels Elite played well in the All American tourney. Looks like they struggled this weekend however being that they are a new team and learning I will give them some props after all they did beat Justhavefun01’s # 3 a few weeks ago.

10s is a learning time for the teams and parents don’t forget to enjoy. In no time you will be visiting your DD in So Cal wishing she was 10 all over. (Just as I was this weekend) Not sure what worse knowing she is getting older or that I am LOL!!!