UPDATED! 12u Top Team Ranking – Pre ASA Nationals Poll!

[AM Softball]

Bomb Squad is one of the top 10 for sure...

[Clean_up]

Will Outlaws be going back to West Grove or will they stay in travel?

Too late to go back to West Grove, the league has rules about late registration and has been rather Anti-Travel Ball for a long while. I can't see them allowing any of the travel ball players to play there this season. Besides, I think they are haivng fun and if they don't surprise anyone at States (which is entirely possible with a good draw), they will go to Western or TCS I would think.

[GSB]

Will Outlaws be going back to West Grove or will they stay in travel?

?, Not quite sure what you are asking. Why would we go back to rec? Are you dissing us spaz?

[GSB]

Will Outlaws be going back to West Grove or will they stay in travel?

?, Not quite sure what you are asking. Why would we go back to rec? Are you dissing us spaz?

Not at all.
I wasn't sure if the Outlaws were a temporary travel team that would go back and play Allstars as some other teams have done.

We are in it for the long haul. Two teams now, (12U) & (14U) with goal of creating a travel ball organization.

[castlerox12]

we just played that team revenge, they are very good! they have awsome hitting and their pitching is outstanding! i think they should move up. they came in 2nd this weekend.

[hotwheels]

we just played that team revenge, they are very good! they have awsome hitting and their pitching is outstanding! i think they should move up. they came in 2nd this weekend.

Move up to what?

[artomatic]

we just played that team revenge, they are very good! they have awsome hitting and their pitching is outstanding! i think they should move up. they came in 2nd this weekend.

Move up to what?

to the east side!

[hotwheels]

Funny Art!

[onthejuice]

When are we going to get an update on the rankings?

[bracketologist]

When are we going to get an update on the rankings?

After the Surf City Tournament Next Weekend – we will have a new poll.

Here is my take on the current 12u situation.

The main contenders for State and Nationals honors are Group 1 & 2. We are at the point, where Group 1 teams should be consistently beating teams outside of Group 1 & 2. Therefore Group 2 teams should be beating the teams below Group 3, and so on.

Group 1:
Hold - (#3). Corona Angels Knighten – Smart friendly scheduling playing the right 14u teams.
Buy - (#4). San Diego Power Surge – His teams tend to peak early, likely to regain #1 in April.
Hold - (#2). CA Rebels – Were separating themselves – until pitching issues hit!
Sell - (#1). Firecrackers – Haven’t seen anything in spring that tells me “this is the #1 team”
Buy - (#15). Bomb Squad 96 – Playing good ball right now! Ranked #15 – undervalued buy this is a top team

Group 2
Hold – (#5). O.C. Batbusters Marquez – inconsistent
Hold – (#7). O.C. Wildcats 96 – inconsistent
Buy – (#9) OC Batbusters Snow97– Buy April is typically the break-though month for 1st yr 12s.
Sell – (#6). So Cal Jynx – inconsistent, but have not looked sharp yet.
Hold – (#11). Cal Thunder – Going to the whip too early, but the schedule is not killing them.

Group 3
Sell – (#8). Valley Tribe 96 & 97 – Went to the whip too early – fall back and regroup.
Hold – (#10). Corona Angels Lockman (mixed 96/ 97) – inconsistent
Hold – (#12). Raiders – inconsistent
Buy – (#18). Team Smith 96 – a little undervalued at #18.
Buy – (#16). AA Palomino 97 – Buy before mid April!

Group 4
Sell – (#14). Irvine Sting – inconsistent, may be a little to high at #14.
Hold – (#19). OC Batbusters – Ray – Lets’ see how big a bump they get in April.
Buy – (#NR). TNL – Great understanding of 12u softball. Buy – not ranked – undervalued.
Sell – (#13). So Cal Crunch – just missing something! Always two plays away.
Buy – (#22). Revenge 96 – constant recruiting is paying off. Additions make this team undervalued at #22.


Group 5
Hold – (#20). No Fear 96 – waiting to see how they match up in a tournament.
Buy – (#26). Outlaws Garden Grove – buy welcome them to the poll officially.
Hold – (#24). Minor’s Gold 97 – inconsistent
Sell – (#17). Corona Xpress – did they leave their confidence in Las Vegas? Overvalued at #17.
Sell – (#21). Nemesis 96 – inconsistent
Sell – (#23). So Cal Diamonds – a little overvalued at #23, but not much.
Hold – (#25). SD Legacy – just hanging on to the poll.