Bracketologist's Top 12U Teams To Watch

[bracketologist]

With the 1st fall tournament starting this weekend, it is time to get some help from follow heybucketers to see if for the third straight year if the 12U & 14U polls can predict who wins ASA Nationals.

PS. If your team did not make this list, have no fear as there is plenty of time before the 1st poll comes out.

RIP - American Athletics Palomino 97. The favorites for 2010 are now dead…..rip

The answers to the below questions will impact my below list and the 1st poll!

Where did the key players off of American Athletics Palomino 97- land? Looks like OCBB-Ray landed the most.
What happen to the old Revenge 97 key players?
Are both Team Smith 97 & Bomb Squad 97 teams intact? Did both really lose their #1 pitchers to the same Cal Thunder 97 team?

Below are the 24 teams on my watch list for Fall.

24 Teams - teams with We have seen in person in fall - once we have watched 18 or 19 of the below teams I will produce the 1st fall poll!

OC Batbusters 97 – Ray - They focus on defense, and defense wins 12u every year.
OC Batbusters 97 – Snow - Another team with a solid defensive foundation
Corona Angels 97 – Lockman - Needed to pick up a pitcher
California Cruisers 97 (OC Wildcats 97) - only if the #1 pitcher returned

Team Anderson (formerly Outlaws?) – Good coach, did key players return?
OC Frenzy – should hit the crap out of the ball if key players returned
PowerSurge 97 – Needed to make some additions to be a top 15 team.
Minors Gold – Good team...
American Pastime – Not sure who was a 96 or 97 last year.
Firecrackers – Ron 97 (is this the old Franchise 97 team?) If yes, I like them - if not move them down!
Valley Tribe – Nationals experience should pay off this year
Victory Campbell 98 – Now with the full attention of coaching staff expect a top 10 finish at Nationals


Need additional information on - could be top 10 teams - depends on who came back
Team Smith 97
BombSquad 97
TNL – No longer have a 12u team
SoCal Breakers – Heard they picked up the SD Mystic 97 Pitcher

Low end of the radar
American Athletics 97/98
Corona Xpress 97 – New team but had a good turnout at Tryouts. Good coaches.
Cal Thunder 97 –
So Cal Jynx - Garcia - Will benefit from the Jynx name and making this list!
Desperados 98
Firecrackers 98 (old 10u Crunch team?)
Franchise 98
OC Elite 97 - Someone told me to watch this team... so I'm watching.

[NumeroUno]

Look at the bracketologist go you are top notch.

You deserve a heybucket tee shirt. Maybe I can put it in a box at an undisclosed location and you can sneak by there in the middle of the night and snatch it up.

[tfresh]

I know two revenge players landed at cal thunder

[Phantom]

[quote="bracketologist"]Where did the key players off of American Athletics Palomino 97- land?

OCB Ray picked up the #1 pitcher, catcher and first base/batter from AA's, plus he picked up another top pitcher/player this week

[JustWondering]

Team Smith 97
BombSquad 97

Think both teams lost #1 Pitchers to Cal Thunder

[TheCloser]

Where did the key players off of American Athletics Palomino 97- land?

OCB Ray picked up the #1 pitcher, catcher and first base/batter from AA's, plus he picked up another top pitcher/player this week

So who is the OCBB 12U "B" team?

[ontheblack]

Power Surge picked up a catcher and big bat. Still looking for pitcher to round out their staff. Hit the cover of the ball in their last friendly and run ruled all 3 teams

TNL doesnt have a 12U now. 97s that are still at TNL are playing on the younger of the two 14s.

[CharlieHough]

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[hotwheels]

The Bracky signal worked!

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There was never a doubt.....Bracky is like that security blanket that makes you feel safe, warm, and fuzzy inside!

[OCwildcatMom]

Where did the key players off of American Athletics Palomino 97- land?

OCB Ray picked up the #1 pitcher, catcher and first base/batter from AA's, plus he picked up another top pitcher/player this week

So who is the OCBB 12U "B" team?

I would say that BB-Snow should be the A-Team

As to BB-Ray did'nt they loose like 5 players in the middle of the season last year? Which would lead me to believe it's not all peaches and cream there. My next question is why did the AA team brake up?
Mixing problems with problems usually leads to more problems???? I hope not for thier sake.