June 2011 Update
Team Fastball 17U Captures
Battle Creek,MI Tournament Championship
Back to Back Tournament Champs 2011/2012
Team Fastball 17U Wins Rockford USSSA Tourney
Sweeping 3 Games on Fathers Day, Team Fastball defeated 3 teams to capture the championship. This includes defeating the FOG Orioles who the day before defeated Team Fastball 8-0. 5 Home Runs were hit the tournament including 2 in one game by Danny Behof, 2 by Dom Demicco, and one by Chris Iliopoulos.
Team Fastball 15U Wins Rockford USSSA Tourney
Team Fastball 15U defeated the Heat 4-3 in the championship game. Great pitching included Bobby Pennington, Ethan Bloom, Anthony Santos and Billy Grzelak. Bloom added 3 Home runs during the tournament weekend and Santos hit a home run in the championship game.
Team Fastball 16U had advanced to the semi finals back to back weeks in Battle Creek, MI and in Rockford USSSA.
Up Next:
Team Fastball 15U heads to WWBA Championships in Marrietta, GA
If your looking for an opportunity with Team Fastball our tryouts will be posted shortly. email fastballusa@hotmail.com.
Tryouts for 2012 will be held in August.
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Team Fastball 15's Defeat Seminoles 8-5 in Rockford Tourney at Riverhawk stadium!
Only in it's first year of existance, Team Fastball knocked off Schaumburg Seminoles 8-5 in game three on Sunday at Riverhawk Stadium. All weekend the 15's received steller pitching and timely hitting. Three tremendous pitching outings from Tyler Brown, Rob Zerfas, and Ethan Bloom throughout the weekend.
The Team Fastball 17U team just missed of sending the Rockford Hitmen into extra innings staging an exciting come from behind effort at Riverhawk stadium. Dom Demicco gave up three runs in the second inning and then settled down to shut down Rockford for the next five innings. Dan Behof hit the top of the wall, just missing a game tying home run in the bottom of the 7th with 2 a strike count. Overall an excellent effort by the 17U team even with missing key starters.
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| Team Fastball 16U & 17U Teams |
Final decisions on who will be playing on the 16U and 17U Rosters will not be made until this winter. The following have made Team Fastball as a 16U or 17U player.
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Team Fastball USA
Mike Anciuliss
Dom Demicco
Kraemer Brandt
Nick Zak
Danny Behof
Pat Bellinger
Andrew Hjelming
Justin Charvat
Joe Jianette
Jim Ryan
Austin Foote
Mike Viverito
Mike Woods
Nico Chaidez
Anthony Drago
Brian Costello
Chris Iliopoulos
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Cody Modena
Trevor Svetic
Patrick Pokrovac
Jack Bossong
Shane Gottshalk
Nic Reich
Richard Hurtado
Kyle Urbanski
Vinny Caruso
Billy Bosco
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The mission and purpose behind our 13U team to prepare our players for high school baseball. Improve and become successful in the areas it takes to not only make a high school team but to also play and have success at the high school level and beyond.
13U Tryouts Are Going on Right Now!
Contact Mike Ryan fastballusa@hotmail.com
Set up your private evaluation or find out the next date/time for our 13U tryouts.
* 4 Spots Remaining on our 13U Team As of September 20th
Final Roster will be posted prior to November 1
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In 2011 Team Fastball Will Have Four Teams:
13U,15U,16U,17U
Once notified of making your team you have 48 hours to return with your decision.
Your down payment of $500.00 minimum is required to lock in your spot with Team Fastball USA.
So when you are notified, make sure you already know what your decision will be.
Your $500.00 fee is NON-REFUNDABLE. Once you accept a spot on our Team you are now taking away a spot from someone else who may have been cut.
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| Team Fastball Takes 31 Seed Out of 113 in East Cobb |
Outstanding Pitching Leads Team Fastball to 31 Seed out of 113 Teams in Marrietta,GA WWBA championships.
Team Fastball defeated the Tri-State Arsenal 3-2 behind and outstanding pitching performance from Dan Behof. Behof threw a 2 hitter over six innings yielding 0 earned runs. Left hander, Austin Foote came in to shut out the Arsenal in the 7th to preserve the victory.
The outstanding pitching continued throughout the week. Nick Zak took a no hitter into the 7th inning against a local Georgia team. Charlie Jerger picked up the win in game three yielding three runs in the first and then shutting down the opposition the rest of the way.
Austin Foote appeared in relief in 4 out of the five games going 1 inning per game until the last game in which he gave up only 1 run in the entire tournament. Mike Woods, Dom Demicco, and Austin Foote Combined to give up only 4 runs in the 4-3 elimination loss.
Ceterfielder Kraemer Brandt caught the eyes of many with his six hits, speed on the bases and steller defense in centerfield as well. Other big hits throughout the week came from 2 game tying hits from Jim Ryan, and big hits from Mike Anciuliss, and Joe Jinanette. Mike Viverito caught all five games behind the plate and did an outstanding job along with Rahul Nallappa at playing outstanding at short stop.
Team Fastball played in four one run games in the East Cobb tourney, showing in it's first season Team Fastball is more than ready to play and win on the national level. More importantly the improvement each player made from the beginning of fall ball through the summer will be continued in 2011.
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