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2008 CALIFORNIA TOURNAMENT RESULTS

FIRECRACKER CLASSIC
SUMMER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER
JULY 5-6, 2008
CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY PARK - CHINO HILLS, CA

Dear Managers, Players and Fans:
       We wanted to thank everyone who participated in the 2008 USTBA Firecracker Classic. This was an early season qualifier for our 2008 Summer National Championships being hosted in San Diego and our USTBA Winter National Qualifer being held in Palm Springs in December during the holiday break! Information and details for this great events can be found at the bottom of this results page. We sincerly hope that we provided a positive and enjoyful baseball experience for every one who participated with our organization this past weekend. What a great country we are blessed to live in. Great beach weather, great baseball venues to play at, hanging out at the beach after the games and best of all being able to watch our kids play the game of baseball. It really does not get any better than that. What more can a fan ask for? Watching the great America pastime with family and friends. Best of all watching your favorite baseball hero doing their thing on the diamond. Life is good! What a great weekend of baseball!

Please Click Here For Our 2008 Event Schedule!

         We have posted all the results from the 2008 USTBA Firecracker Classic.  If any scores are incorrect please let us know and we will correct them. If your team picture is not included below and your team has a picture to send please email us a team picture in jpeg format and we will post it.
As Always, USTBA California would like to thank everyone for their continued support.
Without you we could not do what we love to do the most!

Please Click Here For USTBA National Rankings

 Sincerely,
 Rick Melendrez
USTBA Western Regional Director
 SEE YA AT THE BALL YARD!!!

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TITANS
08U DIVISION CHAMPIONS


CHINO HILLS USA ALL STARS
08U DIVISION RUNNER UP

UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC
08U DIVISION
CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY PARK - CHINO HILLS, CA
&
CHINO HILLS BIG LEAGUE DREAMS (AUXILIARY FIELD) - CHINO HILLS, CA

JULY 5-6, 2008

Team Pool
1. Titans
2. Chino Hills USA All Stars
3. Desert Pirates

Fields
#1. Big League Dreams Aux. Field
#2. Chino Hills Community Park
#3. Chino Hills Community Park
#4. Chino Hills Community Park
#5. Chino Hills Community Park
#6. Chino Hills Community Park
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
07/05/08

1
2
3

09:00am
11:00am
01:00pm

1
1
1

1 vs 2
2 vs 3
1 vs 3

 17-2 Titans
8-4 Pirates
17-2 Titans

Sun.

07/06/08

 


 

4


5

10:00am


11:45am

 

5


5

#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Pirates vs CH USA

 Winner Gm#4 vs #1 Seed
CH USA vs Titans
(Championship)

 15-0 CH USA


12-5 Titans


WEST COVINA FEAR
9U DIVISION CHAMPIONS


CORONA XTREME
9U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC
09U DIVISION
CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY PARK - CHINO HILLS, CA

JULY 5-6, 2008

Team Pool
1. So Cal Bandits
2. West Covina Fear
3. Cal Vipers
4. Chino Hills Coyotes
5. MV Sox
6. Chino Patriots
7. Corona Xtreme
Fields
#1. Chino Hills Community Park
#2. Chino Hills Community Park
#3. Chino Hills Community Park
#4. Chino Hills Community Park
#5. Chino Hills Community Park
#6. Chino Hills Community Park
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
07/05/08

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

09:00am
11:00am
01:00pm
03:00pm
03:00pm
05:15pm
05:15pm

6
6
6
5
6
5
6

1 vs 2
2 vs 3
1 vs 3
4 vs 5
6 vs 7
5 vs 7
4 vs 6

 8-3 Fear
8-0 Fear
13-11 Bandits
16-7 Coyotes
14-2 Xtreme
11-1 Xtreme
21-1 Coyotes

Sun.

07/06/08

 


 

8


9


10


11


12


13

08:00am


08:00am


10:00am


12:00pm


02:00pm


04:00pm

5


6


6


6


6


6
#2 Seed vs #7 Seed
Fear vs Patriots

#3 Seed vs # 6 Seed
Coyotes vs Sox

#4 Seed vs #5 Seed
Bandits vs Vipers

Winner Gm#8 vs Winner Gm#9
Fear vs Coyotes

Winner Gm#10 vs #1 Seed
Bandits vs Xtreme

Winner Gm #11 vs Winner Gm#12
Fear vs Xtreme
(Championship)
 15-0 Fear


10-9 Coyotes


6-5 Bandits


9-8 Fear


14-5 Xtreme


5-4 Fear


SO CAL SMASH
10U AMERICAN DIVISION CHAMPIONS

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CHARTER OAK STARS
10U AMERICAN DIVISION RUNNER UP


CHINO HILLS PONY ALL STARS
10U NATIONAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS


CHINO HILLS COYOTES
10U NATIONAL DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC
10U DIVISION
CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY PARK - CHINO HILLS, CA

JULY 5-6, 2008

Team Pool
1. Beaumont Youth All Stars
2. Chino Hills USA All Stars
3. CCYB Bombers

7. Chino Hills Coyotes
8. Blue Wave
9. So Cal Smash
4. Charter Oak Stars
5. Garden Grove Unit
6. Chino Hills Pony All Stars
Fields
#1. Chino Hills Community Park
#2. Chino Hills Community Park
#3. Chino Hills Community Park
#4. Chino Hills Community Park
#5. Chino Hills Community Park
#6. Chino Hills Community Park
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
07/05/08

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

08:00am
08:30am
10:00am
10:30am
12:00pm
12:30pm
02:00pm
04:00pm
06:00pm

1
5
1
5
1
5
1
1
1

1 vs 2
4 vs 5
2 vs 3
5 vs 6
1 vs 3
4 vs 6
7 vs 8
8 vs 9
7 vs 9

 14-4 Beaumont
13-4 Stars
13-3 Bombers
10-8 G-Unit
5-3 Beaumont
8-2 Stars
9-7 Coyotes
13-1 Smash
16-0 Smash

Sun.

07/06/08

 


 

10


11


12


13



14


15


16

08:30am


08:30am


10:30am


12:30pm



01:30pm


03:30pm


05:30pm

1


4


1


1



5


5


5
#4 Seed vs #5 Seed
Bombers vs G-Unit

#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Stars vs Beaumont Youth

Winner Gm#10 vs #1 Seed
Bombers vs Smash

Winnter Gm #11 vs Winner Gm #12
Stars vs Smash
(American Div. Championship)

#7 Seed vs #8 Seed
CH Pony vs Blue Wave

#6 Seed vs #9 Seed
Coyotes vs CH USA

Winner Gm#14 vs Winner Gm#15
CH Pony vs Coyotes
(National Div. Championship)
 7-3 Bombers


6-1 Stars


13-1 Bombers


17-7 Smash



CH Pony


Coyotes


11-0 CH Pony


SO CAL MAVERICKS
11U AMERICAN DIVISION CHAMPIONS


IRVINE PONY ALL STARS RED
11U AMERICAN DIVISION RUNNER UP


SOUTH GATE DEMOCRATS
11U NATIONAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS


SO CAL DIRTBAGS
11U NATIONAL DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC
11U DIVISION
CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY PARK - CHINO HILLS, CA

JULY 5-6, 2008

Team Pool
1. So Cal Mavericks
2. Irvine Pony Red
3. South Gate Democrats
4. Charter Oak Stars
5. California Terminators
6. So Cal Dirtbags
7. Yucaipa Valley Thunderbirds
8. So Cal 51's
Fields
#1. Chino Hills Community Park
#2. Chino Hills Community Park
#3. Chino Hills Community Park
#4. Chino Hills Community Park
#5. Chino Hills Community Park
#6. Chino Hills Community Park
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
07/05/08

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

08:00am
08:00am
10:00am
10:00am
12:00pm
12:00pm
02:00pm
02:00pm

2
3
2
3
2
3
2
3

1 vs 2
5 vs 6
2 vs 3
6 vs 7
1 vs 4
5 vs 8
3 vs 4
7 vs 8

 3-1 Irvine Pony
9-4 Terminators
10-1 Irvine Pony
9-8 Dirtbags
4-0 Mavericks
18-3 Terminators
5-0 Stars
9-4 51's

Sun.

07/06/08

 


 

9


10


11



12


13


14

08:30am


08:30am


10:30am



12:30pm


02:30pm


04:30pm

2


3


3



3


3


3
#6 Seed vs #7 Seed
51's vs Democrats

#5 Seed vs #8 Seed
Dirtbags vs Thunderbirds

Winner Gm#9 vs Winner Gm#10
Democrats vs Dirtbags
(National Div. Championship)

#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Terminators

#1 Seed vs #4 Seed
Irvine vs Stars

Winner Gm#12 vs Winner Gm#13
Mavericks vs Irvine
(American Div. Championship)		 6-2 Democrats


4-3 Dirtbags


6-3 Democrats



8-0 Mavericks


8-0 Irvine Pony


9-5 Mavericks


HB NITRO ELITE
12U AMERICAN DIVISION CHAMPIONS


NORWALK STINGRAYS
12U AMERICAN DIVISION RUNNER UP


CHARTER OAK ALL STARS
12U NATIONAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS


CHINO HILLS COYOTES
12U NATIONAL DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC
12U DIVISION
CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY PARK - CHINO HILLS, CA

JULY 5-6, 2008

Team Pool
1. Charter Oak All Stars
2. HB Nitro Elite
3. So Cal Dragons
4. La Quinta Longhorns
5. Murrieta National
6. Norwalk Stingrays
7. Chino Hills Coyotes
8. All Cities Youth Baseball
Fields
#1. Chino Hills Community Park
#2. Chino Hills Community Park
#3. Chino Hills Community Park
#4. Chino Hills Community Park
#5. Chino Hills Community Park
#6. Chino Hills Community Park
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
07/05/08

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

04:00pm
04:00pm
06:00pm
06:00pm
08:00pm
08:00pm
08:00pm
08:00pm

2
3
2
3
2
3
1
4

1 vs 2
5 vs 6
3 vs 4
7 vs 8
2 vs 3
5 vs 8
1 vs 4
6 vs 7

 7-1 Nitro
6-3 Stingrays
10-0 Longhorns
10-0 Coyotes
13-3 Nitro
16-0 Murrieta Nat.
3-1 Charter Oak
15-4 Stingrays

Sun.

07/06/08

 


 

9


10


11


12


13



14

10:30am


12:30pm


02:30pm


02:30pm


04:30pm



04:30pm

2


2


1


2


1



2
#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Stingrays vs Longhorns

#1 Seed vs #4 Seed
Nitro vs Murrieta Nat.

#5 Seed vs #8 Seed
Charter Oak vs All Cities

#6 Seed vs #7 Seed
Coyotes vs Dragons

Winner Gm#11 vs Winner Gm#12
Charter Oak vs Coyotes
(National Div. Championship)

Winner Gm#9 vs Winner Gm#10
Stingrays vs Nitro
(American Div. Championship)
 16-3 Stingrays


9-1 Nitro


13-1 Charter Oak


11-2 Coyotes


5-4 Charter Oak



HB Nitro Elite


SO CAL BOMBERS
13U DIVISION CHAMPIONS


PALM DESERT BULLDOGS
13U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC
13U DIVISION
CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY PARK - CHINO HILLS, CA

JULY 5-6, 2008

Team Pool
1. Riverside Clash
2. So Cal Bombers
3. Palm Desert Bulldogs
4. Playhard Birdz White
5. Garden Grove Aztecs
Fields
#1. Chino Hills Community Park
#2. Chino Hills Community Park
#3. Chino Hills Community Park
#4. Chino Hills Community Park
#5. Chino Hills Community Park
#6. Chino Hills Community Park
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
07/05/08

1
2
3
4
5

08:30am
10:45am
01:00pm
03:15pm
05:30pm

4
4
4
4
4

1 vs 2
2 vs 3
1 vs 4
3 vs 5
4 vs 5

8-0 Bombers
9-3 Bombers
9-3 Clash
8-0 Bulldogs
13-0 Aztecs

Sun.

07/06/08

 


 

6


7


8


9

10:30am


12:45pm


03:00pm


05:15pm

4


4


4


4
#4 Seed vs #5 Seed
Clash vs PlayHard

#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Aztecs vs Bulldogs

Winner Gm#6 vs #1 Seed
Clash vs Bombers

Winner Gm#7 vs Winner Gm#8
Bulldogs vs Bombers
(Championship)
 Clash


14-6 Bulldogs


4-3 Bombers


7-5 Bombers

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14U AMERICAN DIVISION CHAMPIONS

Submit Team Picture Here!
14U AMERICAN DIVISION RUNNER UP


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14U NATIONAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS

Submit Team Picture Here!
14U NATIONAL DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC
14U (60/90) DIVISION
RIVERSIDE POLY HIGH SCHOOL - RIVERSIDE, CA.

JULY 5-6, 2008

Team Pool
1. Adenaline Baseball
2. Okeiki Warriors
3. Irvine Rox
4. Playhard Baseball
5. Liberty Lyons
6. ABD Academy
7. Temecula Titans
8. So Cal Dragons
9. Blue Wave
Fields
#1. Varsity Field - Poly HS
#2. JV Field - Poly HS
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
07/05/08

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

08:00am
10:15am
10:15am
12:30pm
12:30pm
02:45pm
02:45pm
05:00pm
05:00pm

2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2

1 vs 2
6 vs 7
2 vs 3
7 vs 8
1 vs 4
6 vs 9
3 vs 5
8 vs 9
4 vs 5

7-5 Adrenaline
8-2 Titans
12-2 Rox
12-4 Titans
5-3 PlayHard
11-3 Blue Wave
6-5 Lyons
20-3 Blue Wave
11-4 Lyons

Sun.

07/06/08

 


 

10


11


12


13


14


15



16

09:00am


09:00am


11:15pm


11:15pm


01:30pm


01:30pm



03:45pm

1


2


1


2


1


2



1
#4 Seed vs #5 Seed
Rox vs Adrenaline

#7 Seed vs #8 Seed
Warriors vs ABD

#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Titans vs Lyons

#6 Seed vs #9 Seed
PlayHard vs Dragons

Winner Gm#10 vs #1 Seed
Adrenaline vs Blue Wave

Winner Gm#11 vs Winner Gm#13
ABD vs PlayHard
(National Div. Championship)

Winner Gm#12 vs Winner Gm#14
Lyons vs Adrenaline
(American Div. Championship)

6-5 Adrenaline


7-0 ABD


4-3 Lyons


15-13 PlayHard


8-7 Adrenaline


10-1 PlayHard



7-6 Adrenaline

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WEST COAST YANKEES
16U DIVISION CHAMPIONS

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PALM DESERT AZTECS
16U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC
16U DIVISION - WOOD BAT
RIVERSIDE POLY HIGH SCHOOL - RIVERSIDE, CA.
& PATRIOT HIGH SCHOOL - RIVERSIDE, CA.

JULY 5-6, 2008

Team Pool

  
1. Revolution
2. West Coast Yankees
3. La Quinta Titans
4. Inland Terror(Dropped)
5. Palm Desert Aztecs
Fields
#1. Varsity Field - Riverside Poly HS #2. JV Field - Patriot HS
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
07/05/08

1
2
3
4
5

08:00am
10:15am
12:30pm
02:45pm
05:00pm

1
2
2
2
2

1 vs 2
X
1 vs 3
2 vs 5
3 vs 5

 8-7 Yankees

7-7 Tie
7-6 Yankees
14-2 Aztecs

Sun.

07/06/08

 


 

6


7


8

09:00am


11:15am


01:30pm

2


2


2
#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Aztecs vs Revolution

#1 Seed vs #4 Seed
Yankees vs Titans

Winner Gm#7 vs Winner Gm#8
Aztecs vs Yankees
(Championship)
 8-1 Aztecs


6-2 Yankees


11-4 Yankees

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OKEIKI (AL)
18U DIVISION CHAMPIONS

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CHULA VISTA OLMECAS
18U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC
18U DIVISION - WOOD BAT
PATRIOT HIGH SCHOOL - RIVERSIDE, CA.

JULY 5-6, 2008

Team Pool

  
1. Inland Terror 1
2. Okeiki (Al)
3. Okeiki (Larry)
 4. Inland Terror 2(Dropped)
5. San Diego Hawks
6. Chula Vista Olmecas

Fields
#1. Varsity Field - Patriot HS #2. JV Field - Patriot HS
   
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
07/05/08

1
2
3
4

08:00am
08:00am
10:15am
12:30pm

1
2
1
1

2 vs 3
5 vs 6
3 vs 6
2 vs 5

 10-2 Okeiki(Al)
2-2 Tie
6-5 Okeiki(Larry)
Okeiki(Al)

Sun.

07/06/08

 


 

5


6


7

08:00am


10:15am


12:30pm

1


1


1
#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Okeiki(Larry) vs Olmecas

#1 Seed vs #4 Seed
Okeiki(Al) vs Hawks

Winner Gm#5 vs Winner Gm#6
Olmecas vs Okeiki(Al)
(Championship)
 11-3 Olmecas


4-3 Okeiki(Al)


9-1 Okeiki(Al)


SUMMER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!
SAN DIEGO - CALIFORNIA
Click Here For 2008 USTBA Summer Nationals Details!

Getting Started with USTBA

California USTBA 2008 Season Team Registrations
All teams participating in USTBA tournament events must be registered for the current 2008 season.For information on registering your team visit our National Website:
Click Here To Register Your Team With USTBA

 USTBA Offers a unique format that caters to all travel teams. No team can initially classify their status, this will be conducted throughout tournament play. With the American and National Divisions our format will separate the Elite from the Select in each tournament played. We will crown a American Division Champion and Runner up, a National Division Champion and Runner Up each will be Awarded accordingly. TEAM and PLAYER AWARDS.
(8 team minimum to do a split bracket play).

All baseballs will be provided by the director. We do ask to minimize this expense that each coach has baseballs retrieved from the dugout players during their games.

USTBA also will award in each tournament of play its USTBA Power Award to the player that hits an Out-of-the-Park Homerun. This player will then be entered into the USTBA Homerun Club and recognized Nationally throughout the entire season.

Rick Melendrez
Western Regional Director
951-538-2111
Rick@CaliforniaUSTBA.com