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2008 CALIFORNIA TOURNAMENT RESULTS

GRAND SLAM RINGS CLASSIC
WINTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER
SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008
HUNTINGTON BEACH SPORTS COMPLEX - HUNTINGTON BEACH
BIRDSALL SPORTS PARK - TEMECULA

Dear Managers, Players and Fans:
       We wanted to thank everyone who participated in the 2008 USTBA Grand Slam Rings 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 Grand Slam Rings 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!!!


REBELS 2
09U DIVISION CHAMPIONS


CAL LUMBERJACKS
09U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 GRAND SLAM RINGS CLASSIC
09U DIVISION
HUNTINGTON BEACH SPORTS COMPLEX - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008

Team Pool
1. Cal Lumberjacks
2. Riverside Rough Riders
3. Swat
4. Rebels 2

5. Long Beach Dirtbags
6. Barracudas
7. Five Star Dirtdogs

Fields
#1 Field - HBSC
#5 Field - HBSC

#2 Field - HBSC
#7 Field - HBSC
#3 Field - HBSC
#4 Field - HBSC
#8 Field - HBSC
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
09/20/08

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

09:00am
11:00am
01:00pm
03:00pm
05:00pm
07:00pm
07:00pm

8
8
8
8
8
7
8

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

 17-2 Lumberjacks
6-5 Rough Riders
12-3 Lumberjacks
17-4 Rebels
10-7 Dirtdogs
9-3 Rebels
20-2 Dirtdogs

Sun.

09/21/08

 


 

8


9


10


11


12


13

08:30am


08:30am


10:30am


12:30pm


02:30pm


04:30pm

7


8


8


8


8


8
#4 Seed vs #5 Seed
Rough Riders vs Swat

#3 Seed vs #6 Seed
Dirtdogs vs Barracudas

#2 Seed vs #7 Seed
Rebels 2 vs Dirtbags

Winner Gm#8 vs #1 Seed
Swat vs Lumberjacks

Winner Gm#9 vs Winner Gm#10
Dirtdogs vs Rebels 2

Winner Gm#11 vs Winner Gm#12
Lumberjacks vs Rebels 2
(Championship)
 6-5 Swat


10-6 Dirtdogs


9-5 Rebels 2


12-2 Lumberjacks


12-2 Rebels 2


10-7 Rebels 2


WEST COVINA FEAR
10U DIVISION CHAMPIONS


TORRANCE THUNDER
10U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 GRAND SLAM RINGS CLASSIC
10U DIVISION
HUNTINGTON BEACH SPORTS COMPLEX - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008

Team Pool
1. Wizards
2. Torrance Thunder
3. MV Sox
4. West Covina Fear
5. Chino Hills Coyotes

 

Fields
#1 Field - HBSC
#5 Field - HBSC

#2 Field - HBSC
#7 Field - HBSC
#3 Field - HBSC
#4 Field - HBSC
#8 Field - HBSC
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
09/20/08

1
2
3
4
5

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

7
7
7
7
7

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

 10-6 Thunder
10-0 Thunder
6-0 Fear
17-2 Coyotes
11-5 Fear

Sun.

09/21/08

 


 

6


7


8


9

10:30am


12:30pm


02:30pm


04:30pm

4


4


4


5
#4 Seed vs #5 Seed
Wizards vs Sox

#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Thunder vs Coyotes

Winner Gm#6 vs #1 Seed
Fear vs Sox

Winner Gm#7 vs Winner Gm#8
Thunder vs Fear
(Championship)
 3-1 Sox


8-2 Thunder


12-0 Fear


9-1 Fear


SO CAL RUSH
11U DIVISION CHAMPIONS


SOUTH BAY DUKES
11U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 GRAND SLAM RINGS CLASSIC
11U DIVISION
HUNTINGTON BEACH SPORTS COMPLEX - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008

Pool A
Pool B
1. So Cal Rush
2. Orange County Wave
3. El Toro Bulls

4. LC Cougars
5. Dawg Pound
6. South Bay Dukes

Fields
#1 Field - HBSC
#5 Field - HBSC

#2 Field - HBSC
#7 Field - HBSC
#3 Field - HBSC
#4 Field - HBSC
#8 Field - HBSC
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
09/20/08

1
2
3
4
5
6

09:00am
11:00am
01:00pm
03:00pm
05:00pm
07:00pm

1
1
1
1
1
1

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

 11-1 Rush
13-1 Wave
15-0 Rush
16-7 Pound
13-1 Dukes
10-0 Dukes

Sun.

09/21/08

 


 

7


8


9


10


11

09:00am


11:00am


01:30pm


01:30pm


04:00pm

1


1


1


2


1

 #2 Seed Pool A vs #3 Seed Pool B
Wave vs Cougars

#2 Seed Pool B vs #3 Seed Pool A
Dawg Pound vs Bulls

Winner Gm#7 vs #1 Seed Pool B
Wave vs Dukes

Winner Gm#8 vs #1 Seed Pool A
Dawg Pound vs Rush

Winner Gm#9 vs Winner Gm#10
Dukes vs Rush
(Championship)

 4-3 Wave


4-1 Pound


7-1 Dukes


8-0 Rush


7-0 Rush

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MORENO VALLEY HEAT
11U DIVISION CHAMPIONS



VISTA EAGLES
11U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 GRAND SLAM RINGS CLASSIC
11U DIVISION
BIRDSALL SPORTS PARK - TEMECULA, CA.

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008

Team Pool
1. Stallions Baseball Club
2. So Cal Angels
3. Vista Eagles
4. Moreno Valley Heat
5. IE Streetdogs

Fields
#1 Birdsall Sports Park
#2 Birdsall Sports Park
#3 Birdsall Sports Park
#4 Birdsall Sports Park
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
09/20/08

1
2
3
4
5

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

3
3
3
3
3

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

 12-12 Tie
9-3 Eagles
12-0 Heat
11-4 Eagles
5-0 Heat

Sun.

09/21/08

 


 

6


7


8


9

09:00am


11:00pm


01:00pm


03:00pm

3


3


3


3
#4 Seed vs #5 Seed
Stallions vs Streetdogs

#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Eagles vs Angels

Winner Gm#6 vs #1 Seed
Streetdogs vs Heat

Winner Gm#7 vs Winner Gm#8
Eagles vs Heat
(Championship)

 12-6 Streetdogs


6-5 Eagles


Heat


8-4 Heat


CLIPPERS
12U ULTIMATE DIVISION CHAMPIONS


BAD COMPANY
12U ULTIMATE DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 GRAND SLAM RINGS CLASSIC
12U ULTIMATE DIVISION
HUNTINGTON BEACH SPORTS COMPLEX - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008

Pool A
Pool B
1. Clippers
2. Coyotes Baseball Club
3. La Verne Eagles

4. Bad Company
5. Lakewood Lugnuts
6. Cal Lumberjacks

Fields
#1 Field - HBSC
#5 Field - HBSC

#2 Field - HBSC
#7 Field - HBSC
#3 Field - HBSC
#4 Field - HBSC
#8 Field - HBSC
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
09/20/08

1
2
3
4
5
6

09:00am
11:00am
01:00pm
03:00pm
05:00pm
07:00pm

3
3
3
3
3
3

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

 11-0 Clippers
13-2 Coyotes
4-3 Clippers
9-2 Bad Co.
8-3 Lugnuts
7-6 Bad Co.

Sun.

09/21/08

 


 

7


8


9


10


11

08:30am


10:30am


12:30pm


02:30pm


04:30pm

3


3


3


3


3

 #2 Seed Pool A vs #3 Seed Pool B
Coyotes vs Lumberjacks

#2 Seed Pool B vs #3 Seed Pool A
Lugnuts vs Eagles

Winner Gm#7 vs #1 Seed Pool B
Coyotes vs Bad Co.

Winner Gm#8 vs #1 Seed Pool A
Lugnuts vs Clippers

Winner Gm#9 vs Winner Gm#10
Bad Co. vs Clippers
(Championship)

 6-5 Coyotes


8-5 Lugnuts


5-4 Bad Co.


6-4 Clippers


5-1 Clippers


LOS PEGADORES
12U NATIONAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS


HB NITRO RED
12U NATIONAL DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 GRAND SLAM RINGS CLASSIC
12U NATIONAL DIVISION
HUNTINGTON BEACH SPORTS COMPLEX - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008

Pool A
Pool B
1. HB Nitro Red
2. Long Beach Tides
3. Yorba Linda Snipers

4. Los Pegadores
5. San Clarita Bandits
6. Five Star Dirtdogs

Fields
#1 Field - HBSC
#5 Field - HBSC

#2 Field - HBSC
#7 Field - HBSC
#3 Field - HBSC
#4 Field - HBSC
#8 Field - HBSC
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
09/20/08

1
2
3
4
5
6

09:00am
11:00am
01:00pm
03:00pm
05:00pm
07:00pm

4
4
4
4
4
4

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

 16-1 Nitro
10-6 Tides
11-2 Nitro
7-3 Pegadores
11-6 Bandits
10-7 Pegadores

Sun.

09/21/08

 


 

7


8


9


10


11

08:30am


10:30am


12:30pm


02:30pm


04:30pm

4


4


4


4


4

 #2 Seed Pool A vs #3 Seed Pool B
Tides vs Dirtdogs

#2 Seed Pool B vs #3 Seed Pool A
Bandits vs Snipers

Winner Gm#7 vs #1 Seed Pool B
Dirtdogs vs Pegadores

Winner Gm#8 vs #1 Seed Pool A
Bandits vs Nitro Red

Winner Gm#9 vs Winner Gm#10
Pegadores vs Nitro Red
(Championship)

 8-2 Dirtdogs


8-0 Bandits


6-3 Pegadores


10-7 Nitro


Pegadores

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YUCAIPA VALLEY THUNDERBIRDS
12U DIVISION CHAMPIONS


TITANS BASEBALL CLUB
12U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 GRAND SLAM RINGS CLASSIC
12U DIVISION
BIRDSALL SPORTS PARK - TEMECULA, CA.

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008

Team Pool
1. Menifee Mustangs
2. Vista Eagles
3. Titans Baseball Club
4. Victorville Vipers
5. Yucaipa Valley Thunderbirds

Fields
#1 Birdsall Sports Park
#2 Birdsall Sports Park
#3 Birdsall Sports Park
#4 Birdsall Sports Park
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
09/20/08

1
2
3
4
5

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

2
2
2
2
2

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

 3-2 Mustangs
10-8 Eagles
8-2 Mustangs
4-3 Titans
6-5 Thunderbirds

Sun.

09/21/08

 


 

6


7


8


9

09:00am


11:00pm


01:00pm


03:00pm

2


2


2


2
#4 Seed vs #5 Seed
Titans vs Vipers

#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Thunderbirds vs Eagles

Winner Gm#6 vs #1 Seed
Titans vs Mustangs

Winner Gm#7 vs Winner Gm#8
Thunderbirds vs Titans
(Championship)

 Titans


8-0 Thunderbirds


7-3 Titans


5-4 Thunderbirds


SOUTH COUNTY SLUGGERS
13U DIVISION CHAMPIONS


SLUGGERS
13U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 GRAND SLAM RINGS CLASSIC
13U DIVISION
HUNTINGTON BEACH SPORTS COMPLEX - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008

Team Pool
1. HB Nitro
2. Irvine Rox
3. Downey Hackers
4. South County Sluggers

5. So Cal Bombers
6. OC Tribe
7. Sluggers

Fields
#1 Field - HBSC
#5 Field - HBSC

#2 Field - HBSC
#7 Field - HBSC
#3 Field - HBSC
#4 Field - HBSC
#8 Field - HBSC
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
09/20/08

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

10:00am
10:00am
12:15pm
12:15pm
02:30pm
02:30pm
04:45pm

2
5
2
5
2
5
5

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

 6-5 Rox
6-3 SC Sluggers
7-1 Hackers
9-0 Bomers
9-1 Hackers
7-1 Sluggers
8-3 Sluggers

Sun.

09/21/08

 


 

8


9


10


11


12


13

09:00am


09:00am


11:15am


11:15am


01:30pm


03:45pm

2


5


2


5


5


5
#4 Seed vs #5 Seed
SC Sluggers vs Rox

#3 Seed vs #6 Seed
Bombers vs Nitro

Winner Gm#8 vs #1 Seed
SC Sluggers vs Hackers

#2 Seed vs #7 Seed
Sluggers vs Tribe

Winner Gm#9 vs Winner Gm#11
Bombers vs Sluggers

Winner Gm#10 vs Winner Gm#12
SC Sluggers vs Sluggers
(Championship)
 4-3 SC Sluggers


5-2 Bombers


8-0 SC Sluggers


9-8 Sluggers


12-5 Sluggers


9-0 SC Sluggers

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QUAKES BASEBALL CLUB
13U DIVISION CHAMPIONS


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SOUTH COAST SURF
13U DIVISION RUNNER UP


UNITED STATES TRAVEL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
2008 GRAND SLAM RINGS CLASSIC
13U DIVISION
BIRDSALL SPORTS PARK - TEMECULA, CA.

SEPTEMBER 20-21, 2008

Team Pool
1. Quakes Baseball Club
2. San Marcos Sting
3. South Coast Surf
4. Vista Eagles

Fields
#1 Birdsall Sports Park
#2 Birdsall Sports Park
#3 Birdsall Sports Park
#4 Birdsall Sports Park
Date
Gm
Time
Field#
Teams
 Score

Sat.
09/20/08

1
2
3
4

09:00am
11:15am
01:30pm
03:45pm

1
1
1
1

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

 11-1 Quakes
8-7 Surf
9-9 Tie
9-8 Eagles

Sun.

09/21/08

 


 

5


6



7

09:00am


11:20pm



01:40pm

1


1


1
#2 Seed vs #3 Seed
Eagles vs Surf

#1 Seed vs #4 Seed
Quakes vs Sting

Winner Gm#5 vs Winner Gm#6
Quakes vs Surf
(Championship)

 7-2 Surf


9-0 Quakes


7-6 Quakes


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