Goodbye Cooperstown Dreams Park

Our time in Cooperstown has come to an end and the boys have had an amazing time playing baseball at Cooperstown Dreams Park.  We faced Irvine Rox in our first bracket-play game and came up short 13-7 and were eliminated from the tournament.  The boys handled the loss well and quickly moved on to trading pins.  Yet another reminder that after all is said and done, they are just kids.

Yesterday we went to Gilbert Lake and the boys swam and paddle boated.  It was a great way to spend the day together as a team.

Closing Ceremonies were held last night and each of the boys were called out by name and received a commemorative ring to take home with them.  The ceremonies were followed by an amazing fireworks display and the Championship Game between #11 seed Cherry Hill Sharks (NJ) and the #1 seed CT Hurricanes (CT).  The Cherry Hill Sharks won 8-3.

The Cherry Hill Sharks started tournament play on Wednesday at 9pm.  They won that game, followed by 3 more wins on Thursday (8:30am, 12:00pm, and 3:00pm) before making it to their 4th game of the day, the Championship Game on Thursday night at 9:15pm.  That's a lot of baseball in one day for 12 year olds!  They played a great game and it was fun to watch.

We leave Cooperstown today filled with life long memories and friends and we thank you all for your unwavering support.  This is an experience the boys (and the parents and grandparents) will never forget.

Go Power Storm!

Pool Play Recap

Power Storm finished Pool Play with a 5-1 record and are seeded 28th out of 104 teams.  They've played baseball in the rain (which we don't do in California), in the fog, in the morning, in the afternoon, in the middle of the night, and they have slept between games. They're getting a taste of what a major league career would be like and enjoying every minute of it!

Last night's final pool play game was filled with highs and lows.  Here are the highlights of last night's game:

We were down 2-3 in the bottom of the first inning.  By the bottom of the third, we were chasing 2 to tie.  It's after midnight and the boys are exhausted.  In the top of the 6th inning, the bats came alive.  Jake got on first with a fielder's choice and then steals second base.  Zane comes up to bat with a single RBI to score Jake.  It's a 3-4 ball game.  Next up, Nik.  He's got two strikes on him and there are two outs on the board.  Next pitch, Nik smokes a two run HR over the right field wall, giving us the 5-4 lead!  The parents and the boys went wild!  We were jumping around and hugging each other and cheering so loud you would have thought we won the World Series!  It was a beautiful moment.

It's the bottom of the 6th inning and our opponent is facing Jason R. on the bump.  First batter of the inning is in the number three spot and takes a walk.  Their clean up batter comes up to bat and Jason strikes him out swinging!  We're all on our feet.  Next batter comes up and gets out on a fielder's choice, advancing the runner to second base.  They're now in scoring position.  There are two outs on the board.  Their position 6 batter is now at the plate with a 1-2 count and the third strike is dropped.  Our catcher throws the ball behind the batter to Ben D. on first base to gun for the third out.  The ball is uncatchable and tips Ben's glove.  Luckily Jake E. (2nd basemen) is backing up the throw.  Ben turns around, foot stretched on the bag, and Jake tosses the ball from behind first base for the third out to end the game!  What an exciting win! 

Now for a brief recap of HR's and the scoreboard:

Home Run Totals:
Nik. S. - 4
Jared A. - 2
Jack D. - 1
Jordan O. - 1
Zane T. - 1

Game 1: Storm vs. Massapequa Marlins (NY)
Final Score: 10-6

Game 2: Northeast Hurricanes (NH) vs. Power Storm
Final Score: 0-8

Game 3: Power Storm vs. Middlesex Blue Dogs (NJ)
Final Score: 17-7

Game 4: Team Avalanche (FL) vs. Power Storm
Final Score: 20-2

Game 5: West Chester Warriors (PA) vs. Power Storm
Final Score: 15-16

Game 6: Power Storm vs. Rhode Island Bulldogs Baseball Club (RI)
Final Score: 5-4

It's been an incredible week. 

Single elimination brackets have been set and our first bracket game is tonight at 7:00pm EST.  All teams are fighting for the championship!

Go Storm!

Another "W!"

Storm wins Game 5! Final score was 15-16. Nik S. and Jared A. both roped one over the fence in Game
5 and Nik now has 3 total HR's for the tourney. Way to go Nik!

Next game will be starting on Field 6 any minute now and will be streaming online. 

Go Storm!

8/16/11 Schedule Update as of 9am EST

We have been delayed yet again...

Game 4 vs. Avalanche will be played at 12:00pm EST on Field 8. This game will stream live online.

Game 5 on Field 18 at 6:30pm EST (vs West Chester Warriors out of PA).

Game 6 on Field 6 at 10:30pm EST (vs Rhode Island Bulldogs Baseball Club out of RI). This game will also stream online.

This confirms why we pay the so-called "Sunshine Tax" to live in So. Cal.

Stay tuned...we are minute to minute around here...

Update To 8/16/11 Schedule

As of right now, Game 4 vs. Avalanche will be played at 9:30am EST on Field 8. This game will stream live online. 

Game 5 on Field 18 at 3:30pm EST (vs West Chester Warriors out of PA).

Game 6 on Field 6 at 7:30pm EST (vs Rhode Island Bulldogs Baseball Club out of RI).  This game will also stream online.

We begin today's games with a 3-0 record and are seeded 13 out of 104 teams!  So far so good!

If the schedule changes, we will update again.

Tomorrows Schedule

Below are the updated game times for Tuesday, August 16.

We play at 10:30 (instead of 11:00) and 2:30 (instead of 4:30).

The 2:30 game will be streamed over the web (11:30 PST).

10:30 A.M. Field 18 Home West Chester Warriors (PA)
2:30 P.M. Field 6 Visitor Rhode Island Bulldogs Baseball Club (RI)

Game 3 - Another Win!

After an 8 hour rain delay, the boys finished strong with a 17-7 win!  We will post the game details soon.

The boys have headed back to the dorms to get out of the mist, change uniforms and get ready for their 11:30pm EST game.  Be sure to watch the game online at www.cooperstowndreamspark.com!

Go Storm!

Game On!

We resume Game 3 at 8:30pm EST.  Game 4 begins at 11:30pm EST and will be streamed online.

All Games Postponed Until Further Notice

All fields are closed. It is raining and we are expecting thunderstorms to continue this afternoon and possibly this evening.

If you were planning to watch the 4:30pm EST game online, it will likely be delayed as well.  We will post info as soon as it becomes available. 

It looks like we brought the Power Storm to Cooperstown!

Rain Delay

Bottom of the third inning and we are delayed due to weather. Power Storm is up 13-6.  We are waiting on officials to start the game.

View the game details here

Big thanks to Diane R for keeping score during each of the two games today.

The game details can be viewed here:

http://data.iscorecentral.com/iscorecast/player.html

And enter the player ID:

m9ctb6yux4

This link can be used for the rest of the week.

Thank you so much Diane for doing this for the team and parents

Victory in game 2

The boys had another solid outing tonight beating the Northeast Hurricanes 8-0.

Jordan O and Jason R. each pitched 3 strong shutout innings keeping the opponents off of the board. Jordan O also joined the home run club knocking out a three run shot. Jake E had a good evening batting 3 for 3.

We will have to keep the pressure on tomorrow as both of our opponents went 2-0 today. They are ranked 9th and 18th.

Here are the top 20 rankings so far:

1 Pirates Baseball Club (NC)

2 Rocky Mount Renegades (NC)

3 Seattle Select Black (WA)

4 So Cal Dirtbagz (CA)

5 Wisconsin Dawgs (WI)

6 Chester County Bobcats (PA)

7 Howell Vipers (NJ)

8 Jersey Shore Waveriders (NJ)

9 Middlesex Blue Dogs (NJ)

10 Southern Tier Thunder (NY)

11 UTAH T-WOLVES (UT)

12 CT Hurricanes (CT)

13 Lake Norman Wildcats (NC)

14 Scituate Bucaneers (MA)

15 Power Storm (CA)

16 Carolina Rage (NC)

17 Marlboro Mustangs Gold (NJ)

18 Team Avalanche (FL)

19 Edina Hornets (MN)

20 Encino Owlz (CA)

Remember that the 4:30 game tomorrow will be streamed on the web (1:30 PST). Be sure to click the "Cooperstown Dreams Park TV" link above to get signed up and watch

Game 1 Is A Win!

Everyone contributed to a fabulous early morning win for the Power Storm over the Massapequa Marlins (out of NY) 10-6.

Key highlights of the game were a three run shot by Zane T. to put us on the board 3-1, Nik S. with a solo shot making it 4-1 and Jared A. with a two run shot that tied it back up after a surge from the other team to even it up 6-6.

The rest of the team then gave a solid effort in the bottom of the 5th to make it 10-6. Lots of hits and hard base running got those final 4 runs.

This left 3 outs to go to get our first win. Trevor N. pitched a solid inning to get us the victory.

We are off to the Hall of Fame now and our next game is at 7:00 tonight versus the Northeast Hurricanes out of New Hampshire.

We have arrived!

The team has made it to Cooperstown. All of the players checked in tonight and are staying their first night on site. They were all very excited to be there and began trading pins immediately. The Opening ceremonies tomorrow will kick everything off for the week!

The Schedule is posted

Click here for the schedule

Schedule Games for Power Storm for Week of Aug 13, 2011
Day / Time	Field	Home/Visitor	Opponent
Sunday 8:30 A.M.	16	Home	Massapequa Marlins (NY)
Sunday 7:00 P.M.	11	Visitor	Northeast Hurricanes (NH)
Monday 11:00 A.M.	13	Visitor	Middlesex Blue Dogs (NJ)
Monday 4:30 P.M.	8*	Home	Team Avalanche (FL)
Tuesday 11:00 A.M.	18	Home	West Chester Warriors (PA)
Tuesday 4:30 P.M.	6*	Visitor	Rhode Island Bulldogs Baseball Club (RI)
* These games streamed live on DreamsParkTV.com
Single Elimination Tournament schedule available approx. 30 minutes after final Tuesday games. (subject to change) Here we go! Starting nice and early on Sunday and then a long break until the second game. Note that the 4:30 games on Monday and Tuesday will be streamed on Cooperstown TV

Mets Vs. Padres

The team really lucked out having both NY teams home while we were in town. Even better that our own San Diego Padres were there to take on the Mets.

Will Venable came over before the game and gave the boys and girls some love and his good deed came back to him as he went a career high 4 for 5 and was a home run away from hitting the cycle. Our San Diego vibes rubbed off on him as Will had a great game.

The Padres ended up winning 9-5 and are down 2-1 in this 4 game series. They have a chance to make it even tomorrow.

Our Storm Players have 1 last day in New York City before we depart for Cooperstown on Friday.

Yankees Vs. Angels

The boys at the Yankees game.

The family and players went to Yankee Stadium last night to watch the New York Yankees face California's own Los Angeles Angels. The Angels took the win with a 9th inning 2 run shot by former Yankee Bobby Abreu. Jake was disappointed while Ben was elated.

It was a very fun time for everyone.

NYC

So far Ben, Matt, Jake, Chadd and families have arrived in NYC for some family fun before Cooperstown. Looking forward to the arrivals of more team mates tomorrow!

The teams are listed

Hello friends,

The teams that we will competing against are now listed.

Check out the list of teams here to see who our opponents will be.

Thank you for following the team. We play ball in a week!

Watch the team from your computer

Hello,

We just wanted to let everyone know that those of you who would like to watch the games from home (or work) can do so right on your PC.

The tournament web site offers a free service called Cooperstown DreamsPark TV. Not all games are shown but there will be a schedule posted (before our games begin on August 14th) that should list what games will be streamed.

There is a very helpful guide here.

This guide will walk you through the registration process and should show you everything that you need to know.

I would recommend going through the registration process before our games begin so that when they do start, you will be all set to watch!

Please cheer loudly when you watch the game. We just might be able to hear you from Cooperstown :-0

It's Time To Head East!

Our last practice will be this Wednesday before we head to the East Coast!  Some team members have already left to start their vacations in Puerto Rico.  Others are leaving for Washington D.C.  While others are leaving for Philadelphia and New York City this weekend!  Safe travels everyone!

Cooperstown, New York - Here We Come!

Only a couple of more practices

Tonight is the last full team practice as players begin to depart for the trip to Cooperstown.

The team will run through drills, batting practice and conditioning in order to be ready for the trip of a lifetime.

Opening Ceremonies are scheduled for August 13th with games starting on Sunday the 14th.

Welcome to our blog!

Welcome and thank you for your donation to Poway Baseball To Cooperstown!

This blog has been created for friends and family of the Power Storm 12U Baseball Team (a.k.a. "North County Storm Red" and "Poway Baseball To Cooperstown"). 

We look forward to sharing our journey from Southern California to Cooperstown, NY, as well as our travels in between.  This is an exciting trip for our team and we are happy to have you with us.

Any questions can be directed to powaybaseballtocooperstown@gmail.com.

Again, we thank you for your support!