Tri-Valley Babe Ruth Baseball News

Annual Falls Skills Clinic - September 12

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 08:30:15 -0700

Tri-Valley Babe Ruth will hold its annual fall skills clinic on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Camp Parks. Registration begins at 8:30 and the clinic will run from 9:00-12:00. The cost is $50. This event is led by top area College and High School coaches and provides a great opportunity for league managers to see potential new players for the 2010-2011 season. Advance registration on our website is welcome and can be completed by sending an email to trivalleybaberuth@sbcglobal.net

TVBR Advances to State Tournament

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:38:16 -0700

Tri-Valley 14's, 13's advance to Nor Cal State Tournament

The Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 14 year old All-Star team managed by Paul Pluschkell defeated Hayward twice over the weekend to advance to the Northern California State Tournament in Woodland beginning Sat July 17. Tri-Valley will play at 10:00 vs. District 7 Sacramento. All games are played at Clarke Field in this double elimination tournament that will conclude Fri Jul 23.

The Tri-Valley 13's will also begin play in the State Tournament in Antioch on Sat Jul 17. Their first game is at 11:00 against District 1 Eureka/Fortuna area. All games are played at the Antioch Babe Ruth Complex on Auto Center Drive north of 10th St. The tournament runs through Thur Jul 22. The team is managed by Ken Franco.

The Tri-Valley 15's lost to a strong Hayward team twice and their All-Star season came to a quick end.

Athletics claim 2010 league title

Sat, 3 Jul 2010 00:00:50 -0700

Congratulations to the Tri-Valley A’s for winning the 2010 District 5 League Championship. The A’s finished with a record of 15-6 and captured their 4th consecutive title, the 2nd in a row for Manager Paul Pluschkell. The Hayward Orioles finished a game behind at 14-7 for Manager Brian Thompson. Butch Hobson’s Tri-Valley Giants and John Moroney’s Royals both fielded strong teams and finished at 13-8 with the Giants claiming 3rd place by virtue of winning the season series. Ken Franco’s Tri Valley White Sox finished 11-10 and were a tough team to beat throughout the season.

This was the first year of the new league format and the result was a very successful and competitive season.

Now it’s on to All-Stars!

TVBR Alumni 2010 EBAL All-League Team

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:00:27 -0700

16 TVBR alumni earn all league honors!

Once again former players of Tri-Valley Babe Ruth have received all-league recognition led by Amador's Chris Keck (A's) who was named MVP of the EBAL for the 2010 season. Congratulations to Chris as well as these other honoree's:

Will Anderson, Foothill (Royals)
Brandon DeFazio, Foothill (Royals)
Brian Hamm, Amador (White Sox)
Steven Moen, Cal (Giants)
Michael Theofanopolous, Foothill (Royals)
John Love, Granada (White Sox)
Michael Smith, Cal (Giants)
Tony Olguin, Amador (A's)
Alex Osterholt, Amador (A's)
Nick Piscotty, Amador (Royals)
Ryan Stein, Cal (Giants)
David Camarena, Foothill (Royals)
Tommy Pluschkell, Amador (A's)
Joe Moroney, Amador (Giants)
Andrew Hobson, Dublin (Giants)

TVBR Alumni 2010 MLB Draft

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:58:59 -0700

TVBR Alumni Going Pro!!!

Two TVBR alumni, Josh Slaats and Nick Bartolone, fulfilled life long dreams Tuesday as both were selected in the 2010 MLB Draft.

Slaats, a 2007 graduate of Cal High, was selected in the 5th round by the Colorado Rockies. He is a 6'5" pitcher who played for the University of Hawaii and also spent the past two summers in the prestigious Cape Cod summer league.
Bartolone is a 2008 graduate of Cal High and was selected in the 6th round by the Cleveland Indians. He is a 5'11" SS who attended Chabot College and was named MVP of the JC Coast Conference this season. He was also the MVP of the 2004 Babe Ruth World Series.

Both players were 3 year members of the Tri-Valley Giants.

Congratulations Josh and Nick!!!