GOLDEN ERA BASEBALL CELEBRATES 10 YEARS AS A PROGRAM

Golden Era Baseball's First 18U Team

I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for 10 years of support, positive energy and great baseball! October 15, 2014 marks 10 years since Golden Era Baseball began with a single Hitting Class in the Fall of 2004. When I look back over the years it is truly enjoyable to think of moments I have seen out on the field.

o   Kyle Teague throwing out the first pitch in our Program history in an 18U tournament event

o   Jordan Durrance being the first player who ever played for us being selected in the Major League Draft

o   Having the opportunity to work and Coach with Mitchell Page, former St. Louis Cardinals & Washington Nationals Hitting Coach

o   The 16 inning marathon game we had with the San Diego Show in the 2006 Wood Bat World Series in San Diego

o   Our 11U team in 2007 winning the ‘Road to Rosenblatt’ Tournament during the College World Series in Omaha and the players throwing water on John Rogan

o   Akaintunde Ahmad receiving a 5.0 GPA in High School & moving on to play baseball at Yale University

o   Our 12U team winning the 2014 Hawaii World Series

o   The opening of our indoor training facility for our Club Team Players this fall in 2014

o   And the very first hitting class we ever had which got it all started

These are just some of the countless great memories I have. It has been an awesome 10 years and I look forward to seeing what the next 10 years has in front of us.

Thank you again to everyone who has been there along the way. I can’t thank you enough for allowing me to do what I love every single day! Lastly, for all the players that have been part of anything we’ve done over the last 10 years… I hope that all of you are doing well and I look forward to the day of seeing you again!

Continued success to all…

Derek

Fall of 2014 Players...

All of us here at Golden Era Baseball would like to welcome the following players and families to our Fall Program. We look forward to a great Fall Season and working with each of you!

Adam Birt (5th)

Aidan Pearce (8th)

AJ Moore (7th)

Al Mendoza 'Big Al' (5th)

Alan Hesse (5th)

Alex Pierceall (7th)

Alexander Bonete (5th)

Alijah Ramos (5th)

Andrew MacIntyre (7th)

Anthony Billeci (5th)

Anthony Chaney (5th)

Ben Gee (6th)

Ben Goldzband (5th)

Bilal Abraham (4th)

Blake Smith (6th)

Brandon Hoover (6th)

Brandon Su (6th)

Carson Baker (5th)

Carson Edwards (7th)

Carter Kosturos (6th)

Chase VanDerveer (4th)

Christopher Wagner (6th)

CJ Hudson (8th)

CJ Miller (7th)

Cody Wagner (3rd)

Collin Ng (4th)

Connor O'Brien (8th)

Conrad Bremer (8th)

Daniel Nakamura (8th)

Dayron Ricabal (5th)

Dexter Anderson (6th)

Diego Palacios (4th)

Dillon McInerney (7th)

Dillon Wong (4th)

Duncan Adams (8th)

Eric Bacanskas (7th)

Evan Hesse (7th)

Everett Sundstrom (5th)

Fionn Meagher (4th)

Griffin Hamlin (6th)

Holden Burcell (Chapman) (8th)

Hunter Mott (8th)

Ian Pascual (8th)

Jack Flitter (6th)

Jacob Goodman (4th)

Jake Kermoian (7th)

Jake Raycraft (5th)

Jake Rogers (5th)

Jake Spencer (6th)

Jason Olvera (3rd)

Jeremy Volpe (7th)

Jesse Molinar III (8th)

Joaquin Palacios (4th)

Jordan Webb (8th)

Jorge Sanchez (7th)

Josh Ugot (8th)

Joshua Hall (7th)

Joshua Minami (5th)

Joshua Morgan (7th)

Kai Breese (7th)

Logan Fare (3rd)

Malakai Michael (5th)

Mark A Balleza Jr (8th)

Matthew Folsom (4th)

Matthew Hall (8th)

Matthew Lee (4th)

Matthew Miles (8th)

Maverick Todd (6th)

Max Keil (6th)

Miles Taylor (4th)

Mitchell Wong (4th)

Moses Valdez (6th)

Nathan Hovey (7th)

Nathan Simonton (3rd)

Nick Sunderland (6th)

Nolan Degener (6th)

Paolo Ugot (5th)

Payton Fare (4th)

Rocky Sizemore (7th)

Ryan Bomar

Ryan Bomar (5th)

Ryan Craig (8th)

Ryan Jackson (4th)

Ryan Mooar (8th)

Ryan Sasaki (7th)

Sam Hoff (8th)

Samuel Forbes II (5th)

Stefano Padoan (7th)

Timmy Grabow (8th)

Timothy Chiang (5th)

Toshio Longley (7th)

Troy Frazier (4th)

Tucker Stratmeyer (6th)

Tyler Wilson (7th)

Will Sampson (5th)

William Hovey (6th)

William Lingua (6th)

William Simonton (7th)

Xavier Tyler Ray (4th)

Zach Lawson (7th)

Zack Nelson (8th)

Zakai Avidor (7th) Zion Michael (8th)

WINNING THE 2014 HAWAII WORLD SERIES

HAWAII WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!

The Golden Era 12U squad finished off their magical season in style, winning all 6 games in the Hawaii World Series to claim the tournament championship.

Over the course of the tournament, Golden Era pitchers only allowed 11 runs total in the 6 games, while the offense produced 72 runs.

The 12's finished the season with 45 wins while only dropping 15 games over the 60 game season.

Great job guys and congratulations winning the 2014 Hawaii World Series!

2014 Hawaii World Series Champions

RYAN MOOAR TALKS ABOUT HIS PERFECT GAME

RYAN MOOAR THROWS PERFECT GAME IN HAWAII WORLD SERIES!

Ryan Mooar (Summer of 2014)

AKINTUNDE AHMAD AWARD PRESENTATION

Award given in recognition to former Golden Era player, Akintunde Ahmad, for his academic achievements to our current All-Academic Honor Roll Players.

Thank you again Tunde for coming out and congratulations once more to all of our players who received Golden Era All-Academic Honors!

GOLDEN ERA 12U WIN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP ON WALK-OFF!

Bottom of the 6th inning, one out, down by two runs in the Championship Game...

That's when Jesse Molinar III came up to hit with one job, get on base to get the tying run to the plate. Molinar hit a ground ball to first base that looked like it would be the second out when the 1st basemen had a slight bobble and by the time he recovered and got to the base, Molinar was rewarded for busting down the line and beat it out.

Next up, Ian Pascual, who fell behind in the count one ball and two strikes before lining a ball that split the center and right fielders for a double, which scored Molinar to put Golden Era down by one.

Josh Ugot came to the plate next and didn't wait around as he lined a double as well which possibly could of been the hardest ball hit all season, to score Pascual and tie the game at 5-5.

Next batter, Hunter Mott, who hit a rocket base hit to center field. Ugot had to freeze to make sure the ball would not be caught and advanced to third on the play.

Jordan Webb came to the plate next and hit a high chopper to the first basemen who came up firing, but a little high and Ugot slid in to complete the walk-off win!

Even though these players were mentioned in the comeback in the last inning, it truly was a TEAM EFFORT, where every player played a role to win this Championship.

Great job Golden Era 12's!

Please take a moment to watch the last play below...

12U ADVANCES TO 8th CHAMPIONSHIP OF SEASON, WIN BOB CALDERA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT!

12U Summer of 2014

11U Advance to 6th Championship in Last 7 Tournaments, WIN 'CHASE THE RINGS NIT'!

11U Champions of 'Chase the Rings NIT'

11U STARTING PITCHERS LEAD WAY TO 6TH CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SEASON

Marco Ferrara, Rocky Sizemore, Brandon Hoover & Eric Bacanskas (Summer 2014)

NIKKI KOROLEV BLASTS 3 HOME RUNS IN ONE GAME

There are great games out there, then there's off the charts games like Nikki Korolev had Saturday. Nikki bombed 3 home runs, including 2 grand slams. In total, Nikki finished with 11 RBI's in the game!

Nikki Korolev (Summer 2014)

ALUMNI ALERT (Delency Baker)

Awesome to have former Golden Era High School Club Team Player, Delency Baker, out to watch our Youth Club Teams over the weekend.

Delency, "D-Bake", is currently on the comeback trail as he hopes to get into professional baseball this upcoming fall. Best of luck D-Bake as you make your return and always great having you around the ball park!

Delency Baker (Summer 2014)

10U GOLDEN ERA ADVANCE TO SUMMER KICK-OFF CHAMPIONSHIP

9U - 10U Golden Era (Summer 2014)

SUNDERLAND & RAMOS DEAL ON THE MOUND FOR 9U-10U SQUAD

Nick Sunderland & Elijah Ramos had it going over the weekend, as both had exceptional starts on the mound.  Sunderland went 5 strong innings allowing only 1 run, while picking up the win over the Pleasant Hill Hawks.

Not to be outdone, Ramos went complete game while picking up the win over the North State Monarchs. Ramos effort advanced the Golden Era 9U-10U team to the Championship game!

Elijah Ramos & Nick Sunderland (Summer 2014)

MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE

PLAYERS MEET UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG

PAYING TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS ON MEMORIAL DAY

ZION & MALAKAI MICHAEL PRESENT THEIR GRANDFATHER WITH AN AMERICAN FLAG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRAD MOOAR IS THANKED BY PLAYERS FOR HIS SERVICE

MEMORIAL DAY 2014

11U Advance to 5th Championship in Last 6 Tournaments, WIN MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC!

11U Memorial Day Classic Champions

12U GOLDEN ERA OUTSCORE OPPONENTS 49-8 IN 3 WINS OVER MEMORIAL DAY!

The Golden Era 12U team amazing season continued over Memorial Day Weekend, winning 3 more games while outscoring their opponents 49 to 8 in the wins.

The weekend was highlighted at the plate by home-runs from Josh Ugot and Zion Michael, while Ryan Mooar, Hunter Mott, Aidan Pearce and Jordan Webb added 6 hits a piece.

The 12U dominant pitching continued over the weekend as well, with great performances from Ryan Sasaki, Aidan Pearce, Ryan Mooar and Jordan Webb.

Adam Birt's Awesome Season Continues

9U player Adam Birt is having an awesome season and it only seems to be getting better. Heading into the final stretch of the Spring/Summer of 2014 season, Adam is leading the 9U/10U in:

• Hits
• Singles
• RBI's
• Runs Scored
• Stolen Bases
• and has only struck out 5 times all season in close to 100 plate appearances.

On the mound Birt has been just as impressive as he leads the team in:

• Wins
• and strike-Outs.

Adam Birt (Spring 2014)

Josh Ugot Launches 6th Home Run of Season

SPENCER HELVIG CONTINUES TO DOMINATE

Spencer Helvig (2014)

SIZEMORE CONNECTS FOR 5th HOME RUN THIS SEASON!

Rocky Sizemore (Spring 2014)

Brandon Hoover Clobbers 2nd Home Run of the Season

Brandon Hoover (Spring 2014)

11U ADVANCE TO 4th CHAMPIONSHIP IN LAST 5 EVENTS PLAYED!

The Golden Era 11U team kept there hot play going by winning 4 games over the weekend and advancing to their 4th Championship game out of the last 5 tournaments played. 

The only event in the last 2 months when the Golden Era 11's did not advance to the Championship is when they played up in the 12U division. That event seen them fall in the semi-final game by 2 runs, preventing them from playing the Golden Era 12U team in the championship game.

The weekend was highlighted by great starting pitching from, Brandon Hoover, Rocky Sizemore, Marco Ferrara and Jake Rogers, along with Blake Smith coming in for relief and by closer Nathan Hovey.

11U May 17th & 18th

CODY WAGNER MAKES MOST AMAZING CATCH IN PROGRAM HISTORY!

It's been said before, one of the greatest things about the game of baseball is you never know when 

one of those moments is going to happen that you always remember. You never know when a hit, catch or pitching performance is going to take place that brings the whole ball park to its feet in applause.

Cody Wagner (Spring 2014)

One of those moments happened Sunday afternoon, when 7 year old bat-boy Cody Wagner took the field in the last inning in a 11U game Golden Era was well ahead in against All-Out Baseball.

It was a moment that everyone at the field watching the game won't forget. With one out and a runner on 3rd base a high fly ball was hit over Cody's head. Cody broke back and in a full run reached out and made the catch.

Not only did he make the catch though, he had the field awareness to throw the ball back in quickly to the cut-off man keeping the runner at 3rd base.

It was awesome!

The entire crowd went crazy, cheering, yelling and applauding. The only two people who seemed not to be surprised were Cody himself and Coach Derek Bell.

Derek said,"When its all said and done Cody is going to be a phenomenal outfielder and baseball player. I've seen him catch balls like that when the players have been taking batting practice so its no surprise to me he made the catch. That's just the beginning of many great plays to come. But it sure was nice to watch!"

On a side note, when Cody isn't running down fly balls in the outfield, he's a switch hitter at the plate. Great job Cody and we look forward to watching catches like that for years to come!

Mothers Day Presentation of Roses (12's & 13's)

Moms are the rock...

Moms are the ones that usually wash the uniforms late at night after a long day of baseball so it's ready to go again for the morning.

Moms are the ones that make sure you have a water or Gatorade and make sure your sunscreen is on.

Moms are the ones after a tough game that tell their player, "It'll be alright and you'll get them tomorrow in just the right way to make you feel good".

And that's only a small piece on the baseball side, not to mention the 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year job that makes up being a mom.

Over Mothers Day Weekend our players honored their Moms by presenting them with a rose and telling every one something they appreciated about their Mom. It was awesome and very enjoyable to hear.

Great afternoon on the field and we appreciate each of you coming out for the ceremony!

WERE ALWAYS TRULY APPRECIATIVE OF KIND WORDS FROM OUR FAMILIES...

I would like to share my opinion of the Golden Era Baseball Program that my grandson has been a part of for the last three years. 

I am extremely impressed with the no nonsense approach to the game that the coaches take while being sensitive to the fact that these are still young kids that will make mistakes. 

I have never witnessed any of the coaches needlessly yelling at any of the kids or criticizing their playing ability or play choice in a way that would destroy their confidence and break their spirit. The coaches do a great job of "emphasizing" to the players their strengths when pointing out how they can improve on their weaknesses.   

The practices are very structured and run in a way that keeps all players busy at all times. They break up into groups to work on fundamentals and drills related to their positions. After a set period of time each group moves on to another drill. 

Some drills are specific to their positions and some drills, of course, pertain to all positions.  This approach keeps every player busy at all times and enables the team to get the maximum work done in the allotted time that they have.  It somewhat reminds me of when I attended spring training sessions for the pros while my brother was a sports writer in Phoenix Arizona.

Lastly and most importantly I feel that every decision by the coaches that I have observed has been made based on doing what is best for the player’s development, improvement, safety, and for the integrity of the game, even if it is not the most popular decision for a fan. 

For example, the kids were told to stop sliding head first primarily due to the risk of injury. It was also pointed out to the kids that a foot first slide with a quick pop up to the standing position increases their chances to advance to the next base if the opportunity arises.  

 I was disappointed at first when I heard Coach Derek tell the kids this because, as a fan, I love watching them slide head first but as a parent (actually grandpa) I do understand that it is less of a risk for injury by having them slide feet first. I will have to admit that I have come to realize that a well executed foot first slide ending with a quick pop up to their feet looks just as impressive as a good head first slide.

I would highly recommend the "GOLDEN ERA BASEBALL PROGRAM" to anyone that has a child or grandchild that loves baseball and wants the opportunity to be part of an organization that is devoted to the kids development and continued improvement of their skills as well as stressing good sportsmanship. 

As the coach has pointed out many times:  It's all about getting better!!

Sincerely,

Bob Hawley

AKA:  One very proud grandpa that feels blessed his grandson is in this program

Thank you Bob! From all of us here at Golden Era. We truly appreciate the kind words...

9U ADVANCE TO CINCO de MAYO CHAMPIONSHIP

9U Cinco de Mayo Championship

11U ADVANCE TO CINCO de MAYO CHAMPIONSHIP

11U Cinco de Mayo Championship

WAGNER & HOOVER BLASTS HOME RUNS FOR 11U

Chris Wagner & Brandon Hoover (Spring 2014)

Chris Wagner and Brandon Hoover both connected for their first home runs of the season on Sunday afternoon. Each players home runs came in the semi-final game against the Fremont Fury, helping lead the Golden Era 11U team to their second consecutive championship game!

Wagner's home run was a missile and Hoover's shot was a bomb that traveled an estimated 250 in the air.

Congratulations guys on your first home runs!

9U MILES TAYLOR & MALAKAI MICHAEL COMBINE FOR NO-HITTER!

Miles Taylor (Spring 2014)

Malakai Michael (Spring 2014)