WINTER BALL 2013 -- 2014 PLAYERS

Golden Era Baseball would like to welcome the following players to Winter Ball 2013 - 2014, our version of Major League Baseball Spring Training.
 

Adam Birt

Alejandro Mendoza

Andrew Blanchette

Andrew MacIntyre

Angelo Ferrera

Brian Burke

Caden Royere

Cam Miller

Casey Forester

Colton Osborn

Daniel Nakamura

Devin Lingle

Dexter Anderson

Dillon McInerney

Drew Laforteaza

Dylan Payne

Eric Bacanskas

Everett Sundstrom

Giancarco Silva

Gordy Lindsay

Graham Horrigan

Hunter Mott

J.R. Easley

Jack McCullar

Jake Cox

Jake Julian

Jared Collins

JJ Lindsay

Jordan Webb

Lance Heinan

Malakai Michael

Marco Ferrera

Maximo Guzman

Mike Schuler

Nate Boswell

Nathan Hovey

Nathan Wu

Nicholas Uecker

Nick Woodard

Owen McInerey

Rocky Sizemore

Ryan Mooar

Ryder Short

Savino Ferrera

Will Hofstede

William Hovey

Zachary Christie

Zack Nelson

Zan Lederer

Zion Michael

OFF-SEASON PITCHING CLASS KICKS OFF WITH A SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTOR

Former New York Yankees pitcher, Horace Lawrence chats with the guys about pitching

Our 2013 Off-Season Pitching Class got started off in awesome fashion Tuesday night under the lights, with a special guest instructor, former New York Yankees organizational pitcher, Horace Lawrence. Coach Lawrence will be working with the pitchers and sharing his experiences often throughout the course of our Pitching Class 

Last season's 2012 Off-Season Pitching Class consisted of 10 players. Of those 10 players, 5 went on to throw no-hitters the following season and one threw a 1 hitter.

So were really looking forward to working with our Off-Season Pitching Class group of 2013 and wish for the same success our previous classes have achieved.

The goal of our Pitching Class is to start at the fundamental roots of pitching, beginning with the core mechanics of pitching out of the wind-up and going from there. Throughout the course of our Pitching Class players can expect to learn:

• CORE MECHANICS OF PITCHING OUT OF THE WIND-UP

• CORE MECHANICS OF PITCHING OUT OF THE STRETCH

• CORRECT GRIPS & CORRECT WAYS TO THROW A WIDE VARIETY OF PITCHES

• LEARN HOW TO HOLD A RUNNER ON AND ADVANCE PICK-OFF MOVES

• AS WELL AS GAIN ADDITIONAL VELOCITY ON THEIR FASTBALL THROUGH LEARNING HOW TO USE THERE LOWER-HALF WHEN PITCHING

• TO NAME A FEW...

We welcome the 2013 Off-Season Pitching Class:

Eric Bacanskas
Adam Birt
Nick Momaney
Matt Miles
Ryan Mooar
Hunter Mott
Nicolo Torresan
Spencer Helvig
Dexter Anderson
McRae Grace
& Garrett Mooar

FALL LEAGUE (HITTER OF THE WEEK)

Rocky Sizemore (Fall of 2013)

WEEK 2
HITTER OF THE WEEK

Rocky Sizemore (11) has been selected our Fall League's Week 2 "Hitter of the Week" for an absolute bomb he hit in Saturday's game action.

In the second game of a double-header Rocky got ahold of a pitch and launched it an estimated 260 to 270 feet in the air before coming down.

Rocky circled the bases with his first home-run of the 2013 Fall League Season.

Good Job Rock!

FALL LEAGUE (DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK)

Dylan Mann (Fall of 2013)

WEEK 2
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Dylan Mann has been selected our Fall League's Week 2 "Defensive Player of the Week" for an incredible catch he made while playing center-field.

On a sinking line-drive Dylan had to travel a good ways in and to his right, when he completely laid out an made an awesome diving catch!

Great work Dylan!

FALL of 2013 PROGRAM KICKS OFF

Fall of 2013 Program (4th to 8th Grades)

Today, on Sunday September 1st our Fall of 2013 Program kicked off with a great group of players who in one workout have showed the ability to learn and work hard. We wish each of you a great Fall Season and look forward to working with you this off-season!

FALL OF 2013 PLAYERS (3rd to 8th Grade)

We would like to welcome the following 3rd grade to 8th grade players to our Fall of 2013 Program. We wish each of you a great Fall Season!

Aaron Winer Adam Birt Aidan Pearce Ajani Gueye Alex Lisi Andrew MacIntyre Blake Smith Brandon Hoover Caleb Dawson Cameron Gonsalezes Carson Edwards Casey Forester Charlie Pentland Christopher Wagner CJ Hudson Conrad Bremer Danny LaFortune Dexter Anderson Dillon McInerney Dylan Mann Eduardo Sanchez Eric Bacanskas Everett Sundstrom Gabriel tovar Garrett Mooar Hunter Mott Ian Pascual J.R. Easley Jack Doggett Jack Vanderbeek Jake Rogers Jason Reed Jax Williams Jesse Molinar III Jordan Fritz Jordan Webb Jorge Sanchez Josh Ugot Joshua Hall Keaton Littlefield Lucas Castle Malikai Michael Matthew Miles Matthew Polkinghorn Max Keil Maximo Guzman McRae Grace Michael Tomkovicz Myles Lowery Nathan Hovey Nick Mohamany Nicolo Torresan Noah Owen Wilson Quintan Collins Reid Stein Robby Beasley Rocky Sizemore Ryan Beasley Ryan Mooar Ryan Sasaki Ryan Wise Savino Ferrara Spencer Helvig Timmy Grabow Tucker Stratmeyer Vinny Garmon Will Sampson William Hovey Zachary Werber Zackary Wilson Zion Michael

ALL BAY AREA SELECT 2013 GRADS SET TO MOVE ON AND PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL

Each season since 2005 every graduating player within our Club Team Program has moved on to play college baseball at one level or another, and that continues with our class of 2013.

We at Golden Era would like to congratulate our 2013 graduating seniors, most of whom have decided to go the Junior College route before moving onto a four year school.

It has been truly a pleasure watching these young men compete over the summer or for some of them number of summers and we wish each of you successful college careers.

• Aaron Alexander (Masters University)
• Tucker Pulliam (Ohlone or Chabot College)
  
• Johnny Punla (Ohlone College)
• Eddy Lopez (Laney College)
• Mason Rogan (Laney College)
• Clayton Nodal (Diablo Valley College) 

Johnny Punla in the 2013 Firecracker Classic

Aaron Alexander in the 2013 Firecracker Classic

Mason Rogan in Arizona

Tucker Pulliam in Arizona

Eddy Lopez in 2013 Firecracker Classic

Clayton Nodal in 2013 Firecracker Classic

BAY AREA SELECT (18U) FINISH SUMMER WITH A WIN IN ARIZONA

Jordan Katzeff (Summer of 2013 in Arizona)

Bay Area Select 3, Arizona Angels 1

The Golden Era Bay Area Select squad wrapped up there summer of 2013 season with a win at the Cincinnati Reds Spring Training Complex in Goodyear, Arizona on Monday evening.

Jordan Katzeff (2015 grad) got the start on the mound and had the Arizona Angels baffled all night with a collect of cutters, curves and a sneaky fastball. Kazeff went 5 1/3 innings, allowing only 3 hits and 1 run, enroute to picking up the win.

Golden Era Bay Area Select trailed 1-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth when the bats came alive. Akintunde Ahmad led off the inning with a walk, followed by an RBI single from Mason Rogan, Jack Montgomery followed with a hit-by-pitch to load the bases.

Johnny Punla then stepped to the plate and lined a single to center-field to tie up the game a 1 a piece.

The next hitter Roman Reed JR was retired on a pop-up to second base then Devin Bell stepped to the plate.

Bell had one of the best at bats of the summer, drawing 12 pitches, 6 of which were fouled off with two strikes before lining a hit to to right-field putting Golden Era up 2-1.

Tucker Pulliam added an insurance run on a fielders choice, wrapping up the inning with a 3-1 lead.

Katzeff breezed through the fifth inning and retired the first batter in the sixth before walking the next two and being relieved by fellow 2015 grad Matt McDonald.

Matt McDonald (Summer of 2013 in Arizona)

McDonald took the mound in a jam, with runners at 1st & 2nd with one out.

McDonald got the first batter
he faced to ground out to first base, but in the process moved the tying run to second base. McDonald retired the next hitter though on another ground ball to first base to end the threat.

McDonald would then go on to retire the Arizona Angels, who had previously been undefeated in the tournament 1 2 3 in the seventh, wrapping up the win to finish off the summer season.

MONSTER MONSOON RIPS THROUGH OUR GAME IN ARIZONA

When we traveled to Arizona we knew it was going to be hot, but little did we expect to be caught right in the middle of a monster monsoon that swept right through our game. Trees were leveled, hitter eyes in center-field were torn down, our tee blew away never to be seen again and nerves were rattled... but everyone walked away safe with a memory sure to last.

GOLDEN ERA'S BAY AREA SELECT ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND OF THE 2013 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC

Mason Rogan lines a single to right-center, putting G.E.'s Bay Area Select up 1-0 over the Arizona Athletics

 2013 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC RECAP

Golden Era's Bay Area Select High School Club Team played very well in the 2013 Firecracker Classic in Southern California, advancing to the Championship Round before falling in a great game 3-2 to the Arizona Athletics. 

In the process the squad went further than any other team from Northern California. 


Game 1

Caleb Schwitters (Firecracker 2013)

G.E. Bay Area Select 3, So-Cal Phillies 1
At Concordia University

In Game 1 of the 2013 Firecracker, Golden Era's Bay Area Select was matched up against the So-Cal Phillies at Concordia University.

Caleb Schwitters got the start on the mound and gave up 1 unearned run in the first inning then settled in, going 6 strong innings en-route to a 3-1 Bay Area Select win, giving the So-Cal Phillies their only lose of the tournament.

G.E.'s Bay Area Select offense came in the middle of the game the second time through the order when Akintunde Ahmad (Oakland) tripled, followed by a line drive single by Eddy Lopez (Tracy) to give Golden Era the lead.

Jake Minton (Dublin) came in to close out the game, pitching a 1 2 3 seventh inning to pick up the save. 

Tucker Pulliam (Firecracker 2013)

Game 2
G.E. Bay Area Select 6, Pomona Titans 0
At L.A. Harbor College

Saturday's game matched up G.E.'s Bay Area Select against the Pomona Titans of Southern California's Inland Empire.

Tucker Pulliam was on the mound and had one of those special days, taking a no-hitter into the last inning, before allowing a single.

The Titans held the G.E. Bay Area Select bats down to the bottom of the 6th when Golden Era broke lose with a big inning.

Eddy Lopez (Tracy) lead the inning off with a walk, followed by Mason Rogan (Clayton) and Zac Maloney (Dublin) reaching as well to load the bases for Andrew King (Walnut Creek).

King was hit by a pitch to give Golden Era a 1-0 lead when Aaron Alexander came to the plate knocking a single into left-field scoring two to give G.E. a 3-0 lead. Pulliam then hit a sacrifice fly making the score 4-0.

With two outs Akintunde Ahmad (Oakland) singled up the middle to extend the score to 5-0. Ahmad would latee score on his steal of third base and the ball getting by the third basemen. When the inning had ended G.E.'s Bay Area Select was up 6-0 and went on for the win.

Andrew King (Firecracker 2013)

Game 3
G.E. Bay Area Select 0
So-Cal Outlaws 8

Game 3 of the Firecracker didn't go Golden Era's way, falling 8-0 to the defending Firecracker Champions, the So-Cal Outlaws.

Andrew King, Jake Minton and Jordan Katzeff, three 2015 pitchers combined to pitch the game for G.E.'s Bay Area Select and threw a lot better than the score showed.

The Outlaws were only able to collect 5 hits through seven innings, however the defense also added 6 errors, scoring 7 of the Outlaws 8 runs.

A team has to score to win though and the So-Cal Outlaws pitcher held the G.E. Bay Area Select scoreless in an 8-0 Outlaw win.

Johnny Punla (Firecracker 2013)

Game 4
G.E. Bay Area Select 3, ABD Baseball 0
At Santa Ana College

Johnny Punla got the Game 4 start on the mound and was in normal dominant form, allowing only three hits and striking out seven in his complete game win over the ABD Baseball squad.

The offense came in the third inning when Eddy Lopez lead off the inning with a single, followed by a deep double off the wall by Mason Rogan to make the score 1-0. Caleb Schwitters (Clayton) lined the next pitch into right scoring Rogan to put Golden Era up 2-0 as the team wouldn't look back, cruising to a 3-0 victory.

Clayton Nodal (Firecracker 2013)

Game 5
G.E. Bay Area Select 2, Arizona Athletics 3
At Golden West College

The Championship Round began Tuesday morning at Golden West College matching up Golden Era's Bay Area Select and the Arizona Athletics.

G.E. Bay Area Select had went 3-1 in pool play, only allowing one run total in there 3 wins and the Arizona Athletics had went 4-0 in pool play so the recipe was right for a tight ball-game, and that's exactly how it played out.

The game was scoreless going to the fourth inning when Akintunde Ahmad (Oakland) came to the plate with two outs and nobody on base. Ahmad fell behind in the count 0-2 when he lined a breaking pitch into right-field for a single. Eddy Lopez (Tracy) followed with a single and G.E. Bay Area Select had runners at first and second with Mason Rogan (Clayton) coming to the plate.

Akintunde Ahmad (Firecracker 2013)

Rogan lined the first pitch he seen into right-center for a single, putting Golden Era up 1-0. Lopez would score on the next pitch as the Arizona Athletics pitcher bounced a slider in the dirt getting by the catcher to score Lopez. Golden Era was now up 2-0 and that is where the game would sit heading into the bottom of the sixth inning.

Clayton Nodal (Clayton) got the start on the mound and was mowing down the Arizona Athletics through the first five innings. In the sixth Arizona started off the inning with a lead-off single followed by a two run homerun to tie the game. The Athletics were able to push one more across and move on for the 3-2 win.

The players on both teams played as close as a complete game as you will see, with solid pitching, great defense and some timely hitting. 

PAST PLAYER UPDATE: C.J. Maruyama has tremendous freshmen college season

Past Golden Era player C.J. Maruyama had a very solid freshmen season, pitching for Occidental College in Southern California.

C.J. tied for the team lead with five wins in his debut season season with the Tigers, posting a 3.20 ERA while pitching the second most innings (59.0).

In his collegiate debut, C.J. allowed only two hits in five innings against Austin College on Feb. 3...

Shut out La Sierra (Feb. 10), throwing 6.1 innings while striking out six...

Threw five innings, allowed one unearned run and recorded a win at Chapman (Feb. 16)...

Earned a win in only four innings as a starter at Caltech (March 9) as the Tigers won 19-6 in eight innings...

Added another four-inning win on March 30 at Whittier, tossing four innings of shutout baseball...

To read C.J's complete college profile please click here: http://oxyathletics.com/sports/bsb/2012-13/bios/maruyama_cj_66vg

ROCKY SIZEMORE'S BIG HIT LIFTS GOLDEN ERA TO TOURNAMENT TITLE

Golden Era's 11U squad filled with 2019 & 2020 grads kept their amazing season going this weekend, advancing to another Championship Game en-route to claiming the tournament title.

In the Championship Game Golden Era got matched up against a solid Nor-Cal Titans team and the game was back and fourth the entire way.

The Titans held the edge going into the final inning when Zion Michael reached base to start the inning, Aidan Pearce followed with a walk to place runners and 1st & 2nd with no outs.

Ryan Sasaki came to the plate and laid down a perfect bunt for a base hit and now the G.E. Elite squad had the bases loaded with Rocky Sizemore coming to the plate.

Sizemore was already 2-2 on the day when he hammered a line-drive into left field scoring two and giving Golden Era the lead for good.

Aidan Pearce and Ian Pascual both pitched three innings apiece keeping the team in the game, never allowing the Titans to go ahead by more than one run.

11U GOLDEN ERA HAMMER THE CONCORD PATRIOTS IN WIN

Ryan Mooar (Spring 2013)

The Concord Patriots before the semi-final tournament game huddled up, did a swaying dance, hyped themselves up...

Then were greeted when they took the field by a lead-off single by Ryan Mooar, followed by an RBI hit by Hunter Mott, then an RBI triple by Ian Pascual, followed by another RBI by McGrae Grace and it was 3-0 before the Concord Patriots recorded an out.

For all purposes, the game was already over at that stage because Golden Era starting pitcher Ryan Mooar was in dominant form.

With six runs in the first two innings, Golden Era left no doubt about the eventual outcome.

Ryan Mooar kept Concord Patriots off the scoreboard for all six innings he was on the hill. He pitched a shutout, allowing no opposing players to cross the plate on two hits while striking out five.

McGRAE GRACE THROWS NO HITTER

In one of those magical pitching season's, McGrae Grace (2019 Grad) threw Golden Era's fourth no-hitter of the season for the 11U squad. Earlier this season Grace came close to a no-hitter, throwing a complete game one hitter.

Sunday would be his day though, as he struck out five en-route to a no-hitter over Miken Baseball.

McGrae Grace on the mound in his no-hitter (Summer 2013)

HUNTER MOTT'S BIG DAY AT THE PLATE LEADS GOLDEN ERA TO VICTORY

HUNTER TAKING BATTING PRACTICE TO PREP FOR RETURN FROM HIS INJURY

Hunter Mott began the 2013 season on fire, hitting around .450 through the teams first 30 games when he was hit by a pitch that broke his right fore-arm.

Mott came back from the injury with force this weekend, in game one of the weekend tournament Hunter hammered two doubles and accounted for 5 of the teams 11 runs, while recording 3 RBI's and scoring two times as well.

The team moved on to win the game 11-3, setting the stage to advance and win the tournament.

PUNLA DEALS ON THE MOUND AS G.E. SUFFERS AN EXTRA INNING TOUGH LOSS

Best of the Best Tournament

Punla on the mound in San Diego

Game 4
G.E. 2, San Diego Game Face 3

Johnny Punla was simply superb in his start in the West Coast Best of the Best tournament in San Diego, doing everything in his power for the Bay Area Select squad, throwing seven innings of 3 hit ball while striking out 5 and only allowing 1 earned run through 7 innings.

In the final game of pool play in San Diego, G.E.'s Bay Area Select was matched up against the San Diego Game Face squad. Both teams were 2-1 in the tournament and the winner would secure a berth to advance to the championship round.

Golden Era jumped ahead in the second inning on a single by Jack Montgomery (Fairfield), scoring Mason Rogan (Clayton) to put our Bay Area Select squad up 1-0.

San Diego answered back in the bottom half of the second with a run of their own, aided by a little help from the umpire who missed a blatant call at 2nd base that would of ended the inning without a run being scored.

Golden Era jumped back ahead again in the third inning on a 2 out RBI single by Akintunde Ahmad (Oakland), scoring Mickey Nunes (Vallejo). That is where the score would sit until the bottom of the seventh inning when San Diego was able to push a run across on a broken bat single.

The game moved on to extra innings where S.D. Game Face scored in the bottom of the eighth to take the win 3-2.

MINTON & KING STELLAR ON THE MOUND IN SAN DIEGO

Jake Minton (Summer of 2013)

Best of the Best Tournament
Game 3
G.E. 5, So-Cal Warriors 1

Golden Era's Bay Area Select High School Club Team has two 2015 grad starting pitchers in their rotation, Andrew King (Walnut Creek) & Jake Minton (Dublin), and both were stellar in their tournament debuts on the road in San Diego.

Both combined efforts in G.E.'s Bay Area Select 5-1 win over the So-Cal Warriors. King got the start on the mound and went the first three innings, allowing one run while striking out four.

Minton came in to finish it off, pitching the final four innings, allowing only two hits and no runs.

At the plate the Bay Area team was lead by shortstop Mickey Nunes (Vallejo) who picked up two hits, along with third basemen Aaron Alexander (Concord) who picked up two hits as well.

PULLIAM ON THE MOUND & BELL AT THE PLATE LEAD G.E. OVER TEAM SAN DIEGO

Best of the Best Tournament

Devin Bell (Summer of 2013)

Game 2
G.E. 9, Team San Diego 1

Tucker Pulliam threw a complete game allowing only four hits while striking out four, picking up the win on the mound 9-1 over Team San Diego.

The bats came alive in the teams second game of the Best of the Best Tournament. Zac Maloney (Dublin) got it going for G.E. in the second with a double to the wall, followed by a single by Devin Bell (Tracy) giving the team a 1-0 lead.

Jarrett Dillon (Walnut Creek) got it going again in the third, launching a double, Mickey Nunes (Vallejo) then knocked Dillon in.

Golden Era blew it open in the fifth, highlighted by a lead off single by Matt McDonald (Dublin), a walk by Danny Uesugi (Walnut Creek), a sac fly from Akintunde Ahmad (Oakland), a single by Mason Rogan (Clayton), another single by Caleb Schwitters (Clayton) and a 2 RBI hit in the gap by Bell. 

SCHWITTERS DOMINANT PITCHING PERFORMANCE NOT ENOUGH

Caleb Schwitters (Summer of 2013)

West Coast Best of the Best Tournament
Game 1 
G.E. 3, West Coast Bulldogs 5

Caleb Schwitters (Clayton) got the start in game 1 of the 2013 Best of the Best Tournament in San Diego, and brought his A game to the mound.

Schwitters allowed a lead off single to the first hitter of the game and only allowed one hit the rest of the way, while recording 5 strikeouts and allowing no earned runs.

The G.E. Bay Area Select team had some trouble in the field which lead to four unearned runs throughout the game, giving the West Coast Bulldogs a cushion Golden Era was not able to rebound from, falling 5-3.

Eddy Lopez (Tracy), Akintunde Ahmad (Oakland) and Aaron Alexander (Concord) all added RBI's hits for G.E.'s Bay Area Select.

AKINTUNDE AHMAD NAMED OAKLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Akintunde Ahmad (Summer of 2013)

Golden Era Baseball would like to congratulate 2014 grad, Akintunde Ahmad on recently being named Oakland Athletic League Player of the Year.

When Akintunde heard the news at first he was surprised because it wasn't something he set out to do, truthfully it was an award he had forgot they even handed out. He knew of First Team All-League and Second Team All League, but not a league MVP.

When it all settled in though, Akintunde said it felt really good to know his hard work was recognized and people noticed.

For his senior season next year his goal is to try and repeat what he did this year, along with raising his Batting Average, which was right around .500 during the 2013 season swinging a wood bat all year, as well as increasing his number of Stolen Bases and having less errors in the field.

Ahmad says, "He plans to work hard to become a better player for next year over this summer and off-season. I don't want to get complacent".

Even more impressive than his stats and accomplishments on the baseball field, Akintunde is also a gifted musician and student, where he plays the Trumpet, French Horn as well as West African Drum because his mom use to be a West African Dancer as a kid, when he began playing and has continued. At University of California Berkeley, Ahmad is a member of their gifted musician program.

Akintunde also holds a 4.3 GPA in the class room, where English is his favorite subject. For college he wants to go to a 4 year university and major in either the science field, law or business. He is still trying to narrow it down and of course would like to play baseball in college.

Congratulations again to Akintunde Ahmad on a tremendous season and we wish you future success!

G.E.'S BAY AREA SELECT DROP PITCHERS DUEL 2-0

Clayton Nodal

G.E. Bay Area Select 0, Berkovich 2

G.E.'s Bay Area Select and Berkovich locked up in a pitchers duel Thursday afternoon, with Berkovich pulling it out 2-0.

It was one of the better pitching match ups you'll see, with Golden Era's Clayton Nodal and Sean Jenkins of Berkovich both dealing back and fourth on the mound.

Both pitchers scattered only 4 hits in their efforts.

Berkovich was able to score 1 run in the second inning and another in the third, and that would be all they would get off Nodal, who didn't allow a hit after the third inning.

Jenkins was just as impressive, holding G.E.'s Bay Area Select scoreless picking up a 2-0 win. 

TEAM EFFORT LEADS TO DOUBLE HEADER SWEEP OVER THE CALIFORNIA WARRIORS

Players pick up Devin Bell after scoring the tying run

Golden Era Bay Area Select vs. California Warriors
Game 1: G.E. Bay Area Select 6 CA Warriors 5

Golden Era's Bay Area Select high school summer team kept up their hot start on Sunday, taking a double header sweep from the California Warriors. The 2 wins advanced Bay Area Select to 6-0 on the season.

Game 1 got started with G.E. jumping ahead with a 3 run first inning and the squad never fell behind in a 6-5 win. Tucker Pulliam (Dublin) got the start on the mound and went 4 solid innings allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run in his effort. In the 5th Drae Randolph (Benicia) took the hill for the first time this summer striking out 2 in his 1 1/3 innings of work.

Aaron Alexander (Concord) came in to record the final 5 outs to close out the game on 1 hit and striking out 2. 

Danny Uesugi (Summer of 2013)

Danny Uesugi (Walnut Creek) lead the charge at the plate going a perfect 3-3 at the dish with singles in the

first, third, and fifth innings.

Mickey Nunes (Napa) also added 2 hits and an RBI along with 2 RBI's from Tunde Ahmad (Oakland).

Game 2:
G.E. Bay Area Select 6 CA Warriors 5

In game 2 Golden Era's Bay Area Select and the CA Warriors volleyed the lead six times, but Golden Era came out on top for a 6-5 win in Sunday afternoon's nightcap.

G.E came from behind and took the lead in the fifth inning and held on for the victory.

With G.E. down by a run heading into the fifth a comeback was in order. With one out Devin Bell (Tracy) came to the plate and lined the first pitch into left field for a single. Andrew Pearce (Martinez) walked, moving runners to first and second.

Seth Blume (Walnut Creek) then stepped to the plate and singled to left field, scoring Bell to tie the game. Danny Uesugi added another hit scoring Pearce giving G.E.'s Bay Area Select the lead for good.

Mason Rogan (Clayton) and Matty McDonald (Dublin) added big RBI hits as well.

Andrew King (Summer of 2013)

Andrew King (Walnut Creek) got the start on the mound in game 2, working 3 1/3 innings before turning the ball over to Eddy Lopez (Stockton), who struck out three of the five batters he faced.

Jack Minton (Dublin) came on the finish off the game and earn the win on the mound, pitching two scoreless innings while striking out two and allowing only one hit.

GOLDEN ERA CRUSHES THE WALNUT CREEK BULLDAWGS IN DOMINANT WIN

Golden Era scored 7 runs in the first inning and added another 4 runs in the second inning to jump out to an early big lead and cruised from there to a dominant win over the Walnut Creek Bulldawgs.

NODAL & PUNLA STELLAR PITCHING PERFORMANCES LEAD BAY AREA SELECT SWEEP OVER THE PLAYMAKERS

Clayton Nodal

G.E. Bay Area Select  vs. Playmakers
Game 1: G.E. 11, Playmakers 1

Golden Era's Bay Area Select cruised past Playmakers Baseball on Saturday, sweeping a double-header to advance to 4-0 on the young season.

In game 1 Bay Area Select broke it open by scoring five runs in the fifth, highlighted by a two-run double by Eddy Lopez, an RBI double by Johnny Punla and a RBI single by Aaron Alexander..

Mickey Nunez racked up three RBIs on three hits to lead the offense as well.

Clayton Nodal brought his "A-Game" against the Playmakers during his outing. The Playmakers managed just two hits off of Nodal, who allowed no earned runs, walked two and struck out four during his 6 solid in innings of work.

Game 2: G.E. 6, Playmakers 0

Johnny Punla (Summer of 2013)

Golden Era's Bay Area Select completed the double-header sweep Saturday afternoon, pulling out a 6-0 win over the Playmakers.

Johnny Punla was phenomenal on the mound, pitching 5 shut-out innings while striking out 8 and only allowing 2 hits.

In total on the day G.E's Bay Area Select pitchers only gave up 4 hits over the course of 2 games.

It didn't take long for the squad to strike in game two, as Golden Era scored three runs in the first on a two-run double by Eddy Lopez followed by an RBI single by Mickey Nunes.

Golden Era's Bay Area Select continued to add on, pushing one run across in each of the third, fourth and fifth innings.

Jake Minton came on to pitch the 6th and 7th innings, holding the Playmakers scoreless without allowing a hit. 

G.E's BAY AREA SELECT BEGIN SEASON WITH DOUBLE HEADER SWEEP

Golden Era's Bay Area Select High School Summer Club Team took the field for the first time Sunday, opening up Northern California Connie Mack league play against the Alameda Dark Horses.

Game 1 was a pitchers duel from start to end, with 5 Bay Area Select pitchers, Johnny Punla, Andrew King, Jake Minton, Eddy Lopez & Caleb Schwitters holding the Dark Horses scoreless and only allowing 3 hits en-route to a 1-0 victory.

Game 2 the pitching was once again spectacular, with Clayton Nodal, Matthew McDonald, Jordan Katzeff and Tucker Pulliam all holding down the Dark Horses.

In the second game of the double header the bats also came alive for G.E's Bay Area Select squad, with big hits by several players, Zac Maloney, Eddy Lopez, Tunde Ahmad, Danny Uesugi, Aaron Alexander, Jack Montgomery & Seth Blume.

When it was all said and done 10 runs were posted as the team cruised to the the double-header sweep, beginning the 2013 Northern California Connie Mack League 2-0.

MICHAEL'S GRAND-SLAM SPARKS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING COMEBACK'S IN G.E. HISTORY

2013 MEMORIAL DAY CLASSIC UPDATE

Zion Michael & Ian Pascual (Memorial Day Weekend 2013)

Ian Pascual slammed his first home-run of the season on Sunday afternoon against the Tri-Valley Dawgs, a ball that traveled an estimated 260 feet in the air. His home-run gave Golden Era the lead in the 4th inning and the team never looked back, cruising to a 8 to 1 victory.

Sunday's night game didn't start out Golden Era's way, falling behind 9 to 2 early to the Golden Gate Sliders which is where the score sat heading into the last inning. Then one of those once in a season innings happened.

Hunter Mott led off the top of the last inning with a 9 pitch walk, Ian Pascual worked the count and was later hit by a pitch, McRae Grace then came up and walked as well loading the bases for Zion Michael.

Zion got a pitch he could handle and didn't miss, sending an absolute bomb deep into the night sky for a grand-slam. The home-run still put Golden Era behind 9 to 6 but CJ Hudson quickly got it going again with a double to left center.

Rocky Sizemore then reached base on a catchers interference call and Matthew Miles got an infield single to load the bases. Ryan Sasaki now stepped to the plate with still no outs and G.E. down by 3 when he lined a single into left field scoring 2 making it a 9 to 8 ball game.

The next two hitters were retired and with two outs Hunter Mott came to the plate and hit a ball into right field scoring 2 to give Golden Era the lead. Mott then stole 2nd base and scored on the next pitch when Ian Pascual also knocked a hit into right field.

When it was all said and done Golden Era had put 10 runs on the board in the inning giving them a 12 to 9 lead.

Pascual retired the side in order in the bottom half of the inning and just like that the 11U Elite squad and completed one of the most memorial comeback wins in Golden Era history.

The win moved Golden Era to a 3 to 1 record in the Memorial Day Classic heading into Monday's championship round.

HUDSON WALK-OFF SINGLE LIFTS GOLDEN ERA OVER THE NEWARK COUGARS

CJ Hudson came to the plate in a tied game with 2 outs in the last inning with a chance to be the hero... and he delivered.

Hudson lined a fastball into right field scoring Ryan Sasaki giving Golden Era the 3-2 walk-off win over the Newark Cougars.

CJ Hudson (Spring 2013)

GRACE DEALS ON THE MOUND

McRae Grace made his first start on the mound Sunday afternoon and to say he was dealing is an understatement. Grace handled the opponents lineup with ease, racking up nine strikeouts, allowing only one earned run on two hits and three walks over six innings.

Mcrae Grace (Spring 2013) (6th Grade)

SASAKI DOMINANT IN WIN OVER NOR-CAL TITANS

Ryan Sasaki powered Golden Era Baseball ELITE 11U at the plate and on the mound Saturday afternoon, almost single-handily leading the squad to a 6-3 victory over the Nor-Cal Titans.

At the plate, Sasaki racked up two RBIs on two hits, with singles in the first and second innings.

On the mound, Sasaki was carving up the Nor-Cal Titans all day. The Titans managed just three hits off of the Golden Era Baseball's pitcher, who allowed no earned runs, walked two and struck out five during his five innings of work.

Golden Era Baseball ELITE 11U never surrendered the lead after the first inning, scoring two runs on two singles.

Ryan Sasaki (Spring 2013) (5th Grade)

GOLDEN ERA 11U WIN 2ND CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE SEASON

The Golden Era Elite went 4 & 0 over the weekend outscoring there opponents 42-10 to win their 2nd championship of the season through 3 tournaments entered.

MATTHEW MILES THROWS GE'S 3RD NO-HITTER OF THE SEASON

The 2013 Golden Era 11U pitching staff is off to a special start to the season, through 11 games the team has thrown 3 no-hitters, with the latest coming from Matthew Miles.

The staff has also thrown one 1 hitter and two 2 hitters so far this season.

Miles was in dominant form when he took the mound against the Reno Hurricanes. striking out 4 and walking 1 en-route to his no-hitter.

Matthew Miles

PEARCE, PASCUAL & SIZEMORE COMBINE TO THROW GE's 2ND STRAIGHT NO-HITTER

In Golden Era's first action back on the field after Owen Wilson and Ryan Mooar combined to throw a perfect game... Aidan Pearce, Ian Pascual and Rocky Sizemore continued the dominance on the mound, combining to throw a no-hitter themselves against the North Bay Redbirds of Santa Rosa.

Ian Pascual, Aidan Pearce, Rocky Sizemore

Golden Era Wins President's Day Tournament

The 2012 Golden Era 10U squad advanced to the championship the last 4 tournaments they played in last season... and it didn't take too long for the 2013, now 11U team, to pick right back up where they left off.

Over President's Day weekend the guys took the field for there first game action and came right out of the gates running on all cylinders, picking up a 9-2 victory over Modesto. The game was highlighted by 5 Golden Era pitchers holding Modesto to only 2 hits and 0 walks, Aidan Pearce, Ian Pascual, Hunter Mott, Rocky Sizemore and Matthew Miles.

When single elimination play rolled around Golden Era was matched up against the Dublin Dawgs. The Dawgs jumped ahead with 2 unearned runs in the 1st inning, but it was all Golden Era from there. Once again the pitching was spectatular with Pearce, Pascual, Mott and Sizemore again leading the way.

The bats were on fire as well as Golden Era put up 8 runs throughout the game. Ryan Sasaki, Zion Michael, and Hunter Mott all picked up 2 hits a piece. Another big hit came from the best at-bat of the day when Owen Wilson came to the plate with 2 outs and the bases loaded.

Wilson fell behind in the count 0-2, then worked the count full, fouled off a couple more pitches before lining a single to right field to plate 2 runs. Golden Era would score 3 more runs to put the game away for good.

The win advanced the Elite the championship game.

The Championship Game was never really in question as the G.E. Elite scored 4 runs in the top of the 1st inning and put another 10 runs on the board in the 2nd en-route to cruising to a 14-0 victory over the Pleasant Hill Hawks.

At the plate several G.E. hitters we're on fire, lead by Ian Pascual's triple, double and 5 RBI's. Ryan Mooar, Nick Momaney, Ryan Sasaki, Hunter Mott & Zion Michael all picked up hits and RBI's as well.

And if winning the championship 14-0 wasn't enough, Owen Wilson and Ryan Mooar combined to throw a no-hitter in the victory as well. Not a bad way to start the season...

OWEN WILSON & RYAN MOOAR COMBINE TO THROW A NO-HITTER EN-ROUTE TO A 14-0 VICTORY OVER THE PLEASANT HILL HAWKS