13U GRAY Upcoming events
August, 2019 -- Rox 13U Gray turning 14U this Fall is looking for 1-2 players. Contact coach Ron Sipiora @ sssipper@aol.com for tryout info.
13U GRAY News and NOTEs
June 8-9, 2019... Rox Gray 13U wins XDS All Star Classic Tournament D1 bracket.
May 24-27, 2019... Rox Gray 13U wins Irvine Pony Memorial Day Tournament Silver bracket.
May, 2019... Rox Gray 13U finishes CCYB season with 9-4 record.
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July 7-13, 2018. Cooperstown.... Rox 12U Gray finishes 17th out of 104 teams. The team went 4-2 in pool play in a very competitive field with their only 2 losses coming against eventual 2nd place finisher USA Stars and 9th place NJ Raildog Titans. There was no shortage of excitement all week:
Game 1 of pool play saw Rox Gray give up 6 first inning runs to the Warren Blue Devils, but the Rox chipped away and eventually won on a walk-off safety squeeze in the bottom of the 6th inning 7-6.
Game 4 had Rox Gray trailing 5-0 entering the 6th and final inning against a very formidable Detroit Metro Star team. After a 2 run HR made the score 5-2, two more hits set the stage for a dramatic dead center 3 run HR to tie the game 5-5. Three more hits gave the Rox the lead 7-5. But the Metro Stars responded with back to back HR's to lead off the bottom of the 6th to tie the score 7-7. The next batter got to third base with no outs and it looked like the miraculous comeback wasn't meant to be... but the Rox picked him off third and held them to go into extra innings. A double followed by a single gave Rox Gray the lead for good as they held off the Metro Stars in the bottom of the inning stranding 2 runners to win 8-7.
Game 6 didn't have quite the same excitement but it did have 3 Rox pitchers combining on a no-hitter. This paired with a growing offensive assault produced a 16-0 win over Team All American Blue heading into single elimination play.
The 4-2 pool play record gave the team the 36th seed and earned them 2 byes in the single elimination bracket. The third round of single elimination vs the Ormond Beach Golden Spikes was an exciting offensive game with Rox Gray coming out on top with a 17-13 win.
Their fourth round opponent was the 29th seed Virginia Rise Red. Rox Gray continued to hit, scoring 7 in the top of the first inning only to see the Rise Red chip and bang away and eventually the game was tied at 12-12 after the 4th inning. But the Rox Gray bats didn't stop, eventually securing a 20-14 victory.
Their fifth round opponent was the #4 seed, Warhawks Baseball from Colorado. Rox Gray came out of the gates firing, banging out a 2 run HR followed by a 3 run HR for a 5-0 lead with 1 out in the first inning. The 5 runs were already more runs than the Warhawks had given up in any game to this point. But being the third consecutive game for the Rox against a well rested Warhawks team playing their first game of the day proved too much as Rox Gray eventually fell 19-7.
It was an extremely exciting week for the team as they head into their 13U season this Fall, a week they will never forget.
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May 25-28, 2018. Rox 12U Gray wins Irvine Pony Memorial Day D2 tournament. After going 1-1 in pool play, Rox Gray won 3 straight games including a 16-3 victory over Old School Blue in the championship game.
May, 2018. Rox 12U Gray finishes the 12U CCYB Spring season 12-4.
February 17-18, 2018. Rox 12U Gray wins XDS President's Day D2 tournament. After going 1-1 in pool play, Rox Gray beat Los Osos 5-3 in the semi-final game to earn their way into the championship game where they cruised to an 11-5 victory over the La Mirada Bulls.
November, 2017-- Rox 12U Gray would like to thank the following organizations for their generous donations towards Cooperstown Dreams Park in summer, 2018: Seascape, Inc. United Site Services Rendl Enterprises Right Click, Inc. Stater Bros.
November, 2016 -- Rox 11U Gray finishes Fall 2017 CCYB season with 7-3 record.
July 15, 2016 -- ROX announce formation of new 11U Gray team
The ROX have added a second 11U team for the fall 2016 season and beyond. Ron Sipiora has been appointed as head coach, and has begun adding players to the roster.
May 24-27, 2019... Rox Gray 13U wins Irvine Pony Memorial Day Tournament Silver bracket.
May, 2019... Rox Gray 13U finishes CCYB season with 9-4 record.
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July 7-13, 2018. Cooperstown.... Rox 12U Gray finishes 17th out of 104 teams. The team went 4-2 in pool play in a very competitive field with their only 2 losses coming against eventual 2nd place finisher USA Stars and 9th place NJ Raildog Titans. There was no shortage of excitement all week:
Game 1 of pool play saw Rox Gray give up 6 first inning runs to the Warren Blue Devils, but the Rox chipped away and eventually won on a walk-off safety squeeze in the bottom of the 6th inning 7-6.
Game 4 had Rox Gray trailing 5-0 entering the 6th and final inning against a very formidable Detroit Metro Star team. After a 2 run HR made the score 5-2, two more hits set the stage for a dramatic dead center 3 run HR to tie the game 5-5. Three more hits gave the Rox the lead 7-5. But the Metro Stars responded with back to back HR's to lead off the bottom of the 6th to tie the score 7-7. The next batter got to third base with no outs and it looked like the miraculous comeback wasn't meant to be... but the Rox picked him off third and held them to go into extra innings. A double followed by a single gave Rox Gray the lead for good as they held off the Metro Stars in the bottom of the inning stranding 2 runners to win 8-7.
Game 6 didn't have quite the same excitement but it did have 3 Rox pitchers combining on a no-hitter. This paired with a growing offensive assault produced a 16-0 win over Team All American Blue heading into single elimination play.
The 4-2 pool play record gave the team the 36th seed and earned them 2 byes in the single elimination bracket. The third round of single elimination vs the Ormond Beach Golden Spikes was an exciting offensive game with Rox Gray coming out on top with a 17-13 win.
Their fourth round opponent was the 29th seed Virginia Rise Red. Rox Gray continued to hit, scoring 7 in the top of the first inning only to see the Rise Red chip and bang away and eventually the game was tied at 12-12 after the 4th inning. But the Rox Gray bats didn't stop, eventually securing a 20-14 victory.
Their fifth round opponent was the #4 seed, Warhawks Baseball from Colorado. Rox Gray came out of the gates firing, banging out a 2 run HR followed by a 3 run HR for a 5-0 lead with 1 out in the first inning. The 5 runs were already more runs than the Warhawks had given up in any game to this point. But being the third consecutive game for the Rox against a well rested Warhawks team playing their first game of the day proved too much as Rox Gray eventually fell 19-7.
It was an extremely exciting week for the team as they head into their 13U season this Fall, a week they will never forget.
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May 25-28, 2018. Rox 12U Gray wins Irvine Pony Memorial Day D2 tournament. After going 1-1 in pool play, Rox Gray won 3 straight games including a 16-3 victory over Old School Blue in the championship game.
May, 2018. Rox 12U Gray finishes the 12U CCYB Spring season 12-4.
February 17-18, 2018. Rox 12U Gray wins XDS President's Day D2 tournament. After going 1-1 in pool play, Rox Gray beat Los Osos 5-3 in the semi-final game to earn their way into the championship game where they cruised to an 11-5 victory over the La Mirada Bulls.
November, 2017-- Rox 12U Gray would like to thank the following organizations for their generous donations towards Cooperstown Dreams Park in summer, 2018: Seascape, Inc. United Site Services Rendl Enterprises Right Click, Inc. Stater Bros.
November, 2016 -- Rox 11U Gray finishes Fall 2017 CCYB season with 7-3 record.
July 15, 2016 -- ROX announce formation of new 11U Gray team
The ROX have added a second 11U team for the fall 2016 season and beyond. Ron Sipiora has been appointed as head coach, and has begun adding players to the roster.