ASAP Academy's baseball and softball tournament in support of their 12U team's trip to the Cooperstown Experience Tournament will be held April 11 at Canyon Country Little League.

Teams will compete in one four age group divisions (6U, 9U, 10U, 12U), and there is a maximum of four teams per division. Each team is guaranteed to play two games and the top two teams will play for the tournament championship.

The cost is $250 per team, and each team is required to provide three balls for the tournament. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and you can download the registration forms now.

A snack bar will be available and parking is free.

For more information, contact Rainel Caranto at rainel@asapbaseballacademy.com or 661-803-7549.

ASAP's first-ever Texas Hold-Em Poker Tournament was held on Feb. 20 to raise funds to support the academy's 12U team can go to the Cooperstown Experience Tournament this summer. Thanks to the many wonderful players and donors, this event was a huge success for all involved! 

All the money raised goes directly towards paying for our players to go to Cooperstown, NY. They will be playing in a week-long tournament from June 26–July 2 at Cooperstown All Star Village, a place where all young baseball players dream of playing baseball. Teams from all over the world will compete against each other and experience a wonderful week of baseball!

With the help of our team parents, coaches and staff from Line Drive Batting Cages, we were able to accommodate nearly 50 people that evening. Congratulations to our top winner, Mitch Stadt, for holding out to the end and taking the entire pot! The food was provided by The Taco Guy, Erika and Salvador, some of the best tacos in town! A special thank you goes out to Steve and his staff at Line Drive for allowing us to host our event at their facility and for being there throughout the event.

We would like to thank each of our donors individually for their contributions to the silent auction. Because of you, we were able to raise more than $2600.00 for our team players!

Thanks to:

• Nancy Guzman for a gift certificate at The Hair Encounter
• Jeni Brooks  for a gift certificate at Skinplistic
• Jennifer Jahanbigloo for a gift certificate at Juan Juan Salon in Beverly Hills
• Jessica Martin for a wonderful basket at Jessica Martin Day Spa
• Ed Rubio who donated a weekend at Casa De Rubio in Big Bear
• The Cevene Family for great Dodger ticket packages
• The Bedell Family for Jethawks tickets
• Monte Brooks & Dave Larsen at Masters College for a 1 week registration at Summer Baseball Camp
• The Crawford Family for gift certificates to Buca Di Beppo & Don Cuco’s
• Trader Joes for a wonderful bag of goodies
• Blue Sand Thai Day Spa for a fabulous massage certificate
• Maria Cevene for a makeup and hair care basket
• Vikki Williams, Executive Producer of CSI: NY for a signed CSI script, CSI DVD box set and hat
• Steve McAfee at Line Drive for a bat and baseball accessories
• Victory Sports for 2 pairs of Custom made baseball pants
• The Caranto Family for a weekend stay in Las Vegas at the Polo Towers
• Arlene Hopwood for a beautiful collection of Cookie Lee jewelry
• The Stadt Family for a Sunpower Solar Certificate
• Sabrina at Avantage for a gift certificate
• John Henderson, USC Athletics & Spencer Gordon for a USC Football game package.

Thanks to our participants and to those who made purchases in our silent auction. We hope that you enjoy all of your new goodies! We hope everyone had a fabulous evening!  We are truly grateful for the support from each and every one of you! Because of you, we are a few miles closer now to Cooperstown!



From the The Signal:

SALEM, OR—It was a week where all the stars aligned for the Hart Gold U-10 softball team. After traveling north to Salem, Ore., the group put on a dominating performance at the 2009 ASA U-10 National Championship. ... Hart Gold hit .460 and the team was anchored by the performance of pitcher Lindsay Clare, who has worked individually with ASAP Coach Rainel Caranto. Read More...

The Hart Gold U-10 softball team won the 2009 ASA U-10 National Championship in Salem, Ore., earlier this month. Team members are, front row, from left: Ty Cueva, Cassidy FitzGerald, Amanda Doyle, Cayla Kessinger and Abby Sweet. Middle row: Lindsay Clare, Jessie Harper, Raquel Blanchard, Brittney Ross-Smith, Emily Anderson and Mariah Lopez. Back row: Manager Darren FitzGerald, coach Jud Doyle, coach Cory Kessinger and coach Geoff Ross-Smith. Not pictured: Sierra Boyajian.

Also, check out the Statesman Journal's Photo Gallery of Hart's win.