What is the competition like in the CABA World Series held in Euclid, OH starting 7/21. My team is going there and went last year and faced really good competition. Should we expect the same?

What age? But I would think you would face good comp.

HC - this tournament is an excellent show case imho. There are lots of pro and college scouts there so if you play good, you will be noticed. This is where my son was discovered and led us to the school where he is at today.

Please let me know your team, your number, and when you may be playing and I'll try and stop by and say hello. Especially let me know if you are playing the Mentor baseball team when the time comes and I'll be sure to stop over and say hi

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Please let me know your team, your number, and when you may be playing and I'll try and stop by and say hello.

Promises, promises.....

HCB - Keep an eye on Bergen Beach. They're always loaded with talent from all over. Also, one of our posters (Ruste) has a son who will be playing in it. Maybe he can elaborate on who the stud teams are.

CD, my son's team the Richmond Braves 08 will be up their. I'll keep an eye on the Mentor team. Would like to meet you. I'll be their Sat,Sun. And then the floowing Thurs thru Sun. I'm not sure but we won't know who and where we play until Fri. night when the coaches get their packets.

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Promises, promises.....

Ruste, contrary to some other opinions around here, I'll do everything in my power to stop up and meet you I just remembered that CABA generally posts the schedules so I'll look for your team and HC's. Cool stuff

I play for the Sun Devils...and we play Friday night for our first game, I'm not sure of the time. I dont know age group either im guessing 18u though.

From the CABA website, here is a listing of the 40 teams who are competing in the tournament. The favorites as they are every year is Bergen Beach. I believe A-Rod and Ken Griffey Jr. have played for them in the past.

Euclid, Ohio The HSWS is frozen at
H.S. ULTIMATE (40) Fourty Teams Status
1 Euclid Post 343 (Host 1, 2, 3) Host Assignment
2 Eastlake North (Host 4) Host Assignment
3 Mentor, Ohio (Host 5) Host Assignment
4 Lake Catholic (Lake County (Host 6)) Host Assignment
5 VASJ (Host #7) Host Assignment
6 (Solon #8 Host) Boys Summer Team Host Assignment
7 Richmond VA Braves '08 Registration Completed
8 Northern VA Blackhawks Registration Completed
9 Summit City IN Sluggers Registration Completed
10 Michigan Predators Registration Completed
11 Michigan Red Sox Registration Completed
12 Columbus Cobras Registration Completed
13 New York Nine Registration Completed
14 Kentucky Baseball Club Registration Completed
15 WACO Wolves Livonia, MI Registration Completed
16 Taconic Rangers NY Registration Completed
17 Wisconsin Shockers Registration Completed
18 Cincinnati Flames Registration Completed
19 Cincinnati West Stars Registration Completed
20 Ohio Rattlers Registration Completed
21 Cincinnati Falcons Registration Completed
22 West Chester OH Titans Registration Completed
23 Lexington KY Henry Clay Sun Devils Registration Completed
24 Bergen Beach NY Registration Completed
25 MAF Gators North Royalton, OH Registration Completed
26 South Farmington MI Blues - 16 Registration Completed
27 Columbus, Ohio Sharks Registration Completed
28 Pittsburgh Wild Things Registration Completed
29 Wichita Sluggers Basebvall Academy Registration Completed
30 Team Florida "A" Ed has registration
31 Team Florida "B" Ed has registration
32 Wheaton Briarcliffe Blazers Registration Completed
33 Chicago Heights Jayhawks Registration Completed
34 LaCross WI Raiders Registration Completed
35 Rockford IL Hitmen Registration Completed
36 Wisconsin All Stars Registration Completed
37 CBA Blue Heat Committed Not Fully Registered
38 Cleveland Cobras Committed Not Fully Registered
39 Cleveland TNT The HSWS is frozen at Committed Not Fully Registered
40 Seacrest

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Originally posted by ClevelandDad:
From the CABA website, here is a listing of the 40 teams who are competing in the tournament. The favorites as they are every year is Bergen Beach. I believe A-Rod and Ken Griffey Jr. have played for them in the past.

I'm not sure about Griffy Jr. I know he played for Midland though, but Helton, Damon and A-Rod all played for Bergen.

Quite a lineup. The only team I know about besides Henry Clay is Kentucky Baseball Club. They have some great players from across the state and have a good shot at winning this.

HC - I've never heard of KY Baseball Club. Where are they out of?

They are a team made from Champions Baseball the new place out Nicholasville Road. Most of the talent out of Lexington plays for these teams they have I believe 13-18 year old teams. The one going to CABA is the 17u team including Robbie Ross and Nick Maronde, 2 outstanding pitchers. A lot of Catholic players also like Wes Cadwell and Travis Redmon if you recognize those names.

Oh yeah, I'm familiar with Champions, but have never heard of that team. I knew Lex Cath doesn't have a summer team and their players have done a variety of teams in the summer. That's interesting. Do you know who coaches them - just curious. I'm wondering if it's the same group that used to have KY Elite which was around for a couple of years and had some Champions folks involved.

Link to game schedules for Sat. , Sun.

http://dbuckw.homeip.net/CABA06/Schedules/WS_9.html

Ruste, good luck, sorry we won't be there. Your boy got hosed down in Jupiter, he looked great!

Thanks Midlo,
Hope Jr. does well and makes the JO team. Live and learn I always say, got to close the book and look ahead. Can't fix or change the past just learn and move on..

Yes the KBC Teams are also like the Elite teams. They are made of basically the same players. Mark Redmon coaches the 17 year old team that is going to CABA. I learned we play Mentor at 5 on Sat, and then on Sunday we play at 8am, and 2 pm, and Monday we play at 11am. All of my teams games are at Mentor High School. Can anyone tell me how the field is there?

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Can anyone tell me how the field is there?

Decent high school field that is fun to play on. No lights but new dugouts, press box, and concession. Fair distances about 325 down the lines and 380 in center. Not too far from Lake Erie so it is beautful in the summertime if you can manage to get a breeze coming out of the north. Of course, in the spring, well...lets not go there

CD, I also see that your son's team will be playing at your high school. Where is that from the Holiday inn Express on Heisley Rd. ?

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CD, I also see that your son's team will be playing at your high school. Where is that from the Holiday inn Express on Heisley Rd. ?

Ruste - former team that is

To answer the question, you are 3-5 miles away which means approximately 5 minutes or so by freeway. You will get on RT. 2 off Heisely Road and head West toward Cleveland. Get off at the very next exit which is Rt. 615 and turn right when you get off the exit ramp. Mentor high school is just a few blocks down from the freeway exit on the right (first light) and it is impossible to miss because it is a behemoth hs. Here is a tip. You can go past the high school and go clockwise all the way around it to get to the hs field. If you park near the woods rather than continuing around, there is a short dirt road from the parking lot that is a very close walk to the field. Either way will get you there however. You should see a bunch of cars parked up near the woods when the school first comes into view at the traffic light.