I am looking for a travel team to play summer ball with. I am Junior and will be 17 August 4, 2007. Last summer I tried out for a 16U travel team but ended up making the older 18U team playing almost every inning. So I believe I have the ability to play up. Would like to stay close to Oklahoma but I don't have to.
Position: 3rd, 2nd
Bat: Right
Throws: Right

Boomer,
Have you checked out the Travelers? I have heard good things about them. Here is a link to their website www.elkcitytravelers.com/. They appear to have a tryout coming up on April 15. Good luck to you.

Thanks for the information.

Consider the Burkburnett Black Sox.

The Elk City (Woodward) Traveler organization is one of the best/top 17/18 programs in the country. For 25 years they were the premier American Legion program in the southwest, some years the USA. With the 'advent; of select baseball the Travelers moved from Woodward to Elk City some time in the early 90's I think. They were founded and coached for 25 or so years by a fine and distinguished baseball legend - Bob Ward. The organization is now run by Bob's son, Greg. It is a fine program for the kid that wants to experience baseball 24/7 (and everything that comes with it !!) during June, July, and August. They'll play 80-90 games and they do live up to their name 'Travelers'. They will play in N.M, KS, MO, TX, CO, and of course all over the state of OK.

Two of their most recent and notable grads are the starting SS at OSU in Stillwater, and also the Cowboys starting 1B/DH. Mercer and Rebel. There are hundreds of others - all the way back to former Ranger of note Monty Fariss. There were some Mike Hargrove connections there at one time, but I don't recall if Grover actually ever played for the Travelers.

Anyway, give it a shot at the open tryouts. It would be an honor and a priviledge to play for The Oklahoma Travelers.

Welcome back UTPANAM
Where have you been

Went to the Elk City Travelers tryout this past Sunday and had a great outing. There were over 60 players there maybe 4 or 5 that weren't quite on the same level as everyone else but all in all everyone was pretty even. Not your usual tryout it was actually run more like a practice and a very good practice with lots of instruction.

Not sure how they keep track of the different players we were all wearing whatever and I didn't see anyone writing anything down. Some of the players seemed to know that they were already on the team. So I am not sure what they were looking for.

I will be back there this Sunday trying to impress.

Good luck Boomer. Hope you make the team!