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There will be a one time registration fee per player.  There will not be a gate fee.

Yes, it is a little bit early to talk fall 2010.  However, with all the little leagues having meetings, we wanted to begin planning.  The Southeast Texas Baseball Academy will be hosting the 1st Southeast Texas Fall Ball League, fall 2010.  Because of competition from other sports (mainly football), most little leagues don't have enough kids to have a fall program.  Those that do, are forced to have 9 & 10 year olds, playing against 11 & 12's.  We will still have fall select tournaments, but [b]this WILL NOT be select teams in this league.[/b]  We are still in the brainstorming phase of this thing, but here is where we are now: Kids will sign up with their respective little leagues.  Little leagues will divide up their signups into teams.  There will be 3 age groups (7 & 8's, 9 & 10's, 11 & 12's).  Kids that don't have a participating little league, will be allowed to sign up at the baseball academy.  They will be added to another team or a new team will be formed.  All games will be Sunday afternoon doubleheaders, this will allow kids that play football to participate.  We will provide uniforms, insurance (in case of an injury), game balls, professional umpires, etc. All games will be played at Ford Fields.  We will play a 8 game regular season, concluding with a 2 game end of the season tournament. League presidents & coaches: Please feel free to send me ideas or contact me for more information, [email protected] . Thanks. Jason Tyner

Just wanted to say thanks to the Parisi Speed School guys for coming out Saturday.  They ran all the kids thru a 30 minute workout & all the kids loved it.  Their brochure is offering a free workout if anyone is interested in seeing what they do.

We have about 5 spots open for walk-up for the Jan. 23rd camp.  Also, the Parisi Speed School will be running the kids through a workout as one of the stations for tomorrows camp.  They are located at Exygon gym (phelan/dowlen, old Ashley's furniture) if anyone would like more info on them.  January 30 camp still has spots remaining.

Around 10 spots available for each camp

Southeast Texas Baseball Academy Pre-Season Hitting Camps (2 camps) Saturday, January 23rd & 30th, 2010 @ Southeast Texas Baseball Academy 1:00PM – 4:00PM (Check-In 12:15 - 12:55 PM) For Ages 6 to 15 The camp will be hosted by Jason Tyner, Morgan Walker, Chris Kingrey & other Academy instructors.  There will be other former professional/college players at the camp as well.  The camp will cover all aspects of hitting.  Each camp will be $50, or $75 for both camps.  Each Saturday will be LIMITED to the first 60 kids that Pre-Register. The camp will be indoors so please bring tennis Shoes and your hitting equipment.  No fielding gloves are required.  Parents can stay, but it is not required. All campers are allowed to hit for free in the Academy token cages from January 23rd through January 30th.  Campers names will be on a list, just ask the cashier at the front desk for tokens, UNLIMITED TOKENS. For more information call 409-842-3900 or e-mail us at [email protected] or go the website to register www.setexasbaseballacademy.com

Still have around 25 spots open for next weekends camp.  Thanks.

Jason Tyner $50 for 45 minutes (one on one) The complete list of Academy instructors is: Pat Ford Chris Kingrey Wes Koch Jed McBride Jeff Moye Trey Rinando Jason Tyner Morgan Walker All prices & their bios can be found on academy website. www.setexasbaseballacademy.com/bios.htm

Jay Bruce is scheduled to be there again this year too.

we do have a silent mail auction that last for a few more weeks.  Anyone who is interested in a copy of the items can email me and i will get it to you, [email protected] .  There will also be an auction the day of the camp out at Ford Park fields while the camp is going on. I posted the camp registration info on the Academy website & you can now begin registering for the charity camp www.setexasbaseballacademy.com .  We are going to limit the camp to the first 75 kids that pre-register.  All kids will recieve t-shirts and lunch.  The camp cost is $50.  All proceeds from the camp and auctions will go to the Juliet Tyner Memorial Scholarship Foundation & they are tax-deductible.

Pete played at West Brook & then pitched for Houston Baptist.  He will be there for his 12th consecutive camp.

12th Annual Jason Tyner Charity Baseball Camp Saturday, December 12th, 2009 @ Southeast Texas Baseball Academy 10:00AM - 3:00PM (Check-In 9:00-9:45 AM) For Ages 6 to 15 All proceeds from the camp will go to the Juliet Tyner Memorial Scholarship Foundation which will provide four $1,500 College Scholarships to local baseball and softball players.  So far we have given out over $63,000 in scholarships to local student-athletes. Past camps have included Major Leaguers Jay Bruce (Reds), Ben Broussard (Mariners), Casey Fossum (Tigers), Brian Sanchez (Marlins), Chip Ambres (Royals), Ryan Rupe (Red Sox), Eric Cammack (Mets), Mark Petkovsek (Rangers), John Patterson (Nationals), Mark Johnson (former Texas A&M Head Coach), Dave Lottsfelt (N.Y. Mets Scout), along with other professional baseball players such as Morgan Walker, David Huggins, Wes Cooksey, and many other professional and college players.  The camp will cover hitting, pitching, fielding, and baserunning We will begin taking registrations on the Academy website in the next couple of weeks & I will update everyone with the instructor list when guys confirm. Thanks. Jason Tyner

The baseball camps are a good idea, but many of the schools have prospect camps held just for juniors & seniors, that would be more beneficial.  As for the videos, I think they are expensive and most of them won't be seen.  Recruiters want to see the kids in person, or go off someones opinion that they trust.  They don't have time to sort through all the videos they get, as most, misrepresent the kids.  There are a lot of internet scouting groups that i wouldn't recommend, as most are just money making operations. And finally, i didn't have the intent to turn this into an anti-Sundevil post.  I personally believe that its a great organization, that offers opportunities to local kids that they would get no where else.  They have developed a reputation that schools trust and have the ability to get schools to come to them.  Most kids & teams are not in that same situation.  The Sundevils only have so many roster spots & there are a lot more scholarship worthy kids in this area.  I believe staying in the state of Texas as much as possible is the best way to maximize your Texas school exposure (and thus your cheapest education).  Finding tournaments with the highest level of competition is also very important.  Scouts would rather go to a tournament they can see 10 kids vs. going to see 1 kid.  For this reason, the Sundevils event in Jupiter was a great opportunity for those kids.  Events like that are not available to everyone, but that doesn't mean you can't get a D1 scholarship.  There are lots of quality & affordable events in Texas which offer great exposure to the Texas recruiting pool.  I personally had to drive to Houston 5 days a week when i was in high school, to play on select teams in Houston.  Luckily now, there are several organizations in our area that have teams around here that you can try out for. Again, with the small amount of scholarships schools have to work with & the rising cost of college, i believe focusing on the Texas schools is your best bet.

Just wanted to add, that i'm not taking a shot at any organization.  I personally think its great the amount of time & money that these organizations are putting in to help kids get noticed.  I think spending that money in a more localized manner, will be much more beneficial.  Baseball is not like football where you get full rides.  50% scholarship in baseball is a huge offer.  A 50% partial out-of-state scholarship is going to cost $100,000+ over 4 years (in most cases).  That same scholarship at a Texas state school is going to be around $30,000. The key is to take the kids to schools in our recruiting pool versus hoping the schools fly out to see them play.   I don't have a dog in this fight.  I'm not affiliated with any team.  Just want to inform the parents & kids on how the recruiting process works.  The more times they see you play, the better off you will be.   Jason Tyner

Just wanted to offer some recruiting advice to all the high school baseball players and parents.  You guys need to be playing in Texas as much as possible.  Traveling all over the country is a lot of fun, but those are not the schools that are going to recruit your kids (go check out-of-state rosters & see how many texans are each team, then go check Texas rosters).  The main reason for this is the cost of college.  Baseball teams are allowed 11.7 scholarships for their entire team, which means there are very few full scholarships.  I went to Texas A&M on a 19% scholarship which still came out less than any of my out of state offers.  Some of these national showcase events do offer exposure, but its not necessarily the right exposure.  The more opportunities you have to play (and catch their eye) in front of the schools that will recruit you, the better.  Fall baseball is also extremely important.  Many schools do a majority of their recruiting & signing in the fall when they are not tied down with their own teams.  Baseball camps are very good ideas for schools that you would like to attend.  Many of them have 1 day "prospect camps" for juniors & seniors only. Playing in these nationwide events is good for development because the baseball is being played at a high level.  However, from a recruiting standpoint in this economy, schools are not traveling as much to recruit. Just wanted to pass along some info to the parents & i also want to encourage any high school senior baseball/softball players to apply for my mothers scholarship.  The Juliet Tyner Memorial Scholarship Foundation awards 4 $1500 college scholarships to local baseball/softball players.  All the info should be in their counselors office. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected] . Thanks. Jason Tyner

FYI.... Stars over Texas softball has Ford Park the weekend USSSA claims to be running a tournament, unless they plan on playing softball. USSSA, first class organization.

FALL 2009 Oct 17-18, Fall Frenzy Nations State Qualifier $335 Oct 24-25, Mr. October Nations State Qualifier $335 Oct 31-Nov 1, Halloween Bash Nations State Qualifier $335 Nov 7-8, Nations Fall State Tournament SPRING 2010 Feb. 6-7 Kick-off Classic Feb. 13-14 Valentine's Day Classic Feb. 20-21 Spring Slam Feb. 27-28 SETBA Invitational March 13-14 St. Patricks Day Showdown March 20-21 March Madness April 10-11 Gulf Coast Showdown April 17-18 Best of the Best April 24-25 Battle of Beaumont May 8-9 Spindletop Boom May 15-16 Spring Fling May 22-23 Hitter's Day Bash May 29-30 Memorial Day Madness June 5-6 Dog Days of Summer June 19-20 Last Chance Classic June 26-28 Nations State Tournament 12u Elite and 11u Elite July 12-18 Nations National Championship July 19-25 Nations National Championship

SWB, you are exactly right when you said USSSA is all about money. That is exactly why Texas and states all across the country no longer play USSSA, because of the management and they way you guys do business. The Louisiana group running this tournament is one of the major contributors to the fall of USSSA. This organization repeatedly put greed and money over running a quality organization. That is exactly why you guys are scrambling all over the place trying to find venues. I would advise anyone participating in USSSA tournaments, not to pay in advance & make sure you keep all your receipts.