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I'm looking for someone that does volleyball lessons in the Beaumont area.  Please post or send contact information to 408-284-2879, Thanks. Darren...

Open hitting practice tomorrow, Tuesday, December 27th.  6 p.m. at the Lumberton Baseball Academy. Please call me at 284-2879 with any questions. Darren Swisher

The next open try-outs for 14U will be Sunday, December 18th at the Lumberton High School Softball Complex.  It will start at 2 p.m. [b]Billy Mitchell[/b] (prior 18U Gold Coach) will be the head coach. [b]ALL POSITIONS ARE OPEN![/b] Directions to LHS are as follows: - From Beaumont, take 69 north toward Lumberton.  LHS will be across the street from the Walmart and the Softball Complex is behind the Football Stadium. - From North of Lumberton, take 69 south toward Beaumont.  LHS will be across the street from the Walmart and the Softball Complex is behind the Football Stadium. Come check us out.  Private workouts can be accomodated. Call the following with any questions: Billy Mitchell - 409-782-6404 Darren Swisher - 409-284-2879

Updated post to reflect sold item.  Also added for sale the Instructo Swing 5000.

[b]FOR SALE![/b] 1)  [b]2005 Anderson RockeTech. [/b]  The rare and popular 2005 model is the [b]mother of all RockeTech bats[/b].  Anderson can’t make them any more like this [b]because they are [color=red]too [/color] [color=red][b]hot[/b][/color] [/b] (but the ‘05s are still legal for use)!  31” 22oz.  Great shape – no waves or dents.  [b]$300 o.b.o.[/b]  You get what you pay for with this bat! 2)  [b]2011 Easton Synergy Synge Bat. [/b]  Yellow, Black and White.  30 in. 18.5 oz composite.  Great bat in excellent condition.  Sells for $120 new right now (was $200 until this month).  I'll sell for [b]$60.[/b]  [size=12pt][color=red][b]SOLD![/b][/color][/size] 3)  [b]2008 Louisville Slugger Catalyst X1.[/b]  Orange and Royal Blue.  33 in. 25 oz. composite.  Excellent condition.  New sells for $200.  I'll sell for [b]$100 o.b.o.[/b] 4)  [b]BRAND NEW[/b] - Champion Sports [b]Weighted Softball Set[/b].    Look it up on the internet.  Full suite of 8 weighted 12" balls (range from 5 - 12 oz.).  All balls are factory wrapped and in factory bag.  Never opened.  New cost is $80.  I'll sell for [b]$40.[/b] 5)  [b]GloveRadar[/b] - Again, do a search on this one.  It tells you the speed of a pitch or throw simply by attaching to your glove.  Absolutely as close to like new as you'll find and very accurate.  New price is $80.  I'll sell for [b]$40.[/b] 6)  [color=red][b]NEWLY ADDED TO POST[/b][/color] - [b]Louisville Slugger Instructo Swing 5000[/b].  Very good hitting aid at teaching swing mechanics.  Very good condition.  We just have duplicates of this device in our organization.  New cost is $200.  I'll sell for [b]$125[/b]. If interested in any of these deals, please call Darren Swisher.  All deals are cash only, and proceeds will go back into our non-for-profit charity for future use in our organization. My number is 409-284-2879. [b]Darren Swisher OUT OF CONTROL FASTPITCH[/b]

We are looking to add a couple of quality players to our 14U team.  Must to be born in '97, '98 or '99. [b]This team is coached by 18U Gold Coach Billy Mitchell[/b] (409) 782-6404 and Darren Swisher (409) 284-2879. [b]Our next open practice is Tuesday, Oct. 18th at 6:30 p.m. at Marauder Park. [/b]  The facility is located at the end of Keith Road.  The Keith Road exit is in between Beaumont & Lumberton on 69.

We will have open practice tomorrow (Saturday, October 8th) at 9:00 a.m. at the Lumberton High School Softball Complex.  We definitely want to find one more pitcher and a utility player.  Come check us out. Must be eligible to play 14U in 2012.  So the player must have been born in years 1997, 1998, or 1999. Feel free to call me if you have any questions. Darren Swisher 409-294-2879

Great job girls!  You had the top finish amonst the GT area teams.  And a top finish overall!  Congrats!  You represented the area  well. When I heard the path you took to get there I was even happier for you! ;) Darren...

Got some stuff I wanted to offer up locally before it hits ebay.  All purchases will go toward our IRS Non-For-Profit Charity to benefit our girls. 1)  [b]2011 Easton Synergy Speed Bat. [/b]  Blue and White  32 in. 22 oz. composite.  Top notch condition.  $250 new right now.  I'll sell for $125 o.b.o.  You'll like the condition of this bat. 2)  [b]2011 Easton Synergy Synge Bat. [/b]  Yellow, Black and White.  30 in. 18.5 oz composite.  Great bat in excellent condition.  Sells for $200 new right now.  I'll sell for $100 o.b.o.  You will like the condition of this bat as well. 3)  [b]2008 Louisville Slugger Catalyst X1. [/b]  Orange and Royal Blue.  33 in. 25 oz. composite.  Excellent condition.  New sells for $200.  I'll sell for $100 o.b.o. 4)  [b]BRAND NEW [/b] - Champion Sports [b]Weighted Softball Set. [/b]  Look it up on the internet.  Full suite of 8 weighted 12" balls 5 - 12 oz. balls.  This is a [b]BRAND NEW[/b] set.  All balls are factory wrapped and in factory bag.  Never opened.  New cost is $80.  My cost is $40. 5)  [b]GloveRadar [/b] - Again, do a search on this one.  It's a device you strap to your glove and can read the speed of the pitch while you are catching.  Absolutely as close to like new as you'll find and very accurate.  New price is $80.    My price is $40. If interested in any of these deals, please call Darren Swisher.  All checks will be made out to our IRS non-for-profit charity, and I can provide a reciept if needed. My number is 409-284-2879. [b]Darren Swisher OUT OF CONTROL!!![/b]

Reminder.  Tues and Wed this week at 6:30 pm for open practices.  Marauder park in north Beaumont.  Directions are above in earlier post.  Best Complex in Southeast Texas -better than Ford Park (turfed fields, batting building with video feeds, etc.).  Come check OOC out!  Nothing to loose and I think you will like what you see. Darren Swisher

Updated the next try-out/open practice date and location.  See last post.  Come join us... Darren Swisher...

[b]Our next open practice will be Tuesday, September 5th at 6:30 pm at Maurader Park.  [/b] This park is in north Beaumont - Great complex.  We are looking for a 1-2 more coachable girls with an extreme desire to win.  Current group is very solid and want to round out the team to develop for upcoming years.  [b]Come see'em....  Nothing to loose.[/b] From Beaumont: Take I-69 North toward Lumberton.  Take Keith Road exit.  Take a left on Keith Road and follow it to the end. From Lumberton: Take I-69 South toward Beaumont.  Take Keith Road exit.  Take a right on Keith Road and follow it to the end.  Please call with any questions. 409-284-2879. Darren...

Jerry Metts from Nederland is the Head Coach.  Come to a practice and you'll see we have a talented group of girls playing as a young 14U team.  Future open practice dates will be announced shortly. Darren...

Out Of Control '98 is a first year 14U team looking for one or two more.  We have 10 players that have been playing 14U tournaments all summer and are looking to add to the roster.  We are looking for players with '98 or '99 birthdays.  Come see how our practices are structured, come see the existing players, and I think you will be impressed.  ALL POSITIONS are open.  Confidential try-outs can be arranged.... The first open practice will be Saturday, August 27th at 9:00 a.m. at the Lumberton High School Softball Complex.  We will offer a few more open practices and that will be posted in the near future.  Just come see, you have nothing to loose and everything to gain. With questions, please call Darren Swisher at 409-284-2879.  Our goal has been, and will continue to be, focused on getting our girls to the next level of college ball.  We have the complete infrastructure to help make that happen... Darren...

As someone that moved from Kingwood/Humble to Beaumont a couple of years ago, I'm always impressed with the Texas (Humble) Cobra's program.  Ya'll are always extremely competitive year on year.  Very good program you have going. Darren...

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Ok......  Ya'll throw terms like that at me while I'm on the field and ill be completely "flummoxed."

Agree with ya, Miken is top notch and congrats to them.    I was proud of my OOC girls this weekend as they played disciplined ball.  Only 3 errors in 10 games!  That's the type of flawlessness we have to keep heading into the World Series.   On top of playing the Miken Stingers hard, they also had to chaulk up a one run win against the SK Lady Knights pitcher, which is one of the best.  Drove through some other tough Houston teams (Texas Cobra's, etc.) along the way.  Nothing was easy - Only 9 players in the heat, and our little pitcher was a warrior by pitching 6 games on Sunday.  Great job by all the girls.  Every position was a key contributer.  As far as runs, OOC 43 - Opponents 12.  Disciplined ball.  Scrappy defense.  Solid bats.  That's what it's all about. Darren Swisher....

01sNanan, for the record, I have never coached with the Shockers, just correcting that statement from you.  And if you liked the 10U Shockers from last year, then you should also check out the Beaumont Blast since the majority of that team is now with the Blast in 12u.  The 12u Blast had a good weekend at the FSOT tourney - they went pretty deep in the tourney.

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O1sNanan, Cool.   I can appreciate that.  One note - I never said you had a kid playing in 10U.   Please, at the next tourney, come introduce yourself as I know I have some very talented 9 & 10 year olds that I'd like for you to watch.   The work you do for our kids is extremely important.  Since you are a college recruiter, how did 12U and 14U do?   What specifically did you like about those groups as we'd really like to see our GT kids get noticed?  My other daughter is one of them in the older age groups, so I'm very interested in how the scouting went and your thoughts.

01sNanan, No excuses for my teams only loss.  I think I even used the words like "no excuses."   They broke down in 1 inning and the best team won (that's the mental part I mentioned and we keep trying to work hard with the girls).  So not sure where you got that.  We are still proud of them.  I also said all the teams in the tourney did well.  Go read it again.  I was impressed with the play this weekend.  I'm friends with most of the other coaches.   So it's nice to see them all keep getting better and better.  And thanks for all the advise on how to pick a tournament to play in.  I did not know that in my third year coaching a 10U travel team that plays nearly all of our tournaments in Houston ::)   But honestly, most people can read right through your original post.  As much as I'd like to respond to your last post in detail, I won't.   See you at the fields.

01sNanan, Sorry if I'm misreading this, but your pride in your team makes your post appear to read somewhat disrespectful to the players of the teams that earned the places they got in the tournament.   In my book, there's only one correct way to say you played in the "championship game" - - actually get there!    So I feel compelled to stick up for my OOC girls of half 9 and half 10 year olds because they unquestionably earned the right to be in the "championship game".  They have been working hard for this.  And they handidly swept the winners bracket by scoring 31 runs for, and only allowed 5 against.  I think people saw - they will flat out hit the ball! And if you were there for the championship game (your score is completely inaccurrate by the way) you know what happened immediately before the game started - not making excuses - but the kids heads were clearly with their teammate that got carted off to the hospital (fractured cheekbone & nose), and it took them the 1st inning to get the game face back on (something we hope they learned from - mental part of the game).  The remaining innings was a 2-1 game.  We will search for the Wrath at upcoming tourneys so we can play them again.  The Wrath is a good ball club and we will welcome another opportunity. OOC is thankful for all the many, many calls/emails/texts we've gotten from folks asking how our 1st baseman was doing.  I know her parents appreciated the thoughts as well.  The softball family in the area really came out this past week from multiple concerned coaches and others from the other teams.  Although some scary injuries, she is doing quite well all things considered - this kid is as tough as they come. Bottom line - Houston West U Wrath deserved to win 1st, Out Of Control deserved to win 2nd, and Orange Crush deserved to win 3rd.  And there was lots of good ball to watch this weekend along the way by every team at the tourney.

OOC swept the winners bracket this weekend at FSOT to get to the championship game with some excellent pitching, defense and wicked bats.  I'm proud of these girls -they've come a long way.  Unfortunately they came up short against the Houston West U Wrath and took the 2nd Place trophy home, but a great tournament for the OOC girls.  The FSOT tournament was planned to perfection, as usual. Darren... Go Out Of Control

It was from my work number.  I'll call you again shortly.