TRYOUT NOW FOR 13U & 14U SPRING TEAMS
Blue Wave Baseball is now conducting tryouts for 13U & 14U teams for the 2023 Spring-Summer season. Blue Wave 13U is for 7th graders and is coached by Aron Garcia, one of Orange County’s top youth coaches and present assistant baseball coach at Northwood High School for nearly 20 years. Garcia knows what it takes to develop players and how to get them to the next level in their game to make their high school teams and beyond as hundreds of his players have gone on to top college programs as well as the pros over the years. Blue Wave 14U Coach Chris Reiland is a high school baseball coach at Aliso Niguel and focused on conditioning, skills development, infield drills, outfield drills, bullpens with catchers and pitchers, as well scrimmage gameplay for live reps. Both 13U and 14U fall teams conduct fielding practice each Monday at OC Great Park, Irvine, and hit every Thursday as well. Each team plays local scrimmage games and tournaments and will play eight games or more per month on a consistent basis. COSTS AND FEES Blue Wave team members pay a monthly training fee of $200 per player which includes all fielding and hitting practices for the month. All fees are paid prior to the start of the month. Cost for local scrimmage games and local tournaments are additional and based on entry fee, travel, etc. In general, local scrimmage games are $15 to $25, local tournaments average $75. You only pay game or tournament fees when you play in the event. CAN YOU PRACTICE AND NOT PLAY ON THE TEAM? Blue Wave also offers “Practice Only” options for players that do not want to play with the teams but want to practice, either fielding or hitting sessions. Practice Only slots are limited. |
Players must REGISTER online to schedule a tryout or attend an open tryout, practice, or game with Blue Wave. There is no cost to register.
Contact Steve Kruse (949) 202-7748 or to arrange a tryout.
ABOUT BLUE WAVE
Established in 1996, Blue Wave is one of the oldest and most respected “non-profit” club baseball organizations in Orange County. Blue Wave teams have played 6,500+ games, won 150+ tournaments, 12 national championships, and nationally ranked on multiple occasions.
More than 400 Blue Wave alumni have played or are playing collegiate baseball at some of the top programs in the country, including UCI, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Cal State University Fullerton, Stanford, PENN, Gonzaga, USF, University of Miami, Pepperdine, Long Beach State, Fresno State, Nebraska, Indiana, Kansas, Sacramento State, UCSB, Santa Clara, Clemson and more.
More than three dozen Blue Wave alumni have played or are playing or coaching Major League Baseball (MLB), including current Mariners Dylan Moore, Oakland A’s starter James Kaprielian, Cleveland catcher Austin Hedges, and Angels catcher Chad Wallach.