Marc Solomon 2024 Firecracker Classic MVP

Blue Wave Baseball defeated TKB 17U 9-3 (June 25, 2024) to win the 18U division championship in the annual USA Premier Firecracker Classic/Prospect Wire at OC Great Park, Irvine – one of the top tournaments in Southern California.

“We congratulate all our players and Coach Garcia in winning what many consider to be the grandfather of all major tournaments in Southern California each summer,” Blue Wave founder Steve Kruse noted.

In winning the tournament, Blue Wave went 5-1 in the 18U division by defeating MVP SD 18U 8-5 in the first game FRI June 21, then beat GT Tribe Inland Peak 5-2 SAT June 22, defeated BPA Black 18U 2-1 on SUN June 23, but lost 0-3 to Impact Baseball in the last seeding game MON June 24.

As the No. 1 seed, Blue Wave defeated BPA Black 2-0 in the semi-final TUE June 25 to set up the championship game that afternoon 9-3 against TKB 17U.

“I am very proud of this team, they are a scrappy group of players that were not going to go out without a fight at any time,” Coach Aron Garcia exclaimed.

For the tournament, Blue Wave 18U averaged 4.33 runs a game, allowing only 2.33 runs per game in scoring 26 runs, allowing 14 runs total.

Besides winning the team championship, Blue Wave players received numerous scouting highlights on Social Media by Prospect Wire and Blue Wave Catcher Marc Solomon (2025 CDM) was named tournament MVP and Owen Temple (2025 Canyon) named Pitcher MVP for the tournament.

PROSPECT WIRE PLAYER SCOUTING HIGHLIGHTS

2026 Sean Maher: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804568259716386896

Owen Temple Firecracker Classic Pitcher MVP

2026 Tyler Unter: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804558961997201751

2025 Benjamin Solis: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804557330790732019

2025 Benjamin Solis: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1805713816833114373

2025 Jared Dibble: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804553433355014157

2026 Tyler Unter: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804552662303592525

2025 Marc Solomon: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804548148607742324

2025 Marc Solomon: nhttps://x.com/usapremier/status/1805703465450324098

2025 Marc Solomon: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1805746222776373315

2025 Aidan Perez: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804546618336661584

2026 Tyler Velarde: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804544838026641456

2026 Tyler Velarde: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1805712373589983694

2026 Tyler Velarde: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1805743997714841805

2024 Devin Miller: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804300526558863706

2024 Devin Miller: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1805744131551248578

2024 Devin Miller: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1805377575679615251

2025 Brandon McKindley: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804288142700163297

2025 Connor Etnire: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1804939695199338928

2025 Owen Temple: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1805725741621166211

BLUE WAVE 18U Team Win: https://x.com/usapremier/status/1805992230513156598

BLUE WAVE 18U CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER – 2024 FIRECRACKER CLASSIC/PROSPECT WIRE

BLUE WAVE 18U FIRECRACKER BATTING STATS

BLUE WAVE 18U FIRECRACKER PITCHING STATS

BLUE WAVE 18U FIRECRACKER FIELDING STATS