Take your game to the next level and truly showcase your talent with Blue Wave tournament and showcase teams for high school players.

Blue Wave is now recruiting exceptional players for our summer teams that will play in some of the top local tournaments and showcase events in Southern California.

NO B TEAMS OR STUFFED ROSTERS

Unlike some organizations that field dozens of teams or stuff their rosters so the best players do not need to pay, we simply create two teams with limited rosters to ensure our players get more innings and more exposure.

  • Blue Wave Underclass 16U is for incoming freshmen, sophomores, and young juniors that are league-age 16U and play at the JV high school level or above.
  • Blue Wave Varsity 18U is for ALL high school varsity starters regardless of grad year and play in the top 18U division in major local tournaments and showcase events.

Each team will play tournaments/showcase events in June and July with some of the top local high school coaches in Orange County that will conduct initial practice sessions and scrimmage games in May to prepare for the Summer season.

NEW PLAYER TRYOUTS MAY 1

Tryouts for new players will be held from 7 to 8:30 PM Monday, May 1 at OC Great Park Baseball Field 9. New Players must register online at www.bluewaveathletics.com/registration to participate. There is no cost to register or try out.

Returning players may pay a $100 deposit to guarantee a roster spot that will be applied to the first tournament or event.

Returning players need to confirm their status by eMailing

ONLY PAY WHEN YOU PLAY

Once selected for either Blue Wave Underclass or Varsity team roster, players only pay for the practice session, scrimmage game, tournaments, or showcase they can attend.

If interested in playing or trying out, please contact Steve Kruse at (949) 202-7748 or 

BLUE WAVE VARSITY – 18U

Blue Wave Varsity is coached by Aron Garcia, one of the top youth coaches in Southern California with a winning tradition, and has seen several hundred of his players go on to college and professional ball over the years.

His Blue Wave Varsity-Garcia team for varsity starting high school players and will compete in either the 18U or 17U division in the top local tournaments and showcase events this Summer 2023, including:

  • JUNE 2-4 FIVE TOOL SOCAL SUMMER KICKOFF. Open to all varsity level players and has a 3-game guarantee and will be a round-robin format. Full social media coverage provided with over 2000 scouts and colleges following Five Tool channels online. Five Tool Baseball specializes in baseball showcases, tournaments, leagues, and media coverage of high school and collegiate ball players. Based in Keller, Texas, Five Tool hosts over 200 events each year and has helped over 10,000 baseball players compete at the college level. Five Tool can be found at fivetool.org, events.fivetool.org, and the following social media platforms: Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Tik Tok. Cost is $175 per player.
  • JUNE 9-12 BASEBALL FACTORY FATHER’S DAY CLASSIC. Play 3 games guaranteed with Baseball Factory scout on each field at OC Great Park, Irvine. Players may also participate in Baseball Factory skills challenge day (60 YD, arm strength, exit velo) with top performers posted on the scouting blog. Complimentary personal player webpage to send off to college recruiters and pro scouts. Cost is $175 per player.
  • JULY 2-5 AABC 18U CONNIE MACK WORLD SERIES QUALIFIER. Open to all current high school varsity players and incoming college freshmen that was to take shot at one of the most prestigious World Series events in amateur youth baseball. Winner of this regional receives one of 12 spots into the AABC Connie Mack World Series and includes $7,000 for travel funds. Play four games guaranteed in top Orange County fields. Cost is $225 per player and the roster is limited.
  • JULY 13-17 2023 CALIFORNIA TRAVEL BALL VARSITY SHOWCASE. Without a doubt the top showcase in Southern California with more than 135 coaches and recruiters attended last year, including UCLA – UCSB – LBST – CSUN –  CSF –  USC –  UCI – SDST – ASU – GCU – APU – Hope – Concordia – St Mary – UC Davis – Bakersfield – Georgetown – TCU – Santa Clara – LMU – Cal State Bakersfield – Cal Poly – UC Riverside – Lewis & Clark – New Mexico St – Pepperdine – CBU – UCON – Pacific – Oregon – Oregon St – Washington St – University of Washington – Stanford – CSUSB – UCSD – Golden West – TCU – CSLA – Arizona – Arizona St – Cal – Hawaii – BYU – Cal Baptist – NY Yankees – Boston Red Sox – Phillies – Santa Clara – UNLV – Blue Jays – Chicago Cubs – Fresno St – ECUI – Westmont – Utah – CMS – UC Davis – Matinek  – Cal Baptist – Fresno St – Claremont Mudd Scripps –
    Pomona-Pitzer – Westmont – SDCC – FJC – and more. This sold-out event features 40 of the top travel ball programs in California and their top players. Each team plays one nine-inning wood bat game each day. Coaches from CSF and CSUN not only scout but select and determine an All-Tournament Team and host a workout for that team Sunday night after the games have finished.  All-Tournament Team players receive some tba items and are invited to the college coaches’ workout with Don Sneddon, Rick Vanderhook, Chad Baum, Mike Curran, Ron Payne, Turner Bias, AJ Kennedy, and Scott Serigstad. This is a first-class event and can be followed at: https://www.instagram.com/catravelballvarsityshowcase/  Cost is $225 per player.
  • JULY 28-31 NEVADA TRAVEL BALL UNDERCLASS & VARSITY SHOWCASE. SoCal’s best 2022 showcase comes to Las Vegas for regional college recruiters and scouts, including a campus tour at UNLV Baseball. Limited to 20 top travel ball programs and each team will play three 8 inning wood bat games, no new inning after 2.15 hours with one game each on 3 of the days.  4 run max per inning. Sponsors include:  Adidas – Buckboard BBQ – Bownet – Anderson Bat. Cost is $395 per player and the roster is limited. Cost showcase entry fee, travel, hotel, and per diem for coaches. Does not include player hotel and travel expenses.

BLUE WAVE UNDERCLASS – 16U

Blue Wave Underclass is for incoming advanced high school freshmen (2027 grad year), sophomores (2026 grad year), and juniors (2025 grad) that are still league-age 16U and want to play in top local tournaments and collegiate showcase events over Summer 2023.

Blue Wave Underclass team is coached by Chris Reiland, a longtime Orange County youth baseball coach and present coach at Aliso Niguel High School. His Underclass team will compete in the 16U division of the following tournaments and showcase events through June and July 2023, including:

  • MAY 26-29 CCYB MEMORIAL WEEKEND ADIDAS SPIKES. Start the summer at OC Great Park in Irvine with a guarantee of playing three nine-inning games! The top four teams play in a championship to win 12 pairs of new Adidas Spikes. Cost is $139 per position player; “pitcher only” is free.
  • JUNE 2-4 FIVE TOOL SOCAL SUMMER KICKOFF 16U. Open to all high school players and has a 3-game guarantee with a round-robin format. Full social media coverage provided with over 2,000 scouts and colleges following Five Tool channels online. Five Tool Baseball specializes in baseball showcases, tournaments, leagues, and media coverage of high school and collegiate ball players. Based in Keller, Texas, Five Tool hosts over 200 events each year and has helped over 10,000 baseball players compete at the college level. Five Tool can be found at fivetool.org, events.fivetool.org, and the following social media platforms: Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Tik Tok. Cost is $175 per position player, Pitcher Only is free.
  • JUNE 21-30 USA PREMIER FIRECRACKER CLASSIC 16U. The largest summer tournament in SoCal with a 4-game guarantee on local fields including OC Great Park. Play top competition in each division. Pool winners advance to playoffs and championships. Top wood bat tournament. Cost is $225 per position player, Pitcher Only is free.
  • JULY 7-10 CALIFORNIA TRAVEL BALL 2023 UNDERCLASS SHOWCASE. For freshmen and sophomores is held at Cal State Fullerton and surrounding fields. Can expect college and recruiters with more than 135 attending last year the Varsity showcase, including: UCLA – UCSB – LBST – CSUN –  CSF –  USC –  UCI – SDST – ASU – GCU – APU – Hope – Concordia – St Mary – UC Davis – Bakersfield – Georgetown – TCU – Santa Clara – LMU – Cal State Bakersfield – Cal Poly – UC Riverside – Lewis & Clark – New Mexico St – Pepperdine – CBU – UCON – Pacific – Oregon – Oregon St – Washington St – University of Washington – Stanford – CSUSB – UCSD – Golden West – TCU – CSLA – Arizona – Arizona St – Cal – Hawaii – BYU – Cal Baptist – NY Yankees – Boston Red Sox – Phillies – Santa Clara – UNLV – Blue Jays – Chicago Cubs – Fresno St – ECUI – Westmont – Utah – CMS – UC Davis – Matinek  – Cal Baptist – Fresno St – Claremont Mudd Scripps – Pomona-Pitzer – Westmont – SDCC – FJC – and more. More than 30 teams have already signed. Each team plays one seven-inning wood bat game each day. Cost is $199 per position player, Pitcher Only is free.
  • JULY 21-25 BASEBALL FACTORY 16U SOUTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS 16U. One of the top local events of the summer with 4 games guaranteed against top competition. Each game is scored by Baseball Factory scouts with games played at the University of Laverne. Players may also participate in Baseball Factory skills challenge day (60 YD, arm strength, exit velo) with top performers posted on the scouting blog. Complimentary personal player webpage to send off to college recruiters and pro scouts. Cost is $199 per position player, Pitcher Only is free.
  • AUG 2-6 FIVE TOOL WEST WORLD SERIES 16U. Top off your summer with a national title on the line in the Five Tool West World Series for 16U players. A four-game guarantee and played on Orange County fields. Full social media coverage provided with over 2,000 scouts and colleges following Five Tool channels online. Five Tool Baseball specializes in baseball showcases, tournaments, leagues, and media coverage of high school and collegiate ball players. Based in Keller, Texas, Five Tool hosts over two hundred events yearly and has helped over 10,000 baseball players compete at the college level. Five Tool can be found at fivetool.org, events.fivetool.org, and the following social media platforms: Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Tik Tok. Cost is $225 per position player, Pitcher Only is free.