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Albuquerque Baseball Academy
6700 Edith Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
(505) 856-2255
JULY 2014
ABA E-letter
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Fall Showcase
Tryout
4 Corner Classic
Southwest Wood
Bat Classic
CMWS Qualifier
16U Lubbock
Classic
College
Commitments
Area Code Invites
14U USA Team
Trials
LUBBOCK-MIDLAND/ODESSA-EL PASO
Dear Parents, Players and Coaches
The ABA newsletter is used to inform you of what’s going on with the
Albuquerque Baseball Academy, its players, alumni, showcases and
opportunities.
A B A F a l l S h o w c a s e S e r i e s Tr y o u t s
New Mexico Tryouts
The ABA Fall Showcase Series Tryouts will be held on Saturday,
August 9th and Sunday August 10th at Lobo Field.
Freshman and Sophomores
Saturday, August 9th- 9:00 AM (Check in begins at 8:30 AM)
Juniors and Seniors
Sunday, August 10th– 9:00 AM (Check in begins at 8:30 AM)
West Texas
West Texas players interested in attending the Fall Showcase Series
please contact Ryan Brewer at 505-730-6979 or
[email protected]
4 Corner Classic
The 4 Corner Classic was held May 30– June 1 in Peoria, Arizona.
The ABA 17U, 16U and 15U teams all attended and had great
tournaments.
The 17U team coached by Lauro Felix repeated as champions
playing up in the 18U division a year after winning the 16U division.
This years 16U teams coached by Bobby Bunch and Noel Baca both
finished the tournament with 3-1 records. ABA Bunch lost in the
quarterfinals while ABA Bunch was unable to make it out of pool
despite a 2-1 record. They won their consolation game to finish with
a 3-1 record.
The 15U teams coached by Matt Foote and Chris Alexander
competed in the 16U division and both played really well playing up
against older competition. ABA Foote won their pool with a 2-1
record and lost in the quarterfinals in an extra inning ballgame. ABA
Alexander didn't make it out of pool play but finished with a 2-2
record.
S o u t h w e s t Wo o d B a t C l a s s i c
The ABA 15’s and 16’s competed in the Southwest Wood Bat Classic
in Tempe, Arizona June 20-22. ABA Bunch and ABA Baca both
went undefeated in pool play (4-0) and faced off in the semifinals.
ABA Bunch won that matchup and went on to win the 16U
championship.
ABA Foote and ABA Alexander played in the 15U division. ABA
Foote lost in the semifinal to the eventual champion. ABA Alexander
competed really well and lost a few 1 run games that prevented them
from making it out of their pool.
1 8 U C o n n i e M a c k Wo r l d S e r i e s
Qualifier
The ABA 17’s attended the AABC Connie Mack World Series
Qualifier June 24-27. ABA Felix went 5-0 and was the only
undefeated team through 5 games. Outstanding pitching
performances headlined the first 5 games of the tournament. Through
the first 5 game ABA Felix allowed just 4 runs, including complete
game shutouts from Joe Standley and Sean Allin. The 17’s were
eventually eliminated with a 5-2 record but had a great showing and
were eliminated by the tournament champion DBAT.
16U Lubbock Classic
The West Texas ABA 16s and 15s competed in the 16U Lubbock
Classic over 4th of July weekend. The 4 ABA West Texas teams in
the tournament all competed and ABA WT Madison won the
tournament. ABA WT Foster lost in the semifinals.
College Commitments
Congratulations to Grant Little from Midland Christian High School
for committing to Texas Tech University. Little joins fellow ABA
WT 16 team member Ryan Kotulek as a Red Raider commit.
http://m.mrt.com/sports/blogs/article_d6132df6-0796-11e4-b976001a4bcf887a.html?mode=jqm
A re a C o d e I n v i t e s
Congratulations to the following ABA and ABA West Texas team
members for being invited to the Area Code Tryouts:
Ryan Kotulek
Grant Little
Hunter Coleman
Colman Hendershot
Hunter Spaeth
Andrew Pratt
Jesse Becton
Austin Treadwell
Jared Mang
Connor Mang
U S A Te a m Tr i a l s
Good luck to Ty Coleman as he heads out to the 14U USA Team
Trials in North Carolina on July 20th.

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