14U FPBL

Mission Accomplished!!.............lead by Coaches Richie Palmer, Ed Marti, Mike Koos and 17 of the finest 14U players in the league, the FPBL Elite Squad came back home as 14u USA Champions Program Tournament Champion.

Dean Lockwood knew yesterday that he would be in a position to make a difference on this team, Dean asked Coach Mike Koos on Saturday that when we would get to the Championship Game he wanted the ball........this was after a 5-1 loss to the SF Snappers in our second game, well Dean Lockwood got his wish today and he did not disappoint his teammates or Coaches. "Rambo" as he is called by his teammates took the mound today and was just superb ! Dean pitched the Elite Squad to a 1-0 decision over the SF Snappers going seven Innings allowing just 3 hits in the game with one walk,"this was one of the best pitching performance I have ever witness in this age group" says League President Gaspar Palmer, this was awesome !

The Squad score their only run on a throwing error by the pitcher...........Christian Correa lead off the fifth Inning with a double and Michael Klement, after failing twice to bunt the runner over to third was asked to bunt again but with two strikes and this time he executed the bunt beautifully ! the ball was bunted to the left side of the infield forcing the pitcher to field the ball, but in trying to throw out Michael, the Snappers pitcher threw the ball wide to first and that allowed Christian to race home from second base and score the only run of the game. The rest of the damage was done by Dean as he kept the Snappers big guns off balance.

This was an exceptional game played by two terrific teams............the Snappers are a great team, we were just a bit better today than they were. The Snappers played in the league last season and many of the kids in their squad are playing in the league this season, but with other teams throughout the league.

A special Thanks to the FPBL Coaching staff of Coach Richard Palmer, Ed Marti, Mike Koos. These guys not only did a terrific job in winning this tournament, but they represent what this league is all about, we have the best Coaches, Parents and Players in South Florida...........we are truly the " Premier Baseball League" in South Florida and these guys are a major reason why. Thanks again guys !


Congratulations to the three players that now will get a chance to play for the USA National Team, Dean Lockwood from the Wellington Warriors, Michael Klement from the Weston Hawks and Andre Martinez from the West Pines Cobras were Invited to come out to the USA National Team tryouts, more Info to follow, but Congratulations again to all of these players.

The success of this team this weekend could not have been accomplished without the hard work and effort of all the players in this team and they're all worth mentioning. Steven Reznyk was simply outstanding with the bat and on the field whether it was at short stop, center. left or right field he was as they say " Money", David Thompsom pitching performance on Saturday was superb and the bat and defense was solid too, Brandon Lopez was the quite leader on this squad, solid all tournament, Christian Correa's bat was on fire ! awesome tournament, Ivan Pelaez was a key part of this team whether he pitched or play the outfield he was solid......Esteban Puerta play at first base and with the bat was what the doctor ordered fro this team, Jordan Gleicher was the spark plug in this team, Chris Guerra was solid when asked to bat or pitch, he was 3-3 in first three at bats, The rest of the team was outstanding..........David Koos, Victor Marin, Ryne Saxner, Luca Rispoli, Jared Tosner and Tyler Marti.