U-12 Hornets come all the way back to claim the crown

To our U-12 Hornets for winning the Blue Devil Wood Bat Classic this past weekend. Our young men showed what true heart, dedication, attitude and effort can make happen when all are used for the greater good of the team. These 13 young men stepped up their games and made a complete 180 from Saturday’s…

U-11 hornets take 2nd place in October slam ( awb ) tournament

Our U-11 Hornets went 3-2 ( overall record ), won 2 great games the morning of Oct. 16th and earned their first ever birth into a title game. The boys fell short in the end, however only being together since the middle of August and this being their first MAJOR tournament is an amazing accomplishment.…

U-14 Hornets take 1st place @ October slam ( awb ) tournament…

Our U-14 Hornets went 3-0 October 15th, to put themselves in the drivers seat and in true Hornet form they gave all of us a scare. Coming out very flat Oct. 16tth  afternoon in the final pool play game, the boys kind of played possum with the Reno Hurricanes. So after losing 12 to 1,…

U-13 Hornets take 1st place @ October slam ( awb ) tournament

Our U-13 Hornets really showed what coming together can do for a TEAM. All 14 young men came together as one and really stepped their games up. The boys went 5-0 this weekend and absolutely hit the crap out of the baseball. Pitching and defense were solid and in a flare for the dramatic won…

Team USA Try-Out Representatives from the Best Speed Program…

This coming Wednesday  (August 3rd ) will find several deserving young men in our program who have a golden opportunity to Try-Out for Team USA Baseball. It is our honor as a staff to announce these young men to you. Coach Alec Smith was also hand selected by the Head Coach Darren Nicholson of TEAM…

Success keeps coming their way

The u-13 hornets found many ways to cap off an exciting weekend of tournament baseball. The u-13 hornets #2 seed  won the Orangevale Father’s Day Tournament ( u-14 pony division ) going 3-1 and winning the championship game 22 to 11 vs. #1 seed citrus heights. The hornets were led by tournament MVP Casey Whitsell,…

CHAMPIONS, CHAMPIONS…Yes thats right…

Our U-12 BSB Hornets did it in grand fashion. Going 3-0-1 in the Orangevale Father’s Day Tournament ( u-12 bronco division ). Tournament MVP Xavier Ibanez led the u-12 hornets to an out pouring of offense. (he went 9 for 13 2 hr, 4 doubles, triple and 15 rbi’s) our young men scored 47 times during the…

Best Speed Baseball U13 Hornets take the All World DH League Crown

That’s right folks…your U-13 Hornets capped off an exciting spring season with taking home 1st place in the Play All World Thursday Night DH league. Our young men went 10-1-2 in league play and capped had a wire to wire showing in this elite competition league. The staff @ Best Speed is proud of our…

Congrats to U12 on a 3rd place finish!

What a great tournament for our u-12 best speed gold team who went 4-1 in the 2nd annual southside memorial day tournament!!! Gold team roster: Caleb Nichols ( utl ) , Alek Petuskey ( 1b, p, utl ) , Ellison Gearhart ( 3b, p, utl ) , Xavier Ibanez ( p, 1b, of ) , Forrest Kistner (…

CHAMPS! Our U13 team takes 1st!

Congratulations to the best speed baseball hornets ( u-13 ) for taking the championship this past weekend @ the frozen rope tournament held @ Mather Sports Complex. Our young men showed character and heart in their climb to the top. After a very rough Saturday in the blistering cold weather (38 degrees all day and…