The System Baseball...headed for Wichita, KS!! (:

A little about our Team:

The players and families are primarily of Latino background and have worked with Coach Rudy Rodriguez and community partners over the past 3 years.

Players have been dedicated in studying the 5 steps baseball hitting approach. Coach Rodriguez is mentored by and has worked closely with Rudy Jaramillo Big League hitting coach. Jaramillo is widely considered the best in the business and is the longest tenured, highest paid hitting coach in the big leagues.

Additionally, they have worked with Chuck Williams who was former Mr. Universe and Mr. America. Currently Mr. Williams is a strength and nutrition expert. He has educated and trained our players in the physical and nutritional demands of athletics.

Last but certainly not least is the National Latino Research Center based out of Cal State University San Marcos. The centers focus is on applied research and working to empower Latino communities. Dr. Arcela Nunez-Alvarez (Research Director of the NLRC) and Coach Rodriguez have worked in this project to give underprivileged Latino youth an opportunity to become academically prepared to attend and transfer to 4-year universities through baseball.

Recently:

The System Baseball team won First Place in the Western Regional Qualifying Tournament, granting the team an “automatic birth”. Players earned an opportunity to play in the prestigious NBC World Series Tournament, where many major league players have played. The tournament starts Aug. 1st and ends on Aug. 13th, leaving us just two weeks for fundraising.

Now we need YOUR money to get our boys to the NBC World Series in Wichita Kansas (:

Coach's Comment for the Day: "Don't Trip and Break Out the FUNDS"!