State Tournament this weekend

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8U - AA Schedule

June 28th - After winning both games Friday the Crawdads are the 9 seed going into Sunday.
Game time is 10:30 am - Field 6 vs the Texas Fine Line
Uniforms: White jersey, Grey pants, red socks & red belt & a winning attitude!

June 27th
Game 1 - Crawdads 5 vs Banditos Gold 2
Game 2 - Crawdads 11 vs Deer Park Krush 6

June 24th
The Crawdads will play in the 8UAA South Zone State Tournament this weekend, June 27-30th. All games will be played in Humble at the Lindsey Lyons Sports Complex Park near 59 and Beltway 8.


Click here for a map to the complex

The schedules are due out tomorrow (Wednesday). Stay tuned for more info regarding game times & uniforms.

The boys have been practicing hard and are ready to play ball.

CFSA Mid-Summer Classic June 14th & 15th

Update June 15th
For the 2nd straight day, the Crawdads score big early and then surrender too many runs in the final inning. The Crawdads led the Sienna Storm in the top of the 3rd 9-0 and then the wheels fell off. The Storm scored 6 in the bottom of the 3rd and then added 4 in the bottom of the 6th as the Storm rallied to end the game with their last at bat.

Congrats to the Humble Bulldogs who took 1st place in the tournament this weekend!

Update June 14th
The Crawdads won one and lost one in pool play and are the 6th seed going into Sunday.

Saturday, June 14th
Game 1 - Crawdads 16 vs Texas Marshalls 8
Game 2 - Humble Bulldogs 12 - Crawdads 10

Sunday, June 15th
Game 1 - Sienna Storm 10 - Crawdads 9

Crawdads 8U Kid Pitch

8U Kid Pitch Mini Season Results:
Game 1: Crawdads 13 - JV Express 3
Game 2: Crawdads 9 - TX Venom 4
Game 3: Drillers 3 - Crawdads 2
Game 4: Angels 3 - Crawdads 2
Game 5: Crawdads 13 - Crusaders 0

June 10, 2008
After a long night of shoe tying and about 50 missed throws from the opposing team's catchers to pitchers, the Crawdads prevailed 10-0 against the Cypress Crusaders II. The Crawdads strong pitching continued with a combined shutout. Excellent job boys! Good luck with 9U kid pitch next season. Now back to coach pitch to see if we can bring home some more trophies.

June 04, 2008
Another tough game for the Crawdads tonight as they fall 3-2 to the Angels. Once again, pitching and defense was right on. Brendan, RJ, Jacob and Colton all did a great job from the mound. The game was tied 1-1 going into the 6th. The Angels scored 2 in the top of the the inning to take a 3-2 lead. Then in the bottom of the inning, the Crawdads pulled within a run as Dylan led off with a double and Brendan reached on a nice shot up the middle knocking Dylan to3rd and Brendan snuck into 2nd. Then Kelly put the ball into play and picked up a sacrifice RBI when Dylan scored. Brendan was held to second base when Chris shot was hauled in by the 1st baseman. Then Brendan advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch and the tying run was in scoring position. Jake batted the ball back to the pitcher and the Angels closed out the win.

The defense was very good with Colton and Chris hauling in some nice pop ups in the outfield to help keep the game close. The boys looked good at the plate but the Angels pitching was strong enough to keep us off of the base path tonight.


May 28, 2008
The Crawdads pitching was spectacular tonight with Jacob and Kelly holding the Drillers to a shutout through 4 innings. The Crawdads led 2-0 going into the 5th in a battle between the pitchers. Then in the bottom of the 5th, the Drillers put some hits together and scored 3 runs to take a 3-2 lead. Dylan pitched well in the 5th and was able to close out the inning. However, the game was called due to heavy rain before the Crawdads had a chance to bat in the 6th.

May 27, 2008
The Crawdads continued to play well tonight defeating the Texas Venom by a score of 11-4 in the 2nd game of the kid pitch season. The pitching rotation this game was Brendan, Chris, Colton and Scotty. They all did a terrific job on the mound. Chris almost put one out of the park and ended up with a ground rule double (video below).




May 22, 2008
The Crawdads were victorious in the 1st game of the kid pitch season Thursday, May 22nd 13- 3 against the JV Express. The boys did an awesome job pitching, fielding and hitting. Jacob, Kelly, Dylan, RJ & Richard all pitched in the opening game.

Crawdads are Runners-Up in Katy NIT Last Chance Qualifier

The Houston Crawdads finished in 2nd place in 8U Division of the Katy NIT Last Chance Qualifier this weekend. The Crawdads played the Katy Stars in the semi finals and won 8-5 to advance to the finals. In the championship game, the big bats of the Spring Branch Mustangs were too much as the Mustangs won 13 - 5. The Mustangs big hitters Zander and Miller both hit long 3 run homers to help propel their team to 1st place.

Game 1: Crawdads 13 - Kingwood Mustangs 3

Game 2: Crawdads 13 - Katy Freeway Blaze 1

Game 3: Crawdads 8 - Katy Stars 5

Game 4: Spring Branch Mustangs 13 - Crawdads 5

Thanks to Haden Ritchie from the Fairfield-Cypress Mudcats for filling in for the team this weekend.

Saturday, June 7th - The Crawdads won both pool games and are the top seed heading into Championship play on Sunday.

Remaining 2008-8U AA Coach Pitch Tournaments

June 6-8.........Katy - NIT Last Chance Qualifier
Katy Pony Fields (Katy, TX)

June 12-15......CFSA Mid-Summer Classic IV
Queenston Complex (Cy-Fair)

June 27 - 30...8U AA South Zone State Tournament
Lindsey Lyons Sports Complex (Humble, TX)

Crawdads win 8U AA Division in Sam Bass - Harry Hildebrand Tournament

The Houston Crawdads are the 8U AA Champions of the Harry Hildebrand Classic Tournament held May 17th & 18th in Round Rock (Austin), TX.

The Crawdads go unbeaten with a 5-0 record to win the 8U AA Division. The games were tough and there were a couple of come from behind wins in the last inning. WAY TO GO BOYS!

Click here for entire schedule & results

Sunday's results

Game 1, Crawdads 6 - Brick City Outlaws 5

Game 2, Crawdads 16 - New Braunfels Thunder 6

Game 3, Crawdads 11 - Austin Rough Riders 8

Saturday's results

Game 1, Crawdads 11 - Brick City Outlaws 1

Game 2, Crawdads 9 - Centex Cubs 8

The Houston Crawdads won both pool games Saturday, and are the 2nd seed going into Championship play on Sunday.

CFSA Spring 2008 Playoffs

Click here for updated CFSA playoff results.

May 13th
The JV Express rallied late to overtake the Crawdads by a final score of 11-9. The game appreared to be in hand as the Crawdads were on top 9-2 going into the 4th. But once again too many errors led to a bunch of unearned runs by the Express. Good luck to all the teams remaining in the playoffs.

May 9th
The Crawdads fell to the Angels 2-12. Our boys move down to the losers bracket and face the JV Express with the loser going home and the winner playing again Wednesday night.

April 21st
The Houston Crawdads defeated the Tx Barracudas Black 14-7 in the first game of the CFSA playoffs. Way to go boys!

Beaumont tournament this weekend

The Crawdads played in the Southeast Tx Baseball Academy Cinco de Mayo tournament this weekend in Beaumont. See below for results.
Click here for setxbaseballacademy website

Saturday, May 3rd
Houston Crawdads 15 - Bombers 14
Bullet Baseball 4 - Houston Crawdads 4

Sunday, May 4th
Houston Crawdads 8 - Team Extreme Stallions 9
Texas Barracudas 15 - Houston Crawdads 5

Crawdads add new player

The Crawdads welcome Brendan Orlando and his family to the team for the remainder of the season. Brendan is a great pickup and we look forward to seeing him on the ball field.

Dugout Dudes

The boys enjoy a moment during their big win against the Tx Barracudas Black on Monday, April 21st.

Crawdads left to right: Jacob, (Cameron not visible in far left corner) Scotty, Jake, Kelly, Colton, RJ, Chris, Richard, Dylan & Grant

Photo courtesy of the Felt Family

Crawdads to play in CFSA LoneStar NIT Tourney this weekend

Update 04/02/08
The schedule is out. The Crawdads face off in pool play against some familiar opponents. Click logo above for entire schedule for the 8u Major Division.

Game 1 - Sat 04/04/08 - 4:00 pm vs Houston Cougars - Q1
Game 2 - Sat 04/04/08 - 5:30 pm vs Humble Bulldogs - Q1

Teams entered are:
American Avengers V
Banditos Black 8U
Banditos Black 7U
Breakers
CC Young Guns
Houston Angels
Houston Cougars
Houston Crawdads
Humble Bulldogs
JV Express
South Tx Yankees

President's Day Tourney Recap

The Crawdads ran into some tough competition in the CFSA President’s Day Tournament over the weekend. Amazingly, the weather cleared out and Sunday turned out to be a beautiful day. The Crawdads finished 1-3 and took 8th place. The boys showed some pop at the plate at times over the weekend with some big hits including Grant's 2 run blast against the Banditos.

Saturday’s Results
The first draw on Saturday was against the powerhouse and eventual tourney winner, The Banditos Black. The Banditos defeated the Crawdads 18-5 in pool play. Then in the second game of pool play, the Barracudas bested the Crawdads in the second game 12-4.

Sunday’s Results
Sunday elimination games began for the 10^th seeded Crawdads vs the 7^th seeded Humble Bulldogs. The sun came out and so did the Crawdads’ bats and defense as the boys held the Bulldogs scoreless 13-0.

The Crawdads then moved on to face the 2^nd seeded Houston Wranglers. The first two innings were close. Then, the Wranglers pulled out in front with a big 3rd inning. The Crawdads had a potential big inning end with bases loaded and a hard shot down the left field line by Chris being hauled in by the left fielder. The Wranglers proved to be too tough today and came out on top 11-3.

The tourney was hopefully a good primer for the CFSA regular season which kicks off Wednesday, Feb 20^th at 6pm vs The Houston Angels.

For a re-cap of the tourney scores, click here.

'08 Season Kickoff

The Crawdads added 3 new players to the roster for the Spring 2008 season; Dylan Felt, Jake Henley and Chris Alfaro. These boys and their families have already shown to be great additions to the Crawdads Organization. We are very happy to have you all on the team!

The Crawdads held a kickoff meeting/ lunch at Husky’s on January 5^th. It was a great start to the season and a chance for everyone to get on the same page. The coaches outlined plans and expectations for the upcoming season.

The boys and the coaches have been working hard to prepare as the ’08 season opener is less than a month away. The Crawdads are classified as an 8U Major Team and will be playing league in the Cy-Fair 8U Open Division. League play is scheduled to open the week of February 18^th.

Also, our first tournament of the year will be held over the President’s Day weekend at Cy-Fair. The CFSA President’s Day Tourney is very well attended and looks like we will see some very strong competition. Click here for teams entered in our division for this tourney.

Texas USSSA Baseball Fall Classic - Oct 6&7

The Houston Crawdads are playing in the Texas USSSA Baseball Fall Classic this weekend at Big League Dreams Ballpark in League City, TX. BLD is a complex of replica Major League Ballparks including Fenway, Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field, Sportsman's Park.

The Crawdads face off against the Cypress Renegades at 10:30am and the Alvin Express at 1:30pm on Saturday, October 6th. Both Saturday games will be on "Wrigley" field. The boys are excited to play at this awesome facility.

This should be a tough tourney with a strong field of teams including: Avengers, Banditos Black, Cypress Renegades, Express (Alvin), Houston Crawdads, Humble Bulldogs & S. Texas Yankees.

If you are following the games, this blog will be updated periodically. But, feel free to click the first link above to see the game results. Also, you can see the brackets for Sunday's games there.

Hello to Mimi & Papa Joe in Ocala, Florida and our fans elsewhere!
GO CRAWDADS!

Sunday's games

The Crawdads took on the Crusaders in a hard fought game on Sunday at the SKSA September to Remember tourney. The game went to the 6th tied 11-11. The Crawdads turned it on in the 6th and the defense held up for a 17-11 finish.

The Crawdads went on to face the Banditos for the championship game. The Crawdads defense was tough in the first inning only allowing 2 runs. But then the Banditos posted 7 runs in the 2nd. Kelly bombed a shot off the fence in the 2nd but got thrown out at 2nd. Later on in the 2nd, Grant blasted a shot over the left field fence for a 3 run homer.

The Banditos were too much in the end with lots of firepower and tough defense. Final score, Crawdads 5, Banditos 16.

Congrats to the Crawdads on a 2nd place finish!

Welcome to 8U Triple A

The Houston Crawdads got a taste of 8U AAA baseball this weekend in the Spring-Klein September to Remember tournament.

Friday,
A+ Drillers Black - 8, Crawdads - 17
Crusaders - 16, Crawdads - 13

Saturday
Crawdads - 3, Banditos Black 17

Sunday, 2:00 pm
Crawdads vs Crusaders - This is going to be a tough game. The Crawdads defeated the Crusaders in the Spring, but the Crusaders got the best of the Crawdads this past Friday. If the Crawdads play like they are capable of, our boys should come out on top.

If the Crawdads can get by the Crusaders, they will get a rematch with the Banditos for the Championship.

World Series Wrap Up

In the 7U AA semi final game, the Bulldogs were leading the Cougars 3-1 before the game was postponed due to heavy rain. The Cougars had a runner on 2nd with no outs in the top of the 5th when the rain moved in. When play resumed, the Bulldogs held off the Cougars and went on to win 4-3.

In the Championship game, the JV Express won 5-3 against the Bulldogs to claim the 7U AA USSSA World Series Championship.

Congratulations to the other teams claiming 1st place and the runners up: (Click here for final results)

• 6U - The Intimidators who won 13-8 over the El Paso Indians
• 7U Open - The Banditos Black with a big 10-3 win over the GP Horns
• 8U AA - The Cypress Renegades II who forced a second game and won against the Louisiana Lightening 5-2.
• 8U Open - The South Texas Riders who held off the W. Tennessee Wildcats with an 8-7 score in the second game.

Game 6 Crawdads vs Houston Cougars

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
Cougars	0	2	3	0	0	0	5
Crawdads	1	0	0	1	0	0	2

The Crawdads again made early errors and allow 5 runs in the first 3 innings. Then, the Crawdad defense tightened up to keep the game close by retiring the next 9 Cougars in a row. However, the Crawdads just could not get the bats going. Cougars win to move on to the next round.

We are proud of you boys. You had a great season and did awesome in the tournaments!

Good luck to the Humble Bulldogs and all of the teams remaining.

Game 5 Crawdads vs Humble Bulldogs

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
Bulldogs	6	3	3	0	0	0	12
Crawdads	3	0	5	0	0	0	8

Game 5 was a match up between two of the top ranked teams, The Crawdads and the Humble Bullodgs. Ironically, these two teams are staying at the same hotel with the Bulldogs taking most of the bottom floor and the Crawdads occupying most of the top floor.

The Crawdads made plenty of errors and the Bulldogs took advantage and put up 6 runs in the opening frame. The Crawdads then scored 3 in the bottom of the inning. Then, in the 2nd and 3rd it was more Bulldogs as they scored 3 in each of those innings. The Crawdads battled back with 5 in the 3rd to make it a game again at 12 - 8. Then both teams went on to play tough defense the rest of the way as neither team allowed a run in the 4th, 5th or 6th innings.

The Crawdads will have to bounce back and win tomorrow to keep playing. We know you can do it boys!

Game 4 Crawdads vs Avengers V Red

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
Avengers	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Crawdads	0	3	1	0	0	X	4

Awesome defense again boys!
Crawdads allow only 8 runs in first 4 games of World Series.

Here are some of the defensive plays from the game:

• Jayden makes a nice outfield catch in right field in the 3rd inning.
• In the 4th inning the Crawdads turned their second double play of the tournament with a 6-4-3 putout by DJ, Cameron & Jacob.
• Grant gunned down runners in the 5th & 6th innings to help seal the victory.

Next up, the Humble Bulldogs at 11am tomorrow. The Bulldogs pulled out a come from behind win against the Deer Park Renegades.