The Seals Baseball Club is currently looking for community help in housing players for our Summer Collegiate Team. We rely on community support to sustain our summer operations. Host families are an important piece in connecting our players with the local community. This season we will be bringing in several top talents from NCAA, NAIA, and JC baseball conferences throughout the United States. The Seals will be a first year league member of the prestige summer collegiate wood bat league the Great West League. We will host 30 home games at the College of Alameda baseball field with several top collegiate teams coming to the city of Alameda. Being a Host Family for a player at this level can be a very rewarding experience. It is a great opportunity for you and your family to build an everlasting relationship over a span of 6 weeks in the summer. Players have maintained lasting relationships with host families. Some players have invited host families to their first pro game and weddings. It a great opportunity to take in these student-athletes and give them a home away from home during the summer.
Who are the Seals Players?
Players that come to the Seals are role model student athletes.
Players are assigned to the Seals by their college coach. We do not take just anyone. Each player is also required to carry a full load of school credits during the school year and they must achieve an acceptable grade point average to remain eligible to play.
Players understand they represent their University, their home town, and their college baseball team. They sign a Code of Conduct Contract when playing with the Seals.
What we need from host family:
A room for a player
host family does not need to provide transportation
All Tryouts will be held at the College of Alameda at no cost and are open to all players interested in joining the Seals Baseball Family. If you cannot attend the date of Saturday May 19, 2018, please fill out the Registration form still and choose the option of other on what date you will attend. We will reach out and setup a date to for an individual workout.
Location:
College Of Alameda Baseball Field
555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pkwy,
AlamedaCalifornia94501
SATURDAY, May 19 2018 AGE TIME
8U/9U 8:00 AM- 9:00AM
10U/11U 9:00 AM- 10:00AM
12U/13U 10:00AM- 11:00AM
14U/16U/18U 11:00AM- 12:00PM
*If any Player can’t make it to these dates we will have future dates and can set up individual evaluations as well.*
For 10U, 11U, 12U, 13/14U eligible players summer will consist of 4-5 tournaments and Scrimmages at College of Alameda and local youth fields against other local travel ball teams. Fall will consist 4-5 tournaments and 12-16 home games at College of Alameda or Alameda area for youth teams(10U – 12U) against other travel ball teams.
For 16U/ 18U/ 19U Summer and Fall will consist of 18-22 Home games at College of Alameda against other top competition. They will also be competing in 5-6 top Showcase tournaments. We will be forming a Junior and Senior class team to compete in the Arizona fall Classic, USA national tournament in Cary, NC, and the Junior Olympics in Arizona.
Seals Baseball Club Select Travel Baseball – Sign Up Now!
The Seals Baseball Club will be forming youth travel ball teams. We are starting/ continuing 8/9u, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 16U, and 18u teams. We are looking for talented players who are eager to commit to playing. Our schedule is arranged for the athlete who is in search of enhancing their baseball skills as well as looking to gain the game experience needed for further advancements. Not only will the player be exposed to the best talent among players their age, but they will also have the opportunity to interact and learn from current student athletes on the Seals Collegiate Team.
The Seals Baseball Club has had a Summer Collegiate Baseball Team and Youth Travel Baseball Teams for over 30 years. The Seals have a well-qualified, very experienced coaching staff. All of the Seals coaching staff have extensive and successful playing careers, ranging from a minimum 4-year college level to professional affiliated experience. ALL of the Seals coaching staff are currently collegiate level coaches. Abel Alcantar, founder and owner of the Seals, has been a collegiate level coach at NCAA and JC schools for over 25 years. He also has experience being a professional scout for the major league baseball teams including the New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers. The Seals as an organization, from our youth to collegiate level teams, has positively influenced thousands of players to grow and mature as a person and a player, on and off the field. We take pride as an organization in making sure each team is learning the game and that each individual is honing their baseball skills. Each individual will have the opportunity to take part in the various things we offer outside of the team scheduled practices at a better rate such as Private Lessons, Batting Practice, Camps, and Defensive Skills.
In the fall of 2015, the Seals 13U team was recognized nationally for their success on the field. The team was Ranked as high as 4th and finished the fall ranked 5th nationally for USSSA Major division. This group started in late June 2015 as 12U and transitioned into 13U when the new season started in August. They won 4 out of their first 5 tournaments and boasted a record of 24-1.
Seals Baseball Club will be providing the following for selected players:
2 Dri-fit t-shirt jerseys
1-2 Hats
5 Tournaments
2-3 Scrimmages
1-2 Practices a week
1 Coach (Pay, hotel, and gas included)
Cost: Tournament Fee: $650 Uniform Fee: $100
Travel Team Tournament Schedule
Local tournaments: NCTB, All World, TPR, Big Timer
The Schedule for our younger teams (8/9u, 10u, 11u, 12u, 13u, 14U, 16u, 18u) Dates are TBA (subject to change).
National Tournament Plans
Canada : Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament (College Team)
Alaska: Fairbanks, Alaska to play the historic summer collegiate team Goldpanners (College Team)
Louisville: only 7 teams in the country invited. Ex-Major Leaguers team hosting their own week long world series at Triple-A stadium Louisville Slugger Field. ( College Team)
Branson, Missouri: 12u & 13u week long summer tournament (Youth Travel Team 12u -13u)
Cooperstown, New York: 12U week long tournament (Youth Travel Team 10u – 12u)
Arizona: Arizona Jr & Sr. Fall classic. (Juniors and Seniors in High School 15u – 18u)
Florida & Arizona: USA Baseball Jr. Olympics tournament. (Youth Travel Team 15u – 17u)
Las Vegas, NV: Desert Fall Classic ( All ages 10u – 18u)
Please Contact us if you have any questions:
Seals Baseball Club
Abel Alcantar (707) 292-2424 / Isias Alcantar (707) 889-4538 (Call or Text)
Office: (510) 545-9618
Email: Info@SealsBaseball.com
The Great West League gives the Seals a great opportunity to play in a prestige league. The league is going into its 3rd year of operation and offers great competition with professional, minor-league like atmosphere. While running as an Independent team the last few years the Seals have played 16-18 home games in the summer and have traveled extensively throughout several states and internationally to play top competition from different Leagues. Some of the states include Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Alaska, Kansas, and internationally into Canada. By joining the Great West League it will allow us to continue to still travel and play a highly competitive schedule. It will also give us the benefit of playing 26-30 home games out of the newly renovated College of Alameda baseball field. This will give the community an opportunity to see these highly talented college athletes, who are the pros of the future, right here in the city of Alameda. To see the press release from the Great West League Website please click the link: Seals News Release
January 2 – 5, 2018