Hardball University Mission

Hardball U College Scout Day
On July 3rd, Hardball U will play host to a college scout day at Blossom Athletic Center baseball field starting at 10 AM.  Joining the Lobos will be outstanding players from the Hill Country Reds and the Corpus Christi Seahawks organizations.  College recruiters and evaluators will be in attendance. 

Hardball U Summer Camps 2012
Hardball U will host 3 summer baseball camps for boys ages 8-13.  The dates are June 12-14 from 9 AM-12:30 PM at Powerhouse Athletics, June 19-21 from 9 AM-12:30 PM at the Strike Zone, and July 17-19 from 9 AM-12:30 PM at the Strike Zone.  Cost is $125.  If you are interested, call James Keithley at 210-332-3331.

On April 26 we sent out our first anouncement about Burkburnett to give everyone a heads up about the event. At that time, we did not have the particulars as we were waiting for the schedule to come from Tom Scholl, head of the Blacksox organization. On May the 2nd, we did get our update from Tom and forwarded it to you. If you missed either of them, I am going to outline those two emails.

1. Items to bring: sleeping bag, toiletries, casual street clothes, changes of baseball clothes, money for all meals, anything else that you feel is necessary.
2. The 16u teams should arrive by 2 PM on Saturday the 2nd. They will move in to the facility and will have the bunk beds for the first night. There will be baseball drills in the afternoon and a game for both our 16u teams Sat. evening. There will be strength and conditioning Sunday morning and a game or double header for both teams Sunday afternoon and evening. The 16u players will sleep in their sleeping bags Sunday night. There will be strength and conditioning Monday morning and a game before departure around midday.
3. The 18u teams should arrive by 2 PM Sunday. They will move in to the facility and have the bunk beds Sunday night. There will not be enough beds for all 18u players, so those that get beds the first night will sleep in their sleeping bags the second night and vice versa. The 18u teams will all play a game Sunday evening. There will be strength and conditioning Monday morning and games all afternoon. Tuesday will have strength and conditioning and one more game for each team before departing on Tuesday midday. As we have stated. This will be baseball 101.

We will answer questions this Saturday at 6:30 at Powerhouse. We realize that many of our players are still in the playoffs and we wish you the best of luck this weekend. If you are not able to make the meeting for other reasons please email you questions.

Hardball University is an elite baseball academy grounded in the fundamentals that have made baseball the American pastime. Formerly Alamo Elite Academy, Hardball University is the culmination of a project designed to provide players 12-18 years of age with a multifaceted approach to developing their potential. Each player receives crucial individual instruction while learning to use his abilities for the best advantage of his team. Staff members of the Hardball University organization are committed to readying players for the stair steps to success that occur at each level of organized baseball. Coaches of Hardball U teams have rich backgrounds in the game. All have been players at the collegiate level or beyond. Some have also been high school or college coaches and Division I recruiters. Others have been professional scouts. Such diversity in backgrounds assures that players for Hardball U receive not only excellent instruction but also benefit from a network of contacts as they move from high school into the college arena.

At the heart of the Hardball University philosophy is the belief that every player can, with proper guidance and leadership, meet his goals. A vivid testimony to that philosophy lies in the fact that over 90% of high school seniors who have played for Hardball U and have been rewarded with the opportunity to play college baseball.

Congratulations to Hardball U 14u for their 4-1 record and runner-up finish in the Nations tournament at Prospect Park.

SPRING BLING FOR THE 11U LOBOS

Congratulations to the 11u Lobos on sweeping three straight games Sunday the February 26 in route to their first place finish in their division at the Boerne Xtreme Challenge.  It took a total team effort and a total team effort was given.  This was a great start to this newly formed team and a testiment to their ability to adapt and their willingness to learn the game of baseball.

Congratulations to Hardball U 14u Thompson for their runner-up finish in the South Texas Fall State Championship in Round Rock.  The team also won two previous tournaments this fall season

Congratulations to Coach Miles and the Hardball U 10u team for their second place finish at the Austin Select Baseball Fall State Tournament.