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2013 CWL Player Registration Form

2012 CWL Printable Information Flyer

The league will be compiled of five teams, playing all games at Palm Springs Stadium.

Participating players will be asked to report no later than Tuesday, January 18th. The California Winter League’s spring training will take place January 19th through the 21st. The regular season will begin January 22nd and will wrap up play February 16th, with the CWL championship game on February 17th. Each team will play 19 to 22 games with playoffs.

Field Manager, Tom Gamboa will oversee all league instructors, all of whom have professional experience, providing participants an invaluable instructional experience. CWL coaches also come to the league with the ability to provide exceptional opportunities to sign players to spring training contracts for the 2012 baseball season.

For more registration information, or information about the league please call Assistant General Manager Tony Muser at 760-778-HITS (4487) or email at Tmuser@palmspringspowerbaseball.com or league President Andrew Starke at Astarke@palmspringspowerbaseball.com.

Fees:

• $3,500 per player (discounts available for players with professional experience with recognized league)
• $3,000 per player when paid in full upon registration prior to 12/1/11.
• $2,500 if player provides their own housing and meals
• $1,000 deposit due upon registration (no refunds will be issued on deposits for any reason)
• Balance due 1/1/12
• Payment plans available

Fees Cover:

• Lodging from (Report Date) January 18th – February 18th (conclusion of season)
• Two Meals per day – Combination of vouchers and catered meals in the locker room
• Local transportation to training facilities for entire length of league
• Catcher’s gear will be provided
• Players are responsible for their own transportation to and from Palm Springs, California.
• MLB Alumni player/coach Instruction
• Game action
• Uniforms (Pants, Jersey, Hat, Belt, Socks, Workout Shorts, Workout Shirt)
• Equipment (Bats, Balls, Helmets)
• Locker room facility
• Laundered uniforms daily
• Gold’s Gym membership (1/18/12 – 2/17/12)

Your registration is a firm commitment to participate in the CWL. Cancellations will not result in a refund

* 2013 Instructor List Will Be Released In the Fall

However, the league was responsible for production of a far more significant sort.

A total of 47 participants signed contracts with affiliated or independent teams, and several more have entered into discussions with clubs that fall into one of those categories.  Two of the many examples were pitcher Marcos Reyna and shortstop Miles Walding.  Reyna, a righthanded starting pitcher with a big overhand curve ball, had attended Bakersfield College from his nearby home in Delano, California.  Reyna entered camp having already signed a contract with the Seattle Mariners, and wanted to work enough innings to prepare himself for spring training.  Walding, a product of Huntington College, an NAIA school in his Indiana, came to Palm Springs with even more basic aspirations.  ”I just want to continue playing somewhere, anywhere, as long as possible,” he said at the outset.  Lo and behold, he also signed a deal with a major league team when Bill Bryk, a special assistant to Arizona Diamondbacks’ General Manager Kevin Towers, inked him to a deal.

Many of the players, signed or unsigned, expressed gratitude upon season’s end due to the high level of instruction they received while taking part. And, a number of the coaches and managers indicated that they genuinely enjoyed working with and helping this year’s crop of players improve the fine points of their game.

“When you’re working with a young hitter who’s struggling and you share a thought or idea that might help him, the rewards can be great,” said hitting instructor Darrell Evans, author of more than 400 big league home runs.  ”Suddenly a light goes on, you see a smile creep across that young man’s face, and you know you’ve reached him in a meaningful way.”  Evans enjoyed the counsel of Hall of Famers Luke Appling, Eddie Matthews, and Henry Aaron as a developing member of the Atlanta Braves, and feels that it’s his responsibility to pass such invaluable advice on to the newest generation of players.

Manger Ricky Van Asselberg, who had signed four players from the 2011 CWL to his American Association Champion Grand Prairie Air Hogs, signed six more players from this year’s league in an effort to defend his title.

Down 5-2 in the bottom of the seventh, the Power sent nine batters to the plate with Adrian Martinez driving in the tying run with a sacrifice fly to center.  Trevor Whyte followed with a double in the left center gap to knock in the decisive runs.

Tim Combs threw the last three innings to earn the win, holding the Chill to one hit and striking out five. The victory was the Power’s 16^th in 19 games.

Chris Caves led the Chill offense, going three for four with a homerun, two doubles and two RBI.

The Power offense exploded for twenty one hits as they defeated the Bluesox 16-2 at Palm Springs Stadium to move into the California Winter League championship game on Friday.
The Power offense saw Trevor Willis hit a two run homerun and end the day three for four with three RBI. Yasutsugu Nishimoto also had a big day, going four for six with a triple and three singles.
Trevor Whyte contributed to the win by going three for three with a double and two singles, two runs scored and two RBI.
Charles Nading started the game for the Power throwing three complete, giving up two runs, five hits and striking out five before leaving with an injury. Jeremy Gonzalez relieved Nading and threw four scoreless innings, giving up only three hits and striking out four to earn the win.
The Power will take on the Chill tomorrow at 1pm at Palm Springs Stadium for the California Winter League Championship.

Snowbirds@Chill

Matt Rossingnol turned in a complete game victory for the Chill by giving up one run on six hits while striking out seven, and rightfielder Derek Pyles threw out the potential tying run at home to end the game as the Chill held on for a 2-1 victory over the Snowbirds at Palm Springs Stadium.
With the Chill down 1-0 in the eighth their offense threatened by loading the bases. Jake Taylor came through with a single that drove in two run to give the Chill a 2-1 lead heading into the ninth inning.
In the top of the ninth, Todd Alls and Chris Hartery singled to put runners at the corners with one out. Marquise Hall then proceeded to fly out to right and pinch-runner Marcus Dennistoun tagged up from third and tried to come home. Pyles threw a strike to home plate to gun down Dennistoun to complete the game-ending double-play.
The Chill victory puts them in the California Winter League championship game tomorrow against the Power at 1pm at Palm Springs Stadium.

Casey Fry was dominant in relief as the Power defeated the A’s 12-4 at Palm Springs Stadium Wednesday morning.  Fry earned the win by throwing three innings, striking out seven while facing only ten batters.

The A’s started the scoring in the second with Michael Wallace’s inside the park home run.  The rally continued when Michael Cross and Matthew Dunn both singled to put runners on first and third.  With Jack Waterman at the plate the A’s put on the double steal with Dunn taking second and Cross stealing home to put the A’s up 2-0.

The Power offense came to life in the fifth.  Seven consecutive Power batters reached base with the inning being highlighted by a three-run triple off the bat of Yasutsugu Nishimoto.  Patrick Howe followed the Nishimoto triple with one of his own to drive in the run and tie the game up at four.  The inning stayed alive for the Power when Matthew Frederick singled to drive home Howe from third to put them up 5-4. 

The Power rallied for six more tallies in the sixth to help them secure the victory. 

Snowbirds@Chill

Vinny St. John pitched four perfect innings while striking out five to help lead the Chill to a 6-5 win over the Snowbirds in the last regular season game of the 2012 California Winter League season. 

Chris Caves lead the way on offense for the Chill with a single, a triple, two runs and two RBI.  Clint Harkins also had a nice day with the stick going two for two with two doubles, driving in a run and scoring twice.

Jesse Brown chipped in for the Snowbirds offense as he went two for three with a homerun, a single, two runs and two RBI’s.

The California Winter league playoffs will start Thursday at 10am with the number two ranked Chill facing the three ranked Snowbirds.  The 1pm game will feature the number one ranked Power taking on the four ranked Bluesox.

The CWL Championship game will pit the two winning teams from Thursday against each other on Friday at 1pm.      

Jordan Oseguera, who arrived at Palm Springs Stadium minutes before game time, came out of the Bluesox bullpen and allowed just two hits in three innings of work in the 10-2 ‘Sox win over the A’s.

DJ Jackson led the charge offensively for the Bluesox, going two for four at the plate and driving in three runs, while scoring one in the win.

Jackson began the rally for the Bluesox in the second inning, with runners on second and third lining a two run single to score Scott Stidham and Anthony Coromato, giving the ‘Sox a 3-0 lead.  Geoffrey Hobbs  followed two batters later with an RBI single, scoring Jackson and making it 4-0 Bluesox.

Jackson ignited another rally in the third inning when he singled and brought home Graham Sullivan who had walked. Ryan Polk then hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Anthony Coromato to give the Bluesox a  7-0 lead.

The A’s finally cracked the scoreboard in the top of the fourth. Michael Wallace singled with runners on first and second to bring home Jason Martin. Hank Burditt followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Chad Billingslea to make the score 7-2 Bluesox.

In the bottom of fourth the Bluesox brought home three more runs to cap their scoring and earn the victory.

Oseguera earned his first victory of the season for his three innings out of the bullpen. James Shoemaker took the loss for the A’s.

Chill @ Power

The Power pitching staff combined to pitch a two hit shut-out, with Drew Cavender’s four scoreless innings leading the way as the Power clinched the top seed heading into the California Winter League post season with a 6-0 win over the Chill at Palm Springs Stadium.

The Power swung early and often against Chill starter Matt Atkins in the first inning. Yusuke Inoguchi started the scoring party with an RBI single, plating Jeremy Miller, who singled to begin the game. Trevor Willis picked up his team leading 18^th RBI with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Power. Adrian Martinez kept the uprising going with an RBI single, drving in Inoguchi and increasing the Power lead to 3-0. Trevor Whyte added one more with an RBI triple to finish the scoring in the inning with the Power in front, 4-0.

The Power tacked on a run in the second inning off Atkins when Jeremy Miller hit an RBI double, bringing home Yasutsugu Nishimoto and upping the lead to 5-0.

Yoshitaka Seo scored in the fourth with the help of two Chill errors to lift the Power advantage to 6-0.  Leftfielder Jeremy Miller paced the Power attack, going three for four with a run scored and an RBI in the win.

The Power rallied for two runs in the final frame to complete the come from behind victory 4-3 over the Snowbirds in game one at Palm Springs Stadium.  The rally included a walk, a single, and a stolen base to help keep the Power on top of the California Winter League standings with a one game lead over the Chill.

Both Starting pitchers put up impressive performances although neither of them received a decision.  Snowbirds starting pitcher Tyler Sloan threw five complete, allowing only one run on three hits while striking out six.

Power pitcher Jeremy Gonzales pitched six innings giving up three runs, one earned on four hits while striking out five.

Tim Combs earned his second victory of the season throwing one inning, giving up two hits and striking out two to wiggle out of trouble.

Tobi Adeyemi paced the Snowbirds at the plate going two for three with a double, a single, and a RBI.

Bluesox@Chill

Designated hitter Clint Harkins singled in what proved to be the decisive run in the top of the ninth inning as the Chill held on to defeat the Bluesox 7-6 in the second game of Sundays twinbill.

The Chill took a six five lead into the top of the ninth.  Shortstop Jack Taylor reached second base on an error to keep the inning alive after advancing to third on an infield hit, he scored on the Harkins single to lift the Chill advantage to 7-5.

Taylor then shifted to the mound to close out the Bluesox in the bottom of the ninth. Despite allowing the Bluesox final run to narrow the margin to 7-6, Taylor struck out the side to preserve the win, as the Chill improved to 11-4.  With the win the Chill were able to stay one game behind the first-place Power.

Taylor’s ninth inning effort preserved the victory for reliever Max Whieldon who surrendered just one hit over four innings of relief to earn the win.

Bluesox reliever Brandon Brown was reached for three runs over two innings to absorb the defeat.

Marquise Hall reached base six times earning three hits, two walks, and was hit by a pitch as he led the Snowbirds to a 14-3 win over the Bluesox in the morning game at Palm Springs Stadium.

Hall wasn’t the only Snowbird with a notable offensive day.  Kevin Deese went three for six with a triple and two singles, scoring two runs while Jesse Brown added three hits, two RBI and two runs.

Eric Gonsalves did his part on the defensive side for the Snowbirds as he pitched six strong innings giving up one run on six hits while striking out five.  With the win, Gonsalves moves his record to 2-2 on the year.

Relievers David Harding and Jessie Orosco also pitched well for the Birds each throwing one scoreless inning with Orosco striking out the side in the eighth.   

A’S@Power

Charles Nading put together a stellar outing throwing six complete innings giving up three hits and one run while striking out nine as the Power defeated the A’s 4-1 in the second game of Saturday’s action at Palm Springs Stadium.

Nading improved his California Winter League record to 3-1 on the season and has won his last two starts.

Tim Combs grabbed his second save of the season pitching a perfect inning striking out one to wrap up the game.

The Power revved up the offense in the third inning with Koji Hida reaching base and stealing second.  That was followed by a Jerry Miller double to drive Hida in. Yasutsugu Nishimoto continued the rally with a single that drove in Miller to make the score 2-0 Power.

They would score two more times in the sixth as Trevor Willis would come home on a sac fly by Adrian Martinez and a single by Hiroshi Senda would drive in Yusuke Inoguchi.

Jack Winters pitched well in defeat going six innings for the A’s while giving up four runs on five hits and striking out four. 

Andrew Miller kept the A’s off balance all day, allowing just four hits while recording nine strikeouts en route to earning the complete game win in the Snowbirds 10-2 victory over the A’s  at Palm Springs Stadium.

With runners on first and third and a run already in for the Snowbirds against James Shoemaker of the A’s, Todd Alls turned the bottom of the first into a rally with a two-run double that scored Jesse Brown and Chris Hartery, giving the ‘Birds a 3-0 lead.

The Snowbirds rallied again in the bottom of the second. Mark Morocco started the scoring with a bunt single. A walk and a hit batsman loaded the bases and Jesse Brown cleared the bases with a three-run double  that upped the lead to 6-0. Chris Hartery drove in Brown with a single and Tobi Adeyemi came home on wild pitch and the rout was on at 8-0.

Both teams failed to crack the scoreboard until the bottom of the fourth against Shoemaker. With two runners on Jeff Ridgeway knocked in Adeyemi with a double and three batters later Marcus Dennistoun picked up an RBI with a walk to cap the scoring for the Snowbirds at 10-0.

The A’s avoided the shutout in the top of the seventh against Miller, who through six innings had allowed just three hits. Brian Bistagne walked to begin the inning. With one out Michael Wallace hit into fielder’s choice that moved Bistagne to third. Hank Burditt then knocked in both Bistagne and Wallace to make it 10-2.

Snowbirds firstbaseman Jesse Brown finished the day three for four with two singles, a double and four runs driven in.  Miller earned his third win of the season.

Bluesox @ Chill

Vinny St. John retired the first six batters he faced on his way to five shutout innings and the win for the Chill in the 3-2 victory over the Bluesox in the afternoon match-up at Palm Springs Stadium.

Jeremy Hall matched the six up, six down effort put up by St. John for the Bluesox through the first two innings, striking out five.

In the bottom of the third against Hall the Chill finally broke through. Keith Kandel began the inning with the first Chill hit.. With one out and Kandel on second base, Relly Mercurio knocked Kandel in with a single.

After a scoreless top of the fourth for St. John, the Chill extended their lead in the bottom half. A walk and a single put two runners on for Christopher Caves. Caves unloaded with a double to center and both Tommy Williams and Derrick Pyles easily scored to push the Chill lead to 3-0.

In the top of the seventh with the Chill still leading 3-0 the Bluesox began their comeback. With Chris Treibt now in the game after the five shutout innings by St. John, Cody Rieger singled. Trace Klein then walked. With one out Scott Stidham singled home Rieger and cut the lead to 3-1 Chill. Landis Wilson brought the Bluesox a run closer with an RBI fielder’s choice and a Dillon Tindall single spelled the end of the relief appearance for Triebt. Max Whieldon came in with the bases loades and got Brett Fick to fly out to pick up his third save of the season and close out the 3-2 Chill victory for St. John.

In his hard-luck loss, Jeremy Hall pitched six innings, allowing five hits, three runs and adding 11 strikeouts. St. John was sharp in earning his first win of the season, throwing five innings, giving up one hit, no runs and striking out seven.

The Chill scored four runs in the top of the seventh to complete a 5-3 comeback win over the Snowbirds in game one of Thursday’s California Winter League double-header at Palm Springs Stadium.  The victory lifted the Chill’s record to 9-4 and enabled them to stay a game behind the Power in CWL action.

With the Chill trailing 3-1, Chris Caves opened the top of the seventh with a single followed by a walk to Jimmy Waters to put runners and at first and second.  Dan Treccia singled to drive in Caves to pull to within 3-2.  Keith Kandel hit into a fielder’s choice driving in a run to tie the game, and an error by shortstop D.J. Jarrad brought in the go-ahead run to put the Chill in front.  The Chill added an insurance to cap the scoring.

Tyler Sloan pitched nicely in his start for the Snowbirds but ended up receiving no decision on the day as Entiquio Chapa couldn’t hold off the Chill in the seventh.  Sloan threw five innings without allowing a hit, although he did walk seven.

Power@A’s

Jeremy Miller led the Power by going five for six on the day with four singles and a triple as the Power steamrolled the A’s 19-5 in the second game of Thursday’s twin-bill at Palm Springs Stadium.  Miller also scored three times and drove in a run.

Trevor Willis shared in the offensive festivities by going four for five with two doubles and four RBI.

Designated hitter Adrian Martinez contributed by blasting his first homerun of the season with one on in the sixth.

Jason Martin put together a nice game for the A’s as he posted three doubles and three RBI and a run scored in three at-bats.

The first-place Power improved to 10-3 and maintained their one game lead on the Chill.