UPDATE: 14U Tryouts - Friday Nov. 5th @ 5 pm

NOAH 14U Competitive Team will be hosting a second tryout date on Friday, November 5th at 5:00 p.m. at the NOAH practice field located at 83rd and 129th east avenue in Tulsa.  Homeschool players that will be 13 or 14 by May 1, 2011 are eligible to tryout.  Please be there 15 minutes early to get warmed up.

If you are interested in trying out, you need to RSVP to baseball@noahjags.org

14U Tryouts - Postponed to Nov. 6th

Due to several conflicts, the 14U Tryouts are postponed today until Nov. 6th at 4 p.m.  Please pass along the information.

NOAH 14U Team - Tryout Date October 30th

The NOAH 14U competitive team is looking for a few more players to fill out its roster.  Players may not turn 15 by May 1st, 2011.  There will be a tryout on Saturday, October 30th at 4 p.m. at the NOAH practice field at 83rd and 129th east avenue in Tulsa.

If you are interested in trying out, please RSVP to baseball@noahjags.org

The team will play league games and weekend tournaments.  If you are interested in playing high school baseball next year, you should consider trying out for this team.

Spring 2011 Youth Competitive Team Tryouts - October 9th

Friendly reminder...

Spring 2011 Youth Competitive Team Tryouts are this Saturday, October 9th.  All homeschool players that want to play competitive baseball need to attend this tryout.  Please wear baseball attire including a protective cup, bring your glove, bat and water bottle. 

All team rosters are open. If you played on a NOAH competitive team last year, you must tryout again this year.

The tryouts will last approximately 2 hours. Depending on the number of prospects, it could be longer.

Tryout Location: NOAH Practice Fields located at 83rd and S. 129th East Ave. (between 81st and 91st) at the New Creations Church. There are no restroom facilities at the practice fields. The nearest facility is at the QuikTrip at the corner of 81st and Garnett. Please take care of business prior to tryout.

Times by Age Group:

13U/14U Team - Oct. 9th - 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Ages 13 or 14 and under as of 4/30/2011

11U/12U Team - Oct. 9th - Noon- 2:00
Ages 11 or 12 and under as of 4/30/2011

10U Team – Oct. 9th - 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 9 or 10 and under as of 4/30/2011

See earlier post for more information.

Youth Fall Practice plus Work Day

Friday, October 1st,  is the last youth practice day for the fall.  Be at the field for warm-ups by 5:45 pm.

Also, Saturday, October 2nd is a work day at the baseball field.  Please bring a shovel, rake, wheelbarrow, weedeater, and/or work gloves.  We need to get the field prepped for winter and clean out the storage shed.  We need everyone from 1st grade to high school players and dads that can help to be at the field at 8:00 a.m.

Thanks!
Darron Replogle
NOAH Baseball AD

Spring 2011 Youth Competitive Team Tryouts - October 9th

Baseball Spring 2011 Competitive Team Tryouts – 10U thru 14U

For all tryouts please arrive 30 minutes early for sign-in and to warm-up.

All prospects should dress in baseball attire (wear a protective cup) and bring your glove, bat and water bottle. Tryouts will commence on time as indicated below. You should start throwing the baseball now. Don’t wait until next week to start throwing the baseball. Your arm will be tested at various ranges during the tryouts. You don’t want to jeopardize an injury for failure to prepare now and cost your chance at a spot on the team.

All team rosters are open. If you played on a NOAH competitive team last year, you must tryout again this year.

The tryouts will last approximately 2 hours. Depending on the number of prospects, it could be longer.

Tryout Location: NOAH Practice Fields located at 83rd and S. 129th East Ave. (between 81st and 91st) at the New Creations Church. There are no restroom facilities at the practice fields. The nearest facility is at the QuikTrip at the corner of 81st and Garnett. Please take care of business prior to tryout.

Roster: Each team will be limited to 10 or 11 players. Please note that if we have enough players to form odd age teams like an 11 yr old and/or 13 yr old team, we will form teams accordingly. For the evaluation purposes, we are combining ages. Players must be homeschool unless grandfathered into the program.

Fees: Expect to pay anywhere from $200-300 plus $100-120 uniform cost.

2011 League: The last two years, all competitive teams have played at Indian Springs (131st and 145th east ave). Each year, we evaluate which league is the best fit for our teams. There are 14-16 regular season games plus 4-5 weekend tournaments. Please note, there will be occasional tournament games played on Sunday at varying times during the day. Please consider this circumstance when you make your decision to try out for a competitive team.

Tryout Dates:

13U/14U Team - Oct. 9th - 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Ages 13 or 14 and under as of 4/30/2011

11U/12U Team - Oct. 9th - Noon- 2:00
Ages 11 or 12 and under as of 4/30/2011

10U Team – Oct. 9th - 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Ages 9 or 10 and under as of 4/30/2011

You will need to download the NOAH Liability Release Tryout Form by going to the main website and click on forms at http://www.noahjags.org/  and bring to the tryouts.

Due to weather conditions, please check the jagline 365-2218 for updates prior to attending the tryout.

FAQs

What level of play will NOAH teams compete? Historically, due to the number of players and our culture, NOAH has competed at the AA level. We are a homeschool program and our focus is to develop our “homeschool” talent with the intention of competing against like-skilled talent or better in hope of making us better players in preparation for the high school team. Ultimately, our goal is compete for league, state and national championships through youth to high school levels. If you play competitive baseball, expect to play 14-16 league games plus 16-20 tournament games throughout the season. The season starts in April and ends the last part of June. Indoor workouts start in February. Competitive team players are expected to make time and financial commitments to the team.

Will there be another tryout date if I can’t make this date? Maybe but not guaranteed, we are looking to field a competitive team. Therefore, if after the evaluations there are not 10-11 players with above average skill, we could have another tryout date in November or December. Of course the weather could play a part on our tryout date.

What if my son is not selected for the competitive team? Depending on his skill level, he could be placed on an “alternate” list in case there’s a spot that becomes available before the season starts. NOAH encourages all players to keep working on their skills and to play on the developmental team or tryout out for another competitive team. Life is full of failures and successes, just because they don’t make the NOAH team, inspire them to continue honing their skills. Historically, there has been developmental teams available for 12 and younger players. Developmental team signups will be January 2011. The last two years we had enough interest to form a 14U developmental team. Our first priority is field a competitive team. If there’s enough interest we will do whatever possible to have developmental teams. We have a good working relationship with Indian Springs, so we expect to place the developmental teams there. Developmental teams generally play around 20 games. The player fees are less due to fewer tournaments.

Who will coach the teams? I am in the process of evaluating and selecting a head coach for each team. I desire to have a head coach in place before the tryouts but due to the tryout process and number of teams involved, that determination may not take place until the tryouts or thereafter. The evaluators for the tryouts will be coaching candidates as well as members of the high school coaching staff. We are blessed to have dads with several years of coaching experience.

Competitive Team Coaches
If you want to be considered as a head coach candidate, please shoot me an email ASAP and note which team you would like to be considered.

God Bless,
Darron Replogle
NOAH Baseball AD
baseball@noahjags.org

Youth Fall Baseball Practice - Friday, Sept. 24th

Youth fall practice for players age 9-14 years old today at 6 p.m.  Please be at the NOAH practice fields (83rd and 129th East Ave) ready for warm-ups by 5:45 p.m. 

Last practice will next Friday, Oct. 1st.

For those interested, the 2011 competitive team tryouts will be on Oct. 9th. Watch blog for more details on times.

Youth Fall Practices Time Change - Sept. 17th - 5:30 p.m.

May I have your attention please!

Youth fall practice for Friday, September 17th will start 30 minutes early.  Practice will start at 5:30 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. at the NOAH practice fields. Be at the field and warmed up ready to go around 5:15.

Also, all baseball players and coaches will be admitted FREE to the NOAH football game on Friday.  Players and coaches will be recognzied during halftime.  The football game will be played at BA North Intermediate (the old high school field) on Lynn Lane just south of 71st.  Plan on leaving practice and going over to the game.

NOAH Football Game - Baseball Recognition @ Halftime - Sept. 17th

The baseball program will be recognized at the NOAH football home game this Friday, September 17th. The football Jags will play Stilwell Indians at 7:30 p.m.

NOAH will play at the BA North Intermediate field on 808 East College (south of 71st and Lynn Lane in Broken Arrow).

All 2010 baseball players and coaches will be admitted free if they wear a game jersey and/or cap. Just tell the gate attendee you play baseball for NOAH.  Special recognition will be given for the 2010 Homeschool World Series Silver Division Champions!

Right before halftime, meet at the end of the field by the locker room. The PA guy will announce the baseball program and you can walk on the field in front of the home crowd to be recognized. The volleyball and soccer programs will also be recognized.

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Youth Fall Baseball Practices

NOAH youth baseball will be conducting fall practices at the NOAH practice fields located at 83rd and 129th east avenue.  All homeschool players between the ages 9-14 as of May 1st, 2011 are welcome to attend.  We will divide the players into three groups: 9/10, 11/12 and 13/14.  Players will work on fundamentals in preparation for the competitive team tryouts on October 9th.

Players should bring water bottle, glove and bat.  Players wear baseball attire, shorts are acceptable.

Fall Practice Schedule:

Sept 3 - 6-7:30 pm

Sept 10 - 6-7:30 pm

Sept 17 - 6-7:30 pm

Sept 24 - 6-7:30 pm

Oct 1 - 6-7:30 pm

Competitive Team Tryouts - October 9th

13/14U - 9:30 am

9/10U - 12:00 pm

11/12 - 2:30 pm

Any questions, please email baseball@noahjags.org

High School Baseball Meeting - August 19th

NOAH High School Baseball Parent/Player Mandatory Meeting

When: Thursday August 19, 2010

Where: Northside Christian Church in Broken Arrow (just north of 71st and Elm intersection on east side of road)

Time: 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

All high school players need to attend meeting.  At least one parent needs to attend. Please bring your parent and player code of conduct, medical release and participation forms.  Players will be fitted for uniforms.  Please make every effort to be there. 


Any questions, please contact Coach Blake at  blake@noahjags.org
 

Fall Baseball Signups - Ages 9-14

Fall baseball is just around the corner.  Fall baseball is a relaxed atmosphere with little or no practices.  It gives players an opportunity to fine tune their pitching, hitting and fielding skills. 

Players that are between the ages of 9 and 14 as of May 1, 2011 are eligible to play.

BAYB-Indian Springs will start on Aug 22^nd and finish Oct 3^rd.  Teams that are 11 and older will use wood bat.  The 10U team will use metal bats. There are no standings and no trophies. No uniforms required. It’s a 12 game season with doubleheaders on Sunday.  You play up the age group in which you will compete in the Spring season.  Depending on the number of players, the cost per player will be between $50-$60 dollars plus your purchase of a $40 wood bat.

If you are interested, please send your name and birthdate to Darron Replogle @  baseball@noahjags.org by August 1st.  Teams will be formed on a first come, first serve basis.

Final 2010 Spring Baseball Report - All Teams

General:   The 2010 Spring season has completed.  Highlights of the season include the Varsity winning the HWSA World Series Silver Division Championship in Auburndale, Florida.  We have 11 teams participating in Spring Baseball with 1 team winning league championship.  We had two teams finish second in league play.  The program’s 2010 overall record is 112 wins, 106 losses and 7 ties.   

Varsity/JV Baseball:The High School Varsity team completed its season with a 14-14 overall record. The JV team’s record was 14-8.  The Jags captured the HWSA Silver Division Championship.  They also won the Chelsea Wood Bat Tournament and finished 4^th in the Ozark Classic in Harrison, Arkansas. The JV team won the Bristow JV Festival. Seniors Austin Ervin and Erik Willis along with sophomore Joe Sabatini were selected as HWSA World Series All-Americans.
Varsity Coaches – Ray Blake and Fred Wilson 
JV Coaches – Ed Beaver and Matt Ferguson 

Competitive Teams: 
Three competitive teams played in the Arkansas River Valley Baseball league comprised of teams from Indian Springs, Bixby and Jenks.  The 14U finished in second place. The 12U Black finished third and the 12U Blue finished 6^th. All three team competed in Super Series and USSSA tournaments.  The 14U team finished in 4^th place in the BA tournament. The 12U Black team won the Skiatook Wood Bat Tournament, finished 2^nd place in the Claremore Tournament and 9^th place in the AA State Tournament out of 19 teams. The 12U Blue team finished in 4^th place in the Jenks Tournament. 
14U Coaches – Drew Files, Pete Fowler and Luis Baca 
12U Blue Coaches – Rick Castleberry, Mark Raper, James Rigsby and Greg Lynn 
12U Black Coaches – Darron Replogle, Randy Jacoby, Ron Harrington and Gene Lilly 
Developmental Teams: 
There were six developmental teams this year. 14U and 10U teams played at Broken Arrow Indian Springs. Grades 1^st through 5^th played in CETBO.
14U Coaches – Dale Leander, Mike Wilbins and Tom Payne  
10U Coaches – Andrew Moss, Rod Merrill and Mark Shiew 
5^th Grade Coaches – David Benitez, Dan Ocasio and John Floyd 
3^rd Grade Coaches – Randie Grantham, Eren Sitki, Rich Faust and Scott Collingsworth  
2^nd Grade Coaches – Jeff Davis, Pat Phibbs, Mike Gundy and Mike Stansell 
1^st Grade Coaches – David Taylor, Jared McCoy, Don Delozier and Randy Jeffers 

Team Records as 6/30/10:
Competitive (69-70-2) 
Varsity  14-14 (HWSA Silver Division Champs, Chelsea Tournament Champs, 4^th Place Ozark Classic)  
Junior Varsity  14-8 (Bristow JV Festival Champs)  
14U Comp  15-13-1 (BAYB 14U Open 2^nd Place (11-4-1), BA Super Series Qualifier 4^th place) 
12U Blue Comp  4-19 (BAYB 12U Open 6^th Place (2-5), Jenks USSSA Qualifer 4^th place)  
12U Black Comp 22-16-1 (BAYB 12U Open 3^rd Place (5-2), Skiatook USSSA Qualifier 1^st Place, Claremore Open Tournament 2^nd Place, Owasso USSSA Qualifer 4^th Place, USSSA “AA” State Tournament 9^th place) 

Developmental (43-36-5) 
14U Developmental - 10-4-2 (BAYB 14U REC 2^nd place) 
10U Developmental - 21-1 (BAYB 10U Rec Champs, BAYB 10U Preseason and Postseason Tournament Champs) 
5^th Grade 1-9-1 
3^rd Grade 8-8-1 (CETBO 3^rd Place, City Championship 4^th Place) 
2^nd Grade 3-3
1^st Grade 0-11-1

2011 High School Tryouts - Part II

NOAH Baseball will be conducting a second round of high school tryouts this Saturday, June 26^th at 9:00 a.m. at the NOAH practice field located at 83^rd and 129^th east avenue.  Due to the large turnout at the first tryout, the coaches would like to see everyone again this weekend for a final evaluation.  If you were unable to make it to the June 19^th tryouts and would like to attend this weekend’s tryout, please contact Coach Blake at ray_blake@nabholz.com and/or call cell phone 918-527-9530.

Homeschool players that are ages 14-18 as of September 1^st are eligible to participate.

Be at the field for warm-ups at 8:30 a.m.  Bring a water jug.  This will be the last opportunity to try out for the 2011 spring baseball team. 

10U Jags Win Post Season Tournament

Pictured bottom row: Austin Ogden, Justin Taylor, Jacob Wixted, Beej Moss,  batboy Kent Shiew

back row: Nathanael Raper, Ethan Kinsey, Kirk Shiew, Daniel Merrill, Sam Replogle, Aaron Rigsby

Coaches Raper, Shiew, Rigsby Merrill and Moss

The 10U Jaguars won the Arkansas River Valley Baseball post season tournament on Friday, June 11th.  The Jags entered the tournament on a 17 game winning streak.  They beat the Bixby Braves in the opening round 11-8.  In the second round, the Jags played the BA Pirates.  The Jags had beaten the Pirates three times but the Pirates came out swinging the bats to give the Jags their first loss of the year 11-4 which sent the Jags to the loser bracket.  The Braves fought back through to play the Jags in an elimination game.  The Jags won 9-7 to set up a rematch with the Pirates.  The Jags turned up the heat on the Pirates and run ruled them 14-2 to play the "if" game for the Championship.  The Jags kept their hot hitting and solid pitching as they run ruled the Pirates in the Championship game 13-2.  The 10U Jaguars finished the season with a 21-1 record.  They won the pre-season tournament, regular season and post-season tournament.   Way to GO!

10U Jags "Perfect" Season

 Pictured: Front row: Bat boy Braden Kinsey, Jacob Wixted, Aaron Rigsby, Justin Taylor, Austin Ogden, Benjamin Moss, Bat Boy Kent Shiew.  Back Row: Sam Replogle, Daniel Merrill, Kirk Shiew, Nathanael Raper, Ethan Kinsey and Brandon Huffman.  Coaches Merrill, Shiew, Rigsby and Moss.

The 10U Jaguars went 14-0 to win the league championship at Indian Springs in Broken Arrow.  The Jags played stellar defense, had timely hits and solid pitching to put together a "perfect" undefeated record. They had a couple come-from-behind victories during their last at-bats to win games. All things came together at different games and the Jags had a never quit attitude. Congratulations on a well played season!

12U Jags win Skiatook Wood Bat Tournament

 Pictured (Front Row): Jono Harrington, Sam Replogle, Nano Moss, Evan Jacoby, Matt Merrill and Ben Replogle (Back Row): Coach Jacoby, Austin Lilly, Logan Stolz, Will Grantham, Coach Harrington, Keaton McDaniel, Daniel Merrill, Coach Replogle.

The 12U Jags won the Skiatook 12U Wood Bat Tournament over the May 22nd weekend.  The Jags beat the Skiatook Thunderstix 12-4 in the first game.  Being down 4-0, the Jags scored 12 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning highlighted by a 3-run homerun over the fence by Matt Merrill.  The Jags beat the Bartlesville Tornadoes in the second game 8-4 behind the pitching of Nathaniel Moss and Will Grantham.  The Jags jumped on the Pawhuska Titans 16-1 for a shot in the championship game. Evan Jacoby started the game with a double to centerfield.  Keaton McDaniel, Jono Harrington, Austin Lilly, Nano Moss and Matt Merrill all had 2 hits a piece. 

In the championship game, the Jags played their best defensive game of the year.  The Jags made 15 of the 18 outs by defensive plays.  2B Nathaniel Moss and 3B Matt Merrill had some web gems in the field. Both teams played fundamental baseball in the field. Logan Stolz had 2 hits including a well placed bunt down the 3rd base line. Will Grantham went 3 for 3 in the game. Ben Replogle pitched a complete game, striking out 2, walking 2 and 1 HBP and gave up on 2 hits as the Jags beat the Owasso Longhorns 6-1 to capture the Championship.  The 12U Jags improved their record to 17-7-1 on the season.

2010-2011 High School Baseball Tryouts - June 19th

NOAH Baseball will be holding tryouts for the high school varsity and JV team on Saturday, June 19th at 10 a.m. at the NOAH practice fields on 83rd and 129th east avenue.  Eligible players must be homeschool to participate.  Current year players must attend the tryouts.  Please wear baseball attire.

For further information, please contact Coach Ray Blake at Ray_Blake@NABHOLZ.com or by phone at 918-527-9530.
 

HWSA Silver Division Champions! - May 1

NOAH Jaguars capture the Silver Division Championship in Auburndale, Florida.  Senior Austin Ervin pitched a complete game to lead the Jags 8-1 over Charlotte, NC in the finals.  The Jags played superb defense behind Ervin.

Seniors Austin Ervin and Erik Willis along with sophomore Joe Sabatini were named to the HWSA All-Tournament Team.  Coach Blake said it was team effort to win 3 straight games onto capturing the Championship.  There were many outstanding plays in the field to go along with some timely hits.


The Jags finished the season with a 13-13 record.