Author Traci Deleon
The Houston Banditos have become a Major League Baseball pipeline
The local select team has built a reputation as arguably the best in the nation. Founded in 1994, but moving to the elite level in 1996, in various age categories, the Banditos have won 65 national titles and 129 state titles. Coaches expect about 10…
Hunter Watson: The phenom next door
Fourteen-year-old Hunter Watson lives on Easy Street in south Denison. His house is an elegantly appointed but modest ranch style abode that wouldn’t seem out of place in countless suburbs in countless towns across the country. His bedroom looks like the bedrooms of most 14-year-old…
‘Team Effort’ Lifts Banditos to Title
JEFF DAHN Published: Monday, September 30, 2013 HOUSTON – Pitcher Joey Pulido, a sturdy and durable right-hander from Clute, Texas, was named the Most Valuable Pitcher. Everybody’s All-American Stone Garrett from Sugar Land, Texas, hauled in the Most Valuable Player award. These were hard-earned accolades that…
Top 2014’s Bolster Banditos
Published: Sunday, September 29, 2013 HOUSTON – Forced to ride-out a short rain delay Sunday morning, the players and coaches from the Banditos 17u Black gathered noisily but comfortably inside the covered batting cages at Rice University’s on-campus Reckling Park. The cozy ballpark – with high-rise…
Bandito Trio Make 2013 Team USA Team Trials
Congratulations to three of our very own Banditos who have made the 2013 USA Team Trials! Hunter Watson and Thomas Burbank (14U) as well as Isaac Pacheco (12U). Go figure…ALL THREE ARE LEFTY HITTERS! Way to represent the Black and White!
Banditos Nab 14u Perfect Game World Series Title
Published: Saturday, August 03, 2013 FORT MYERS, Fla. — For 7 2/3 innings Saturday afternoon, the Houston Banditos were like putty in the hands of Georgia Jackets’ right-hander Blake James. Using a baffling mixture of 72 mph fastballs and 65 mph changeups and curveballs, James held…
THE PLAYING TIME ISSUE…A Coach’s Perspective!
You walk into any high school game or any select baseball program and there will always be unhappy people. Trust me, it’s on every team, PERIOD – some more than others. Usually the ones starting the drama are the ones whose kid is not playing.…
Cuttin’ the Grass – Makin’ the CUT!
As we start the 2013 campaign, you have to wonder if politics still exists in this day and age. I’m here to tell you, without a doubt, 100%-YES! I have never been at a loss for words, and what I have to say may come…
HITTING – SLUMPBUSTERS
I’ve had a lot of parents and players ask me, “How do I get out of this slump?” Slumps are like your common cold – no matter what you do, they last a about a week or two. There are a lot of different theories…
SOCIAL MEDIA – PROS AND CONS
Just think of the time that a 17-year-old baseball player has put into honing his game. The countless hours of fielding, hitting and throwing. The endless number of practices. The thousands of at-bats and hundreds of put-outs. Imagine all that work being diminished in less…
Bandito Burbank sets strikeout record
Banditos pitcher Thomas Burbank sets a new NYBC record with 15 strikeouts.
A True Evaluation
As we were landing in New York City, I looked at my wife and told her that this was going to be the best baseball experience I have ever encountered. I had no expectations, as I planned on taking everything in. The day before the…
Steroids In High School Baseball: FACT OR FICTION
Steroids In High School Baseball: FACT OR FICTIONHow do parents know? They don’t How do coaches know? They don’t. How does the administration know? They don’t. There is only one way anyone can justifiably know. Random Testing Teams and schools should implement an anonymous performance enhancement drug testing system.…
