It was the inaugural Area Code Baseball Homer Run Derby presented by Marucci at Blair Field on Thursday night. One player, from each team, slugged it out to the title of Area Code Baseball home run king. To say Blair Field is big, well that…

Houston Banditos Claim 17U Title July 28, 2014 by Bill Mitchell GOODYEAR, Ariz.—The smart money was on the EvoShield Canes to repeat their 2013 title at the Perfect Game 17U World Series. With a star-studded roster and arguably the most talented and deepest pitching staff of any…

Banditos grab 17u PGWS glory JEFF DAHN     Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Clinging to what minutes before seemed like a comfortable seven-run lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the situation suddenly became more than a little bit dicey for the…

Congratulations to Chris and Conner earning the MVP’s of the 2014 PGWS!   Notes on Chris – Perhaps the strongest performance of the day came in the semifinals by Houston Banditos right hander Chris Paddack (2015, Cedar Park, Texas). The sinkerballer hit 90 mph several times early…

17u-Black wins 2014 PG 17U World Series 10-4 over Evoshield. Villarreal with the win. Wolforth-3B/3RBI; Davis-2B/RBI, Scherff-3-4/2RBI/R; Clemens-2-3/RBI/R/2BB; Capel-2-4/2R/BB; Smith-RBI/2BB [vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/101557970″ width=”600″ height=”400″ responsive=”yes” autoplay=”no”] [youtube_advanced url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo7e2HKdFKY&feature=youtu.be” width=”600″ height=”400″ responsive=”yes” controls=”yes” autohide=”alt” showinfo=”yes” autoplay=”no” loop=”no” rel=”no” fs=”yes” modestbranding=”no” theme=”dark”]

JEFF DAHN         Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Shortly before recently announced Perfect Game All-American Kody Clemens took his cuts in a batting cage at the Goodyear Ballpark Recreational Complex late Tuesday afternoon, he took a moment to reflect on where he was and…

A 4-run 7th inning gives the Boys in Black a comfortable seat after the first day of double elimination tournament play, needing to win 1 of 2 games on Tuesday to advance to the 17u Perfect Game World Series Championship.  Next game is 4:30 on…

The Banditos reached the Elite 8 of the 17u PG World Series in Arizona yesterday, advancing with a 5-4 pool-play win over the West Coast Mariners.  The deciding win came after a hard fought loss to undefeated pool champion CBA Marucci 5-3.  Both teams will…

The 3rd Annual 2014 17u Perfect Game World Series started with a bang for the Houston Banditos as they move to 2-0 on the first day of pool play.  Saturday’s games featured huge wins over the AZ Prowlers (7-1) and Tri-State Arsenal (9-0). In the…

The Houston Banditos Black’s star right-hander Mason Thompson took home co-Most Valuable Pitcher honors after an impressive tournament. The University of Texas commit, ranked No. 28 in the 2016 high school class, earned two wins in two dominant starts. His first outing, last Friday against…

Congratulations to the 16u Banditos Black for taking third out of 296 teams at the 2014 WWBA 16u National Championship.  The playing field was amazing, with the top players and programs in the nation hooking up this week.  The Boys in Black and White had an…

SEAN CUNNINGHAM         Published: Thursday, July 17, 2014 The 10u Banditos were able to win the Super25 National Championship this past weekend in dominating fashion, beating a very talented Easton Elite team 11-1 in the final game. The championship game was a rematch from earlier in the…

Another tournament, another victory as the Banditos grab more hardware  by winning the Nations 9u South Zone State Tournament.  Two early pool ties motivated the boys to finish of the tournament without a loss, winning the Championship doubling up Dynasty Black 10-5 in the final game.…

Updated Org. of the Year Standings DRAKE BROWNE     Published: Friday, June 27, 2014 The Perfect Game Super25 tournament series was launched with the mission of keeping baseball a “team sport” for decades to come.  Heading into the home stretch of it’s Inaugural Season, travel ball clubs…

Banditos’ Prowess on Display in South SEAN CUNNINGHAM         Published: Thursday, June 26, 2014 The Houston Banditos are well known in the amateur-baseball world as one of the elite travel-baseball programs in the country, and they further proved their prowess by winning the 17u Perfect Game Super25…

The Banditos Black once again went into the very competitive 17 team USSSA State Championship facing great odds as they did the week before at the Super NIT Governor Games having only 9 players. The pitching and defense was outstanding. The team scored 41 runs…