Speaking of Red Rock, among the So Cal teams headed to St. George, Utah, April 30-May 1, will be Raymar, who is playing at the A/B level this year, after being bumped up from the C division, following their “third in the nation” finish among 70 teams at last summer’s ASA “C” Nationals in Hastings, Nebraska. Rumor has it they’ll be taking a young hard throwing pitcher with them to round out their pitching staff. Look for them among the A/B teams playing locally at Little Lake Park in Santa Fe Springs, next weekend (April 16), to test their mettle against other upper division teams. Kudos to the Raymar squad for “stepping up”. So Cal will have three teams at Red Rock, including, of course, Team Rainey and the So Cal Bombers, the latter, fresh off their Las Vegas Spring Swing title last weekend. The Castlewood team that handed the Bombers their first loss of the season in Las Vegas will also be in Red Rock, having made it to the “Final Four” in last year’s tournament. The Bombers did rebound to defeat Castlewood in the finals, so it will be interesting if the two teams collide in St. George. If you’ve never been to the Red Rock complex, it’s worth the drive (or a short flight to Vegas and shorter drive to St. George). Last year was our first time there, and we found that it more than lived up to its billing as one of the nicest fastball complexes in the country. And for those of you who don’t make the trek to St. George, as noted in the article below this one, we’ll be broadcasting some of the games live on the internet. Teams entered in the Red Rock tournament are: Mexicali, High Desert Dawgs, Vannelli’s, Raymar, Pueblo, LM Chev, Painters, Socal Bombers, Castlewood, River City, Colorado Rage, Team Rainey, Page Brake, Nor-Cal Mavericks, and C/R Adidas. Last year’s champion (and defending ISC World Champion) Broken Bow will not be in Red Rock this year, meaning the championship trophy is up for grabs!

Cesar Rodriguez, coach and webmaster for the So Cal Bombers, shares this note with us about his team’s Las Vegas Weekend:

The So Cal Bombers captured the Las Vegas Spring Swing Tournament out of the losers bracket with back-to -back 14 – 7 and 13 – 4 wins over the Castlewood Jesters of Utah. Castlewood Jesters knocked the So Cal Bombers into the loser’s bracket on Saturday night with a 7 – 6 victory. Bombers responded with a 9 – 2 defeat of last years Champions Desert Dawgs (FSR), Arizona/Utah. Lead off hitter Jose “Pepe” Aguila lead the Bombers with a .667 batting Avg and Arturo Solano led the Bombers to victory with 3 home runs on Sunday that probably have not landed yet.

More on the Bombers at their team website.