Showcase Knockout Tournament

The Grizzlies played another weekend of baseball and found themselves tied for 3rd place. There were some great plays and some oops plays that determined their outcome of 3rd. Playing the Dragons again we saw some improvement in the Grizzlies from two weeks ago. We hung in there and gave a valiant effort just to fall short and not make to the championship game. No need to hang our heads because we turn around and play this weekend. Keep working hard Grizzlies and let's get them this weekend.

Nov. 15th Saturday 9:00am Grizzlies 12 - Regulators 4
11:15am Grizzlies 1 - Prowlers 16
Nov. 16th Sunday 9:00am Rattlers 4 - Grizzlies 12
11:15am Grizzlies 4 - Desert Dragons 8

Triple Crown Harvest Classic

Another great weekend for the Grizzlies. 2nd place. With the weather cooling off and being able to finally play in our backyard @ Rio Vista, the Grizzlies had another successful weekend at the Harvest Classic. They harvest medals for each of the players and a Plaque for their wall of fame at the coach's house. Some hard fought games once again to get to the Championship game only to fall to the Dragons who played very well all weekend. Thanks again parents for the support and hope your voices recover from all the yelling. Congrats again Grizzlies for a job well done as a team. Look forward to our tournament in two weeks.

Nov. 1st Sat. 9:00 am Desert Dragons 11 - Grizzlies 2
4:00 pm Players 4 - Grizzlies 12
Nov. 2nd Sun. 11:15 am Tucson Wildcats 3 - Grizzlies 4
1:15 pm Grizzlies 2 - Desert Dragons 12

USSSA Fall State Championship Tournament

WE DID IT ! ! ! Champions of the state championship tournament. The team went 4-0. Great weekend for the Grizzlies, their parents and supporters. Some really hard fought games, where we saw the Grizzlies come from behind 3 out of the 4 games. Superb effort from each player with awesome pitching, stellar defense and timely hitting propelled this team to their first championship. This qualifies the team for Winter Nationals in Dec. during the holiday break. Thanks again for the support of our parents and congrats again Grizzlies on your victory. Keep up the hard work.
Sat. Oct. 11 2:30 pm Inside Pitch 7 - Grizzlies 10
4:30 pm East Valley Yankees 6 - Grizzlies 8
Sun Oct. 12 1:00 pm E.V. Yankees 1 - Grizzlies 5
3:00 pm Scottsdale Titans 5 - Grizzlies 8
2008 State Tournament Champions

Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament

It was a fun weekend to watch the mom's coach and run the team. Some pretty impressive signs given this weekend by the 3rd base coaches. I know that they are better looking than the regular coaches. Thanks again Amy, Jody, Joann, Shannen and anybody else who stepped in and helped with the team. We played some really good ball this weekend at times but also let our guard down and therefore our outcome was not as good as it could of been. This was a last minute tournament to which we want to thank the parents for pitching in and letting the kids play for a great cause. Once again it was a learning experience.
Sat. Oct. 4th 11:00 am Grizzlies 4 - Litchfield Tigers 2
1:00 pm Grizzlies 3 - Big Dawgs 14
Sun. Oct. 5th 9:00 an Grizzlies 7 - Big Dawgs 13

AAU Pennant Race Tournament

It was another good weekend for the Grizzlies even though their record didn't show it. Still coming together as team, strides were made and some great plays throughout the tournament made it for some exciting games this weekend. By far the toughest group of teams we have faced in a tournament. With a 1-3 record we still placed 3rd in this tournament. We were one play from being in the Championship game. Good job Grizzlies.
Sat. Sept. 27th 10:00 am Desert Dragons 7 - Grizzlies 3
2:00 pm Tucson Thunder 6 - Grizzlies 0
8:00 pm Grizzlies 12 - Arizona Elite 4
Sun. Sept. 28th 12:00 pm Grizzlies 8 - Tucson Thunder 9

Prescott Tournament

Great job Grizzlies ! ! ! for taking 2nd place in Prescott. I was a great weekend. The team played very well and USC beat Ohio St. It was a fun opportunity for the parents & team to get to know each other better. A big shout out goes to those that helped in organizing and putting together the picnic on Saturday. Lots of fun ! Thank you
Sept. 12th Friday 6:00 pm Kingman Crush Grey 0 - Grizzlies 9
8:30 pm Kingman Crush Blue 10 - Grizzlies 8
Sept. 13th Saturday 1:00 pm Prescott Rebels 2 - Grizzlies 11
Sept. 14th Sunday 8:00 am AZ Hot Shots 4 - Grizzlies 6
Championship game 3:30 pm Grizzlies 0 - Flagstaff Peaks 7
Fantastic job boys. Looking forward in two weeks to the AAU Pennant Race Tournament to see the improvement of the team as the players continue to work hard.

Labor Day Tournament

The tournament didn't turn out the way we all would of liked it to but as a new team great strides were made during the tournament. Looking forward to see how we play in our next tournament.
Saturday Aug 30th 8:00 am Grizzlies 6 vs Az Prowlers 11
1:00 pm Gauchos 14 vs Grizzlies 0
Sunday Aug 31st 8:00 am Scottsdale Venom 0 vs Grizzlies 1
1:00 pm Awahtukee Devils 6 vs Grizzlies 4
Special recognition goes to our pitching staff as a whole - especially to Austin Pfannestiel against the Venom. A 1 hit- shut out. Great job by our catchers Hayden Wendler & Kelvyn Martin also who threw out 2 runners at 2nd.

Welcome...

Welcome to the Peoria Grizzlies Baseball of Arizona website! Please feel free to comment with any questions or concerns regarding this season. We are excited for this upcoming season as a new 12-U travel team. Grizzlies baseball is founded on fundamentals, hard work, team work, and developing a winning attitude. The coaching staff has over 40 years of experience to provide young men a great atmosphere in learning the game of baseball.
So gear up Grizzlies, get ready for an exciting year and Let's Play Ball ! ! !
We would like to take time to recognize Larry Buchda for all of his hard work and time in providing uniforms and equipment for both the 13's & 12's team. Many hours of his personal time have been devoted to getting us fantastic looking uniforms and gear(bags,towels,helmets). We are going to look awesome out on the field and we owe it to Larry. Many Thanks