Placed 3rd in the NorCal Qualifiers and are now headed to Nationals in Bloomington, Indiana.
Congratulations To Our 12U Team!
Congratulations To Our 16U Team!
They are going to Nationals in College Station, Texas!!! Practices & Preparations are being taken care of! Fundraising has begun in full swing!!! We are looking for a pitcher to take to Nationals with us to meet the demands of the game schedule. Interested in trying out for 16U StrikkerS to be a part of this memorable experience. Contact Steve Henson, or call (408) 728-5901
Congratulations To Our Coach Of The Year, Ernie Garcia
Ernie Garcia, the president of our StrikkerS organization and Head Coach of our 18U Gold Cardinal team had his coaching talents recognized in full swing this year. Ernie was named for the second time "Coach of the Year" for the Blossom Valley Athletic League. And in his sixth year as a coach at Pioneer High School he was named for the first time as "Coach of the Year" by the San Jose Mercury News. Ernie had a great season this year with his Pioneer Mustangs, the team fought and worked hard all season long. They qualified for CCS DIV II play-offs and were seeded 7th. The Pioneer Mustangs played and defeated Leigh High School, Mt. View High School, and Presention High School to take the CCS DIV II Championship home! First time the softball program at Pioneer took home this title since 1986.
2010 Softball School Season Accomplishments of our very own StrikkerS Players
18U Gold - Cardinal Team
- #00, Kristine Kocjan, St. Francis High School -- West Catholic Athletic League Second Team
- #3, Christine Torrise, Santa Catalina High School -- Mission Trail Athletic League First Team, Monterey Herald All County First Team, Salinas Californian All County First Team
- #11, Mariah Philips, Palo Alto High School -- Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Second Team
- #14, Keri Corey, Los Gatos High School -- Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Second Team
- #44, Colleen Bush, Pioneer High School -- CCS DIV II Champion Team, Blossom Valley Athletic League All League First Team
- #66, Misa Wong, Pioneer High School -- CCS DIV II Champion Team, Blossom Valley Athletic League All League First Team, San Jose Mercury News All County First Team, San Jose Mercury News All County Junior of the Year
- Head Coach Ernie Garcia, Pioneer High School -- Blossom Valley Athletic League Coach of the Year, San Jose Mercury News All County Coach of the Year, CCS DIV II Coach of Champion Team
- #9, Christine Lozano, Tracy High School -- San Joaquin Athletic Association First Team All League & Defensive Player of the Year
- #11, Sammi Ridgway, Los Gatos High School -- Santa Clara Athletic League, DeAnza Div First Team All League, MVP Finalist DeAnza League, San Jose Mercury News All County Second Team
- #13, Nicole Arevalo, Mountain View High School - SCVAL First Team All-League Varsity Softball, Selected All-Daily News Softball 1st Team - Catcher, Selected All-Mercury News Softball - Santa Clara Valley-DeAnza 1st Team Catcher
- #77, Taylor DeSilva, Fremont High School -- Santa Clara Athletic League, DeAnza Div Pitcher of the Year and All-League First Team
- #7, Cristina Colindres, American High School -- Mission Valley Athletic League All League First Team
- #8, Taylor Henson, Adrian Wilcox High School -- Santa Clara Valley Athletic League All League Second Team
- #24, Nicole Read, Pioneer High School -- CCS DIV II Champion Team
- #32, Jillian Zeman, Soquel High School -- Santa Cruz County Athletic League Honorable Mention
- #37, Serena Ornelas, Pioneer High School -- CCS DIV II Champion Team
- Anissa Becerril, Santa Teresa High School -- Blossom Valley Athletic League 1st Team and Sophomore of the Year
Official Sponsor Of "100 Effort" Tournament
Dudley gives "100 Effort" at our tournament held in January. Dudley Sports Balls sponsored our tournament with product to help all the participating girls give "100 Effort" on the field to show off their skills. We can honestly say that the balls stood the beating that were given them with quite a few being hit over the fence by some of the big hitters in attendance. The balls faced speeds in excess of 60 miles an hour, were a part of 100s of plays, and saw a lot of action.
Thank You Dudley from the tournament director, Ernie Garcia, and all the girls participating, your sponsorship helped keep our costs down so that we could keep tournament fees as reasonable as possible for the teams participating.
Official Sponsor of the San Jose StrikkerS Organization
San Jose StrikkerS is proud to partner with Mizuno. Mizuno has provided product sponsorship for the players of our organization. The quality of their product can only be match by the Sincere Appreciation of our organization, our players and our families.
Congratulations Sarah "Monterey" Hoag!
Sarah Hoag, #20, will be attending California State University of Bakersfield, on an athletic scholarship, in the fall of 2010. CSU Bakersfield has recently transitioned from Division II to Division I, and has joined the Pacific Coast Softball Conference. Sarah thoroughly enjoyed the campus and what is has to offer along with the softball program and its coaches. A bonus for Sarah is the community involvement on the CSU Bakersfield campus. Sarah is fortunate in that she has always wanted to attend a college in California so that she can be near family and friends. Sarah plans on majoring in either Criminal Justice or Business. For more info on CSU Bakersfield go to www.csub.edu. GO ROADRUNNERS!!!
Congratulations Amy Niedzwecki!
Amy Niedzwecki has been a consistent part of the StrikkerS softball program for the past seven seasons. Amy would like to thank Coach Ernie Garcia and the StrikkerS organization for their dedication and commitment to developing their players. Amy has committed to play softball for Coach Kayla Noonan and the Columbia University Lions where she will be an integral part of the outfield. Amy will pursue a Pre-Med degree while playing Division I softball in the Ivy League Sports Conference. After meeting the coaching staff, taking in both a softball and soccer game, and attending class with other student athletes, I knew that Columbia is the perfect fit for me! Go Lions! To learn more about the program at Columbia University go to www.gocolumbialions.com
Congratulations Lana "New Kid" Buchbinder!
Lana Buchbinder, "New Kid", signed a national letter of intent in November to play for the Pace University Setters Softball Program. This DII program is in one of the largest Division II conferences in the United States, the Northeast 10 Conference. Lana was attracted to Pace University because of her desire to go to school in New York. "I accepted the Pace offer after an official visit, where I loved every aspect; the team, Coach Stabile, the campus and the majors it offers. I will be receiving an athletic scholarship and studying international business. Go Setters! To learn more about the Softball Program at Pace go to http://www.pacesettersathletics.com/landing/index
Congratulations Jenina Ortega!
Jenina Ortega, #19, from our 18Gold Cardinal team, is making sure that she will "Be Seen and Be Herd" as a recently signed StrikkerS player with North Dakota State University (D1, ranked 18th). Jenina will continue to play with us this summer refining her skills so that she is ready when she starts in the Fall of 2010. Jenina received a very good offer from the Head Coach Darren Mueller and looks forward to going to school where she enjoys the school, the community and the people. Jenina will be majoring in Exercise Science and plans to continue and Master in Athletic Training. Go Bisons! To learn more about the program at NDSU go to North Dakota State University Softball Program
StrikkerS and Shockers Merge
San Jose StrikkerS welcomes the Sunnyvale Shockers to our organization. We welcome the new and talented players, we welcome the new families, and we welcome the coaching staff that comes with a great reputation for coaching and helping girls find their matches for higher education.
The StrikkerS now have 2 Gold teams, StrikkerS Gold Cardinal Team & StrikkerS Gold Black Team. All members in both organizations look forward to this merge and we look forward to helping all players find and acquire scholarship opportunities to colleges and universities. Both teams will be working together on all recruiting and will be playing in the same tournaments.
Steve Henson Continues With StrikkerS as 16U Head Coach
See Steve's Bio for more info about this 17 year veteran coach.
Angelena Mexicano Named Asst. Coach to University of Mary
Congratulations to our very own Angelena Mexicano (former player and StrikkerS coach). She has been named Asst. Coach to the University of Mary softball team. While coaching in No. Dakota she plans to pursue her goals towards a Masters in Education while sharing her skills & knowledge with this collegiate team. We look forward to her return to StrikkerS in the summer of 2010 when she plans to work with our 18U Gold team and other Strikker age groups to help improve softball fundamentals and help our girls up their game.
Future Bobcat in 2009 (from our 2009 Summer Roster)
Senior Jenna Giusti had a choice to make for her continued education at the collegiate level. She had two universities expressing interest and offering scholarships in hopes of getting her to join their roster. After visiting she found the perfect fit at the beautiful campus of Ohio University. The school and coaches there were the perfect match for her goals to pursue her major in Business or in Nutrition while continuing to play the game she loves.
Future Mountain Lion in 2009 (from our 2009 Summer Roster)
Senior Jenna Mott will be attending the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and will continue her career in softball with a scholarship to help her achieve her Nursing Degree. Jenna who smiles on the mound more than any other player that has come through the StrikkerS Organization is excited about becoming a Mountain Lion and joining their roster.
Megan Susoy in 2009 (from our 2009 Summer Roster)
Megan Susoy, one of our most consistent players not only at the plate but also in the infield has been named to the 2nd All-State Softball Team by Cal Hi Sports.com. Megan who has earned multiple high caliber awards during the school season and showed all what she was made of. All players in the state were eligible for consideration to this team regardless of school size or year in school. ESPN's CalHiSports.com has been compiling all-state teams in softball for nearly 25 years and the Ms. Softball Player of the Year lists extend back into the 1970s.
CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO FORMER 2009 PLAYERS
These girls who have improved their fundamentals and refined their skills with the StrikkerS organization have recently announced their intentions for college placement and softball play.
Janeal Solanoa, all around IF and C, who played with the StrikkerS with such gusto that we all enjoyed watching her play, has decided to attend and play for the University of Lousiana at Monroe. ULM's recruitment and scholarship offer of Janeal began while she was a Strikker and we are all happy it continued once she moved on. Go Warhawks!
Jamie Wallis, who played with the StrikkerS for 7 seasons, and is a fantastic center fielder, has received a scholarship from Santa Clara University and will be joining their roster. Jamie has always been a strong student and will fit in very well with this academically honored team. Go Broncos!
Sheryl Guillermo, another great outfielder who has had a challenging and successful summer will be attending and playing for the University of New Mexico. Go Lobos!
Kylie Linane, pitcher, will be attending and playing for Calif State University of Monterey Bay. Kylie is happy to find a school to match her goals both academically and athletically that is close to home. Go Otters!
Caitlin Neal, Catcher, a dynamo behind the plate for our 16U team has committed to play at California State University, Fresno. Go Bulldogs!
Karley Hopkins, Shortstop, who played with all her heart and wanted very much to play softball for the University of Nevada - Reno in her home state has committed to this school. We wish her the best in achieving her goals. Go Wolfpack!
Sarah Solis, Pitcher, will be attending and playing at Chapman University. Go Panthers!
Shelby Ford, Catcher, will be attending and playing for Idaho State University. Go Bengals!
Taylor Stroud, has verbaled to attend Sacramento State University when she graduates high school. Go Hornets!
Alyssa Chauklin, Class of 2010, has signed and will be attending and playing for Head Coach Vickie Sax on the east coast at Colgate University. Alyssa is going to be putting all her catching/hitting skills to the test at the D1 school. Go Radiers!
