The Weekly Japanese Newspaper, U.S. Front Line, wrote a story about the Japan vs USA Tournament that took place here at the Urban Youth Academy on September 01, 2007-September 03, 2007. For those of you who can read Japanese, enjoy the article, for those who can’t, enjoy the pictures . We would like to extend a gracious thank you to Ms. Mirei Sato, Staff Writer for the U.S. Front Line Newspaper for writing the article. (please click on article to view larger)

Our next Japan vs USA Tournament will take place in December of 2007

Here is the

Schedule:

First game: December 28th, 2007 Game Starts @ 1:00 PM

Second Game: December 29th, 2007 Game Starts @ 1:00 PM

Third Game (Double header) December 30, 2007 First Game Starts @ 12:00 Noon

Newspaper Article in the Press-Telegram About The Letter of Intent Signing at the MLB Urban Youth Academy. There are some misspelling errors in the article, but below are the correct names of the players. (Please click to enlarge):

AREA HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS WHO HAVE TRAINED AT MLB URBAN YOUTH ACADEMY TO SIGN COLLEGE LETTERS OF INTENT WHAT:

Seven Southern California area high school players who have trained at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy will sign college letters of intent Wednesday with their respective schools. Name, High School, Hometown, College

Anthony Gose – Bellflower High School – Bellflower – Arizona

Jamaal Grimes – Polytechnic High School – Long Beach – Cal Poly Pomona

Ray Hanson – Wilson High School – Long Beach – Arizona State

Kyle Higashioka – Edison High School – Huntington Beach – UC Berkeley

Jordan Hinshaw – Polytechnic High School – Long Beach – Cal Poly Pomona

Ricky Oropesa – Etiwanda High School – Rancho Cucamonga – USC

Zach Wilson – Wilson High School – Long Beach – Arizona State

Matt Akiyama- Bishop Montgomery-Torrance-Cal State University Bakersfield U

AREA HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS WHO HAVE TRAINED AT MLB URBAN YOUTH ACADEMY TO SIGN COLLEGE LETTERS OF INTENT:

Seven Southern California area high school players who have trained at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy will sign college letters of intent Wednesday with their respective schools.

Name, High School, Hometown, College

Anthony Gose – Bellflower High School – Bellflower – Arizona

Jamaal Grimes – Polytechnic High School – Long Beach – Cal Poly Pomona

Ray Hanson – Wilson High School – Long Beach – Arizona State

Kyle Higashioka – Edison High School – Huntington Beach – UC Berkeley

Jordan Hinshaw – Polytechnic High School – Long Beach – Cal Poly Pomona

Ricky Oropesa – Etiwanda High School – Rancho Cucamonga – USC

Zach Wilson – Wilson High School – Long Beach – Arizona State

Matt Akiyama- Bishop Montgomery-Torrance-Cal State University Bakersfield U

WHERE: Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy El Camino College, Compton Center 901 East Artesia Blvd. Compton, Calif. 90221 310-763-3479

WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 14, 5 p.m.

For additional information about the Academy or upcoming clinics and seminars, please call the hotline at (310) 763-3479, or visit http://www.youthbaseballacademy.com/

(a special thanks to Ben Platt from MLB.COM for 2 of the pictures)

(left to right): Ray Hanson, Zach Wilson, Ricky Oropesa, Kyle Higashioka, Anthony Gose, Jamaal Grimes, Jordan Hinshaw (click on pictures to enlarge)

  (left to right): Jamaal Grimes, Jordan Hinshaw, Ray Hanson, Ricky Oropesa, Zach Wilson, Kyle Higashioka, Anthony Gose

  (left to right): Kenny Landreaux; Academy Instructor, Jamaal Grimes, Jordan Hinshaw, Ray Hanson, Ricky Oropesa, Doug Takaragawa; Academy Coordinator/Scouting, Zach Wilson, Kyle Higashioka, Anthony Gose, Darrell Miller, Academy Director

  Zach Wilson Ricky Oropesa Ray Hanson Matt Akiyama Kyle Higashioka Jordan Hinshaw Jamaal Grimes Anthony Gose

Hello Everyone

All Practice has been cancelled for tomorrow Friday November 02, 2007

Tomorrow was supposed to have been the last day of practice for the Fall Instructional Program, but we had to change it to today.

Thanks to everyone who participated. Remember, I will send out the dates for the Winter Instructional soon. For those who signed up for the Fall Instructional and are already in the program, remember that all you have to do is either call or email me and let me know that your kid/kids are coming back to the program.

If you son/daughter has not received their Academy ID cards, you can come in during office hours Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM after November 12, 2007 and I will make them or you can make and appt with me.

Thank you everyone!! I really enjoyed having the kids around this session.

Z.