10 TEAM
Tournament Team
This tournament team is coached by Coach Kayla Hall a Coach Haighley Kissee, college softball player and long time Oaktown Ballers trainer. The goal of this team is to prepare girls for playing softball at a higher competitive level than what is available via recreational programs. These girls learn the proper fundamentals early and all receive pitching and catching lessons. Girls on this team can not have turned 11 by December 30, 2018.
These girls will train two days a week and will play in 3-4 tournaments in the Spring.
12U TEAM
Coaching for the NEXT level
The 12U team is a professionally coached by D1 Softball Coach Dixon and Geena. The goal of this team is to help girls that aspire to play in college. The training will be intense and specific to really get the girls to the next level. There will be physical, mental and conditioning training. The team comes with a profesional pitching and catching coach. This team will teach the girls how to play at a higher level to be on track to play in college ball.
Team info: 510-402-8715
Garabedian joined Holy Names University coaching staff in 2018. Prior to that she coached multiple age groups through Fresno Force travel organization. Garabedian played at Buchanan High School in Clovis, Ca. At Reedley College, she started every game and received 1st team All-Conference. She was named Academic All-American. Her second year she received 1st team All-Conference, Female Athlete of Year, and Female Student Athlete of Year. Garabedian tore her ACL but continued her softball career at Holy Names where, at the end of her Senior year, held the highest stats in all offensive categories.
14U Team
Coaching for the NEXT level
The 14U Baller Team is coached by George Phillips and Shlomi Ronen and is set up to prepare girls to play high school softball. This is their second season as part of the Oaktown Ballers program and are taking girls that have not turned 15 by December 30 2018.
Team info: 510-692-3501
George Phillips has multiple years coaching softball, starting at P.A.L and the Vallejo Hurricanes. He also coached multiple years of little league and travel ball in Oakland Ca. George has also coached at Solano Community College where he recently graduated and is head coach for the highschool softball team at Leadership Public Schools in Richmond, CA. George started with Oaktown Ballers in the Summer of 2019 coaching the 14U Oaktown Baller Team. George is dedicated to coaching long term as it is his passion to help girls become great athletes.