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15u Summer International Championship
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July 23 - August 1, 2010
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This is the 18th consecutive year that MCYSA and Crystal Lake, Illinois have hosted the Premier 15-Year Old Event in the World. Featuring International Teams from: Japan, Puerto Rico (2 teams), the Dominican Republic, Canada (2 teams), New Zealand, Russia, Venezuela, Brazil and Panama. In discussions with the Dutch Antilles, Italy, Mexico and Nicaragua. Over 20 States from across the US represented.
Update October, 2009: Eleven International Teams in 15U tournament. |
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Teams: |
48 total. Eight (8) divisions of six (6) teams each. |
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Cost: |
$795.00 |
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Format: |
Round robin & double-elimination Gold & Silver brackets. No time limits. All games played to completion. Top 4 teams in each division advance to Gold Bracket (32 total). |
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Games: |
Minimum of seven (7) games. Five (5) round robin + Gold and Silver double-elimination brackets. |
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Timeframe: |
Round-robin games July 24 - 26, 2010. Double-elimination games July 28 - August 1, 2010. |
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Fields: |
Lippold Park-Mickey Sund Complex (4 fields); Prairie Ridge HS, Crystal Lake Central HS; Marian Central HS; Jacobs HS; Frank Repp Field VA Park; Cary-Grove HS; McHenry County College. |
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Host Teams: |
Crystal Lake Babe Ruth, Crystal Lake Cardinals, Crystal Lake Cyclones, Crystal Lake Bombers, Lake in the Hills Thunder & Cary Travelers. |
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All-Tournament Team, MVP, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, Hustle and CY Young Awards. Individual Awards for 1st and 2nd Place Gold and Silver Brackets.
Full information can be found at
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2010 Recap
(From Maureen Lynch, Northwest Herald)
CRYSTAL LAKE – After 2,400 baseballs, 37,000 paper cups, 11 days and 415 games, a champion was crowned.
The Cincinnati Flames 15-year-olds baseball team beat Brazil, 13-0, in a four-inning game via the 11-run rule Sunday to win the Gold Bracket and the McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s United States Specialty Sports Association Summer International Championships title, capping an eight-day run during which the Flames went undefeated in pool and bracket play.
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2009 Recap
46 teams; 204 games; 1,224 baseballs; 20,400 paper cups – One MCYSA/USSSA 15U Summer (VERY) International Champion TEAM JAPAN – Priceless!!!
Team Japan clinched their first ever 15U Summer International Championship in fifteen tries with an 8-5 win over the Apaches of Tao Alta (Puerto Rico). The win capped an undefeated ten-win tournament for Team Japan. Puerto Rico finished 2nd with ten wins and three losses. Following closely behind were the Tennessee Raptors in 3rd with seven wins and four losses and the Flames (Laredo, TX) were 4th with eight wins and three losses.
Team Japan started the tournament by coming back from a 10-run deficit to beat the Indiana Prospects (Blue) 11-10 in the first game of pool play. Japan then proceeded to finish pool play with an undefeated 5 – 0 record beating the Tennessee Raptors (TN), Top Tier (IL), Crystal Lake Cardinals (IL), and Ontario, Canada Prospects.
In the double-elimination Gold Bracket Team Japan topped the Montreal Royals (Canada) 12 – 2; Crystal Lake Bombers (IL) 9 – 0; Laredo Flames (TX) 7 – 6 and the Tennessee Raptors (TN) 7 – 4. The win over Tennessee allowed Team Japan to rest up as they waited to play Puerto Rico or Tennessee, who would need to beat Japan twice in order to be named the Champions. Puerto Rico handled Tennessee 15- 0 to set up the International Final.
One game was all it took. Puerto Rico took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first in the championship game with a two-run homerun by Wilfredo Rodriquez, the tournament’s Silver Slugger Award recipient. Team Japan answered back in the bottom of the first with a three-run shot by clean-up man Yoshihiro Kobayashi to lead 3 – 2. Japan stretched the lead to 8 – 2 as the game headed into the top of the sixth.
The Puerto Rico bats came alive as the Apaches plated three runs to make it 8 – 5. Puerto Rico had two men on base with two outs when CF Kentaro Yagi pulled pinch-hitter Jose Lopez’s shoot to left center back over the fence. Yagi then came on in the 7th inning to retire the last three Puerto Rico batters on seven pitches for the save.
The Kansas Blues won the Silver Bracket Championship with an 11 – 2 win over the Prison City Prowlers. The Blues finished pool play at 3 wins and 2 losses and proceeded to beat the Cardinals of Moscow, Russia 3 – 1; Lake Shore Sting (MI) 8 – 0; ECM Rebels (MI) 5 – 4 and the Prison City Prowlers (IL) 10 – 2. Prison City knocked off the Ann Arbor Travelers (MI) 7 – 4 to earn the rematch with the Kansas Blues, but the Blues prevailed.
Nine International teams from Japan, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Canada, New Zealand and Russia competed against thirty-seven United States teams representing fourteen states. The New Zealand appearance marked the first time ever that a youth baseball team from New Zealand has come to the United States.
Every International organization that competed in 2009 will be returning in 2010. In addition, MCYSA is already finalizing plans with Vietnam, the Dutch Antilles and Italy for 2010 and is in discussions with additional Latin American countries regarding attending the 2010 event.
The 2010 15U Summer International Championships will be held in Crystal Lake, Illinois ning on Friday July 23, 2010 and concluding on Sunday August 1, 2010.
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