Houston Heat Select Baseball, Inc., a non-profit corporation, is one of the premier select amateur baseball organizations in the state of Texas. Membership is exclusive, and is by invitation only. Houston Heat Baseball was formed and designed to provide a complete baseball experience for the exceptional amateur baseball player by providing the highest level of competition, player development and exposure to college and professional scouts.
Members for our 18-under and 17-under teams are chosen each Spring based on their performance at the high school varsity level. Members for our 16-under and 15-under squads each year are primarily chosen from a series of invitational tryouts in either late Spring and early Fall.
For members of our 18-under and 17-under teams, participation at this level provides the opportunity to play with many of the premier players in the area against the best players and competition in the state of Texas. This opportunity will enhance a player's future plans in baseball, whether it is to advance to the college or professional level. We are highly recognized by college coaches and professional scouts for showcasing our players throughout the state, and the contacts we have with them is a valuable resource to the young player and his family. Our goal is to provide the best opportunities for our players to showcase their talents to these coaches and scouts in a winning and positive atmosphere.
The Houston Heat teams and players are expected to conduct themselves in a first-class manner, both on and off of the field. Our organization will continually stress good attitude, sportsmanship and the importance of mental composure to each player. The two primary items that will be stressed is to respect the game and to stay within yourself. The Heat organization wants players that have the desire to compete with the best against the best.
The 18-under and 17-under teams each play approximately 50+ games during the summer. These Heat teams compete with the top Houston area select baseball teams in the Greater Houston Select League beginning in early June and will participate in five or more summer select tournaments. League play is primarily doubleheaders on Tuesday or Wednesday nights. The tournaments selected will be chosen based on the outstanding competition level and the exposure level to be provided to our players. The Houston Heat is a charter member of the newly formed Premier Baseball Association and will provide a team in each of the Premier Championships each summer. We will send one team each year to the Premier Baseball Senior Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio, and one team to the Premier Baseball Junior Championship in Joplin, Missouri. For 2008, the Houston Heat will provide the host 18U team for the NABF Southwest Regional Tournament in Houston in late July. We will send the 17U Heat-Black team to the Perfect Game’s WWBA Junior Championships in Georgia, one of the most prestigious 17-under summer team events in the country. During the Fall of each year, the 18-under and 17-under squads will participate on weekends in showcase-style tournaments being played primarily on collegiate and/or professional facilities and will send one team to the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association’s World Championships in Jupiter, Florida.
Each of the 16-under and 15-under teams will participate primarily as tournament teams. These squads will play in 6 to 8 tournaments each season. One Heat 16-under team will be scheduled to go to Arizona for the USA Baseball 16U Championships each June. For 2008, the Houston Heat has been selected as the host for the NABF Regional tournament in Lufkin, Texas. The Heat will also send one team to the Premier 16U Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and two teams to the Premier 15U Championships in Dallas, Texas.Each of our young squads will play in older age group tournament brackets as often as possible.
For the past three summer seasons we have formed a Heat collegiate team for the collegiate players that will be in Houston during the summer and need a place to play. We have recently joined the Gulf Coast AABC Stan Musial League. This wood bat league plays approximately 30 games locally during the weekday evenings and will participate in two end of summer tournaments.
The Houston Heat is affiliated locally with Spring-Klein Baseball; statewide with Texas Premier Baseball, and nationally with Premier Baseball Association, NABF, Perfect Game, the World Wood Bat Association and AABC. We are also linked with USA Baseball - typically the Heat will provide 2 to 3 players for the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in Cary, North Carolina, each summer and we will have a 16-under team that will be registered to go to Arizona or Florida for the USA Baseball 16U Championships each June.
Our fee's for each season will be reasonable and affordable for each player and will include uniforms, caps, insurance, tournament fees, league expenses and everything except the player's travel expenses. We are incorporated as a non-profit organization; therefore, none of the directors are paid a fee. Team sponsorships are tax deductible.
