BLUE WAVE BASEBALL

Blue Wave is a long-time club organization based in Irvine, CA since 1996.

Fields 15U, 16U, 17U, 18U teams each summer, fall, and winter seasons.

Established in 1996 by Steve Kruse and Louis Baltierra, Blue Wave is one of the oldest club baseball organizations in Southern California. Over the years, Blue Wave teams have played more than 10,000 games, won more than 150 tournaments, 13 national championships, and been ranked on multiple occasions.

More than 450 Blue Wave alumni have played or are playing collegiate baseball at some of the top programs in the country, including: UCI, USC, UCLA, Oregon, Cal State University Fullerton, Stanford, PENN, Gonzaga, USF, University of Miami, Pepperdine, Long Beach State, Fresno State, Arizona State, Nebraska, Indiana, Kansas, New Mexico State, Sacramento State, UCSB, Santa Clara, University of Central Florida, Clemson, Babson College, Biola, and more.

More than three dozen Blue Wave alumni have played professionally, including current MLB players Dylan Moore (Mariners), Austin Hedges (Cleveland), and James Kaprielian (Oakland).

On top of the above, former Blue Wave players and coaches have also gone on to coach at local high schools, colleges, and the pros, including:

Rich Pohle – Brea Olinda HS
Bret LeVier – San Juan Hills HS
Jason Smith – Canyon HS
Brett Kay – Jserra HS
Shannon Blansette – Anoka HS, Minnesota
Ben Owens – Northwood HS
Darric Merrell – Temecula Valley HS
Jon Hurst – Diamond Bar HS
Drew Hillman – Laguna Hills HS
Matt Florer – USD
Justin Viele – SF Giants
Aron Garcia – Northwood HS
Chris Reiland—Laguna Nigel HS
Wes Oberlin – Athletic Director Sacramento State

Building on this foundation, Blue Wave now fields 15U through 18U club youth baseball teams based Orange County Great and train and play regularly in some of the top local, regional, and national tournaments and showcase events.

All Blue Wave teams are professionally coached and managed by some of the leading trainers, coaches, and administrators in Southern California.