History
The Dirt Dogs were created in 2007, in their short history as an organization, the Dirt Dogs have participated in many National Tournaments, attended some of the best college showcases, and have got their players recruited.
The History of the Dirt Dog Organization is not as long as some organizations in the Central Valley, but in a matter of a couple of years they have earned the respect of the softball community. The graduating class of 2012 is only the second group of seniors to have come through the organization. In the first two years, the Dirt Dogs had a total nineteen high school seniors receive college scholarship offers. Additionally, during that time period, there were three morel verbal commitments by underclassmen.
One of the differences in this organization is its ability to develop talent and not just manage players. The (2012) 18 Gold Team had eleven players who were part of the organization for five years or more. The 2023 Dirtdog Gold team started at 8u and has retained players year after year. As you are considering teams to join, be sure to look at their premier level team rosters and find out how many of those players were developed by the organization at the younger levels. If there are not that many players, it may be a good indication that the organization did not do an adequate job in preparing younger players for high level competition and had to go outside their organization to find better prepared players. We do not find fault with other Central Valley teams who do this, but we choose to be different.
During 2012, the Dirt Dog Organization had teams win the ASA Central Section Association Championships at the 10U, 12U, and 14U levels. By virtue of winning the Association Championships, the teams qualified to attend the ASA National Tournaments for each of these age groups. The Gold team also defeated all teams attempting to earn Gold Qualification at this year’s tournament and was qualified to participate in ASA Gold competitions. The Dirt Dog Organization also won the 2012 23U ASA Western Nationals. In back to back games, the Dirt Dog 18 Gold Team defeated a group of college alumni from another central valley organization to earn the National Championship.
Over the years, the Dirtdogs have finished in the top 10 at PGF Nationals on several occasions with the highest finish being a 3rd place Premier. All players coming from the Central Valley.
If you want to play for an organization that has dominated the ASA Association Championships, are represented year after year at PGF Nationals, getting top invite only berths, AND IS GETTING PLAYERS RECRUITED then we are the organization for you.
The History of the Dirt Dog Organization is not as long as some organizations in the Central Valley, but in a matter of a couple of years they have earned the respect of the softball community. The graduating class of 2012 is only the second group of seniors to have come through the organization. In the first two years, the Dirt Dogs had a total nineteen high school seniors receive college scholarship offers. Additionally, during that time period, there were three morel verbal commitments by underclassmen.
One of the differences in this organization is its ability to develop talent and not just manage players. The (2012) 18 Gold Team had eleven players who were part of the organization for five years or more. The 2023 Dirtdog Gold team started at 8u and has retained players year after year. As you are considering teams to join, be sure to look at their premier level team rosters and find out how many of those players were developed by the organization at the younger levels. If there are not that many players, it may be a good indication that the organization did not do an adequate job in preparing younger players for high level competition and had to go outside their organization to find better prepared players. We do not find fault with other Central Valley teams who do this, but we choose to be different.
During 2012, the Dirt Dog Organization had teams win the ASA Central Section Association Championships at the 10U, 12U, and 14U levels. By virtue of winning the Association Championships, the teams qualified to attend the ASA National Tournaments for each of these age groups. The Gold team also defeated all teams attempting to earn Gold Qualification at this year’s tournament and was qualified to participate in ASA Gold competitions. The Dirt Dog Organization also won the 2012 23U ASA Western Nationals. In back to back games, the Dirt Dog 18 Gold Team defeated a group of college alumni from another central valley organization to earn the National Championship.
Over the years, the Dirtdogs have finished in the top 10 at PGF Nationals on several occasions with the highest finish being a 3rd place Premier. All players coming from the Central Valley.
If you want to play for an organization that has dominated the ASA Association Championships, are represented year after year at PGF Nationals, getting top invite only berths, AND IS GETTING PLAYERS RECRUITED then we are the organization for you.
Accomplishments
2007 14U Western Nationals - 4th place
2007 16U Western Nationals - 9th place
2008 14U Western Nationals - 5th place
2008 16U Western Nationals - 13th place
2009 10U Western Nationals - 3rd place
2009 12U Western Nationals - 17th place
2009 16U Western Nationals - 7th place
2010 14U ASA Nationals
2010 16U ASA Nationals - 25th place
2010 16U Premier Girls Fast Pitch Nationals - 17th place
2010 18HS Premier Girls Fast Pitch Nationals - 33rd place
2011 16U Premier Girls Fast Pitch Nationals
2011 18HS Premier Girls Fast Pitch Nationals
2012 23U Western Nationals - 1st place
2012 10U Western Nationals - 2nd place
2013 18G PGF Nationals -Platinum - 2nd place
2013 14U Premier PGF Nationals - 17th place
2014 16U PGF Nationals - Platinum - 3rd place
2014 18U PGF Nationals - Platinum - 3rd place
2014 16U Western Nationals - 2nd place
2007 16U Western Nationals - 9th place
2008 14U Western Nationals - 5th place
2008 16U Western Nationals - 13th place
2009 10U Western Nationals - 3rd place
2009 12U Western Nationals - 17th place
2009 16U Western Nationals - 7th place
2010 14U ASA Nationals
2010 16U ASA Nationals - 25th place
2010 16U Premier Girls Fast Pitch Nationals - 17th place
2010 18HS Premier Girls Fast Pitch Nationals - 33rd place
2011 16U Premier Girls Fast Pitch Nationals
2011 18HS Premier Girls Fast Pitch Nationals
2012 23U Western Nationals - 1st place
2012 10U Western Nationals - 2nd place
2013 18G PGF Nationals -Platinum - 2nd place
2013 14U Premier PGF Nationals - 17th place
2014 16U PGF Nationals - Platinum - 3rd place
2014 18U PGF Nationals - Platinum - 3rd place
2014 16U Western Nationals - 2nd place