In 2007, two local West Bend, Wisconsin residents were looking to provide their sons and other youth's the opportunity to play in a select baseball league that would allow them to develop their skills, talents and abilities.  Brad Burns and Jeff Rondorf reached out to the Wisconsin State Youth Baseball League (www.wsybl.com) to bring a team to West Bend in the U9 bracket, a first for the community.  Tryouts were held in the Fall of 2007 to assemble the first West Bend Warriors 9 year old team ever. Tryouts are held every October for this age group and any child with a birthdate ranging from 9/1/98 to 9/1/99 is welcome to tryout any given year.

The 2008 season was nothing but a complete success.  The final record for 2008 was 29-5, 18-2 in league play and 11-3 in tournament play.  The first defeat of the year was not until tournament play in August.  The affinity for the sport, commitment of the players and the dedication of the coaches is clearly the recipe for victory for this group of talented young players.

"Each year brings new opportunities and new challenges," says Brad Burns, head coach of the Warriors.  "Seeing the players grow their skills and learn from their mistakes is a major point of emphasis. We also want to make this baseball experience a very positive one for each kid and equip them with a solid baseball foundation to build for the future."  Jeff Rondorf, who shares the coaching role with Burns states, "this team is really a talented group and our job as a coaching staff will be to keep pushing for improvement play to play, game to game and year to year. Fundamentals and playing the game the right way will always be a primary focus."