Castro Valley Girls Softball League

CV Synergy was established in 1995 and is the only travel program endorsed and supported by Castro Valley Girls Softball League (CVSGL).  CVGSL is a non-profit organization providing girls between the ages of 4-18 the opportunity to participate in recreational softball and competitive travel team program at the ASA Junior Olympic “A” and “B” levels.  CV Synergy travel program has produced numerous teams within the ASA Junior Olympic “A” and “B” divisions and has successfully competed at ASA National, and PGF National tournaments.  Additionally, we are extremely proud that many former CV Synergy players have received college scholarships to play softball at Divisions I, II, III  and NAIA.

CV Synergy 12U will be holding it's second tryout for the 2022 Summer season on Sunday May 15th at CVHS Field 1 at 3-5pm. Please arrive 30 minutes early  to register and warmup. To save time, you can register online with the link below. The team will comprise of girls whose birth year is in 2009 or 2010. The travel team is a competitive program; designed to enhance skills, strategies, and player development. If you have any questions, please contact Mark Peterson at goldenwestcs@gmail.com or (510) 760-7600.

CV Synergy 10U will be holding tryouts for the 2022 Summer season on Sunday May 15th at CVHS Field 1 at 5-7pm and Wednesday May 18th at CVHS field 1 6-8pm. Please arrive 30 minutes early to register and warmup. You can also register online below. The team will comprise of girls whose birth year is in 2011 or 2012. The travel team is a competitive program; designed to enhance skills, strategies, and player development. The summer team will be led by Shanell Mora and Nicole Cook. If you have any questions, please contact Shanell at shanellmora@alrinc.com (510-719-6508) or Nicole at nicolekanohocook@gmail.com (510-305-4175).

CV Synergy 12U will be holding tryouts for the 2022 Summer season on Wednesday May 4th at CVHS Field 3 at 6:30pm. Please arrive by 6pm to register or turn in your pre-screening questionnaire. The team will comprise of girls whose birth year is in 2009 or 2010. The travel team is a competitive program; designed to enhance skills, strategies, and player development. The summer team will be led by Peter Tomita. If you have any questions, please contact Peter at go4papatango@gmail.com.

Synergy Tryout registration form:

Synergy 14U had another good weekend 3/19-3/20. They fought through injuries and a really bad change of fields for back to back games. They fought hard to be the runner ups in the silver division of the AST Sweet 16 tournament in Manteca BLD.

Congrats to Synergy 14U team that went 2-0 on Sunday 3/13/22 to become the silver bracket champions.

UPDATE 1/7/2022: Saturday 1/8/2022 tryout is cancelled due to bad field conditions from recent rain. Next week's tryout is still on.

Saturday 1/15/2022 1-3pm

Tryouts will be held at Castro Valley High School softball field #2. Please park on Redwood Road parking lot by the tennis courts. Please arrive 20 minutes early to register.

For more information, please contact Coach Mark Peterson, 510-760-7600, goldenwestcs@gmail.com

Do you want to be a champion?

Tryouts for our 2022 team will be held in January, details to follow. Winter and spring workouts are planned to begin after the New Year and tournament play will start in June.

For more information, please contact:

Coach Mark Peterson

510-760-7600

Goldenwestcs@gmail.com

CV Synergy 14U Peterson entered into an 18U tournament again this weekend. They went 2-1-2 this weekend and was the runner up in the Gold bracket at the AST The Jack Ball tournament in Danville. Great job ladies.

CV Synergy 14U will be holding tryouts for the 2022 Winter/Spring season on the following Saturdays, 11/20 and 11/27 at Chabot Elementary (Castro Valley Community Center) from 10am-12pm.  Please arrive by 9:30am to register or to turn in your pre-screening questionnaire. We are looking for pitchers but all positions will be considered. The team will be a mix of 07's and 08's. Our travel ball team is a competitive program; designed to enhance skills, strategies, and player development. We are planning to play 4-5 tournaments in the Winter/Spring weather permitting. The Winter/Spring team will be led by head coach Tim Armstrong and assistant coach Geno Morones. If you are interested in the Synergy 14U team tryout or have questions, please contact Tim directly at timarmstrong1994@gmail.com  or text at 510-415-9196 for more details.

CV Synergy 14U played in an 18U tournament this weekend in Livermore. They came away as the champions of the Gold bracket at the AST Black Widow tournament.

They played 5 games and were 3-0-2 (yes two ties). The defense and pitching was really on point as they gave up 5 runs over those 5 games.

CV Synergy 14U team will bring their summer success into the fall season. Their fall schedule is published below. Come out and cheer them. Good luck for the fall season.

8/28-29 - AST Bownet Challenge - San Ramon/Stockton

9/11-12 - AST Battle 4 The Bats

10/2-3 - AST Pink Panther

10/16-17 - AST Black Widow

10/30-31 - AST The Jack Ball

Castro Valley Synergy 14U was runner up in the silver bracket at the AST Bee Sting August 7-8. This was the last tournament for the summer. Good job girls and congrats to a successful season.

CV Synergy 14U has been runner up twice this summer. Well, third time is a charm. They are champions of the AST Last Stop Tournament Gold Bracket in Martinez this weekend. Synergy went 3-0 in Sunday bracket play. Well done Ladies and Coaches.

UPDATE 7/27/2021

CV Synergy 14U will be holding tryouts for the 2021 Fall season on Tuesday, 8/2.  We are looking for a few impact players to round out our current squad. Our travel ball team is a competitive program; designed to enhance skills, strategies, and player development. The Fall team will continue to be led by coaches Mark Peterson and Roxanne Rufino. If you are interested in the Synergy 14U team tryout or have questions, please contact Mark directly at goldenwestcs@gmail.com or text at 510-760-7600 for more details.

CV Synergy 14A were runner up at the AST Queen of Diamonds Gold Bracket in Ceres this past weekend. It was hot, but the girls played well. Congrats Ladies.

CV Synergy 14A played in their first tournament of the summer at the AST Gumball in Fremont. They made it to the championship game. Congratulations.

Castro Valley Synergy would like to announce the CV Synergy 14A team coached by Mark Peterson. The team will be playing this summer and their tournament schedule is listed below. Good luck with your season.

UPDATED 7/1/2021

June 12-13 - AST The Gumball

June 26-27 - AST State Championships

July 17-18 - AST Queen of Diamonds Hayward

July 24-25 - AST Last Stop

August 7-8 - AST Bee Sting

UPDATE 5/3/2021:

The tryout originally scheduled for Sunday 5/9/2021 has been canceled. For more information or a private tryout, please contact Mark Peterson via phone or text at 510-760-7600 or via email at goldenwestcs@gmail.com.

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CVGSL is planning the return of our 14U Synergy Travel Ball program! This season the 2021 Summer team will be coached by Mark Peterson. Unlike our recreational program, travel ball is a competitive program, designed to enhance skills, strategies, and player development. All players must tryout to participate.

Tryout Information:

• First Tryout will be Sunday May 2, from 12:30-3 pm at the CVHS Softball Fields.
• Second Tryouts/Call backs, if necessary, will be the following week Sunday, May 9, from 12:30-3 pm at the CVHS Softball Fields. Second tryout cancelled--contact Mark Peterson via phone or text at 510-760-7600 or via email at goldenwestcs@gmail.com for private tryout. 
• Please be prompt. We will use the first few minutes to collect paperwork; both the registration form and Covid screener are mandatory. If you cannot download these from our site, please email Mark Peterson for a copy. To save time, please bring all forms to the tryout filled out.
• Due to Covid restrictions, all players must wear face coverings and bring all of their own gear (cleats, glove, bats, helmet, water, etc). No sharing is allowed.
• Please use the Gate #1 on Redwood Road near the Tennis Courts in the Senior Parking Lot. You may park in that lot.

Team Information:

• Girls whose birth year is 2006 or later are eligible for 14U.
• Players will be required to attend a minimum of 3 practices per week and expected to participate in approximately 4 weekend tournaments throughout the summer.
• Coaches will use Team Snap and Gamechanger to communicate practice times, tournament locations, and team stats.
• Playing time during games reflects each player’s work and attitude on and off the field.
• Expect to play competitively, work hard, advance your skills, and have fun!

Mark Peterson began coaching for his twin daughters in the Castro Valley Girls Softball League in 2017. He coached on rec teams, assisted at the Synergy travel ball team’s practices, as well as coaching the Stompers in The San Ramon Valley Girls Athletic League during his daughters’ time with their 14U team. Mark is dedicated to supporting and furthering Girls Softball in Castro Valley. His goal is to provide his teams with the playing time, confidence, and best skills needed to play for both their community and schools.

Mark’s 2021 coaching staff will include former Synergy coaches. This is an excellent opportunity for CV students who want to go onto playing high school ball.

If you are interested in this Synergy 14U team or have more questions, please contact Mark directly at goldenwestcs@gmail.com or call/text at 510-760-7600.

The Castro Valley Synergy Softball program is looking for qualified coaches for the 2019 season. If you are interested please contact Stuart Siu at stuartsiu@yahoo.com