Will Boguille, the founder of the South Bay Rockies travel/club baseball team, has coached the South Bay Rockies for 25 years and is an acknowledged expert in all aspects of baseball, from basics to advanced skills. He retired as the head baseball coach at Rolling Hills Preparatory School in 2018 after 17 successful seasons. Under his leadership, RHP amassed over 250 victories and made 16 consecutive CIF playoff appearances. Coach Boguille retired at the top of his game, with 49 straight league wins and 6 consecutive league championship titles.

Coach Boguille has a 95% success rate in placing his players on area high school teams. In recent years, Rockies players have secured positions on the following high school teams: Palos Verdes Peninsula HS, Palos Verdes HS, all 4 Torrance high schools, Mira Costa HS, San Pedro HS,Redondo Union High School, Narbonne HS, Carson HS, Banning HS, Bishop Montgomery HS, Mary Star of the Sea HS, Carson HS, Banning HS, Port of Los Angeles HS, Harbor Teachers Prep, Rolling Hills Preparatory School & others.

In his 20+ years coaching the South Bay Rockies, Coach Will has seen 100+ of his players advance to college baseball, approximately 30 played Minor League Baseball, and 3 have played Major League Baseball. Those players are Milton Bradley (Expos, Indians, Padres, Dodgers), Carlos Muniz (Mets), and Michael Lorenzen (Reds).

Individual baseball lessons are available for both Rockies and non-Rockies players. Contact Coach Will Boguille at (310) 466-4314 for further details.

The South Bay Rockies organization is comprised of players aged 10 through 18 years old. Teams play in various divisions based upon age or grade. Please read the Player Eligibility Guidelines below and only attend the games that are for your age group or grade, unless you are personally invited by coach to play outside of your designated division.

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES:

Please attend only the games that are for your specific age group or grade. See below for guidelines:

High School Division – This division is for players in 8th grade and above. Please note that the 8th graders may be subject to limited playing time in the high school games and are not required to attend but are welcome to attend if they want experience playing in the older age division.

16u Division – This division is for 8th grade through 10th grade, with 10th and 9th graders receiving playing priority. The maximum playing age is “baseball” 16 years old, with the cutoff date for birthdays varying by tournament/game rules. If you turned 17 this year, please consult with Coach to determine whether you qualify for this division. These games are not intended for anyone in 7th grade and below.

14/15 Division – This division is for 14 and 15 year old players only. Players aged 16 and above, as well as players aged 13 and below, are not in this division. The maximum playing age is “baseball” 15 years old, with the cutoff date for birthdays varying by tournament/game rules. If you turned 16 this year, please consult with Coach to determine whether you qualify for this division.

 14u Division – This division is for all players aged 14 and under. The maximum playing age is “baseball” 14 years old, with the cutoff date for birthdays varying by individual tournament/game rules. If you turned 15 this year, please consult with Coach to determine whether you qualify for this division.

Rockies 1 Division – The Rockies 1 team is comprised of mostly 8th graders who are 14u or 13u eligible. Any 7th graders are coach invite only. Please speak to coach directly if you are unsure of your player’s eligibility for this team.

Rockies 2 Division – The Rockies 2 team is for 6th & 7th graders only plus any 13u eligible 8th graders. Please speak to coach directly if you are unsure of your player’s eligibility for this team.

12/13 Division – This division is for 12 and 13 year old players only. Players aged 14 and above, as well as players aged 11 and below, are not in this division. The maximum playing age is “baseball” 13 years old, with the cutoff date for birthdays varying by tournament/game rules. If you turned 14 this year, please consult with Coach to determine whether you qualify for this division.

12u Division – This division is for all players aged 12 and under. The maximum playing age is “baseball” 12 years old, with the cutoff date for birthdays varying by individual tournament/game rules. If you turned 13 this year, please consult with Coach to determine whether you qualify for this division.

Coach Will reserves the right to invite individual players, based upon talent level and/or need, to play in a division that they do not otherwise qualify for based solely upon age or grade. If you see a player participating in a game that is not for his age group or grade, he has been specifically invited by Coach to play.

** It is REQUIRED that you notify Coach as early as possible if you are going to miss a game so that Coach can manage the number of players per game. In some instances, Coach may need to invite younger players to play up into an older division in order to have enough players for a specific game. Please see the South Bay Rockies Attendance Policy on the “News & Updates” page. **