2013 HCLL Season Program - Hastings Community Little League

Hastings
Community
Little League
HOME OF THE 2012 CANADIAN
U E CHAMPIONS
LITTLE LEAG
2013 Program
www.hcll.ca
A Message from the President
Welcome to the 2013 baseball season at Hastings Community Little League (HCLL) home of the 2009 and 2012 Major Canadian National Champions, and the 2009, 2010, and
2011 Minor Provincial Champions! 2012 was another very exciting year for us with
HCLL winning the Canadian National Championship and representing Canada at the
Little League World Series for the second time in four years. I would like to extend our
congratulations to all the players, coaches and parents involved!
We did it! HCLL has been officially chosen to host the 2016 Canadian Little League
Championship tournament at Hastings Field. There has been a lot of hard work done
to reach this point, and even more required to help complete this vision. I would like
to acknowledge the great work done by Richard Saunders over many years in leading
our efforts to host this tournament. Richard will also service as Chair for the 2016
National Championships. I would also like to extend our sincere thanks and gratitude
to all our sponsors, and volunteers from our league and community whose continued
support of Hastings Little League over the years has helped turn our organization into
what it is today.
With ongoing support from the PNE, Vancouver Parks Board, Hastings Community
Association and other potential partners, our plans for a playable, multiple diamond
park is getting ever closer. Our partnership with the City of Vancouver and the
Vancouver Parks Board will help ensure our league moves forward in a positive and
productive manner to ensure a smooth transformation as planned upgrades to Hastings
Field are completed. The next few years will require a great deal of hard work from your
HCLL board, and I would like to extend a personal thanks to all current and past members whose dedication and many hours of work have shaped our park and local community in many positive ways.
Our website continues to be updated with all league related information for parents,
coaches and volunteers. Registration will also be done completely online for this coming
2013 season.
As a league we are growing each year, and in order to meet this demand we will be
using Falaise Park as an extension of Hastings Little League. This will ensure that all
divisions will have a chance to play as many games as possible during our short season.
With everyone’s help and cooperation, we can continue to build and maintain a first class
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community sports organization whose reputation seems to grow with each successful
year. Let’s all work together to create a positive environment so future generations can
play the game we all love.
Coaching and player development will continue to be a priority for us in 2013. We
will be looking at providing additional training in the Rookie, Minor and Major divisions. Our success as a league comes from the continued and ongoing development of
our coaching staff that in turn can pass along their knowledge to all the children in our
organization.
Once again, I would like to extend a special thanks to all our volunteers, parents,
coaches, and board members who donate hundreds of hours each year to make Hastings
Little League such a special place to play!
Little League is a family affair that gives parents and children an opportunity to
spend time together. Whether we are coaching the players, selling hot dogs in the concession, or raking and lining the field, it’s fun to be part of Hastings Community Little
League. We know that your son or daughter will appreciate the benefits of your enthusiasm and involvement in his or her Little League experience.
Have a great season. — Dave Jenkins, President
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Hastings Community Little League back at
Little League World Series in 2012
After representing Canada at the 2009 Little League World Series, Hastings Little
League returned three years later, after our 2012 Major All-Star team had won the
Canadian Little League Championship.
Their journey in the summer of 2012, started with winning the BC Little League
District 6 championship, where they went undefeated, outscoring their opponents 143 to
3 in 5 games played in the tournament. From there, it was on to Trail, BC where they won
6 out of 7 games to win the Little League BC Provincial Championship tournament in
July. In those 7 games they outscored their opponents 100 to 14.
It was then on to the Canadian Little League Championship tournament played in
Edmonton, Alberta in early August. The Hastings All-Stars defeated the Prairies team 11
to 1 in the final game to win the Canadian Little League Championship. The team was
dominant throughout the tournament going undefeated in 7 games while scoring 79
runs and allowing only 2 runs.
After stopping in Toronto to be recognized as Canadian Champions at a Blue Jays
game, it was on to Williamsport Pennsylvania to represent Canada at the 2012 Little
League World Series in August.
Canada (Hastings) defeated Mexico 13 to 9 in their first game at the Little League
World Series on August 17th. Canada played the Mexico champions from Nuevo
Laredo, Tamaulipas and came ready to win. In the first inning alone, the team sent
through a total of 13 batters, scoring seven runs.
Canada played their second game against the Latin America champions from Aguadulce,
Panama on August 18th. They were defeated by a strong Panama team 8 to 3.
The loss shifted Canada into the losers’ bracket and a game against the Caribbean
champions from Pariba Little League of Willemstad, Curacao, on August 20th. Canada
played a nail biter of a game that went back and forth throughout. The Caribbean took
the lead first in the top of the second, 1-0, before Canada evened things up in the third
and pulled ahead of the Caribbean in bottom of the fourth inning, 3-1. However in the
fifth inning, the Caribbean sealed Canada’s fate with a 3-run inning which Canada could
not come back from, losing, 4-3.
Congratulations to our 2012 Canadian Champion Hastings All-Star team. We at the
Hastings Community Little League are very proud of their significant accomplishments
in winning the District, BC Provincial and Canadian Championships, and representing
Canada so well at the 2012 Little League World Series. The team included players: Kolby
Buljevic, Cole Dalla Zanna, Cortez D’Alessandro, Noah Hanson-Stafford, Carson Ho,
Carter Kada-Wong, Steven Moretto, Thomas Neal, Cez Paguio, Matteo Porcellato,
Nicholas Williams and Ataru Yamaguchi.
The team was led by Manager, Vito Bordignon and Coaches, Mike Mitzel, Rob
Moretto and John Wong.
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2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . .604-315-8897
1st Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peter Lattimer . . . . . . . . . . .604-916-0253
2nd Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cecilia Kalaw . . . . . . . . . . .604-812-8689
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vito Bordignon . . . . . . . . . . .604-805-2739
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lina Perrotta . . . . . . . . . . .604-970-6655
Player Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Clegg . . . . . . . . . . . .604-828-6043
Umpire-in-Chief, Minor & Major . . . . . . . . . . . .Egidio Pasin . . . . . . . . . . . .604-813-1745
Marketing/Communications Coordinator . . . . .Neil Cusati . . . . . . . . . . . .604-209-4000
Safety Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christine Bayliss . . . . . . . . . .604-719-5044
Equipment Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dale Weisbrod . . . . . . . . . . .604-619-6398
Uniform Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brenda Platzner . . . . . . . . . .604-961-4252
Major Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Shewfelt . . . . . . . . . . .604-417-8579
Minor Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Angela Sorace . . . . . . . . . . .604-551-9576
Rookie Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin Clegg . . . . . . . . . . . .604-828-6043
T-Ball Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kin Mak . . . . . . . . . . . . .604-762-7171
2016 Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Saunders . . . . . . . . .604-813-8376
Concession Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Evelyn Larocque . . . . . . . . . .604-512-7014
Score Keeping Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zoe Krickan
Fundraising Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kerry Killbride . . . . . . . . . . .604-306-4070
Draft Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joe Van Snellenberg . . . . . . . . .604-999-7996
Registration Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corrina Latimer . . . . . . . . . .604-441-4675
Tournament Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bruno Tortolano . . . . . . . . . .604-299-1250
Website & Information Coordinator . . . . . . . . .Roy Wydeman . . . . . . . . . . .604-254-9343
Volunteer Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Karen Olivieri . . . . . . . . . . .604-253-8857
Grounds Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Izatt . . . . . . . . . . . . .604-805-5311
Member @ Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tony Olivieri . . . . . . . . . . .604-253-8857
Member @ Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Troy Mazzucco . . . . . . . . . . .604-254-9631
Member @ Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brad Inouye . . . . . . . . . . . .604-291-6506
Member @ Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Hicks
Member @ Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jack Chow . . . . . . . . . . . .604-761-7285
Member @ Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John Wong . . . . . . . . . . . .604-818-7996
Hastings Little League Park Address: 3157 East Pender Street, Vancouver
Concession Phone Number: (604).253-5343
Website: www.hcll.ca
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Program Design - Les Gallus
2013 SEASON CALENDAR & EVENTS
Opening Day – Saturday April 6 @ 10:00 am
Don Sheard Majors Tournament – April 6 - 29 @ Trout Lake
Team Picture Day – Saturday, April 13
HCLL Day at the PNE – Saturday, May 11
Rookie Tournament – May 18 -20 @ Trout Lake
Hyack Major Tournament – May 24 -26 @ New Westminster
HCLL Major, Minor & Rookie Playoffs – June
Major Interlock Playoff Tournament – June
Minor Interlock Playoff Tournament – June
Closing Day Sunday, June 2 @ 10:00 am
Annual General Meeting Wednesday June 12 @ 6:00 pm
District 6 T-Ball Tournament – Starts on June 22 @ Hastings Field
District 6 Rookie Tournament – Starts on June 22 @ Hastings Field
District 6 Minor Tournament – Starts on June 29 @ Trout Lake
District 6 Major Tournament – Starts on July 6 @ New Westminster
Minor Provincial Tournament – July 13 - 20 @ Layritze, Victoria
Major Provincial Tournament – July 20 -July 27 @ Kerrisdale
Fred Ritchie Tournament – July 20 - 30th @ Hastings Field
Canadian Little League Championship – August 3 -11 @ Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Little League World Series - August 15 - 25 @ Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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Little League Baseball Canada in our world
Little League Baseball Canada was
founded in 1951. It is a separate region of
Little League International which is based
in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Little League Baseball touches more
than three million youth in over 99 countries. It is recognized as the largest amateur volunteer sport organization in the
world.
Volunteers give freely of their time to
provide a healthy and wholesome family
oriented activity for the children of their
community. Little League Baseball
Canada has only one full time time and
one part time employee.The umpires,
coaches, league administrators, etc. all all
volunteers from within the Canadian
Community.
There are more than 53,000 Canadian
children and youth who are a part of
Little league Canada. They are supported
by more than 100,000 parents, relatives,
and folks of their communities, big and
small. Imagine! More than 153,000
Canadians involved each year in a sport
that brings out the best in all of us.
Mission Statement
Little League Baseball is a nonprofit organization to help and voluntarily assist
young boys and girls in developing them
qualities of citizenship, discipline, teamwork and physical well being through the
medium of baseball and softball with
guidance and exemplary leadership.
By espousing the virtues of character,
courage, and loyalty, the Little League
program is designed to develop superior
citizens rather than superior athletes.
LEAGUE PARK LOCATIONS
For Interlock Away Games
Trout Lake LL - John Hendry Park
2295 East 15th Avenue,Vancouver
South Vancouver LL - South Memorial Park
41st Avenue and Ross Street (between Knight and Fraser)
New Westminster LL - Moody Park
8th Street (between 6th and 8th Avenues), New Westminster
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DISTRICT SIX LITTLE LEAGUE BRITISH COLUMBIA
2013 DISTRICT BOARD
District Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . .Corinne Chow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Res: 604-438-2305
Assistant District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Richard Saunders . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Res: 604-813-8376
Administrator
District Umpire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sante DelVechio . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Res: 604.-430-2078
Parks Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doug Pirozek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Res: 604-257-8493
Representative
District 6 Safety Officer . . . . . . . . . . .Roy Wydeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Res: 604-254-9343
President Hastings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dave Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Res: 604-315-8897
Community LL
Vice-President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Graham Randell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Res: 778-882-1990
South Vancouver LL
President Trout Lake LL . . . . . . . . . .Angel Pedersen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Res: 604-709-9173
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ron Suffron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Res: 604-526-3089
New Westminster LL
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PARENT GAME DUTIES
Hastings Community Little League is a parent run volunteer organization. For
every game played at the diamond a number of tasks need to be performed. Our
League has a great history of volunteer involvement. For the work need at each game
we have split up the duties to the Home and Away teams.
The Home team duties are:
• Line the field
• Open scorebooth and set up speakers (first game each day)
• Put up flags in the outfield (first game on weekends only)
• Keep score in booth during game
• Announce players during game
• Run score board
• Sell the 50/50 tickets
The Away team duties are:
• A person to help in the concession
(please arrive 1/2 hour before game)
• A person to help on the BBQ
• After the game:
- Rake the field
(only on weekends)
- Put away flags
(last game on weekends)
- Put away speakers
(last game each day)
- Close and lock scorebooth
(last game each day)
- Put away BBQ and
concession items
(last game each day)
More hands, lighter work!
Thanks to all the folks who help out
and to those who haven’t, come and
join us it’s great fun.
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ALL-STAR AND SELECT TEAMS COACHES AND PLAYER SELECTIONS
Every year parents and players ask about All-Star and Select teams. When are the
tryouts and how are the players selected?
Division All-Star teams are selected for the Rookie, Minor and Major divisions each
season to compete in Little League tournaments after the regular season. Age specific
Select teams may also be formed depending on the availability of coaches and tournaments in any given year. In the past we have had 7, 9 and 11 year old Select teams represent HCLL in various tournaments.
A notice will be issued by the Division Coordinator regarding the tryout dates,
times and locations for All-Star and Select teams in each division.
The parents will be informed of the number of games, tournaments, practice commitments, additional team fees, and any volunteering that is required. Any player chosen for an All-Star or Select team will be assessed additional fees and a refundable uniform deposit.
Managers of the All-Star and Select teams are selected by the HCLL Board based on
written applications which are submitted for their review before June 1st each year.
The appointed Managers will each be responsible for the All-Star and Select selections
for their respective teams. The Manager will also select his/her assistant coaches which
will be approved by the League President.
Any player may try out for any All-Star or Select team for which they are eligible to
play based on their age and residence eligibility requirements. For All-Star and Select
team selection, you must play on a league team, live within the HCLL Little League
boundaries and be of legal age (age as of April 30th in the current year) for your division. For All-Star teams these ages are 7 and 8 for Rookie, 9 and 10 for Minor and 11
and 12 for Major. For Select teams, the eligible age will depend on the age category
specified for each individual Select team.
It is mandatory that players play within their designated division and age group for
either an All-Star or Select team.
Rookie age (8 year old) players who played up a division in Minor during the regular season are eligible to play on the Rookie All-Star team.
Minor age (10 year old) players who played up a division in Major during the regular season are eligible to play on the Minor All-Star team.
Please refer to the HCLL website for additional details regarding the selection
process and criteria used in selecting players.
The T-Ball All-Stars are chosen by the T-Ball Division Coordinator and All-Star
coaches with no tryouts being held. Each tournament team will consist of a maximum
roster of 12 players of league age (5 and 6) who played on a T-Ball or Blastball team
during the regular season.
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BLASTBALL TEAMS
BlastBall Coordinator – Kin Mak
ATHLETICS
BLUE JAYS
Coach:
Sergio Bertani
Coach:
Greg Smith
Adam Bertani
Daniel Bertani
Mia Buljevic
Ethan Chiu
Abigail Durant
Ethan Ozeroff
Kingston Pascal
Ethan Ricketts
Eamon Campbell
Sebastian Campbell
Kiera Coleman
Christian Florio
Gibson Nowak
Amadeo Perizzolo
Benjamin Smith
Daragh Woods
EXPOS
RED SOX
Coach:
Brad Kram
Coach:
Biagio Pepe
Olivia Cenedese
Mia Cirotto
Mason Kram
Devon Lee
Kiera Lee
Lily Slogoski-Mullan
Praise Karl Ward-Theiss
Jack West
Kyron Kan
Heath Kennett
Robbie Martignago
Joana Pepe
Hayden Ruus
Dashiell Vaitkunas
Noah Waslen
Spencer White
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ROCKIES
YANKEES
Coach:
Lindsay Donaldson
Coach:
Jeremy Lovell
Sheldon Boyle
Sophia Filippelli
Lexie McCabe
Myles Repta
Cora Rizzardo
Hazen Stokes
Clark von Hahn
Kae Lin Whiton
Cohen Crago
Lincoln Fong
Jeevan Gill
Carlos Lovell
Trevor Mak
Jacob McBeath
Blake Tagulao
Haru Yarmie
Blastball Rules
• The League recommends that players wear Jocks (for boys) or Jills (for girls).
• All players must wear long pants (no shorts).
• All players must wear their baseball caps on the field.
• Put your player’s name in his/her cap and batting helmet.
• The Home team must supply the umpire.
• Each player must have one parent/guardian at the game or practice for emergency
purposes.
• All players should use the washroom before the game.
• When a team is at bat, all players must be in the dugout.
• Players should be warned not to put their fingers in the fence.
• All players bat. Your child will get a turn at bat!
• All players will be rotated in their field positions.
• The Home team prepares the field (including putting lines
on the 1st, and 3rd. baselines).
• Parents should RELAX, be POSITIVE and have FUN!
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HASTINGS COMMUNITY LITTLE LEAGUE
DIVISION PROGRAMS
Hastings Community Little League provides the following baseball programs in
five divisions for boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 12.
The Blastball Division is designed for 4 and 5 year olds (age as of April 30 in
current year) who are playing baseball for the first time. This is a fast and fun game
that introduces some basic concepts of baseball without the stress of learning the
more complex game of T-Ball. There are 5 - 8 players per team and each player gets
an opportunity to hit the ball each inning. In Blastball there are 3 innings played and
an inning is complete when each player has had a turn at bat.
The T-Ball Division is designed for 5 to 6 year olds (age as of April 30 in current year)
who want to learn the basic fundamentals of baseball. It is recommended that 5 year olds
with no previous baseball experience register for Blastball. Team sizes range from 8 to 12
players. In T-Ball, everyone bats and players rotate fielding positions.
The Rookie Division is for 7 to 9 year olds (age as of April 30 in current year).
The Rookie division is an instructional division where a pitching arm is used, scores
and standings are kept, outs are recorded and all players play defensively in each
inning rotating between positions in the infield and outfield.. Players are taught the
fundamentals of baseball such that they are exposed to playing positions and are
taught throwing, catching, batting, defensive ready position and running the bases.
The Minor Division is for 9 to 11 year olds (age as of April 30 in current year).
In the Minor division, players are evaluated and selected onto teams at the start of
the season. Batters face live pitching for the first time and a maximum of nine players are on the field defensively for each inning. Players are rotated through the
infield and outfield positions and may sit for one or two innings at the discretion of
the coaches. All players bat through the order.
The Major Division is for 11 and 12 year olds (age as of April 30 in current year)
and it represents the highest level of competition at Hastings Community Little
League. In the Major Division, there are usually 10 to 12 players per team and they
are selected onto teams after an evaluation process before the start of the season.
There are a maximum of nine players in the field defensively for each inning.
Players are rotated through the infield and outfield positions and may sit for one or
two innings at the discretion of the coaches.
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T-BALL TEAMS
T-Ball Coordinator – Kin Mak
ATHLETICS
BLUE JAYS
Coaches:
Lynn Berardi
Peter Jacoboni
Coaches:
Paul Leibel
Jack Wong
Halle Berardi
Jane Childerhose
Joh'nell Cleveland
Paul Jacoboni
Georgia Knight
Jessica Knight
Sheamus McGarry
Sabin Nowak
Jack Ponton
Freeman Ridley
Kaden Anderson
Jaiden Carpenter
Zennea Chen
Jason Dell-Ng
Angelo Delli Santi
Nicholas Fok
Domenic LaQuaglia
Charlotte Leibel
Luciano Pepe
Ben Waslen
Ryan Wong
EXPOS
MARINERS
Coaches:
Kevin Clegg,
Peter Lattimer
Alex Santarelli
Coach:
Courtney Davies
Nick Almeida
Zachary Clegg
Liam Ferdinandez
Ariana Jaberi
Domenic Jir
Luke Lattimer
Reilly Ma
Morgan Nelson
Scott Price
Daniel Santarelli
Jacob Shung
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Cynthia Connor
Quinn Davies
Brandan Desjarlais
Oscar Dugas
Dylan Fokes
Joseph Payne
Sage Smoke
Devlan Snow
Beatrice Stasiuk
Wyatt Stasiuk
Emerson Toporoski
PIRATES
RED SOX
Coach:
Marco Cavasin
Coaches:
Garnet Nelson
Terry Trotic
Noah Akasaka
Luca Campanile
Alessandro Cavasin
Stefania Cirotto
Cristian Coletta
Tyson Eng
Caleb Parrotta
Elijah Perozzo
Garrett Picariello
Julia Reale
Charlotte Ron
Stella Rose
Elliott Blunt
Sadie Coleman
LeRoy Darren
Maeve Dawson
Adam Deacon
Stephanie Dierks
Samantha Nelson
Kaeden Pescitelli
Hannah Stone
Markus Trotic
Romano Unti
ROCKIES
TIGERS
Coach:
Jeff Hanratty
Coaches:
Rick Tang
Don Williams
Rocco Hanratty
Ava Henry
Chanton Hopkins
Elsie Iwankow
Hunter Morgan
Trajan Peers
Andreola Pietro
Gabriel Poutt
Annika Schultz
Austin Webster
Kian Khadempour
Tate Macmillan
Tigers ConnerMacVicar
Tigers JordanMak
Tigers AdamMaros
Tigers CallahanMcCullagh
Tigers SiennaTang
Tigers RachelWallis
Tigers JudahWilliams
Tigers TrevorWong
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WHITE SOX
YANKEES
Coaches:
Dave Hamar
Stephen Symons
Coaches:
Richard Martinez
Harlem Anthony
Ashlyn Black
Caelan Black
Shaylah Black
Micah Calapiz
Indi Champagne
Bronwen Holmes
Mylo Raffaele-Hamar
Cael Read
Kyle Symons
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Marko Cikes
Nicholas Dato Canzian
Ariel Cooper
Remo Giovinazzo
Marco Krumpak
Marco La Chimea
Hunter MacDonald
Dominic Martinez
Brock Piendl
Devanand Rana
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Volunteer Legends at Hastings Community Little League
Hastings Community Little League (HCLL) is a volunteer run organization and all
our coaches,umpires and league officials are volunteers. We also have parents heavily involved at all games handling things such as field preparation, concession duty,
selling 50/50 tickets, score keeping etc. All our volunteers and parents give their time
to provide a healthy and wholesome family oriented baseball program for the children
of our community. Many of our volunteers are parents of existing players, but
Hastings Little League is also extremely fortunate to have many volunteers whose
children have graduated, whose children aren’t yet old enough to play or who don’t
have children of their own. Without their ongoing dedication to HCLL, we would not
be able to offer and maintain the quality of our baseball program at a reasonable cost
for families. We gratefully acknowledge here the ongoing commitment and support of
many volunteers, past and present, who have dedicated so many years and hours of
their time to Hastings Community Little League. We are referring to them as our
Volunteer Legends at HCLL.
Vito Bordignon – Vito is currently Treasurer at HCLL and Major Division team manager. Vito played at HCLL from 1973 to 1978 and started coaching with his brother
Angelo in 1983. He has managed a team in the Majors division since 1996 and has been
league treasurer since1995. Vito has also been the Major All-Star team manager since
1999 where he has had much success including two Provincial and Canadian Little
League Championships in 2009 and 2012 when his HCLL All-Star teams represented
Canada at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Scott and Grace Bronwing – Scott and Grace first got involved in volunteering at
HCLL 40 years ago in 1973. Scott initially got involved after being asked by a neighbor
to help coach because of his softball background. Scott both coached and umpired and
served as a Vice President. Grace was head scorekeeper for many years and also served
as President of the league. Grace was also part a Ladies auxiliary that ran the concession
stand - first from a table with a coleman stove and then onto a revamped Trailer. Scott
and Grace were also involved with building a small shed on the property leading up to
the concession stand that is there today.
Jim Gregor – Jim has volunteered at HCLL for over 45 years starting in 1967 when he
coached a Major team and then continued to coach teams in the Minor division for 5
years. He eventually went on to coach the Junior (13 year olds) team and ran the entire
program at HCLL. Over the years, Jim has held almost every Board position at one time or another and was twice President of the league for a
total of 5 years. Jim also took our first team to the Provincials in 1988.
He was also the Umpire-in-Chief at HCLL and umpired for many years.
Jim is probably best known as the “50-50 man”. Over the years, he has
likely helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for various Little
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League organizations around the province. Many leagues have asked him to head up
their 50-50 programs for various District, Provincial and National tournaments. Jim led
the 50-50 program and team for the 2001 Little Mountain and 2006 Whalley Little League
National Championship tournaments. Last year, he played a major role in assisting with
the 50-50 program at the Provincial Little League Championship tournament in Trail.
Bob Hicks – Bob is currently a board member at HCLL as member at Large. He
started volunteering at Hastings with his oldest son in 1990 and his youngest son finished playing in 2007. He has been involved in various volunteer activities over the
years including helping to coach his younger son in T-Ball. Many people would recognize Bob with the many days he has spent running the barbecue at games over the
years. Given all the time he has spent behind the barbecue, he has earned the nickname “Barbecue Bob” at Hastings.
Dave Izatt – Dave is currently a board member at HCLL and has been Ground
Maintenance Coordinator since 2001 when his son started playing. He initially got started helping to cut the grass and at the preseason work party. He quickly took control and
has done great work ever since maintaining our field in excellent condition for baseball
each season. Dave also coordinates all our league hats, shirts, sponsorship banners and
league pin designs each season. Dave was also a Co-Vice President from 2006 to 2011and
has played a key role in our efforts to upgrade our field at Hastings Field for the 2016
national championship tournament.
Dave Jenkins – Dave is currently the President at HCLL and first got involved as a
coach with his son’s team in 2006 and continued to coach until 2009. He joined the Board
in 2008 as Tournament Director and replaced Richard Saunders as league President in
2009. Dave continues to devote a lot of time and effort into working with our volunteers,
parents, coaches and community partners which has led to great success at all levels of
play and a growing enrollment of players in recent years. During his time as president,
Hastings has sent two teams to the Little League World Series in Williamsport.
Kerry Kilbride – Kerry is currently a board member and Fundraising Coordinator at
HCLL. He first got involved as a coach when his daughter started playing at Hastings
in 1985 and since then has held various positions with the league including Vice president, Major Coordinator and Umpire in Chief. He has also been an Umpire for 26 years,
and in 2012 was chosen to be an Umpire at the Canadian Little League Championship
tournament in Edmonton. Kerry continues to lead our fundraising efforts in order to
raise funds which help keep our registration fees affordable for all families.
Evelyn Larocque – Evelyn is currently a board member and Concession Coordinator
at HCLL. Evelyn started in 2009 when her youngest son started playing baseball at
Hastings. In the last14 years, Evelyn has held a number of positions including Umpire
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in Chief for Rookie Division,Major Coordinator and Board Secretary. Evelyn continues
to do great work in managing our concession operation which generates significant revenue for the league each season.
Corrina Lattimer - Corrina is currently a board member at HCLL and the Registration
Coordinator. She started volunteering at Hastings with her oldest son in 1990 and her
youngest son finished playing in 2007. She has been involved in various volunteer activities over the years including helping to coach her younger son in T-Ball. Corrina has
also previously served as the secretary on the HCLL Board.
Egidio Pasin – Egidio is currently a board member and the Umpire in Chief at HCLL.
He also umpires many games each season both in league and All-Star competition.
Egidio played at HCLL from 1973 to 1977 and returned in 2004 when his son Luca started to play at Hastings. He took on coaching responsibilities, and then in 2009 tried
umpiring. He was bitten by the view from the behind the plate and has remained there
since.
Morrie Rentmeester – Morrie coached at Hastings from 1960 to 1965 and then went
on to be an umpire until his passing in 2007. He also served as Assistant District
Administrator for the Little League BC District 6 for four years. In recognition of his
many years of volunteering, Morrie received the Little League Roll of Honour award.
He was also a very active volunteer with the Canadian Soccer Association. Morrie is
remembered as someone who cared greatly for fairness in the game of baseball and was
highly respected as an Umpire as well.
Fred Ritchie – Fred Ritchie was a very dedicated volunteer who spent 15 years in various roles and was heavily involved in promoting HCLL starting in 1972. Fred was completely committed to the 9-10 year old program and spent his entire career coaching 9
and 10 year olds. In 1983 he became our Sponsorship Coordinator and raised thousands
of dollars for the children of our league. He worked tirelessly to ensure that our teams
had enough funding to meet their needs. Fred became an Honorary Life Member of the
Hastings Community Little League Association in 1989, and passed away in 1991. The
annual Fred Ritchie Minor tournament is held in his memory each year at HCLL.
Richard Saunders – Richard is currently a board member at
HCLL and was recently appointed to be the Chair for the
2016 Canadian Little League Championship tournament
to be played at Hastings Field. Richard has volunteered
in Little League for over 29 years at both Trout Lake and
Hastings Little Leagues and both of his sons played at
Hastings. At HCLL, his coaching career included coach-
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ing the Rookie All-Star team in 1997. He became Vice-President in 1998 and served as
President of the league from 1999 to 2008. During his time as President, he organized
the winter and spring training programs and played a major role in building the batting
cage, installing the electric scoreboard, building the concession stand, extending the
dugouts on the main diamond and building the dugouts on the T-Ball diamond. He
became Assistant District Administrator of BC Little League District 6 in 2005 and still
holds that position where he is the Interlock Coordinator. Richard has also worked hard
in recent years in leading our efforts to proceed with a major renovation and upgrade of
Hastings Field which will proceed in 2014. In recognition of his many years of volunteering in Little League baseball, Richard was recently awarded the Community Sport
Hero Award and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal.
Dale Weisbrod – Dale is currently a board member at HCLL and the Equipment
Coordinator at HCLL. Dale got started at Hastings helping to coach his grandson’s
team in 2002. He continuedt o coach in all divisions through to 2010 and was a coach
on the Major All-Star team that won the Canadian Little League Championship in
2009. Dale took on the role of Equipment Coordinator in 2009 and continues to put in
many hours each season to ensure all our teams and players have all the necessary
equipment and support.
John Wong – John is currently a board member at HCLL and has been coaching at
Hastings Little League since 1996. He currently coaches in the Major division and has
coached at all levels over the past 17 years with his three sons and one daughter all having played at Hastings. He has been a coach on many All-Star teams including the 2012
Major All-Stars who won the Canadian Little League Championship. John has also managed five Minor and Rookie All-Star teams including the 2011 Minor All-Stars who won
the BC Provincial Championship.
Roy Wydeman – Roy is currently a board member and the website administrator for
HCLL. Royfirst got involved in 2002 when his son and daughter first started playing
baseball at Hastings and coached for two years. A proud moment came in 2005 when is
daughter, Bronwyn was the first girl to be selected to a Hastings Minor All-Star team. He
joined the Board and took over managing the league website in 2004. He both
administered and expanded the website in subsequent years. Roy has
written much of the content for the website in recent years including
coverage on the BC Major Provincials at Hastings in 2004, and the 2009
Major All-Stars who won the Canadian Championship to represent
Canada at the Little League World Series.
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ROOKIE TEAMS
Rookie Coordinator – Kevin Clegg
ATHLETICS
BLUE JAYS
Coaches:
Kin Mak
Alex Lau
Coaches:
Peter Lattimer
Troy Mazzucco
Gage Dawson
Devon Desjarlais
Lauren Free
Isabella Funaro
Ryan Jackson
Vincenzo Jir
Aiden Lau
Christopher Lee
Hayley Mak
Brydee Robinson
Miles Robinson
Luke Bradley
Alexander Coventry
Graham Grant
Foster Keats
Ethan Lattimer
Alexander Lungull
Matteo Mazzucco
Massimo Mezzomo
Ryan Nelson
Alivia Sabellico
Owen Stewart-Jordan
Benjemyn Szymanski
EXPOS
MARINERS
Coaches:
Mike Franco
Ryan Crago
Coaches:
Bob Heilker
Trevor Stokes
Julien Campardo
Tatum Crago
Jade Di Popolo
Alfonso Di Popolo
Richard Fong
Angelo Franco
Francesco Manetta
Abigail Piercey
Isabella Piercey
Jason Podnar
Sebastian Rei
Zeke Snow
Stefano Caldarella
Matthew Frew
Willem Heilker
Dylan Lively
Elias Melnyk
Luka Panos
Owen Roxborough
Jaxson Ruthven
Olivia Ruthven
Nickolas Sachinidis
Theo Stokes
Vanessa Wong
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ORIOLES
ROCKIES
Coaches:
James Douglas
Tim Wong
Coaches:
Ryan Wilson
Daniel Tucci
Aidan Burleigh
Chase Douglas
Wyatt Douglas
Armaan Jaberi
Arlo Litke
Madeline Marzin
Andrew Novak
Stefano Siniscalchi
David Wong
Jai Wong-Moon
Zay Zabolotney
Christian Martinez
Ryan Moretto
Quinn Ridley
Luca Rizzardo
Teagan Robertson
Heath Simmonds
Thomas Tucci
Cooper Wilson
Christopher Ainsley
Marco Iacobucci
Vittorio Iacobucci
Serena Lee
RED SOX
Coaches:
Virgil Hill
Scott Ando
Ty Ando
Noah Banco
Griffin Barnard
Ty Brassington
Connor Daws
Ty Frydenlund
Asher Herbert
Grant Hill
Joel Kimsey
Andrew Mak
Eamon Sanders
Ethan Whiton
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WHITE SOX
YANKEES
Coach:
Jamie Cirotto
Frank Anselmo
Coaches:
Pat Shellard
James Chan
Michael Anselmo
Sebastian Cirotto
Adriano Consiglio
Blake Elliott
Vincent Farrar
Niko Hecimovic
Autumn-Ashley Hunka
Dylan Kennard
Tristan Lee
Griffin McCullagh
Taisei Ruschienski
Nico Audia
Jackie Bones
Adam Chan
Caius English
Michael Henry
Marcus Louie
Kyle McInnes
Hannah Pedersen
Sebastian Poutt
Jaehl Rodriguez
Jason Shellard
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Volunteer Board Members
Needed for Key Positions
Hastings Community Little League Annual General Meeting, Hastings Community Centre
As this season gets going planning for the next season needs to begin. The first step
is the election of a new Board of Directors. The level of time required for each position
varies so please read the brief position description provided and ask any of the current
board members about the roles to find a position that fits your skills and schedule.
Having unfilled positions means significantly more effort from fewer people. Please
get involved! It is fun and rewarding.
Board of Directors Positions (elected annually)
1. President
Administers the entire league. Attends District meetings and
arranges HCLL meetings. Deals with all extraordinary matters and
all discipline issues. Provides input into scheduling, coach
selection and league organization.
2. Vice President Administers the volunteer and fund-raising aspects of the league
including interaction with team parent representatives. Attends
District meetings on behalf of the president. Reviews and provides
input into the overall league organization.
3. Treasurer
Administers the league’s financing including paying all bills, processing
receipts and producing budgets and financial statements.
4. Secretary
Prepares minutes and arranges board meetings.
5. Registrar
Handles the promotion and advertising for league registration.
Organizes board and volunteers on the registration dates.
6. Concession
Coordinator
Coordinates all aspects of the concession including
purchasing, volunteer training and daily opening and closing.
7. Fundraiser
Coordinator
Coordinates all of the league’s fundraising activities.
8. Sponsorship
Coordinator
Arrange sponsors for the league.
9. Player Agent
Records and maintains accurate and up to date league player records.
10. Umpire
Coordinator
Coordinates the assignment of umpires for all games
played. Provides training to young umpires throughout the season.
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11. Draft
Coordinator
Chairs draft committee. Works with coaches through
try-outs and draft to ensure fair placement of players to
teams at all levels.
12. Division
Coordinators
Prepare schedules and coordinate division play including
playoffs and tournament schedules and the selection of managers
and drafting of players. — Blastball, T-Ball, Rookie, Minor, Major.
13. Equipment
Coordinator
Purchase, maintain and distribute all the
league equipment and uniforms to all teams.
14. Tournament
Coordinator
Coordinates the league annual Fred Ritchie
tournament as well as the involvement of league teams in other
tournaments.
15. Scorekeeping Train scorekeepers and arrange to have scorekeepers as required
Coordinator
by the league for District and other non-house league events.
16. Grounds
Maintenance
Maintains the fields and building throughout the season
including the co-ordination and direction of work parties.
17. Members
at Large
Provide information to the board as to how various
operational items are being perceived by the general membership.
To assist Coordinators when needed on other Board functions.
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MINOR TEAMS
Minor Coordinator – Angeloa Sorace
ATHLETICS
BLUEJAYS
Coaches:
Rob Buljevic
Tony Sigur
Coaches:
Neil Cusati
Todd Shewfelt
Luka Buljevic
Marques Calapiz
Damiano Di Popolo
Landon Frigault
Tyler Leung
Jaden Manetta
Anthony Porcellato
Charlie Ron
Jack Ron
Niko Sigur
Bryan Symons
Athan Vassos
Luca Brown
Mateus Bussanich
Matteo Cerminara
Matthew Conder
Sean Coventry
Antonio Cusati
Allyson Faucher
Leo Kraushaar
Jacob McLean
Gabriel Shewfelt
Louie Yan
EXPOS
ORIOLES
Coaches:
Tony Olivieri
Orlando Ciccone
Coaches:
Terry Neal
Steve Canofari
Williams Camacho Soto
Sebastian Cenedese
Clark Childerhose
Tino Ciccone
Oliver Herbert
Jaden Lee
John-Paul Martino
Nicolas Olivieri
Cristian Pugliese
Loreto Siniscalchi
Brandon Westenberg
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Aaron Cabling
Cole Canofari
Ethan Eng
Evan McKenzie
Michael McNeilly
Giordano Mezzomo
Emmajean Neal
Erik Schultz
Jonny Servidad
Matthew Shung
Ian Torvik
Trevor Wong
RED SOX
ROCKIES
Coaches:
Rolfe Luongo
Terry Johnston
Coaches:
Kevin Clegg
Alex Santarelli
Blake Dalla-Zanna
Domenic Johnston
Nolin Keller
Thomas Kirkland-Yuen
Zavary Koehn
Francesco Luongo
Massimo Luongo
Trevor Mak
Nicholas Rochette-Caven
Jack Suttle
Sebastyan Szymanski
Kyler Tang
Nicola Barba
Luke Bilawey
James Brock
Lucas Caporale
Pietroantonio Carnovale
Nathan Chan
Nathan Clegg
Joshua Clermont
Kyle Lau
Ashton Price
Cristian Santarelli
WHITE SOX
YANKEES
Coaches:
Bruno Sorace
Antonio Dal Sasso
Coaches:
Dennis Riploi
Tony Ricci
Joey Cannova
Stefano Dal Sasso
Carter Elliott
Dante Garcea
Marco Giovinazzo
Jude Hanratty
Harrissen Porth
Doryan Schau
Nikolas Sirsiris
Joshua Sorace
Lucas Sorace
Lucas Tinucci
Ellie Beatty
Kyle Beech
Christian Cavasin
Jaden Ma
Joshua Mah
Aaron Mak
Flynn Meredith-Black
Nico Pinoni
Justin Podnar
Jason Reale
Mario Ricci
Matteo Ripoli
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MAJOR TEAMS
Major Coordinator – Todd Shewfelt
BLUE JAYS
EXPOS
Coaches:
Llory Yip
Tony Schnorr
Charles Anderson
Coaches:
Vito Bordignon
John Wong
Albert Lemmo
Kyle Anderson
Cortez D’Alessandro
Michael Ellis
Jonah Fridfinnson
Jaxon McRae
Marco Peralta
Amritpal Purewal
Braeden Robinson
Wyatt Schnorr
Santiago Sira
Luca Steiner
Michael Briglio
Joshua Clegg
Braden De Tina
Arjan Hundle
Carter Kada-Wong
Diego Lemmo
Christian Melo
Spencer Ng
Luca Porcellato
Matthew Shewfelt
Alex Wagner
Umpiring at Hastings Little League
Hastings Community Little League has
a strong tradition of training and supporting youth umpires. Typically drawn from
our players, but open to anyone, umpires
may begin training from age 9 & up, and
may begin working games once they have
completed an initial training session
offered through the league. Players can
umpire in any division below the one they
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play in. Umpire Fees paid on a per game
basis as follows: Plate Umpire - $15.00 per
game and Base Umpires - $10.00 per game.
For more information on how to register to be an Umpire at Hastings Little
League, please go the “Umpires” page at
www.hcll.ca or contact our Umpire in
Chief at [email protected]
RED SOX
WHITE SOX
Coaches:
Joe Van Snellenberg
Brad Inouye
Raffi Ramirez
Cecilia Kalaw
Coaches:
Russ Kada
Bruno Tortolano
Derrick March
Ben Bayliss
Benjamin Boardman
Luca Dal Sasso
Beverly Desjarlais
Lucas Grant
Aidan Guld
Adam Inouye
Andrew Lattimer
Daniel Martin
Jackson Mazzucco
Sam Van Snellenberg
Christopher Charon Ponce
Jason DeMarco
Kieran Degruchy
James Faucher
Kaz Kada
Emma March
Evan March
Luka Prpic
Nicolas Santarelli
Matthew Tortolano
Ben Mar
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Hastings Little League to host 2016 Canadian
Championship Tournament
Hastings Community Little League will
host the Canadian Little League
Championship tournament at Hastings
Park in August, 2016. The tournament will
include teams representing regions across
Canada and the host team from Hastings
Little League. The current regions represented are BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan,
Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada. The
teams will compete for the right to represent Canada at the annual Little League
World Series played in Williamsport
Pennsylvania. The ten day tournament
will be played at the Hastings Park Field
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and is expected to attract thousands of
spectators from across the lower mainland
and Canada.
Preparations are already underway to
proceed with the renovation and upgrade
of Hastings Field in order to meet the field
requirements of Little League Canada in
hosting this national tournament. These
renovations will also allow for much-needed improvements to the baseball diamonds
for over 400 children who play Little
League baseball at HCLL each year.
“This is the little league. You can’t negotiate a signing bonus”
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Higher air preassure
Flight path
Ball rotation
Lower air preassure
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GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Hastings Community Little League is a volunteer organization.
Your Board of Directors has put together procedures for how you can address problems that may arise with parents, volunteers or players. They are:
STEP 1
Address the issue with your coach or the designated Coordinator of your
division.
STEP 2
If the issue is not dealt with to your satisfaction please write down your
concerns and present them to John Wong the chair of our Grievance
Committee. The Committee members are:
Chair:
John Wong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Member @ Large . . . . . . . .604-255-0056
Todd Shewfelt . . . . . . . . . . . .Major Coordinator . . . . . .604-417-8579
Angela Sorace . . . . . . . . . . . .Minor Coordinator . . . . . .604-551-9576
Kevin Clegg . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rookie Coordinator . . . . .604-828-6043
Kin Mak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .T-Ball Coordinator . . . . . .604-216-8751
STEP 3
The committee will investigate the alleged concerns.
STEP 4
If the committee finds a person is in contravention of any of the practices,
policies or procedures as set out by the Board of Directors, they will be
informed of such and given an opportunity to make corrections.
STEP 5
If after a reasonable amount of time the person refuses or will not conform
to the request of the committee, the chair will take the issue to the Board of
Directors who will determine the next course of action.
STEP 6
If the Board of Directors determines that the person will no longer be welcome to volunteer, play or attend at Hastings Community Little League,
they may appeal that decision to the Grievance Committee.
STEP 7
If the Committee feels the appeal has merit they will
take it to the Board of Directors for further discussion and a decision. If the Committee
feels the appeal has no merit, the
Committee will not accept the appeal
and the decision will stand.
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THANK YOU
Hastings Community little League gratefully acknowledges and thanks
our sponsors and many volunteers for all their support during the 2012
baseball season. Because of you, we are able to make a difference in the
lives of hundreds of young boys and girls by providing a safe, fun, and
family oriented program which teaches good sportsmanship, teamwork,
courage and respect through the game of baseball.
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Little League Pledge
I trust in God
I love my country
and will respect its laws
I will play fair
and strive to win
but win or lose
I will always
do my best.