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Welcome to the home of Elk Grove Babe Ruth Baseball - Youth Baseball for 13-18 year olds
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FALL BALL 2008 FOR 13-15's
Registration Form
Registration forms for 2008 fall ball are now being accepted. The cost is $90; the season is 12 games consisting of mostly weekend doubleheaders with the first games to be played on the Saturday following Labor Day. New 13 year olds will be in their own division so that they can get acclimated to the larger field. 14-15's will play in the other division. League ages are those that would apply in the spring of 2009. Birth date range for 13's is 5-1-95 to 4-30-96. Birth date range for 14-15's is 5-1-93 to 4-30-95. 2009 12 year olds can play in the 13 division with approval from their local Cal Ripken league.
You can click on the underlined "Registration Form" above to download a registration form or go to Online Forms to sign up on this website. For coaching opportunities, please contact Joe Matlen at 916-747-6252.
13-15 PLAYOFFS
Playoff games are set as follows:
On Tuesday, June 10 at Jones South, the Elk Grove Sports Bar & Grill Rattlers (seed #3) edged the Halsey Bottling Rockhounds (seed #6) 7-6.
On Tuesday, June 10 at Jones North, the Hemdan Developers Trojans (seed #5) defeated the Comcast Knights (seed #4) 10-5.
The Larsen Dentistry Owlz (seed #1) got a bye and defeated the Hemdan Developers Trojans 4-3 at Jones South on Thursday, June 12.
The TWT Recycling River Cats (seed #2) got a bye and lost 2-1 to the Elk Grove Sports Bar & Grill Rattlers at Jones North on Thursday, June 12.
Congratulations to the the Larsen Dentistry Owlz, who defeated the Elk Grove Sports Bar & Grill Rattlers 6-2 for the EGBR championship at Cosumnes River College on Saturday, June 14.
Registration for 16-18 Season!!
16-18 2008 Registration
League is currently full, unless we get enough players for an entire team. Please check with Joe Matlen for updates. Click on the Underlined "16-18 2008 Registration" or go to Online Forms along the left side menu to sign up for EGBR's 16-18 season. This league will run from early June to mid July. There will be 15 games against other Babe Ruth teams in the same age group and other local teams, some high schools, some rec teams. Games could be any day of the week, and there might be some travel in Northern California, but we'll keep that limited.
We are also looking for players interested in a 18 to 20 year-old recreational league. If you are interested in playing in a league starting play in the end of May. Please call one of the numbers listed below.
There are team sponsor opportunities as well. Contact Joe Matlen at 916-747-6252 or Doug Penney at 916-607-3131 for more info.
Len Willeford Home Run Derby Photos!
You can go here to view, download, or order prints of photos from the Len Willeford Home Run Derby on May 4th before the Tyler Routt Midseason All-Star Classic. Photos were taken by Mike Steele. More photos, including those taken by Rick Venegas during the Ted Herrera Coaches' Homerun Derby and during the two Tyler Routt games, will be added in later. Click on the player's name on the left to see the photos of their derby performance!
THANK YOU !!!
Thank you to OSH for outstanding discounts to our league, great service and going that extra mile. OSH is the sponsor of our 16-18 team the Beavers.Also a great big thank you goes out to Meeks Lumber, Young's True Value Hardware, Costco and Home Depot for making field equipment donations to our league. Their generous support helps to promote 'community' and helps to keep enrollment fees down for the players.
FIELD VOLUNTEER
Elk Grove Babe Ruth is looking for one or more volunteers who can be available during the day to look after the fields. All of the board members work during the day, so the ideal person would be someone who is retired, an old "baseball guy", who wouldn't mind taking a little ownership over the fields to keep them in good shape. Clearing weeds, filling holes, watering down the infield and making recommendations to EGBR and CSD about what things need to be done are some of the tasks we envision. It would be great if this person or persons establish a relationship with the CSD maintenance folks and work with them on sprinkler fixes, watering adjustments, safety hazards, etc.
It would be so valuable to have a pair of eyes at the fields while the rest of us are busy at work. Providing advice and observations about the fields when the weather is questionable would be extremely valuable. We sometimes have to make decisions about cancelling practices or games without really knowing the exact conditions of the fields. This field rep could get litter or some other drying agent during the day to get fields ready for afternoon use, which is something we only do now when we show up at the fields around 4:30 or later. And usually the game or practice is delayed while this work goes on.
We also have to pick up chalk from CSD's maintenance yard and bring them to the fields, but that is difficult work even for a young guy!!
If you are interested or you know someone who is, please contact Joe Matlen at 747-6252 or joemat3@comcast.net or any other board member.
KIDS NEED COMMUNITY SERVICE?!
If you know someone who needs community service hours, Elk Grove Babe Ruth is a great organization to gain those hours. We can use assistance in field maintenance, refurbishing equipment, help at tryouts, help with fundraisers, help at tournaments, and possibly other areas. Contact Joe Matlen at joemat3@comcast.net for more information.
UMPIRES NEEDED!!
If you have any interest in becoming an umpire for Elk Grove Babe Ruth, please contact Mark Steele at (916) 684-0704.
STATKEEPERS!!
Auto Stats
Click on the blue letters above or go to Handouts to get an Excel program that wil keep track of your team hitting stats. This model was developed by Rob McAfee.
LOOKING FOR CAL RIPKEN INFO?
Elk Grove has two Cal Ripken leagues, which operate under the Babe Ruth League, for players age 5-12. Go to the links on the left side menu to navigate to their websites. One is for players east of Highway 99 and one is for players west of Highway 99.
Board Meeting
July 17, 2008 - 07:30 PM
Next Board Meeting is July 17, 2008. Contact Joe Matlen for details at 747-6252.
Action Photos Needed
May 22, 2007
We have a few digital photos in the albums on the left menu. Send more to EGHardball@aol.com or JCpenney6@comcast.net. The picture above is Cody Powell of the Beavers sliding home with a run versus the Tigers. Other pictures are in our Albums on the left menu.
Board Members play for the Giants again
Board President, Joe Matlen #29, Vice President, Rick Venegas #44 Secretary Doug Penney #6 and Fields manager Chuck Arthur #37 played for the Giants in the adult Fantasy Tournament called the Melee in Mesa January 25-28, 2007. Their team, The Lodi Giants (managed by Doug Penney) finished 1 and 3 including a win against the rival Dodgers,(6 to 3). Doug, a catcher batted .333; Joe a second baseman/outfielder batted .500; Rick, first base/outfield batted .308, and Chuck a 3rd baseman only hit .250 but had a key RBI hit in beating the Dodgers. This was the first season of Fantasy camp baseball for Chuck. While Joe and Rick are second year players but Doug is a vetran of many years. Joe got brought up in Kangaroo Court for Wearing a Yankee Blue Batting helmet to giants practice ($2 fine) and Rick was rung up Writting a new book and not giving his teammates an Autographed copy. The book The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama was produced and the author looks like Rick's twin ($5). Doug was the Kangaroo Kourt Judge so he didn't get hit in Kangaroo Court. Chuck the youngest of the Board members got brought up for pointing out at breakfast that he was the only one who got the senior discount. Everyone had a blast and no serious injuries beyond Chucks bruised knees diving back into first after a line drive was caught, worse he was out!. For more about the tournament in general see: http://www.sobaysports.com/sfgiants/Melee.html For more stories about Mesa ask Joe, Doug or Rick. or go to: leaguelineup.com/lodigiants.
For a complete calendar listing, click here!
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