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Updated League News
August 30, 2008
Travel/AAU Baseball - Pinellas Park is looking for coaches and players to play travel baseball during the Fall. IF you are interested, please e-mail Bing Berringer. nberringer@tampbay.rr.com
Baseball Equipment - The league is looking for "gently-used" baseball equipment for upcoming seasons. If you have any bats/gloves/helmets/catcher's gear, etc. that you are no longer using, please e-mail Neil Perri. nperri@gemaire.com
The PINELLAS PARK PIRANHAS are the 8 and Under
2008 Dizzy Dean World Series Champions!
The 8U World Series started on Saturday, July 26th with 63 teams playing in Pool Play. The Piranhas played 9 games scoring 133 runs and only allowing 26. They hit 10 home runs over a 180' fence and turned 5 double plays. GREAT JOB! Click Here for Game Results/StatsClick Here for Bracket DetailThursday, July 31st Update: Game 6: Pinellas Park -vs- Bill Bond - WIN 11-4!!! World Series Champs!!! Garrett, Dante, Justin, Bryce, and Dekovin were elected to the Tournament Allstar team. Cavan was voted Tournament MVP. Great job by all!!! Wednesday, July 30th Update: Game 5: Pinellas Park -vs- Northport Nationals - WIN 8-6!!!! Great game by all players! Tuesday, July 29th Update: Only 2 teams left in Winner's Bracket. (PP & Northport). Game 3: Pinellas Park -vs- Bill Bond - WIN!!! 10-1. Great defense with 2 double plays. Dekovin hit 2 home runs, one of which was a Grand Slam! Game 4: Pinellas Park -vs- Dayton - WIN!!! 12-4. Great defense again. Dekovin hit another home run. Awesome defense by everyone. Monday, July 28th Update: Double elimination started today! Game 1: Pinellas Park -vs- Hernando Bulldogs - WIN!!! 18-0. Great baseball played today by everyone. Game 2: Pinellas Park -vs- Clinton Arrows - WIN!! 8-4. Pinellas Park defeated the Mississippi State Champs and defending 7U World Series Champs in a great defensive battle. Bryce had a big day at 2nd assisting with a double play. Sunday, July 27th Games: Today we had a few rain delays and ended up playing our 2nd game in the rain. Pinellas Park won their pool with a record of 3-0. In our 1st 3 games we scored 66 runs and only allowed 7. (This is the best in the tournmanet)We will begin the Championship Double Elimination Tournament on Monday at 9:30AM. Game 2: Pinellas Park -vs- Southaven - WIN!!! 22-0
Game 3: Pinellas Park -vs- Northport American - WIN!!! 19-4 - (Cavan hit 2 home runs including a walk-off homer to end the game. Aaron had 2 awesome catches in the outfield. Garrett continues to swing the bat well going 8 for 8 on the day!)
Saturday, July 26th Update:
Game 1: Pinellas Park -vs- Canton Hornets - WIN!!! 25-3. Great opening Game!!! Offense was the name of the game today. Pinellas Park hit 2 Grand Slams over the 180' fence (Cavan and Dekovin). Cavan hit a total of 2 home runs, Drew hit 1 and Dekovin hit 1. Great job!
8U Piranhas are WORLD SERIES CHAMPS!!!
HOME OF THE 2008 8U WORLD SERIES CHAMPSIONS!
6U State Champions & 7U District Champions
Welcome to the official site of the Pinellas Park PONY Youth Baseball League located at Davis Field. We are a youth sports baseball league serving all of Pinellas County Florida, including St. Petersburg, Largo, Seminole, Azalea, Clearwater, Gulf Beaches, Kenneth City, Dunedin, Safety Harbor, Countryside, and Pinellas Park. Our league has many advantages over Little League (National, Northwest, etc.), Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken Leagues, and other similar organizations (see menu at left). Boys and girls from anywhere in Pinellas County are eligible to participate in our Spring Season. We are Dual Affiliated with PONY Youth Baseball and Dizzy Dean Youth Baseball to allow for more post-season opportunities for our players. Check out the great success our All Star Teams have had!
This site is designed for the enjoyment of the players, parents, family, and friends of our league, as well as to give first time visitors league information. Please take time to explore each of the menu items on the left as well as the ones above the marquee. Sign our Guestbook and leave a message to us or your favorite player. Why not make our website your homepage?
World Series Updates - 6U & 7U
July 21, 2008 - 08:30 AM
The 6U and 7U Teams represented Pinellas Park very well at the World Series. Great job by both teams. See below for details.
6U Update:
Monday 7/21 - The 6U team lost their first 2 games in Bracket Play today to be eliminated from the tournament. A big THANK YOU to the 6U team for representing Pinellas Park so well!!!
Sunday 7/20 - The 6U team went 3-1 in Pool play to place 2nd in their pool. Only the top 2 teams from each pool move along into the double-elimination tournament. GREAT JOB!
Double Elminination Begins Monday:
Link to bracket: http://dizzydeanbbinc.org/6_ddws_champ08.htm
Game 1: Pinellas Park -vs- Northport Nationals on 7/21 -- Lost 24-11
Game 2: Pinellas Park -vs- Northport Americans on 7/21 -- Lost 
Pool Play:
Game 1: Pinellas Park -vs- North Henry Pirates on 7/18 -- WON!!! 10-8
Game 2: Canton Noles -vs- Pinellas Park 7/19 @ 1PM -- WON!!! 26-25
Game 3: Rivermont -vs- Pinellas Park 7/19 @ 6PM -- WON!!! 25-10
Game 4: Kennesaw Generals -vs- Pinellas Park 7/20 @ 11:30AM -- Lost 11-24
7U Update: Tuesday - The 7U team lost in the Consolation Bracket today. Great job representing Pinellas Park!
Consolation Bracket:
Game 1: Pinellas Park -vs- Adamsville on 7/21 -- WON!!! 16-13
Game 2: Pinellas Park -vs- Hayden on 7/21 -- WON!!! 17-8
Game 3: Pinellas Park -vs- Starkville on 7/22 @ 11:30AM -- Lost 16-14
Pool Play:
Game 1: SCRA Knights -vs- Pinellas Park on 7/18 @ 12 -- Lost 15-4
Game 2: Alabama Legends -vs- Pinellas Park on 7/18 @ 4:30PM -- Lost 18-10
Game 3: Northport Nationals -vs- Pinellas Park on 7/19 @ 4:30PM -- Lost 15-7
Game 4: East Cherokee Rebels -vs- Pinellas Park on 7/20 @ 4:30PM -- WON!!! 24-16
6U Predators Win State!
8U Pinellas Park Piranhas Win State!!!
Coaches: Brian Cook, Bob Moran, Dane Ingram, John Bench
Middle: Justin, Garrett, Dekovin, Cody, Aaron, Drew
Front: Bryce, Dante, Trevor, Cavan, Scott
Update from State Tournament
July 3, 2008 - 01:30 AM
The 6U, 7U, 8U, & 9U Pinellas Park Allstar Teams are representing the league in the State Tournament in Gulf Breeze. Saturday was the first full day of games.
Congratulations to the 6U A-Team STATE CHAMPIONS!!! They defeated the Pinellas Park B-Team before the rains started this morning.
Congratulations to the 8U STATE CHAMPIONS!!! They defeated Northwest for the state title.
6U - A-Team:
Monday - Defeated the B-Team for the State Championship.
Sunday - Rainouts! No games. The A-Team will face the B-Team for the State Championship.
Saturday - Won back-to-back games today and will play for the State Championship on Sunday.
6U - B-Team:
Monday - Lost to the A-Team to finish as the Runner-Ups in the State Championship. Great job!
Sunday - Defeated Crestview to make it to the Championship Game against Pinellas Park A.
Saturday - Defeated the District 1 Champs in their first game and lost their 2nd game to the 6U - A-Team. They play another game tomorrow.
7U Update:
Tuesday - Lost to Perdido Bay 12-2 and were eliminated from the tournament.
Monday - Rainout!!
Sunday - They won their game today. They will play again on Monday.
Saturday - They lost a very close game in the last inning due to a walk-off home run by Perdido Bay. They came back in their 2nd game in the afternoon and won 21 - 15. Their next game is on Sunday.
8U Update:
Wednesday - The 8U's defeated Bill Bond in the 1st game of the night to remain undefeated. In the State Title game, they defeated Northwest 11-10 and become 3-Time State Champions. (This team has won the state title as 6U, 7U, & 8U's!!!)
Tuesday - The 8U's DEFEATED Northwest 18-10 to remain undefeated. Great game. Next game is Wednesday @ 5:30PM against Bill Bond. There are only 4 teams left. (PP, Northwest, Bill Bond, and Gulf Breeze)
Monday - Rainout!!! No games... Kids are going stir-crazy locked in a hotel all day.
Sunday - Rainout! After 2 trips to the field, no game today. They are next in line once the fields are ready to play against Northwest.
Saturday - The 8U team played the 1st game of the tournament this morning and defeated Brent by a score of 11 - 0. They played their 2nd game against Lynn Haven at 2PM and won 15 - 0. They will play again on Sunday at 12:30PM against Northwest.
9U Update:
Tuesday - Lost to Tallahassee and were eliminated from the tournament.
Monday - Rainout! Try again tomorrow.
Sunday - Rainout! The game with Fossil Park will be played on Monday.
Saturday - The 9U team lost their first game against Tallahassee. They defeated Bellview 18-8 in the afternoon game.
PLAY OF THE WEEK
Click the "Play of the Week" on the left side to see some of the exciting plays from our different divisions!
Coaches, Parents, Fans - We need entries each week for Play (or Plays) of the Week. If you see a great or exciting play, please email the details to us so we can consider it for our websites play of the week. In the email, please include the names of the players involved, the division, the team names, and the date of the game. Thanks for your participation.
TEAM WEBSITE UPDATES
Your team mom and coach have been given a password so that they can update their team page and their game results. This is mandatory for all teams! If your coach or team mom is not updating the website in a timely manner, please ask them nicely if they plan on doing so. If not, volunteer to do the updates yourself, or ask around to see what parent would be willing to take on the task. If the website is still not being updated as it should, please contact us at pppbaseball@hotmail.com and let us know what steps you have taken. We will then contact the coordinator for your division to rectify the situation.
If you need the instructions, have forgotten your user ID or password, or need assistance of any type, please send an email to the league (pppbaseball@hotmail.com) and we will help you in any way possible.
SPRING 2008 REGISTRATION
Spring 2008 Registration was a great success. We currently have a total of 645 players, and are still taking a few late registrations. Congratulations to all the parents, players, and board members who help to make PPPB such a successful league.
As seen in the pie chart, we continue to grow the league from the bottom up. The players that started in this league when we took over several years ago have now moved on to High School, with a large percentage making their Varsity Baseball teams as Freshman. This is a great tribute to the players, as well as their coaches and parents. Congratulations to all the players as they move on to their High School careers and beyond.
WEBSITE PICTURES
Our website can't be complete without pictures of our great players. If you have a digital camera, feel free to snap away. Most pictures that are emailed to us will be put on the website. Please save the pictures in the following format before emailing them to us: 2008(division name)(team name)(#).xxx - For example, 2008preteeyankees25.jpg. This will ensure that your pictures are placed on the website. Most pictures will be displayed in the photo album part of the website, which can be found on the menu to the left. Email the pictures to pppbaseball@hotmail.com.
GUESTBOOK
The guestbook is a great place to leave good luck messages to players, thank a coach/team mom for a great job done, congratulate a player on a nice play, send a positive message to your team, etc. Take advantage of it by clicking on Guestbook near the top of this page.
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