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Forney Youth Baseball Association
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FALL 2009 REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY!
Registration is underway for FYBA 2009 FALL BASEBALL! Please download the forms found by clicking on REGISTRATION FALL 2009 {on left} or stop by the Baseball Concession Stand #1 to Register! We accept cash, checks AND credit cards!
If you are new to FYBA, please bring a COPY of your child's Birth Certificate. If you played in FYBA in Spring 2009, your Birth Certificate is on-file and there is no need to bring one to Registration.
2009 FALL BASEBALL INFO
SEASON BEGINS 1st SATURDAY after LABOR DAY (September 12th)!
SEASON (8 Games) should END by mid October!!
REGISTRATION is going on Right NOW!!!
Teams will be formed in early August!!!!
FORNEY ALL-STARS TOURNAMENT!
The Forney League All-Stars will be playing in the First Round of the International Little League World Series Tournament! Come out and support your city and cheer on our teams as they begin the first step in their trek to the ultimate crown in Williamsport, PA!
Congratulations on a great Season FYBA Junior League All-Stars!
Congratulations on a great Season FYBA Little League Majors 11-12 League All-Stars!
Monday 07/06 @ 7:30PM Little League Majors 10-11
Dallas (1-1) vs Forney {Coach Anderson} (2-1)
in South Garland
Congratulations on a great Season FYBA Little League Majors 9-10 League All-Stars!
Monday 07/06 @ 7:30PM Little League Majors 9-10
Forney {Coach Baker} (2-1) vs North Garland (2-1)
in South Garland
NOTE: Please always check the Official Little League District 8 Brackets for any/all updates or changes.
CONGRATULATION FORNEY ALL-STARS!
The Forney All-Stars were nominated by their Team's Head Coach and selected by the All-Star Coaches. These teams will be representing the City of Forney and the Forney Youth Baseball Association in the 2009 International Little League World Series Tournament! The Tournament begings June 28th!
The Coaches were all selected by their peers... the other coaches in their own league!
JUNIOR LEAGUE
Head Coach: Kevin Wingfield / Assistant Coaches: Justin Colquette, John Schubert
PLAYERS: Trevor Adams, Adyson Bailey, Nick Clawson, Dylan Colquette, Davis Danziger, Cole Eanslow, Shawn Isham, Tyler Lambright, Kourt Luckie, Michael Maquire, Angel Olivarez, Jimmy Piet, Ty Schubert, Garrett Verellen, Marcus White
LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 11-12
Head Coach: James Monk / Assistant Coaches: David Marecle, Scott West
PLAYERS: AJ Atnip, Zack Bene, Dillon Copeland, Wesley Webster, Caleb Collins, Blake Boyd, Nich Stanley, Jacob Nowak, Judson Buie, Ben Marecle, Chance Babcock, Dillon Rutledge, Cody Hopkins, Chris
LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 10-11
Head Coach: Stan Anderson / Assistant Coaches: Matt Hughes, Ernie Roe, Troy Williams
PLAYERS: Lance Barela, Denver Enochs, Tyler Gatlin, Zach Guerra, Weston Hill, Luke Hughes, Kody Lewis, Gabe Noland, Hayden O'Pry, Danny Petter, Brendan Richardson, Kincaid Spence
LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 9-10
Head Coach: Josh Welch / Assistant Coaches: Bobby Bridges, Kenny Tipton
PLAYERS: Ben Swanger, Braxton Tipton, Curtis Barela, Devon Colquette, Drew Cummings, Dylan Bridges, Hunter Bozard, Jacob Welch, Javen Couch, Jonathan Childress, Josh Ybarra, Mason Stroner, Ryan Milby, Xavier Hughley
LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 9-10
Head Coach: Frank Baker / Assistant Coaches: Jason Bowring, Randy Sims
PLAYERS: Riley O'Brien, Ty Bowring, Zack Moreno, Connor Rowe, Tyler James, Clay Sims, Logan Baker, Ethan Hanley, Austin Thompson, Chase Wiggins, Preston Miller, Jordan Carrol, Daulton Carson, Pete Colletti
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!
Congratulations to the League Champions!
JUNIOR LEAGUE - Astros (Coach Kevin Johnson)
LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 11-12 (AMERICAN) - Titans (Coach Stan Anderson)
LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 11-12 (NATIONAL) - Rough Riders (Coach James "RED" Monk)
LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 9-10 (AMERICAN) - Yankees (Coach Kenny Tipton)
LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 9-10 (NATIONAL) - Wolverines (Coach Frank Baker)
MINOR LEAGUE - Cats (Coach Chad Odom)
CINDERELLA STORY OF THE SEASON!
CONGRATULATIONS 11-12 ROUGHRIDERS!
Proof to what a team can achieve if they are dedicated, work really hard and never give up! The Little League Majors 11-12 Roughriders ended their 2008 Spring Season 1-12 and in last place! However, in 2009, the Roughriders ended their season 12-2 and in FIRST Place of the LLM 11-12 National League! An incredible turn-around! Great Job to Head Coach James Monk and his asssistants for this incredible season... putting together a fine group of players that represent the values of both Forney Baseball and Little League Baseball!
Thank You Coaches and Parents!
For the first time in many many years, there were NO Ejections or Suspensions all season! Thank you Coaches, Parents and Fans for your "cool heads" and "restraint" and allowing the game's focus be on the kids!
WHAT EXACTLY IS A TITAN?
Great job and spectacular season to the Little League Majors 11-12 (American League) Forney Titans! The team went 13-1, took First Place in their Division and had the Best Overall Record in their League! Fantastic Job to Head Coach Stan Anderson and his Assistants for a spectacular season!
However, when asked... not one of their players or coaches can tell you what a "Titan" really is? Though Regina and the rest of their fans will argue with you... none of them can explain a Titan as well!!!!!
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER!
Make sure that your child has a filled water bottle with him at all games and Practices! Coaches will be reminding them to keep hydrated during this time.
LOST AND FOUND
The FYBA Concession Stands have quite the collection of Lost & Found items going on right now. If you or your child have lost or misplaced any items while at Mulberry Park, chances are, we might have it. Please stop by to see if your lost item might have been turned in by a fellow good citizen of FYBA. For a list of lost and found items currently in our possession, please click on the "Lost and Found" tab on the left side of this welcome page.
CALLING ALL 15-18 YEAR-OLD PLAYERS!
It has always been the thought, in Forney, that there would be little interest in Recreation Baseball for kids of 15, 16 and 17 years of age … that the only kids playing ball at that age are doing so for the High School team… that if you’re not playing ball on the High School team, you should consider another sport or hobby. Well, not everyone can play High School baseball… for many reasons… not all high school aged players go to a Forney High School… there are many that go to Private Schools… there are many that are Home Schooled… there are some that don’t attend school… or come from families who are financially strapped and have to work a part-time job. Then, there are those kids who are interested and love baseball who did not make the Forney High School team or any other High School Team within the FYBA Little League Boundaries. These players were forced to go play in Mesquite or another town to play baseball… or not play baseball at all. This is a shame and shouldn’t be the case! Did you know that there are players currently in the Major Leagues that have never played High School Baseball?
This Spring Season, FYBA had a record number of players sign up in the 13-14 year-old age group (Junior League)… enough to form 6 teams! This is an encouraging sign! We have also had calls and emails asking if we had teams for older-aged children… regretfully, we had to say “NO”!
Beginning this Fall 2009 and carrying over to the Spring 2010 Season, FYBA would like to open up two Little League Affiliated Age Groups… SENIOR LEAGUE (15 & 16 Yr Olds) and BIG LEAGUE (17 & 18 Yr Olds). However, this is all up to you! If there is interest, we will do so. If there is no interest, we will not. Please register your vote to the On-Line Poll located in the upper right-hand corner… your vote will count for more than you think. Thank you.
LOOKING TO SPONSOR YOUTH BASEBALL?
CLICK to Download Sponsorship Letter
FYBA is asking for your support with the Forney Youth Baseball Association. In the upcoming months, we will be looking for sponsors to help our non-profit organization. Your assistance can come in the form of a monetary donation, prize donation or anyway you feel you may be able to help.
We will have several opportunities for you to contribute. In the Spring of 2009, you can sponsor a field on a 2 year contract (payable in 2 annual installments) or you can purchase banners to help advertise your organization. Banner pricing is outlined below:
Field Sponsorship: This includes your company name on the scoreboard and a sign on the fence notifying everyone that this is “ABC Company” Field. We have 2 year sponsorship agreements are available for a price of $3,000, or...
1 Banner: $200; 2 Banners: $325; 5 Banners: $600 or the GRAND SLAM SPONSOR: 7 Banners on all 7 fields: $1,250
If you are interested in helping support our organization, please contact Jennifer Wingfield, FYBA Director of Public Relations by email or phone 214-802-6405.
CREATE A TEAM WEBSITE!
A great way to communicate with your parents and players is thru a website... save yourself countless number of phone calls... now no one can say "I didn't get the message!"
Creating a website is easy thru League Lineup or Eteamz. You don't have to be a computer geek to do so... it is very user-friendly! Many teams in the league have already done so... check out these other team websites in the LINKS section. Also, the best thing is that it is FREE to do so... no cost... zilch... goose-egg... notta... you get the picture.
Once you get your website up, send us an email and let us know and we'll add your site to the LINKS section. There will be a vote at the end of the season for the Best Team Website!
FYBA FUND RAISER CARDS!
FYBA Fund Raiser Flyer
If you missed the Fundraiser drop off on Thursday, March 26th, please contact Jennifer Wingfield, FYBA Director of Public Relations by email or phone 214-802-6405.
"The one constant through all the years, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game – it’s a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good and it could be again.”
THANK YOU ADAMS LANDSCAPE & DRAINAGE, Inc!
Thank you to Adams Landscape & Drainage, Inc. 10128 Helms Trl, Forney, TX 75126) 972-564-0714 who volunteered their time and scraped our Fields to make them conform to the new basepath distances. Your efforts and donation is much appreciated!
VICKI CALLAWAY PHOTOGRAPHY
I specialize in action sports photos. I have secure on line viewing and purchasing through my website.
Check out the baseball pics already on my website to see my style of work.
Online there are many options of photo ordering or transferring the images you want to your own shutterfly acct.
Also available are sports photo gifts. These include unique gifts like acrylic statuettes, roommate posters (36x24 - adhesive removables similar to FatHeads), signature buttons, signature classic trader cards with bubblegum included. $25.00 site fee for individual action pics - this will include your own secure online gallery for viewing and ordering.
You can email me before then to book me for action shots of your child. If you have at least 5 athletes per team that want the action shots, the price would be 20.00 per player. I typically will have 20-25 proofed and edited action shots of your athlete.
Please check out my website and contact me for any additional information... email or phone 972.552.2097.
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