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2010 Force 13U Tryouts - Indoor Version
November 14, 2009 - 01:00 PM
The 2010 Force 13U baseball team will be holding open try-outs on Saturday, November 14th at 1:00pm at The Cecil Arena. The Cecil Arena is located at 2706 North East Road (Rt 272) in North East, Maryland, just north of Rising Sun High School.
For more information please call 443-350-0805.
2009 13U Force Memorial Day Tournament
May 23, 2009
2009 12U Force Summer Kick-Off Tournament
June 6, 2009
The 2009 Force 12U wrapped up the Spring/Summer campaign with a 2-1 record in the Summer Kick-Off Tournament at Ripken. See you in the Fall.
Spring 2009 16U Force Bases Loaded Tournament
May 31, 2009
2009 12U Force St. Patrick's Day Tournament
March 21, 2009
The 12U Force started their seasons with a 2-1 record in the St. Patrick's Day tournament at Ripken Baseball Academy.
2009 12U Force place 4th at Beach Blowout Tournament
April 26, 2009
The 12U Force tallied a 3-2 record and took 4th place in the 2009 Beach Blowout tournament at the Sports At The Beach complex in Georgetown, DE.
Fall 2008 13U Team Photo
The 2009 Force 13U Team played in their first tournament together in The Columbus Day Classic and are looking forward to competing in the upcoming Oktoberfest at Sports At The Beach.
Fall 2008 16U Hardball Challenge Team Trophy
The Force is now competing as a 15/16U team and they would like to welcome the new players to a team that already has a strong core of players returning for the fall season.
In late August the team competed in its very first tournament together and earned the number one seed after pool play in the ECTB Hardball Challenge. They played their way to the finals by defeating the Bergen Beach Bobcats in the quarter-finals and the Coatesville Outlaws in the semi-finals. In the championship game they were defeated by a strong South Jersey Arsenal team.
As a result of its fine play the team earned invitations to the 4th Annual ECTB Winter World Championship in Kissimmee,Florida in December 2008, the ECTB National Championship Series in Allentown, Pennsylvania in August of 2009 and the USSSA state qualifier in June of 2009.
In September and October the team will be traveling to Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania to complete its busy fall schedule, and are looking forward to competing in many championship games.
During the winter the team will be getting ready for the spring and summer season which will start in early spring of 2009.
The Force would like to welcome the newly formed 12U and 13U teams to its organization. The teams will be starting play in the fall of 2008.
The Force, won the Walk the Plank Tournament's 14U division championship by going undefeated over Memorial Day weekend in Olney, Maryland. The team won its first two games handily in pool play on Saturday to earn the number two seed in a field of twenty teams. In Sunday's quarter finals, the Force defeated the Middletown Knights 10-2 and a strong Rockville Reds team by a score of 8-7 to reach the championship game Monday against the defending champions, the Arbutus Knights. The championship game was well played with the Force scoring the winning run with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning for a final score of 5-4. The Force has compiled a record of 13-6-1 in tournament play this year.
2008 E.C.T.B SPRING INVITATIONAL
The Force fights its way to yet another number one seed and works their way thru the bracket to reach the semifinals where they show a stellar performance to beat the Marlton Chiefs to advance to the championship game with a 4-0 record in the tournament.
The Force suffers a tough loss to the Bux-Mont Brawlers in a hard fought championship game.
Mission Statement
It is our intention to provide each participant with an atmosphere in which to appreciate the importance of character, integrity, and sportsmanship through the medium of amateur baseball. Further, we want to encourage each player to develop and incorporate a work ethic that will extend his baseball knowledge and skills to the highest possible level. Our ultimate goal is that all of the above factors combined will result in success on and off the baseball field.
Our goals for each individual and the team are:
1. To contribute to the continuing development of player self-
esteem and confidence.
2. To strengthen fundamental baseball knowledge and
playing ability.
3. To learn to accept one’s mistakes and move on, knowing that others have confidence in you.
4. To realize that having confidence in oneself can be the difference between success and failure.
5. To count on and to trust one’s instincts for success on and off the field.
6. To recognize when to be a leader and when to be a follower to contribute to team success.
7. To understand that teamwork is more important than individual success.
8. To encourage support of the team concept and team spirit.
9. To gain exposure to quality baseball through coaching, competition and tournament play.
10. To experience life situations as a consequence of team
travel and tournament play.
11. To understand the importance of setting and achieving goals, not only for the improvement of skills and the game, but for every aspect of life.
And the Coaches: FOR LOVE OF THE GAME!
The Force BB Inc. is a non-profit corporation
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