River Valley League - Suspends Operation For 2011

Having produced over 200 players throughout the 2009 and 2010 seasons, the RVL will suspend its operation for the 2011 summer due to off the field circumstances, but will return again in 2012.

THANK YOU to all those who participated in the RVL this season. A special thank you to all the families and friends who supported our 09' and 10' players! See you in 2012!!
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All-RVL

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2010 GOLD GLOVE WINNERS

P - RODERICK FIELDS, WAVES
C - ZACHARY ROSSMANN, WAVES .986 Fielding%
1B - SHAYNE O'CONNELL, HAWKS 140-PO's, 25-A, .994 FLD%
2B - MATT WILLIAMS, FISH FLIES 75-A** 54-PO, 0-E at 2B
SS - MICHAEL MENDOZA, HAWKS 62-A, 51-PO
3B - BLAKE MARINO, SNAPPERS 58-A, 32-PO
OF - ALEXANDER DIEZ, SNAPPERS 51-PO's**
OF - ROBERT RASHID, WAVES 51-PO's**
OF - TY STETSON, WAVES 1.000 Fielding%**

**League Leader at position

RVL AWARDS SCHEDULE

MONDAY: GOLD GLOVE WINNERS
TUESDAY: FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
WEDNESDAY: COACHES OF THE YEAR
THURSDAY: ALL-RVL TEAM
FRIDAY: PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE YEAR

Severe Thunderstorm's Washout The RVL Championship Weekend. The city of Dubuque set a rainfall record for the second day in a row -- and today's rain is not over.

At the end of the regular season the top two teams, the Waves and Hawks had an equal record of 17-12. But, the first tie-breaker is based on head-to-head competition, with a 6-4 record against the Hawks, the Waves received the top spot and the RVL Championship.

Our goal as a developmental league is to give college players and coaches, young and old, a platform to build their resume, with hope of landing a Premier Summer League roster spot later in their college career. "It's difficult for a young college player to get the promotion if you are not playing the game," said RVL Owner Shane Schellsmidt. "I beleive by playing against hungry players, if you excel, college coaches have numbers and/or a description of how you handle the daily grind in a summer league...information to tell the Premier Summer League General Managers when they are recruiting."

Click on the photo to view the TH - Top News Weather Article
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FINAL Standings

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The 2010 North vs. South contest in Dubuque at Chlapaty Field ended in a 11-6 triumph for the Northern Boys over the Southern Squad. Alex Stedwell (Fish Flies/Univ. of Dubuque) earned the win late in relief. The North pitching staff allowed ten hits and no homers in the seven-inning bout.

Today's game was very one sided through the top of the 5th inning, the South had taken a 6-0 lead, and it looked like the rout was on, similar to 2009. As the North stepped to the plate in the bottom of the 5th inning, the scoreboard was very much in favor of the Southern Team, it read 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error for the North, but in 2 innings of work, which exhausted the Southern defense in a hot climate, the North came alive. After the 6th inning of work the score changed to 11-6 in favor of the North.

This was sparked by an offensive explosion, 11 Runs on 13 Hits for the winners.

Ryan Lanzalotto (Fish Flies/Chesnut Hill) and Matt Rotundo (Waves/Mohawk Valley) were both 2-for-2 to capture Co-Most Valuable Player honors. Each player helped spark the North in their 5th and 6th inning offensive production.

Receiving Player of the Game Votes -
* Brighton, Casey (Fish Flies/SUNY-Plattsburgh)
* Knull, Nick (Hawks/Penn State-Harrisburg)
* Murphy, Brad (Hawks/Manchester)

The audience had a chance to follow LIVE action anywhere in the world from a computer on Ustream and the oportunity to view the pitch-by-pitch squence on Pointstreak.

The new series is tied 1-Game a piece -
2009: South 14, North 3
2010: North 11, South 6
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Dubuque, Iowa. – A pair of 2009 River Valley League standouts, The College of Wooster's Matt Groezinger (RVL - Fish Flies) and Millersville University’s Ryan McCormick (RVL - Beavers), were named to Preseason All American Teams.

Matt Groezinger, a senior DH, was selected to the D3baseball.com 2010 Preseason All-American Team. In 2009 D3Baseball.com selected the switch-hitting Groezinger a First-team All-American.

Millersville junior infielder Ryan McCormick, All-PSAC East in 2009, was named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NWBCA) Division II Preseason All-America.

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RVL Interview with Waves player, Tyler Chapman (Concordia University, CA)
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RVL Interview with Beavers player, Tom Sirois (Post University, CT)
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