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2009 CCLL Board of Directors

Kim Braithwaite – President Ken Rion – Vice President, Baseball

Chad Elsea – Vice President, Softball Megan Byrd - Secretary

Kim Good – Treasurer Terry Fields - Player Agent

Robyn McGrath - Safety Officer Ron Santmyer – Umpire in Chief

Kevin Ryan – Information Officer Bob McNiel – Coaching Coordinator

Joe Bailey – Equipment Brett Sowder – Sponsors

Joe Dietz – Scheduling Bobby McGrath

Gary Snapp Trish Fox

Board member contact information is available on the league website.

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Registration will remain open throughout the month of February. Forms and fee may be mailed to the

league address or dropped off at one of the following walk-in registrations:

Saturday, February 7th, 9am to 1pm, Recreation CenterSaturday, February 14

Registration fees for the 2009 season are the following:

Baseball - $60

Softball - $60

Family Maximum - $175

Fees may be reduced or waived, or paid in installments. Fee reduction or waiver requests should be

addressed to the League President or Player Agent.

Above all, no child will be denied the opportunity to play Little League. Due to the tight timeline the

league faces for the approaching season, it's important that all children wishing to play be registered as

soon as possible. Please submit all registration forms, and then, if needed, feel free to address any

financial questions to the provided contacts.

Beginning with the 2009 season, special requests can only be accepted for those players that are

registered to play T-Ball and Lower Minors (Coach Pitch) baseball. All remaining teams within the

league are formed by draft and therefore special requests cannot be noted for players at these levels.

Some of you may be asking, what is a special request? Parents registering children to play T-Ball or

coach pitch baseball may request their children be placed on a team with a specified friend or Manager.

For those making requests, please keep them reasonable, one friend and/or Manager per request. The

request needs to be stated in the Special Request section of the registration form. Please understand

that requests are not guaranteed as the league needs to ensure that teams are evenly balanced within

age groups, though we will do everything possible to grant the request.

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The website has been updated to reflect the upcoming 2009 season. All of the registration dates,

required forms, dates for tryouts and All-Star information has been posted in the Handouts and

Calendar sections. Directions to local league fields at which our teams will be playing this coming

season are posted in the Locations section.

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February 7th: registration, 9am to 1pm, Recreation CenterFebruary 7

February 8th: Manager’s Clinic, 2pm to 4pm, Recreation CenterFebruary 14

February 14th: player clinic, 9am to 1pm, Recreation CenterFebruary 21

February 28th: tryouts, 9am to 12:30pm, Recreation CenterMarch 1

March 9th: practices beginApril 4

April 11th: Spaghetti Dinner & Basket Bingo Fundraiser, Ruritan Building, County FairgroundsJune 1

June 13th: Closing ceremonies

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For those still interested in filling potential open spots as a Manager, contact Coaching Coordinator

Bob McNiel. For those interested in umpiring, contact Chief Umpire Ron Santmyer.

Baseball: 9:00, 8 yr olds

9:30, 9 & 10 yr olds, last name starting with A-L, not already on a Majors team

10:30, 9 & 10 yr olds, last name starting with M-Z, not already on a Majors team

11:30, 11 & 12 yr olds, not already on a Majors team

Softball: 9:00, 6, 7 & 8 yr olds

10:00, 9& 10 yr olds, not already on a Majors team

11:00, 11&12 yr olds, not already on a Majors team

* All 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 year olds, with the exception of those already on a Majors team (Orioles,

Yankees, Nationals, and Indians) need to attend tryouts.

* 13, 14 & 15 year olds will be notified if tryouts are needed.

* All girls registered to play softball, 6 through 12 years old, with the exception of those already on a

Majors team (Red Sox, A’s and Marlins), need to attend tryouts.

* 13 & 14 year olds will be notified if tryouts are needed.

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Baseball: There are 5 divisions (T-Ball, Lower Minors, Upper Minors, Majors & Junior League)

* T-Ball: 5 & 6 year olds are assigned a roster spot on a team by the Player Agent.

Agent. 8 year olds who attend tryouts and are not subsequently drafted onto an Upper Minors (Player

Pitch) team are assigned a roster spot on a Coach Pitch team by the Player Agent. Any 8 year old not

attending tryouts will be assigned a roster spot on a Coach Pitch team.

are drafted onto a Player Pitch team. How high the score needs to be is determined by how many spots

we have in Player Pitch for 8 yr olds. If there are 5 spots, then the 5 highest scoring 8 yr olds get the

spots. 9, 10 & 11 yr olds that are not drafted onto a Majors team are drafted on an Upper Minors team.

level of Little League. Draft selections are based on tryout scores, so any 9, 10 or 11 yr old player not

attending tryouts is ineligible for the Majors. All 12 yr olds play at the Majors level. All players that

were on a Majors team last year play at the Majors level again this year.

we have enough for two, then players attend tryouts and a draft is held. If we have enough for one

team, then there are no tryouts and the registered players form the one team.

Softball: There are three divisions (Minors, Majors & Junior League)

tryouts, and if subsequently are not drafted onto a Majors team, they are drafted onto a Minors team.

level of Little League. Draft selections are based on tryout scores, so any 9, 10 or 11 yr old player not

attending tryouts is ineligible for the Majors. All 12 yr olds play at the Majors level. All players that

were on a Majors team last year play at the Majors level again this year.

we have enough for two, then players attend tryouts and a draft is held. If we have enough for one

team, then there are no tryouts and the registered players form the one team.

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Last season our league started limited inter-league play with Charles Town Ranson Little League at the

Upper Minors and Majors baseball levels. This season we will expand the number of inter-league

games with CTRLL at these levels and begin some limited inter-league play with CTRLL in softball.

CTRLL has an excellent complex of fields with recently added lights on their Majors field and a just

built concession stand. The CTRLL park is approximately 20 minutes from Berryville and is located

northeast of Charles Town. The league is aware of the distance and will ensure that inter-league games

are evenly spread amongst our involved teams. Evening inter-league games during the week at

CTRLL, scheduled to begin at 7:30pm, will be limited for the Upper Minors. The Majors baseball

teams will play a full inter-league schedule, much as the Majors softball teams have done the previous

seasons. However, the schedule will be built to ensure that no one team has an unfair burden. The

majority of inter-league games at the Upper Minors level are projected to occur on Saturdays.

The players involved with the inter-league games last season enjoyed the games and especially enjoyed

playing at the different parks. We hope to build on last season and have an exciting inter-league

schedule for our players.

As stated above, the Majors baseball teams will play a full inter-league schedule against the CTRLL

teams. Standings will be kept throughout the season. During the first week of June, a tournament will

be played amongst the CCLL and CTRLL Majors teams with seedings based on the team’s seasonending

records. The inter-league schedule will include the above stated 7:30pm games at CTRLL and

scheduled as early in the day as possible. No other baseball teams will play this weekend other than

our Majors teams: Orioles, Indians, Nationals and Yankees.

As was done last year, the league has discussed holding a Minors baseball tournament along with

CTRLL. This would involve players from our Upper Minors teams that are not selected for League

All-Star teams. If held, this tournament would be played in late June and would be played over one

weekend. More information on this will be available in the coming months.

There will be two free of charge Pre-Season Warm-Up Clinics for baseball and softball players

between the ages of 6 and 12. The clinics will take place at the Rec Center on the following:

* ages 6 to 9, 9am to 11am * ages 6 to 9, 9am to 11am

* ages 10 to 12, 11am to 1pm * ages 10 to 12, 11am to 1pm

Registration forms may be dropped off at these times. The clinics are a great chance for players to

warm-up prior to tryouts starting on the 21st. The clinics are open to all children in Clarke County.

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New this year, CCLL will have a season program featuring all of the teams’ pictures, advertising and

sponsor information. Various levels of advertising and family sponsor pages are available. For those

wishing to purchase space in the program please download the program form from the Handouts

section of the league website. For further information, contact Coaching Coordinator Bob McNiel.

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CCLL operations are funded primarily through three sources, registration fees, sponsorships, and

fundraising, neither of which alone provides sufficient funding for the season. League expenses are

many, to include uniforms, insurance, league charter from Little League, field preparations and leasing

of the fields for practice and playing time. To cover these expenses the league will have the following:

business would like to become a sponsor, download the sponsor form from the website. For further

information, contact board member Brett Sowder.

screen High Definition TV. Players will be given tickets to sell once the teams are formed in March.

The league asks that any unsold tickets be returned promptly so that they may be re-distributed.

with a radar gun. Individuals pay $1 for 3 balls and get to see how fast they can throw.

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