The Little League
Pledge

I trust in God
I love my country
And will respect its laws
I will play fair
And strive to win
But win or lose
I will always do my best

Front: Jacob Stockman, Greyson Williams, Matthew Mulkey, Jacob Childress
Back: Gatlin Minick, Manager Troy Cole, Cagney Butler, Noah Hinzman, Sheldon Reed, Wesley Fender, Brady Smith, Jonathan Wright, Coach Mark Mulkey, Hamp Fallaw 

Congrats guys!!

State Tournament at Laurens City park starts Thursday, 7/16. We play at 6:00 on Thursday and 8:00pm on Friday 7/17.

Please come support us!!

Three of our four All Star teams have already won the District 6 Championships for their age groups.  The 7 & 8 year olds represented Greenwood/Abbeville Little League & District 6 well in the State tournament.  We are very proud of this young team and have really enjoyed the addition of the 7 & 8 year olds to GALL.   The 11/12 year olds will start their district tournament Monday, July 6^th in Laurens.   The 9/10 and the 10/11 year old teams have advanced to State Championship games and their schedules are as follows.  Let’s show our support for our teams as they try to bring home another State Championship for GALL. 

9/10 Year Old will play @ Friarsgate Park in Irmo 

Thursday, July 9^th – 6pm Field 4

Friday, July 10^th – 8pm Field 3

Saturday, July 11^th – 2pm Field 4

The winner and runner up from each pool will advance to an elimination game on Sunday, July 12^th at either 2pm or 4pm.  The winner of each of these games will advance to the State Championship game on Monday, July 13^th @ 7pm.    

10/11 Year Old will play @ JB Red Owens Park in Easley 

Thursday, July 9^th – 8pm

Friday, July 10^th – 6pm

The winner and runner up from each pool will advance to an elimination game on Sunday, July 12^th (Time TBA).  The winner of each of these games will advance to the State Championship game (Time and Date TBA).  Managers will vote for times and dates of the games TBA at the Managers meeting on 7/9/09.  Currently, the State Championship game will be held on Monday, July 13^th, but Managers can vote to change to a double header on Sunday, July 12^th.  The vote must be unanimous.

Pictured are, front row, Caleb Hinzman, Andrew Sargent, Austin Roche, Coleman Dorsey, Wyatt Owens, Cameron Hamby, Chase Ferguson & Rylan Pitts. Second row, Dylan Burton, Devin Bloomer, Ben Thomasson, Rich deTreville & Jamyson Boyd.  Third Row, Manager, Lindsey deTreville and Coaches Shane Hamby and Bryan Ferguson.

Front Row:  Brayden Ridge, Mathew Smith, Chandler Shirley, Seth Richardson, Grayson Davis, Andrew Gossett2^nd Row:  Braedon Burton, Wells Gray, Preston Evans, Garrett Major, Will Godwin, Houston Creswell, Logan BruceBack Row:  Coach Steve Burton, Manager Chad Evans, GALL President Kevin Fallaw, Coach Chris Major, Coach Bryan Summey

Congratulations to the Red Sox, Angels and the Cubbies!

Please take the opportunity to read the game summary’s that we have provided to these two media outlets. Also, if you happen to see a representative from gwdtoday.com or Index Journal, take the opportunity to thank them for printing this information for the children that play for GALL.  

We will provide this information to them each week so it is critically important that the Manager's 1) E-mail all game reports to me no later than Wednesday evening and 2) Complete the game summary portion of your game report in a condensed but thorough version. 

Because of the deadline with the media, going forward, if I have not received a game report for games played through Wednesday evening, those teams will not be included in the media reports.   

Managers, thank you in advance for your timeliness and accurate reporting and for everything you do!!

Updated link!

Also, visit Little League Headquarters at www.littleleague.org

Just in case you are like us, and considering purchasing a new bat for your little league-er, please be aware that starting in 2009 Little League will have a new rule about bats. It states on page 47 of the 2008 rule book:

• Beginning with the 2009 season, non wood bats used in divisions of Little League (league age 12 years old and younger) shall be printed with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less.

This rule is put in place to help keep players more safe on the field. Please remember this if you are buying a bat that you expect your child to continue to use in the 2009 season.

Congratulations to the following people for being elected to the Board for this upcoming season! Most importantly - THANK YOU! - for serving. These people have a VERY BUSY next 6 months ahead of them - preparing for the 2009 Spring season of GALL.

1. Billy Allen 
2. Curt Brown
3. Cindy Burton
4. Keith Coker 
5. Troy Cole
6. Suzanne Driver
7. Kevin Fallaw
8. Pam Garren
9. Stacy Hamby
10. Johnny Leopard
11. Billy Pitts

GALL not only relies on volunteers.....GALL IS VOLUNTEERS! Our league has no paid workers, and everyperson in this league has just as much ownership as the next person in this league. Here is a link to some information about volunteering in Little League. http://www.littleleague.org/programs/parentorientation/beavolunteer.asp. In order to be a volunteer, you must complete a volunteer application and agree to a background check. Parents should receive an application in their registration packets. Please complete these and return them in your players packet at the registration dinner. If you have any questions, or would like to submit your application early, please contact Stacy Hamby at 377-1479 or shamby@selfregional.org. THANKS!

Please click below for 2009 Application - Please note:

Social Security Numbers are mandatory! The application states that it is optional, but mandatory if requested - but we cannot run the background check without your SSN and cannot approve you as a volunteer unless a background check is completed and passed.

The GALL Constitution is now downloadable from this website. Please follow these instructions:

From the Menu on the left; Click on Forms

At the bottom of the page, under More Handouts, Click on League Documents

Click on GALL Constitution

Click Download Now.

This is an Adobe Reader Document

            GALL is Greenwood Abbeville Little League, and is a chartered member of Little League Incorporated. Our Majors division fields an All-Star team that competes in tournaments with a chance to eventually advance to Williamsport for the Little League World Series. In fact, for the last 2 years, our All-Star team has won the Region 6 tournament, and advanced to the State tournament. The 2007 All-Star team was one game away from going to Florida for the Southeast Tournament and possibly being featured on ESPN programming.

            We are a competitive league. By this we mean that on each team, quantity of playing time is usually related to skill level instead of a uniform or equal quantity of playing time for each player. However, we do have rules in place that guarantee a minimum playing time for each player in each game. This is generally 2 innings per game. The final decision concerning how much playing time each player receives rests on the Manager’s shoulders and MUST be respected by each and every parent on that team. The Board of Directors very carefully considers its selection of Managers, and feels that the men or women who are chosen are people who not only have leadership skills and knowledge of baseball but are people who care about the well being and development of the children on their team. They are trusted to make decisions that reflect that care, while still trying to make his or her team as competitive as possible. Our league feels that this fosters a sense of motivation for all players. They see that if they practice hard and improve their skills, they are rewarded with more playing time.

           GALL is an ALL VOLUNTEER league and a non-profit organization. We have no paid employees or paid workers. This means that we are different from Parks and Recreation type organizations when it comes to field maintenance, organization of events and games, and funding. Our league is financed by player fees ($80 for 2008), fundraisers and business sponsorships, NOT TAX DOLLARS. We absolutely rely on the work of the parents of the players to keep costs down and keep the league running. Opportunities to serve include the following: Board of Directors, Manager, Coach, Field Maintenance, help with fundraising events, and concessions. We will be happy to provide our budget to anyone interested.

            So basically GALL is you and your young baseball player. This league will not exist without the cooperation and hard work of each participant or member.