Welcome to Malden West Little League.You may send an email to any Board member by clicking on "Board" from the list on the left.  Please check "MY SITE NEWS" regularly for updates.

MWLL will be hosting a double elimination softball tournament to benefit the Jimmy Fund the last weekend of July.  For details, please check the Handouts section of this web site.

When:      July 24-26, 2009

Where:     Salemwood School, Malden

Cost:        $250 per team

Registration deadline is July 15.  For questions, please contact Paul Foster at 781-775-4783.

Congrtulations to the winners of the MWLL Calendar Fundraiser for weeks 4 & 5:

June 22 - Colette Montoni - 4 passes to York's Wild Kingdom

June 23 - Lisa Gilligan - $25 Certififcate to Dockside Restaurant

June 24 - Alex Filho - Vermont Teddy Bear

June 25 - Maryellen Dervishian - 4 hours of Collins Electric work

June 26 - Maureen Kelsey - Autographed photo of Javier Lopez

June 27 - Carol Gabriella - 6 passes to Route 1 Miniature Golf

June 28 - Tony Loftus - $25 certificate to Spuds Restaurant

June 29 - Pauline Wyman - 2 passes to Salem Witch Museum

June 30 - Denise DeFelice - $25 gift certificate to Bernie & Phyls

To claim your prizes, please contact Marius Carstensen at 781-322-9765. 

MWLL will post D12 Tournament and Jimmy Fund schedules & results on this web site.  Please check under Schedules, or at the bottom of the home page for upcoming games.

Please come down to the games to cheer on the Malden West teams in their quest for another championship or two.

The MWLL 11 year-old Jimmy Fund team will be holding a fundraiser:

Tuesday, July 14th

6:00PM to midnight

at the Silver Fox

2031 Revere Beach Parkway, Everett, MA 

Come play poker and support a very worthwhile cause.  For questions, please contact Rich Silvestri.

MWLL is pleased to share with you a great opportunity this summer.  The Melrose Recreation Department has teamed up with the North Shore Navigators (Lynn, MA) to offer Melrose and Malden kids an All-Star Baseball Clinic.  The Navigators' roster is comprised of elite college baseball players from throughout the USA.  This summer their team will be running and instructing the all-star clinic at Pine Banks.

Ages: 6-15 Dates: Mon-Thu @ Pine Banks

Cost: $185 Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm

Season: July 27 - July 30

Registration Deadline: July 17   Info: Melrose Recreation Department web site.

Congratulations to the winners of the Malden West Little League Major and Minor Divisons:

Major Division Champions - Mets

Minor Division Champions - Sand Gnats

The Mets will be joined by the Giants for the Major Division City Series against the top two Malden East Little League teams.  For the Minor Division City Series against Malden East, the second team still needs to be determined. 

Hi Folks,  

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who attending our Comedy Night Fundraiser. It was great seeing you all there supporting MWLL.  Special thanks to Ward 1 Councilor Gary Christenson for all his support. We are lucky to have him as a friend of our league.

The 2009 Board of Directors decided to significantly reduce this year’s registration fee, in hopes of making Little League more affordable in these tough economic times.  In order to continue this and provide our children with all the benefits we have been able to do in the past, we will need to continue our fundraising efforts.

Our expectations as a league is that we will receive support at these events from coaches and parents of all levels including T-Ball, Challenger, Lower Minor, Minor, and the Major League Divisions.  Children at all levels benefit from the success of these fundraisers.  In the future we will need you all to step up and support our efforts in whatever way possible.  I thank you all for your time and look forward to opening day.

Sincerely,

Paul Foster

President MWLL

March 26, 2009
 
NOTICE TO PARENTS, PLAYERS AND LEAGUES:  IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF A NEW COMPOSITE METAL BAT FOR USE IN LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL (Major Division and below), BE SURE THAT THE BAT YOU ARE PURCHASING HAS THIS MARKING:  BPF 1.15 ON THE BARREL OR HANDLE OF THE BAT.  IF NOT, IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED FOR PLAY IN LITTLE LEAGUE GAMES. 
 
Little League officials are aware that there are bats for sale in stores, online or that may have already been purchased that are Little League approved, but do not have the required bat performance standard (BPF) markings.  In fact, some of the bats on the Little League approved bat list may not carry the required BPF 1.15 marking on the bat, depending on when they were manufactured and licensed. Currently manufacturers are conducting an inventory and re-testing of all approved bats.  The results of this study / retesting is to be finished by March 31, 2009.  We are building a list of certain bats that are approved, but do not have the BPF marking due to special circumstances.  For these bats, we are extending eligibility for play until December 31, 2009.  As we are made aware of bats that meet our criteria for this extension, we will add them to the list.  Please check this list regularly for updates.  HOWEVER, ONLY BATS WITH THE BPF 1.15 MARKING AND THE BATS ON THIS LIST WILL BE ALLOWED FOR PLAY IN 2009.  

Bats with the special exception include the following:

Adidas Vanquish Blue design   (There is a newer model of this bat, also named the Vanquish and it has copper and black markings.  It contains the proper labeling and therefore is not subject to the one-year rule).
 
DeMarini  -   Black Coyote, Rogue, Distance, Rumble, Tengu, Mach 10, Patriot
 
Easton   -   LZ-810, LZ-800, Stealth Optiflex LST 1,
 
Louisville Slugger - YB31
 
NIKE -  Areo
 
 

Sincerely,

Little League International
P.O. Box 3485
539 US Route 15 Hwy
Williamsport, PA  17701-0485
Phone: 570-326-1921
Fax: 570-326-1074