PK Yonge Baseball: Team News

I was disappointed in the low turnout for our summer team meeting. Hopefully it was just bad timing and not a reflection on how hard the players are planning on working over the next year. The success we enjoyed this season we due to the amount of hard work, time and effort that the 2012 varsity team put in over the last few years. Now is not the time to rest on our great season but to work twice as hard to achieve more next season.

I need a rough count of how many boys are planning on playing this summer. Please email me if your son is planning on playing.

We will only play or practice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The season will run from early June till mid july. We are leaving the weekends open for travel ball tournaments. If your son wants to play travel baseball and can't find a team please let me know.

We are having an open field practice next Tuesday May, 29 from 3:00-4:30. The field and cage will be open for use, but due to the kids still being in school , the coaches can't instruct or help in any way. (FHSAA Rules) I will be on hand to make sure nobody gets hurt however.

Look forward to hearing from everyone and seeing you at the banquet.

Thanks, Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

There will be a player meeting for anyone interested in playing baseball for PKY this summer. We will meet in the dugout at 3:15, right after Angel Perez's signing.

Parents please send in your banquet checks at this time as well, checks made out to UF.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

2012 PKY Baseball Banquet For: All PKY Baseball Varsity, JV, and Freshman players, parents/family and coaches

When: Thursday, May 24 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Dinner, Awards, Slideshow)

Where: University City church of Christ in the Family Life Center 4626 NW 8th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32605

Cost: Players/Coaches eat free, adults $10 and children 12 and under $7 -Catering by Napolitano's Restaurant -Dressy Casual attire -University City church of Christ, 4626 NW 8th Avenue, in the Family Life Center (The building behind the church)

R.S.V.P. via email to bsimm12@bellsouth.net as soon as possible…no later than Tuesday 5/22/12

I just wanted to say how grateful I am for the enormous show of support we were given during our run through the playoffs. I have never been more proud to be a Blue Wave! We had huge home crowds at all our district tournament and regional games.

But today in the regional finals at Jacksonville Providence I was truly amazed at the size of our cheering section. Our fans outnumbered the Providence fans 2 to 1! And it was a two hour drive on a school day! The PKY student body, faculty and staff are second to none in terms of school spirit and love for this very special school that we all care about so much.

Thanks to all the PKY baseball players families who support us all through the year as well. None fo this would be possible without you. I won't name names, but you know who you are. We had a great run this season and I'm sorry to see it end but what you helped create for these young men are life long memories.

Also, thanks to a very special group of players who became a family in a short period of time. They were led by one of the best senior classes ever to step on the field. It is true that PKY is a big family and I am very proud and honored to have been a part of it for the last 39 years! Now its time to start working hard for next season!

Go Blue Wave!!

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

Tomorrows Regional Final game verses Jacksonville Providence will be broadcast live on am 1230 and

theprepzoneonline.com

game time is 4:00.

Also, the pep bus is full! 45 PKY students are making the trip to JAX to cheer us on!

Go Blue Wave!

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

We are taking a charter bus to the regional final game in Jacksonville Friday! Obviously this is a cost that we didn't plan on. If anyone knows of a family or business that would like to donate to the charter bus fund it would be greatly appreciated. Checks are made out to UF and can be sent to me at school or home:

Brian Simmons 10510 SW 122nd street Gainesville, Fl 32608

Thanks for all your support during another great season!

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

Thanks to all the fans for the HUGE crowd last night in the 5-1 regional semi-final win over Father Lopez! What a great baseball atmosphere! Now it's on the the elite 8....the Regional Finals verses Jacksonville Providence, Friday at 7:00 in JAX!

There will be a spirit bus and the baseball team will buy a ticket for every PKY student that rides the bus! More info to follow soon..... Come cheer us on as we tame the Stallions!! Go Blue Wave!!!

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

Thanks to everyone that came out and supported the P.K.Yonge Baseball team last week as we won the district championship! The crowd was awesome and the atmosphere you created was outstanding and helped create a night none of us will ever forget! Now it's on to regionals!

 We play at home on Wednesday May 2nd at 7:00, verses The Masters Academy of Oveido. As always, we will be paying for every PKY student that wants to come cheer us on. Just bring your PKY student ID. Please come out and help us get the first playoff win for the Blue Wave nation in 10 years! Roll Mighty Wave!

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S.

Please come and support the P.K.Yonge baseball team as we play in the district championship game at home Thursday April 26, at 7:00.

The game is against St.Francis Catholic High School.

The baseball team will buy tickets for all PKY students that attend the game!! So the game is free, just bring your student ID!

Come cheer for the Mighty Wave as we take take down the Wolves!

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S.

Please come out and support the P.K.Yonge Baseball team as we try and make a deep run in the playoffs!

The first step is districts, which are being played this week at PKY Booster Field.

PKY will play St. Johns Tuesday night at 7:00 in the district semifinals.

The winner of that game will then play in the championship game which will be held Thursday at 7:00 verses the winner of st. Francis and Oak Hall.

The FHSAA charges $6.00 per person to get in the gate but the PKY Baseball Program will pay for every PKY student that comes to watch us play. Just have your student ID with you at the gate. Please come out and support P.K.Yonge Baseball!

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S.

Today's varsity practice is cancelled due to the weather.

Practice Monday from 3:00- 6:00.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

The Gainesville Sun’s A-Z with interview with Justin Landers can be found at: http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120418/ARTICLES/120419536/1109/sports?Title=A-to-Z-with-Justin-Landers

and the district schedule:

Monday at 6:00 St.Joseph #5 vs St.Johns #4

Tuesday at 4:00 Oak Hall #3 vs St.Francis # 2

Tuesday at 7:00 winner game 1 vs PKY #1

Thursday at 7:00 Championship Game Friday rain day.

Coach Simmons and a few players were interviewed on the prep zone live last night….You can see it by going to the following URL:

http://www.theprepzoneonline.com/theprepzone/the-prep-zone-live-apr-18-2012

Good morning all! This is a reminder that tonight is PK Yonge Baseball senior night!!! Come honor our seniors and wish your congratulations to Justin, Sam, Sami, Kevin, Angel, AJ, Zach and Will!!!! Show your support of your Blue Wave baseball family and invite your family and friends!

 Senior night will begin at 6:15pm so plan on arriving by 6pm. We will be celebrating our seniors tonight regardless of the weather. If mother nature does not cooperate with us and the game is rained out, senior night will be held in the PKY gym (and a make-up game will be TBD).

Thanks and see you at Booster Field tonight at 6pm!

Go Blue Wave!

The varsity had a wonderful and very successful trip to Chicago! Two great games against two undefeated teams, one of which is no longer undefeated! Two outstanding practices, including one in the unforgettable Bo Jackson- Nike Dome! Topped off by a great game at Wrigley Field where we got to see the Cubs bullpen blow an 8th inning lead. Sorry Cubs fans but you better get used to it. Now it's time to get down to business! This week the JV season ends with a DH today at 4:30 and 6:30 and a game tomorrow at 4:00. All JV and Freshman uniforms, jersey and pants, should be turned in after Tuesdays game. We will still need lots of help for the upcoming varsity games, senior night, the district tournament and the possible post season games. So please see Chris Hagin about volunteering. Senior parents need to plan senior night festivities ASAP! Let Kiersten or Chris know what you are planning. Varsity will have practice today after school and then games Tuesday and Wednesday. Practice Thursday after school then they will be given Friday and the weekend off! We still have a couple players that need to get their fair share taken care of. Please do so before Tuesday or the balance will be considered delinquent. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

The media guide will be ready for distribution Thursday! Please pick your copy up in the concession stand.

Also, varsity parents can start dropping off drinks and snacks for the Chicago trip tomorrow night. We will put them in the shed.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

The varsity clinched the district last night with a 12-5 win over St.Francis! So we now are guaranteed of hosting the district tournament April 23-26!

We will need lots of volunteers. More info to follow shortly....

This weeks schedule looks like this.

Monday-freshman/middle school home game vs Oak Hall at 4:00, varsity practice. JV off.

Tuesday- freshman home vs St.Francis at 6:00, JV and Var at Newberry bus leaves at 2:00

Wednesday- all 3 teams practice at 3:00, all freshman players are now moved up to JV for the remainder of the season!

Thursday- JV and Var home vs Santa Fe 4:00 and 7:00

Friday- everyone is off....enjoy your spring break!

When we come back from spring break the JV has a DH on Monday the 9th at 4:30 and 6:30 then a single game on the 10th at 4:00. That will rap up the JV/Freshman season. Please make sure all fair share payments are taken care of before spring break.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

There will be a quick informational meeting about the Chicago trip after the home game Thursday.

Every varsity player should have at least one parent present.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

All three teams will practice tomorrow, Monday, from 3-6.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

The tournament is one week away (Saturday, March 17th)! As of today, we have seven sponsorships, and a few hole prizes. We really need to get all player names, sponsorships, and hole prizes in asap, so that we can have time to get signs made to acknowledge all of our supporters!

Here is our volunteer list as of today.  

Tournament Coordinator – Rick Wilder

Photographer - Bob Lightner

Registration (need 3-4) – Terri Wilder, Edna Lightner

Mulligan Sign up table (need 1) – Linda Lussier

Putting Challenge sign up table (need 1) – Tonya McFarland

Lunch Coordinator – Terri Wilder

Grill Master (Chicken) - Coach Hawk and friends

Tea/Lemonade (need 10 gallons of each) – Lisa Wiggs, Tonya McFarland, Renee Walkup

Cole Slaw – Renee Walkup (donation from Adam's Rib Company)

Beans – Renee Walkup (donation from Adam's Rib Company)

Bread (Rolls) – Ann Mullins, Jim Ayala, Jo Lynn Walkup

Desserts – Sue Arteaga, Chris Hagin, Sandy Kamhoot, Lisa Gillis, Renee Walkup

Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Napkins – Chris Hagin, Jo Lynn Walkup

Ice- Chris Hagin

Soft Drinks – Jim Chapman, Sue Arteaga, Sandy Kamhoot, Alice Wallis, Tonya McFarland

Ranger (need 1) - ?

Bag Pick Up – Players

Clean up crew – Terri Wilder, Rick Wilder, Edna Lightner, Jim Chapman 

You can see the PKY victory over Trenton on March 6th by going to YouTube at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7T6j715Fiw&feature=youtu.be 

The beefs breakfast was a huge success once again! Thanks to everyone that came out to help.

We still have a few players that haven't sent in their ticket money. Please make sure we get it in ASAP!

Please remember all fair share payments are overdue at this point as well.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

Today's games verses Union County have been cancelled due to weather.

The varsity game will be played this Thursday, March 1st at 7:00. JV will be rescheduled at a later date.

No practices today!

Varsity and Freshman practice Tuesday at 3:00.

JV play at Santa Fe, there is no bus to Santa Fe. Players need to be there by 4:00.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

The freshman team will not practice Monday, but will practice after school on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

The freshman game Monday February 27th at Trinity Catholic has been cancelled and rescheduled for Wednesday March 7th. Same time and place.

The freshman have also added two games against Oak Hall. On Friday March 23rd at Oak Hall at 4:00, then on Monday March 26th at PKY, 4:00.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

Please remember that report cards are due tomorrow, signed by a parent.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

Tomorrow is the orange and blue game. The jv game will start at 4:00 and varsity at 6:30. Please encourage all friends and family to attend, we need to simulate games situations as closely as possible. There will be no charge to get in the gate and the concession stand will be up and running. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

We are in desperate need of a PA announcer for all varsity home games! Anyone interested please let me know. It's a pretty easy, fun job and you never have to pay to get into home games.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

The deadline to sign up for your two volunteer slots is Wednesday Feb 1. After that, anyone who has not signed up to work at least two times will have $50.00 added to their fair share. Thanks for cooperation,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

PK Yonge, DRS

Please remember that all spirit wear orders are due on January 30th at practice! After that delivery of spirit wear items will take much longer. Please get them in tomorrow, Friday. Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

Good Morning Everyone!

We had a very productive week of practice last week but this coming week is even more important. The varsity only has 2 more weeks until our first game so every practice is huge. This week we should start dealing with some sore and tired arms so please help me stay on top of it. I told the boys to always let us know if they are sore but that soreness is OK, pain is not! If they are experiencing pain we need to know right away. We will practice everyday this week from 3-6 just like normal. Then take the weekend off, although varsity may practice Saturday depending on how we look late in the week.

The following week we will have our Orange and Blue Game on Tuesday January 31st!!!! JV and Freshman will play at 4:00 and the varsity game will start around 6:30. This will be a dry run for us and we will play it like a real game. It will also be a great time to come see what we've got this season. We want to pack the stands and try and simulate game situations. The concession stand will be open for business but we will not charge a fee to get in the ballpark. Please encourage your friends and family to come out on the 31st and support the Blue Wave!

Please remember fair share ($250 Freshman, $350 JV and $600 varsity) is due by Monday February 13th unless you have made other arrangements with me. And any arrangement is acceptable just please let me know what you need. All the handouts (Media Guide, Outfield Banners, Corporate Sponsors, Spirit Wear and Golf Tournament) are up on the website and I have copies as well if you need them. Cleats and turfs are to be ordered and paid for at Lloyd Clarke Sports. Spirit wear money and forms are due no later than this Friday, January 27th. Spirit wear checks are made out to Baker's Sports. All other checks are made out to University of Florida. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. Looking forward to a great season!

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S. 

We still need a PA announcer and scoreboard operator for all varsity home baseball games! If anyone is interested on knows of someone that might be please let me know ASAP.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

PK Yonge D.R.S. 

I have placed all of the handouts that were given out at the Parent Meeting last night in the HANDOUTS section of the web page. You may download any or all of these.

Bob Lightner, Webmaster 

Here is the contact info for Lloyd Clarke. Shoes should be ordered through them and picked up there.

Blake Golden Team Sales Specialist

Lloyd Clarke Sports

1504 NW 13th Street

Gainesville, FL 32601

352.562.9448 -

cell 352.372.7836 -

office 352.335.4300 – fax

lloydclarkesports.com

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

Good morning!

We just completed Hell Week and while attendance wasn't what we've had in the past the players that were there worked extremely hard. Tryouts are Tuesday! We will start at 3:00, right after school, and end around 7:00 or so. All three teams will tryout together so it may look like mass confusion at times but we will finish in one day. The teams will be selected and posted that night and all teams will practice the next day.

Full baseball uniform and all equipment necessary is required for tryouts and practice.

Our parent meeting will be held Thursday , the 19th, at 6:00 in the cafeteria. Every player should have at least one parent or guardian in attendance. All questions will be answered at the meeting.

We will have an open field tomorrow at PKY from 3:00-5:00. All coaches will be there to help and provide instruction.

Please forward this email to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks and Go Blue Wave!

Brian Simmons Head Baseball Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! I just wanted to lay out our early January schedule.

We will start our Hell Week conditioning on Wednesday January 4th and run through Friday January 13th. It is very important that any student planning on going out for one or more teams attends Hell Week. We will condition from 3:00 to 5:00 each day.

Due to our observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day, the official P.K. Yonge Baseball tryouts will be held Tuesday January 17th from 3:00 - 7:00. All three teams will tryout simultaneously so it will be hectic and run long but we will finish in one day. All three teams will be selected that night and posted on our website and on the gym door. Practice will begin the next day on Wednesday, January 18th, and the parent meeting will be held on Thursday the 19th at 6:00.

On MLK Day, January 16th, the field will be open and the coaches will be there to work with anyone wanting to get in some extra hitting, running or throwing, etc. I will open the field up from 3:00 to 4:30 or so.

Have a safe and Happy New Year!

Please let me know if you have any questions and forward this announcement to anyone that might be interested in trying out.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons, Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

Please refer to the Event Calendar for the PKY Spring 2012 Baseball Schedule.

On Satuday, December 3rd at 8:00 AM we will be having our annual field work.

Every player in the program should plan on attending. Parents are encouraged to come as well. Please bring yard tools and a pressure washer if you have one. We will also be putting up the outfield fence. 

We had 36 players show up to our Fall baseball meeting last Tuesday so we will have enough players to field a JV and a Varsity team. As always, some players will have to play on both teams. Quite a few of the varsity players are playing travel ball this fall and won't be available full time. Remember I advise all players whose goal is to play baseball beyond high school, to play competitive baseball during the summer and fall. Just please give me your schedule and tell me when you will pitch.

We will start fall practices on Tuesday, September 13th, just after school, 3:00 - 5:00. We will practice on Thursday that week as well. All practices will run until around 5:00 and we won't practice more than twice a week, usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We don't have a field during the fall so practices will consist of stretching and warming up, pitchers throwing bullpin and position players batting in the cage. We will also do strength and agility training focusing on lower arm/hand strength and speed work.

The cost for the fall will be $90. If you need n orange jersey, that will be another $25 and a hat is $10. So the maximum amount anyone will have to spend this fall is $125. All fees and uniform costs are due by our fisrt game September 20th. Cash or checks made out to the University of Florida.

We will also have our fall Beef O'Brady's breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, October 22nd. More to follow on this event...

9/20 at Newberry 5:30 Mixed game

9/21 at GHS JV 5:00, Varsity 7:00

10/6 at Buchholz JV 5:00, Varsity 7:00

10/20 at Newberry 5:30 Mixed game 

11/7 at Santa Fe JV 5:00, Varsity 7:00 

We will probably add more games as more teams are trying to figure out if they have enough players to field a team. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 Brian Simmons, Head Baseball Coach

 PY Younge D.R.S. 

This is the last week of the summer season! We jammed 25 games into a short 6-week season without a home field to play on!  This involved a lot of travel, but in all it has been a good summer.

This week we have Varsity at St. Francis at 5:00 (players report at 4:00).

Wednesday JV plays at Newberry at 4:00 and Varsity at 6:00 (JV players report to the field at 3:00 and Varsity players at 5:30).

Thursday Varsity plays at GHS at 5:00, please be there at 4:00.

 As always all players are welcome to come to any or all of the games, JV or Varsity.

We will be discussing the Fall schedule later this month.

As always, thank you for your continued support of the P.K. Yonge baseball program, its players and coaches!

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

Today's games at BHS have been moved up one hour earlier. 

Varsity will start at 4 o'clock and JV will start at 6.

Players should report to the field at 3 and 5.

I am in Atlanta all week.  Coach Brown will be running the show. 

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

PK Yonge D.R.S. 

I will be in the PKY parking lot Tuesday from 2:40-3:10 PM to pick up summer fee money and pass out jerseys. I will also have the jerseys at the game on Wednesday. Players can't play unless they have paid their fees. JV players need to be at Ocala Vanguard by 4:00 PM, varsity by 5:30 PM.

Also, please support the P.K. Volleyball team's Five Guys Burgers fundraiser Tuesday from 4:00-10:00 PM. All you have toi do is eat at Five Guys and tell the cashier that you are with PKY volleyball. If we support the volleyball team, they will support us as well.

 Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

Another great season comes to an end for P.K. Yonge Baseball!

Another post-season appearance and a final overall record of 24-5, that makes 48-10 over the last two seasons!

Our three graduating seniors (Manny Kurki-Fox, Tyler Hagin and Josh Stewart) will have a chance to play at the next level -- that will make five players from PKY playing in college baseball in the last two years as well.

P.K. Yonge baseball is officially back on track!

Now the hard work begins for the 2012 PKY baseball season.

We will have a field work day Friday after school (3-5 PM) for varsity players and we need a few dads to help take down the fence and store it properly.

We will have a player meeting next Thursday, May 12th at 2:45 PM to discuss summer baseball. We already have 25 games on the books, including JV and varsity.

The banquet (May 25th at 6 PM) planning is underway, all players meals will be paid for by the team and everyone else will be $10. Checks are to be made out to the UF and are due by May 18th.

I need each PKY baseball family to let us know how many will be attending ASAP so we casn get the total number to the caterer.

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

Clip and paste this web address into your browser to see last night's report on Manny Kurki-Fox...

http://www.wcjb.com/news/9280/jeffrey-meldon-tv20-scholar-athlete-manny-kurki-fox 

Mark your calendars!

WHEN: Wednesday, May 25th 6-8 PM

WHERE: Trinity United Methodist Church

4000 N.W. 53rd Street

Gainesville, FL 32653

352.376.6615 

www.trinitygnv.org

MORE DETAILS TO BE ADDED SOON. 

Rained out today, so we move everything back a day.

We play St. Francis Catholic High School Friday at 4:30 PM in the semifinals at Trenton High School.

The championship game is Saturday at 4:00 PM at Trenton High School.

The bus tomorrow is a one-way bus, so everyone will have to find a ride back to Gainesville after the game.

Saturday the bus will leave at 1:00 PM.

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

The P.K. Yonge Varsity baseball regular season ended last week with an overall record of 22-3 ! This is the BEST winning percentage in the history of the program.

Last night we started the FHSAA district tournament with a big win over Bronson H.S. by the score of 11-1.

Thursday we will play the winner of the Branford/St. Francis game at either 4:30 or 7:30 PM.

Should we win that game, we will be in the District 5 2-A championship game Friday night at 7:30 PM.

All of the above games are played at Trenton High School.

If we win the Districts, we will host the first round game next Tuesday at 7:00 PM.

SUMMER BASEBALL WILL ALSO START AROUND THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL. 

PKY Baseball Senior Night is this Thursday April 14 vs Branford. Festivities will begin at 6:30 pm, game starts at 7:00 pm. All players are asked to please attend in support of our seniors!!! Arby's will be our sponsor that evening so we will be selling Arby's sandwhiches in the concession stand. We will also be debuting our 2011 Media Guide.

CONGRATS Tyler, Josh and Manny Blue Wave Class of 2011!!!!!

THE MONEY FOR THE BEEF O'BRADY'S TICKETS WAS DUE TODAY! WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PLAYERS THAT DIDN'T TURN IN THEIR MONEY. I NEED THIS TURNED IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! THE BREAKFAST IS THIS SATURDAY!

PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SEND IT IN TOMORROW, (FOR FRESHMEN PLAYERS, IF THEY CAN'T FIND ME AT SCHOOL THEY CAN TURN IT IN TO THE FRONT OFFICE AND HAVE THEM PUT THE ENVELOPE IN MY MAILBOX.

ALL OTHER PLAYERS (JV & VARSITY) SHOULD GIVE THEIR PAYMENT TO ME AT TOMORROWS GAMES IN TRENTON.

THE BUS FROM TRENTON LEAVES RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

BRIAN SIMMONS

HEAD BASEBALL COACH

P.K. TOUNGE D.R.S. 

All of the PKY baseball events for today (JV game vs. Buchholz, Varsity practice and Freshman meeting) are on as scheduled.

 Also Friday's game vs. Bronson has been moved up to a 5:00 PM Start time due to the PKY prom. 

Thanks,

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing spring break! Now it's back to work on our #1 goal to win a FHSAA Baseball Championship--something that has never been accomplished at P.K. Yonge!

The New Orleans trip was a lot of fun, we got rained out and never played a game but we had a blast! An NBA game, a workout on a great field, a Bourbon Street stroll, the French market, Delgado DH, Deanies, the World War II Museum and much more. No problems at all and great food.

We have lots of baseball this week. Monday the JV and Varsity play at home against Union County. Tuesday and Wednesday the Varsity will practice (2:45-5:45) while the JV has home games versus Buchholz and GHS at 6:00.

Thursday both squads go to Trenton for a huge district contest (bus leaves PKY at 2:45).   This is the last JV game of the season. Then Friday the Varsity travels to Bronson with the time still T.B.A. because of the PKY Prom. More info will come soon.

Please remember all Beef O'Brady's money is due no later than this Wednesday. Also, the Freshmen team has a meeting at 3:00 PM Tuesday in the baseball bleachers, uniforms will be turned in and signed for at this time. Beef's money can be turned in then as well.

We have added a game to replace the rained out New Orleans game. We will play at Santa Fe High School on Thursday April 21st at 7:00 PM.

 Very lucky to pick up a game against a great team at this late date--it should be a wonderful game.

 Let me know if you have any questions.

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

3-28-11

The PK Yonge varity baseball team is riding the momentum of a 17-game winning streak from the start of the season and rode to the top of this week's Prep Zone Power Poll.

For more information, go to:

www.theprepzoneonline.com 

The varsity team leaves for New Orleans Monday morning and we are very excited as we look towards the end of the season.

The freshmen ended their season after a very busy two months. The JV has one more action-packed week after we return from spring break.

When we return on Monday, April 4th, The JV and varsity will have home games vs. Union County. This will be Dairy Night at the ballpark and we want to pack the stadium. There will be many fun events and give-aways related to the dairy industry and specifically Lussier Dairy, one of our corporate sponsors. 

The varsity game starts at 7 PM. There is no school that day but the JV needs to be at the field by 3 PM, Varsity by 5 PM.

We will have a short player meeting for the freshmen team on Tuesday, April 5th, right after school. All freshmen players should be in attendance and should plan on turning in their jersey and PKY game pants. We will also discuss the summer team and the baseball banquet.

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, and have a great spring break!

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

(Classification, followed by current record, first-place votes and total voting points)

1.   Providence (Jacksonville) (2A) (13-1) (4) - 74

2.   Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (3A) (13-0) - 69

3.   P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) (2A) (15-0) (1) - 67

4.   Fleming Island (Orange Park) (5A) (12-0) - 59

5.   Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (6A) (10-1) - 52

6   Buchholz (Gainesville) (5A) (10-3) - 50

7.   Santa Fe (Alachua) (3A) (9-1) - 48

8.   Baker County (Glen St. Mary)  (3A) (10-2) - 33

9.   Forest (Ocala) (5A) (9-3) - 27

10.  Bolles (Jacksonville) (3A) (6-5) - 22

11.  Yulee (3A) (11-3) - 21

12. T Fernandina Beach (3A) (8-3) - 18

13. T Episcopal (Jacksonville) (3A) (10-3) - 18

14.  Keystone Heights (3A) (9-3) - 14

15.  Dunnellon (4A) (10-5) - 13 

PREP ZONE POWER POLL - WEEK #1

 1.  Providence (Jacksonville) 10-1 (3) (2A) - 70

2.  Trinity Cahtolic (Ocala) 10-0 (2) (3A) - 70

3. P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) 12-0 (2A) - 67

4.  Fleming Island (Orange Park) 10-0 (5A) - 57

5.  Sandalwood (Jacksonville) 8-1 (6A) - 48

6.  Baker County (Glen St. Mary) 8-1 (3A) - 47

7.  Buchholz (Gainesville) 7-3 (5A) - 44

8.  Bolles (Jacksonville) 5-5 (3A) - 30

9.  Dunellon 8-3 (4A) - 28

10. Yulee 9-2 - 19

11. Santa Fe (Alachua) 6-1 (3A) - 22

12. Forest (Ocala) 6-2 (5A) - 18

13. Fernandina Beach 7-2 (3A) - 17

14. Ponte Vedra 6-2 (4A) - 16

15.  St. John Lutheran (Ocala) 10-1 (1A) - 13

The annual P.K.Y. Baseball Beef O'Brady's breakfast fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, April 9th, 2011.

Players will be given tickets this week. Each player must sell ten (10) tickets at $7 each. Players will also be required to work from 7:45 - 10:15 AM on the 9th.

 Let me know if you have any questions.

By the way, the golf tournament was a HUGE success. We set records for attendance and funds raised. Thanks to everyone who helped out!

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

Monday,April 4th will be "Dairy Night" at P.K. Yonge Booster Field.

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

GHS called and cancelled one of the games this Wednesday so now it's just ONE game on Wednesday at 6:00 PM. We will let the freshmen team take this game. JV and Varsity will practice that day.

Freshmen are off tomorrow (Monday, March 14th). 

Brian Simmons

Head Coach

P.K.Yonge D.R.S. 

TODAY'S FRESHMAN GAME HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED NEXT WEEK. DATE AND TIME T.B.A.

J.V. PRACTICE HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED FOR TODAY.

 VARSITY WILL HIT IN THE CAGE FROM 3-4 PM 

The 2011 PK Baseball Golf Scramble is complete and was a great success! We had a record 94 golfers participate and a large number of hole sponsors and gifts for the participants. In addition, the mulligan sales and the putting tournament contributed additional revenues for the program. Pictures of the event are posted on the Walgreens photo website.

An event like this takes months of time and effort to pull off and thanks to the great player and parent volunteers we have in the PK family, we were able to make it a special day for everyone. That is very important for next year. People remember and tell their friends about their experience which just makes the tournament bigger and better.

I would like to thank all the volunteers who contributed their time, special skills, food, drinks, ice, paper goods, gifts and prizes and for making a special effort to recruit participants and sponsors. I won't list you by name because I am afraid that I might leave someone out but you know who you are and we deeply appreciate you. Without your help and support, this tournament just wouldn't be possible.

Also a special thank you to three individuals who were key players in making this event possible. Coach Simmons for running interference with the participant forms coordinating many of the gifts and prizes for the participants and organizing the players for the days activities. Coach Hawk for his tireless efforts to recruit so many PK alumni to participate in the tournament and for securing a record number of sponsors this year. Finally, Terri Wilder for organizing all of the days activities, working with the various vendors and parent volunteers, printing all of the materials, signs and trophies, securing hole prizes and keeping the registration activities straight. You were all awesome.

Thanks again to everyone for making this tournament so successful. We look forward to a great tournament next year and a great season of PK Baseball. 

--Rick Wilder 

GREAT NEWS: The P.K. Yonge Golf Scramble is now sold out...we have 96 players registered for the tournament (last year we had 72). Meadowbrook can not take any more.

 Don't forget it is this Saturday! 

The PK Blue Wave Golf Scramble is scheduled for Saturday the 5th of March and we are trying to finalize plans for volunteers.

So far, this is where we are:

Tournament Coordinator: Rick Wilder.

Photographer: Bob Lightner.

Registration: Terri Wilder.

Mulligan Sign up:  ?

Lunch Coordinator: Terri Wilder.

Grill Master: Coach Hawk.

Tea/Ice: Lisa Wiggs.

Cole Slaw: Renee Walkup (Adam's Rib Company).

Beans:  Renee Walkup (Adam's Rib Company).

Bread: Renee Walkup (Adam's Rib Company).

Desserts: Lisa Gillis, Sandy Williams, Sandy Kamhoot and ?

Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Napkins: Lorrie J. Smith (Napkins, Forks & Knives), Tonya McFarland (Cups and Plates).

Ice: Chris Hagin.

Soft Drinks for a Beverage Cart (Probably about 6 cases of assorted sodas): Alica Wallis will bring three cases: (Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and Sierra Mist), Tonya McFarland (a case of Coke and a case of Diet Coke), and ?

Putting Challenge: Rick Wilder.

Rangers: ?

Bag Pick Up: Players

Clean-up: Terri Wilder, Rick Wilder, Edna Lightner, Zack & Jim Ayala, ?

The people who have signed up have either agreed to help or coordinate. They are not responsible for doing it all so if you can help with any of the items listed, get in contact with the individuals listed above to see how you can help.  We are planning for 100 for lunch so we need enough desserts to feed 100 people. If we have four people sign up for desserts, then each volunteer will need to bring enough dessert to feed 25 people.

We would also appreciate any donation of prizes for participants. So if you know a vendor who would like to donate a prize, please ask them to help us out. Also remember that hole sponsorship is $100.00. I need to know if you have hole sponsors by next Wednesday so I can get signs made.

In addition, please submit your entry forms to participate as a player in the tournament to Coach Hawk as soon as possible so we can begin to finalize the list for Meadowbrook.

If you see something on the above list and would be willing to help, you can contact me directly at this email address:

rwilder@ufl.edu

or by phone at:

Mobile: 352.318.0771

Work: 352.392.6684

Home: 352.371.9080

or if you know the person who is listed as a volunteer or coordinator, you can contact them and they can update me on the plan for their area of responsibility. If there is a " ? " after an item, that means that we don't yet have a volunteer.

This is a major fund-raising activity and it is important to have maximum participation. With your help we can make this a great event and raise needed funds for our program.

Thanks to all of you who have already agreed to help and I look forward to hearing from others to finish filling the open opportunities to volunteer. I will keep you posted on any other issues that might come up between now and tournament day.

Rick Wilder 

Tournament Coordinator 

We will have season passes available at the gate today at a reduced per game rate.

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

Next Thursday's (February 17th) Freshman game against GHS has been cancelled.

The Freshman game against GHS on March 3rd is now a HOME game for us, same time as before. 

Brian Simmons

Head baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

JV Roster

Jeremy Johnson

D'Karas Fields

Matt Young

Delvin Rahynes

Collin McFarland 

Matt Clegg

Obed Santana

Austin Manning

Andrew Blanton

Guillermo Gonzalez 

James Lightner

Van Turner

Landon Williams

Kahlil Caul

Ethan Moses

Freshman Roster

TJ Llinas

Sean Wiggs

Jordan Wells

Jacob Collins

Kyle Burnham

Dante Feliciano

Whitney Humphrey

Logan Brunson

Jonathan Castille

Antonio Walker

Matt Walkup

Clay Sanders

Austin White

Davis Waldorff

James Walkup 

1. Spirit wear orders must be in by Friday, January 28th! Our vendor from Baker Sports will pick them up after practice.

2. All Media Guide Ads are due by February 11th.

3. Fair Share should be taken care of by February 18th. 

Brian Simmons

Head Baseball Coach

P.K. Yonge D.R.S. 

If you desire the information handout on this year's Golf tournament fundraiser, please contact Rick Wilder at:

rwilder@ufl.edu

or telephone him at:

352.371.9080 

The date of the event this year is: March 5th at 8:30 AM

Location: Meadowbrook Golf Course 

Manny Fox, 12th grade

Josh Stewart, 12th grade

Tyler Hagin, 12th grade

Nick Valletta, 12th grade

Justin Landers, 11th grade

Sam Mullins, 11th grade

Will McCrea, 11th grade 

Kevin Lussier, 11th grade

D.J. Young, 11th grade

Zack Ayala, 11th grade

Angel Perez, 11th grade

A.J. Gillis, 11th grade

Cody Reeves, 10th grade

Alex Akridge, 10th grade

Sean Kamhoot, 10th grade

Evan Wilder, 10th grade

Gabe Miller, 10th grade

Justin Hagin, 9th grade

Fletcher Simmons, 8th grade