Pope Baseball: Almaden LLB News

Friday, November 23
Almaden Little League website
Friday, December 19
2008 Registrations Are Now Closed for T-Ball Through Majors
Try-outs for Majors and AAA were held on Saturday and Sunday, January 12th and 13th.  Teams in these division will be formed and will begin practicing by the first week of February.  Registrations for Majors and below (i.e. ages 5-12) are now closed for the 2008 season.  

Registrations are still being taken for the Juniors and Seniors divisions.   Junior's division try-outs are on Saturday, February 2nd at Challenger for those players who have already signed up for the Juniors division.  The try-out schedule for the 14 years olds has changed.  Please click *HERE* to see the new schedule.

For try-outs, players should wear a baseball cap and their try-out number (on their back) and they should also bring a baseball mitt.  It is recommended that cleats are worn as the field may be wet.   Please arrive at least a half an hour before your try-out time.  That will give your son a chance to warm up and find his try-out group.  The draft for Juniors will occur mid-February.

For information concerning the league's refund policy, click on "League News" (left) and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Tuesday, July 17
Incredible Finish to 2007 All-Star Championship Game
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Painter connects on a walk-off grandslam
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The Almaden Majors-North allstar team met the Almaden Majors-South team for the District championship game in July.  The game turned out to be an incredible slugfest with both teams scoring a total of 34 runs.  Ryan Perry started on the mound for the South and Brett Hausmann started for the North.  They pitched very well, giving up very few walks, but the Almaden bats were on fire that evening.

Both teams exchanged the lead throughout the game.  After 3 innings, the game was tied at 10-10.  At that point, HRs had been hit by Ryan Perry and Eric Caldwell.  The South jumped ahead in the 5th inning 14-12.  In the top of the 6th inning, Ryan Brown drove a solo HR to center to bring the North to within one run.  The North managed to load the bases with 2 outs and Nakano worked a walk to tied the game 14-14.  Hausmann (pictured above) drove a double off the left-center wall to give the North a 16-14 lead.  However, the South bats exploded in the bottom of the sixth, loading the bases with 3 straight singles.  Then, Travis Painter stepped up and hit a walk-off, grand-slam to left-center to give the South a 18-16 win and the District championship.  The game featured tremendous hitting, great defensive plays, and a well-pitched game by both sides.  Game photos will be viewed HERE (use "slide-show" for best results).  The South will head to Lincoln Glen on Friday in their first Sectional All-Star game.

You can also click HERE or on the link to the left to access the game-by-game updates for all Almaden all-star teams.


 
 
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