Takiguchi & Mantach selected to umpire Little League Softball and Baseball Regionals in 2012

District 57 is pleased to announce that two of its Volunteer Umpires have been selected by Little League to work LL Regional games this summer.

Gerard Takiguchi, D57 Umpire in Chief, has been selected to work the Little League Softball Western Regional Tournament this year. The tournament will take place July 21-27, 2012 at the Western Regional Complex in San Bernardino. Previously, Gerard has worked the LL Softball Majors World Series, the LL Softball Junior World Series, the Big League Softball Regionals and the LL Softball Senior Regionals. 

Dave Mantach, D57 League Relations UIC, has been selected to work the Little League Baseball Western Regional Tournament. The tournament will take place August 1-8, 2012 at the Western Regional Complex in San Bernardino. Dave has previously worked the LL Baseball Senior Regional, and the LL Baseball Senior World Series.

District 57 is proud to have 2 of its volunteer umpires selected to these prestigous events and congratulates both Gerard and Dave on their selection and a job well done.

2012 Season - Our Commitment at D57 is to provide all parents, players, managers, coaches and volunteers with the finest program.   Please see our "calendar" section for upcoming training programs.

What can you look forward to in 2012? From the Big Al Mgr & Coaches Clinic to scorekeeping clinics to  pitching clinics to player agent / league officials clincs to our very popular beginner, intermediate and advanced umpire clinics - we will have a clinic that can meet any or all of your needs.    Lastly - our umpires put on one of the best regular and post season rules clinics in the country -- don't miss any of these outstanding clinics.

Other things to keep an eye out for ...and keep an eye on the calendar...there are many fantastic training programs both locally and also provided at the LL Western Region HQ's in San Bernardino.

Starting in January thru December of 2012 --- CA57 will be sending 60 teams (one weekend a month) down to the Twin Creeks Sports Complex outside of San Jose for a fun weekend of games.....keep an eye out for this.

February 4 -- All day mgr/coach/adult training clinic at DVHS with Big Al.  

March - tentative -- CA57 might be sending a 11/12's team "down under" to participate in the Baseball Victoria 2012 Int'l Friendship Series.   This is a tourney put on by our good friends from Australia...and they have teams from Japan, Taiwan, the Phillipines and now a personal invite to the only USA team ...TEAM CA57.

April 13 thru 15 --- SB Classic III - 8 teams from CA57 will head down for a fun weekend in San Bernardino at the WR LL Complex.  The teams will stay at the dorms that the western regional teams stay in...and the parents will head downtown to the Hilton for another fun filled / relaxing weekend.

May - Memorial Day Weekend - the 8th Annual Western Region Challenger Jamboree hosted by CA57.   Last year we had almost 30 teams come in from throughout the western region.....we hope to exceed that this year.

June - July -- well from the CA57 TOC's to the LL Int'l Allstars to CA57's special summer camp/games....we'll have plenty of baseball for everyone.

July 18 - July 31 (estimated dates) -- Team Kangaroo vs CA57 - for the 4th year Team Australia will be visiting CA57 to play vs our 11-12's teams.    Host League needed - Host families needed for the players (7 families - 2 players per home).

2012 will be a fun-filled year - Congratulations to all of District 57!!!    District 57 is successful because of our outstanding volunteers.   If you have the time -- PLEASE -- contact your league and get involved.  As we continue to grow - District 57's programs can only continue with the commitment of our membership.  

Remember the fun starts at 5 years old with Tee Ball -- and then players progress up to age 12 in the majors program..... BUT the real fun starts with our D57 programs of 50-70's or the many levels of Juniors and Senior/Big League offerings --- these divisions are for ages 13 to 18 - AND - they are a blast!!!    New / Returning in 2012 to CA57 ....LL Softball.   Keep an eye out for that.   ages 5 to 18....and watch out...we'll have some teams getting ready for a regional and world series real soon.

CA District 57 - The proud home of the following Little League Baseball and Softball Programs. D57 is comprised of leagues and players, ages 5 through 18, from Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, San Ramon, Danville, Tassajara Valley and Alamo. All leagues are located in beautiful, sunny, Northern California

District 57 leagues offer programs in baseball and softball from T-Ball through Big League. District 57 also offers the Challenger Program

For more information, please contact your district administrator or local league for more information concerning our programs.

I hope that you have a fantastic and enjoyable experience - I look forward to seeing you during the 2011-12 calendar year.    Please let us know if we can assist with any matters and/or improve our site.        

 All my best - Dave Wetmore - CA 57 Administrator

The 3rd Annual San Bernardino Classic will take place April 13-15, 2012.

8 teams from District 57 will travel to Southern California to play a three day tournament at the Little League Western Regional Complex in San Bernardino.

This exciting trip will give D57 players the experience of playing on the same field and staying in the same dorms as the players who are at the last stage of qualifying for the the Little League World Series.

The 8 participating leagues per the tourney draw at the October 20 D57 Presidents meeting.

Red Division:     Danville - Livermore National - Pleasanton Foothill - Pleasanton National

Blue Division:     Canyon Creek - Dublin - Tassajara Valley - Granada

Lodging:

Players and coaches will be housed at the Western Regional Complex for the duration of the tournament.

 Parents and families must provide their own housing. The San Bernardino Hilton will be the host hotel and had a limited number of rooms available at a special rate of $79/night. To book a room at this rate, visit http://tinyurl.com/2012-SBClassic-Hilton or go to Hilton's main reservation site and use the group code "WST".