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California District 31
Larry Burch
760-746-9870
P.O. Box 301023
Escondido, California
92030-1023
Tuesday, February 21
Welcome to the Southern California District 31 website

The District 31 website is being updated with new information and features, so check back often.
Scroll down the page to see upcoming District events.

For comments or additions to this Web Site, please contact District Administrator Larry Burch at lldist31@aol.com or Webmaster Bud Mathews at ca31ump@hotmail.com

To find the point-of-contact for your League, click the menu item on the left for more info.

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Monday, May 13
District 31 Presidents Meeting for May

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL INCORPORATED

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - DISTRICT 31

LARRY BURCH, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR

MAY DISTRICT 31 MEETING

May 16, 2013

7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

HOSTED BY: 4S RANCH LITTLE LEAGUE

Shay Realtors Community Hub

4S Ranch Commons Shopping Center

@ Shay Realtor Hub (Next to Baskin Robbins)

10550 Craftsman Way

San Diego, CA 92127

858-449-7355 or email info@trustshay.com

 

Directions:

From Interstate 15 heading Southbound:

 

  • Exit Rancho Bernardo Road and head West
  • go about 1.8 miles to Dove Canyon Road and turn Left
  • take first Right onto Craftsman Way look for Baskin Robbins on the right

 

 

From Interstate 15 heading Northbound:

 

  • Exit Camino Del Norte and head West
  • go about 2.2 miles to Dove Canyon Road and turn Right
  • take first Left at light onto Commons Drive
  • go into parking lot and head right (toward Craftsman Way) and look for Baskin Robbins

 



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Tuesday, May 7
2013 National Spit Tobacco Education Program Slogan Contest

Dear Little League Volunteers,

Oral Health America's National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP) and Little League® Baseball and Softball are pleased to announce the 2013 NSTEP Slogan Contest on the health consequences of using spit tobacco.

In 10 words or less, Little Leaguers are asked to create an original slogan that effectively describes the hazards of spit tobacco use. All current Little League Baseball and Softball players age 14 and under are eligible. All entries must be received by July 1, 2013.

The National Spit Tobacco Education Program will award the winner with a paid trip for two for one night, including airfare, hotel accommodations and ground transportation to the Little League Baseball® World Series in Williamsport, Pa. (Please note: The World Series begins August 15, 2013 and concludes August 25, 2013. The winner must be able to travel during this period.)

The winner will receive a prize valued up to $500 and the winner's Little League will receive $500 from Oral Health America's National Spit Tobacco Education Program.

For the official 2013 Slogan Contest rules and entry form, click on the following link:

http://www.littleleague.org/learn/programs/nstep.htm

Oral Health America's National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP) was founded in 1994 as an effort to educate the baseball family and the American public about the dangers of smokeless or spit tobacco, and break the long-standing link between this potentially deadly drug and Americas pastime. Each year, 10 to 16 million Americans put their health at risk by using smokeless tobacco products.

The National Spit Tobacco Education Programs mission is to prevent people, especially children and young adults, from starting to use spit tobacco, and to help all users quit.

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


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Friday, April 19
Online Tournament Enrollment

April 19, 2013

Dear Local League Officials:

We trust your 2013 season is off to a positive start.

Each summer, thousands of local Little Leagues make the decision to participate in the Little League International Tournament. To assist in the tournament enrollment process the tournament enrollment application will be delivered to your league soon.

If you wish to get started on enrolling for tournament play sooner, Little League International in South Williamsport, Pa., encourages leagues to log on to the Little League Data Center to enroll in the 2013 Little League International Tournament by completing the participation form available here. Whether your league intends to participate in tournament play, or not, this form must be completed and submitted to Little League International in compliance with Regulation I (c) 8 and 9.

If you do not have an Access Code for the Little League Data Center, please send an email with your name, league number, league name and state/country to: accesscode@LittleLeague.org.

I encourage you to go online and enroll your league for the 2013 Little League International Tournament.

Other tournament resources also are available through the 2013 Tournament Resources page.

Sincerely,

Patrick W. Wilson
Senior Vice President of Operations and Program Development
Little League International
P.O. Box 3485 539
US Route 15 Hwy
Williamsport, PA 17701-0485
Phone: 570-326-1921
Fax: 570-326-1074


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Friday, January 25
Concussion information

Concussions: Many states have enacted laws designed to prevent concussions and protect the health and safety of young athletes. LLB has compiled a summary of all currently existing and proposed state laws regarding concussions in youth athletes. Some state laws are only applicable to school-sponsored athletics or to activities taking place on school-owned property. Other laws are applicable to all youth sports organizations, whether affiliated or not with a school district. It is strongly recommended that local leagues consult with legal counsel in its jurisdiction to determine the applicability of state laws regarding concussions to its program. Not every state has adopted concussion laws, and not every state's concussion law is applicable to a LLB program. Nevertheless, in keeping with its focus on protecting the health, safety and welfare of children, LLB strongly encourages all leagues and teams to not only comply with any applicable state laws, but also, to review the information and training materials on concussions which are available free of charge on the Centers For Disease Control website at: http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/headsup/online_training.html and www.cdc.gov/Concussion. This information has been updated as of December 15, 2012. http://www.littleleague.org/learn/programs/childprotection/concussions.htm

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Friday, January 25
Child Abuse reporting procedures

Child Abuse: As an addition to Little League's Child Protection Program, in place for more than a decade, we are providing information that local league and district volunteers in each of the 50 U.S. states can use in knowing the proper procedures for reporting suspected child abuse. The information allows volunteers in any state to easily access information on statutory language, hotline reporting information and reporting requirements. This information has been updated as of December 20, 2012. http://www.littleleague.org/learn/programs/childprotection/ReportingChildAbuse.htm

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Jonas Jackson
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Wednesday, January 23
District 31 Umpire selected for Inaugural Intermediate (50-70) League Baseball World Series

Congratulations are in order for District 31 Staff Umpire, Jonas Jackson, on his selection as an umpire at the Intermediate (50-70) League Baseball World Series Tournament in Livermore, California (CA-57) for 2013.

The dates of the Intermediate (50-70) League Baseball World Series are July 30 - August 5 and hosted at Max Baer Park, home of Granada Little League. 

Jonas hails from Escondido National Little League, where he was a former Umpire-in-Chief, and continues to call games at Escondido National as well as other leagues within District 31.

In the future you can click on the header above to be linked to the Intermediate (50-70) League Baseball World Series website for game schedule, results, information and map.



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Bud Mathews
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Wednesday, January 30
District 31 Umpire selected for Little League (Majors) Baseball Western Region tournament

Congratulations are in order for District 31 Umpire-in-Chief, Bud Mathews, on his selection as an umpire at the Western Region Little League (Majors) Baseball Tournament in San Bernardino for 2013.

The tournament is a step before the Little League Baseball World Series in Williamsport and is the championship for the West and NorthWest representative of the western United States.

The dates of the Little League Baseball Western Regional are August 2 - 10.

Bud hails from former Escondido Continental Little League and was an Umpire-in-Chief there.  He continues to call games at leagues within District 31.

Click on the header above to be linked to the Little League Western Regional tournament game schedule, results, information and map.



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Joel Ewan
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Monday, January 14
District 31 Umpire selected for Senior League Softball Western Region tournament

Congratulations are in order for District 31 Staff Umpire, Joel Ewan, on his selection as an umpire at the Senior League Softball Western Region tournament in Butte, Montana (MT-02) for 2013.

The dates of the Senior League Softball Western Regional are July 26th to August 1st.

Joel hails from Carmel Mountain Ranch Little League, where he was formerly a UIC and President. He continues to call games at Carmel Mountain Ranch as well as other leagues within District 31.

Click on the header above to link to the Senior League Softball Western Regional game schedule and results.

 



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Don Sharp
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Tuesday, January 15
District 31 Umpire selected for Junior Baseball EA (Europe, Africa) Regional

Congratulations are in order for District 31 Staff Umpire, Don Sharp, on his selection as an umpire at the EA (Europe, Africa) Region Junior League Baseball Tournament in Kutno, Poland for 2013.

The dates of the EA Junior League Baseball Regional are July 2 - 9.

Don hails from Poway American Little League, where he was a former President, and continues to call games at Poway American as well as other leagues within District 31.

Click on the header above to be linked to the EA Region Junior League Baseball Tournament website for game schedule, results, information and map.



Tuesday, November 13
Dates and Sites for 2013 Little League World Series Announced

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By Communications Division

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.

November 12, 2012

The dates and sites for the nine Little League World Series tournaments in 2013, have been approved by the Little League International Board of Directors, it was announced by Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball.

With the exception of the Big League Softball World Series (site to be determined) the locations for the other seven existing championship tournaments remained the same for the 12th consecutive year.

The newly-created Little League Intermediate 50/70 Baseball Division World Series will play its inaugural tournament in Livermore, Calif., July 30-to-Aug. 5, at Max Baer Park, home of Granada Little League.

The Big League Baseball World Series will kick off the month of championship tournaments to determine the top teams in the world in each division. Easley, S.C., will serve as the home for the Big League tournament for the 13th year as the oldest age division in baseball conducts its 46th championship, July 24-to-31.

The four softball World Series tournaments open the month of August, with the Big League tournament July 31-to- Aug. 7. The Senior League (Lower Sussex, Del.) plays its championship Aug. 4-10, and is followed by the Little League (Portland, Ore.) division on Aug. 8-14, and the Junior League (Kirkland, Wash.) will play its tournament Aug. 11-17.

Junior League (Taylor, Mich.) and Senior League (Bangor, Maine) Baseball tournaments will be contested on Aug. 11-17.The Little League Baseball World Series begins its 11-day event on Thursday, Aug. 15 in South Williamsport, Pa., with the championship game scheduled to be played on Sunday, Aug. 25.

The annual showcase of the top 11- and 12-year-old teams in the world will play the U.S. and International championship games on Saturday, Aug. 24. Japan’s Kitasuna Little League team won the 2012 title with a 12-2 victory over Southeastern Region and United States champion Goodlettsville (Tenn.) Baseball Little League.

The Little League International Tournament is open to any chartered league in the United States and more than 80 other countries.

More than 7,000 teams, approximately 6,500 of those teams in the U.S., begin the tournaments in the Little League Baseball division. About 6,500 are eliminated in the first three weeks of play. About 45,000 games are played in eight divisions leading up to the various World Series tournaments. More than 16,000 of those games are played in the Little League division, the equivalent of more than six Major League Baseball seasons. The overall participation statistics will increase with the addition of the Little League Intermediate 50/70 Baseball Division World Series.

Little League Baseball and Softball is the world’s largest organized youth sports program, with more than 2.4 million players and one million adult volunteers in every U.S. state and scores of other countries.

2013 Little League World Series Schedule

Big League Baseball (16-18-year-olds)

  • July 24 to July 31 – Easley, S.C. (Easley Recreation Complex) – 13th season in Easley; 46th season overall
  • 2012 Champion: Puerto Rico District 1 (San Juan) Little League

Intermediate 50/70 Baseball (11-13-year-olds)

  • July 30 to Aug. 5 – Livermore, Calif. (Max Baer Park) – Inaugural season in Livermore; first season overall

Big League Softball (14-18-year-old girls)

  • July 31 to Aug. 7 – Site to be determined. – 32st season overall
  • 2012 Champion: Philippines District 1 (Manila)

Senior League Softball (13-16-year-old girls)

  • Aug. 4 to Aug. 10 – Lower Sussex, Del. (Pyle Center) – 13th season in Lower Sussex; 38th season overall
  • 2012 Champion: ASOFEM Little League (Maunabo, Puerto Rico)

Little League Softball (11-12-year-old girls)

  • Aug. 8 to Aug. 14 – Portland, Ore. (Alpenrose Stadium) - 20th season in Portland; 40th season overall
  • 2012 Champion: Eastlake Little League (Albuquerque, N.M.)

Junior League Softball (13-14-year-old girls)

  • Aug. 11 to Aug. 17 – Kirkland, Wash. (Everest Park) – 15th season in Kirkland; 15th season overall
  • 2012 Champion: Nunaka Little League (Anchorage, Alaska)

Junior League Baseball (13-14-year-olds)

  • Aug. 11 to Aug. 17 – Taylor, Mich. (Heritage Park) – 33nd season in Taylor; 33nd season overall
  • 2012 Champion: Rockledge Little League (Florida)

Senior League Baseball (14-16-year-olds)

  • Aug. 11 to Aug. 17 – Bangor, Maine (Shawn T. Mansfield Stadium) – 12th season in Bangor; 53nd season overall
  • 2012 Champion: Juvenil de Guatemala Little League (Guatemala City, Guatemala)

Little League Baseball (11-12-year-olds)

  • Aug. 15 to Aug. 25 – South Williamsport, Pa. (Lamade/Volunteer Stadiums) – 55th season in South Williamsport; 67th season overall
  • 2012 Champion: Kitasuna Little League (Japan)


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Tuesday, March 13
Baseball Bat Resource Page available on Little League website

January 18, 2012

Dear Little League Parents, Coaches, Umpires and Local League and District Volunteers:

As you take to the field this season, Little League International has assembled an online resource page dedicated to baseball bat information, which is available through the Little League website.

Click here to find the latest bat information, including the 2012 Little League Baseball rules and regulations governing bats, definition of terms, the moratorium on the use of composite bats, and a series of frequently asked questions, with answers.

If there is a bat-related issue that requires an explanation the answer is just a click away.

You are encouraged to you use this resource, and refer to it often to review the latest information.

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


Handout: Approved composite bat list for Majors and Minors

Saturday, September 22
New District 31 Staff Umpire announced

A new District 31 Staff Umpire was announced on September 22nd, 2012.

Congratulations are in order for:

Levon Akashian of Mission Trails LL



Wednesday, September 26
D31 Umpire Consultant, Mark Bernstein, inducted into San Diego Hall of Champions

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

SPORTS

OFFICIALS

HALL OF FAME

Integrity – Leadership – Character

San Diego Hall of Champions

September 25, 2012

District 31 Umpire Consultant and former UIC, Mark Bernstein, was inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions San Diego County Sports Officials Hall of Fame. His biography is listed below.  

Mark Bernstein – Youth Sports 

Mark – born and raised in Queens, New York – began his Little League umpiring career at Mid-Queens Boys Club Little League in New York at the age of 16 and has just completed his 36th consecutive year of Little League umpiring.

Mark is a two-time Little League World Series umpire – in 2002 and 2008. He has also worked three LLWS regional tournaments in Sacramento (1995), San Bernardino (1999) and the European Regional in Kutno, Poland in 2000. During his long career, Mark has also worked countless state tournaments in California, Arizona and Nevada.

In addition to his work on the field, Mark has been a lead trainer for both Umpire Rules and Mechanics at the Western Region of Little League Baseball and Softball since 1994, and an umpire supervisor since 2002. He was also at the forefront of the establishment of the Western Region Little League Umpire Alumni Association in 2004, where he was President from inception until relinquishing the reins in 2012. His simple mission statement: “By Umpires for Umpires.”


Also included in the Class of 2012 were Tom Wood - Basketball; Andrew Castagnola - Football, Mike Winters - Baseball and Patrick Russell - Boxing.

Mark started off his acceptance speech with a Basic Two (Ball & Strike calls) that the 50+ Little League umpires in the audiance nailed!

Mark's speech was nothing if it wasn't inspirational.  The complete text of the speech is in the handout below.  All of those who were in attendance urge you to take the time to read it.

One of the later speakers bet everyone there that he would buy them an adult beverage if they ever officiated a game for less that the six dollars he received for his first game.  All of those 50+ volunteer LL umpires raised their hand.  He rescended his offer!  A great Little League moment.

A special night for Mark and his family; a special night for his friends in attendance; and Mark made it a special night for Little League.



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Upcoming Events
Date Event Time Location
Thu 5/16 Diamond District 31 Meeting for May 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Shay Realtors Community Hub 4S Ranch
Mon 5/27 Star Memorial Day All Day
Sun 6/2 Bat/Ball 2 Announce Intermediate (50-70) Allstar team All Day
Sun 6/2 Home Plate Pre-tournament Umpire Clinic 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 4S Ranch Community Park
Wed 6/5 Alert Team Rosters Due All Day
Wed 6/5 Alert All Fees Due All Day
Wed 6/5 Alert All-Star Tournament Enrollment Forms due All Day
Sat 6/8 Bat/Ball 2 Announce Junior League All-Stars All Day
Sat 6/8 Bat/Ball 2 Announce 10/11 Year Old All-Stars All Day
Sat 6/8 Bat/Ball 2 Announce 9/10 Year Old All-Stars All Day
Sat 6/8 Bat/Ball 2 Announce Little League (Majors) All-Stars All Day
Sat 6/15 Bat/Ball 2 Announce Senior League All-Stars All Day
Sat 6/15 Bat/Ball 2 All-Star Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Jesmond Dene Park
Sat 6/15 Bat/Ball 2 All Star Skills Competition 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Jesmond Dene Park
Sat 6/15 Bat/Ball 2 All Star Rules Clinic for Managers/Coaches 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Jesmond Dene Park
Sat 6/15 Home Plate Tournament Umpire Meeting 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Jesmond Dene Park
Sun 6/16 Star Father`s Day All Day
Sun 6/16 Bat/Ball 2 Intermediate (50/70) League All-Star Tournament 12:00 PM - Jun 29, 2013 TBA
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