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Welcome to Central Little League!
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We are one of three Little League organizations in the Albemarle County/Charlottesville area. Our league draws children from the northern areas of the county. Participants are usually from the following schools: Baker Butler, Stony Point, Hollymead, Woodbrook, Agnor Hurt, Broadus Wood, Greenbrier, Greer, Burley and Jack Jouett and most of the private schools when family residence is on our side of town.
We have our games at Pen Park (2 fields), Baker-Butler School and The Charlottesville Catholic School with team practices at all of the elementary schools listed above.
Starting in 2008, Central Little League will offer the following four levels of play.
1. Tee Ball: Our introductory program for young players 5-7 years old.
2. Coach Pitch (Lower Minors): Introduction to hitting a pitched ball for players 6-9 years old; coaches will pitch most of the season but some kid pitching will happen toward the end of the season.
3. Kid Pitch (Upper Minors): Player pitching for ages 9-11 years old. We anticipate that these teams will be composed primarily of players age 9 and 10, play 12-15 games this season and will play with the other Little Leagues in the county.
4. Majors: Honest to goodness "Little League" baseball for players 10-12 years old. ALL 12 YEAR OLDS WILL BE DRAFTED ONTO A MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM UNLESS REQUESTS FROM PARENTS/GUARDIAN STATE OTHERWISE. The vast majority of 11 year olds will play at this level as well. The league champion competes in the City Championship with the other county leagues. At season's end, the All-Star team competes in the tournament that ultimately leads to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA.
Our phone number at the concession stand has changed: 973-8121. Call for information after checking the website.
Wednesday, July 23
2008 Fall Ball
We will be having fall ball this year. Please check out the handout section for the form. In addition, the forms were mailed to all players age 7-11 from the spring season. They should be delivered by 7/29/08.
Saturday, April 14
Up goes the new scoreboard! Thanks to Pepsi as well as Mike Brown and John Ketcham
2008 Message from the President
Congratulations on being a part of Central Little League for the 2008 season! This year promises to be one of our finest. As before, we continue to offer play at all skill levels. T-ball, coach pitching, minor-A and major leagues will again be part of our program and help promote baseball and teamwork for children age 5-12.
We again have a host of great sponsors and have added some new, but still familiar names to that list. We wouldn't be here without them. As in recent years, we anticipate a super picnic this June 1st with numerous games and activities and food catered by Outback Steakhouse. The picnic will be held rain or shine and we have the covered area up at the new concession stand.
This year we will again have a Bat-A-Thon fundraiser. This is fun and competitive for the ballplayers. It will be held the weekend of May 3rd and 4th with awards given out at the picnic. We also will have the teams that either earn the most sponsor points or score the highest batting points travel free to see the Lynchburg Hillcats play on June 2nd. More information will be forthcoming.
We are still in need of board members: secretary, fund raising director and t-ball director. If you know that your child will be in either of those levels and have a few hours to give back to the league, we would greatly appreciate your giving of your time to the cause. Please contact me (ADalkin@aol.com) if you are interested.
These, and numerous other reasons make Central Little League the place to be this spring. It is our goal to help your children have fun, learn baseball and develop friendships that will last a lifetime. To do that, we have a board of directors deeply committed to this end and they have worked hard this past off-season on your behalf. However, we will be unable to accomplish our goals without parental help. Please give of your time to the league and the Pen Park ball field. We are lucky to have such excellent facilities and we need to keep them in beautiful shape. Introduce yourself to your child's coach and lend a hand as often as possible at practices and games. There is ALWAYS some way to help! In so doing, this will be a great experience for all of us, adults and children alike.
Finally, remember to always be good role models for our children. Please review the guidelines for effective parent interactions at the end of the printed program.
Let us pledge to make this a great year. Play ball!
Sincerely,
Alan Dalkin
President, Central Little League
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