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Welcome to the Colonial Forge High School Baseball Website and Home of the Commonwealth District Regular Season Champions 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 Commonwealth District Tournament Champions 2003, 2005, 2007 Northwest Region Champions 2004, 2007, 2008 Group AAA State Quarterfinalist 2004, 2007 Group AAA State Runner-Up 2008
Colonial Forge Baseball Coaching Philosophy
Our goal is to treat all players and coaches equally. There are no superstars on our teams, who are above anyone else. We have set team guidelines, and the entire program has to abide by these rules and regulations. We expect our players to understand that the coaching staff believes in them. We want to give our players every opportunity to experience success both on and off the field. We also want to make every effort possible to provide our players with the most enjoyable experience, which will continue to teach life lessons for them in their futures. We expect the players to be good student-athletes, with an emphasis placed on “student”. We expect them to conduct themselves in a mature manner in the school setting, out in the community, and on the playing field at all times. Players, who do not, will not be a part of the Colonial Forge High School Baseball Program. Colonial Forge High School Baseball Players and Coaches represent our school, our program, their families, and most important “themselves”. Professionalism is required from our players, coaches, parents, and administration in order to demonstrate that the Colonial Forge High School Baseball Program is a first-class organization. “Building A Tradition” is the motto of our program. With a combined effort of all those involved, we believe we can achieve our goal. Thank you for your cooperation and continued support, Shawn Szakelyhidi Head Baseball Coach
OFF-SEASON PLAYER/PARENT MEETING
There will be a Player/Parent Meeting for all players interested in trying out for the baseball teams in the spring on Wednesday, November 4th beginning at 6:30PM in the auditorum. The meeting will cover: Off-season conditioning Fundraising Camps Field Improvements/Projects and more If you have any questions or can not attend this meeting, please contact Coach Szakelyhidi at szaks26@hotmail.com or szakelyhidis@staffordschools.net Thursday, May 14
Congratulations to the Class of 2009!!!
The Colonial Forge High School Baseball Coaching Staff would like to congratulate the Class of 2009 on their college committments for the Fall 2009 and wish them the best of luck in the future. Kyle Boster - Virginia Tech University Matt Edwards - Potomac State College Ethan Ferrick - Bridgewater College Taylor Guinn - University of Notre Dame Garrett Marin - George Mason University Cody Norman - George Mason University Kevin Yarnell - Bridgewater College
VARSITY BASEBALL GAME SUMMARIES!
Check out all the latest action of the Colonial Forge High School Varsity Baseball Team by clinking on the Eagles Schedule link to the left.
J.V. BASEBALL GAME SUMMARIES!
VARSITY BASEBALL STATISTICS
Check out the 2009 Varsity Baseball Statistics by clicking on the "Stats" link to the left or click on the "Eagles Printouts". If you are looking for stats from the 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, and 2000 seasons simply click on the "Eagles Printouts" page.
WHO'S GONE DOWNTOWN THIS SEASON!!!
Kyle Boster April 24th vs. Massaponax High School (Solo Homerun) April 6th vs. Brooke Point (Two-Run Homerun) Kevin Yarnell March 18th vs. Potomac High School (Solo Homerun) March 11th vs. Battlefield High School (Two-Run Homerun) Garrett Marin March 19th vs. North Stafford High School (Solo Homerun) Ethan Ferrick March 18th vs. Potomac High School (Solo Homerun) J.V. Baseball Team:
PLAYERS BATTING .400 OR OVER ON THE SEASON
Kyle Markos .500 Taylor Guinn .453 Kyle Boster .404
POSTPONEMENTS
PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS PAGE!!!
SOLO HOMERUN SPONSORS: Doug & Loretta Buckley Paul & Maria Vitale Mike Vitale Troy & Lori Vitale John & Shirley Ferrick TWO-RUN HOMERUN SPONSORS: James & Becca Ferrick Mary Porter Mr. & Mrs. Robert Crowley The Flores Family Josesph Vitale Theresa Vitale John H. Coker, D.M.S.,M.S.,P.C. Specialist in Orthodontics THREE-RUN HOMERUN SPONSORS: Bill & Leslie Marin Joe & Amy Mikula Doug & Cindy Edwards Mark & Glenda Baldwin FOE General Fund David & Christina Ferrick GRAND SLAM SPONSORS: Mr. & Mrs. James Hill The Boland Family Roger Sharpe Sharpe Sounds - Greg Sharpe The Tejera Family The Sharpe Family The Guinn Family The Black Family The Keller Family Ed & Karen Yarnell Family Healthcare Chiropractic Center Col. & Mrs. James A Gress Henderson Construction Company, Inc. For a complete listing of sponsor's contact information, please visit the "Sponsors" link to the left.
Saturday, June 2
Free-Lance Star Pictures from the 2007 Northwest Regional Championship Game
A MESSAGE FROM A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. PLEASE READ!!!
Why we Play Its not about getting a scholarship, getting drafted or making Sportscenter. Its a deep need in us that comes from the heart. We need to practice, to play, to lift, to hustle and to sweat. We do it for our teammates and for the student in our class we dont even know. We dont practice with a future major league first baseman but with a future sports agent. We dont lift with a future Olympic wrestler, we lift with a future doctor. We dont run with a future Wimbledon champion, we run with a future CEO. Its a bigger part of us that our friends and family cant understand. Sometimes we play for 2,000 fans, sometimes 25. But we still play hard! You cheer for us because you know us. You know more than just our names. Like all of you, we are students first. We dont sign autographs. But we do sign college applications, SAT forms, and student body petitions. When we miss a ground ball or strike out, we dont let down an entire state, we let down our teammates, coaches, and fans. But the hurt is still the same. We train hard, lift, throw, run, slide, catch and lift some more, and in the morning we go to class. And in that class we are nothing more than students. It is about pride; pride in ourselves and in our school. It is about our love and our passion. And when its over, when we walk off that field for the last time, our hearts crumble. Those tears are real. But deep down inside, we are proud of ourselves. We will forever be what few can claim REAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS! Thank you Coach Parker!!! Thursday, May 24
Message from a good friend. Thanks DAD!!!
What would you do...you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isnt one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice? At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?" The audience was stilled by the query. The father continued. "I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped, comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child." Then he told the following story: Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think theyll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps. Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, "Were losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning." Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shays team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball. However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball; and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher. The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, Shay, run to first! Run to first!" Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled. Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... The smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitchers intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home. All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay" Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third Shay, run to third!" As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team. "That day", said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world". Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day! AND NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY: We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate. The crude, vulgar, and often obscene, pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces. If youre thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't the "appropriate" ones to receive this type of message. Well, the person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference. We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the "natural order of things." So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process? A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them. You now have two choices: 1. Delete 2. Forward May your day be a Shay Day. Tuesday, October 24
Recruiting Questions & Timeline for Student-Athletes and Parents
Questions that Student-Athletes and their Parents should ask College Recruiters during the recruiting process, and a Recruiting Timeline: What to do and When to do it. Handout: Recruiting Questions for Student-Athletes and Parents
For all players, parents, coaches, and fans. Please read!!!
Adam Foote of the West Springfield (Fairfax Co) Varsity Baseball Team was killed in a drag racing crash this week. Click on the underlined headline above for more details of this tragic story. |
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