Welcome to another great season at Columbia!!

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Minor Softball 

MANAGER:       Jesse Taylor

Coach:         Kevin Fisher

Coach:         Shauna Henry 

Omo’Lara Ajose               Ariyonna Newsome (Aqua)

Autumn Beck                   Kendra Merritt

Elisa Bickham                  Jessica Peterson

Riley Campbell                Grace Taylor

Mariah Gillingham           Cecilla Torres

Audri Lewis                     Ta’Shayla Wagner

Taylor Mae Wilcox      

Minor Baseball MANAGER:       Mike Moen

Coach:         Barry Creech

Coach:         David Moore 

Spencer Black                  Tyler Lorence

Blayde Creech                  Patrick Moen

Alex Drury                       Trevor Moore

Dalton Files                      Adam Moreno

Grant Francis                    Wyatt Rogina

Spencer Gross                  Bryant Smith

Ryan Logan                      Killian Steward    

10 - 11 Softball 

MANAGER:       David Livingood

Coach:         Brian Delawder 

Kyla DeGrandpre              Kelsey DeLawder

Kaila Lynn Ellinger         Kayanna Livingood

Gabby Padilla                  Ellyn Parsons

Andrea Poggio                 Rilie Robertson

Nicole Thrasher                Mackensie Payne 

10 - 11 Baseball 

MANAGER:       Matt McCallister

Coach:         Bob Roberts 

Matt Allison                     Derrik Delawder

Nicholas Garcia                Nicholas Hames

Aaron Johnson                 Nicholas McCallister

Toby Newell                    Jacob Olivarez

Dylan Roberts                  Jake Shimer

Travis Waggoner                                                        

Major Softball 

MANAGER: Jeff Crowell

Coach:         Steve Johnson 

Denver Babbitt                 Serena Caldwell

Madeline Crowell             Colleen Driscoll

Kendall Johnson              Kristen Peppers

Danica Person                  Eizabeth Torres

Madeline Wilson              Olivia Wilson

Jamie Paul  

Major Baseball 

MANAGER: Stuart Stroup

Coach:           Jonte Williams

Coach:           JJ Dee 

Isiah Av                            John Bakker

Jacob Brugman                 Antonio Butler

Matthew Dee                    Riley Ellison

Matt Loftgren                   Kyle Moen

Trevor Murphy                 Seth Stroup

Jacob Trump                    Dauntae Williams

Marquece Williams              

Junior Softball 

MANAGER: John Paul

Coach:           Steve Savage 

Sondra Cardin                  McKenzie Casper

Jessika Cyr                       Amanda Fich

Julia Garcia                      Taylor Hale

April Kluthe                     Jade Moore

Jordyn Paul                      Madeline Savage

Samantha Savage 

Junior Baseball 

MANAGER: Paul Sibley

Coach:           Josh Robertson

Coach:           Dave White 

Christian Asivido             Adam Butler

Nick Coleman                  Blake Delawder

Sheldon Gustafson           Brad Johnson

Kyle Komlosi                   Kyle Pecson

Wyatt Roberts                  Cooper Robertson

Eddie Torres                     Anthony White

Justin Whitman       

Senior Softball 

MANAGER: Doug Anderson

Coach:           Daryll Henry

Coach:           Teresa Chulich 

Elizabeth Barnes              Brittany Burlingame

Bobbie Chulich                Allison Funk

Catherine Hamilton          Sara Erager

Abbie Henry                     Nicole Kellams

Katie Landacre                 Jessica Lee

Allison Speyer                 Alyssa Scott

Damari Smith                  Alex Peppers

Senior Baseball

MANAGER: Jeff Bannan

Coach:           Derek Westphal

Coach:           Matt Mason 

Matthew Cupp                  Jordan Gallegos

Ryan Mallory                   Nicholas Mason

Joe Matthews                   Jacob Michael

Dawson Miller                 Sean Minor

Skyler Ragland                 Anthony Roley

Spencer Savage                Jeron Stilger

Jory Swanson                   Dean Taylor

Cameron Westphal 

Congratulations!!!

In Loving Memory

Of Our

Dear Friend 

Quinn Driscoll

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Driscoll Family… 

Please feel free to post a message to the family in our guestbook... 

A couple updates folks.

Please note that beginning with the spring 2009 season all bats MUST have a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.15. The BPF must be plainly shown on all bats. Many players are already using bats marked with the BPF rating. Those bats can continue to be used. But unfortunately many older bats do not meet the new standard and cannot be used in games OR practice.

The following excerpt is taken from Little League in order to help those not familiar with the new bat ratings to better understand the reasoning behind Little League's decision.

What this means folks is that umpire's MUST remove bats that do not meet the BPF ratings.

Safety continues to be Little League’s No. 1 concern, and the non-wood bat issue is no exception. For that reason, we are providing these facts:

• More than 10 years ago, the major manufacturers of non-wood bats reached an agreement with Little League to limit their bats to a “Bat Performance Factor” (BPF) of 1.15. … The BPF is essentially a measure of a non-wood bat’s performance (how fast the ball exits the bat when hit) in relation to a standard wood bat’s rating of 1.00. A very good wood bat’s BPF is 1.15.  

• That means today’s best non-wood bats (usually made of aluminum) used in Little League perform statistically the same, in terms of how fast the ball exits the bat, as the best wood bats.  

 • For the last 10 years, bat manufacturers have only been producing non-wood bats for play in Little League Baseball that do not exceed the 1.15 BPF. Most of these bats are already printed with the BPF of 1.15, but beginning in 2009, all bats used in Little League Baseball must be imprinted with the BPF.

• A common misconception is that lighter bats always translate into a baseball being hit harder. This is not the case, because there is a point at which a lighter bat (even though it is swung at a higher speed) does not exert the same force on the pitched ball as a heavier bat does. A simpler way to understand this is to consider a small hammer used to pound a nail: Although the small hammer may be swung with much greater speed, a heavier hammer (swung at a lower speed) will drive the nail with fewer blows because it has more inertia at the point of impact. This is why the non-wood bat manufacturers have agreed to the current standard – so that the non-wood bats perform at a level close to wooden bats, even though a Little Leaguer may be able to swing them faster. … Imposing a wood bat mandate could result in fewer players in the game. A more forgiving bat means more players have a chance for some success and therefore will want to play and enjoy the game.  

Please contact me anytime if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Umpire Jeff 

October 9, 2008

Dear District Administrative Staffs and Local Little League Baseball Officials:

Beginning with the 2009 Little League Baseball season, baseball bats with a diameter of 2 ¾ inches are no longer permitted for use in the Junior League Division of Baseball.

Baseball bats with a 2 ?-inch diameter are now the standard for all teenage baseball divisions (Junior, Senior and Big League).

The "minus-3" requirement - overall weight (in ounces) of a bat can be no more than three ounces below the overall length (in inches) of the bat - remains in effect in Senior and Big League Baseball divisions, but is NOT a requirement in Junior Baseball.

Also, in effect for the 2009 season is the requirement that all non-wood bats used in Little League Baseball Divisions and below shall be printed with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less.

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