HTRBA Little League: HTRBA News

Listed below is the schedule for the playoffs.  The playoffs in all three divisions will follow a double elimination format this season.  Excessive rainouts may require the playoffs to be changed to single elimination, as determined by the Executive Board.

Majors

International

The next 11/12 year old clinic will be held on Wednesday, May 15 at 8:00 pm on A Field. 

HTRBA Little League will be offering free clinics for all 11 and 12 year olds beginning this Thursday, May 2, at 8:00 PM on A Field. We will attempt to hold these clinics weekly during the month of May and early June (depending on game schedules). These clinics are help prepare players for possible selection to our post-season teams. These clinics are not tryouts and are not mandatory. They are designed to focus on more advanced baseball techniques. Actual all star team tryouts will be scheduled for June 12 or later.

We are now accepting letters of interest for the manager positions for each of our post-season all star teams. As in previous years, we will be fielding the following the teams:

Prospective managers must be a regular season manager or coach in an appropriate division for the age group they're interested in. Letters should list qualifications, previous experience, and a brief explanation describing why you should be considered for the position. All letters should be submitted on or before Friday, May 24. Letters can be sent via email (htrbadave@yahoo.com), left in Dave Edwards' mailbox in the batting cage, or handed to him at the field. Selections will be announced by the end of May.

Majors

• Joe's Hamilton Transmission vs First Choice Bank - SLL (5/10) rescheduled for TBD

 Minors

• Abbott's Frozen Custard vs Brothers Auto Body (5/4) rescheduled for Wednesday, May 22 at 6:00 PM on C Field
• Garden State Legal Services vs Life Style Construction (5/11) rescheduled for Tuesday, 5/28 at 6:00 PM on C Field
• Abbott's Frozen Custard vs 33s Barber Shop (5/11) rescheduled for Wednesday, 5/15 at 6:00 PM on C Field
• Brothers Auto Body vs Poor Boy Subs (5/11) rescheduled for Thursday, 5/16 at 6:00 PM on C Field
• Brother's Auto Body vs Abbott's Frozen Custard (5/20) moved from B Field to C Field
  

HTRBA Little League will be sponsoring a bus trip to see the Yankees play the Orioles at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, August 31. The game is at 1:05 PM. The bus will leave from the AMC Theater parking lot promptly at 11:00 AM.

The cost will be $85 per person. This covers a ticket to the game (section 234… left field home run territory), the bus ride to and from the stadium, as well as light snacks and beverages on the bus.

There are 55 spots available for the trip. Once we start taking orders, the seats will go to the first 55 people that submit payment. We will not reserve any seats without payment.

Contact Colleen Thonpson at YankeesTix@HTRBA.com or via phone at 609-516-0313 for tickets. 

Please feel free to pass this along to family and friends.

Boys and girls in the Mercerville area (see map attached below for exact area) between the ages of 4 and 12 (as of 4/30/13) are eligible to participate.   

All first time registrations will require a birth certificate and proof of residency. 

Please contact Dave Edwards via email (htrbadave@yahoo.com) or phone (609.516.9585) to register or with questions regarding registration.

The HTRBA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that a campaign to raise funds for the renovation of our Indoor Training Facility is now underway. The renovations are planned to be completed in phases over the next few years. The first phase will address needed infrastructure fixes and upgrades. The following phases will result in a complete makeover including new flooring, a new net system, and aesthetic improvements.

While some of these upgrades will be funded from our operating budget, additional fund-raisers will be necessary to cover all of the costs. These fund-raisers will not be mandatory and will be designed to appeal to people from both within the league and outside the league. We have no intention of adding to our members’ financial burden. We will certainly ask for assistance with these fund-raisers, but it will always be voluntary.

The first fund-raiser will be a Super Bowl Block Pool 50/50. Each block will be $25. Half of the money will be for prizes and the other half goes toward to the renovation fund. More details will be announced in the coming days. We also have a league event at a Trenton Titans hockey game scheduled for March. Look for other events in the coming months.

A committee chaired by Bill Scannon will oversee the project. For more information, or to volunteer to help the committee, please send an email to BattingCageFundraisers@HTRBA.com.

HTRBA Little League has partnered with Yogomix Frozen Yogurt to help raise funds for HTRBA’s Indoor Training Facility Renovation. Attached is a flyer containing coupons that will donate 10% of your entire purchase back to HTRBA Little League. The coupons are good at any time and at both Hamilton locations. You can use a coupon during every visit – just keep printing them out, but a coupon must be presented for the league to receive the donation.

Pass this along to family, friends, and neighbors. This is a great way to help the league and support a league sponsor!

Each season, every league in NJ District 12 selects one 12 year old player to receive the Jim Davis Sportsmanship Award. The HTRBA Executive Board is proud to announce that Thomas Kozemchak has been selected as the 2012 recipient. The Jim Davis Sportsmanship Award recipient is selected based on the following criteria:

Thomas will be honored prior to the District 12 Championship Game at Robbinsville Little League, along with the recipients from the other District 12 leagues.

Congratulations to Thomas for this well-deserved award!

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