In This Issue Wednesday, April 1, 2009  • MTLL Opening Day  • MTLL Field Improvements  • MTLL Top 10 Safety Tips  • MTLL Game and Practice Schedule Information  • Housekeeping Notes MTLL Opening Day Saturday, April 4th is Opening Day for MTLL, and that means the annual Opening Day Parade. The entire league will march from the Marple Presbyterian Church to the MTLL fields. The parade will be followed by the Opening Day ceremonies and games. All MTLL players and coaches - and parents who wish to march - should meet at the Marple Presbyterian Church at 8:15 AM. Players should be in uniform. Players will parade to the fields with their team. The opening day ceremony will be on the MTLL Upper field.

MTLL Field Improvements Here are the highlights of the 2009 MTLL field improvements that were completed due to the hard work of Rick Woodcock and several other dedicated people. The Thomas Lower Field - 10 tons of new Diamond Tex infield mix, along with 1 ton of soil conditioner were added to create a great playing surface. A new field shed was added at the 1st base dugout, with new field liner and equipment. Also, a new batting tunnel net was added. Thomas Upper- 24 tons of Diamond Tex were added, along with 1 ton of soil conditioner, it received new infield and outfield grass, a new 6' dugout fence, soon to have bleachers on the 3rd base line, as well as a new field shed containing a new field marker and equipment. Marple upper- received new in ground dugouts with roofs (compliments of Hahn Electric, Hahn Construction, Egan Construction, Rich Paquin, Pat McDermott, and many others. The field also received a new pitchers mound, a 24 ton Diamond Tex make over, and 1,000 square feet of new sod. Marple Middle-Received a new field shed behind home plate, a new field marker, and field maintenance equipment. Marple Lower- The infield was re-done in October, where 44 tons of top soil was added to build up the infield grade for drainage, and topped off with 5,200 square feet of sod, with the help of Four Seasons Landscape and Design of Broomall, Pa. The Marple Lower also received a new field shed behind home plate.

MTLL Top 10 Safety Tips The AED and first aid boxes are located in the blue box next to the Marple Snackbar and in the blue box in the lower Thomas dugout. Managers have the key that will unlock those boxes to gain access to the first aid response equipment. The new AEDs are fully automatic and will give the user step by step directions. Top ten safety tips: 10. No climbing on or under any fences. 9. All batters and runners will wear helmets at all times. 8. No swinging of bats except for the player at bat. 7. Always wear protective cups during practices and games. 6. Always pat attention to the game, you have no idea where a ball might go. 5. Parents be careful driving in and out of the complexes with children at play. 4. Encourage fair play. 3. Encourage positive sportsmanship. 2. Report any unsafe condition to the Safety Director @ atucker53@comcast.net 1. HAVE A SAFE AND FUN 2009 Season.

MTLL Game and Practice Schedule Information The 2009 MTLL game and practice schedules have been finalized and posted on the website (http://www.mtll.org). All games for the coming week will be posted at the bottom of the Home page. The games can also be viewed from the Calendar link, use the redisplay options on the bottom of the page to limit displayed events. Instruction for navigating to Team Game Schedules 1.Select Schedule link from MTLL website 2.Select specific Division link 3.Select specific Team name link on bottom 4.Select Schedule link from Team website Note: Increase number of games to display to see full schedule Instruction for navigating to Team Practice Schedules 1.Select Schedule link from MTLL website 2.Select specific Division link 3.Select specific Team name link on bottom 4.Select Practices link from Team website Note: Select Calendar link to see Team game and practice schedules

Housekeeping Notes MTLL has adopted a policy to prohibit parking in the Temple Shalom lot at the Marple complex. While we recognize this lot is convenient to the Marple lower field, there are safety and liability concerns. Also, Temple Shalom periodically needs their lot for services and events. MTLL and Temple Shalom have enjoyed an excellent relationship over many years, which includes the use of Temple Shalom's property for our Marple middle field. Thank you for abiding by this policy. Please keep an eye on your children and respect the property of the residents around our fields.