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Admin
 
NABA-DC Wood
Richard Huber
202-832-4290
Fax: 202-635-2291
618 Girard Street
NE, District of Columbia
20017
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Friday, March 14
WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE FOR THE National Adult Baseball Association - DC Metro Area (NABA-DC Wood). Ours was the first modern era recreational wood bat League in the DC Metro area. First time viewers, please take the time to click on "History" to find out a bit about our League.
Planning has begun for our 2008 Summer Season. Our Spring Draft/Player Try-out Session will take place Sunday, March 30, 2008, 11am, McLean High School, in Fairfax County, VA. Click on "Locations" from the menu on the left and scroll down to McLean HS' to get directions. You do not need to register in advance, and there is no fee for trying out (although once you are assigned to a team there is a player fee charged to cover League expenses). Just show up at the field (with a wood bat, glove and cleats) ready to hit, throw and field.
If you are a team looking to join our League for 2008, SPRING/SUMMER Season, NOW is the time to contact contact League President Richard Huber directly, at 202-832-4290, or via e-mail at rlhuber@rcn.com if you are serious about playing this spring and summer!
We are looking forward to a fantastic SUMMER Season in 2008! See you on the field!
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| In ahead of the rain this time!
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Friday, May 16
A's, Knights, Astros, Newshounds
Last night at Wheaton, the DC Cardinals took a 1-0 lead into the fourth inning against the Alexandria A's, but a flubbed nubber between the pitcher and third base got the first A's man on in the fourth, and that was the crack the A's needed. After a 6 run fourth inning, the game was effectively over as S. Lohrman kept the Cardinals off balance at the plate all evening. The final was 11-2, A's.
The Northern Virginia Knights beat Murphy's Green Sox in a one-sided slugfest, 18-4.
The Fairfax Astros had no problem spoiling the Metro Storm's opener, winning 17-5.
In the only close game of the evening, the Falls Church Newshounds prevailed over the much improved Alexandria Attakids, 6-5.
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| Great game last night in VIRGINIA
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Thursday, May 15
Barons win close one
Last night at W. Potomac the Falls Church Barons' started Davis on the mound against the Alexandria/Arlington Senators' Schrager, and both were superb. Davis went 5 innings and struck out 10 Senators. Schrager went 7 and struck out 7 Barons. The game was tied 1-1 in the eighth inning when the Barons' Caylor doubled home what proved to be the winning run for a 2-1 Barons' victory. Nelson, who came on in the fifth for Davis, got the win for the Barons.
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| Bad weather
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Sunday, May 11
Knights and Newshounds are the mudders
Only two games got played today, and kudos go to all four teams involved. At McLean, the first game of a DH was cancelled because of field condition, but the Northern Virginia Knights and the Fairfax Astros showed up early and got the field ready in time for the second game. The Knights won, 11-9.
The Front Page Grays and the Falls Church Newshounds arrived at Cora Kelly to find the field under water, but we got them a field at W. Potomac (thanks to the kind help of Jim Sullivan, W. Potomac BB coach), and teams and umpires trekked down I-95 and played a game won by the Newshounds, 5-3.
Good show by these four teams. All other games today were cancelled due to weather or field conditions.
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| Late rain
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Sunday, May 11
4:30pm update - Bears/Vipers CANCELLED
There has been no cancellation of the Bears/Vipers game this evening at Ridge Road on the Montgomery County rain-out line, but in looking at the weather pattern it seems very clear there is no way this game will play. Umpires have been cancelled - GAME CANCELLED-RAIN.
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Friday, May 9
Barons/Attakids a no go
Cora Kelly field is under water from last night's and this morning's rain. The Alexandria administration has already alerted us that there is no way the field will be playable by tomorrow night, so Saturday's Barons/Attakids DH has been cancelled.
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| Some rain, some game
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Thursday, May 8
A's - Senators Baseball Club both winners
Tonight illustrated the unique weather pattern in the D.C. area. There were three venues within a few miles of one another scheduled. One was under water at game time, but the other two were perfectly playable. While the DC Cardinals and Murphy's Green Sox were rained out at Cora Kelly, both the Alexandria A's/Northern Virginia Knights game at Wheaton and the Senators Baseball Club/Vipers game at Blake played.
The A's continued their pattern of getting down and coming back to win, beating the Knights for the second time and in the second close game in a week, 9-7. The Knight's took the early lead on Peguero's 2-run blast over the right field fence in the 1st inning. But, it was the T. Bell show tonight as last year's HR leader got his first dinger, and also got the win, going the last 5 on the mound for the A's.
The Senators Baseball Club had a much easier time of it with the Vipers, winning 22-2. The Senator's Garvey hit for the cycle.
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| Moving On Up!
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Tuesday, May 6
Knight's Sandoval drafted into professional baseball!
The NoVA Knights very own David Sandoval has been drafted as a pitcher in the first round of the Frontier League Draft as the 8th overall pick by the Midwest Sliders. David was the ace pitcher for the Knights with a career 1.61 ERA and 129 Strikeouts in 83 innings pitched.
David was a complete player in our League. When not on the mound he was the Knight's short stop and had a Knight's career .384 Batting Average and always lead the Knights in extra base hits!
While the Knight's yearly team MVP, and his pitching, defense and offense will be missed, the Knights and everyone in the DC Wood League are extremely proud to have played with David. It is great that we could be a stepping stone, and we all hope he continues to move up and on to the next level and do very well!
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| NO BEER!
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Alcohol Policy - Message from the League President
Beer and baseball have been linked probably since the invention of the game. In every professional baseball stadium the Anheuser-Busch sign is the largest advertising sign in the stadium. Having a beer after a game is a time honored tradition - very close to an inalienable right! BUT, at every Location where we play, ALL alcohol is banned. No alcohol is allowed on the premises, including parking lots, at any time. It is actually a criminal offense.
In addition, if anyone in our League is ever caught on any of our Locations with alcohol at any time, there is a very real risk that all of us would lose the right to play ball at that or any other Location in the same jurisdiction. Therefore, time-honored tradition or not, we cannot tolerate any alcohol being brought onto the premises of any Location where we play. It cannot be there, whether opened or unopened, imbibed there or merely being held for later. No exceptions. Not in your hand. Not in your cooler. Not in your vehicle. No exceptions.
So - if you are caught with alcohol in your possession, and 'possession' will be very loosely defined, at any of our Locations at any time, you WILL BE SUSPENDED. If there is another offense, the penalty will increase, and will include a fine, a longer suspension or even banishment from the League. Fail to adhere to this policy at your peril.
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BAD WEATHER POLICY - Montgomery, PG County and Cora Kelly Rain-out numbers
There is a so-called rain-out number for Fairfax County fields, but it is useless. It is simply not kept up. For Fairfax County, unless there is a general closing of ALL fields, the League and individual managers must make all decisions as to whether or not a game is to be cancelled.
This is NOT true with regard to Montgomery County and Prince George's County Regional Park fields, and for Cora Kelly field. At those fields, the field supervisors make the decisions and update the 'rain-out' numbers as appropriate.
HOWEVER, FOR PLAYERS - whether you are scheduled at a Fairfax County or any other field, unless you either see a cancellation notice on THIS WEBSITE, or one of the numbers below says a field is cancelled, you MUST GO TO YOUR GAME SITE AT GAME TIME, no matter how bad the weather is where you live, work or otherwise start out. We have had games played on fields where there was rain, sleet or snow a few blocks away, but nothing at THAT field.
Here are the rain-out numbers for all Montgomery County and Prince George's County Regional Park fields, and for Cora Kelly field:
Blair HS 301-670-8105
Blake HS 301-774-6611
Cora Kelly 703-883-4698
LF Cosca #2 and #4 301-927-0822
Martin Luther King 301-622-4018
Ridge Road Park 301-972-0723
Shirley Povich (Cabin John) 301-299-1975
Olney 301-774-6611
Wheaton Regional 301-649-3633
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