Petaluma Valley Little League: PVLL News

Petaluma Police swept through three straight opponents to claim the Major Division Championship!  Police defeated Athletic Edge 9-1 in the Championship Game.

As Major Division Champions, Pet. Police will represent the PVLL in the District 35 Tournament of Champions (after the Petaluma City Championships) beginning Monday, June 18 at 5:30 pm at Murphy Field vs. Ukiah LL.  The ToC Brackets are available at the District 35 website: http://www.eteamz.com/llbcaliforniadistrict35.

Its Major Division "City Championships" time again as all 18 Petaluma area Major Division teams will vie for the coveted flag.  Pool Play begins Saturday, June 2 with games at Murphy Field, Carter Field and Lucchesi Major Field.  All teams play 4 games in one of 3 pools.

The "Elite Eight" qualifiers will begin Single-Elimination bracket play on Tuesday, June 12 with the Championship Finals slated for Carter Field on Saturday, June 16.

The PVLL Major Division Championship Playoff Tournament ran from Wednesday, May 23 through Wednesday, May 30.  It was a double-elimination format tournament that culminated in the crowning of a Major Division Champion.  The final bracket can be viewed here.

The PVLL Minor Division Championship Playoff Tournament (all Minor Division teams participate) will begin Monday, May 21 and run through possibly Friday, June 8.  It is a double-elimination format tournament that culminates in the crowning of a Minor Division Champion.  The bracket can also be viewed here. 

Saturday night vandals broke into the Minor Field storage shed. Two pitching machines -one of them brand new-, a field chalking machine and some umpire safety gear was stolen. Volunteers were on the field all morning inventorying the loss, repairing the damage, and helping the Petaluma Police with information regarding the crime. The local media has featured this event on the Local News Chanels 2, 5, 7 and 4. Additionally I have been contacted by local radio stations and the Argus Courier sports writer. I am in the process of an insurance claim for some/all of the equipment stolen. I will know more at a later date. Regardless, we will be purchasing new equipment to keep our league moving forward. Needless to say, it has been a whirlwind two days!

 The Petaluma and Bay Area communities have been unbelievably supportive and generous! Offers of donations to help PVLL are coming in from all areas, from private individuals to local businesses. PVLL has been trying to buy a shipping container to place on the minor field to use as storage, for some time now. We use two in the major field area for storage, as they are sturdy, waterproof, etc. We are going to do this ~ and we are going to do this with the help of the many, many amazingly generous people that we live with, work with, play with and do business with. So many requests for information are coming in from so many directions, we have to streamline the information.

Please advise any persons wishing to donate to contact Tyler Terrell (tyler2001@earthlink.net) with any questions, and if mailing donations send to: Petaluma Valley Little League P.O. BOX 5204, Petaluma, CA 94955-5204. Please know that BASEBALL WILL CONTINUE! This will not stop our league or hold us down. A loyal volunteer has donated their private pitching machine to use. This is a great learning opportunity for our children, and a jolting reminder that - bad things happen - but GOOD acts out-weigh them easily, 10 to 1. Thank you everyone!