Poway National Little League: Welcome





Breaking News
Feb 4th, 8:30am: PNLL Fundraiser 5K & Skills Competition (for everyone!)
Feb 10th, 6:30pm: PNLL Coach's Clinic (for managers, coaches)
Our Schedule-Meister is hard at work ....  We will post schedules shortly.

If you are interested in being a youth umpire, PNLL has decided to run it's own youth umpire clinic since the scheduled District 31 youth umpire clinic interferes with the PNLL Fundraiser Feb 4th.  If you are at least 11 yrs old and interested, then please contact johnriley@cox.net


Big Fundraiser to Start 2012 Season
Build Your Business by Connecting with your Community.
 

PNLL Walk-a-Thon and Skills Contest
Prizes, Home Run Derby and Fun!

Starts at 8:30am.  Drop your ballplayer off at the upper fields and then find a spot to park.

On February 4, 2012, our league will participate in a walk-a-thon and field game contests. This event is our primary fundraiser. The day will be filled with lots of great activities including a pancake breakfast, home run derby, team base running contest, and throwing and pitching for accuracy games. All players are eligible for some GREAT prizes including signed Major League bats, gift cards up to $100, SDSU football tickets, UltraZone passes, and much, much more!

Hey kids, access your Walk-a-thon pledge form here. You will have until February 4, 2012 to gather pledges. Our goal is a minimum collection of $60 per player. Those players who collect $60 and more will win some of the amazing prizes available. For example, the team that collects the most money will win a party to Atlantis Laser Tag! We are counting on you to help make this one of our most successful and most fun events of the year!!  

Here's your Chance to be an Umpire
Deadline to sign up is January 20th

PNLL regularly has youth umpires in the Minor B division.  But you have to go through umpire training.  Here's how to get started:

Little League District 31 offers a youth umpire clinic (ages 12-17) on February 4th from 9am to 1:30pm at Ashley Falls School in Carmel Valley (13030 Ashley Falls Dr, San Diego CA 92130). Registration is FREE, but you need to sign up by Jan 20th at http://www.2012District31YouthClinic.eventbrite.com

For more info please visit:
http://www.eteamz.com/californiadistrict31/

2012 Little League Approved Bats

We have received some inquiries from parents about buying bats as holiday gifts. My advice to everyone is to check the Little League approved bat list before buying. Also, do not take a salesperson's word for it. If it does not appear on the approved list, don't buy it.

A complete list of approved bats are listed on the Little League web site, www.littleleague.org. They will find the lists on the "Equipment & Merchandise" menu on the left of the home page. Again, parents or anyone, buying a bat for use in Little League should consult the list to make certain it is an approved bat. 

There are penalties for using illegal bats.  See details on the entire bat policy here:

http://www.littleleague.org/
media/newsarchive/2011/
Sep-Dec/LLAnnouncesBat
RuleChangesfor2012Season.htm
 

 

PNLL Board Meeting

Our board meetings are open to parents, sponsors, athletes and members of the public.  At these meetings we discuss all operations and planning for the league.

The next PNLL Board Meeting is Tuesday February 7th

PNLL Board meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month.  Location is Poway Fire Station #3 unless otherwise noted.

For more info contact John Riley at johnriley@cox.net.

Looking to make a positive impact in your community and help kids?

With the start of a new year, comes another exciting baseball season for the children of our community. Each year approximately 400 children in the Poway community and their families enjoy a fun and rewarding experience! Here’s a great chance for you to get involved.

Poway National Little League is a self-funded, nonprofit all volunteer organization. Your help makes a huge difference for the kids. Your sponsorship helps you and your business in so many ways:
  • Advertising & in-person marketing targeting approximately 400 families in Poway
  • We encourage our baseball families to support you and your business.
  • A sense of community & civic pride for your company

Your generous donations combined with registration fees pay for all of our expenses including insurance costs, field maintenance, utility costs, uniforms and trophies! Your sponsorship helps keep individual registration fees affordable for families in Poway.

Your help also helps reinforce the key pillars of character with children in our community. Through proper guidance and exemplary leadership, the Little League program assists youth in developing the qualities of citizenship, discipline, teamwork and physical well-being. By espousing the virtues of character, courage and loyalty, the Little League Baseball program is designed to develop superior citizens rather than superior athletes.

To become a sponsor, please contact our Sponsorship Director Dana Sterle at danasterle@yahoo.com

2012 Spring Season Key Dates

2/4/12: 5K Walk-a-thon and Skills Competition Fundraiser
2/18/12: Opening Day

2012 Spring Managers Announced - Still Need More

Congratulations to the following managers for being selected for our 2012 Spring season.  We still have a few openings.  If you are interested, please contact John Riley at johnriley@cox.net immediately as al Majors, Minor A and Minor B managers will need to be present for assessments Jan 7-8.

Majors (6 teams)
1. Cory Beckwith [Dodgers]
2. Mark Bonner [Cubs]
3. Tom Skov [Padres]
4. Ray Williamson [Pirates]
5. Bryan Wood [Reds]
6. Jeff Martins [Cardinals]

Minor A (5 teams)
1. Cory Beckwith [Nationals]
2. John Simon [Pirates]
3. Jim Dudley [Cardinals]
4. Brian Edmonston [Mets]
5. Keith Kramer [Phillies]

Minor B (4 teams)
1. Pete Sciarrino [Cubs]
2. Robert Hoffman [Nationals]
3. Pete Murray [Reds]
4. Jim Fontenot [Padres]

Rookie (7 teams)
1. Jeff Modlin [Greensboro Grasshoppers]
2. Brent Doud [Round Rock Express]
3. Aaron Hanes [Lake Elsinore Storm]
4. Tim Kornacki [Portland Sea Dogs]
5. Rob Goforth [Mahoning Valley Scrappers]
6. Darren Mitchell [Durham Bulls]
7. Jack Cohen [Rochester Red Wings]

T-Ball (8 teams)
1. Chris Wisdom [Charlotte Knights]
2. Michael Furlano [Greensboro Grasshoppers]
3. Douglas Miller [Durham Bulls]
4. Pete Sciarrino [Lake Elsinore Storm]
5. Paul Northrup [Rochester Red Wings]
6. Robert Kane [Mahoning Valley Scrappers]
7. Aaron Vermilyea [Portland Sea Dogs]
8. Brock Shireman [Quad City Bandits]

Check out PNLL's Facebook page.

 

 

 


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