South Maryland Little League: Welcome
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Registration for the 2010 season is now open!
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We are community-neutral, focus solely on baseball, and are not managed by any other athletic association.
Our players hail from Annapolis, Crofton, Davidsonville, Edgewater, Gambrills, Harwood, Mayo, Riva, South River, and elsewhere. We provide a quality youth baseball program that focuses on teaching the skills of America's Pastime and also helps the young people of our communities learn to work together as a team, develop individual leadership skills and increase their self confidence. Many of our kids join together to attend well respected local summer camps and Little League Summer Camp in Williamsport, PA. We have developed players who have gone on to play at the high school level.
Our baseball players have won many awards that include:
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2009 Little League All-Stars are ranked 4th in the state
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2009 Little League All-Stars - Maryland District 4 Champions
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2009 9-10 All-Stars - Maryland District 4 Champions
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2008 Little League All-Stars are ranked 6th in the state
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2008 Little League All-Stars - Maryland District 4 Champions
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2008 10-11 All-Stars are ranked 5th in the state
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2008 10-11 All-Stars - Maryland District 4 Champions
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2007 10-11 All-Stars are ranked 5th in the state
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2007 10-11 All-Stars - Maryland District 4 Champions
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2006 9-10 All-Stars - Maryland District 4 Champions
We are staffed entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to creating the best quality program possible for the children, and we need your help to continue this tradition. All funds are generated through fees, fundraisers, business and community support like your own.
Our adults attend clinics in the fall and winter for organization and team management, coaching, rules and umpiring, and enjoy the social side at after game parties, our Spring Gala and play on adult baseball and softball teams together.
Graduates of our program have stayed together and have played AA county 14U and Joe E. Brown 16U ball. Our recent graduates have made us proud by securing the following first-ever 14U championships:
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2009 Anne Arundel County 14U-A Champions with a 16-1-1 record
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2009 Southern Maryland Memorial Day Shootout 14U Silver Champions
The 14U team included SMLL alumni Gavin Fidanza, Dominic French, Jake Gratz, Matt Petrik, Nick Raimondo, Zach Rowe, Pierce Tyrrell, and Gabe Vertucci and were joined by Scott Boardman, Alex Bouffard, James Dickie, and John McDonald. The manager was Andy Petrik and coaches were Jim Gratz and Bob Rowe. This team also stayed together and played 16U Joe E. Brown summer ball.
Congratulations to graduates Steven Ridings, Zach Rowe, Gabe Vertucci and to James Dickie for being selected for the very competitive Joe E. Brown 16U All-Star team and to Pierce Tyrrell for being selected for the Little League Senior Division 14U All-Star team at Williamsport Summer Camp.
League Terms:
Tee Ball & Coach Pitch is for children between 4 through 6 years of age that starts in early April. This is a fun league for parents and children.
Machine Pitch (7-8 years old) The players are introduced to baseball concepts and each batter is given an opportunity to hit against a machine pitch.
Minors (9-10 years old) baseball is the first 'kid' pitch game and modified baseball rules allows for real game excitement.
Little League (also known as Majors or 11-12 years old) is generally governed by 'Major League' rules and incorporates most of the rules and thus true baseball excitement is everywhere.
twib by JL
Wednesday, January 20
South Maryland Baseball is pleased to announce that Jeff Palumbo will be joining the organization as the Director of coaching for 13/14 baseball. Jeff is the former head coach of Bowie State University’s baseball team, where he led the team to its first ever CIAA Championship. He has also managed five Babe Ruth Maryland State Championship teams and five Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion teams. He thus brings solid coaching credentials to South Maryland. While managing one of the teams in this age group, Mr. Palumbo will be overseeing the direction of all of the 13/14 aged teams.
With this announcement South Maryland felt that it would be necessary to limit the number of applicants for the tryouts. If you have not registered as of today, the deadline for registration will be either Friday January 22, 2010 or the first 30 players, whichever comes first.
Additionally, we would like to remind everyone that the 13/14 age teams are established through a tryout process and no one is guaranteed a position on a team. South Maryland will refund the full amount of the registration should your child not make one of the teams.Sunday, November 1
Planning for the 2010 season began in October. The calendar on this website has been updated with the dates of the 2010 events so that you can plan your schedules now for things like registraton, evaluations, opening day, team pictures, the fantastic Gala for parents, our local tournament, closing day and All-Stars.
Check back often and let us know if you have any suggestions or questions. We are always accepting volunteers to help with your players development and season support.
Have a great 2010 season!
To avoid emergency vehicle dispatch delays for all 911 Emergency Calls placed at Davidsonville Park, you must identify location as Anne Arundel County (NOT Prince Georges County) and provide the following address:
Davidsonville Park, Anne Arundel County
3042 Patuxent River Road, Davidsonville, MD 21035
