Cal Ripken (U12) State Tournament 2009 Tournament Program Ratcliffe Park White River Junction, Vermont July 17 to 23, 2009

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Sponsored by: Upper Valley Tractor, Upper Valley Aquatics Center, Allan’s Vend- ing Service, C&S Pizza, Knight Funeral Homes, the Hartford P&R Department, and the Hartford Baseball and Softball Asso- ciation (HBSA).

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Hartford Baseball Softball Association

Hartford is made up of 5 villages: Hartford, West Hartford, Wilder, Quechee, and White River Junction

“Baseball was made for kids, and grown-ups only screw it up.” ~Bob Lemon Bellows Falls * Field 2 W-2 Fri. July 17th Field 1 6:00pm (2) Sun. July 19th Longtrail 10:30am (9) W-9 Hartford* Field 1 W-3 Field 1 Sat. July 18th Sunday 10:30am (3) July 19th Bennington 5:30 pm (13) Lake Region(bye)* Three Rivers * Field 1 W-5 Field 1 Sat. July 18th Field 2 Fri. July 17th 2pm (5) Sun. July 19th 5:30pm (1) W-1 11:00am (10) W-10 North Country Rutland* Field 2 W-4 Sat. July 18th 11:00am (4) Central Valley Home team is in bold.

L-2 L-10 W-6 W-12 L-13 Field 2 Field 2 Field 1 Field 2 Sun. July 19th Sat. July 18th Field 1 Tues. July Sat. July 18th 2:30pm (12) 21st 2:30pm (6) W-8 Monday 5:30pm 6:00pm (8) L-1 July 20th (15) L-3 5:30pm (14) W-14 L-9 Field 1 W-11 L-5 Sun. July 19th 2:00pm (11) Field 1 W-7 Sat. July 18th

5:30pm (7) L-4

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Field 1 "If a woman has to choose between W-16 Wed July 22 catching a fly ball and saving an in- 5:30pm (16) Winner fant's life, she will choose to save If the loser of 16 has its first loss the infant's life without even consid- than a game 17 will be played ering if there are men on base." - Dave Barry

Field 1 Champion Thursday July 23 If necessary W-15 5:30pm (17)

Field 1 is called *Lower Ratcliffe Field 2 is called *Upper Ratcliffe. Loser of 16 See map in the middle of this pro- if first loss gram. *George Ratcliffe Park, Nutt Lane White River Junction, VT

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Roster No Name “Baseball is dull only to dull minds.” Red Barber 1 Willie Moore 2 Austin Stack 8 Reid Coursen “Hello again, everybody. It's a bee-yooo-tiful day 10 Colby Howe for baseball.” --Harry Caray 11 Jacob Neathawk 12 Eric Kimball “Baseball is the only place in life where a sacri- fice is really appreciated.” ~Author Unknown 13 Randy Kemp 14 Ethan Illingworth 17 Chris Armstrong 25 Brendan Kelly 34 Derek Hott 47 Kendrick Mills Manager and Coaches: Chad Illingworth Kurt Blanchard Keith Stack

Make http://www.hbsavt.com/ a favorite Bennington

Roster “Baseball is ninety percent mental, the other No. Name half is physical.” Yogi Berra 13 Taylor Muench 14 Cody Hogan 19 Josh Schnopp HBSA displays outfield fence banners at Neal 20 Colin McLeish Park (Hartford High School) as a fund raiser. 21 Jacob Hall Please contact HBSA at baseballhart- 22 Nolan Johnson [email protected] if your company is interested in 23 Reed Sawyer becoming a fence banner sponsor. 24 Matt Rhodes 25 Hunter Caler 26 Sean Brundage 27 Adam Maitland 28 JJ Whitesell 29 Logan Ripley 31 Kyle Boucher 34 Justin Burgess Manager and Coaches: Bill Hogan Bob McLeish Jeff Whitesell Central Valley Roster STATELINE SPORTS No. Name FOR Robyn Avery R ALL YOUR BASEBALL AND Jonah Farrow SOFTBALL NEEDS “SPECIAL ORDERS ACCEPTED” Carson Fullam Noah Jakway LOUISVILLE EASTON WORTH Kyle Kemp DEMARINI Jamie Lumley MUZUNO DIAMOND Jakob Pare' ALL-STAR Zeb Readon WORTH RAWLINGS Kyle Record Cody Roberts 22 BRIDGE STREET/ROUTE 4 WEST LEBA- NON,NH OPEN MON.-FRI. 9-6:00, SAT.9-5:00 Edward Shambo 1-603-298-7078 Ryan Smith www.statelinesports.com/ Sebbi Wu Just across the Rte 14 (Maple St) Bridge from Vermont Coaches: Don Fullam Mark Roberts Rodney Record No team photo submitted

Thank you to 6th Annual Marathon Game sponsors Ace Blue Print, Bob’s Service Center, Bos- ton Red Sox, Curves, Fire Stones restaurant, Hartford Pizza, Huberts, Grape Vine Studio, Milne Travel, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, River Valley Club, Stateline Sports, Thrifty Car Rental, Up- per Valley Lanes and Games, Vermont Lake Monsters, Wilder Auto & Tip Top Tire, and Wilson Tire. On May 8, 2009, about 285 players in grades 3 to 12 played 58 innings scoring a total of 102 runs split evenly between the first and third base dugout teams, and raised $4300. The money is used to help fund youth baseball and softball activities and equipment. HBSA needs your help if the game is to continue. Send an email to [email protected] and we will contact you in February 2010 when planning begins. No baseball or softball knowl- edge needed. The key volunteers’ sons all graduated this past May—time for new help. Outfield fences, score boards, catchers equipment, batting helmets, hitaways, screens, etc. —all used by Cal Ripken and P&R teams– are among the items purchased with Marathon game funds.

Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're facist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic. ~From the movie Bull Durham Hartford

Roster At Bat Clinic (baseball and softball): Get your swings for one hour per week from mid-January No Name to mid-March (7th to 12th grade) and from early 7 Joshua Phipps March into April for 3rd to 6th grade. Register at 8 Nathan Lemieux the P&R Dept. Assumes HBSA gets help from 15 Ethan Scribner parents and others in finding a suitable indoor fa- 16 Steve Cerrone cility for the 2010 clinic. 18 Connor Brooks 19 Tyler Searles Baseball fees explained 20 Brandon Gaudet Example—cost to run a Babe Ruth team (age group 13 to 15) 28 Justin Royce with 8 home games where players are only charged $75. The 34 TJ Barber difference in cost and the fee charged is in general covered by fund raising. 38 Wyatt Connor League fees/insurance $475 42 Tommy Jenkins *Umpires—home games $560 44 Ryan Ferland Hats and shirts minimum $225 Coaches: Balls -home games $75 Field and field prep cost Not included Scott Brooks Coach $0 Rick Royce Minimum cost to operate team $1335 Bill Jenkins Cost per player (12 or 14 players) $111 or $95 *If you think $35 per 7 inning game is an excessive amount to pay Babe Ruth umpires (it isn’t) please buy the needed equipment and get trained — there is an umpire shortage.

Make http://www.hbsavt.com/ a favorite Practice field at Dothan Brook School 2 miles North from this point on Rte 5 on the left N F F Quechee See map Hartford on next High School. page Legion DH Sunday- Noon & 2:30

Route 4 West 6 miles to Quechee, Farm- M ers Diner (O) & Fire Stones Res- taurant (P) R

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Parking A—CJ’s at Than Wheelers—6 South Main St. 280-1810 C– Upper Valley Lanes and Games. Bowling, arcade, food and fun for the whole family D—AJs Steak and Seafood—Bring your appetite. 295-3071 E—C&S Pizza. 104 South Main St. (802) 295-5622 F– Hartford Pizza. (802) 295-7770 G—Bob’s Service Center—gas, service, towing and propane re- fills H– Upper Valley Aquatics Center 295-2850 I—Hampton Inn (802) 296-2800, 56 Ralph Lehman Dr J– Super 8 Motel (802) 295-7577 , 442 North Hartland Rd (Rte 5) K—China Moon Buffett Restaurant Above—practice field 1/8 mile L and M —Mascoma Bank north of Dothan Brook School N– Big Fatties BBQ— “Put some south in your mouth” (802) 295-5513 2300 Christian St, White River Jct. O—Farmers Diner (802) 295-4600 Cal Ripken Families—Please P—Firestones Restaurant (802) 295-1600 tell any business that you use R– Stateline Sports during the tournament that you are associated with baseball and Bolded Entries are baseball and softball sponsors (Marathon that you saw their business ad- Game, Outfield Fence Banners, and/or Legion team) vertised in the tournament pro- Italicized Companies are Cal Ripken State Tournament Sponsors. gram.

Quechee area—1 of the 5 Hartford villages Rte 4 From White River Junction

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Roster "Do they leave it No. Name there during the game?" - Bill Lee, 1 Michael Morgan on first seeing 2 Patrick Mumford Fenway's Green 3 Cole Bankert Monster 4 Ben Upton 6 Jarrett McMahon 8 Quinn Kimball 9 Ryan Darling 10 Lincoln Pritchard 11 Brett Johnson 16 Darren Hinterneder 17 Cole Mullin 18 Johann Russell 19 Drake Hull Managers and Coaches: Ben Morgan Charlie Pritchard Tim Upton North Country

I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I Roster want someone else to go chase it. ~Rogers No. Name Hornsby Charlie Bevins Dustin Bathalon Tucker Corrow Brian Fisher Shane Goodell Andrew Graciano Connor Hogan Brody Jacobs Chase LaCourse Michiah Maxwell Quinn Nelson Wyatt Prue Tyler Sanville Nick Sicard Travis Tetreault Coach No team photo or roster was submitted by the Michael LaCourse teams from Lake Region and Rutland. Three Rivers

Roster Great Baseball Movies No Name 1. The Sandlot (1993) -- Starring James Earl Jones 2 Gavin Harpin 2. Bull Durham (1988) -- Starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon 5 Rilan Cobb 3. Field of Dreams (1989) -- Starring James Earl Jones, Kevin Cost- 7 John Gibson ner, and Ray Liotta 4. The Natural (1984) -- Starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close, and 10 Samuel Cota Robert Duvall 11 Finley Cobb 5. The Bad News Bears (1976) -- Starring Walter Matthau 6. The Rookie (2002) -- Starring Dennis Quaid 14 Quintin Nunn 7. For Love of The Game (1999) -- Starring Kevin Costner and 18 Jonathan Sanborn Kelly Preston 8. A League of Their Own (1992) -- Starring Geena Davis, Tom 20 Aaron Morris Hanks, and Madonna 23 Eli Goss 9. Bang The Drum Slowly (1973) -- Starring Michael Moriarty and Robert DeNiro 24 Keith Casa 10. Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) - 25 Jacob Nelson - Starring Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, and Richard Pryor 11. Eight Men Out 1988) -- Starring John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, 30 Alec Morris and D.B. Sweeney 52 Justin Carpenter 12. The Bad News Bears (2005) -- Starring Billy Bob Thornton and Greg Kinnear Manager and Coaches: 13. Angels in the Outfield (1994) -- Starring Danny Glover, Tony Joshua Charles Cota Danza, and Christopher Lloyd 14. The Babe (1992) -- Starring John Goodman and Kelly McGillis Leo Cota 15. Major League 1989) -- Starring Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes, Tim Casa Tom Berenger, and Rene Russo Hartford Baseball Softball Asso- ciation (HBSA) asks that teams please not bring gas grills, char- coal grills, hibachis, or any other cooking utensils/apparatus to the tournament. HBSA will be running a concession stand as a fundraiser throughout the tournament. All proceeds will be used to fund our baseball/softball activities throughout the year. We ask that you honor this request and support the concession stand during the tournament.

“Don't pick on your sister when she's holding a baseball bat. “

--Joel, 10 Advice from Kids

Hartford Under 10 Vermont State Champi- onship team at the 2008 New England re- gional championship series in Rhode Is- land. The team’s trip to RI was supported by The Bryne Foundation and Mascoma Bank.

Hartford Community Night at the Fisher Cats—Take 2 Buy your tickets at a Cal Ripken tournament game. Join 129 of your friends and neighbors. Bring the family. Tuesday, August 4th, at 7:00pm Against the Bowie Baysox (double AA). Great seats for $8. Section 103 (see view, below right) At beautiful Merchants.com stadium in Manchester NH Cash or check to Hartford Baseball Softball Association

585 NH Route 4A Enfield, NH www.uppervalleytractor.com 603-632-4070

Please support our sponsors and thank them for supporting baseball and softball. Hartford American Legion Baseball: Special Appreciation to the companies that have stepped up to help continue a 60+ year American Legion baseball tradi- tion in Hartford: Cornerstone Land Management, GR Porter & Son, and Mascoma Bank. Also thanks to Legion Team Man- ager, Mike Scelza, for all he does for Hartford Baseball.

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Your company here, prominently dis- played on the HBSA website, and with a banner at Neal Park (Hartford High School). Please contact HBSA at [email protected] if you are interested in sponsoring the legion team, Marathon game, or Cal Ripken.

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball. ~Jim Murray

Hartford Baseball and Softball Families: Send an email to baseballhart- [email protected] to get on the mailing list so you know what is happening with Hartford baseball and softball

Make http://www.hbsavt.com/ a favorite HBSA Congratulates the Hartford Hurricanes 2009 Division 1 Vermont State Champions

Hartford Baseball Softball Association, Inc. is looking for the following: The purpose of the Hartford ♦ An indoor space for the 2010 At Bat Clinic -minimum 30 foot by 60 foot with Baseball Softball Association, Inc. 15 foot ceilings and some heat. Rent (HBSA) is to organize and pro- value is tax deductible. mote baseball and softball in the ♦ Volunteers in February—April, 2010 to Greater Hartford Vermont area. help with the 7th Annual Marathon Base- ball game. ♦ $2,000,000 to help build new baseball Play Ball! fields and a multi-purpose indoor facility. Please send an email to baseballhart- [email protected] if you can help.

Thank you to all the volunteers, umpires, parents, and sponsors of the Vermont U12 Cal Ripken State Tournament. Please make it fun for the players. Hartford Baseball Softball Association, Inc.