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thank you to all of the parent volunteers. So Coach’s Corner many parents stepped up to coach, umpire, or monitor safety, and the season would not have Hitting: H ere is a link to a great hitting been possible without all of the help. The players drill called the Larkin Drill (named aer all worked hard and had Hall of Famer ). The drill is a fun at every level. It great way for a hitter to work on how was nice to have some he/she looks for a pitch to drive and how to adjust to normalcy during this pitches on the outside corner of the plate. very strange time. Fielding: We will stick with the theme of Hall of As you may have Fame with the Ozzie Drill (named aer the already noticed, Wizard of Oz, Ozzie Smith). This drill is a great way to registration for fall teach how to extend to the ball while fielding through baseball is taking place. the ball. The drill teaches the proper technique when Fall is a great time to fielding a ball to your backhand side, forehand side, practice new skills and and ones right at ’em. H ere is a link to the drill. provides a great time for those players moving up to adjust to the higher level of play. The same safety protocols and procedures will be in place Guess the Coach for our fall season. Please check your inbox or the PYB website registration information. Who is the current PYB coach pictured Where are they now? below? The answer will be found in the A tribute to PYB alumni next issue of our This edition features former newsletter. Middlebury player and Pomperaug High School Captain B rett Koliani. Brett graduated from PHS in 2010, aer leading the Panthers to South-West Conference and state

Championships, as well as a No. 1 ranking in the state of Connecticut. Aer high school, Brett played baseball for four years at St. Joseph’s Notes from the board University in Philadelphia. Brett is currently working in We hope you and your loved ones are happy and Greenwich as an associate for healthy. The board is very happy to report that a hedge fund. the summer season was a huge success! A big

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night and play baseball games on the field. It is Sponsor Spotlight also a great father/son story. #2. The Sandlot

The movie is about a group of kids who play baseball everyday on a dirt field. One day the kids lose their baseball, so Smalls takes his stepdad's ball that was signed by to use in the neighborhood game. They it over Thank you for your the fence, and the scary neighbor's dog Hercules continued takes the ball. The kids make elaborate plans to get the ball back. This movie was a good story sponsorship. about a strong friendship created through Team Highlight baseball. #3. Fever Pitch The team featured is last year’s 10U travel team, This movie is based on a teacher who was posing with its 2019 MDT championship trophies. addicted to the . He is also falling in love with an accountant at a big company. He has to choose between his Red Sox season tickets and his girlfriend. His girlfriend breaks up with him, so he decides to sell his tickets. She comes to the rescue and saves the relationship and the season tickets during a playoff game. Even though it is a love story, it is great for Red Sox fans. #4. Eight Men Out The movie was about the 1919 Black Sox scandal. The players were fed up with not being paid fairly, so they decided to throw the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. They were paid by gamblers, and some were even Baseball Movie Reviews threatened to throw the World Series. Current PYB players recommending their #5. 42 42 This movie was really good because it favorite baseball movies. By Nick and Noah Pane was all about the obstacles had # 1. Field of Dreams to face to become one of the best players in the Field of Dreams is about a league. He broke the color barrier to become the created out of a corn field in a married couple’s first Black player. backyard. Ghosts of baseball legends - especially “Shoeless” Joe Jackson - come out of the corn at

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