Season in Review

The Diamondbacks were 4-11 this season – one game better than the 2007 team.

Our team was much better than our record indicated. First, we had a tough schedule. We played the top teams (Red Sox, As, Rangers, and Mets) twice without a win. Second, we played six 5:30pm weeknight and two 4pm Sunday games (yikes). Third, we played through cold nights (45 degrees in June) and hot days (one game was even called due to heat!).

Team Purple should hold our heads high! Despite being a young team, we were competitive and were in most of the games. Next year’s team foundation is pretty strong.

Thanks to all the parents who got their kids to practice, games, and did their time in the concession stand, kept score, gave treats to the team, read my emails, enjoyed the blog, etc. etc. etc. Thanks to my fellow coaches who gave their time and imparted their knowledge of the game throughout the season.

I hope everyone had a lot of fun and learned how to play baseball a bit better than when we started back in April. I hope you enjoyed your trophy, the team picnic, and the Rock Cats game (thanks, Laura!).

Good luck to the 2009 (and beyond) D-Backs!

The Diamondbacks and the Rockcats

The Diamondbacks were a dugout team at Monday night’s Rockcats game. The team (and some extras!) got to don the purple once again and check out the field, sit in the dugout and stand with a RockCats player during the national anthem.

Tho there was a bit of a sprinkle and the New Hamphire Fisher Cats won the game 4-2, everyone had a great time. Sam Willametz got a foul ball and many kids got autographs from players and mascots alike. 

Don’t forget to check out the slide show on the Team Pix page.

Diamondback All-Stars

Here’s the scene from the All-Star Weekend. Congrats to Ryan Ashe, Dylan Daniels, Nick Halkias, and Emma Hinchcliffe, who all played on different teams, but represented the Diamondbacks well!

Don’t forget to check out the slide show on the Team Pix page.

Cubs Game Postponed Again

Boy, it was just too hot today to play! We’ll let you know when this game has been rescheduled (if at all).

See you Saturday for the game against the Yankees, which will be followed by the Pool Party!

Farm League All Star Game Scheduled

The Berlin Little League All Star Game has been scheduled for Saturday, June 21 (Sunday 6/22 as the rain date).

More details to come …

Team Pictures Are Finally Here

We finally were able to post some pictures! We still need more, but it’s a good start.

Go check out the official team photo on the 2008 Diamondbacks page and check out the slideshow on the Team Pix page.

Kids Will Start Pitching

The farm league teams will start kid pitching on Tuesday, May 27th.

Coaches will pitch the first three innings of the game and the kids will pitch innings 4, 5, and 6. The rules stipulate that:

• Kids can get pitch up to 3 strikes or 3 balls per batter, then the coach takes over to finish the ups
• If the pitcher hits a batter, he/she will be removed from the mound
• The kids have a pitch limit, so each pitcher will be limited to one inning each per game

If I’ve missed any rules, I’ll add them to this post.

Welcome to the Blog!

The blog is now live! Hope you enjoy the stories and the photos that capture our kids at play.