Dear Players & Parents,
The roster below is the 15 players selected to the 14U All Star team. There is a note in this email for my 15 year old players who were selected to the 15U team. The general news about allstars is as follows:
1. The first practice will be Tuesday next week at Roy Johnson, time to be announced later.
2. The first 14U all star tournament is next Friday/Saturday and will be the district tournament and all games for the 14U will be in Richland at HornRapids Baseball park. I do not know the times yet.
3. The cost of participation is $65 per player from the league. That covers a cap, and jersey. We will settle on while pants as the pant color of choice because its universal.
4. Each player will need to bring a clean copy of a birth certificate.
We will enjoy the 4th of July holiday and start practice next week.
5. The roster selections were made based on securing the best roster filled with pitchers who can play anywhere in the field, and players who can flat out pound the baseball.
There are 15 players in the 14U age group. The 1st attached letter explains my views as a coach. It should give you a clear view of how I manage baseball and what guides me as a coach. Most of your kids have played on my Spring or Fall team. If you or your son ever has a problem, come to me I am an open book, and very accessible.
The last attachment is the tournament schedule. The state tourney for the 14U will be in Lacey, WA just outside of Olympia July 19-24. We will find ways to keep the cost of travel down as we do expect to advance out of the District tourney in Richland.
If you have a question or concern, please email me or text me. I have out of town family in from CA, work, and one last ball game Thursday night @ 5:30.
Thanks!
Coach Patrick
509.591.8494
2011 SPRING SEASON 14U ALL-STAR TEAM
Listed Alphabetically
RYAN BAKER
STEVEN BLAINE
JARED BOLT
JAYMEN CORTEZ
SHANE CROWLEY
TRENTON DOHANUK
JOHN AUSTIN EARLES
JUSTIN ELZINGA
AUSTIN GARDNER
NATE NEWBERRY
JOSE OLIVA
JR ZAVALETA
DWIGHT NORWOOD
LEVI SCANTLIN
MALCOLM SLACK
JN JACOBSEN PLAYERS ON THE 15U ALL-STAR TEAM
15 Players On The Roster
KAMERON OLSEN
TREVOR OLDHAM
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Baseball Blog Is Online
Parents & Players,
Over the weekend, I put together a baseball blog for past and present players to keep up with AllStar plans, and then baseball plans for late summer, and fall. It’s a place where this years Babe Ruth team can track game results, highlights, etc of their exceptional season. The posts that you see going backward are not in sequence. But going forward the news posted will in fact be coherent. For this week, I have asked Amy Serven to be there with her Camera to take team and individual player photos.
Plug in this week, players and let’s run the table. We have the opportunity to finish 15 and 1 for the season. Let’s push and wrap up the league championship. Big Thanks are due Coach Rich Oldham, and Coach Jeronimo Cortez. You guys are rock solid and a real blessing to the team, and me as a fellow Coach.
Coach Patrick
Here is the link to the baseball blog.
http://powerbaseballusa.blogspot.com/
Over the weekend, I put together a baseball blog for past and present players to keep up with AllStar plans, and then baseball plans for late summer, and fall. It’s a place where this years Babe Ruth team can track game results, highlights, etc of their exceptional season. The posts that you see going backward are not in sequence. But going forward the news posted will in fact be coherent. For this week, I have asked Amy Serven to be there with her Camera to take team and individual player photos.
Plug in this week, players and let’s run the table. We have the opportunity to finish 15 and 1 for the season. Let’s push and wrap up the league championship. Big Thanks are due Coach Rich Oldham, and Coach Jeronimo Cortez. You guys are rock solid and a real blessing to the team, and me as a fellow Coach.
Coach Patrick
Here is the link to the baseball blog.
http://powerbaseballusa.blogspot.com/
Maltos Game Adjustments
HERE ARE ADJUSTMENTS WE NEED TO MAKE FOLLOWING OUR GAME AGAINST MALTOS' TEAM WHERE WE STRUGGLED TO HIT FOR POWER, THE CURVEBALL FROM JOSH KUTZKE:
OFFENSE: IN GAME ADJUSTMENT FOR HITTING THE CURVE BALL.
1. MOVE UP IN THE BOX, GIVE YOURSELF THE POSITION YOU NEED TO HIT THE SHARP CURVEBALL.
2. AS A PLAYER, YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO ADJUST YOUR POSITION IN THE BATTERS BOX DEPENDING ON WHAT WE ARE SEEING.
TAKE UP A FORWARD POSITION IN THE BATTERS BOX WHEN FACING AN EXTREMELY SLOW PITCHER. IF HE DOESN'T HAVE A BREAKING BALL OR CHANGEUP YOUR MOVE UP IS TO PREVENT YOU FROM STRIKING OUT, GROUNDING OUT DUE THE FACT THAT HE IS NOT A POWER PITCHER.
TAKE UP A FORWARD POSITION IN THE BATTERS BOX WHEN FACING A FAST PITCHER WHO HAS SEVERAL OFFSPEED PITCHES. THIS POSITION GIVES YOU THE ADJUSTMENT YOU NEED TO HIT THE CURVEBALL. WITH OUR TEAM AND THE QUICK HANDS WE HAVE AN OPPOSING PITCHER WILL NOT, CANNOT THROW THE FASTBALL BY US. AND BY MOVING INTO THE FORWARD POSITION, YOU'll HIT THE PITCHERS OFF SPEED STUFF - SOLID CURVEBALL / SLIDER.
DEFENSIVE ADJUSTMENTS:
1. SUREHANDS.
2. DONT POP THE INFIELD GROUNDER AS PART OF YOUR BALL TRANSFER. HANDS GREET THE BALL AND STAY TOGETHER IN THE PROCESS OF THROWING.
3. BETWEEN INNINGS, INFIELDERS THROW THE BASEBALL. NO LOBBING OF THE BALL BETWEEN INNINGS.
OFFENSE: IN GAME ADJUSTMENT FOR HITTING THE CURVE BALL.
1. MOVE UP IN THE BOX, GIVE YOURSELF THE POSITION YOU NEED TO HIT THE SHARP CURVEBALL.
2. AS A PLAYER, YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO ADJUST YOUR POSITION IN THE BATTERS BOX DEPENDING ON WHAT WE ARE SEEING.
TAKE UP A FORWARD POSITION IN THE BATTERS BOX WHEN FACING AN EXTREMELY SLOW PITCHER. IF HE DOESN'T HAVE A BREAKING BALL OR CHANGEUP YOUR MOVE UP IS TO PREVENT YOU FROM STRIKING OUT, GROUNDING OUT DUE THE FACT THAT HE IS NOT A POWER PITCHER.
TAKE UP A FORWARD POSITION IN THE BATTERS BOX WHEN FACING A FAST PITCHER WHO HAS SEVERAL OFFSPEED PITCHES. THIS POSITION GIVES YOU THE ADJUSTMENT YOU NEED TO HIT THE CURVEBALL. WITH OUR TEAM AND THE QUICK HANDS WE HAVE AN OPPOSING PITCHER WILL NOT, CANNOT THROW THE FASTBALL BY US. AND BY MOVING INTO THE FORWARD POSITION, YOU'll HIT THE PITCHERS OFF SPEED STUFF - SOLID CURVEBALL / SLIDER.
DEFENSIVE ADJUSTMENTS:
1. SUREHANDS.
2. DONT POP THE INFIELD GROUNDER AS PART OF YOUR BALL TRANSFER. HANDS GREET THE BALL AND STAY TOGETHER IN THE PROCESS OF THROWING.
3. BETWEEN INNINGS, INFIELDERS THROW THE BASEBALL. NO LOBBING OF THE BALL BETWEEN INNINGS.
Tuesday June 14th News
Terri,
Here are the summaries of our games scores, and won loss record through tonight’s game:
Wins: 9 (HAMTC - Issum, Prosser 15U, Grant Construction – Wright, Burbank, Idler, Pasco, Prosser 14U, Richland 2, Pasco)
Losses: 1 (Fowler - Mahan)
Actual Game Scores:
5/14 Win vs HAMTC: Jacobson 13 HAMTC 4
5/18 Loss vs Fowler: Fowler 5 Jacobson 3
5/19 Win vs PR15: Jacobson 20 Prosser 4
5/21 Win vs Grant: Jacobson 12 Grant 1
5/24 Win vs Burbank: Jacobson 10 Burbank 0
6/6 Win vs Idler: Jacobson 10 Idler 5
6/8 Win vs Pasco: Jacobson 16 Pasco 0
6/11 Win vs Prosser 14: Jacobson 16 Prosser 6
6/13 Win vs Richland 2: Jacobson 12 Richland 5
6/14 Win vs Pasco: Jacobson 14 Pasco 7
Runs Scored: 126
Runs Allowed: 37
Thanks,
Coach Patrick
Here are the summaries of our games scores, and won loss record through tonight’s game:
Wins: 9 (HAMTC - Issum, Prosser 15U, Grant Construction – Wright, Burbank, Idler, Pasco, Prosser 14U, Richland 2, Pasco)
Losses: 1 (Fowler - Mahan)
Actual Game Scores:
5/14 Win vs HAMTC: Jacobson 13 HAMTC 4
5/18 Loss vs Fowler: Fowler 5 Jacobson 3
5/19 Win vs PR15: Jacobson 20 Prosser 4
5/21 Win vs Grant: Jacobson 12 Grant 1
5/24 Win vs Burbank: Jacobson 10 Burbank 0
6/6 Win vs Idler: Jacobson 10 Idler 5
6/8 Win vs Pasco: Jacobson 16 Pasco 0
6/11 Win vs Prosser 14: Jacobson 16 Prosser 6
6/13 Win vs Richland 2: Jacobson 12 Richland 5
6/14 Win vs Pasco: Jacobson 14 Pasco 7
Runs Scored: 126
Runs Allowed: 37
Thanks,
Coach Patrick
2010 Fall Baseball Team Summary
FALL BALL ROSTER & RESULTS
PATRICK EARLES, HEAD COACH
TEAM RECORD:
8 Wins, 1 Loss & 1 Tie
SEASON SUMMARY:
TEAM WAS FINISHED IN FIRST PLACE, & WON THE FALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
OPENED THE SEASON WITH 1 WIN & A TIE.
SPILT A DOUBLEHEADER WITH PASCO.
THEN WON EIGHT (8) STRAIGHT BALLGAMES TO WIN THE LEAGUE TITLE.
BEAT STEVE ISSUM's TEAM 5-2, & 12-4 IN A DOUBLEHEADER AT SOUTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
TEAM STRENGTHS:
SOLID, DEPTH OF PITCHING.
OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER.
TEAM UNITY & PURPOSE.
TEAM ROSTER & PLAYER AGE:
AUSTIN EARLES (13)
BRENDAN KELLY (14)
MALCOLM SLACK (13)
STEVEN BLAINE (13)
JOSE OLIVIA (13)
KENDALL LEE (13)
TATE SPIVEY (13)
ETHAN SANDERS (12)
TRENTON DOHANUK (13)
RYAN BLAKE (13)
ALEX GODINEZ (12)
TAYLOR BRIONES (11)
CALEB PFLIGER (12)
PATRICK EARLES, HEAD COACH
TEAM RECORD:
8 Wins, 1 Loss & 1 Tie
SEASON SUMMARY:
TEAM WAS FINISHED IN FIRST PLACE, & WON THE FALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
OPENED THE SEASON WITH 1 WIN & A TIE.
SPILT A DOUBLEHEADER WITH PASCO.
THEN WON EIGHT (8) STRAIGHT BALLGAMES TO WIN THE LEAGUE TITLE.
BEAT STEVE ISSUM's TEAM 5-2, & 12-4 IN A DOUBLEHEADER AT SOUTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.
TEAM STRENGTHS:
SOLID, DEPTH OF PITCHING.
OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER.
TEAM UNITY & PURPOSE.
TEAM ROSTER & PLAYER AGE:
AUSTIN EARLES (13)
BRENDAN KELLY (14)
MALCOLM SLACK (13)
STEVEN BLAINE (13)
JOSE OLIVIA (13)
KENDALL LEE (13)
TATE SPIVEY (13)
ETHAN SANDERS (12)
TRENTON DOHANUK (13)
RYAN BLAKE (13)
ALEX GODINEZ (12)
TAYLOR BRIONES (11)
CALEB PFLIGER (12)
June 16th News - We Are In First Place
BASEBALL STANDINGS
JUNE 16, 2011
Kennewick Babe Ruth: 14-15 Year Old Division - 2011 Standings
Games Shut
Team: GP W L T PTS RF RA PCT Back Outs
J.N. Jacobsen & Sons 11 10 1 0 20 141 51 0.909 - 2
H D Fowler 9 7 2 0 14 125 54 0.778 2 0
Grant Construction 10 3 7 0 6 67 88 0.300 6.5 0
HAMTC 4 2 2 0 4 42 47 0.500 4.5 0
Richland 4 2 2 0 0 4 18 10 1.000 3.5 0
Richland 1 2 2 0 0 4 20 12 1.000 3.5 0
Richland 2 3 1 2 0 2 22 27 0.333 5 0
PR15 1 1 0 0 2 14 1 1.000 4 0
Casa Mia 4 1 3 0 2 36 37 0.250 5.5 0
Prosser 2 1 1 0 2 12 27 0.500 4.5 0
Sun Mart 1 0 1 0 0 7 9 0.000 5 0
Sullivan Rowell 1 0 1 0 0 9 23 0.000 5 0
Sunnyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 4.5 0
Pasco 1 2 0 2 0 0 13 23 0.000 5.5 0
Pasco 2 3 0 3 0 0 11 54 0.000 6 0
Richland 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 0.000 5 0
Burbank 2 0 2 0 0 9 39 0.000 5.5 0
PR14 2 0 2 0 0 8 42 0.000 5.5 0
JUNE 16, 2011
Kennewick Babe Ruth: 14-15 Year Old Division - 2011 Standings
Games Shut
Team: GP W L T PTS RF RA PCT Back Outs
J.N. Jacobsen & Sons 11 10 1 0 20 141 51 0.909 - 2
H D Fowler 9 7 2 0 14 125 54 0.778 2 0
Grant Construction 10 3 7 0 6 67 88 0.300 6.5 0
HAMTC 4 2 2 0 4 42 47 0.500 4.5 0
Richland 4 2 2 0 0 4 18 10 1.000 3.5 0
Richland 1 2 2 0 0 4 20 12 1.000 3.5 0
Richland 2 3 1 2 0 2 22 27 0.333 5 0
PR15 1 1 0 0 2 14 1 1.000 4 0
Casa Mia 4 1 3 0 2 36 37 0.250 5.5 0
Prosser 2 1 1 0 2 12 27 0.500 4.5 0
Sun Mart 1 0 1 0 0 7 9 0.000 5 0
Sullivan Rowell 1 0 1 0 0 9 23 0.000 5 0
Sunnyside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 4.5 0
Pasco 1 2 0 2 0 0 13 23 0.000 5.5 0
Pasco 2 3 0 3 0 0 11 54 0.000 6 0
Richland 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 0.000 5 0
Burbank 2 0 2 0 0 9 39 0.000 5.5 0
PR14 2 0 2 0 0 8 42 0.000 5.5 0
June 17th News
Players & Parents,
Wanted to give a shout out to our team, parents and coaches, and celebrate last night’s win with news of the league’s updated standings. Our two comebacks have been so pivotal due to the fact that it keeps us in the drivers seat for the league championship as you can see from todays updated rankings. Our rankings which provide our team with an upper hand in allstar considerations for whatever that is worth to you, to your son and us as coaches.
Kudos to the players for their resolve and will to win. Everybody has contributed this year to our success. And once again in last night’s comeback, you have 4 to 5 guys who stepped up last night who made a difference – Austin Gardner’s 3 for 3 day and his BOMB to the gap in left to win the game, Kameron, Jose, Trevor, Jayman with BIG timely hits to carry us. And then there are offensive contributions of guys like Dillon, Steven, and Tyler who patiently work themselves into a walk. When they’d hoped to slap a basehit. And yet played a key role in win with patience at the plate. Defensively, you have Jose, Steven, Kameron, making crucial plays in the field. And Trevor leading the way with strong, poised pitching.
In the Richland comeback, and the win against Pasco there was a slightly different cast of heroes in that win. At Richland, Jaden makes a double play in RF that saves the game (one of his two “plays of the year”). And on offense, you have Steven starting our 7th inning rally with a triple, Kameron with a key offensive hit, and Tyler lays down a reluctant bunt to trigger the go ahead run. And John Austin hits a bomb to the LF fence with two men on base to give our pitchers a cushion.
In Pasco, defensively it was the steady pitching, and several key plays made on high flyballs by Jose in LF, and our overall team hitting, and defense that made a difference again.
My take on all star honors is this...their is always too much politics involved in it. And as a team, (players, parents, & coaches) we will make a plan toward the end of the regular season for the continuance of baseball. I am a firm believer that the league should adopt sponsoring two 14 U allstar teams, and a 15U allstar team due to the competiveness of our league, the fact that there are reasonably 26-28 outstanding and equally gifted 14 year old players worthy of the honor. And in picking only 13 to 14, the impression left on players is not right.
In the 15U allstar age group, the league has concerns that they may need two to three 14 year olds to blend with the 15 year old players to field an allstar team. So, from my view the jury is still out on the subject. Let’s have a season ending BBQ Party on or before June 30th, enjoy our players success and take inventory of the wishes of the team.
And while we are doing the baseball gig, one of our players, Octavio Rodriguez is at the White House for the second straight year. I love managing this team. So, thanks to our players for their hustle, and grit.
Patrick
Wanted to give a shout out to our team, parents and coaches, and celebrate last night’s win with news of the league’s updated standings. Our two comebacks have been so pivotal due to the fact that it keeps us in the drivers seat for the league championship as you can see from todays updated rankings. Our rankings which provide our team with an upper hand in allstar considerations for whatever that is worth to you, to your son and us as coaches.
Kudos to the players for their resolve and will to win. Everybody has contributed this year to our success. And once again in last night’s comeback, you have 4 to 5 guys who stepped up last night who made a difference – Austin Gardner’s 3 for 3 day and his BOMB to the gap in left to win the game, Kameron, Jose, Trevor, Jayman with BIG timely hits to carry us. And then there are offensive contributions of guys like Dillon, Steven, and Tyler who patiently work themselves into a walk. When they’d hoped to slap a basehit. And yet played a key role in win with patience at the plate. Defensively, you have Jose, Steven, Kameron, making crucial plays in the field. And Trevor leading the way with strong, poised pitching.
In the Richland comeback, and the win against Pasco there was a slightly different cast of heroes in that win. At Richland, Jaden makes a double play in RF that saves the game (one of his two “plays of the year”). And on offense, you have Steven starting our 7th inning rally with a triple, Kameron with a key offensive hit, and Tyler lays down a reluctant bunt to trigger the go ahead run. And John Austin hits a bomb to the LF fence with two men on base to give our pitchers a cushion.
In Pasco, defensively it was the steady pitching, and several key plays made on high flyballs by Jose in LF, and our overall team hitting, and defense that made a difference again.
My take on all star honors is this...their is always too much politics involved in it. And as a team, (players, parents, & coaches) we will make a plan toward the end of the regular season for the continuance of baseball. I am a firm believer that the league should adopt sponsoring two 14 U allstar teams, and a 15U allstar team due to the competiveness of our league, the fact that there are reasonably 26-28 outstanding and equally gifted 14 year old players worthy of the honor. And in picking only 13 to 14, the impression left on players is not right.
In the 15U allstar age group, the league has concerns that they may need two to three 14 year olds to blend with the 15 year old players to field an allstar team. So, from my view the jury is still out on the subject. Let’s have a season ending BBQ Party on or before June 30th, enjoy our players success and take inventory of the wishes of the team.
And while we are doing the baseball gig, one of our players, Octavio Rodriguez is at the White House for the second straight year. I love managing this team. So, thanks to our players for their hustle, and grit.
Patrick
May 25th Team News
Hey Team,
Great results on the field with our team. They are playing complete baseball, solid pitching, excellent defense, timely and consistent hitting especially with runners on base. Our pitch selection & discipline at the plate is exactly what we wanted to see as coaches. And overall, there is team unity. Our record is 4 wins, 1 loss. Our team batting average is nearly .600, we are scoring an average of 12 runs per game, and we are not allowing the opposing team more than 3 runs per game.
I like our team’s chemistry, our coaches and believe that the guys will contend for the league championship. Hopefully bad weather is behind us. And I will have an update on the shipping of the team caps this afternoon.
Great results on the field with our team. They are playing complete baseball, solid pitching, excellent defense, timely and consistent hitting especially with runners on base. Our pitch selection & discipline at the plate is exactly what we wanted to see as coaches. And overall, there is team unity. Our record is 4 wins, 1 loss. Our team batting average is nearly .600, we are scoring an average of 12 runs per game, and we are not allowing the opposing team more than 3 runs per game.
I like our team’s chemistry, our coaches and believe that the guys will contend for the league championship. Hopefully bad weather is behind us. And I will have an update on the shipping of the team caps this afternoon.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Baseball Is In Full Swing!
Our spring season is well underway and our 15U baseball team is on an 11 game win streak.
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