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Love the talk on baseball. First Fack and Rake1 are some of the best baseball people in the area and thanks Rake 1 on the shoutout about Babe Ruth. Select tournaments and Babe Ruth tournaments have positives and negatives, I'll address Babe Ruth compared to Select. [b]1) Games beginning at 8am on Sat and Sunday mornings. (play in Houston, wake at 530am, drive for 90minutes, get on field for 8am game)[/b] Babe Ruth tournament would be this. Whoever is hosting the tournment would be responsbile to host all the teams with host parents. If Mid County would be playing we would arrive at designated spot along with other teams traveling, host parents would take 2 or 4 players and house them. They would get them to batting practice, wash clothes and feed them. After ther game, they would take their players back with them and do the same thing over the next day. [b]2) Sunday schedules 90% of the time are set whereby teams must play 3 and sometimes 4 games in a single day(teaches survival, not focus n execution)[/b] In my 20 years involved, we have never played more than 2 games in one day. Now we have started some at 1 or 2 am, but never scheduled more than 2 [b]3) time limit games has turned into "sprint ball" with only 4 and sometimes 5 inning games(those who score alot early, usually win)[/b] Never had a time limit, you play 7 innings. If game is postponed you pick next day where you left off. [b]4) Ive heard many teach their teams-parents that the 2 games on Saturday "do not mean anything" for all they do is set your "seeding"... whats this teach our kids about the "competing and team baseball" if "they dont mean anything"[/b] Unless you make to the World Series, it's always double elimination. Every game counts. [b]5) 11 n 12 man rosters batting entire lineup therefore with "time limit" games, most kids in the lineup only get 2 at bats in a given game[/b] In Babe Ruth 18 on our roster isn't enough. We have no DH, no couresty runners for pitcher or catcher. If you want to run for either you burn a player. When our teams take off for tournament, no one is guaranteed playing time. If you are a pitcher you might throw to one batter, if you pinch hit it might be just to bunt. All 18 players usually play, not because of a play rule but to play a role to win the game. [b]6) Umpiring crews calling 4 straight games and at times 6games in one day. Are they expected NOT to become complacent and lose focus?[/b] All tournaments have 5 man crews. They rotate. There is no right or wrong way to get the kids better. Just get them out there and let them play the best game ever invented.

Tough lost.

Load the bases and bring one outfielder next to pitcher.

[size=8pt]corrected[/size] [b]Tues 6-21-11[/b] Bridge City @ Port Arthur Nederland @ Port Neches [b]Thurs 6-23-11[/b] Groves @ Fannett/Winnie

[b]Tues 6-21-11[/b] Bridge City @ Port Arthur Nederland @ Groves [b]Thurs 6-23-11[/b] Port Neches @ Fannett/Winnie

6-18-11 Bridge City @ Vidor 7 pm Nederland 14  Fannett 1 Port Neches 6  Groves 1

[quote name="faub10" post="1019359" timestamp="1308447786"] Ned 14 Fhws 1 [/quote] Nice win by Nederland. Who was the winning pitcher? Anyone have a final on these? Bridge City @ Vidor Port Neches @ Groves

[b]2011 8yr old LL Champions - Port Neches[/b] Caden Shearin Reid Landry Daren Morris Braden Broussard Hunter Einkauf Tristan Abshire Caleb Jones Josh Letulle Jonathan Laurents Tyson Clemmons Thomas Ryan Christian Sullivan Manager........Trey Landry Coaches.........Jamie Abshire                         Dean Shearin                         Eric Sullivan

Bridge City beats Nederland tonight to advance to play Groves Monday.

[b]Port Neches 10's[/b] Camden Guarnere Austin Schapper Caison Clemmons Dillon Tentrup Dylan Brittan Trent Lee Hunter Hrannicky Mason Anders Brandon Petix Collin Guilbeaux Landon Sandell Kyle Stegall Bryce Parsley

[quote name="Scalp'em" post="1018989" timestamp="1308317717"] The Port Neches 8 year old All Stars won the District Championship 15 to 3 over Bridge City last night. I think it's the first district champioship for PNLL of any age in like 9 years. [/quote] anyone have roster of Port Neches champions please pm. Group pic would be nice also.

10 yr olds open up Saturday 6-18-11 Bridge City @ Vidor 7 pm Nederland 14  Fannett 1 Port Neches 6  Groves 1 anyone have rosters can PM if wish

Nederland will travel to Bridge City and will face off tonight at 7 pm. Winner will face Groves Monday 6-20 for the Championship. Groves is un-defeated with wins over Nederland 11-7 and Bridge City 12-3. Nederland dropped their 1st game to Groves but came back with a wins over Port Arthur 14-0 and Port Neches 7-0. Bridge City has defeated Port Arthur 10-0 and Port Neches 10-3 after losing to Groves 12-3.

as of June 16 ...............W......L......T Red Sox    7        0 Dodgers    5        2 Angels      5      2 Athletics    3        4 Braves      3        4 Pirates      2        5 Yankees    1      5    1 Mets        1      5      1

F Braves  0000002  2 5 1 Dodger. 0000000  0 2 1 P-Brav-Mitchell Sanderson (Ned) P-Dod-Curtis Watkins (Vid) / Daniel Sparrow (PNG)

Braves. 000000  0 4 1 Dodger. 00000.  0 2 1 P-Brav-Mitchell Sanderson P-Dod-Curtis Watkins

Braves. 0000.  0 4 1 Dodger. 0000.  0 2 1 P-Brav-Mitchell Sanderson P-Dod-Curtis Watkins

F Mets 000000011. 2 2 0 Yank 000000011  2 2 0 P-Mets Dylan Campbell (Ned) P-Yanks Nick Cardenas

Mets 000. 0 2 0 Yank 00.  0 0 0 P-Mets Dylan Campbell (Ned) P-Yanks Nick Cardenas

June 15 Final Athletics 5 Red Sox 6 Final Dodgers 3  Angels 1 Dod    1110000....3  3  1 Ang    0000001....1  3  1 Total of 28 k's in the game. Dodger's Micheal Norris (West Brook ) & Dillon Duplant (Ned) combine for 18 and Angels' Hayden Guidry (BC) had 10. Norris went 2-3 with a double. as of June 15 ...............W......L Red Sox    7        0 Dodgers    5       1 Angels       5       2 Athletics    3        4 Braves      2        4 Pirates      2        5 Yankees     1       5 Mets         1       5

Port Neches is un-defeated with wins over Groves 18-8, Nederland 12-9 and Fannette/Winnie 12-10 and play tonight for the championship. Bridge City must defeat Port Neches tonight and tommorrow to grab the crown. Bridge City with a lost to Fannette/ Winnie has crawled their way back through the losers bracket with wins over Groves 16-6, Nederland 20-8 and Fannette / Winnie 17-6. Let's get a report of tonight's action.

Question 1. How many age divisions does LL baseball have for all-stars? 2. How far can they advance, is it just the 12 yr olds to Williamsport? 3. Anyone have a link for brackets?

as of June 14 ...............W......L Red Sox    6        0 Angels      5      1 Dodgers    4      1 Athletics    3        3 Braves      2        4 Pirates      2        5 Yankees    1      5 Mets        1      5

Final Braves 8 Yankees 4 P-Braves; Chas Anselmo(PNG),Wesley Parks (Vidor), Kanton Richard (Ned) P-Yankees; Alex Soper (West Brook), Colton Ward (PNG), Nick Cardenas (Ned/Alvin JC )

Final Angels 3 Pirates 1 P-Angels; Hayden Guidry(BC), Shea Richards(LCM), Keaton Langston(BC) P-Pirates; Brandon Humphrey(LCM),Coby Richard(Ned) Hayden Guidry 2B