The Major game is Wed 6/30 vs. Foothill Farms at 6:00
The 10-11 game is Thurs 7/1 vs. Carmichael at 6:00
The Junior game is Wed 7/7 vs. Rancho Cordova at 5:30 on the White Diamond at Valley Oak.
The next 11-12 Major game is Wed 7/7 vs. Foothill Farms at 6:00 on the Red Diamond at Valley Oak.

Here are the brackets for the coming all-star tourneys.

Majors 10-11 All Stars – District 5 Game Schedule

Majors 11-12 All Stars – District 5 ‘Area 3′ Game Schedule

Juniors All Stars – District 5 ‘Area 2′ Game Schedule

• Announcer (may be only backup if Tournament Director Ken Smith isn’t available)
• Official scorekeeper
• Pitch count recorder/scoreboard operator
• Runner/League representative – Takes collections, runs raffle, take care of immediate needs of the game)

(The groups listed above should be at the field at least one hour before game time. The announcer should be there 1.5 hours early if acting as an Assistant Tournament Director)

Per Day:

• 4 Set Up Volunteers – Field prep. speaker setup, etc.
  (This group should be at the fields at least 1.5 hours before game time to allow plenty of time for set up prior to warm ups. This group should be able to leave after about an hour once set up is complete)

• 4 Take Down Volunteers – Field clean, and equipment break down, etc.
  (This group should be at the fields at about 7:30 p.m. and will start after the game activities end. Take down would last about an hour.

• 4 Snack Bar volunteers. This group should be there at least 20 minutes before the first scheduled game. Four volunteer adults are preferred as paying teenager subs in the snack bar erodes our revenue. There must be at least one adult who will work the BBQ.

We really need participation from all ALL families!

Please email me at casmith@smithmooreassoc.com if you can take on one of these volunteer spots. Our first issue is to get through the games prior to the 4th of July!

Thanks,
Catherine Smith
Volunteer Coordinator

Come out and watch the Major Yankees playing tonight (June 9) at Valley Oak. Go Yankees!

We’re looking forward to a strong turnout of Arden families.

We still need a number of volunteers tonight and for all upcoming tournament games. Grab someone who looks like they may know what they’re doing and see how you can get involved.

We will also be celebrating the end to a great season at Arden Little League!! We will be having a picnic, which will include a free hot dog, chips and drink.

We hope to see you there on June 15^th at 6:00 p.m. on the Red Field.

The Minor Twins will also be representing the Arden Little League in the Minors TOCs. Their first game is Thursday, June 6th at Northridge Little League.

Juniors:
The Arden Junior Twins started their TOC play tonight. Unfortunately, they lost to the Carmichael Solons 12-2 in 6 innings. The Junior tournament is double-elimination, so the Twins will have another chance Thursday, June 10 Wednesday, June 9 at 5:30pm to stay in the tourney. Go Twins.

Go to Junior – Area 2 – TOC Schedule…

Majors:
Congratulations to the Major Yankees and Red Sox who will represent Arden in the District 5 – Major TOCs starting tomorrow.

• The Red Sox are the #2 team (for Arden) playing tomorrow, June 7 at 6:00pm
• The Yankees are the #1 team (for Arden) starting play Wednesday, June 8 at 6:00pm.

Go to Major – Area 1 – TOC schedule…

Northridge Little League

Minors:
Congratulations to the Minor Blue Jays and Twins representing Arden in the District 5 – Minor TOCs starting tomorrow at the Northridge Little League fields.

• The Blue Jays are the #1 team (for Arden) playing tomorrow, June 7 at 6:00pm.
• The Twins are the #2 team (for Arden) and start play Thursday, June 10th at 6:00pm.

Go to Minor – Area 3 – TOC schedule…

Map to Northridge Little League fields. The Minor field is located in the back left corner of the park, as seen below.

Keep up to date on Junior and Majors tournament updates in the Arden Tournament Updates box in the right column or by following Ken Smith’s updates on twitter at: http://twitter.com/ardentournament

Both teams won 14 out of 18 games on the season. Congratulations to both of them for an excellent season.

Arden has been given the honor of hosting the Tournament of Champions for the Juniors and Majors all the way through the district finals, and also the first round of the Major and Junior All-Stars for our area. These tournaments not only provide an opportunity to showcase our outstanding facilities, they are also significant fundraisers that support the league and our fields.

To successfully host these tournaments, we need your help. Specifically, we are in need for volunteers to staff our snack bar — especially over the next two weeks as the Junior and Major Tournament of Champions is held on the Red and White fields. We will host games each day from June 6 through June 16 and each day we need at least one adult to work the barbecue and three to work inside.

Weekday snack bar shifts need to be filled starting at 5 p.m., and Saturday shifts start at 9 a.m. and run through the conclusion of games starting at 10 a.m. If you can help, Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Catherine Smith-Moore, at casmith@smithmooreassoc.com or 483-1174, or our Snack Bar Coordinator, Samantha Smith, at quisam@sbcglobal.net or 484-1588, to arrange to volunteer. You can also contact me anytime, at kgiberson@hsmlaw.com or 359-7306, 612-0415, or 567-7306, and I will get you in touch with the right person.

To all of you who can help, thank you. If you can’t make it, thank you for your support of the league during our successful 2010 season and please join us in watching some terrific baseball during the upcoming tournaments.

Sincerely,

Kirk Giberson
President

Managers will contact parents with rescheduled game dates when available.

Congratulations to the Twins and Blue Jays who will be representing Arden Little League in the 2010 Minor TOCs.