Field Notes

Arden Junior All Stars continue tournament play

The Arden Junior All Stars continue their tournament play on Wednesday July 13, 2011 for the District final. Arden is 3-0 in the tournament after dispatching Northridge (2) and Rosemont by a combined total of 36-10! The final game(s) will be at C Bar C Park in Citrus Heights on Wednesday. Arden needs just one win to claim the District Title!

Arden All Stars Update

Both our 11-12 year old All Star and 10-11 year old All Star teams won their first games last week. Our Junior All Star team opens play this week.

Our Arden Junior All Star team opens up play in its bracket on Tuesday, July 5th against Northridge. Game time is at 5:30PM and will be played at the Northridge Little League fields.

Our Arden 11-12 year old All Star team defeated Foothill Farms 12 – 0 in its opening game. This team will now face College Glen also on Tuesday, July 5th. Game time is at 6:00PM and will be played at the College Glen Little League fields.

Our Arden 10-11 year old All Star team defeated Sunrise 15 – 5 in its opening game. This team will now face Carmichael on Wednesday, July 6th. Game time is at 6:00PM and will be played at the Eastern Little League fields.

Come on out and support your Arden Little League All Star teams!

2011 District 5 All Star Tournament

The District 5 All Star Tournaments begin soon. Please review the schedules below for more information.

Tournament Brackets

• 2011 Major All Star Tournament (College Glen Little League)
• 2011 10/11 All Star Tournament (Eastern Little League)
• 2011 Junior All Star Tournament (Northridge Little League)

Online Resources

• California District 5 Little League: Tournament of Champion Hot Information
• Approved Composite Bats (2 1/4 inch barrels)
• California District 5 main website

 

Minor Rays set to play 4th night in a row

With the emotionally and physically draining games on Monday and Tuesday (a restart of Monday’s from the second inning), the Rays weren’t able to mount a comeback against the Carmichael Red Sox.  But, since we’re in double-elimination play at this point, the Rays will retake the field tonight against the Whitney Mets (game time 6 pm at Sunrise LL).  Nico Virga and Brooke Furukawa pitched great games, helping leave some pitchers available for tonight.

With a win tonight, the Rays would play the Carmichael team again Friday night, and possibly Saturday, depending on who would be the first team with two losses.  At this point, the Rays have played 4 games in 5 days, with tonight being the 5th game in 6 days!  The team is starting to wonder if it is on an MLB schedule!  The Rays want to thank everyone for continued support and would like to offer their congratulations to the All Star teams announced yesterday.  Go Arden!

End of the Season BBQ/All Star Introductions

Please come out to celebrate the end of another great Arden Little League season today, June 15th. The party will start at 6:00 p.m., and we will be giving away free hot dogs, chips, sodas, and cookies to all who attend. We will also be introducing our 2011 All Star teams and cheering them on as they begin preparing for their tournaments (All Star team rosters will be announced online at noon on June 15th).

See you today at 6:00 p.m.

Arden Little League’s 2011 All Star teams

Following are the rosters of Arden Little League’s 2011 All Star teams (names in alphabetical order):

11- and 12-Year-Old Majors Team (selected by division players, managers, and coaches)

• Gavin Benbrook
• Nate Calderon
• Miles Edwards
• Ted Giberson
• Adam Gilbert
• Mason LaFond
• Billy Moebs
• Reid Nixon
• Sam Price
• Gunnar Reich
• Kyle Smith
• Nick Snyder
• Jake Virga
• Noah Wallace

Manager – Pete Nixon;  Coaches – Steve Edwards and Bill Moebs

10- and 11-Year-Old Majors Team (selected by division managers and coaches)

• Gavin Aguilar
• Matt Condrin
• Matthew Dixon
• Matt Enos
• Patrick FitzGibbon
• Jack Flaningam
• Blake Harris
• Johnny Hartman
• Dylan Huft
• J.P. McKeever
• Ryan Nixon
• Nico Pedroncelli
• Jordan Rahe
• Kyle Young

Manager – Mark Enos;  Coaches – Greg Young and John Hartman

Juniors Team (selected by division players, managers, and coaches)

• David Callahan
• Austin Chastain
• David Cloninger
• Shaun Dhillon
• Michael Fanfelle
• Reid Furukawa
• Jake Keaton
• Tommy Knapp
• Josh Parkinson
• Marco Petrucci
• Nolin Tanabe
• Bailey Wegner
• Andrew Wiesenfarth
• Alex Wormald

Manager – Bob Taylor;  Coaches – Rich Callahan and Kyle Keaton

Minor Rays prevail 9-8 in reset game

The 8-inning Monday night loss by the minor Rays to the Northridge Brewers was reset back to the bottom of the 2nd inning and played Tuesday evening as a result of a granted protest on the use of an ineligible pitcher. This time, the Rays prevailed by stealing home on a passed ball in the bottom of the 6th. Both teams played two great nights of clean, exciting, and fun baseball. With available pitchers starting to become an issue, Ryan Young got the “start” (at the top of the 3rd) and went through two innings with only 17 pitches! The confident Brooke Furukawa provided excellent relief. Though there was great play by all the Rays, a clutch 2-RBI double by Nate Davis boosted the Rays chances for victory.

The Rays now play Wednesday (today) at Sunrise Little League against the winner of the Area 1 vs. Area 3 championship game. The Rays want to thank all of you who came out at the last minute to cheer them on! Go Arden!

Minor Rays vs. Northridge Brewers to resume tonight at 6:00 p.m.

The game between the Arden Rays and the Northridge Brewers will be resumed tonight (Tuesday, June 14th) at 6:00 p.m. on the Red field at Valley Oak Park. District 5 granted our protest from last night. Play will resume from the bottom of the second inning. Please come out and support your Arden little leaguers.

Major Giants vs Northridge Tigers: June 11, 2011

Giants 10, Tigers 5

The Arden Major Giants had a strong performance for their 2nd win of the TOCs against the Northridge Tigers. Reid Nixon lead the Giants with 4 strong innings of superb pitching. He was relieved in the 5th inning by Brett Wilson who also had a very strong outing and finally Billy Moebs came in to close out the Tigers in the 6th. The team was helped by great defensive plays from Gavin Benbrook at third, Miles Edwards at shortstop and Brady Hegland at second who ended the game with a sliding backhanded play for the last out of the game. The offense was lead by its leadoff batter and one of the team leaders, Miles Edwards who was 4 for 4 with 2 doubles and 2 triples. Billy Moebs also added to the scoring with an inning starting triple that lead to the Giants batting through their lineup including hits by Ryan Nixon, Brady Hegland, Gavin Benbrook, and Brett Wilson.

Minor Rays win again

As part of an Arden Little League sweep at our home fields on Saturday morning (the Major and Junior teams won also), the Minor Rays beat the Citrus Heights A’s to advance to the next round of the TOCs. With great pitching from Ryan Young, Brooke Furukawa and the Rays closer, Jay (the Beard) Wilson, and great defensive plays around the diamond and in the outfield, the A’s just couldn’t get much started. The hot bats of Mitchell Dixon and Adon Stassi, combined with clutch hits from Jack Harris and RBI-king, Jake Nelson, helped build an early lead that the Rays never gave up. Congratulations to another great team victory, and good luck on Monday!

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