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2010 REC LEAGUE CHAMPS!

CONGRATS TO THE 2010 CLINTON REC LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONS!

See? I TOLD YOU that you were the best team!!!!!

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 27th

Be ready for the 6pm game vs Jones for the CHAMPIONSHIP. Be at the field by 5pm and get ready to "kick butt"!!!!



PS: This will (probably) be the last update to the site. So, just a few notes:

We did not keep up with the stolen bases for the tournament, but WITHOUT THOSE NUMBERS WE STOLE 99 BASES THIS YEAR! No other team did this and you should be proud! Work on those and it will make the difference between a "good" player and an "awesome" player!

Congrats to our BLACK ARROW PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Christian Felder. In all of the years I've coached youth baseball, I don't think I've ever seen someone go 22 for 28, hit .786, and also add 5 home runs. Just to put that in perspective, he went 4 for 5 over the tournament, hit a home run, and his average went from .784 to .786! Incredible! Congrats Christian!

TUESDAY BOX SCORE

05 Hawkins - HR; K; 1 SB
04 Irwin - K; Double; 0 SB
02 Clarke - G/O; Single; 2 SB
10 Felder - Single; Double; 1 SB
11 Tucker - K; C/I; 1 SB
12 Wilson - Single; K; 0 SB
03 Johnson - Single; Single; 2 SB
06 Crabb - K; W; 0 SB
01 Martin - K; W; 0 SB
07 Thompson - W; K; 0 SB
08 Beverly - Double; K; 0 SB
09 Sampson - K; K; 0 SB

Pitchers: Hawkins (1); Johnson (2); Tucker (2, 3); Felder (4); Hawkins (4)

Game Lineup For Tuesday!

In order to solve a bit of confusion, here is the batting order for our next game:


Hawkins, Irwin, Clarke, Felder, Tucker, Wilson, Johnson, Crabb, Martin, Thompson, Beverly, Sampson.

Here is our position lineup for each inning:

FIRST INNING
(P) Hawkins; (C) Felder; (1) Tucker; (2) Irwin; (3) Wilson; (SS) Clarke; (LF) Thompson; (CF) Sampson; (RF) Martin; OUT: Crabb, Beverly, Johnson


SECOND INNING
(P) Johnson; (C) Clarke; (1) Tucker; (2) Irwin; (3) Wilson; (SS) Hawkins; (LF) Crabb; (CF) Beverly; (RF) Sampson; OUT: Martin, Felder, Thompson


THIRD INNING
(P) Tucker; (C) Felder; (1) Johnson; (2) Irwin; (3) Wilson; (SS) Hawkins; (LF) Crabb; (CF) Beverly; (RF) Martin; OUT: Clarke, Irwin, Sampson


FOURTH INNING
(P) Felder; (C) Clarke; (1) Johnson; (2) Sampson; (3) Beverly; (SS) Irwin; (RF) Crabb; (CF) Thompson; (LF) Martin; OUT: Hawkins, Wilson, Tucker

Coach Irwin's Last Game

Guys, I get to have ONE MORE GAME with you. We play Broadwater next Tuesday and I'll be able to be part of the team; but I'll miss the last game and the weekend tournament.

We will talk at the game, but it sure has been a lot of fun getting to know you guys and watch you ALL become better baseball players. And, better teammates. We promised only that we would have fun, and after the first game of the season we weren't sure that we would be any good!

Well, I think an 8-2 baseball team that has scored as many runs and stolen as many bases as we have IS GREAT! Everybody has contributed, everybody has sat on the bench, many of you have played a lot of different positions, and all of you have been fun. Thanks to you all for letting me be part of this team. I have enjoyed every single minute!

THURSDAY BOX SCORE

05 Hawkins - Double; Double; Double; 0 SB
04 Irwin - Triple; F/O; Single; 2 SB
02 Clarke - W; W; G/O; 2 SB
10 Felder - Double; HR; 1 SB
12 Wilson - K; K; 0 SB
11 Tucker - C/I; W; 2 SB
06 Crabb - Single; W; 0 SB
03 Johnson - Single; F/C; 2 SB
07 Thompson - W; K; 0 SB
08 Beverly - K; K; 0 SB
01 Martin - F/C; Single; 1 SB
09 Sampson - K; W; 0 SB

Pitchers: Hawkins (1); Johnson (2); Wilson (3); Tucker (4)

GAME SCHEDULE CHANGE!

Note:

Game for Friday (14th) now moved to Thursday (13th). Same time (7:45).
Game for Monday (17th) now moved to Tuesday (18th). Same time (7:45).

FRIDAY BOX SCORE

05 Hawkins - K; Single; 2 SB
04 Irwin - K; Single; 2 SB
02 Clarke - K; Single; 0 SB
10 Felder - Single; G/O; 0 SB
12 Wilson - HR; K; 0 SB
11 Tucker - W; K; 1 SB
06 Crabb - F/O; G/O; 0 SB
07 Thompson - K; Single; 1 SB
03 Johnson - Single; F/C; 0 SB
01 Martin - W; K; 0 SB
09 Sampson - K; 0 SB

Great job, guys. Keith with a HR and a great pitching inning; Jaybrien with two great catches in the last inning; Konnor with an awesome outing on the mound (and a nice catch in left); and everybody else giving all they got! We're aggressive and we will win or lose on that. So, we steal bases (including home). You have to be either good or lucky to beat us. So, let's smile and have fun, OK? See you all next time!

TUESDAY BOX SCORE

05 Hawkins - Single, F/O; W; 0 SB
04 Irwin - W; G/O; Single; 0 SB
02 Clarke - Single; W; W; 1 SB
10 Felder - K; HR; HR; 0 SB
12 Wilson - W; K; W; 2 SB
11 Tucker - K; F/O; Single; 1 SB
06 Crabb - Single; W; F/C; 0 SB
03 Johnson - W; W; 0 SB
07 Thompson - K; H/P; 0 SB
08 Beverly - W; F/O; 2 SB
09 Sampson - K; W; 0 SB
01 Martin - K; Single; 1 SB

Lots of Black Arrows playing new positions! Coach Johnson and I sure hope that tonight was a little more fun than usual. Agree????

Congrats to Christian Felder: 2 Home Runs in 3 At-Bats. Great job!

PS: Keith Wilson gets a chance at the mound on Friday night. Guaranteed!

A Few Notes For The Black Arrow Baseball Team

Guys, we hope you're glad to be a part of this team! Winning is great, but hopefully you guys are having fun for more than just that!

Our rule is that (unless we just can't help it), each player sits an inning. The problem is that we have 12 players, so that's 3 players an inning. Sorry that you have to sit, but there are teams that don't follow that rule. Thanks for understanding!

Every player will make mistakes this year. Everyone. In fact, Coach Delvan made the first mistake of the game!!! Even the coaches make mistakes. But, let's smile, shake it off and get better, OK? Hey, we're here in Rec League to have fun!

We all promised to be a TEAM when we are together at practice or games. Let's keep being that TEAM. You will look back on this year with a smile if you do.

Good job everybody!

MONDAY BOX SCORE

05 Hawkins - Walk; Ball Hit Runner; 2 SB
04 Irwin - Walk; Single; 1 SB
10 Felder - Double; Single; 1 SB
12 Wilson - Walk; G/O; 0 SB
02 Clarke - W; Single; 2 SB
11 Tucker - Double, Single; 0 SB
06 Crabb - Single; K; 0 SB
07 Thompson - W; K; 0 SB
03 Johnson - G/O; K; 0 SB
08 Beverly - K; W; 2 SB
01 Martin - W; W; 0 SB
09 Sampson - K; K; 0 SB

FRIDAY GAME: RAINED OUT

Our game for tonight against Jones is rained-out. We will find out when the make-up game is soon and post on the schedule section of the site. Sorry!

Friday Game & Notes

First: No practice this weekend. Two games this week (one ending late Friday night) is enough baseball for any 11 or 12-year old kid. And their parents, too!

Second: We play Friday night at 7:45pm. Be there around an hour before so that we can take batting practice, go over base-stealing with some Black Arrows, and be ready in case the 6pm game ends early!

If you can't make it, PLEASE let us know, OK? See you there!

TUESDAY BOX SCORE

Hawkins: Double, Single, Walk; 1 SB
Irwin: F/O; Bunt Out; Walk; 1 SB
Felder: Walk, Triple, Single; 2 SB
Wilson: Walk, G/O; Single; 1 SB
Clarke: F/O; Double; G/O; 0 SB
Tucker: Single; Single; F/O; 1 SB
Thompson: Walk; K; 2 SB
Crabb: K; Single; 1 SB
Beverly: K; K; 0 SB
Martin: W; W; 1 SB

Hawkins: 2 innings pitched
Felder: 1 inning pitched
Clarke: 2 innings pitched

If we were keeping tabs on RBIs, Christian Felder would have posted about 5 in tonight's game!

THURSDAY BOX SCORE

05 Hawkins - Double; Double; H/P; 1 SB
04 Irwin - K; Single; Single; 3 SB
10 Felder - Single; W; Single; 3 SB
12 Wilson - HR; K; G/O; 0 SB
02 Clarke - K; Single; Double; 3 SB
11 Tucker - K; Single; K; 0 SB
07 Thompson - G/O; G/O; 0 SB
06 Crabb - Single; Single; 0 SB
08 Beverly - W; W; 2 SB
09 Sampson - K; W; 1 SB
01 Martin - W; W; 1 SB

Team Picture and Notes

Guys, just a few notes....

We had only 7 members of the team at our last game. Josh showed up at the last minute. Actually, past the last minute, but Freibert was nice enough to wait on us. The game times are on this site and if you can't make it, you HAVE to let somebody know. We played with 8 Thursday night (AND WON!), but we have to be prepared. It's only fair to the rest of the team.

We had 2 members show up for practice today (Josh Sampson and Hunter Martin). We have to let people know when we can't make practice, too. People work very hard to make sure they are there to help and to get better.

And now, here's our new team pic. We're in FIRST PLACE!!! And it's only going to get better! Are you GLAD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CLINTON BLACK ARROWS?

THURSDAY BOX SCORE

Hawkins: F/O; Single; Single; 2 SB
Clarke: W; G/O; W; 4 SB
Felder: K; Triple; Single; 0 SB
Wilson: K; Single; 1 SB
Irwin: K; W; 1 SB
Beverly: W; K; 0 SB
Martin: W; K; 0 SB
Sampson: F/O; W; 0 SB

Black Arrows down 5-3 in bottom of 5th:

Hawkins: Single;
Hawkins: SB on pass ball
Hawkins: Scores on 2 pass balls
Score: 5-4
Clarke: Walk
Clarke: SB
Felder: Single to right
Clarke: Score
Score: 5-5
Felder: SB on pass balls; scores

MONDAY BOX SCORE

Hawkins: Double; F/O; F/O
Felder: K; W; HR
Tucker: K; K; K
Wilson: K; F/O; Single
Clarke: F/O; W; F/O
Irwin: K; F/O
Thompson: W; E5
Johnson: H/P; K
Sampson: W; W
Beverly: E8; 2
Martin: W; W

MONDAY BOX SCORE

Hawkins: G/O; G/O; HR
Irwin: W; K; W
Felder: H/P; K; G/O
Wilson: F/C; K; G/O
Clarke: H/P; W
Tucker: W; Double
Johnson: W; W
Thompson: H/P; W
Crabb: F/O; G/O
Sampson: K; W
Beverly: K, Single
Martin: K; K

MONDAY GAME

Be at Field 8 (for our next game) as early as 5pm. Those there early can get batting practice. Hunter Martin gets to go first, or as soon as he gets there. RED SOCKS, BLACK BELT.

SAT BOX SCORE

Stolen bases on pass balls are NOT counted.
Fielders Choice (F/C) plays are NOT counted as hits or at-bats.
Errors (after today) will NOT count as at-bats.

05 Hawkins - G/O; F/C; 2 SB
04 Irwin - Single; K; 2 SB
10 Felder - E3 (hit); Triple; 0 SB
12 Wilson - HR; Double; 0 SB
02 Clarke - G/O; Single; 2 SB
11 Tucker - W; Single; 0 SB
03 Johnson - K; H/P; 0 SB
07 Thompson - W; W; 2 SB
09 Sampson - K; G/O; 0 SB
08 Beverly - K; K; 0 SB
01 Martin - K; K; 0 SB
06 Crabb - E3 (hit); 0 SB

WEDNESDAY UPDATE

We will be having batting practice at the cages next to Field 6 on Thursday at 6:30pm. Once you finish, you're OK to go!

Be at the field Saturday around 10:45am. Pictures are at 11:00am and then we will try to get in a bit of batting practice before our 12:00 game. Be sure to wear GRAY pants with BLACK belts and BLACK socks. Jerseys and hats will be handed out just before pictures.

Finally, bring your raffle tickets and money to batting practice tomorrow. It needs to be turned in on Friday. Thanks and see you all then!

SATURDAY PRACTICE: FYI

Clinton is having a tournament this Saturday. So, we will probably NOT be having our usual team practice. But, there are a number of us that are playing that weekend. Please: Come by and support your BLACK ARROW teammates and see what Rec season will be like this year. It will be a great thing to see what you can expect from this year. See you on Monday!

Saturday Recap

Great practice, guys. We're getting better! Just a recap of the things we told you after practice:

1. In the cage, you saw balls that were MUCH faster than most of you commonly see. That's good. As you get used to seeing faster pitches, you will feel much better about what is being thrown in our rec games!

2. We ran the bases pretty well, but all of us need to concentrate on our key points:

Wait until the pitcher makes his move to the plate!
Run FULL SPEED whenever we go!
Slide "feet-first" into a bag (except going back to 1st)!
Be ready to go at ANY TIME!
Know your steal signal!

3. At the plate, we all need to be confident and relax. There's no need to be scared to strike out. EVERY PLAYER WILL STRIKE OUT THIS YEAR! Just have fun!

Remember: when we come to practice, we act as if we are in a game. Be ready to give everything you have. See you all on Monday!

Be Ready For Monday!

Guys, come to practice on Monday night in baseball gear. Wear baseball pants so that you can practice sliding if necessary. The plan is to get everybody in the batting cages to see how we stand from that side of the ball and to continue practicing those things we worked on during our Saturday practice.

There is one rule we alway try to follow in Black Arrow Baseball: We practice as hard as we play. So, don't come prepared to goof off or give anything less than your best. We will be a team and everybody counts on you to do your part.

Let's get ready "to get ready"!

Message From The C.B.A.

Parents: This email was from CBA and spoke to the upcoming Fun Day and raffle tickets that you received today:

Dear Members of Clinton Baseball Association,

Your CBA board of directors is very excited to get this 2010 season underway, we had an outstanding response during registration – having almost 500 children registered in our association. As you know or will soon experience our facilities are second to none at Traceway. While we are very proud of our facilities we continue to invest in the infrastructure through our Clinton Parks and Recreation department. Over the years, this association has given very significant funds toward the infrastructure and improvements we enjoy today.

We need your help with our major fund raiser this year! Again we will be conducting a raffle drawing in conjunction with Fun Day activities:

1st prize will be $1,000 CBA Check (cash equivalent)
2nd prize will be a HD TV (approx. 40”)
3rd prize will be a stainless steel cooking grill

Our goal is for each player to sell a minimum of one book of tickets (10 tickets).

We know that many of you can do much more; therefore, we have issued your child’s coach a few extra books of tickets. Please keep track of ticket sold, as the top performers will be recognized (and “possibly” rewarded) for their accomplishments at Fun Day.

Also, please remember each kid selling a book of tickets (10) will receive a bracelet on Fun Day entitling him or her to enjoy the majority of activities free of charge. Of course if they sale 20 tickets they will be allowed to get another bracelet for a sibling or friend on Fun Day.

Thanks for your continued dedication to the program,

CBA Board of Directors.

The 2010 Black Arrow Team

Our first team picture! The are:

Front (L-R): Jaybrien Thompson, Hunter Martin, Josh Sampson, TJ Beverly, Lance Johnson, Jacob Clarke

Back (L-R): Daniel Crabb, Keith Wilson, Konnor Hawkins, Josh Tucker, Christian Felder, Ty Irwin

You will get to know these boys REAL WELL before the end of the year. The first practice was MUCH better than we had expected. Things have already started to take shape.

Please check this site often for practice times, and please FOLLOW this page by looking on the bottom right portion of the site.

Any questions as we go through the year, please let us know. We want to win, but it means nothing if we're not having fun. More soon!

Note For Parents!

Hi, guys. Our team is just getting started and there is lots to get through. But, please bookmark this site as our official resource for the team. Anything related to BLACK ARROW BASEBALL will be noted here: pictures, stats, standings, etc.

Practice times will also be noted here, along with any CANCELLATIONS due to weather and such. This saves the coachs a TON of time when trying to call everyone. So please check regularly, OK?

Also, please "FOLLOW" this blog. The directions are on this page. That will allow you to post your thoughts, pictures, "atta-boys", and everything else related to Black Arrow Baseball.

Get ready for a fun 2010! The coaches are always available for anything you need!