BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE IN THE AUBURN JOURNAL

Click here for the Bear River Little League 9-10 All-stars versus Auburn L.L. written in the Auburn Journal.

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE ANGELS TOC TRI-CITY OUTLOOK

The Bear River Angels will take on the Tri-City Cardinals on Sunday night at 7:30 in Rocklin. Bear River for some reason had to not only play an extra game to get here but they also had to play a team from their own league in the second round. It is unknown how the District 11 brackets are filled.

The Tri-City Cardinals (16-2) finished their regular season at the top of their league standings this spring by scoring 169 runs while giving up 40. In their first lost of the season the Cards fell to the Yankees (8-9) 5-2. The Cards only other blemish was delivered by the Indians (14-4) by a score of 4-1.

The Cardinals also fell to the Rocklin Yankees 6-1 in their Top of the Rock tournament by a score of 6-1.

Click here for the Placer Herald Tri-City TOC story.

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE TOC TWO FALL ONE STANDS

Friday night under the lights in Rocklin the Bear River Angels and Dodgers took to the field knowing one of their season's would be over. The Angels scored in the first and neither team scored again. The Angels won the pitchers duel 1-0.

Angels starter Jake Leonard gave up not runs or hits in the top of the first,striking out two.

Harry Zea started for the Dodgers and he gave up a double to Leonard who scored on a single by Scotty Sandstedt for the games only run. 

Leonard struck out the first two batters in the second and gave up a single to Seth Robinson. Leonard stuck the next batter out on his 31st pitch of the game.

In the bottom of the second Zea got the Angels three up and three down.

Leonard fanned the first two batters in the inning and Jaden Gravatt singled. Dean Hopper came on in relief with two balls on Bradley Dzioba. Hopper took him to a full count but Dzioba walked. The Dodger base runners advanced on a passed ball. Hopper pitched out of the jam when Zea hit a ground ball to the short stop Ryan Solomon to end the inning, holding on to the 1-0 lead.

Zea gave up a single to Leonard, but gave up no runs in the bottom of the third.

Hopper returned to the mound in the fourth where he got two strike outs and gave up a single to Robinson.

Josiah Cregar started at pitcher in the bottom half of the inning, walking one and gave up no Angels hits or runs.

Sandstadt struck out the side in the fifth.

Elliot Bouchier took over for Cregar with a strike out, Jordan Elliot made it aboard by way of an error. Elliott was thrown out attempting to steal second by the Dodgers catcher Trae Nix. 

Sandstadt closed the game facing the Dodger's #3, #4 and #5 hitters. The first batter flew out, he then fanned the next Dodger and Nix hit a line drive that hit Sandstedt in the ribs. Sandstedt fielded the ball and threw Nix out to end the 1-0 contest. 

Next Angels are back in action on Sunday where they will take on the Tri-City Cardinals who defeated the Auburn Cubs 13-0.

MINORS

The Bear River Royals lost to Rocklin in the championship game of the District 11 minor's Tournament of Champions in Newcastle 13-1. Mathew Dalbon hit a triple for Bear River in the loss.

BEAR RIVER TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS OUTLOOK

With the conclusion of the regular season looming, Bear River Little League is preparing to send it's teams to the upcoming District 11 Tournament of Champions which begins this weekend.

The tournament's first pitch will take place this Saturday at the Mid-Placer Little League field in Newcastle for the Minor Division TOC. Bear River's entry into the annual event is Brad Dalbon’s Royals. They will meet the Sierra Foothill A's at 10 a.m. in a first round game.

The two teams did meet twice this spring. The Athletics won the first contest by a score of 9-8 and the Royals won the second 7-2.

Click here  for the Minor TOC bracket.

Majors

In major's action, the Bear River Angels (Bear River "A") will play Sierra Foothill "B." A Sierra Foothill father told me the "B" team is the Giants. The two teams played on May 14 and the Angels won the game 12-5. The BR Angels and SF Giants play on Monday, June 18, at Tri-City Little League Park in Rocklin. Game time will be 5 p.m.

As for the second and final Bear River Team (Bear River "B"), If Dodgers win tonight against the Nevada City Angels, they will be the "B" team but if they lose, then the Giants are the "B" team. Which ever team is fortunate enough to represent, they will play the Penn Valley "A" team and if the PVLL website is correct they will play the Giants on June 18 at 7:30 following the Bear River Angels game.

The BR Dodgers defeated the PV Giants 6-5 on June 1 and the BR Giants also dropped the PV Giants 10-0 on June 5.

Click here for the Major TOC bracket

Juniors

The Bear River Junior Giants are scheduled to play Lincoln on June 18 at 6 p.m. also Monday, June 18, at Tri-City Little League Park in Rocklin.

Click here for the Junior TOC bracket.

BEAR RIVER DODGERS 6/12/12

The Bear River Dodgers needed one win in their remaining two contests. First up was the Sierra Foothill Giants  who sit in second place in the SFLL standings. At the end of regulation the score was 0-0 but the Dodgers gave up five runs in the top the ninth inning then they delivered two in the bottom of the ninth in the 5-2 loss.

Bear River's second and final TOC birth comes down to one final game for it's suitors, the BR Giants take on Grass Valley Little League's top team where the Dodgers will take on Nevada City's number one team. It has come down to the final game of the season.

BEAR RIVER MINOR TOC CHAMPIONS

Bear River's regular season top two minor's finishing teams, the Yankees and Royals faced off Tuesday evening for the right to represent it's league in the District 11 Tournament of Champions. The Royals move on in a 5-2 win over the Yankees.

The Royals started the game single, single in the top of the first but Yankees' ace Justin Powell pitched out of the jam. The Yankees did strike first blood on an errant throw to take the lead in the bottom half of the first 1-0.

The Royals knotted the game with a bunt, but fail to score again with bases loaded as Powell struck out the remaining two batters of the inning.

The Royals regained the lead on a single, a few passed balls and an errant throw to move the score to 2-1. But in the bottom half on inning Weston Prosser RBI single scored Braden Fowler to tie the contest at 2-2 at the end of the third.

The Royals, again took the lead in the top of the fourth by way of a fielders choice by Connor Tidd who drove home Brandon Sorenson who made it aboard with a single. The Royals added to their lead in the top of the fifth by scoring another run. Mathew Dalbon singled and scored the games final run off a single by Mathew Phipps in the 5-2 win.

Click here for the minor's TOC bracket

2013 BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD MEMBERS

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• As a result of the membership vote that took place at the Bear River Little League picnic the
  
  
  following people were voted to be the 2013 BRLL board. Congratulations on your win as 
  
  
  well as a thank you to those who have served this season.
  
  
  
  
  President - Shannon Robinson
  
  VP - Mark Smith
  
  Safety Officer - Dave Rogers
  
  Membership Director - Empty
  
  
  Player Agent - Empty
  
  
  Information Officer - Brian Giordano
  
  
  Treasurer - Timothy Highsmith
  
  
  Secretary - Ray Holcolm
  
  
  Fundraising Director - Angela Arroyo
  
  
  Snack Bar Director - Frankie Holcolm
  
  
  Shopper #1 - Bia Hayes
  
  
  Shopper #2 - Linda Winters
  
  
  T-Ball Director - Richard Knox
  
  
  Farm Director - Rory Lunsford
  
  
  Minor Director - Dave Aldrich
  
  
  Major Director - Carl Corripo
  
  
  Junior Director - Tina Belding
  
  
  Umpire in Chief - Alex Crawford
  
  
  Facilities Director - Tony Robinson
  
  
  Equiptment Director - Michael Barrieau
  
  
  
  If you or anyone you know may be interested in one of the two openings please contact a board member.

BEAR RIVER MINOR'S TOC FIRST ROUND RESULTS

The Bear River Little League Minor's Tournament of Champions started on Sunday and the first game went to the Tigers over the Blue Jays and in the night-cap it was the Giants 19-14 over the Cardinals. The winners move on to round two while the losers are done for the season.

The Tigers held off a late game Jays come back winning 9-8. Anthony Vierra pitched the final inning and went to full count with the bases loaded when Vierra got the final batter with a strike-out. The Tigers will take on the number two seeded Royals at 4:45 on the minor's field on Monday.

The Giants and Cards used many pitchers to complete the game as they played each other so there came into the contest with a limited rotation on Saturday, it was compounded as both team's dressed  nine players.

The Giants take on the top seeded Yankees at 7 p.m. on the major's field also on Monday.

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE 6/9/12

Majors

BR Dodgers vs SF Angels

With the Dodgers 8-3 win over the Sierra Foothill Angels on Saturday they will need only one more win to mathematically clinch the final Tournament of Champion's bid. Bear River was led by starting pitcher Harry Zea who pitched three innings while giving up three unearned runs. Dillon Scott broke open the game in the fifth with a two RBI single to break the 3-3 tie.

Josiah Cregar relieved Zea in the fourth where he proceeded to give up one unearned run and Bradley Dzioba closed out the game giving up none.

In addition to Scott's single the Dodgers were led at the plate by Cregar who went one for two, Dzioba one for two, Jaden Gravatt one for two.

The Dodgers will need to defeat either the Sierra Foothill Giants on Tuesday or the Nevada City Angels on Thursday to seal the deal.

BR Giants at SF Rangers

The Giants traveled to Applegate Ball Fields on Saturday and won 13-2. Clay Corippo started for Bear River throwing four innings giving up one run while Jake Rogers finished the game, giving up the other Ranger's run.

Bear River used the long ball to keep their TOC bid hopes alive. Liam Hayes, Justin Kilgore, and Corripo all drove the ball out of the park. Tyler Cross went three for three in the win.

BR Angels host SF Nationals

The Angels won their final contest of the regular season 22-2 over the Sierra Foothill Nationals to move their record to 17-1.


Ryan Solomon started for the Bear river going two innings, he was followed by Owen Dalbon, Anthony Crawford and Porter Elliott finished the game. 

The Nationals fell behind early as they started the game with four errors and Solomon singled, Dean Hopper delivered a two RBI single followed by Mason Giordano's singles to move the score to 5-0 in the bottom of the first. The Angels kept the pressure on with Crawford singling as did Porter Elliott and Jake Leonard. At the close of the first inning Bear River held an 11-0 lead.



The Angels rally continued into the second when Hopper singled, Giordano singled Bradford singled, Crawford RBI singled, Jordan Elliott RBI singled, Leonard hit into a fielders choice which was good for an RBI. Solomon Hit an RBI single, Scotty Sandstadt singled and Fenton made it aboard by way of error which was good for an RBI to move the score to 22-0 by the end of the third.

 The Nationals did get on the board on a double to right off of Porter Elliot, the game ended as Hopper (playing right-field) fielded the double and proceeded to hit the cutoff man (Leonard) who threw it to Angels catcher (Fenton) for a tag out at the plate in the 22-2 contest.

Minors

BR Tigers at SF Yankees

The Bear River Tigers won a forfeit game 1-0 over the Sierra Foothill Yankees at Applegate Ball Fields on Saturday.

BR Cards at BR Giants

 The Cardinals won over the Giants by a score of 14-12.

BR Yankees at SF Giants

The Yankees keep rolling with a 13-2 win over the Sierra Foothill Giants on Saturday. Brekyn Vasquez pitched two scoreless innings to earn the win. Justin Powell went 1 2/3 giving up no runs and he was relieved by Colton Jenkins 1 1/3 giving up one run and Braden Fowler closed the the final inning also giving up one run.

Jenkins bat stayed hot as he delivered an inside the park grand slam and a two RBI triple which tallied a total of six of the Yankees runs.

Blaynne Rogers went two for two at the plate while Powell, Vasquez, Damian Christen, Weston Prosser, Patrick Underwood and Fowler all hit safely in the win.

Click here for the Bear River minor's tournament schedule which begins 6/10/12 at 3 p.m.

BEAR RIVER MINOR TOC BRACKET

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE 6/2/12 part 2

Majors

BR Dodgers at NC Giants

Harry Zea threw a complete game in 81 pitches on Saturday and the Bear River Dodgers dropped the Nevada City Giants 7-3. Bradley Dzioba led Bear River at the plate going three for three including a lead off home run, Trea Nix went two of three and Josiah, Harry and Austin hit safely.

"Harry Pitched great," a Dodger coach stated. "Our defense made several spectacular plays, best game we have played all year "

BR Athletics at NC Red sox

The A's were down 8-4 in the top of the sixth when they mounted a late game rally to score three but fell short losing 8-7.


Pitching for the BR manager Dave Aldrich were Jacob Anderson who went 1 2/3, Trevor Henning 2 1/3, Caleb Edwards 1/3 and Peyton McGovern 2/3.


Hennig was three for three at the plate with 3 RBIs. 

"Jacob Rivett, Hennig and Jacob Whitman had clutch hits in the last inning rally," a Athletics manager stated.

Minors

BR Yankees vs BR Cardinals

Bear River Yankees' pitchers Brekyn Vasquez, Justin Powell, Braden Fowler and Colton Jenkins combined to throw a one hitter in the 6-1 victory over the Bear River Cardinals on Saturday. The infield single came in the fifth inning and the Cards got on the board one out later when Sydney Bishop walked and scored on a passed ball. The Cardinals had two additional base runners on in the fifth when Yankees manager called on Jenkins to take over for Fowler where he proceeded to strike out the Card's hitter and stopped the rally.


Chick here  for the Bear River Minor TOC brackets and listed below are the standing from the Bear River Little League's website as of 6/2/12.

	Tied	Pct.	GB	RF	RA
BR Yankees	11	1	0	.917	--	115	54
BR Royals	8	4	0	.667	3.0	99	72
BR Cardinals	8	7	0	.533	4.5	139	117
BR Giants	5	5	0	.500	5.0	122	122
BR Tigers	5	8	0	.385	6.5	100	108
BR Blue Jays	1	9	1	.136	9.0	65	118

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE 6/2/2012

GV Giants at BR Dodgers

Trea Nix delivers a walk off single to left driving home Josiah Cregar in the bottom of the six to lift the Bear River Dodgers over the Grass Valley Giants 6-5.

Bradley Dzioba pitched four frames of shutout baseball. Cregar threw the fifth giving up three and Elliot Bouchier closed out the sixth giving up two including the tying run at 5-5. BR rallied in the bottom half of the inning with a lead-off bunt single by Cregar and the next two Dodgers struck out. So with two outs in the bottom of the sixth Nix delivered the game winning single to left.

Jaden Gravatt had a clutch two RBI triple, Austin Baze also had an RBI single. Dillon Scott and Harry Zea also hit safely in the win.

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE 5/30/12

Majors

BR Angels at PV Padres

 The Bear River Angels hit the road to Western Gateway park in Penn Valley on Wednesday after being idol for 10 days. The rust came off early as they jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first and held on for a 14-5 final while taking on the Penn Valley Padres.


Pitching for BR manager Sean Solomon was David Fenton who went three innings for the win. Also being called for pitching duty were Scotty Sandstadt and Dean Hopper.


 RBI leaders  for the Angels were Sandstadt with five, Ryan Solomon with two and  Jake Leonard, Owen Dalbon and Porter Elliott each delivered one in the win.


Solomon scored the games first run on an RBI single by Sandstadt. The Angels scored five more runs in the third on singles by Porter Elliott, Jordan Elliott, Leonard walked to load to bases and Solomon, Hopper and Mason Giordano all singled.

Bear River scored five additional in the top of the fourth with singles by Dylan Sinclair, Porter Elliott, a double by Jordan Elliott and another double by Leonard, Solomon drew a walk followed by a single by Sandstadt and a double by Fenton.

In the top of the sixth Leonard hit a single and scored on wild pitch for a 13-5 lead and the final run came on a bases loaded walk to Hopper for the 14-5 final.

Hopper struck out three of the remaining four batters to close the game.

BR Giants at SF Giants

The BR Giants fell 4-3 to the Sierra Foothill Giants on Wednesday. SF scored first in the bottom of the second inning on a triple and a single off Bear River's starting pitcher Justin Kilgore, but the visiting team answered back with three of their own to take the lead in the top of the third. Bear River scored on a triple by Logan Jenkins. The BR Giants relief pitcher Clay Corippo gave up three runs in the bottom of third which came by way of a two run home run as well as a double in the loss.

Next up for the Bear River Giants is the Grass Valley Giants on Saturday at 1 at BR.

PV Giants at BR Athletics

The 10 day layoff was evident as the hosting A's fell to the Penn Valley Giants by a score of 10-7 on Wednesday.

Trevor Hennig started for the Athletics who went 2 1/3, Caleb Edwards followed going 1 2/3, Nathan Van Patten 1/3 and David Aldrich closed the final 2/3 in the loss.

The A's had lots of runners who made it on base by way of errors and/or walks but they had a hard time getting them home as they stranded nine runners in the loss.

Minors

BR Cardinals at BR Tigers

The Cardinals dropped the Tigers by a score of 8-3 on Wednesday.

Games of the week

The Minors game of the week should be the Bear River Yankees who travel to Applegate Ball Fields on Thursday for a 5:30 game against the Sierra Foothill Athletics. Both team sit a top their respective division rankings.

In Majors action this week it look as if the BR Dodgers will go toe to toe with the Grass Valley Giants at Bear River on Friday night at 7 p.m. Both team are currently in second place within the respective leagues. 

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE OUTLOOK 5/24/12

JUNIORS

On Saturday June 9 at 10 a.m. the Bear River Giants (17-1) take on BR Angels (9-6) to conclude season play, the teams were due to play on March 24 but it was called due to rain.

During the regular season the Angels did drop the Auburn Brewers in a 9-8 contest and the Brewers were the only team to defeat the Giants all season. The game will have no post season implication, but to 13 and 14 year old boys, Bear River bragging rights could possibly have more value.

The Giants who are managed by Earl Cross are expected to represent Bear River Little League in the District 11 Tournament of Champions where they will play Lincoln on June 18, 6 p.m. at Tri City Little League.

MAJORS

The Bear River Angels (15-1) look to have two tough games of their remaining three contests. First of which is the Penn Valley Padres followed by the Grass Valley Giants both games will be played on the road. The Angels look to have a lock as Bear River's top seed for the TOC. which starts June 18th.

The BR Dodgers (8-5) hold a game lead in the loss column over the BR Giants with four games to play. Of the remaining contests none look to be easy. The Grass Valley Giants may be the team that could spoil their TOC bid. The Giants are a well coached team with a very dominant pitcher, this game could go either way. The Dodgers will host the Giants after a 12 day layoff on June 1 at 7 p.m.

The Bear River Giants (9-6) can not afford to to drop another game as they attempt to play catch up to the Dodgers in the rankings. BRLL only sends it's top two teams into the post season tournament. The Giants will not only have to go through the GV Giants in one of their last four games, but their season's playoff hopes could very well come down to their very last game. The Giants are scheduled to host the Cubs of Grass Grass Valley (12-3) on June 13 at 7 p.m. The Cubs are a well coached ball team without a true standout player, they have posted 158 runs while giving up 57, with many players contributing.

The Bear River Athletics (5-6) have five remaining games to be played on their schedule and three of which are very strong teams. They will play the Nevada City Red Sox, Grass Valley's Cubs as well as the Penn Valley Padress to close out their season.

MINORS

The Yankees are the clear favorite but they do face three top minor's teams of their remaining five. Sierra Foothill A's could give the Yankees a real test on May 31 then they take on Bear River's top scoring team the Cards and then they close out their regular season schedule with the BR Giants.

Typically the Bear River TOC tournament starts right after the regular season games are over and the winner of that inter-league tournament receives the bid to to compete at the District 11 TOC.

The Giants, Royals, Tigers and Cardinals are all within a game of each other and at this point it is anyone guess who will be standing at the end of this year's tournament.

Click here  for the Junior, Major as well as Minor's District 11 TOC brackets.

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bear River Little League sent out an invitation to it's community and stakeholders. They need help filling eight vacancies to it's Board of Directors, while all candidates are running unopposed. 


If you would like to run for a position please contact Angie Pitts (4apitts@gmail.com) prior to the June 2 picnic, when voting is scheduled to be held. Final Ballot will be printed on 5/30/12.


Position              Candidates                                                         
President                     Shannon Robinson
Vice-Pres.                   Mark Smith
Safety Officer              Dave Rogers
Membership Director     OPEN
Player Agent                  OPEN
Information Director    Brian Giordano
Treasurer                       OPEN
Secretary                    Kerry Marquez
Fundraising Director   Angela Arroyo
Snack Bar Director        OPEN
Snack Bar Shopper*      OPEN
Snack Bar Shopper*     OPEN
T-Ball Div. Director    Richard Knox
Farm Div. Director        OPEN
Minor Div. Director    Dave Aldrich
Major Div. Director    Carl Corripo
Junior Div Director     Tina Belding
Umpire in Chief              OPEN
Facilities Director       Tony Robinson
Equipment Director    Michael Barrieau


*non voting position

Board Positions Roles & Responsibilities**

President -

• Apart from all other considerations, sound leadership, couched in knowledge, experience and common sense, is the greatest requirement and most exemplary qualification of the man or woman selected as president of a Little League.
• While efficient organizational and administrative abilities are desirable credentials, the search for good leadership must transcend all other attributes in the adult who gives direction to the Little League movement in the local community. Dedication to the goals and purpose of Little League is inherent in the volunteer aspect of those who serve, but not everyone who serves is gifted with the quality of leadership. Presidents must reflect these qualities if they are to be of benefit to children.
• The president has many responsibilities in the administration of the league. Each President is elected by, and is accountable to, the local league board of directors. Duties of a president are described within the limits of the rules and regulations, and within the local league constitution, giving each president the ability to oversee the affairs of all elements of the league.
• As the chief administrator, the president selects and appoints managers, coaches, umpires and committees. As such, no person becomes a manager, coach, umpire or committee member without the approval of the president. However, all appointments are subject to final approval by the local league's board of directors.
• Importantly, the president is the officer with whom Little League International maintains contact. The president also represents the league in the District organization.
• The president should be the most informed officer of the league. Each president must know the regulations under which Little League operates and in authorizing the annual application for charter, binds all members of the league to faithfully observe the regulations. Little League Baseball International Headquarters reserves the right to require a league to remove any officer who does not carry out the terms of charter application. Serious violation can result in loss of the league's charter by action of the Charter Committee in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
• Beyond the requirements of league administration, the president should personify the best public image in reflection to the community at large. Each president should take an active role in gaining support and winning friends for the league program.
• The president presides at league meetings, and assumes full responsibility for the operation of the local league. The president receives all mail, supplies and other communications from the Little League Headquarters. A president may manage, coach or umpire, provided he/she does not serve on the protest committee, nor serve as tournament team manager or coach.

Vice President -

• The vice president presides in the absence of the president
• Works with other officers and committee members
• Is ex-officio member of all committees
• Carries out such duties and assignments as may be delegated by the president.
• Separate vice presidents may also be selected to oversee individual divisions within the league.

**If so, one vice president should be selected as the one to preside in the absence of the president. A vice president may manage, coach or umpire, provided they do not serve on the protest committee.

Safety Officer -

• The safety officer coordinates all safety activities including supervision of ASAP (A Safety Awareness Program)
• Ensures safety in player training
• Ensures safe playing conditions
• Coordinates reporting and prevention of injuries
• Solicits suggestions for making conditions safer
• Reports suggestions to Little League International through the ASAP system.

Player Agent -

• Conducts annual tryouts
• Is in charge of player selection
• Assists the president in checking birth records and eligibility of players and generally supervises and coordinates the transfer of players to or from the Minor Leagues according to provisions of the regulations of Little League Baseball.
• Separate player agents may also be selected to oversee individual divisions within the league.
• The player agent must not manage, coach or umpire in the division over which he/she has authority, unless the local league has received explicit written permission to allow this from Little League International. Link for Player Agent http://www.littleleague.org/Assets/forms_pubs/asap/Player_Agent_Brochure.pdf

Treasurer -

• Registration $
• BRLL Budget
• Taxes
• Signs checks co-signed by another officer or director (or as directed by the local league’s constitution),
• Dispenses league funds as approved by the board of directors
• Reports on the status of league funds
• Keeps local league books and financial records
• Assumes the responsibility for all local league finances.

Information Director-

• Create Flyers (for emails & Registration packages)
• Pre sign-ups getting the information out there about the sign-ups (we are trying to go away from flyers because of the cost) lots of emails. 
• Hang Banners - Regarding Sign-ups for both Spring & Fall Ball season
• Registrations - Be present at all registrations  
• Maintain the Data Base of players

Information Director cont.-

• Website ~ calendar, messages, update/post all teams, players, scores
• Keeping up with the Managers for game scores
• Team Mom Director ~ Manage Team Mom meeting at the beginning of year
• Handbook - Get sponsors, put it together and get it to printer
• Game schedules - Putting the game schedules for T-Ball, Farm, Minors (we interleague our minors with PV so I do their schedules as well) + we interleague with all of the area 2 leagues (Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Bear River, Foresthill & Sierra Foothills) so all of the Major & Jr. schedules for those leagues as well.
• Post league members to Littleleague.org

Secretary -

• The secretary maintains a register of members and directors
• Records the minutes of meetings
• Is responsible for sending out notice of meetings
• Maintains a record of league’s activities.
• Pictures
• Banner Contest
• Emails
• Agenda

Fundraising Director-

• Solicits and secures local sponsorships to support league operations
• Collects and reviews sponsorship and fundraising opportunities
• Organizes and implements approved league fundraising activities
• Coordinates participation in fundraising activities
• Maintains records of monies secured through sponsorship and fundraising initiatives

Membership -

• Registrations ~ Sign up people for their Membership Hrs,

* Snack bar shift hrs

* List of umpire names

* NEW next year we will be adding

• Scorekeeping
• Scoreboard
• Call/ E-Mail Reminders for above duties (could be a few different members membership hr duties)

• Keep track of members hours to make sure they are fulfilling their commitment
• Staying on top of it through the season.

Snack Bar Director-

• Maintains the operation of concession facilities
• Organizes the purchase of concession products
• Responsible for the management of the concession sales at league events
• Collects and reviews concession related offers including coupons, discounts and bulk-purchasing opportunities
• Organizes, tallies and keeps records of concession sales and purchases

Snack Bar Director cont.-

• Create and manage Opening & Closing schedule for the snack bar (select few who have keys)
• Maintain check-in & outs of the Members who worked for Membership Director
• Create a student pool for members to call if they cant work
• Facilitate calls/emails of members who need to re-schedule or can’t work their shift

Snack Bar Shopper (non voting position)-

• Shop bi-weekly for Snack Bar items food/supplies needed - list will be supplied by the SB director to purchase from Sam's Club or Wal-Mart (BRLL has a card at Sam's Club)

T-Ball - Junior Director-

• The Division Directors are responsible to run and organize their individual divisions (i.e. Jr., Major, Minor, etc.) within Bear River Little League (BRLL).
• All Division Directors work in conjunction with the Vice President of Baseball
• All Division Directors will collect and nominate Manager/Coaches for the up-coming season
• T-Ball & Farm Directors will separate and evenly divide up the teams after open registration and evenly apply late registrations as well
• Minor & Major Directors work together and create a nightly clean up schedule with managers. i.e. ea home team manager empty trash cans before lights out

Umpire in Chief-

• Responsible for the hiring, training, and scheduling of all umpires for baseball
• Coordinates with the Safety Officer to schedule all umpire training clinics, seminars, etc.
• Organizes and directs all training clinics, seminars, etc.
• Coordinates with the Vice President and Field Scheduling Coordinator to prepare all umpire work schedules.
• Work with website to update all work schedules online.

Equipment Director-

• Responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all player equipment.
• Coordinates with the Vice Presidents of Baseball and Division Directors to receive all equipment bags back from the managers at the end of the season (or the end of all-star season).
• Maintains an inventory of all equipment in each bag to ensure that all equipment is returned and that equipment which has exceeded its life expectancy is replaced.
• Inspects all equipment, removing damaged, worn, or unsafe equipment, and replaces with new equipment.
• Orders all new equipment.
• Maintains inventory of reserve equipment.
• Prepares all equipment bags for distribution each new season with size appropriate equipment for each division.
• Provides scorebooks and pitch-count books to appropriate teams.
• Coordinates with the Vice Presidents of Baseball and Division Directors to make sure that all equipment bags are distributed to managers by/on draft day for each league.

Facilities Director-

• Manage volunteers or services to both maintain and improve our fields
• Work with School District officials to explore improvements in fields, facilities and partnerships with League
• Train Managers on field prep and ensure clean up nights scheduled at fields
• Manage schedule to mow, edge, remove trash and clean up each week

** Taken from BRLL web site.Click here

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE 5/19/12

MAJORS

BR Angels at SF Orioles

The Bear River Angels (15-1) traveled to the Applegate Balls Field on Saturday where they took the field against the Sierra Foothill thrid placed team, the Orioles (7-7). The Angels got out to an early 3-0 lead  in the top of the first and held on for a 14-0 win. Ryan Solomon the Angel's starting pitcher went three innings striking out nine with Ryan Bradford finishing closing out the bottom of the fourth with three strike outs. Every defensive out for the Angels was a result of a strike out and Scotty Sandstadt hit a grand slam for the Angels.

 Jake Leonard, Solomon, Owen Dalbon and David  Fenton all scored in the first inning without an Angels hit to take the lead 3~0.

Bradford started the top of the second making it aboard on an error by the Orioles short stop, Dylan Sinclair walked and both came home on a two RBI single to left by Jordan Elliott. 5-0 Angels.

Solomon led off the top of the third with a single, Fenton made it aboard on an error by the SF third baseman and Dalbon brought them in with a 2 RBI single to move the score to 7-0. The Angels rally stalled as the next two batters hit infield pop ups.

Bradford single in the top of the fourth, Sinclair singled, Anthony Crawford RBI, Porter RBI single and Jordan Elliott singled and the bases were loaded when Leonard walked with the score at 10-0. Scotty Sandstadt followed up where he left off Thursday night with a towering grand slam, moving the score to 14-0. In the past two games Sandstadt has two singles and three home runs for the Angels who have won 15 consecutive games.

The Angels are scheduled to play the Penn Valley Padres on May 30 at Western Gateway Park at 7 p.m.

BR Dodgers vs SF Nationals

Due to a scheduling error the Nationals showed up to play the Dodgers at 1 p.m. where the Dodgers schedule stated the games was at 7 p.m. The game was not played.

The Dodgers are scheduled to host the Grass Valley Giants on June 1 at 7 p.m.

BR Giants at GV Angels

The Giants who came into Saturday night's game winning their past four contests kept the streak alive with a 6-3 win over the Grass Valley Angels.

The Giants were led by starting pitcher Clay Corripo who pitched all six innings to pick up the win. Hitting for the Giants were Reid Zoldan who went 3 for 3 with a couple of RBIs while Logan Jenkins, Corripo, Justin Kilgore and Tyler Rodriguez all hit safely in the win.

The Bear River Giants travel to Applegate Ball Field on  May 30 for a contest against the Sierra Foothill Giants at 5:30.

MINORS

BR Yankkees at BR Tigers

The top Minor division match up of the weekend in Bear River Little League action was between the Yankees and the Tigers at 10 a.m. that resulted in a 16-14 Yankees win.The Yankees manager Dave Rogers handed the ball to Brekyn Vasquez to start at pitcher while the Tigers manager Mike Vierra called on Mason Harrison to take the hill.

The Tigers fielded a team with only seven players and fell behind 7-1 in the middle of the second inning. Vasquez was relieved by Weston Prosser and the Tigers put three on the board and were suddenly trailing by only two. Braden Fowler pitched three innings, was brought in with the bases loaded, and gave up five runs in the bottom of the fourth to tip the score in favor of the Tigers 10-9. Colton Jenkins took over on the hill for the Yankees and gave up two but only after the the Yankees scored five in the top half of the inning. Justin Powell closed the door on the Tigers in the sixth with the score 16-14.

Leading hitters for the Yankees were Jenkins who hit a double and a triple, Powell and Prosser both hit a double and single and Blaynne Rogers delivered two singles in the win.

Pitchers for Tigers, Harrison threw for two innings, Colby Lunsford two, Isaiah Scofield one and  Anthony Vierra closed the game for the Tigers in the loss.

Leading hitters for the Tigers were Vierra with a triple and  Harrison who doubled.

Next up for the Yankees are the BR Blue Jays on Wednesday at 4:45 where the Tigers will host the Sierra Foothill A's on Monday at 4:45 p.m.

BR Cards at SF Giants

The Cardinals won 13-4 over the Sierra Foothill Giants at Applegate Ball Field on Saturday morning at 9 a.m., Sydyn Bishop started for the Cards. He pitched his way out of a first inning bases loaded jam giving up one run which earned him the win. Adam Malik was the middle reliever and Caleb Hurst got the save. as the closer.

Leading hitters for BR were Hurst with a 3 RBI double, Max Osorio and Zachary Hurst with singles in the win.

Next up, the Cardinals host the SF Yankees on Wednesday, first pitch is scheduled for 4:45.

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE 5/18/12

The Bear River Athletics hosted the Sierra Foothill Angels on Friday night. The A's came into the inter-league contest looking to awake their bats, as they have scored one run while dropped their past two match ups.

BR manager Dave Aldrich called on his hard throwing right handed  pitcher Trevor Hennig to start on the hill who went four inning while giving up two unearned runs in the 8-2 win. Peyton McGovern came in relief for one and a third and Nathan Van Patten threw a third as did David Aldrich.

"Each one of the boys reached base at one one point or another in the game," said an A's coach. "The team effort at the plate our weight any individual effort tonight."

The A's are back on the diamond on Wednesday when they will host the Penn Valley Giants at 7 p.m.

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE ALUMNUS

Bear River Little League Alums, Zach Sween, Caleb Van Patten and Isacc Van Patten lead Valley Christian in an 11-0 first round playoff win over Tioga in five innings of play.

Valley scored one run in the first to take the lead, nine in the second and their last run of the game was scored in the fourth. The high school mercy rule states a team must have a lead by 10 or more after five innings of play for the rule to be in effect.

Hitting

Caleb Van Patten hit a double going 1 for 3 with a score.

Isaac Van Patten - was 0-1 at the plate.

Sween- went 1 for 1 with two runs scored.

Maxpreps.com also lists statistics that state VC's pitchers tossed a no hitter in the win while Tioga committed five errors in the loss.

The Sacramento Bee lists VC as it's favorite to win the Division VII Sac-Joaquin section championship. 

Click here  for the CIF small school's bracket.

Also of local PVL interest.

Today at Sacramento State, Yuba City will take on Colfax at 4 p.m. and number one seeded Placer will play River Valley in the night cap at 7 p.m. Click here for the CIF DIII bracket.

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BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE 5/14/12

Majors

The Sierra Foothill Giants (7-6) traveled to Bear River on Monday night were they took on the Angels (11-1) The Angels held on for a 12-5 final in inter-league play. The game started with the visitors getting two base runners on before the Angels starter David Fenton shut the surging Giants down in the top half of the first.
The Angels lead off hitter Jordan Elliott walked as did Jake Leonard to start the bottom half of the first. Scott Sandstedt hit a fastball to the cernter fild fence which was good for a two RBI single, Fenton also singled followed by an RBI single by catcher Owen DalBon with one out. Dean Hopper walked to load bases. The  Sierra Foothill pitcher struck out three batters in the inning but he was down 3-0 by the time he got his team out of the first.

Fenton was back on the mound in the second and he had very little difficulty with the back half of the Giants batting order.

Dillon Sinclair drew a walk to start the second for BR, Anthony Crawford laid down a bunt for a single, Porter Elliott moved the runners over. Leonard walked to load the bases and Ryan Solomon delivered a three RBI double with two outs. Solomon scored on a wild pitch to move the score to 7~0 at the end of two.

Hopper single to lead off the bottom of the third but was thrown out stealing second. 

In the top of the fourth the Giants led off with a walk and a single, and with runners at second and and third with no outs Sierra Foothill got on the board with an RBI single. The Giants fifth batter in the batting order hit a two RBI triple with no outs. Angels manager Sean Solomon relieves Leonard with Solomon who proceeded to strikeout the next two batters. Sierra Foothill delivered an RBI single to move the score to 7~4. 

The Angels went three up and three down in the bottom of the fourth and it felt as if the game's momentum had changed. The hard throwing right handed Solomon struck out the first two batters, there was an error by the Angels short stop and the next batter walked. Sandstedt took over on the mound and he fanned the next batter for the final out in the top of five.

Porter Elliott led off with a single and advanced to third on two consecutive wild pitches. Solomon hit him home with an RBI single, Sandstedt was hit by a pitch and Fenton delivered a two RBI single. DalBon and Hopper both followed up with RBI singles and Mason Giordano also hit a single to move the score to 12-4 to end the fifth.

The Giants scored the game's final run on a double to right field in the top of the sixth and made it home on two consecutive throwing errors. Sandstedt struck out the final two batters to close out the game.

The Bear River A's defeated the SF Giants on May 3rd in a 1-0 contest. On Wednesday The BR Athletics will play the BR Angels at 7.

Minors

The Bear River Yankees came into Monday night's game, winning seven consecutive contests while their opponent the BR Royals were looking to rebound from Saturdays 16-12 defeat to the BR Giants. The Yankees rode the arm of Justin Powell who pitched a complete game throwing 75 pitches in the 3-2 win.

With the win, the Yankees got their revenge as the Royals delivered the teams only loss of the season on April 17 by a score of 5-2. 

The Royals jumped to a 2-0  lead in the bottom of the first off of Powell. Austin Breyer started for the Royals going four inning where he also gave up two runs. Branden Sorenson took over for the Royals where he gave up a two out double to Colton Jenkins in the top of the sixth. Jenkins was batted in by Weston Prosser on a drive down the right field line. Powell finished strong striking out two in the sixth and the game ended on a ground out to second.

BEAR RIVER LITTLE LEAGUE standings and leaders

Bear River Little Standings

Juniors

Giants  13-0  119 runs scored and 35 runs given up.

Angels   6-4   85 runs scored and 64 runs given up.

Home runs - RJ Rogers (1)

Majors

Angels    9-1   89 runs scored and 25 runs given up.

Dodgers 7-5  63 runs scored and 56 runs given up.

Giants    7-6  93 runs scored and 58 runs given up.

Athletics  5-6  63 runs scored and 63 runs given up.

Home runs- Justin Kilgore (3), Caleb Edwards (1), Jake Rogers (1), Seth Robinson (1), Ryan Solomon (1)                      

                   and Scott Sandstedt (1).

Minors

Yankees   6-1  65 runs scored and 25 runs given up.

Royals      7-2  86 runs scored and 58 runs given up.

Giants       5-2  97 runs scored and 83 runs given up.

Tigers       4-4  65 runs scored and 65 runs given up.

Cardinals  4-7  99 runs scored and 106 runs given up.

Blue Jays  1-5  31 runs scored and 64 runs given up.