Ed Cooney, Jr and I have known each other since we were born, we just didn’t realize it. Our families, The Cooney’s and my mother’s family (The Walsh’s) grew up together in Wareham, MA just outside of Cape Cod. My mother remains friends with the Cooney’s of Wareham and now a new generation of Cooney’s here in North Kingstown. They are such a wonderful family, so generous with their time, so important to have great people like Ed and his family in this community and this world, to be honest. It has been great catching up with Ed at baseball … Continue reading North Kingstown’s St. B’s Tee Ball League Season To Start In June

Just got this great information courtesy of local baseball coach, instructor, and professional scout Mark Cahill of KPerformance and Merc Bat Company.  Please read below: AAU Baseball is forming a League for High School Players. Throughout the United States, AAU has been a huge supporter of High School Federation and the High School Baseball Coaches. AAU Baseball is starting a series of Futures leagues across the country and New England will be the first of its kind. The goal of the league is for the top High School Players to compete against its peers.  The mission of this Futures Baseball … Continue reading Rhode Island and Southern Mass Futures Baseball League 2018

What does your resume as a baseball player look like?  Did you play in Little League®, American Legion travel teams, maybe for your local high school baseball team?  Did you try out for a college team or summer league team after high school?  Play a few years hoping to get your big break and get picked up by a professional team?  Then reality set in for you? Graduate from college, then start a career, maybe travel the country or start a family?  Or wait a minute, that just describes my baseball career.  Does it sound like something you experienced? Now … Continue reading The Rhode Island Men’s Senior Baseball League – Where I Belong

I have been coaching youth baseball, especially Little League®, for close to 10 years. No matter which division I have coached in – from Tee Ball to the Majors – the youth baseball players have their favorite and desired positions they want their coach to put them at defensively on the baseball field. Most, if not all, love to be on the mound pitching in front of their family and friends. Some love to catch and be part of every play in the field defensively. Others want to play shortstop or even first base so they can get a steady … Continue reading Hey Rising Stars of Little League®, Left Field Ain’t So Bad

The New England College Baseball League features 13 teams, consisting of top level collegiate baseball talent.  It is one of the top summer baseball leagues in the United States and consistently recruits top Division 1 and 2 prospects every year.  Players from The NECBL are nationally ranked prospects and a good percentage are drafted into professional baseball.  Our two Rhode Island teams, The Newport Gulls and the Ocean State Waves, are huge fan favorites here in the Ocean State.  The Gulls play their home games at Cardines Field in Newport.  The Waves call Old Mountain Field in Wakefield their home. … Continue reading NECBL News – Watch Every Game Live on Any Device

The East Region of Little League® baseball consists of 12 states, including New England.  This regional chapter of Little League® provides information and guidance for hundreds of players, coaches, and teams throughout their 12 state network.  You and your local team can download important safety forms, read about upcoming tournaments and events, and follow up on important rule changes for the regular season and tournament time.  Their new website can be found by logging onto www.littleleague.org/east-region. The East Region website features tons of archive forms and articles to make sure your league is running smoothly and that our players are safe.  … Continue reading New and Improved Little League® East Website

The past 5 years, North Kingstown has been home to a very special event.  The “Jog for Julie and Dana Farber” fundraiser brings North Kingstown, Jamestown, and Southern Rhode Island families together to raise awareness for the work of Dana Farber in Boston, and to remember a dedicated mother, wife, and wonderful person who lost her battle to cancer – Julie Swistak Maloney.   It has been a great honor to help promote as well as participate in this event over the past few years. Here is more from the event page about this year’s event: Our 5th annual Jog for … Continue reading 5th Annual Jog for Julie & Dana Farber Set for Saturday, June 16th

From my friends at the Ocean State Waves: Ocean State Waves 260 Columbia Street South Kingstown, RI 02879 Contact: Matt Finlayson Phone: (860) 593-0784 E-mail: matt@oceanstatewaves.com For Immediate Release: The Heavy Hitter is Back! The Ocean State Waves and Rob Levine & Associates are very excited to announce that Rob Levine will once again be providing fifteen Heavy Hitter scholarships to children in our community to attend our Waves Summer Baseball Camp. These scholarships will be available to any player between the ages of 8-14 that has some means of transportation. The Waves partnership with Rob Levine & Associates is … Continue reading Press Release from Ocean State Waves – The Heavy Hitter is Back!

Ah Ha!  Got your attention with that statement.  That’s the goal of every coach, every player, every team from Little League® to the Pros.  Three up and three down.  An easy 1-2-3 inning.  Get back to hitting and scoring runs.  For a Little League® pitcher, there is no greater satisfaction on the mound then three easy outs.  So, how can a youth baseball pitcher achieve this three up, three down system on a regular basis.  Let’s highlight a few good practices that help get your defense off the field and into the batter’s box. Throw Strikes, especially Strike One – … Continue reading How A Pitcher Can Get Three Outs The Easy Way