I recently wrote about Rhode Island Baseball history being made in the Bronx, with the New York Yankee’s Michael King (Bishop Hendricken High School) throwing a pitch to the Houston Astro’s Jeremy Peña (Classical High School) in a Major League … Continue reading Checking In On Rhode Island Players in Independent, Minor League Baseball
As I wind down covering baseball here in Rhode Island this month, I can’t help posting and sharing exciting news from the Rhode Island Baseball Community. After all the posts, photos, videos, and shares – that has been the driving … Continue reading Big Announcement From Chariho Little League Regarding Joe Charette Memorial Tournament
Every Spring, Summer, and Fall here in Rhode Island baseball, a regular season of competition ends and a special season of competition begins. This special season is called tournament time and it can be experienced from Coach Pitch Divisions to … Continue reading The Rhode Island Baseball Experience Final Swings – The Tournaments
First things first, Sacrifice Present #3, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Jessica Hunt. Jessica, along with close to 100 responders (how awesome once again!) correctly identified Warwick North Little League’s “The Pit” as the Rhode Island Baseball field in question. Congrats Jessica. And now let’s giveaway another Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly identify this superstar community leader and volunteer… Think you know the answer? Great, message me by filling out this contact form and check back here tomorrow to find out if you won a Sacrifice Present courtesy of Axis Bats. Find more about this … Continue reading Sacrifice Present #4 – Name This Rhode Island Youth Baseball League Superstar Volunteer
Most baseball players will tell you that they started their baseball career in a Tee Ball program. It is true that some skip the Tee Ball days and go right to hitting live off a coach or even further, off another Little Leaguer. The Tee Ball Program is designed to be fun, engaging, instructional, and to introduce players and parents into the world of organized baseball. What’s great about Tee Ball? Well, how much time do you have? It is a non-competitive, memories galore, photographer’s dream, incredibly family orientated baseball program that draws some of the largest crowds in most … Continue reading The Rhode Island Baseball Experience Final Swings – The Tee Ball Program
True baseball fans don’t care what place their favorite team finishes, right? I mean last place, first place, third place – no matter what place your favorite team ends up, you still buy the hats, the sweatshirts, the pennants, and all the great souvenirs at local retail stores, right? Take me for example, my Boston Red Sox finished behind the 4th place Baltimore Orioles in 2022 and I wear my Red Sox winter hat and Red Sox winter gloves to work every single day. I eagerly await news of free agent signings headed to Fenway and the hopefully resigning news … Continue reading Red Sox Winter Weekend Back For 2023 In Springfield, MA
In just about every level of baseball, the word “sacrifice” is used to describe a play or a commitment a player exercises so another teammate(s)’s situation improves in the game. There is the sacrifice bunt, where a player gives up his/her at bat to advance a runner on the base paths by laying down a bunt instead of swinging for the fences. There is the sacrifice fly, where a player drives the ball in the air to the outfield far enough for a runner (after the baseball is caught) to tag and advance to another base. In a close game, … Continue reading The Sacrifice Present – Connecting Those That Have With Those That Need
Happy Saturday morning to everyone in the Rhode Island Baseball Community. I have a few local Rhode Island baseball events happening soon to share with you that stretch from URI to Tiverton to North Smithfield. And an overdue shout out to a Rhode Island fall baseball league champion from Warwick North. Have a day and be thankful we didn’t get 5 + feet of snow dumped on us!!! 2022 Winter College Showcase Date: Sunday – December 11th Time: 9am-1pm Venue: Longplex Family and Sports Center Address: 300 Industrial Way, Tiverton, RI 02878 Colleges in Attendance: Rhode Island College, Babson College, … Continue reading Winter Clinics, Brew Tour, Post-Turkey Day Workouts, And More Baseball News
This past weekend, while I was lugging fence posts, dumping concrete, and attempting to install level stockade fencing in my backyard, I took a moment to drift into my comfort zone – baseball! I thought to myself – “How would I start and run a youth baseball tournament here in Rhode Island?” It was a nice distraction, brief as it may have been, from a tiresome activity which I was clearing overmatched against. Maybe you or someone you know is a league director or league volunteer and thought the same thing about organizing a youth baseball tournament in your city … Continue reading The Baseball GOALS Project – How To Start and Run A Youth Baseball Tournament
If your weather temperatures this week look like a healthy EKG reading, you are definitely experiencing the ups and downs of weather conditions in Rhode Island. Freeze warning? Come on! Right after a beautiful day to enjoy a baseball game or a harvest fair or attempt to install a fence in your yard (my Saturday activity) with warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine, you hit us with a freeze warning??? My weather app says 35° and my lawn is frosted over and the few remaining leaves in my trees are falling like orangey snowflakes. So, while the sun is coming … Continue reading Rhode Island Baseball Dugout Chatter – Narragansett Little League Fall Ball Champs, RI Riverdogs ABL 14U Champs, UCONN’s Andrew Sears Stock Rising, Peña Doubles In Astros Win
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