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The Sacrifice Present Giveaway Courtesy of Axis Bats Announces Final Winner, Recap of 12 Days of Giving

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First things first, Sacrifice Present #12, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Maria Belliard. Maria, along with close to 100 responders (some very enthusiastic ones as well) correctly identified the Hopkins Family as the Rhode Island Baseball Family. Congrats Maria. Huge thank you to the nearly 1,500 responses to this holiday Rhode Island Baseball trivia contest and Axis Bats giveaway over the past 12 days. The contest averaged about 100 responders a day, 99% correct answers, and the random winners were selected by an independent advisor, who would give me a number between 1 and 100 every night around 10pm … Continue reading The Sacrifice Present Giveaway Courtesy of Axis Bats Announces Final Winner, Recap of 12 Days of Giving

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Sacrifice Present #11 – Name This Rhode Island Baseball Field

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First things first, Sacrifice Present #10, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Chris Charette. Chris, along with close to 100 responders (popular guy!) correctly identified RIC’s Shaun Gamelin as the Rhode Island Baseball Player Congrats Chris. And now let’s giveaway another Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly identify this Rhode Island Baseball Field… 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 giveaway at the bottom of this article. And … Continue reading Sacrifice Present #11 – Name This Rhode Island Baseball Field

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Sacrifice Present #9 – Name This Rhode Island Little League Organization

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First things first, Sacrifice Present #8, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Denise Oliveira. Denise, along with close to 100 responders (famous person indeed!!!) correctly identified Kayla Baptista as the Rhode Island Baseball Coach. Congrats Denise. And now let’s giveaway another Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly identify this Rhode Island Little League Organization who hosts one of the biggest tournaments in the State of Rhode Island for several years running… 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 … Continue reading Sacrifice Present #9 – Name This Rhode Island Little League Organization

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Sacrifice Present #5 – Name This Rhode Island Baseball Organization

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First things first, Sacrifice Present #4, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Tracey Colucci. Tracey, along with close to 100 responders (how awesome is this!) correctly identified Richard Hemphill as the Rhode Island Baseball superstar volunteer in question. Congrats Tracey. And now let’s giveaway another Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly identify this organization who just happens to have a place in the Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame… 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 … Continue reading Sacrifice Present #5 – Name This Rhode Island Baseball Organization

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The Rhode Island Baseball Experience Final Swings – The Genesis

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The Rhode Island Baseball Experience got its start way, way back on the fields of Hamilton Elementary School in Wickford, RI in the mid 1970s. A young 5 to 6-ish boy with a glove and St. Bernard’s Saints hat ran out onto the open fields of Hamilton Elementary and played baseball in the Tee Ball program for Wickford Little League. From there, this baseball loving lad adapted his swing to his favorite player, whose name he couldn’t spell and used the popular short version (Yaz) to explain to people why he batted left handed. Many others in his Kindergarten class … Continue reading The Rhode Island Baseball Experience Final Swings – The Genesis

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The Rhode Island Baseball Experience To Take Its Final Swings This December

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First off, I hope everyone in the Rhode Island Baseball Community had a safe and healthy Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It’s also so great to get in front of family, connect with old/recent high school friends, and just soak in all … Continue reading The Rhode Island Baseball Experience To Take Its Final Swings This December

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The Baseball GOALS Project – How To Start and Run A Youth Baseball Tournament

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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

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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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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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The Rhode Island Baseball Community Speaks – Can A Rec Baseball Player Make It Up The Ladder Without Travel Ball?

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Before I get to the responses by the Rhode Island Baseball Community, I wanted to take a quick detour and acknowledge Classical High School’s and current Houston Astros Jeremy Peña, who became the first Rhode Island High School alum to record a base hit in a World Series game in over 40 years. The last one to do it? La Salle Academy’s Davey Lopes, Los Angeles Dodgers, recorded a hit in the 1981 World Series against the New York Yankees. Technically, Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox in 2005 (Baseball Reference shows him born in Providence, RI) was the last Rhode … Continue reading The Rhode Island Baseball Community Speaks – Can A Rec Baseball Player Make It Up The Ladder Without Travel Ball?

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RI Rays Fall Champions, ATC Looking For Players, The ALCS MVP, MSBL Father/Son Tourney News and More

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As the fog continues to blanket the view out of my baseball office window, I thought I would shed some light on some recent Rhode Island Baseball News. Not bad for a baseball writer huh??? Fall championships were competed in and champions were crowned. A few AAU teams are looking for players to complete rosters for 2023. And a group of Rhode Island Father/Son teams competed in Arizona against other Father/Son teams from around the USA. Oh and we may have a Classical High School Baseball alumni hoisting a World Series trophy in about a week or so. (Harper, Wheeler, … Continue reading RI Rays Fall Champions, ATC Looking For Players, The ALCS MVP, MSBL Father/Son Tourney News and More