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Newsletter 6/12/2016
Volume 1, Number 3
Blaine Area Traveling Baseball Association (BATBA)
In This Issue Blaine Bengals win the 7AAAA Section Championship! SBAA turns 65…Happy Birthday!
Blaine Bengals win the 7AAAA Section Championship & Headed to State Tourney!
Team Updates Save the Date. Tryouts are coming!
2016 COACHES
Congratulations to the following 2016 Head Coaches:
Congratulations to the Blaine Bengals in winning the 7AAAA Section Championship last week! We are very proud of all of the past BATBA players and would like to wish the team the best of luck in the State Tournament later this week.
Blaine
The Bengals begin play on Thursday, June 16th against Champlin Park. The first pitch begins at 5:30pm at CHS Field.
9U- Luke McLain
Click Here for the Class AAAA State Bracket & Schedule
10U AAA - Brent Messerschmidt
Submitted by Sarah Anderson
10U AA - Tom Plankers 11U AAA - Jim Conlee
11U AA - Tim Sukalski 12U AAA - Matt Westlund 12U AA - Barry Perreault 13U AAA - Jason Vogel 13U AA Blue - Dean Zahratka 13U AA White - Tim Payne 14U AAA - Mike Nelson 14U AA - Dave Ososki 15U AAA - Eric Pardo 15U AA - Joe Monnens Spring Lake Park
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SBAA!!! Did you know that it is SBAA 65th Birthday this year? HAPPY BIRTHDAY SBAA!!! Here is a little history! On January 1, 1951, the Community Athletic Association of Soderville, Minnesota was organized and shares sold at $10.00 per share. This money was used to prepare a new field, which is still in use today (Soderville Ball field is located on Crosstown Blvd., east of Highway 65). In the 1940s and 1950s the Sunday morning games were the social event of the week. Tickets for $.25 - $.50 were sold, there was a refreshment stand and fans cheered. The headlines read “Soderville Wins State B Title” on the sports page of the September 16, 1951 St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press. For more information, visit the Sodervillebaline.org website. 1951 Soderville Team Pictured: Front Row: Milt Gregoire, David Spencer, Dan Anderson, Bill Marchiniak, Quinton Peterson, John Norton, Back Row: Jerry Meyer, Jim Faust, Leo Schleisman, Dick Johnson, George Masko, Larry Winkler, Arnie Oss and David William, Bat Boy.
10U AA - Erik Roell 11U AAA - Jerome Balsimo 12U AAA - Scott Sonmore 13U AAA - Justin Kehner 14U AA - Jim Schonrock 15U - Jeff Dainty
Blaine 10UAAA Highlights An exceptional effort by Aidan Smith spurred Blaine Bengals 10U AAA to an 18-2 win in five innings over Rochester AAA on
Friday, May 20th at Bielenberg Sports Complex. Aidan blasted a three run home run for Blaine Bengals 10U AAA and went 1-1 in the game with three RBIs and three runs scored. Seven runs in the opening three innings allowed Blaine Bengals 10U AAA to easily put away Rochester AAA. A wild pitch in the first inning and an RBI double by Skylar Reimringer and an RBI single by Sammy Lee during the second inning fueled Blaine Bengals 10U AAA's offense early. It didn't take long for Blaine Bengals 10U AAA to respond as it scored one run of its own in the fourth. Blaine Bengals 10U AAA scored on an RBI single by Ryan Burley. This was the beginning of a great weekend and all led to a birth to the Gopher State Tournament of Champions. Submitted by Jennifer Smith
Blaine 11AAA Highlights Congratulations to the Blaine 11AAA Traveling Baseball Team for taking 2nd Place/Runner Up in Burnsville Invitational Tournament!! This earned the boys both MYAS & MBT State Tournament berths over the weekend! We lost a heartbreaker to Farmington 7-5 in the Championship Game. The boys are continually growing, overcoming adversity, and improving. Thank you to our awesome coaches for all you do! Submitted by Eric Fenn
Blaine 13AAA Highlights Blaine Bengals 13AAA beat Anoka 7-1, as they scored three runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Connor Schusted, an RBI triple by Joey Reinarts, and a sacrifice fly by Tyler Vogel. Gio Santiago, Joey Ritzema and Dylan Wilson each had two hits, which included a triple for Wilson. Ethan Larsen chipped in and RBI. Alex Stephens baffled Anoka, striking out nine batters, allowing only two hits in 4 innings of work, and Tanner Vogel pitched two scoreless. Blaine 13AAA fended off Mahtomedi's late push, to hold on 6-4. Blaine took the lead for good, when it scored two runs on an RBI double by Gio Santiago. Alex Stephens was perfect at the dish, going 4-4.
Blaine built upon its lead with two runs in the fourth, when Gavin Gillen tripled, plating Tanner Vogel. That was followed up by Ben Wallraff's RBI single. Gillen got the win, pitching the first 4 innings, allowing just one run. Submitted by Coach Vogel
2017 TRYOUTS SET FOR AUGUST 26-28, 2016 Tryouts for our 2017 traveling teams will take place August 26-28, 2016 at a variety of fields in the Blaine Area. Tryout pools will be scheduled for each age group at a pre-determined time during the weekend. The initial tryout will last approximately 2 hours. All prospective players will need to attend the tryout session for their age group, in order to be considered for a 2017 team. Pre-tryout optional practice sessions will be available for players the week of August 22nd. Callbacks, for some players, will take place the week of August 29th. More information will be available soon.
IN THE NEWS!! The Oakland A's selected Logan Shore with the No. 47 overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft on Thursday night. The 21-year-old is a right-handed pitcher from University of Florida, and Coon Rapids native. Minnesota Proud!!
Volume 1, Number 3
Blaine Area Traveling Baseball Association (BATBA)
In This Issue Blaine Bengals win the 7AAAA Section Championship! SBAA turns 65…Happy Birthday!
Blaine Bengals win the 7AAAA Section Championship & Headed to State Tourney!
Team Updates Save the Date. Tryouts are coming!
2016 COACHES
Congratulations to the following 2016 Head Coaches:
Congratulations to the Blaine Bengals in winning the 7AAAA Section Championship last week! We are very proud of all of the past BATBA players and would like to wish the team the best of luck in the State Tournament later this week.
Blaine
The Bengals begin play on Thursday, June 16th against Champlin Park. The first pitch begins at 5:30pm at CHS Field.
9U- Luke McLain
Click Here for the Class AAAA State Bracket & Schedule
10U AAA - Brent Messerschmidt
Submitted by Sarah Anderson
10U AA - Tom Plankers 11U AAA - Jim Conlee
11U AA - Tim Sukalski 12U AAA - Matt Westlund 12U AA - Barry Perreault 13U AAA - Jason Vogel 13U AA Blue - Dean Zahratka 13U AA White - Tim Payne 14U AAA - Mike Nelson 14U AA - Dave Ososki 15U AAA - Eric Pardo 15U AA - Joe Monnens Spring Lake Park
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SBAA!!! Did you know that it is SBAA 65th Birthday this year? HAPPY BIRTHDAY SBAA!!! Here is a little history! On January 1, 1951, the Community Athletic Association of Soderville, Minnesota was organized and shares sold at $10.00 per share. This money was used to prepare a new field, which is still in use today (Soderville Ball field is located on Crosstown Blvd., east of Highway 65). In the 1940s and 1950s the Sunday morning games were the social event of the week. Tickets for $.25 - $.50 were sold, there was a refreshment stand and fans cheered. The headlines read “Soderville Wins State B Title” on the sports page of the September 16, 1951 St. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press. For more information, visit the Sodervillebaline.org website. 1951 Soderville Team Pictured: Front Row: Milt Gregoire, David Spencer, Dan Anderson, Bill Marchiniak, Quinton Peterson, John Norton, Back Row: Jerry Meyer, Jim Faust, Leo Schleisman, Dick Johnson, George Masko, Larry Winkler, Arnie Oss and David William, Bat Boy.
10U AA - Erik Roell 11U AAA - Jerome Balsimo 12U AAA - Scott Sonmore 13U AAA - Justin Kehner 14U AA - Jim Schonrock 15U - Jeff Dainty
Blaine 10UAAA Highlights An exceptional effort by Aidan Smith spurred Blaine Bengals 10U AAA to an 18-2 win in five innings over Rochester AAA on
Friday, May 20th at Bielenberg Sports Complex. Aidan blasted a three run home run for Blaine Bengals 10U AAA and went 1-1 in the game with three RBIs and three runs scored. Seven runs in the opening three innings allowed Blaine Bengals 10U AAA to easily put away Rochester AAA. A wild pitch in the first inning and an RBI double by Skylar Reimringer and an RBI single by Sammy Lee during the second inning fueled Blaine Bengals 10U AAA's offense early. It didn't take long for Blaine Bengals 10U AAA to respond as it scored one run of its own in the fourth. Blaine Bengals 10U AAA scored on an RBI single by Ryan Burley. This was the beginning of a great weekend and all led to a birth to the Gopher State Tournament of Champions. Submitted by Jennifer Smith
Blaine 11AAA Highlights Congratulations to the Blaine 11AAA Traveling Baseball Team for taking 2nd Place/Runner Up in Burnsville Invitational Tournament!! This earned the boys both MYAS & MBT State Tournament berths over the weekend! We lost a heartbreaker to Farmington 7-5 in the Championship Game. The boys are continually growing, overcoming adversity, and improving. Thank you to our awesome coaches for all you do! Submitted by Eric Fenn
Blaine 13AAA Highlights Blaine Bengals 13AAA beat Anoka 7-1, as they scored three runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Connor Schusted, an RBI triple by Joey Reinarts, and a sacrifice fly by Tyler Vogel. Gio Santiago, Joey Ritzema and Dylan Wilson each had two hits, which included a triple for Wilson. Ethan Larsen chipped in and RBI. Alex Stephens baffled Anoka, striking out nine batters, allowing only two hits in 4 innings of work, and Tanner Vogel pitched two scoreless. Blaine 13AAA fended off Mahtomedi's late push, to hold on 6-4. Blaine took the lead for good, when it scored two runs on an RBI double by Gio Santiago. Alex Stephens was perfect at the dish, going 4-4.
Blaine built upon its lead with two runs in the fourth, when Gavin Gillen tripled, plating Tanner Vogel. That was followed up by Ben Wallraff's RBI single. Gillen got the win, pitching the first 4 innings, allowing just one run. Submitted by Coach Vogel
2017 TRYOUTS SET FOR AUGUST 26-28, 2016 Tryouts for our 2017 traveling teams will take place August 26-28, 2016 at a variety of fields in the Blaine Area. Tryout pools will be scheduled for each age group at a pre-determined time during the weekend. The initial tryout will last approximately 2 hours. All prospective players will need to attend the tryout session for their age group, in order to be considered for a 2017 team. Pre-tryout optional practice sessions will be available for players the week of August 22nd. Callbacks, for some players, will take place the week of August 29th. More information will be available soon.
IN THE NEWS!! The Oakland A's selected Logan Shore with the No. 47 overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft on Thursday night. The 21-year-old is a right-handed pitcher from University of Florida, and Coon Rapids native. Minnesota Proud!!
