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October 2017 • Volume 24/Number 4
Continuing the Little League® tradition of making it “safer for the kids.”
GRANADA LITTLE LEAGUE Earns 2017 ASAP National Safety Award
Granada Little League out of Livermore, California was recognized during this year’s Little League Baseball® World Series as the 2017 National Safety Winner for the A Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Representing the West Region, the safety program for Granada Little League from California, stood out for several reasons. For example, outlining rules and expectations on speed limits in the parking lots and respecting the rules of the posted signs around the park. But, the league also paid close attention to taking identification badges, and training, to the next level. “One of the things we’ve been focusing on over the last several years, is trying to do a better screening and identification of volunteers,” League President Steve Wilde said. “Just
trying to be a little more intentional with anticipating, not just the expected safety concerns with player safety and injuries, which we try to be intentional with that, but also some of the larger issues that could go overlooked.” Mr. Wilde says that one of their secrets for success is simple: pay attention to what other leagues are doing. “We unapologetically looked to what other leagues had done in the past, what other leagues that had great safety plans had done in the past. We tried to take some of that and improve upon it,” Mr. Wilde said.
Additionally, the league has focused on training the individuals involved with Granada Little League. “We’re trying to equip our adults, our coaches, our parents. How do we expand the intentionality we have to training the folks who are at the practices, at the games, those first responders, to some of the minor injuries that take place,” Mr. Wilde said. Safety Officer Rick Seely credited the support of the entire league for making their safety plan a reality. continued on page 2
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“We’re fortunate to have a very dedicated board, as well as coaching members of the organization, who really stepped up to the plate and followed through. Without that additional support, it doesn’t happen,” Mr. Seely said. Mr. Wilde and the board credit ASAP for allowing them to stay on top of their game when it comes to safety.
“The impact for us is it’s an articulation of an intention that you’re held accountable to. We’ve really benefitted from that. Every year the ASAP program has been that catalyst that has got us to think about how do we do better safety for our players, for our umpires, for our coaches, and for our facilities. The ASAP program, provides great direction, and resources. But, in some ways, the greatest contribution is that catalyst to
every year get us to think about how do we do better than we did last year,” Mr. Wilde said. As the national safety winner, Granada Little League will receive a free LED lighting system for a 200-foot field. Congratulations to Granada Little League on a great safety plan and for helping make the game safer for the children and volunteers!
2017 ASAP REGIONAL WINNERS CENTRAL
EASTERN Granada Little League
West Duluth Little League
SOUTHWEST
Duluth, Minnesota
Livermore, California
NATIONAL WINNER
High Plains Little League
Bristol, Tennessee
WESTERN
Huntington Tri Village Little League Huntington, New York
Bristol Little League
Peyton, Colorado
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SOUTHEAST
CENTRAL REGION
Central increases safety to 87% In 2017, 88 percent of all Little Leagues submitted safety plans, helping to avoid more than 90,000 injuries since the program began in 1995. In 2017, leagues with approved plans received an award based on 15 percent of their AIG Accident Insurance premium. In July, leagues received $452,092 in ASAP awards and District Administrators received $54,950 in incentives. The following pages list participation numbers by region, state, and district.
Safety Plans inSafety the
0%/100% North Dakota
43%/62% South Dakota
100%/100%
77% 71%
Central Region
Administrator Name ILLINOIS 1 Scott Tolliver 2 Jim Butler 5 Greg Raisbeck 6 Sandy Ducat 7 Dan Garza Dela 8 Roger Petrick 9 Nicholas Gianacakos 10 Joseph McMillan 11 Linda Sanfilippo 12 Carlton Jones 13 Phil Rizzo 15 Edwin Plys 17 Ryon Mcneff* 19 Christopher Davis 20 Timothy Trevier INDIANA 1 Rich Arndt* 2 Paula Grede 3 Steve Smith* 4 Brent Poole 5 Shelly Gaither 6 Jim Kemp* 7 Derek Lisby 8 Mark Commons 9 William Futrell 10 Gary Gable 11 Kevin Weinberg 12 James Cruser 13 Troy Baize 14 Marlin Culp IOWA 1 Kevin Beaman 2 Gary Mayfield
2015 %
60 70 100 71 50 75 100 62 100 67 88 100 61 100 100 78 100 83 100 100 100 100 100 75 56 100 100 100 100 66 100
2016 2017 % % 88% 66 83 66 72 88 87 85 70 88 57 75 50 100 100 67 100 100 100 100 91 94 93 100 100 75 86 100 75 100 100 91% 92 100 100 100 100 75 100 71 87 100 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 84 100 100 100 100 75 70 100 100 92% 66 0 100 100
* Indicates new District Administrator in 2017.
3 4 5 6 7 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2
Chris Chadd* Jeff Hegwood Jim Stockbauer Mike Malenosky Chad Larue KANSAS Wayne Metcalf KENTUCKY John Roll Tammy Mckinney* W O Bradley Franklin Stivers John Edwards Scott Shaffer Arnold Wheeler MICHIGAN Mark Hillabrand Bruce Scheck Pamela Bildner Steve Fogle Sharon Mayer William Crandall* Mark Davidson Dorine Britton John Edgerle Don Howes Mark Pantti Brian Chesebro David Haselhuhn Randy Madison Joanne Willson Larry Fix MINNESOTA Mike Norling Jim Warnest
81% 70%
Minnesota
Wisconsin
92%/80%
100%/50% Dis. No.
Central Region: 2017/2016 87%/86%
87%/86%
Nebraska
Kansas
Plans in the
Central Region:
Iowa
63% 62% Missouri
100 66 85 85 26
100 58 100 85 45
40
50
100 57 62 64 100 100 100
100 67 75 76 50 100 100
73 91 100 58 100 92 100 100 96 80 75 38 100 94 80 100
100 100 100 100 92 100 100 100 100 100 62 40 100 94 100 100
100 60
100 60
91% 94%
Michigan
88% 91% 91% Ohio Illinois Indiana 86% 95% 86% 84% Kentucky 82%
100 91 100 100 63 100% 100 84% 88 70 62 87 62 100 100 91% 94 100 100 100 92 100 100 100 100 90 50 33 88 93 100 100 77% 100 75
2017/2016
Legend League Involvement 100%
Participation
90-99%
Participation
75-89%
Participation
50-74%
Participation
25-49%
Participation
0-24%
Participation
3 Henry Chruscielski 50 50 4 Robert Olson 16 40 MISSOURI 1 Tom Wegener 57 33 2 Mike Greninger 40 40 3 Mark Manley* 66 100 4 Ron Graves 60 66 NEBRASKA 3 David Arkfeld 92 100 NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA 1 Jason McGough 25 62 OHIO 1 Todd Tulino* 100 100 2 Chet Cooper* 55 63 3 Chris Tompkins* 66 83 4 Tom Meder 56 100 5 Dana Carley 80 89 6 Steve Bohman 70 40 7 David Worster* 75 100 8 Shannon Walker 100 100 9 Kevin Carey 100 92 10 Ron Hoag 83 40 11 Donald Rawlins 100 100 WISCONSIN 1 Carmelo Puglisi 100 100 2 Jerry Cook* 0 67 3 Jennifer Hauck* 33 42 4 Jeff Wolfe 54 45 5 Robert Stasney 50 50 6 David Douglas 66 88
50 50 63% 42 33 88 100 100% 100 43% 43 91% 100 70 90 90 100 80 100 100 100 40 100 81% 100 75 60 63 62 100
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EAST REGION
East drives safety to 85% Dis. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
East Region
Administrator 2015 2016 2017 Name % % % CONNECTICUT 87% Perry Pierce 83 83 90 Lou Bleggi 66 58 54 Wendle Stiber 66 41 58 Jocelyn Chang 93 86 80 Susan Kloss* 100 100 100 Michael Mentone 92 92 100 Bill Howard 72 72 72 Joe McAuliffe 84 84 78 Rick Quirk* 81 81 93 Robert Lee 100 100 100 Brian Hanlon 100 100 100 Brian Hanlon 91 100 90 DELAWARE 90% Robert Newnam 100 100 100 Darryl Dorr* 100 100 100 Andy Lewis* 81 90 70 MAINE 88% Robert Dorr 100 100 100 Dana Verge 100 100 100 Michael Brooker* 52 64 88 Erin Davies* 56 43 60 Scott Edwards 100 100 100 Stephen Cole 100 100 100 MARYLAND 98% Larry Hammond 100 100 100 Gregg Quedeweit 100 100 100 Gregory Roberts 100 100 100 Jeffrey D Smith 66 100 75 Martin Thompson 100 100 100 Frankie Bennett 100 100 100 Don Tomlinson 100 87 100 Leo Ehrisman 90 90 100 MASSACHUSETTS 86% Bryon Sherman* 100 80 80 Steve DePalma 90 77 77 Gretchen Haibon 88 100 100 Linda McGill 100 100 100 Dave Obuchowski 100 100 100 Jeffrey Silvia 100 100 87 Robert Stearns 86 80 84 Donald Whitman 70 88 93 Edward Greatorex 71 71 42 Ellen Brown-Lipoma 100 75 87 Phil Albert 27 55 55 Bernard Colbert 100 100 100 John Berardi 91 92 85 Frank Flanagan 60 50 44 William Lowd 100 100 100 Joseph Baglieri 100 100 100
* Indicates new District Administrator in 2017.
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1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
NEW HAMPSHIRE Sally Dreckmann Jeff Lewis NEW JERSEY Christopher Graham Michael Phillips Tom McCarville Cesare Papetti Ron Teel Jeffery Ware Carmine Conti Skip Mofsenson Gary Giackette Anthony Richardson David Koehler Joe Rigler Jerry Murphy Clifford Meeks* Joe Fussner Frank Trenkle* Buddy Coates David Poe Joe Romanelli NEW YORK John Godfrey John Day* Jay Caccamise Ken Liesegang Mike Kelsey Richard Kelley Ryan Vaughan Dan Cavallo Patrick Hetherington Ron Wehrle Daniel DeCelle Charles Fitzpatrick Leonard Ricchiuti Jr. Gary Krill Guy Madsen Kim Caunitz Fred Cantor Bob Jordan George Serrano Robert Candrea Michael Mattesi Chris Amarosa James Nolan William Panzella Dan Cavanagh Abe Miller Ed Chrzastek
94 88 100 100 100 82 100 90 92 68 100 92 100 100 86 100 100 100 93 64 83 100 100 50 37 100 100 9 93 100 70 60 64 100 100 100 100 93 92 78 68 33 38 23 100 0 20 25
100% 94 100 100 100 95% 94 100 100 100 100 100 76 88 100 100 100 100 75 100 58 66 100 100 84 84 100 100 100 100 86 100 94 84 100 94 92 100 86 100 80 86 83 100 72% 100 100 100 100 50 50 41 52 100 100 90 90 9 27 96 100 100 100 75 70 50 83 64 58 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 100 92 92 92 92 73 80 68 68 33 33 57 46 25 25 100 100 0 0 20 0 42 25
28Al D’Elia 62 29 James McDaniels 63 30 Don Urban 27 31 Edward Felsch 75 32 Todd Koehler 50 33 Peter Pennelle 35 34 Marilyn Maccio 80 35 Carol Kollmer* 100 36 Paul Guido 37 37 Dan Salmon 88 38 Marv Cummings 67 PENNSYLVANIA 1 Bill Dithrich 58 2 Bob Rodenbaugh 84 3 Brian Fife* 33 4 Anita Connelly 100 5 Frank Germino 68 6 Bob Loncar 66 7 Joseph Walkovich 87 8 Christopher Robinson* 100 9 Robert Swope Sr. 100 10 Glen Fiebig 53 11 Mario Adore 40 12 Scott Leinbach 100 13 Greg Brouse 100 14 Peter Kline 86 15 William Serfass 95 16 Robert Bertoni 100 17 Michael Serino 100 18 James Burns 80 19 Duke Nasino 53 20 Tim Butenuth 61 21 Heather Fechtenburg 80 22 Bob Ryan 25 23 Jennie Todd 100 24 Kevin Shellhammer 81 25 Robert Wilson 100 26 Doug Talmadge 81 27 Bob Herman* 91 28 David Harvey 92 29 Bernard Kozen 100 30 Howard Lemonick 100 31 Robert Bertoni 100 32 Michael Serino 100 RHODE ISLAND 1 John Pesaturo 100 2 Robert Walker Jr. 80 3 Beverly Kenney 100 4 Ron Lopes 100 VERMONT 1 Charles Schifilliti 61 2 George Roberge 100 3 Jeremy Read 53 44 4 Gary Royer
66 70 67 85 25 35 95 100 37 88 46 69 92 50 100 68 62 87 90 100 53 43 94 100 93 100 100 100 73 41 61 90 23 100 90 100 80 100 100 100 88 100 100 100 86 100 100 50 100 53 75
66 60 45 85 50 41 90 88 31 88 58 87% 83 92 70 100 66 87 57 89 100 69 50 94 100 93 100 100 100 83 53 76 77 44 100 95 100 100 100 100 100 77 100 100 89% 90 73 100 100 63% 91 66 38 62
SOUTHEAST REGION
Southeast holds strong at 97% Safety Plans in the
East Region: 85%/82% 2017/2016
Safety Plans in the
Southeast Region: 97%/97% 2017/2016
Legend League Involvement
Southeast Region Dis. No.
Administrator 2015 Name % ALABAMA 3 Paul Fleming 100 4 Steve Patterson* 100 8 Chris Cianciola 100 FLORIDA 1 Ron Covey 100 2 Mike Succio 100 3 Kim Davies 100 4 Danna Neely 100 5 Michelle Jones 88 6 Terry Thompson 100 7 John Knapp 100 8 Michael Bramblett 80 9 Fred Burson* 100 10 Brian Johnson 100 11 Marty Martin 100 12 Eric Pearson 92 13 Christine K Webb 100 14 Debbie Dobbs 100 15 Frederick Lorentsen 100 16 Tim Donohue* 100 17 Dewey Hudman 100 18 Lisa Holton* 100 19 David Viers 100 20 Gary Gentry 100 21 Jonathan Duffield 100 22 Joseph LeBlanc 100 23 Brendan Sullivan 100 24 Denise Sprenkle 100 25 Sue Carrigan 100
2016 2017 % % 60% 50 0 100 100 100 45 98% 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 85 88 88 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 80 67 67 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
* Indicates new District Administrator in 2017.
100%
Participation
90-99%
Participation
75-89%
Participation
50-74%
Participation
25-49%
Participation
0-24%
Participation
26 Beth Vanvranken 27 Marcia Montz GEORGIA 1 Thomas Gooch 2 Jeff Colwell 3 Horace Beaty 4 Linda North 5 Roman Jones 6 Vince Fernandez 7 Jeremy Haley 8 Richard Bryant 10 Robin Scott NORTH CAROLINA 1 Donnie S Mccraw 2 Vince Scanlon 3 Gray Little 4 Terry Lee Giles 5 Shane Melton 6 Bill Lindsey 7 Joe Cook SOUTH CAROLINA 1 Greg Goodell 2 Travis Ellis 3 Brian Weseman 5 Patrick Dottellis 7 Chris Posey 8 Jamie Bennett TENNESSEE 1 Keith Wish 2 Ray Eidson 4 Lowell Easterly 5 Philip Winters 6 Glenn Coggin*
100 100
100 100
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 77 100
100 100 100 81 63 90 100
100 100 100 77 50 100 60
100 100 100 100 100 100
100 100 100 100 100 83
77 100 90 100 100
75 100 100 100 100
100 100 97% 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 87 100 94% 100 100 100 87 85 100 80 96% 100 50 100 100 100 100 91% 66 100 100 88 100
7 Robert Douglas Jr. 8 Curtis Jackson 9 Tommy Shelton VIRGINIA 1 Ricky Compton 2 Dwayne Tuggle 3 Michael Thompson* 4 Ellen Witherow 5 Devon Corrigan 6 Jean Albertson 7 Bob Sherrill 8 Andrew Adler 9 John Donaldson 10 Bob Sottile 11 Robert Huff 12 Fred Corbett 13 Allen Couch 14 Jimmie Straley 15 Jim Roberts 16 Lamott Smith 17 Wanda Vannoy* WEST VIRGINIA 1 Greg Adkins 2 Mike Vickers 3 Ernest Jones 4 Paul Flanagan 5 Donna Haynes 6 Nevin Kilmer* 8 Denver McFoy*
100 100 100
100 88 100
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0
100 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 0
70 100 100 100 100 92 100
100 100 100 100 100 100 100
100 100 77 99% 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 83 100 100 100 100 0 99% 100 100 94 100 100 100 100
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WEST REGION
West comes in at 92% West Region Dis. Administrator 2015 2016 2017 No. Name % % % ALASKA 66% 1 David Gemmell 70 56 62 2 Duane Bell 83 83 80 ARIZONA 88% 1 Kevin Mullaney 100 100 100 2 Michelle Kell 81 93 85 3 Mark Lane 91 91 90 4 Arlene Diaz-Gonzalez 50 88 77 5 Carl Thompson 92 100 100 6 Irwin Altman 100 88 88 7 Mark Yarbrough 40 30 55 8 Brooks Bishop 100 90 80 9 Leigh Pitts 100 100 100 10 Socorro Coco Minner 100 100 100 11 Lee Ann Saiz-Mares 100 85 100 12 Cindy Snow 69 100 100 13 Joe Diaz 16 50 50 14 Carl Gagey 91 75 83 CALIFORNIA 95% 1 Richard Jamerson* 69 69 69 2 Tom McKinney 100 100 100 3 Ned White 75 100 100 4 Ted Boet 100 100 100 5 Norman Fuller 100 100 100 6 Wayne Del Nero 87 85 100 7 Dianne Cardona 100 88 100 8 Deanna Martinez 76 92 90 9 Ramon Valenzuela 83 83 83 10 Mike Gentry 100 100 100 11 Stephen B. Smith 100 100 100 12 Jenice Condie 100 100 100 13 Roger Lazar 100 100 100 14 Reggie Torres 100 100 100 15 Jeanne Thompson 87 100 100 16 Scott Moro 100 100 100 17 Rick Caldwell 100 100 100 18 Milan Mrakich 100 100 100 19 Jerry Curcio 100 100 100 20 Kitti Golden 77 77 77 21 Gary Mendoza 83 100 100 22 Salvador Munoz 100 90 77 23 Alan Fitzgerald 100 100 100 24 Chris White 100 100 100
* Indicates new District Administrator in 2017.
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Marty Hoy Bill Morrow Jimmie Timms Tim Underdown Carolyn Johnson Denny Curran Roberta Moore Lisa Lapage Clay Berry Rodney Blaco Donald Goodman Dennis Drag Jerry Flory Bob McKittrick Gene Carlisle Domenic Iadevaia Kim Mowrey Ernie Lucero John Johnson Sharon Zolezzi* Jeannette Frederick Robert Bonelli Stan Read Beckie Lewis* Martin Hoover Jeff Ahrens Douglas Rebert Jim Spering Bob Fogle Tamara Alexander Richard Michal David Wetmore Howard Reeves Debbie Narvaes Josh Bryant Mark Groh Francine Mackey Michael Pappa Butch Carter Rolland Slade Paul Zwickey Ezio Petrella Mike Ratermann Doug Morris Kevin Mensen* Tony Lema Sr.
84 87 71 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 88 88 100 100 100 100 100 60 100 100 86 100 100 100 100 100 88 100 66 100 70 81 100 100 20 100 100 100 100 100
90 71 85 100 100 100 100 91 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 100 100 100 100 60 100 94 93 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 75 100 80 100 100 100 20 100 100 100 37 100
100 100 50 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 93 88 100 100 100 100 100 60 100 83 80 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 70 100 100 100 60 100 100 90 71 100
1 3 4 6 7 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2
HAWAII Carole Ota Ernest Delima Eugene Narimatsu Mary Ciacci Derek Kajiwara IDAHO Tami Delgado Chuck Lawrence MONTANA Jim Sommerville Keith Miller NEVADA Tom Lawson* Robert Fleming Sam Sandoval Michael Aker OREGON Robert Hudlow Georgia Herr David Hicks Gary Rowell Elizabeth Hisatake Derin Jones Carl Buchholz Kim Douglas UTAH Nathan Giles WASHINGTON Ed Lundberg Patrick Ryan Glen Dickason Mike Ray Archie Taylor Thomas Dent Will Stedman Gilbert Nilson Bob Toigo Charlie Frampton Sean Rafferty* Kim Betzsold George Kinney WYOMING William Sedlacek Verdon Hoopes
80 100 100 100 100 100 80 60 100 100 100 83 90 100 100 83 100 100 100 100 100 25 100 100 90 90 80 70 87 100 100 100 100 50 86 100 100
85% 80 100 100 66 71 95% 100 100 90 90 87% 73 73 100 100 95% 100 100 100 100 75 83 100 100 92% 88 88 100 100 91 66 94 94 100 100 100 100 100 93 100 100 30% 25 30 93% 100 100 86 100 90 90 100 100 80 66 90 100 87 100 100 84 100 100 100 100 85 100 70 66 100 85 100% 90 100 100 100 80 100 83 100 100
SOUTHWEST REGION
Southwest jumps to 88% Safety Plans in the
Southwest Region: 88%/84% 2017/2016
Safety Plans in the
Legend League Involvement
West Region: 92%/92% 2017/2016
100%
Participation
90-99%
Participation
75-89%
Participation
50-74%
Participation
25-49%
Participation
0-24%
Participation
Southwest Region Dis. Administrator 2015 2016 2017 No. Name % % % ARKANSAS 77% 1 Mike Volz 50 50 66 3 Travis Young 100 100 83 COLORADO 84% 1 Dana Palmer 100 100 100 2 David Penney 69 53 54 4 Lisa Greene 100 100 100 5 Mike Sedillos 100 100 100 LOUISIANA 90% 1 Val Domingue 100 100 100 2 Michelle Sigrest-Lewis 100 100 100 3 Michael Marler 100 100 100 4 Richard L Mitchell 100 66 66 5 Brent Shuff 33 50 50 6 Ronald Turner* 75 100 100 MISSISSIPPI 57% 1 Clif Marshall 50 43 57 NEW MEXICO 98% 1 Francisco Guerra 100 100 100 2 Troy Grant 87 87 100 3 Bobby Light* 75 75 100 4 Jim Frambro 100 85 100
* Indicates new District Administrator in 2017.
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Anthony Faulo Bruce Chitwood* William Villines* Carlos Garcia* Pamela Marie Stanley Sam Gomez OKLAHOMA Stephen Skocik TEXAS WEST TEXAS Jeffery Cummins Rusty Weir Kelly Clary* Cathy Baughn Shane Deel Cody Hughes Thomas Leferink Michael Lucky Eddie Burns Richard Buckelew Barbara Lestourgeon Joel Resendez Rick Reyes David Tobias
100 60 83 100 85 100 100
33 40 10 75 42 0 75 100 69 100 90 100 83 76
100 80 100 100 100 100
100 100 83 100 100 100 100% 50 100 87% 75% 33 17 55 85 30 88 87 71 64 64 0 0 75 83 100 85 61 50 100 100 85 95 91 100 83 83 84 91
26 34 35 37 38 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Tim Ersch David Rivera Gerald McCrary Dexter Nichols Bobbie Brown EAST TEXAS Michael Farrel Ricky Duncum Charles Boykin Keith Herring* Charlie Sweetin Myrna Flores Kelly Campbell Tom Edge Gary Pate George Hernandez Danny Kotzur Sam Yaeger Jayme Royal Nancy Garza* Joe Patterson Jerry Mcinnis Damon Slaydon*
100 50 100 60 93
100 55 100 80 85
100 36 100 84 77 100 100 100 100 100 92 83 81 66 81 100 100
100 27 79 100 76 90 100 100 100 100 92 100 93 100 100 100 87
100 62 100 50 100 92% 100 36 83 100 92 100 100 88 100 100 100 100 82 100 100 100 83
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Common Sense from the Field Track all injuries and near misses in order to identify injury trends. – Several leagues and districts
No Catcher’s Chatter – Catchers are not allowed to talk to opposing batters during a pitch. – San Mateo National LL, California
All injuries are reported by telephone to the Safety Officer on the date of injury. Injury/ incident written report must be submitted to the Safety Officer within 48 hours. – Crystal Lake Am. LL, Illinois
ASAP is presented to managers on draft night. – Middlebury LL, Indiana
All Little League Baseball/Softball participant’s ages 8-12 must attend player evaluations. – Continental Ranch LL, Arizona
During the season, we had a safety poster contest. Each division had the opportunity to have one winner. Each winning team received a free pizza party. This contest was held to push safety awareness. – North Anaheim LL, California
“Each year most of our leagues develop a ‘coaches’ package.” As part of this, we’ve developed the Ten Commandments of Safety.” – District 4, Virginia To submit ideas for Common Sense, email us at
[email protected].
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