Newsletter 6/12/2016 Volume 1, Number 3 Blaine Area Traveling … · Newsletter 6/12/2016 Volume 1, Number 3 Blaine Area Traveling Baseball Association (BATBA) In This Issue Blaine

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!

Team Updates

Save the Date. Tryouts are

coming!

2016 COACHES

Congratulations to the following

2016 Head Coaches:

Blaine

9U- Luke McLain

10U AAA - Brent Messerschmidt

10U AA - Tom Plankers

11U AAA - Jim Conlee

Blaine Bengals win the 7AAAA Section Championship & Headed to State Tourney!

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.

The Bengals begin play on Thursday, June 16th against Champlin Park.

The first pitch begins at 5:30pm at CHS Field.

Click Here for the Class AAAA State Bracket & Schedule

Submitted by Sarah Anderson

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

10U AA - Erik Roell

11U AAA - Jerome Balsimo

12U AAA - Scott Sonmore

13U AAA - Justin Kehner

14U AA - Jim Schonrock

15U - Jeff Dainty

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.

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!!