Cranston Cal Ripken Baseball: News

CLCF-CRANSTON CAL RIPKEN TEAMS WIN 9 AND 11 YEAR OLD CAL RIPKEN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

July 27, 2010 was a great night for CLCF-Cranston Cal Ripken Baseball!

At Bain (Ricci) Field, our 9 year old team captured the Rhode Island Cal Ripken State Championship with a win over Darlington. The team won all three of its games in the State Tournament with strong hitting and timely pitching. The team managed by Andy Spirito and coached by Tom Barbieri and Steve Alves will represent Rhode Island in the New England Cal Ripken Tournament starting on August 6 in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. Our players have enjoyed great success this summer with championships in both the Rehoboth Summer Slam and in the State Cal Ripken Tournament.

At West Warwick, our 11 year old team captured the Rhode Island Cal Ripken State Championship with a win over Darlington. The team, under the leadership of manager Steve Manfredo and coaches Bill Boland and Brian Coutu, captured its 3rd consecutive Rhode Island title to go with its two prior championships in the 9 and 10 year old year old tournaments. In winning their latest championship, the team once again had solid hitting and pitching across the board during its undefeated run. The team will represent Rhode Island in the New England Cal Ripken Tournament starting on August 6 in Winchester, Massachusetts.

Congratulations to our State Champions! The City, our League and our fans are very proud of your great accomplishments.

CLCF-Cranston Cal Ripken 9 and 11 year old teams shine in 2010 Rehoboth Summer Slam Tournaments

CLCF-Cranston Cal Ripken's 9 and 11 year old teams excelled in the 2010 Rehoboth Summer Slam Tournaments, which included teams from throughout the east coast. The 9 year old team won the championship achieving six victories without a loss - including an impressive four wins on the final day of their tournament. The 11 year old team won 4 games to finish as the runners-up in their tournament. Congratulations to both teams! CLCF-Cranston Cal Ripken will also have two 8 year old and under teams participating in the Rehoboth Summer Slam tournaments in early August.

CONGRATULATIONS TO 9-YEAR OLD TOURNAMENT TEAM - RI STATE CAL RIPKEN CHAMPIONS

Our 9-year old tournament team captured the Rhode Island Cal Ripken State Championship on July 29 with two victories over Darlington in the final round. During the State tournament, the 9 year old team fought back after an opening game loss and won 4 straight games to capture the championship. The team consistently scored more than 10 runs in its games and had strong pitching and defense.

The State Champions will represent Rhode Island in the Cal Ripken New England Regional Tournament starting on August 7 in Dover, New Hampshire.

Congratulations to Manager Frank DiLanna, Coaches Andrew Spirito and Keith Iassogna, and the 12 players on a job well done!

RI Patriots Win Sportsmanship Award in ESPN RISE Games

Congratulations to the RI Patriots Team, which recently completed competition in the ESPN RISE Games held at Walt Disney World.

The Patriots won the Sportsmanship Award for the Games. This award covered all of the sports played in the competition, including baseball, field hockey, basketball, and track and field. The Patriots were singled out as the team that displayed the highest level of teamwork and sportsmanship. This award is a tremendous accomplishment for the team and our League.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 10-YEAR OLD TOURNAMENT TEAM ON A GREAT RUN!

After capturing the Rhode Island Cal Ripken State Championship, our 10-year old tournament team did a great job in representing our League in the New England Regional Tournament held in Southbury, Connectictut.

The team scored an impressive win over the Vermont State Champion and played very well in two tight games with the Connecticut and Eastern Massachusetts Champions. All 12 players made significant contributions to the team's play in the Regional tournament.

Manager Stephen Manfredo, Coaches Bill Boland and Brian Coutu, and the players' families made considerable time commitments and showed tremendous dedication to the team.

Congratulations to the following 12 players who have a great foundation for even more success in our League and future tournaments:

Joseph Boland
Mitchell Carvalho
Vito Chiarello
Tyler Coutu
Ron DeBartolo
Justin Gist
Nick Ianiero
Chris Manfredo
Matt Rawson
Alex Richard
Nik San Antonio
Ryan Schweitzer

RI Patriots Team To Play in ESPN RISE Games at Walt Disney World

During the week of July 19, a team of CLCF/Cranston Cal Ripken Players ages 10 and under will participate in the ESPN RISE Games at Walt Disney World. The team playing under the name "The Rhode Island Patriots" will be the first Rhode Island representative in the RISE Games and will compete against teams from Florida.

Kevin McGee manages the Patriots and has received considerable support from league veterans including Tom Barbieri, Joe Casalino, Brieanne Trahan, Pete Kelleher and many others. The League wishes the Patriots the best of success as they play in this high profile tournament, as well as much fun at Walt Disney World. A special thanks goes to all of the sponsors who assisted the Patriots in their trip to Florida.

2009 Fall Ball Season

The CLCF/Cranston Cal Ripken Baseball League will hold its annual Fall Ball season, which will run from late August through mid-October.

The registration fee is $50 for one child or $75 for two or more siblings. We'll be holding in-person registration sessions on Friday, July 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday July 25 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to collect the registration forms and fees. Both registration sessions will be at Garden City Field. Please note on the form the playing level at which each child wishes to participate (e.g., Majors, AAA, AA, Instructional).

Download the registration form here:

www.cranstoncalripken.com/documents/2009FallBallRegistrationForm.pdf

If you have any questions about Fall Ball, you may contact either Steve Richard at srichard@nixonpeabody.com or Jim Quinlan at jimquinlan@verizon.net.

Thanks for your continuing support and participation in our League!

Congratulations to the 10 Year Old Tournament Team - RI State Champions!

Congratulations to the CLCF/Cranston Cal Ripken 10 Year Old Tournament Team on capturing the Rhode Island Championship in the State Cal Ripken Tournament held in West Warwick between July 6, 2009 and July 11, 2009. Our team won all four of its games, and each player made key contributions during the team's run to the championship.

Our 10 Year Old Team will represent the State of Rhode Island in the New England Regional Cal Ripken Tournament to be held in Southbury, Connecticut starting on Friday, July 24, 2009. The League is very proud of all 12 players who excelled under the coaching of Steve Manfredo, Bill Boland, and Brian Coutu.

End of Spring 2009 Season

From Steven Richards:

At the Majors and AAA levels, we had exciting games throughout the season. The playoffs were competitive and had two great finals. Congratulations to TPG Companies and Lovett Scheffrin Harnett on their playoff championships and to Resnick Law and University Orthodontics for their excellent play in the finals. We'll touch base soon regarding the planning of the Majors and AAA Field Day to be held in late August, where all players will receive their trophies.

Our AA/Instructional Field Day was a resounding success with a well-played AA All Star Game followed by an afternoon of fun activities for the players. A special thanks goes to the volunteers who helped with the set-up starting in the early morning. As you saw throughout the AA and Instructional games, our League has a very deep pool of talented young players with bright playing futures ahead of them.

This past season, we saw many improvements in our League, such as the highly successful concession stand at Bain, our new website, and our fundraiser dinners. Thanks to all of the volunteers who participated.

We'll have a coaches meeting in July to talk about the past Spring Season and our agenda going forward. You should attend this important meeting. Also, we'll need volunteers for Fall Ball, so let us know if you're interested in managing or coaching. In September, we'll have our elections for Executive Board positions.

Thanks to all for your role in the League's success, and please continue to assist as we improve the League going forward.

Faye Field use

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTICE REGARDING FAYE FIELD:

Edgewood South Elmwood Little League has EXCLUSIVE USE of Faye Field
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for the entire season.

This allows CLCF to use the field from Friday to Monday for the Season.

I, Majors team # 3 Pat Keough will be using Faye Field this coming MONDAY evening April 13th for practice.

With the exception of the times that have been designated for AAA Practices
for teams AAA 5 and AAA 6, practice will be on a first come first serve basis,
PROVIDING that the team that will be using it notifies all other teams of their intent before hand.

If there are any questions on this please feel free to call me.

Thanks

Pat Keough

Opening Day 2009 - Saturday April 25, 2009

Parade from Cranston Stadium to Bain (Ricci Field).

All Players and Coaches please report to the Peerless Street entrance at Cranston Stadium NO LATER than 9:30 am.

Opening day ceremonies @ Bain (Ricci Field) will follow.

PICTURE SCHEDULE - Rain or Shine

Bain Middle School Gym

Picture Day is being held Indoors (inside Bain) and will go on Rain or Shine, so if by any chance opening day is cancelled Pictures WILL be taken.

Division # Teams Time Frame

Instructional 12 teams 11:00 am - 12:00 Noon

AA 10 teams 12:00 Noon - 12:45 pm

AAA 9 teams 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm

Majors 6 teams 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken Night - Saturday May 16, 2009

SAVE THIS DATE - SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009

This will be the 2nd Annual R.I. - E.Mass. Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Night @ McCoy Stadium.

The Pawtucket Red Sox vs Buffalo Bison's
Game time 6:00 p.m.

Tickets are $6.00 for a paid admission, with $2.00 on each ticket returned to the local league!

Last year we had over 1300 people attend the event. This year, we can possibly double that number.

All league players will be included in the pre game ceremonies and appear on the field in their uniforms.

Start making your leagues plans to make this event a huge success.

Further details will come forward in the weeks ahead.

Have a great 2009 season.

Everett Downing
R.I. Cal Ripken Comm.