Weather clearing out for tonight

We had some severe weather in the Roseville area at about 5pm, but it's clearing out.

I think we'll be good for our scrimmage and party, but do bring warm clothing (long sleeved shirts, a rain jacket) and be ready to get muddy (a towel might be a good idea too!).

john

Update 6:20pm: Weather is moving from NW to SE and looks decent on the sat maps and the eyeballs in the NW. So Tim and I will be there with the ice cream treats! We'll move 1st base, it's pretty wet.

HGRA 2009 Major League Tournament and practice reminder

The HGRA web site how has the official bracket.

We finished tied with Buckeyes, Bees and Mustangs with a 2/7 record - officially 7th place.

We play the 2nd place Seals Thursday at 6:30pm at Highland Senior High.

We might yet surprise the Seals, but if we don't then we'll play Saturday 7/25 11am at Homecroft East (see the brackets for what happens if we win!). If we win that game we play again at 1:15pm. We expect to have pizza and drinks for the 11:30 - 12:30 time frame on Saturday, and a portable bathroom will be available.

Again, see the brackets for the official story, I'll bring a printed version to our practice/party.

Tuesday 7/21 is our practice/party. It starts at 7pm (usual time) at Aldine. We'll have treats for all. Parents and adult supporters please bring your gloves to play!

End of season party and Family-Player game pitchers

John will be away next week, so he won't be able to pitch for us Thursday and Saturday.

So we're going to rotate our pitchers quite a bit during our scrimmage Tuesday, giving our relief pitchers some starting experience.

Fielding, Pitching - great. Hitting, not so much.

We had very good pitching (John esp) tonight, and excellent fielding (Tim's glove was hot), but it wasn't our night to hit. The Grays, on the other hand, were hitting well.

Tuesday practice is our team party. Coach Paul will bring beverages, coach John will bring ice cream sandwiches, and coach Marty will bring something solid. For the Bees v. Parents scrimmage the big team will bat 'opposites'.

Thur is our first playoff game. Check the official web site for location, we'll also have that information at practice. We play our final games Saturday morning (25th).

Equipment drop-off procedure (July 26)

From Dennis, the procedure for dropping off our equipment after our playoff games Saturday

Since every team plays at least one game in the tournament on Saturday, July 26, you should just bring your equipment to the fence where you enter the west Homecroft field (by the cul-de-sac) when you are through playing on that day.

The losing team at Highland should drive their gear to the drop off point.

Please take a few moments to empty the bags of any old line-up cards, water bottles or other garbage that might have collected, and try to dump the dirt out if possible.

Also, when returning the equipment, please point out any defective items.

If your last game is rained out, please deliver your equipment to me at the Hillcrest Rec Center storage area between 6:30-7:00. Just walk down the service drive and look to your left for an open door in the corner.