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BRONCO MESSAGE FROM COACH ANDY - 29/6/09 We have been asked to play a friendly next Saturday vs London Mets away at their ground in Finsbury Park. This will be a great opportunity to play a full-length game and will be a real challenge for our team, which I think we are now ready for. Mets are a team from the BBF (British Baseball Federation) league and are good friends of ours. Our Pony team are playing there on the same day. We plan to play a double-header, DH for short (2 games), so timings are; 0915 assemble at Westmorland Park, 0930 leave WP, 1100 arrive at Finsbury Park; pre-game warm-up. 1200 start game 1, 1400 approx. end game 1, 1430 start game 2, 1630 approx. end game 2, 1800 arrive Bracknell. Since it does not make sense to take a large number of players, I will make a team selection once I have responses back. In the past, when we have travelled, we have shared cars and petrol costs. All parents are of course welcome to come along and sit in the sun with a picnic and the paper (tough life....) For those who come along, I will give you more details on exact location (N4 1EQ), parking etc. nearer the time. If you are unable to come along for the whole day and wish to only play in 1 game, that is fine, just let me know. Please let me know asap if you are available! I will come back to you with confirmation of selection as soon as I have a suitable number of replies. |
BRONCO FRIENDLY THIS SATURDAY at LONDON
Meet at Finsbury Park at 11.00 or Westmorland at 9.15 |
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ABUA-GB announces umpire clinic at London Tournament on July 11th - 30/6/09 ABUA-GB is pleased to announce that it will be conducting a beginners/team umpire clinic before play begins on the first day of the London Tournament. Everyone is welcome to this free training session, scheduled to take place from 8:00 am to 9:00am on Saturday, July 11 at the London Tournament venue in Croydon (click this link for directions). The clinic will focus mainly on practical drills and basic mechanics, making it perfect for players and team umpires and also an excellent start for anyone interested in getting involved with umpiring on any level. No previous experience is required and attendees will get the rare chance to put their new-found skills to practise by umpiring actual tournament games, mentored by ABUA-GB's Instructors and international umpire crews, throughout the London Tournament weekend. |
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ROUND-UP - 29/6/09 Blazers dropped both games at Herts on 21st, not giving Mike Trask and Matt Maitland enough run support in game one and making defensive errors in game two to see a 5-1 lead slip and hurt Maitland and Henry Collins on the hill. They return to the fray after a week off, visiting Richmond for two on Sunday. BIIs continue to steamroll through their single A opposition. They beat Guildford 14-8, a close game this season, two weeks ago but bounced back to their first shut out of the season, 27-0 against Richmond; Adam Huxley's solo shot the offensive highlight. With a 9-0 record they have qualified for the playoffs. Only the Old Timers, currently only 2-2, go on a 8-0 tear they could top BIIs win-loss record if they don't pick up another win. A third game against Southampton, away, is slated for Sunday. Tornadoes won two against London on the 21st behind the pitching of Leo Nogami, Amy Trask, Connor Vernon, Kant Nogami and Brendan Hassan, making his debut on the mound. In game one the bottom of the order, Andrew Kennewell, James Boyd and Aaron Copper, batted in 10 runs in a 15-8 win and in game two it was the top of the order, Vernon, the Nogamis, Boyd and Yusuke Amano who contributed 13 rbi's in the 19-2 victory. After a week off Tornadoes make a quick return to playing London, this time in Finsbury Park, on Saturday. Bronco League saw Astros and Broncos split the two games they've played recently, both by a 6-2 scoreline. |
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ROUND-UP - 14/6/09 All three of Bracknell's travel teams now have seven wins and all three top their divisions! Tornadoes dropped the first loss of the season in game one against Horsham. Damian Van Niekerk whacked two triples and Leo Nogami stroked two doubles but the Tornadoes dropped game one 7-14 as Zack Chambers turned in a great pitching performance for the second week in a row. Bracknell bounced back to claim the win in game two as Connor Vernon scattered five hits over five innings work. Nogami added two more doubles and a single while Yusuke Amano capped an impressive debut with a triple and Van Niekerk hit his third triple of the day. Tornadoes host London Mets for the first time this season this coming Saturday; first pitch at noon. Blazers II continue to crush everything in their path. This time the hapless victims were Southampton, BII ran in 52 runs to get somewhere close to a record 64 runs scored by the 1993 Blazers against Fulham. Next game up is Guildford at home Sunday; 2pm start. Blazers picked up two wins over Croydon. The first was by a forfeit as Croydon did not have nine players to start game one despite the league allowed 30 minutes delay. A topsy-turvy game two finished in a 5-4 win for Bracknell after Croydon had scored three in the third. Ryan Trask's two run shot tied the game but although Croydon's home run took them back into the lead Blazers' character helped them score two sixth inning runs and hold Croydon scoreless in the seventh to clinch the win. Blazers share top spot on the NBL with the Mets who swept beat Herts, Blazers next opponents, in Hemel next Sunday. |
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MESSAGE FROM COACH ANDY RE BRONCO LEAGUE SATURDAY - 16/6/09 I want to let you know that we plan to have a picnic lunch at the ballpark this Saturday 20/06. The Ponys (U16) are playing at home (they are 7-1 at the moment, going very well!!) and I’d like to take the opportunity to (a) get the Bronco players to watch and see what the Pony game is like, so as to see what is in store at the next age level, (b) support the Ponys and (c) have something of a social gathering. The plan is that we will start training a little earlier than before because we need to move off the diamond by 1100 to allow the Ponys to prepare for their game. In fact, at this point, I’d like to ask you all to make efforts to come along to the start of the session in good time. We seem to have a growing number of stragglers and sadly this just eats into their game-time. After our session, Coaches will stay and eat their picnic lunch whilst watching the Pony game. Coaches will stay until 1330 only; after 1330 your child will need to be collected from us as normal. You are of course welcome to stay and watch more of the game. If you wish for your child to stay, you need to notify the Coach in advance on the day. If you are not on our “picnic list” we’ll expect you to come along and collect them! Whilst they stay for the picnic, they are expected to eat their lunch and watch the game; they will not be allowed to do anything else. You can of course collect your child before 1330, but let us know when you collect them. You should bring your own picnic and dress according to weather; please be sure to apply sun cream! In order to get the game started and finished by 1100, we would like to start at 0930 so if you can be at the ballpark by 0915 to help set up field; adults are welcome to help too – the more the Coaches can coach, the more input your child will get. Once we finish the game, we will move off the diamond and run some drills for 45 mins on the lower field; we will then stop and watch the Ponys in their pre-game warm-up. Our picnic will start at 1200. Starting this weekend, we will create the teams and try our best to keep them together in the teams week-to-week. We hope this will build teamwork within a unit that won’t change too much; I’ll keep you posted on t-shirts and caps – as soon as we have them, you’ll have them. I do also have some items for sale; a bat and gloves. If any of you have 2nd hand items (baseball related only!) you’d like to offer for sale, please let me know. If any of you know someone who is not getting this e-mail, please pass it on! |
BRONCO LEAGUE PICNIC THIS SATURDAY
MEET AT 9:15 FOR 9:30 GAME START
SHORT PRACTISE AND PICNIC TO FOLLOW
WATCHING THE TORNADOES PLAY
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PHOTOS - 14/6/09 I've uploaded a bunch of photos to Picasa. They're of all three of our travel teams, our Bronco League and our Teeball programme. To check them out click here. |
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ROUND-UP - 7/6/09 Tornadoes and Blazers II both kept their unbeaten records this weekend, both went to 6-0 and both sit top of their respective divisions. Tornadoes swept Brentwood (now 0-6), winning 13-6 and 13-5. Damian Van Niekerk, Leo Nogami and Amy Trask combined for five no hit innings in game one. 4 no-hit innings from Connor Vernon helped to secure game 2. Andrew Kennewell went 6 for 8 with 4 rbi. Tornadoes sit clear top of the Pony Division as London lost to Bracknell's next opponents Horsham (1-5). Hugh's pictures can be seen here. Blazers II pounded out 13 runs in the first inning against Braintree (now 3-3) on Sunday to effectively end the contest after an inning. Shane Wagner threw four strong no-hit innings, picking up 6 strike-outs, in his first outing of the season. Leigh Coke went 5-5 with 6 rbi and a three run shot, Jason Coke was 6-7 with 7 rbi and Ed Wilmott 4-5 with 7 rbi. The game was called at the end of the sixth because of rain with the score standing at 38-2. Blazers II retain the only unbeaten single A record and are the only single A team to have lost less than two games. Next game for BII is at Pool A rivals Southampton Mustangs (3-2) on Sunday. Blazers next NBL fixture sees them host Croydon (0-8) on Sunday looking for a sweep that might take them clear at the top of the NBL. |
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ROUND-UP - 31/5/09 Connor Vernon threw a complete game no-hitter to earn the win in an 11-1 victory in game one of Tornadoes home double header against Horsham on Saturday. Vernon struck out 10 and gave up one unearned run as his side gave him plenty of run support. Vernon helped himself out with a double and a triple with three rbi, Damian Van Niekerk smashed two doubles and six hitters weighed in with rbi's. Van Niekerk took the win in game two after four innings of work which were supported by Amy Trask's two innings in relief. Again Bracknell's offense scored almost at will. Van Niekerk helped himself out with a 4-4 game with 2 doubles and 4 runs. James Boyd went 3-3 and Andrew Kennewell brought home five runs with a double and two sacrifice flies. Sam Jones brought in four runs. Aaron Cooper, Trask and Bernard Scheuerman each reached three times out of four, either by drawing walks or getting hit by pitches. The unbeaten Tornadoes travel to Brentwood with a 4-0 record for a double header next Saturday. Blazers II, protecting a 5-0 record, host Braintree, with a respectable 3-1 record, in a 2pm game on Sunday. |
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MAY HALF TERM CAMP - 31/5/09 10 players on each day worked hard at the Half Term Camp on Tuesday, Wednesday (even in the persistent drizzle; apparently sliding practise was very well received for most of the day!) and Friday. Stirling work from Club President Mark Salter ensured all the players had a great time. |
MAY HALF TERM CAMP 26TH - 29TH MAY 10AM-3PM |
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ROUND-UP - 25/5/09 Blazers II convincingly beat Essex Archers, the team with the next best record in single A, winning 33-10 to go 5-0. Blazers split with Richmond Flames, losing game one and winning game two. Both teams have a break; BII next play on 7th June, Blazers on 14th. Tornadoes (2-0) take on Horsham (0-2) this Saturday at home; first pitch midday. |
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ROUND-UP - 17/5/09 Blazers II went to a 4-0 record, beating London 36-10, scoring 18 runs in the 8th inning. Blazers split with Herts Falcons, losing game one 7-6 and winning game two 4-1. This Sunday Blazers (4-2) host NBL leaders Richmond (6-2) at noon, whilst Blazers II (4-0) face a tough game against Pool B leaders Essex Archers (3-1) at 2pm. |
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ROUND-UP - 10/5/09 The Tornadoes started their regular season with a home DH against Brentwood. They won the two games 14-7 and 19-3. Blazers II went to a 3-0 record, beating Herts 23-11. Blazers visited Finsbury Park and split with the London Mets to go to a 3-1 record. |
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BRACKNELL YOUTH PROGRAMMES KICK IN - 27/4/09 Our teeball numbers are up to almost 20 and a few more Bronco League players was good to see over the weekend. Coaches had visited Holly Spring Junior School and St Mary's CofE Primary in Winkfield and delivered flyers to Warfield CofE and Whitegrove, where PE teacher Paul Barker is running his own teeball programme, ahead of the first sessions. It's not too late to come down and have a great time. Click here for the Teeball flyer and here for the Bronco League flyer for more information. Don't forget to fill in your registration form which is available here as a pdf or here as a Word document. |
TEEBALL - FRIDAY, 6.15-7.15 BRONCO LEAGUE - SATURDAY, 10-12 |
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CLUB MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE - 4/5/09 Bracknell Baseball Club has developed a small selection of club attire for sale. We have t-shirts, short and long sleeved, sweat-shirts, ladies and mens polo shirts and hoodies. Caps and beanies are also available. Click here to see more. |
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ROUND-UP - 4/5/09 A Bracknell under 18's squad, most of which were actually under 17's, travelled to TASIS for an unusual Friday evening encounter with the International School's varsity squad on their picturesque field. After a strong start saw Bracknell jump out to a 6-0 lead some timely big hitting saw TASIS rack up nine runs in the bottom of the third. They extended their lead by another five runs to emerge winners by a 14-6 scoreline. Both the club and TASIS intend to make the game an annual affair. The Tornadoes hosted Pony newcomers Horsham in a friendly DH on Saturday. The Tornadoes ran out winners in both the controlled games but both teams will begin the season better because of the game time. Finally Blazers II beat Guildford convincingly on Sunday by a 28-2 scoreline. More details to follow. Blazers' NBL encounter was postponed to later in the season. |
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GB CADETTE SQUAD - 27/4/09 Chloe Wigington has been selected to the Great Britain under 16s squad which will participate in the European Cadette Fastpitch Softball Championships in Alkmaar, Holland in July. Chloe was a member of the Bronco National Championship winning squad in 2007 and has been practising with the British Softball Academy through the winter. |
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BLAZERS WIN - 27/4/09 Bracknell Blazers got off to a flying start in the National League. Fielding a very young team even by Bracknell's standards the Blazers swept Richmond Flames, winning 6-2 and 10-4 to record twice as many wins over the Flames as they did in 8 games last season and to go joint top of the National League with newcomers Herts Falcons, also 2-0. Henry Collins took the win in game one with Gordon Sheppard closing the game out. Game two's starter was Matt Maitland with Mike Stewart relieving to take the win and Reiniel Martinez closing. Ryan Trask and Max Flasjner weighed in with impressive defensive performances. |
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GB CADET TRYOUTS THIS WEEKEND - 21/4/09 GB Cadet Squad try-outs will be held on Sunday 26th April at Tonbridge. The Cadet Squad is for players aged 13, 14 or 15 on their birthday this year. Registration 10:40; Try outs Start 11:00; Try outs End 13:00 The tryout will consist of Running (bring your cleats), Throwing, Hitting, Defensive assessment. Please bring a copy of your passport with you. If you tried out in Manchester you do not have to attend try outs in the South as well. The venue is Tonbridge School Fields, maps and directions at http://www.tonbridge-school.co.uk/contactus/index.usml |
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BRACKNELL SEASON GETS UNDER WAY - 17/4/09 Bracknell Blazers II got the club's season under way on Sunday with a 19-13 win over Southampton Mustangs II, who defeated Blazers II twice last season. Blazers II rallied after giving up seven in the 5th to score eight in the 7th. |
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BRACKNELL JUNIORS STAR IN BRITISH ACADEMY SERIES - 31/3/09 Bracknell players Connor Vernon, Damian Van Niekerk and Adam Haywood played for the Reds team, coached by Tornadoes and GB Juniors Head Coach Paul Vernon, at the British Academy Series in Manchester over the weekend. The series is the culmination of the Academy's activities through the winter. Connor Vernon threw four innings, striking out 10 and Damian Van Niekerk threw three innings, striking out four, whilst Haywood patrolled the outfield. There's a photo here. All three players hit well and were effective defensively. The trio of players, and Coach Vernon, travel to Toulouse on Monday to participate in the MLB Academies Tournament; they are joined in France by fellow Bracknell player Gordon Sheppard for games against three other European Academy squads. |
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BRACKNELL WIN HSL OPENER - 31/3/09 Bracknell Baseball Club cruised to an easy victory in the first game of the Herts Spring League on Sunday. Bracknell's team, made up of players from the Blazers of the National League, Blazers II of the A league and some Tornado players from the under 16s Pony League, eased to a 14-2 victory over Richmond Dragons of the A League. Matt Maitlaind and Henry Collins struck out 14, scattering four hits and a run through five and Daniel Rondon closed the game out, striking out four in two innings work. Squad: Maitland, Trask, Jones J, Nogami K, Nogami L, Miles M, Simpson, Collins, Huxley, Cooper M, Cooper A, Rondon, Makuyana, Munoz, Cude, Wagner. Manager - Mark Salter. |
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MESSAGE FROM BRONCO HEAD COACH ANDY ROSE - 24/3/09 Bronco age players can attend practice on Sundays from 1000 to 1200 with Bronco coaches to blow off some cobwebs and prepare for the new season! We’ll continue to practice on Sundays until we start the Saturday morning games on 24/04 (so last Sunday practice will be 18/04). We are aiming to start some limited midweek practice too which we’ll announce soon. Looking forward to some warm weather and another great baseball season at Bracknell! If you’d like to pay your subs, please bring cheques with you ;-) See ya all soon! Your Bronco Coaches. Please contact Coach Andy for information e-mail address is bronco @ bracknellbaseballclub.co.uk. |
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HERTS SPRING LEAGUE - 18/3/09 The club's games in the pre-season Herts Spring League have been confirmed.
The games are open to players who could play on our adult teams, those aged 14 and over; preference will be given to players who have paid or arranged to pay subscriptions. |
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GETTING DIRTY AND DOWN - 18/3/09 Sunday's practise, attended by around 25 players, was followed by several hours hard work from a cross-section of the club's players as they cut, dug, raked, spread and flattened their way to a better baseball field. Particular thanks are due to Henry (foreman) and Mr Collins (truck and know-how) and to all the workers. Ryan took a bunch of photos which can be found here. |
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WE'VE GOT DIRT! - 11/3/09
Bracknell Forest have arranged for a delivery of dirt for our
base cut-outs. It is due to be delivered on Friday and so
we hope to have plenty of bodies at our field on Sunday where
we'll run a practise and move the dirt to the cut-outs.
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LINES PAINTED TO HELP RESET BASES ETC - 8/3/09 Bracknell Forest arranged for the lines to be repainted at the field in order to help with the resetting of our bases and pitcher's mound. There are pictures of our new backstop here and of the work done on our first field day here. Expect another field day soon when we receive a delivery of new dirt for our bases.
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FIRST PRACTISE THIS SUNDAY, 8TH MARCH - 5/3/09 This Sunday's practise is open to Adult players on both adult teams (Blazers II caters for players aged 14 and over) and Tornado (year 8 upwards). This practise is not open to Bronco aged players. If you're unsure whether you should come along then please e-mail either your age group Head Coach (e-mail address is above) or info<at>bracknellbaseballclub.co.uk (replace the <at> with an @). |
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LOCAL BASEBALL ACTIVITIES CONFIRMED 1/2/09 Teeball will continue this summer for players in years 3 and 4 on a Friday evening. In addition the club will formalise its previous coach-pitch activity into a Bronco League for players in years 5, 6, 7 and 8. Taster sessions in local primary schools will be held prior to teeball and the Bronco League beginning. Teeball will begin on Friday 24th April and the Bronco League will run on Saturday mornings from 25th April. BRONCO LEAGUE - Bronco players will be split into teams who will play together for the 12 weeks of the programme. Andy Rose, the Bronco League Head Coach, and Colin Whitton will head up these activities. The Saturday morning sessions will consist of coaching drills and a game each week. There remains the possibility of travelling tournament play and also involvement in the Bronco playoffs and Final Four as well as games against a visiting Canadian under 12 team in August. If you would like to help coach then please let us know. We will be looking to parents to help us set up fields and act as bench-coaches or team mums/dads so also please get in touch if you can spare a few minutes before / after sessions to set up or during games to keep our young players safe and happy. TEEBALL will be coached by senior club coaches on a rota basis. We are also planning to run a Spring Camp during the end of May half-term and a Summer Camp during the first week of the summer holidays. |
TEEBALL CONTINUES starts Friday 24th April
BRONCO LEAGUE BEGINS starts Saturday 25th April
SPRING AND SUMMER CAMPS Late Spring Half Term Holiday 1st full week of Summer Holiday |
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Several volunteers sorted out some problems with the field at
the weekend. Mark Salter, Rob Rance, Cam Gittoes, Adam
Huxley, Yoshi and Kant Nogami, Colin and Daniel Whitton worked
hard Sunday to dig and edge the cut-outs and remove base plugs
and pitchers rubber.
There are NEW backstop pictures here.
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UMPIRING COURSE - 10/2/09
ABUA-GB, the British umpiring governing body, are running a
umpiring course over the weekend of Saturday February 28th and
Sunday March 1st at Upper Heyford in Oxford. For further
details check the ABUA-GB
website.
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COACHES' MEETING FOR 2009 - 3/2/09
We held a meeting last week for people who may wish to be
involved in coaching this summer. The point of the meeting
was to find out what people thought about the committee's
plans to develop and to find out what people could do and
when. Following the meeting we have confirmed our
plans to run local activities; these are detailed elsewhere
on this page.
It's not to late! If you'd like to get involved in
coaching then please let us know on
info@bracknellbaseballclub.co.uk. We're not
expecting wonders if you haven't done it before and we'll
find the right place for you to get the experience you want
and need; we have a wealth of coaching experience and
expertise within our club that you can learn from. We'll
also run a Level 1 course in conjunction with BSUK to get
the ball rolling, so to speak, for anyone who needs it.
Pony coaches this year will be Paul Vernon, Mark Salter, Ray
Scheuerman and Adam Huxley. Blazers II coaches will be
Mark Salter and Paul Vernon. Rob Rance will continue
to head coach the Blazers.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS SET - 12/1/09, updated 16/2/09 The Committee has decided to freeze subscription fees for 2009 at the same level as 2008 IF THEY ARE PAID BY THE END OF MARCH. Subscription fees will be as follows:
* Applied at committee's discretion. Only applicable to players practising before mid-May. ** £10 reduction for siblings of players at any level. The club's policy is that ALL players should pay subscriptions before they play. It is possible to arrange a payment plan with your head coach or the Club Treasurer, Jon Haywood, contactable on treasurer@bracknellbaseballclub.co.uk. An acceptable example would be four cheques each for a quarter of the total fee, one dated with the current date and three post-dated cheques to complete the total. |
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BRACKNELL PLAYERS SELECTED FOR GB JUNIORS - 3/2/09 Three current Bracknell players were selected for the GB Junior Squad for 2009 announced today. Max Flajsner was a member of the Junior Squad which finished 2nd in the European Qualifying Pool last year. Adam Haywood makes his first appearance in a GB Squad after his terrific 2008 season for the Tornadoes. Connor Vernon has graduated from the GB Cadet Squad which finished 2nd in the Cadet Euro Qualifier in Turkey in 2008. The squad will play in the MLB Academies Tournament in Toulouse, France, at Easter and in a week-long series against Sweden in Leksand in June. They will also play against National League new boys, Herts Falcons, on March 1st, Cobham's Varsity team in a DH on May 23rd, and a series against a travelling US team in early August. |
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WARFIELD PARISH COUNCIL GRANT - 28/1/09 Treasurer Jon Haywood confirmed today that Warfield Parish Council have very kindly awarded the club a £750 grant to support youth membership and development in 2009. |
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NEW CLUB LOGO - 12/1/09 A new club logo has been created with invaluable design help from Sarah McLeave who provides freelance graphic and web design as Flowerbud Design. The logo will take its place on all new apparel and the committee hopes to make available a range of merchandise for all players. |
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NEW BACKSTOP - 12/1/09 updated 5/3/09 Bracknell Forest Borough Council have completely renovated our backstop. The backstop looks great with new security fencing at the bottom and the complete replacement of the overhead netting. Many thanks to Rachel Broom for managing this for us. The council will also soon be providing us with some new redgras type dirt for our cut-outs and mound. Watch this space for a field work day when we can lay the dirt and re-measure the diamond which has, over time, gone out of line.
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LOCAL SCHOOLS COACHING - 12/1/09 Pony Head Coach Paul Vernon began a 10 week programme of coaching in local secondary school, Ranelagh, on Monday 12th January. The coaching is being conducted in cooperation with Berkshire Sport, as an after school club for pupils in years 9, 10 and 11. BSUK Coach Stan Doney is conducting a similar programme at The Piggott School in Wokingham. |
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CLUBMARK ACCREDITATION - 8/12/08 All During 2009, Bracknell Baseball Club will endeavour to achieve Clubmark accreditation. If you go to www.clubmark.org.uk you can find out all about this, and if you want to know more, please contact President Mark Salter who will take the lead on this. Mark is looking for volunteers to assist with any work that needs to be done in order to achieve accreditation. The kinds of activities he will need help with are reading documents, making phone calls, writing letters/emails, understanding requirements, communicating to Club members, and putting together a plan of action to get us from where we are now to actually achieving accreditation. There is no timeline at this point, however Mark's goal is to achieve accreditation by the end of the 2009 Baseball season. If anyone would like to input or volunteer to assist, then please either contact Mark for info on <first name>@bracknellbaseballclub.co.uk. |
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The club's AGM took place on Thursday 30th October. The following persons were elected, en bloc, to committee positions: President: Mark Salter, Vice-President: Paul Vernon, Secretary: Michelle Vernon, Treasurer: Jonathan Haywood, Adult Rep: Ryan Trask, Youth Rep: Colin Whitton, Member-at-Large: Henry Collins. Rob Rance has served on the committee for many years in several different jobs but his role as BBF President is taking up more and more of his time. Andy Rose and Jean Remillard were valuable committee members for the past year. Following agreement to a proposed constitution change, the Vice-President and Treasurer will serve for a two-year term until the AGM of 2010. The President and Secretary will be elected for two-year terms from next year. The other three positions will still be elected annually. The first committee meeting of the year was held on Monday 3rd November. The committee agreed fees for 2009 and discussed pre-season friendlies, a possible new club logo and branded attire, the National Club Mark programme and whether to bid to host the Youth Final Four. More details soon. |
2008-2009 COMMITTEE
President - Mark Salter Vice-President - Paul Vernon Secretary - Michelle Vernon Treasurer - Jon Haywood Adult Rep - Ryan Trask Youth Rep - Colin Whitton Member-at-Large - Henry Collins |
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PRESENTATION EVENING The club's Presentation Evening took place on Saturday 11th October. Around 40 players and parents from all sections participated in a quiz - Cluedo - X-Factor competition and witnessed the presentation of participation certificates, the Vernon Award for the Most Valuable Player of each travelling team, and the new Simmons Award for the Most Improved Player of each team, in memory of Andy Simmons. Congratulations to all Award winners who are detailed above in the team table. Controversially, despite being the overwhelming Judges' favourite, there was no award for the outstanding entertainment act of the evening, pictured right. |
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TORNADOS WIN PONY CHAMPIONSHIP Bracknell Tornadoes won the National Pony title in the picturesque Lake District village of Cartmel on Sunday 14th September, beating the home team 15-1 in the Final. Halton were beaten 6-5 in the semi-final after we trailed 0-5 after five innings. For a play-by-play account of the semi-final and final click here. The official scoresheets, courtesy of Clive Maude, are also here. Semi Final Bracknell, Semi Final Halton, Final Bracknell, Final Cartmel. DEPhotos pictures are available here, Hugh's photos are here and Paul's (well, Michelle took them!) are here. Bracknell's local press coverage of the Final Four, from the Bracknell Forest Standard, can be seen here. More to come ... |
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END OF SEASON CELEBRATION Over 40 players of all ages and parents celebrated the end of the season with a game of softball, some tasty chilli and hot-dogs and a couple of drinks. |
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END OF SEASON TRAVEL TEAM WRAP-UP The Tornadoes have qualified for the Pony Final Four in Cartmel. By beating London in a single game on 3rd September they clinched the Southern Conference Championship and, as #1 seeds from the South, they will play the #2 seeds from the North, Halton, in the second semi-final at the Final Four at 3pm on Saturday. A 3rd/4th place game takes place at 10am on Sunday but we hope to be playing against either London or Cartmel in the Final at 1pm. The Broncos faced elation and despair on a final Saturday. They won both games against Tonbridge which meant they tied for second place with Brentwood. With no tie-break rules in place the BBF ordered that a toss of a coin would decide the 2nd team to attend the Final Four and unfortunately Bracknell lost the toss. Despite the disappointment they would like to wish Brentwood "Good Luck" in the Final Four. Blazers II finished 6-6 after a well competed game with divisional champions Croydon III. The Blazers finished with a fifth NL win, their first over opposition other than Croydon, when they beat 2nd placed Richmond. Their hopes of bettering Croydon's win-loss record were dashed by Croydon's last day surprise win over NL South champions London, their first (and last, as it happens) loss of the season. |
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