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* BLAZERS - National Champions 2009 * TORNADOES - Youth National Champions 2009 * BLAZERS II - Southern A Champions 2009 * |
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ROUNDUP - 20/7/10 Once again, apologies for the lack of content. I hope some of you are still visiting expectantly. We are in the throes of having the web-site redesigned; hopefully that won't take long. Coach Vernon finished his cycle ride. So far he has raised almost £900 for the Great Britain Youth Squads. Donations are still possible if you wanted to give but forgot. Wednesday night practises have been suspended due to lack of numbers. Teeballers have been invited to come along for a final session on Saturday morning at 11:30. Please make sure you let Michelle know if you want to come along. Coach Rance's wife, Louise, gave birth to a healthy baby boy four weeks ago. Mother and son, Toby, are doing fine. Dad needs a bit more sleep! |
COACH VERNON RAISES ALMOST £900 FOR GB
TEEBALL SESSION SATURDAY E-MAIL COACH MICHELLE
COACH RANCE IS A DAD! |
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COACH VERNON CYCLES FOR GREAT BRITAIN YOUTH TEAMS - 19/6/10 Paul Vernon will be cycling the Ridgeway next weekend and will be raising money to pay for uniforms for Great Britain's youth teams. To see the story and make a donation click HERE. |
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ROUNDUP - 19/6/10 A new web-site is under construction and will be up and running soon. Pyros picked up their first win on Sunday; congratulations. Details of teams' recent results can be found by clicking on the appropriate links above. The records have just been updated above. This weekend Broncos are at home and the Blazers travel to Essex. |
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ROUNDUP - 21/5/10 Sorry for the lack of recent updates; your webmaster's been up to his neck with lots of other stuff. |
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ROUNDUP - 27/4/10 BLAZERS - dismissed the challenge of new boys Essex Arrows in a doubleheader sweep. The 14-4 and 22-6 scorelines were evidence of a big day at the plate for both sides, but the Blazers easily emerged triumphant in a battle of the sluggers. Matt Maitland crushed a grand slam in Game One for Bracknell to back winning pitcher Henry Collins, before things went crazy in Game Two. Brendan Cunliffe launched two dingers in the same inning and Michael Trask and Gordon Shepherd also homered for the Blazers. BLAZERS II - made their AAA debut with a pair of wins over Kent Mariners. The fell behind in game one, conceding 7 in the first two frames, only to recover and win 12-8 behind a solid pitching performance in relief by Max Miles, who struck out nine. They also dropped an early run in game two but Bracknell took advantage of nine walks by smacking 10 hits in a 21 run 3rd inning to end the game as a contest en route to their 24-4 victory. Jordan Spicer, Leigh Coke and Ryan Soan, who was 4-4 in game 2, held Kent to two runs in reply. Shaheed Davids smacked a three run shot to add to three doubles in game 1. BLAZERS III - fell to a disappointing 15-1 loss to the crafty Old Timers. The new team, consisting of young players and rookies, will improve during the season under Coach Ray Scheuerman's watchful eye. TORNADOES - Tornadoes fell to a double defeat at Finsbury Park. They dropped a close game to the London Mets by a 4-3 scoreline and then fell to Horsham Hornets 14-8. The Bronco League, for players in years 5-8, continues on Saturday and Teeball, for those in years 3 and 4, begins on Friday evening. Blazers II host Essex Redbacks at Westmorland on Sunday starting at noon, followed by the visit of Richmond Dragons who take on Blazers III. Blazers make the short trip to Richmond to take on the Flames. Tonadoes, meanwhile, visit Broadwater on Saturday. |
THIS WEEK
BLAZERS - Essex, Home, noon TORNADOES - at Finsbury Park BRONCO LEAGUE - Starts SATURDAY BLAZERS II @ Kent, SUNDAY BLAZERS III @ Old Timers, SUNDAY CRB CHECKS - THURSDAY 22ND APRIL |
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NEWS - 20/4/10 BRONCO LEAGUE STARTS THIS SATURDAY 24th APRIL; 9:30am to noon. E-mail Coach Jean, bronco @ bracknellbaseballclub.co.uk for info. TEEBALL STARTS FRIDAY 3Oth APRIL; 6:15pm to 7:15pm. E-mail teeball @ bracknellbaseballclub.co.uk for details. |
BRONCO LEAGUE AND TEEBALL STARTING SOON |
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ROUNDUP - UPDATED 20/4/10 BLAZERS - Started their defence of the National Baseball Championship with a split against London Mets; losing 4-5 and winning 15-2. They take on NBL newcomers Essex Arrows at home on Sunday; it's a noon start to the games. TORNADOES - Also won one and lost one. They beat Horsham 9-2 but lost 9-16 to London. They play the same two teams again this Saturday at Finsbury Park starting the first game at 11am. Contact Coach Vernon for details. BRONCOS - Bronco League starts on Saturday 24th at 9:30am. Contact Coach Jean for details. BLAZERS II - Play their first AAA games at Kent Mariners on Sunday. Contact Coach Salter for details. BLAZERS III - Face a tough trip to the Old Timers on Sunday in their first ever game. Contact Coach Scheuerman for details. TEEBALL - for players in years 3 and 4 on Friday 30th April; 6.15pm. Contact Michelle for details. CRB CHECKS - Stan Doney from BSUK will be able to validate CRB checks on Thursday 22nd at Westmorland. ALL COACHES NEED TO BE CRB CHECKED. You'll need to fill out an application form, we should have those available, and documents to prove you are who you say you are. The documents which acceptable are listed here on this extract from the guidance. You can read the whole guidance document here. It's a pdf. |
THIS WEEK
BLAZERS - Essex, Home, noon TORNADOES - at Finsbury Park BRONCO LEAGUE - Starts SATURDAY BLAZERS II @ Kent, SUNDAY BLAZERS III @ Old Timers, SUNDAY CRB CHECKS - THURSDAY 22ND APRIL |
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GRANDAD VERNON - 16/4/10
Coach Vernon's daughter, Bethany, gave birth to a baby boy, Daniel Kyle, on Monday morning. He weighed 8lb 8oz and was born at 7.22am. Mother and son are doing fine; Coach Vernon isn't getting as much sleep as he is used to. |
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BRACKNELL WINS HERTS SPRING LEAGUE - 16/4/10 Bracknell Blazers beat Herts Falcons 5-2 in Hemel on Sunday to claim their third consecutive Herts Spring League title. Ed Jefferys, Reiniel Martinez, Damian Van Niekerk and Henry Collins scattered five hits over eight innings as the defense played solidly behind them and the offense patiently took advantage of the 11 walks the Herts pitching gave up. The Herts Spring League mirrors the US equivalent, albeit over a much shorter period, and give teams an opportunity to get some competitive pre-season games. Bracknell used the tournament to fine-tune its squad allocations ahead of the regular season which commences for the Blazers on Sunday with a trip to the Finsbury Park home of the London Mets and for Blazers II and Blazers III on 25th April. |
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SQUAD ALLOCATIONS ANNOUNCED - 6/4/10 Click here for the initial player / squad allocations for 2010. The sheet has five columns, one each for the three adult teams and two more indicating players who will flip-flop between two teams, eg the NL Blazers and AAA Blazers II or the AAA Blazers II and the single A Blazers III. If any players wish to discuss their allocation they should do so with Mark Salter or Rob Rance at their earliest convenience. |
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ROUND UP - UPDATED 2/4/10 PRACTISE - Starts NEXT WEEK Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th (weather permitting). HSL - Bracknell defeated Richmond 12-1 in their first Herts Spring League game on Sunday. We face Southampton and Essex at Richmond on SATURDAY starting at 1.45pm. Players need to meet at Richmond (TW10 7RT) at 12:30 or at Westmorland to leave at 11:30. Contact Coach Salter to let him know you're going - mark at (@) bracknellbaseballclub.co.uk. BRONCOS - Start practising with a Sunday session on 11th April. Contact Coach Remillard for more info - Jean at (@) etc. TEAMS - Who will play where will be announced very soon. SCHEDULES - Adult team, Pony and Bronco schedules have been published. You can see the youth schedules by clicking here. The Tornadoes open the season with a three-way with Horsham and London at Westmorland on 17th April. Adult schedules can be seen by clicking here. The Blazers are in action on National Baseball League opening day on 18th April with a visit to London Mets. Blazers II and Blazers III have their first games on the 25th. |
HSL SATURDAY IN RICHMOND
PRACTISE WILL START WEDS 7th AND THURS 8th NEXT WEEK
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BRACKNELL BLAZERS RANKED 27TH BEST TEAM IN EUROPE - 30/3/10 European blog site Mister Baseball has published its annual club team rankings and the Blazers have been ranked the 27th best team in Europe. |
BLAZERS - EUROPE'S 27th BEST TEAM |
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BRONCO LEAGUE DEVELOPMENT - 23/3/10 Bronco League General Manager Jean Remillard has announced plans for the Bronco League for 2010. It includes expansion of the local Bronco League, games against BBF Southern Conference teams and possible participation in the BBF Southern Conference Playoffs. Further details can be found in this pdf. Details for the Local League are:
Saturday mornings at Westmorland Park in Bracknell
starting at 9.30am and finishing at 12.00. providing
more time drills (60 minutes) and games (90 minutes) Early Sunday practises will be held on on SUNDAY, 11 April, 10am until 12.00am. (we will confirm closer to that date, just in case), SUNDAY, 18 April, 10am until 12.00am. We'll then move to Saturday sessions. The first Saturday session will be on 24 April, at 9.30 as explained above. This will be our main Registration day.
Note that there shall be taster sessions in a few
local schools that week, so we may get a few
newcomers on that first Saturday. After 2 or 3 weeks, we will create teams like last year (Athletics, Braves, Yankees etc) for the season. We anticipate finishing the season on Saturday 24 July. There might be light training thereafter in August, and championship series in September. The season fees are £50 for the whole season. They include a t-shirt and a cap. As a reminder, Bronco level is for ages 10-13, from years 5 to 8. Very exceptionally, younger players are accepted at the coaches' discretion. |
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HERTS SPRING LEAGUE - 23/3/10 Bracknell will start the defence of their Herts Spring League 2009 title Sunday when they travel to Richmond for a nine-inning game against Richmond. The week after sees two games on Saturday 3rd April, against Southampton and Essex starting at 1:45pm. 10th and 11th April sees placing games. All adult players aged 16 or over are invited to the games. Contact Blazers Head Coach Rob Rance for further details. |
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ADULT TRYOUTS - 23/3/10 31 players attended Bracknell's Adult Tryouts on Sunday 21st March at Westmorland Park. They were put through their paces by Blazers Coach Rob Rance who tested speed, ground ball and fly ball expertise, throwing strength, and hitting and pitching in a scrimmage. Coach Rance will meet Thursday with Coaches Vernon and Salter to decide where to initially place players on the club's three adult teams for 2010.
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NEW REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE - 26/2/10 New Registration forms are downloadable, click for word and click for pdf. Details of fees are shown a couple of stories below. We would appreciate your fees and forms as soon as possible; we have equipment, BBF subs, field fees and t-shirts and caps to pay for. We can take deposits if you're not sure which team you will be playing on. If you are going to play for the Tornadoes then if you also play adult baseball that is covered by your Tornadoes fee. |
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ADULT / PONY PRACTISE CONTINUES - 23/2/10 Adult / Pony practises have been well attended and will continue over the next three Sundays, 28th February, 7th and 14th March. SEE DETAILS BELOW. The Club tryouts will be held at Westmorland on March 21st, details to follow. |
SUNDAY PRACTISES CONTINUE |
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ADULT TEAM TRYOUTS - 27/1/10 Adult team tryouts will take place on Sunday March 21st at Westmorland. Blazers' Head Coach Rance, 2nd team Head Coach Salter and Coach Vernon will oversee the proceedings and will initially allocate players to one of our three adult teams for the start of the 2010 season. The tryouts will be open to players aged 14 and above. |
ADULT TEAM TRYOUTS Sunday 21st March - Westmorland |
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ROUND-UP - 22/1/10 The BBF have indicated that our request to have a third adult team, playing in the AAA League, has been received favourably. It has yet to be confirmed but we are looking forward to running three teams in 2010. |
NL, AAA and A adult teams for 2010 |
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PRE-SEASON PRACTISE STARTS !!! 22/1/10 Bracknell Baseball Club will begin early pre-season practise on Sunday 31st January. The first few practises will use Wooden Hill School's astro surface, but we will meet at Great Hollands Recreation Ground for 9.30am; practise will finish around 11.30am. We will need to charge £2 per person for the use of Wooden Hill's astro surface; we can't cover the cost within our club budget. Practises will, initially, be open to adult players and Tornado (Pony age) players, including Bronco aged players who have played for the Tornadoes. Any questions about that, please e-mail. Meet on the Recreation Ground near Southwold. Either: (i) follow directions to Wooden Hill School or Southwold but DON'T turn down Staplehurst or Southwold, instead go up the hill further and park on the road opposite Southwold; the field is on the right. Good for dropping off, OK for parking. (ii) follow directions to Bracknell Crematorium (South Road, off the B3430) and park in the Recreation Ground car-park on the right. Postcodes: Wooden Hill School - RG12 8DB; Southwold - RG12 8XY Please note that the school car park may not be available to us at 9.30am but might be available for pick-ups at the end of practise. The school would appreciate it if you don't park down Staplehurst. Please be considerate to the neighbours of the school, remember to remove shoes to use the toilets and leave things clean and tidy. We will start to use Westmorland as soon as we can for some Sunday practises. From 31st March and 1st April we will start to practise in the evenings outside at Westmorland. Meet at 6.15pm; we will begin practises at 6.30pm sharp and if you are late you will need to complete a proper warm-up before you join in. |
PRACTISES BEGIN ON 31ST JANUARY 9:30AM - 11:30AM
MEET AT GREAT HOLLANDS RECREATION GROUND £2 per Player
31st January 7th February 14th February 21st February
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2010 SUBSCRIPTION FEES - 22/1/10 The committee have agreed subscription levels for 2010.
** £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. |
2010 SUBSCRIPTIONS AGREED |
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ROUND-UP - 10/1/10 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE. Keep your eyes on the web-site; there will be some new content coming up as we approach the new season. We'll be running some practises from the beginning of February. Coach Whitton took these photos of the field to prove we're not far away from the season! Click to see a bigger version.
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PRACTISES COMING UP DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED SOON
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