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Last updated
06-23-08 07:22 PM
El Cerrito Youth Baseball
John Dresslar
(510) 215-2939
El Cerrito, California
94530
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2008 Champions are Crowned
The  2008 ECYB Championship games featured much of the same great play and exciting finishes as seen throughout the season. In Mustang, the Orioles squeezed by the Cubs by a single run, thanks to the O's fine relief pitching; at right is the strikeout pitch by the O's closer to close out the game. In Pinto ball, the Padres (shown below with their trophies) took the championship game at Tassajara. 
The Pirates capped off a stunning season with an 8-1 championship victory over the Reds to take the Bronco division title. And the Red Sox took the Pony division title with a one-run victory over the Mets; the contest was followed by a division wide barbecue, capped by a joint picture of players from all Pony teams, shown below. (You can click on the picture to download a full-sized version of it.) Congratulations to all the ECYB teams!
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Memorial Day Tournaments
Congratulations  to ECYB's Memorial Day Tournament teams, who all represented ECYB admirably. The Pinto and Mustang teams (with one ECYB Mustanger shown at left ready to take off from first base) played well at the Fremont National Youth Baseball tournament. In Pittsburg, both ECYB Bronco teams made it into the final game, where the ECYB Warriors defeated the ECYB Sox; the two successful teams came together for the picture below with their trophies. (You can click on the picture to pull up a larger version of it.) The ECYB Pony squad played well, but came up a run short in the semifinal game to just miss competing for the championship.
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Lost and Found
Please click on "Lost/Found" in the menus above left if you've lost or found anything at an ECYB field -- and email us by clicking if you would like us to run a listing for you. We have several new lost or found items to report: LOST: an ECYB umpire's jacket at Tassajara at the Thursday, June 5th Lions-Seals game; LOST: chest protector and shin guards at Tassajara during the last week of May; LOST: a set of keys with a pink Las Vegas key chain at Tassajara on Sunday, June 1st during the Padre/Expos game; Found: a brown jacket with the name "Noah" after the June 3rd Bears-Eagles game at Tassajara. If you lost or found these items, please check the listing here.
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2008 ECYB Managers
Pinto Division
Bears - Michael Heckmann
Bobcats - Matt Bowman
Eagles - Jon Meurer
Expos - Joe Villeneuve
Lions - David Torrez
Padres - Csilla Fenczik
Seals - Michael DeMay
Mustang
Angels - Norm Goldwyn
As - Terence Fisher
Orioles - Tony Saunders
Phillies - Richard Cline
Tigers - Rick Salas
Yankees - Brad Soe
Cubs - James Singleton
Bronco
Dodgers - Ernie Florez
Giants - Kevin Sudduth
Mariners - Gary Agcaolli
Pirates - Doug Volkmer
Reds - Doug Price Hanson
Pony
Jack Scheinman - Royals
Paul Flemer - Mets
Eric Wirth - Red Sox
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 The next Board Meeting
will be held on Wednesday, July 2nd at 7:30 p.m., Harding School
Clubhouse. (The Board is taking a well-deserved rest and skipping the usual second meeting in June.) As always, all ECYB members are welcome at board
meetings!
Our division presidents for 2008 are:
Shetland: Dara
O'Farrell
Pinto: Brad Soe
Mustang: Jon
Meurer
Bronco: Jack Scheinman
Pony: Mark Langermann
Board Members are:
Ann Gaebler -
President
Sarah Reynoso - Vice President
Dara O'Farrell -
Treasurer
Mary Reid - Secretary
Jon Meurer
Terence Fisher
Dina Ultsch
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Umpiring
A huge thanks to all our umpires for their great work throughout the season. All umpires who still have questions about their final checks should contact . More details are available on the umpiring page.
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Summer All-Star Information
Each year ECYB fields summer all-star teams in the Pinto, Mustang, Bronco and
Pony Divisions. Ann Gaebler's Email of June 3rd lists the rosters of the Summer 2008 ECYB All-star teams. Please join the ECYB Board in congratulating these kids who will represent our league in tournament play this summer. If you would like more information on the all-star selection process, see the ECYB rules, Part 4 or the "All-Star FAQs" page. |
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ECYB Golf Tournament
 The ECYB Annual Golf Tournament was held on May 20th at Tilden Park Golf Course. This was the first year that we played a parent/child scramble format on the front nine. We had 18 parent-child teams, and kids under 15 years old could play from the gold tees. The kids had fun and got to play with adults on a real course in a real tournament, and in some cases they managed to outplay their parents...! Please plan on coming and joining us next year.
Thanks to several generous sponsors for donating awards and auction items: Dara O'Farell (2 two-night stays at his house in Truckee); Berkeley YMCA and Hilltop YMCA (donated memberships and a week at the Hilltop YMCA day camp); Sun Microsystems (several cases of Titleist golf balls); Tilden Golf Course (twosomes green fees and $20 range ball cards).
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ECYB Goes to See the As
Wonderful weather and a wonderful result -- a 7 to 1 victory by the Oakland A's over the visiting Kansas  City Royals -- greeted ECYB players and families at our annual visit to see the big leaguers and raise money for ECYB. At left, ECYB players are greeted on the field by A's pitcher Chad Gaudin.
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2008 Registration
Registration is now closed for the 2008 El Cerrito Youth Baseball League.
An important note: ECYB continues to experience a shortage of volunteers to perform necessary tasks. To ensure the success of the league we need more parents to volunteer their time. To encourage your participation and to cover the costs of paying for services that should be performed by volunteers we have taken two actions:
We have raised the parent participation fee to $150
We will be cashing your $150 parent participation fee check on January 31, 2008, unless you have volunteered and been selected by the Board to perform certain league-level jobs noted on the volunteer form.
ECYB will continue to refund parent participation fees after the season ends to all families who have met the volunteer requirement of performing 10 hours of work, at least 5 of which must be met by performing league-level jobs. There will be many opportunities pre-season, as well as during the season, to participate in activities which will meet the volunteer requirement. Information on these activities will be communicated via email and posted to the ECYB website.
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Remember, parents are responsible for working with their team business managers to get in the requisite team volunteer hours; fulfillment of the league requirement is the responsibility of each family. Over the course of the season, there will be ample opportunity to volunteer at the league level. Check back frequently to see new job postings. If you have any questions or volunteer project suggestions, please email Volunteer Coordinator Shannon Dowling at
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What is El Cerrito Youth Baseball?
Baseball for Boys and Girls between 5 and
14 years old. (League age for the 2008 season is determined as of April
30, 2008.) Learn leadership, discipline, and teamwork. Learn
fundamentals, build skills and have some fun! New in 2007: Shetland
Level, for 5 and 6 year olds!
Registration for all divisions:
September through October (Forms and information are available now, both
on line here and at the El Cerrito Community Center). Evaluations are
held in January; Practice begins: 1st week of February; Opening Day: 1st
Weekend of March; Baseball season: March through 2nd week of June.
Shetland Level (5-6 year olds --T-ball & coach
pitch)
Pinto Level (7-8 year olds - coach pitch)
Mustang Level
(9-10 year olds)
Bronco Level (11-12 year olds)
Pony Level (13-14
year olds)
ECYB is affiliated with Pony Baseball, Inc. In an
effort to maintain a fun and competitive league, ECYB strives to keep
the skill level on each team as equal as possible. ECYB is a member of
the Positive Coaching Alliance.
More detailed information about
ECYB can be found at the ECYB
FAQs on this web site.
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