Tournament Brackets

Tournament Brackets are in!!!

We will face the Rays so be prepared to play...

Tuesday 6/1/10 @ 6:30 on Field #5

If we win we will play again
Thursday 6/3/10 @ 6:30 on Field #1

Season Standings

End of the Season League Standings are in.

Here is where we stack up compared to everyone else.

#1 – Steel Technology Nationals (11-1)

#2 – Marvin UMC Marlins (9-3)

#3 – Sun-Drop Braves (8-4)

#4 – Evening Optimist Club Mets (6-6)

#5 – Highway Diner – Diamondbacks (5-7)

#6 – Nationwide Ins. Parker & Davis – Rays (3-9)

#7 – Carolina Quick Care – Athletics (1-11)

**** I wholeheartedly feel like we would have won that 4 inning game against the Marlins earlier in the season. If we had not have been cheated out of that opportunity we would very well have been 2nd. Our win would have in turn flipped our standings.

That is quite alright - I truly believe that we will get another chance to show them who should have won the game!

In actuality .... We have strong potential to take the tournament if we find our sticks and play good D.

Put another one in the W column

5/25/2010
Braves Vs Marlins
Braves WIN
Final Score 2-1

5/20/2010
Braves Vs Diamondbacks
Braves WIN

05/19/2010
Braves vs Rays
Braves WIN
Final Score 9-6

Way to go guys. Keep up the good work!!!!!


We play the D-Backs tomorrow 5/20 @ 5:30 on Field 3

Pictures from game against the Rays

5/18 games will play on 5/19

Today's game will be rescheduled for tomorrow.

We will play tomorrow 5/19 @ 5:30PM on field #6

Game Canceled!!!!

All Games scheduled
Tuesday May 18, 2010
are canceled due to unsafe playing conditions. We will be in touch as soon as we learn when it has been rescheduled.

All Star Nominations

All Star Nominations are being selected this week. All head coaches are to return their forms into the city no later than 5PM on 5/21. They will then get a ballet and select the team.

Due to team standings the Nationals have a pretty good chance of winning the season. Therefore, Coach Chad Fluno will probably coach the All Stars team.

We will inform you of further information as it comes in.

Upcomming schedule

Games
Tuesday 5/18/2010 - Braves vs Rays - Field #6 @ 5:30
Snacks - Joey Batts

Wednesday 5/19/2010 - NO GAME (schedule typo on first copy handed out)

Thursday 5/20/2010 - Diamondbacks vs Braves - Field #3 @ 5:30
Snacks -


Practice
Sunday 5/23/2010 - Practice - Location TBA - @ 2:00PM - 4:00PM


Game
Tuesday 5/25/2010 - Marlins vs Braves - Field #5 @ 6:30



Other
PLAYOFFS - TBA

Team Party - Info coming soon...

All Starts team announcement - Coming Soon.....

League Standings

As of 5/12/2010 our league standings were as follows ...

Steel Techn. 6-1
Marvin UMC 5-2
Sundrop 4-3
Evening Optimist 4-3
Highway Diner 3-3
Nationwide 2-5
Carolina Quick Care 0-7

1st Marlin's Game Contested

We did attempt to contest the outcome of the first game we played against the Marlins. Lynn Davis e-mailed us stating that all games prior to the rule clarification that was sent will be considered complete regardless of length of game.

Pictures Needed

If you have any pictures you would like to share please e-mail them to Heather Bailey and she will make sure they are posted on the site.

Upcomming Schedule

Games
Tuesday 5/11/2010 - Braves Vs Mets - Field # 2 @ 5:30
Snacks - Jackson Tedford

Thursday 5/13/2010 - Braves vs Nationals - Field # 1 @ 5:30
Snacks - Zachary Lovshin


Practice
Sunday 5/16/2010 - Practice - location TBA @2:00PM- 4:00PM


Games
Tuesday 5/18/2010 - Braves vs Rays - Field #6 @ 5:30
Snacks - Joey Batts

Wednesday 5/19/2010 - NO GAME (schedule typo on first copy handed out)

Thursday 5/20/2010 - Diamondbacks vs Braves - Field #3 @ 5:30
Snacks -


Practice
Sunday 5/23/2010 - Practice - Location TBA - @ 2:00PM - 4:00PM


Game
Tuesday 5/25/2010 - Marlins vs Braves - Field #5 @ 6:30



Other
PLAYOFFS - TBA

Team Party - Info coming soon...

All Starts team announcement - Coming Soon.....

Length of Game Verified by City of Rocky Mount

Rocky Mount made a final ruling on the length of games for Pee Wee league today. All coaches and officials were notified. The rule book states that all Pee Wee games should be played to 6 innings regardless of time remaining on the clock unless one team is down by more than 5 points at the beginning of the 6th inning.

We may still see 60 min placed on the clock but the game should continue to play after the time runs out allowing for a 6 inning game.

Thomas has filed an official complaint about the outcome of the Marlins game. Contesting the final score. We have asked that we be allowed to finish the last 2 innings picking up from where the game left off or that the game should be considered a draw, meaning there is no winning and no looser. We are waiting to hear back from the Athletic director at this point. I will post any information that we receive from them.

Here is the e-mail that we received from Lynn clearing up the confusion on game time...

From: "Driver, Lynn"

Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 13:12:33 -0400

Subject: rule update

There has been some confusion about one of the pee wee league playing time rules………… I hope to clarify the rule with this message……. All umpires will receive the same message as well………

Our playing rule currently reads that games will be 6 innings. There is no time limit listed in the rules. The only thing that should limit a game to less than 6 innings, would be if a team is ahead by more than 5 runs entering the 6th inning, or ahead by more than 10 runs entering the 5^th inning.

It appears that we may have created some unnecessary confusion………… At the beginning of most games, 60 minutes has been placed on the scoreboard game clock………. Our field supervisors thought that by placing 60 minutes on the game clock, that it would help speed up your games……. (so coaches would have catchers ready, so coaches would get in the habit of preparing for the next inning, etc)………. Although we definitely encourage “speed of play” particularly on nights when 2 games are scheduled on the same field, we regret that the 60 minute time clock may have contributed to some confusion.

The purpose of this message is to get us ALL back on the same page………..

Rule #2.2 reads : A maximum of 5 runs or 3 outs will constitute an inning. Teams will play 6 innings. No new inning will start after 6 innings are played. Game can end in a tie.

I hope this clarifies this situation for everyone. We apologize for any confusion. Everyone has done a FANTASTIC job coaching this year. We thank you for your service to our young players!!

If anyone has any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

LYNN

Lynn M. Driver, Athletic Supervisor

City of Rocky Mount

Braves Win Again

5/5/2010 - Sundrop Braves faced Carolina Quick Care Athletics. Braves Win! Final Score 16-2

Braves Defeat the Undefeated!

5/4 Braves vs Nationals

It was a little overcast, a small breeze, the temperature was comfortable... It was a great night for a ball game.

Braves had a hard time getting things started, not scoring any runs in the 1st and 2nd innings. Finally in the 3rd inning things began to pick up. Ultimately the Braves came back to win a 5 & 1/2 inning game by 1 run. Final Score 6-5