Cubs Win 9-6 (Go to photo gallery for highlights of the game)
The Scarsdale Little League Atlantic League Championship Game was played on Monday June 23rd at the Scarsdale Little League Field. The Cubs coached by Ashwin Palekar and Mike Greenberg faced the Cardinals coached by Joe Cooke, Jim Lusk and Mitch Nobler. The game was the culmination of a great season for both teams. The Cardinals got off to a strong start in the first inning with great pitching from Sterling Lusk. The Cardinals scored 4 runs in the bottom of the first capped off by a two run home run by Omi Maeda over the center field fence.
The Cubs climbed back into the game with Zack Shulman and Geoffrey Fitzgerald, scoring runs in the second. In the top of the 3rd with bases loaded Raj Palekar singled to right field to score Adam Rolison and the speedy Zach Cromwell. Another hit by Fitzgerald and some smart base-running gave the Cubs a 2 run lead. The next several innings featured great pitching by the Cubs Raj Palekar and the Cardinals Frank Schwall. Both pitchers displayed their strong pitching fundamentals the obvious product of great training. Another run scored by the Cubs, Grant Knief gave them a 3 run lead going into the 6th inning. Good defense by John Kaspers and Chris Landgrebe kept the Cardinals in the game. By the 6th inning the crowd had encircled the perimeter of the beautiful Little League Field. Parents, grandparents and friends were waiting to see if the Cardinals could make a comeback in the bottom of the 6th. The score was 9 – 6 Cubs. The Cubs Raj Palekar had shut down the Cardinals offensive – could he do it for one last inning? After recording the first out Palekar faced Lusk. Lusk hit a shot to deep center field with what appeared to be a extra base hit but Zach Cromwell made an over the shoulder catch. Schwall kept the Cardinals hopes alive with a base hit. But with two outs Palekar capped off a great performance by striking out Maeda. Cubs win!
Thanks to all the coaches, parents, volunteers and players for making this a great Little League season.
Rockies Win 9-3(Go to Photo Gallery for Highlights of the game)
In the championship game on Monday evening the Rockies played a top notch Cubs team. It was an incredible see-saw game that saw the Rockies take an early 3-0 lead in the first inning on base hits and stolen bases by Matthew Nabi, AJ and Andrew Pollack. The score stayed that way as Dakota was pitching another dandy, until Jonathan Lu of the Cubs drilled a three run double in the 4th inning to tie the game. But in came relief pitching sensation Matthew Nabi to shut things down. The Rockies then scored 6 unanswered runs in the top of the 6th to take an insurmountable lead. A lead off walk to Jason Sable, followed by walks to Zach Martin & Jon Levine ignited the inning and were followed by base hits by Jack Bush, Ryan Rangaiah, Charlie Rubin, Jon Ostertag, AJ and a double by Dakota to drive home the winning runs In the bottom of the 6th, Matthew Nabi, retired the side with Ben Winters fielding the last play again to give the Rockies the Scarsdale Pacific League Championship. Nabi, in an absolutely breathtaking performance, saved all four playoff victories for the Rocks.
The manager of the Rockies, Michael Pollack and coaches Tom Ostertag and Marc Nabi were awfully proud of their Rockies team for their hard work and the grit they showed all season. They didn’t have the best record during the regular season and lost many tough games. But they kept playing hard, kept practicing and never gave up. And as the saying goes “persistence and determination are omnipotent”
Congratulations are in order for the Cubs as well to get to the finals with a great playoff run of their own and to all the teams for participating in another amazing little league season in Scarsdale.
The manager of the Rockies, Michael Pollack and coaches Tom Ostertag and Marc Nabi were awfully proud of their Rockies team for their hard work and the grit they showed all season. They didn’t have the best record during the regular season and lost many tough games. But they kept playing hard, kept practicing and never gave up. And as the saying goes “persistence and determination are omnipotent”
Congratulations are in order for the Cubs as well to get to the finals with a great playoff run of their own and to all the teams for participating in another amazing little league season in Scarsdale.
"The Cubs were grateful to have had the opportunity to have played in the championship game," said coaches Drew Kerr and John Needham. "Our kids and parents made the whole journey there exciting and unforgettable."
Please be advised of two new safety rules that have been enacted by Scarsdale Little League. They are effective immediately.
1. Once thunder is heard or lightening is seen, all players must immediately leave the field and move under cover (i.e., sit in cars). They are not to sit in dugouts. Players shall not be permitted to return to the field until 20 minutes has elapsed since the last thunder clap was heard or lightening bolt seen.
2. In all situations where a parent is pitching, all players that are pitchers helpers shall be positioned no closer to the batter than the pitcher and shall wear a batting helmet.
If your child is interested in playing travel baseball this Summer and as of 6/08 is in 5th, 6th or 7th grade, please send an email expressing interest to ScarsdaleLLSummer@gmail.com by no later than 6PM tomorrow, June 17th. Please include player's name, grade as of 6/08 and parent's contact info.
Scarsdale Little League is interested in sponsoring a Summer Travel Program for current 5th, 6th and 7th graders. Based on interest, a separate team or teams will be formed for each of these grades. It is expected that each team will have 2 games and 2 practices per week. These teams have always been a great experience for the players that played on them.
If you child is interested in being on one of these teams, please send an email to ScarsdaleLLSummer@gmail.com by 6:00 PM on June 15th with your child's name and current grade as well as contact info (including email address) for parents and guardians. We will get back to you with additional info once we have determined the level of interest in each grade.
Scarsdale Little League
Apparently,the baseball cards that were sent out from ALL STAR PHOTOGRAPHY have some mistakes on the back of the cards. They will be re-printing the cards and re-mailing them to the buyers as soon as possible.
At the June Board meeting of the Scarsdale Little League, it was voted that all pitcher's helpers must wear a helmet regardless of grade. Coaches must enforce this rule as well as all umpires. This is in light of recent mishaps and injuries in many communities that play little league.
The batting cages at the Supply Field are now open for Little League use!!
The cages provides an excellent opportunity to give focused one-on-one batting instruction to our teams.
As with past seasons, target usage will be for teams in 3rd grade and up.
Reservation can ONLY be made through the Grade Coordinators, just as they would a practice field.
New this year!
Over the winter, SLL purchased another pitching machine that will be stored in the shed on the Softball side of the cage and may be utilized in the event that both alleys are open. If someone comes with a permit to use the softball cage, you must let them use the cage.
Process
Jeff Koslowsky and Michael Nathanson are the Cage Coordinators for the Spring season.
Jeff will handle 3rd and 4th grade as well as the 7th and 8th grade Travel teams.
Michael will handle Atlantic, Pacific and the Junior League.
o At regular intervals, Jeff and Michael will provide each of the Grade Coordinators a set of time slot allocations.
o Each Grade Coordinator will determine an equitable distribution method.
o The Cage Coordinator will provide ultimate confirmation of each slot by sending the Coach a Village Permit and a Cage Confirmation affirming their time and date in the cage.
o The Coach MUST bring the Confirmation to the cage at the appointed time along with their Village Permit.
o Safety is paramount...so please read and adhere to the Cage Coordinator guidelines and Village Rules.
Have fun!
Scarsdale Little League website is looking to post exciting Little League images on it's website. Anyone with great action shots of K thru 8th grade, who would like to share their photos, please email them to board members Paul Aresu or Neil Roth. Image size should be no larger than 600 pixels x600 pixels @ 72 DPI.
paularesu@paularesu.com
nroth@neilrothmd.com
Scarsdale Little League is proud to announce that over 1000 players have registered for the 2008 Season. Congratulations Scarsdale on another great year of player turnout. Keep up the good work!
To All Members of the Scarsdale Little League Community
The Board of Directors of the Scarsdale Little League elected 5 new members for its 15 member Board at the December, 2007 meeting.
Please go to "About Us" to see the current members serving on the Board.
Thank you,
Michael Goldberg, Co-President
Robert Gibson, Co-President