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Welcome
all new and
returning players to the 2010 Hastings Little League season.
Evaluations continue this weekend for
the rookie division.
Saturday, Feb. 27 - 9 am: players
whose last names begin with A to L
Saturday, Feb. 27 - noon: players whose
last names begin with M to Z
Sunday, Feb. 28 - 9 am: any remaining
players.
Evaluations take place at AR Lord
School, across from Hastings Community Center.
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Hastings parents and volunteers:
HCLL has
openings for two positions on this year's board:
Volunteer
coordinator
Rookie
Umpire in chief
Anyone
interested in joining the Hastings executive team by filling one of
these positions should please get in touch with
Dave
Jenkins, president of Hastings Little League, contact info
Here
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Hastings Little League
2009 Summary |
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Hastings
at the 2009 Little League World Series
Team Canada
An overview of the
Little League World Series for Hastings:
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Tuesday, August 25 Game 3:
Canada vs.
Europe
The flair for the dramatic that Hastings
showed in their first game took on heroic proportions as they
tried to finish their tournament with a win against the team from
Germany. Things started well as they built a 3 - 0 lead on the
strength of Anthony Cusati's hitting. Hastings continued their
solid play and by the middle of the fifth inning held a 10 - 2
edge. In the bottom of the inning, though, Europe found their bats
and the wheels came off for Canada. The German team scored 11 runs
to take a 3 run lead into the sixth. Hastings got their focus back
and thanks to Anthony's second homer of the game and third of the
tournament, they trailed 13 - 12. With two out and two on Matthew
Woo worked to walk the bases loaded, bringing up Katie Reyes. With
her third hit of the game, she stroked a low pitch to right
field to drive in the tying and go-ahead runs. There was still
some work to do in the bottom of the inning to preserve the lead.
But with a runner on second base, Christian Cullen, who had
earlier taken a bad hop grounder in the face, made a diving stop
and a throw to Katie at first from his knees to record the final
out of a wild game - and a win for Canada.
Final Score: Canada 14 Europe 13
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Sunday, August 23 Game 2:
Canada vs.
Chinese Taipei
As in their first game, great pitching and
solid defense held Canada in against another world power for four
innings. Starter Matteo Vincelli started nervously but struck out
the side after loading the bases in the first inning. But the
powerful Asia-Pacific reps wouldn't be denied as two homers gave
them all the runs they needed. They poured it on in the fifth
while Hastings couldn't solve Taipei's pitchers. Canada managed
just two hits, including Ian Creamore's exciting triple in the
sixth. Overall, another fine performance from a team that
surprised with their tenacity and solid play against one that must
be considered a tournament favourite.
Final Score: Canada 0 Chinese Taipei 8 |
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Saturday, August 22
Game 1:
Canada vs.
Mexico
The opening game for these two
Group D teams was one to remember. It started as a pitching duel
between Mexico's hard throwing Raymundo Berrones and Hastings' ace
Ryan Matsuda and featured solid Canadian defense and a massive
home run by Anthony Cusati that gave Hastings the lead until the
fourth inning. Mexico's strong bats finally produced the tying run
but a great team play prevented more scoring. Hastings' strong
defense sent the game to extra innings with a diving catch, again
by Anthony, that resulted in a double play. Mexico kept after it,
though, and won it in the seventh when a dribbler handcuffed Team
Canada and the winning run came home.
Final score: Canada 1
Mexico 2 (7 innings)
It was a dramatic and
spectacular game to watch and appreciate by any baseball standards
and the Hastings All Stars proved they deserve a place among the
best teams in the world. Hats off to the team for a stellar
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I'm collecting some of the newspaper
stories that are following the fortunes of the Hastings All Stars.
More will be added as the road to
the Little League World Series continues.
Anyone with newspaper stories you don't
see here are welcome to submit them by clicking on the 'Send Scores'
button on the left.
Click here to see them.
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Help Send Us to the
Championships
Neighbour and Little League
supporter Elizabeth Wilson suggested we publish an address where she and
others could send contributions to a fund that would help pay for proud
parents of our 11 - 12 year old All Stars to travel to Williamsport to
support our very own Team Canada. She proposed calling it the "Help Send
Us to the Championships" fund. We thought we would reward her idea and
generosity by calling it just that. Anyone who would like to contribute
to the fund can send a cheque payable to HCLL to: |
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Click here if you'd like to add you name to the
list of contributors to the fund. |
Hastings Community Little League
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Click
here if you'd like to see the list of contributors. |
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Hastings
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Canadian Champions
The 11-12 year-old All Stars
continued to make Hastings and District 6 history Saturday as they won
the Canadian Championship and the right to represent Canada at the
Little League World Series.
Hastings defeated the Turtle Club of
Windsor, Ontario 9 - 2 to secure the first ever National Championship
for our league and district.
After falling behind early, Hastings
took the lead in the third inning. The game remained close until the
sixth inning when the visiting B.C. scored five runs and kept Ontario
from replying. I was a suitable ending to a great week of baseball.
It's hard to express the pride
and excitement everyone at HCLL feels for this exceptional group of
athletes and coaches. This title is a tremendous accomplishment for
our league and is also a testament to the work of our dedicated
executive, coaches volunteers and parents of hundred of Hastings ball
players over the years who all, in some way, helped to bring this level
of success to our league.
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Hastings wins Fred Ritchie
Tournament
Hastings All Stars
finished off the biggest year in the history of Hastings Community
Little League by winning the Fred Ritchie Memorial 9 - 10
year-old All Star Tournament. They beat Little Mountain 7 - 1 in the
final Tuesday night, ending the Hastings Park season on a winning note
for the third consecutive year.
Thanks again to the
All Star players and their coaches, most of whom were part of the
winning Provincials team as well. We appreciate them spending so much of
their summer representing Hastings. A big thank you goes out as well to
the parents/volunteers who helped to continue the great tradition that
is the Fred Ritchie Tournament.
And thanks to all
the other teams from across the Lower Mainland for helping us put on a
another fine show. We hope you had a good time and we hope to see you
back next year.
For a tournament overview click the
Fred Ritchie link to the left
or click
HERE
to go straight to the schedule and results page.
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July 25
Hastings wins
2009 9 - 10 year old Provincials
The Hastings All Stars beat Dunbar 11
- 3 in Saturday's final to bring
Hastings Community Little League it's
first ever Provincial Championship.
This is exciting news for Hastings.
We've had very good teams in both Minor and Major Divisions that have
been in contention over the last several years but it took this talented
team and their dedicated coaches to deliver in the final.
A big thank you to the 9- 10 year old
All Stars for bringing us the title. It's a huge win for our league.
Pictures from the district final: |
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Hastings Rookie All
Stars
Not to be outdone by
the Minor and Major teams, our Rookie All Star team has accomplished
great things this season as well. After becoming the District 6 Rookie
Champions in June, a team comprised mostly of Rookie All Stars won the Abercromby Cup. In our league's first entry into a Minor Association
tournament, HCLL Rookies beat 3 Tadpole teams from Burnaby Minor
Baseball Association and Vancouver Minor Baseball Association to win the
2009 Ambercromby Summer Challenge Tournament, held on July 22-26, in
Burnaby.
Thanks to the
Hastings organizers for lining up this summer action for the kids and
thanks to Burnaby Minor for welcoming their Little League neighbours to
the show.
Click here for a few pictures from the
tournament.
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The Expos: Winners of the 2009 Ross Dower, Mackin Yard and Hyack Major
Tournaments |
Exciting news from the
Hyack Major Tournament in New Westminster!
The Hastings Expos have won the Hyack Tournament. This
is their third tournament win this year and the third time in the last
five years that the Expos have won this prestigious trophy.
On top of that, the other two Hastings teams, the Blue
Jays and Red Sox, finished second and third, an unprecedented sweep of
the medals by one league. Hats off to all three teams and a standing
ovation to the Hastings Expos who've proven to be unstoppable so far
this season.
Click here for the tournament breakdown and results. |
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May Long Weekend
Due to the cancellation of the Layritz
Tournament, two of our Major teams took part in other events and did very
well.
The Major Expos brought home their second
tournament trophy of the season by winning the Mackin Yard Tournament in
Coquitlam. Meanwhile, at Dunbar Little League's Stong's Tournament, the
Major Blue Jays made it all the way to the final. Here are the results:
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Mackin Yard Tournament
Expos 10 - 0 North Langley Athletics
Expos 9 - 5 New West
Expos 6 - 1 Coquitlam Bluejays
Semi- Finals
Expos 6 - 3 Coquitlam Mariners
Final:
Expos 7 -6 Whalley Yankees
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Stong's Tournament
Blue Jays 20 – 5
Kerrisdale
Blue Jays 7 – 4
Jericho
Final:
Blue Jays 8 – 13
Little Mountain
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