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2007 GVMBA News Archive
Click Here for 2006 News Archive
Try-Outs Scheduled for 2008 Bantam AAA Bears and
Vipers
Tryouts for the 2008 Bantam AAA Bears and AAA Vipers are
coming up on the following dates and times:
Vipers (1993 birth year)
Saturday, Sept 15 & 22
12 Noon – 2:00 PM, @ Layritz Park,
Bears (1994 birth year)
Saturday, September 15 & 22
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM @ Layritz Park
All existing Bantam age players and graduating Pee Wee players as per birth dates above are eligible to attend. Note: These are the FULL season Bantam All-Star teams that compete in both spring and summer league play with other Island and Lower Mainland Bantam AAA teams. For questions, please contact Todd Pribilsky at pribilsky5@shaw.ca
Coaches Needed for 2008 Bantam AAA Bears and
Vipers
GVMBA is currently accepting applications for Bantam AAA
managers and coaches for the 2008 Bears and Vipers teams. Letters of
interest with a resume can be sent to Art Celuzak
(art-celuszak@shaw.ca ) or Todd
Pribilsky (pribilsky5@shaw.ca ).
Victoria Call-Ups Enjoy Success at National and
Western Canadian Championships
A number of GVMBA ball players were selected as call-ups
for various National and Western Canadian Championship tournaments and
have returned home with colorful hardware rewarding their success.
Victoria Mariners Premier players, Duncan Blades and Sam Waldie
were selected for the U17 BC Selects team and won Gold at the Canada Cup
tournament. Victoria Mariners Midget AAA players Craig Rubis and Ryan Stickel
were selected for the Midget AAA BC All
Star
team and returned home with a Bronze Medal from the Midget Nationals.
Victoria Vipers Bantam AAA player Jeremy Campbell was picked up by
the North Delta Astros and did a great job for the team, helping them
bring home a Gold Medal. Pee
Wee AAA players Jesse
Hodges, Ryan Rufh and Jesse Long (pictured above) were selected to
play on Team BC, and helped their team win Bronze at the Pee Wee AAA
Nationals. Finally, Pee Wee AAA players Matt Bryan and Ryan
Kennedy were selected by Host Team Ladner to play in the Pee Wee AAA
Western Canadian Championships and returned home with a Gold Medal from
that tournament. Congratulations to all players on their successful
seasons!
Midget AA Wolves Sweep Provincial Championship!
Riding the hot bat of tournament MVP Josh Curran and the
strong pitching of Aaron Koop in the final, the Victoria Wolves defeated
Ladner 6-2 to claim the 2007 Midget AA Provincial Championship. The Wolves
went undefeated in the tournament with round robin wins over Tri-City
(10-0), Mission (10-5), Tsawassen (12-0) and Ridge Meadows (9-2) in
round-robin play and a thrilling 2-1 victory over Vancouver in the semis,
where they were trailing 1-0 going into the bottom of the 7th.
Pee Wee A Tigers Defeat Fellow Cougars in Thriller
to Win Provincial Gold!
The Pee Wee A Tigers found some extra inning magic to
defeat their fellow Pee Wee A Victoria Cougars 7-5 in 10 innings in what
was a dramatic Pee Wee A Provincial Championship game in Mission. Sparked
by tournament MVP Mitch Seivewright, the Tiger bats came through when
needed, scoring 2 runs in the top of the 10th and then shutting the
Cougars out in the bottom of the inning. This followed a tense bottom of
the 9th that saw a Cougar runner thrown out at home plate on a great throw
from Tiger centre fielder Bryce Schwarz to keep the game going. Both
the Tigers and Cougars finished first in their round robin pools. The
Tigers then advanced to the final after a 3-0 win over Mission in the
semi-final. The Cougars defeated Burnaby 3-1 in the semis to advance.
Pee Wee AAA Players Called to Play in Nationals and Westerns
GVMBA is pleased to announce that Pee Wee AAA Players Jesse
Hodges (Wildcats), Ryan Rufh and Jesse Long (Mustangs) have been invited
to play on Team BC (Abbotsford) at the 2007 National Pee Wee AAA
Championships in Quebec City on August 16-20. In addition, Ryan
Kennedy (Wildcats) and Matt Bryan (Mustangs) have been invited to play for
host team Ladner at the 2007 Pee Wee AAA Western Canadian Championships
August 23-26 in Ladner. Congratulations to all five players!
Mosquito Tier II Raiders Grab Bronze at Provincials!
With wins over Kelowna (15-4) and Ridge Meadows (10-9) the
Victoria Raiders Mosquito Tier II ball team snuck into the semi-finals of
the Mosquito Tier II Provincial Championships and although losing there
against a tough Duncan squad, were able to rebound and capture the Bronze
Medal in a game against Ladner.
GVMBA to be Well Represented at 2007 Provincials
The ferries will be busy on the August long weekend as no
less than a lucky 13 GVMBA teams will be competing in Provincial Championships
on the August 2-5 long weekend.
Teams securing spots in the Championships include: the Mosquito A Rebels
(Surrey), the Mosquito AAA Tier 1 Venom and Bandits (Sidney), the Mosquito AAA Tier II
Raiders (Rutland), the Pee Wee A Cougars and Tigers (Mission),
the Pee Wee AAA Wildcats and Mustangs (Aldergrove), the Bantam AA
Dragons
(Newton), The Bantam AAA Bears and Vipers (Rutland), the Midget AA
Wolves (Mission) and the Midget AAA Mariners
(Victoria). Let's hope that there needs to be an additional sailing on
Sunday evening to accommodate all the hardware our teams will be bringing
home! For details on all Victoria All-Star teams click
HERE.
Victoria Midget Players Chosen for Various
All-Star "Select" Teams
A number of Victoria's Midget aged players have been chosen
to play on various BC All-Star Select teams at upcoming tournaments.
Victoria Mariners Midget AAA players Craig Rubis and Ryan Stickel have
been selected for the Midget AAA BC All Star team and will play in the
Nationals in Quebec City on August 16-19. Victoria Mariners Premier
players, Duncan Blades and Sam Waldie have been selected for the U17 BC
Selects team and will play in the Canada Cup in Quebec City on August
8-11. Victoria Mariners Premier players Nick Cuckovich and Max Valle have
been selected for U16 BC Selects team and will play at the Western Canada
Summer Games in Edmonton on August 8-11.
Pee Wee AAA Wildcats and Mustangs Both Advance to Provincials
With identical 5-2 league records, the Victoria Wildcats
(12-5 overall) and the Victoria Mustangs (15-2 overall) will both advance
to the Pee Wee AAA Provincial Championships in Aldergrove on the August
2-5 weekend. For both the Wildcats and the Mustangs, it is the first time
that Victoria’s Pee Wee AAA teams have participated in the BC Minor
Baseball Pee Wee AAA Summer League and the first time that Victoria has
been required to field 2 teams at the Pee Wee AAA level.
DETAILS.
Junior Premier Midget Mariners Capture Provincial
Championship!
The Victoria Junior Premier Mariners went through the tournament
undefeated to win the 2007 Provincial 16U Championship on the July 14-15
weekend. The Mariners downed Langley 8-1 on route to their first
Provincial Championship and earned the right to travel to Tucson Arizona
to play in the 16U American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) Mickey Mantle Western Regional
Championships.
2007 All Star Season is Underway!
The 2007 Summer All-Star season is underway and
all of GVMBA's teams are ready to make runs at their various Provincial
Championships. For a look at our 2007 teams, please
CLICK HERE.
2007 House Champions Crowned
The 2007 Spring season concluded in late June with a number
of exciting playoff games and an exciting championship or two. For
summaries and photos of the winning and second place teams, please
CLICK HERE.
Official Rules of Baseball Modified for 2007 Season
Some of you may be aware, that last year the Official Rules
of Baseball were modified on many rules for the first time in many years.
Now for 2007, Baseball Canada has adopted the rules and expects these new
rules to be followed. The BCBUA will be incorporating these changes into
play for this season. A PDF summary of these changes is available
HERE. Please pass this info
onto your players, coaches and parents as you feel needed.
South Island Junior Baseball League Website Now Up
Information on the inaugural season of the South Island
Junior Baseball League may now be found on their website by clicking
HERE!
And a schedule can be found
HERE.
2006 Pee Wee AAA Nationals Committee Releases
Final Report on Tournament
The
Organizing Committee for the hugely successful 2006 Pee Wee AAA National
Championship held here in Victoria last August has prepared and released a
final report on the tournament. The report documents the key
highlights of the tournament (including game summaries, photos, and media
items) and provides a series of formal reports regarding the tournament's
organization, logistics, and coordination. It serves as a historical
record of the event, as well as a user manual for those interested in
running tournaments of this magnitude in the future. The full colour
report is available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format by clicking the graphic
above.
Peninsula and Sidney-North Saanich Merge
Associations
The Peninsula Baseball Association and the Sidney -
North Saanich Baseball Association have now merged to form the Peninsula
Baseball and Softball Association. For details visit their new website at
http://www.pbsa.ca.
GVMBA Announces Young Adult Baseball Pilot Program for 2007
Greater Victoria Minor Baseball will be initiating the
"South Island Junior Baseball League" in 2007. Open to players aged 18-21
on December 31 of the previous year, the program will run on a pilot
basis to help fully develop the program and work out any expected
problems. If the pilot is successful, the program will be expanded for
the coming years to accept as may players as possible pending field
availability. The season will consist of
approximately 18 games, played over a 12 week period from May to July.
Games will be played at Lambrick Park, Sidney Rotary Park and
Westshore (Luxton). Players will be accepted on a first come, first
served basis and should register through their home parks. For details
on the program and information on registration and fees, please
contact Linda Sam by e-mail at
lgsam@shaw.ca.
2006 Victoria and District Awards Banquet
The VDBA Awards Banquet was held on Saturday, November 18th, 2006 and paid
homage to the volunteers, administrators, coaches and managers who have been
outstanding in Victoria's baseball program over the last year. In addition, the
Pee Wee AAA Wildcats were recognized as the "Team of the Year" and the Midget
AAA Capitals were acknowledged for their Provincial Championship.
Photos from the event can be found here!
BC Premier League Announces Summer Collegiate
Baseball League
The BC Premier League is pleased to announce the
formation of a new summer collegiate baseball league which will
commence
this coming summer (2007) with 4 teams and a 36-40 game schedule. All returning BCPBL and CCBC college players are invited to apply. For
more Information and a Player Application Form, please go to:
http://www.bcpbl.com/scl/index.php
Accident and Injury Procedures
Occasionally we have situations where a member of our
baseball community is injured while participating in a sanctioned
event, generally games or practices. If this injury is of a serious
nature, the injured party may need to avail themselves of our
insurance coverage which is provided by Allsport Insurance Marketing.
A link on the process for doing this has now been included in the
links to the left and can also be found
HERE.
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