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Rochester Tigers Place 3rd at ASA 16UB Northern Nationals in Wichita, KS.
The Rochester Tigers 16U team attended the 16UB Northern National Championships in Wichita, KS July 29th – August 2nd. The Tigers enjoyed the opening ceremonies on Wednesday night with the 20 other 16U teams and 16 - 18U teams. The players were treated to a pizza and a DJ followed. They had a wonderful opportunity to meet and mingle with the other teams and it was a great time. Thursday, the Tigers won two pool play-in games by beating Lady Hornets (Valley Center, KS) 2-1 and the Lady Larks (Hays, KS) 5-4 in a tiebreaker. By virtue of their undefeated pool play, they earned a #1 seed for bracket play. The Tigers won their first bracket game on Friday beating SW Missouri Eclipse (Willard, MO) 7-1 and improved their record to 4-0 after beating the New Ulm Lobsters (New Ulm, MN) 2-1 on Saturday. They continued their winning ways on Saturday, by beating the Lady Larks again, 6-1. The Tigers made it into championship Sunday with just 4 teams remaining. Their next game was a close battle with eventual champion Seymour Flames Red (Eau Claire, WI). The Tigers lost a close one, 2-1 in a tiebreaker. Their last chance to get back to the championship failed however, as they then lost to Powerhouse (Green Bay, WI)4-1 in the double elimination format. The Tigers were lead by Sarah Bohlen’s .500 batting average for the tournament along with her 4-2 pitching record. Morgan Maiers was 1-0. Team members include: Kelli Anderson, Sarah Bohlen, Marissa Dather, Ellie Hindal, Linsy Hoosier, Emily Jasperson, Morgan Maiers, Hannah Nelson, Nicole Nelson, Taylor Nelson, Courtney Palmer, Courtney Schubauer, and Katie Trangsrud. Absent: Kelsie Stahl. The Tigers would like to thank these Sponsors: Ryan Window and Siding Larson Window and Siding Johnson Printing Catie Psimos Gillford Mutual and Fire Rochester Sports Commission Hy-Vee D & R Vending Dan Clark of Family Asset Protection Dean and Mary Lou Hindal Joe and Janet Knobbe
Rochester Royals win Class B 12U State Championship
Rochester Tigers win Class B 16U State Championship
Softball Association now has a field of their own6/2/2009 9:18:28 AM By Ken Hanson Rochester Youth Fastpitch Softball Association board member Becky Macken looked like a kid who had just opened a Christmas package. "We're kind of giddy," she said, standing near one of five new playing fields at the Rochester Softball Complex on Monday evening as metal bats clanked against balls and players cheered for teammates. She pointed toward her husband, Mike Macken, who worked tirelessly for four years to reach this opening night at the complex, which is located at the eastern edge of University Center Rochester's land along U.S. 14. "This was a goal of his, and a passion of his," she said. "And he did it. He was like a bull in a china shop, and he made it happen." Reviews Monday night from 14- to 16-year-olds were favorable. The complex doesn't have dugouts yet, nor restrooms and concessions stands. But the fences are up, and the grass is thick enough for now. Melissa Conger, 15, a member of RYFSA's Rochester Heat team who also plays softball for Mayo High School, said the new complex broadens horizons. "It kind of gets us out of our comfort zone, because we play at the Mayo fields for our high school league," she said. The 17-acre site will be used not only by local youths, but will be added to the slate of facilities that the Rochester Amateur Sports Commission can draw upon for regional and national tournaments. Those tournaments in 2008 added an estimated $9 million to Rochester's hospitality industry. RYFSA -- which has 452 players this year, up 35 from last year -- follows several other Rochester youth sports associations that have partnered with the city to develop complexes at UCR. RYFSA has made a five-year commitment to pay $25,000 toward the complex. It made an initial payment of $50,000. Previously, RYFSA teams played at parks scattered around Rochester. One of the advantages of a complex is that players of various ages can watch and learn from each other. "It's quaint," Becky Macken said. "It's just someplace where the girls can have a place they can call their own".
The RYFSA has Instructional Videos to view. They are from the USA Softball DVD Series, and offer insight, instruction and tips on the game of fastpitch softball. This is a great opportunity to to improve your teams level of play! RYFSA Coaches have priority over other requestors. This is how you can view the videos:
1. Chose what video(s) you would like to view from the selection below. 2. Send request to Becky Macken via email. 3. Becky will communicate with you on the video library policy.
VOLUME 1 VOLUME 2 VOLUME 3 VOLUME 4 VOLUME 5 VOLUME 6 VOLUME 7 Fundamentals Basic Infield Infield Outfield Fundamentals Beginning Advanced of Hitting Fundamentals Position Play Play of Catching Pitching Pitching Pitching and Hitting Instruction: Kim: 630-639-2090 & Clark: 630-440-1862 or jonesdugout@charter.net Catching Instruction: Sarah: 507-993-5677 or lowbee40@yahoo.com Pitching Instruction: Former Gopher softball pitcher Offering private lessons for ages 7 and up Lessons available weeknights, and weekends Prices: 35.00 per hour 20.00 per half hour jbigelow23@q.com or 252-5288 Hitting Instruction: Offering private or groupslessons for all ages. Call 1-507-990-2436 http://www.batterup17lessons.com/
Med-City May Days Photos 10U Gold Champions: Winona WinStars Orange 10U Gold Finalist: Rochester Diamonds
12U Gold Champions: KM Krush 12U Gold 3rd Place: Stewartville Rebels
12U Silver Champions: Rochester Diamonds 12U Silver Third: Rochester Mustangs
12U Bronze Champion: Rochester Cubs 12U Bronze Finalist: Rochester Stingers
12U Bronze 3rd Place: Rochester Raiders
How to decide to what bat to buy? There are so many bats on the market to chose from, how do you decide on what to buy for your player? Here is a great link to do the necessary research. Hopefully it will help you make your purchase a smart one. CLICK HERE!!!
ARTICLES & WEBSITES OF INTEREST (Special Thanks to Mark Hindal) Throwing Drills The 7 Biggest Mistakes Youth Sports Coaches Make Base Running Drills Hitting/Bunting Drills Infield Drills Outfield Drills
Coaching Tips http://www.fastsports.com/tips/ http://www.softballexcellence.com/http://www.girls-softball.com/
Drills http://www.game-ex.com/drills/index.shtml http://amug.org/~nlellis/sb.dhs.drills.html http://www.softball-spot.com/free-girls-softball-fastpitch-drills/121/ Hitting Videos http://imageevent.com/siggy/hitting;jsessionid=c9j8375fa1.tiger_s Catchers http://www.baseballcatchers.com/ RYFSA Fund-Raising Chair visits with pete rose
Bob Rosenblad has always been a "big" thinker, and has taken his fund-raising responsibilities very seriously. We see he's taken them to a new level as well! Here he is with Pete Rose after meeting him on a recent vacation! Anything new to tell us Bob?
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