Friday 8/26 Practice

Flames,
It was great to see everyone on Sunday.  Dave and I were very happy with the way all the boys adapted to the larger field.  It's like they haven't lost a step since Omaha.  We'll be practicing again this Friday 8/26 from 5-7pm at the Middle School.  We'll start throwing bullpens again this Friday to ease everyone back into it.  Thanks, and let me know if you can't make it.  Take care.  Will
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth

First Practice August 21st

 It's time to start thinking about the fall and getting the boys ready for another great spring season next year.  With us moving to a 54 ft mound and 80 ft bases, we are going to have to use Folsom Middle School and Theodore Judah as our fields moving forward.  Dave and I have already started getting the middle school ready to go and with a little more work next Saturday, we'll be ready to start holding workouts for the boys next Sunday, Aug. 21st.  With many of the boys playing football this fall, we are going to be holding workouts on Sundays at Folsom Middle School as well as during the week for non-football players.  My thought is to get the boys sed to the bigger field and get their arms in shape again and then start playing some games on Sundays against other local area 13u teams.  My goal is to get about 8-12 games played in the fall and possibly get us into a tournament in the late October early November timeframe.    Ideally, I'd like to get everyone at least throwing and hitting 1 time a week to keep everyone in "baseball shape."
 Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth

End of Seasan Recap by Jim McMahon

The 12s had some ups and downs in tournament play but continued to work hard and improve throughout the season.  This hard work paid off huge the weekend of June 18th when they flew into Nebraska and took Omaha.  The tournament was comprised of 32 teams from around the nation with the Flames pulling off the unexpected - winning the championship while going 5-1.   The weekend was one of the best experiences I've witnessed in tournament baseball.  Thanks to Will Fitzpatrick and his coaches, Dave Stafford and Matt Darrow, for your time and expertise with these boys. 

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth