2008 News

2008 News

Spring Signups are Here!
January 1st, 2008: All signups are at Mountain Mike's Pizza, at the corner of Vineyard and Monterey, next to Sizzler. Save money and sign up by January 23rd. Read more...

Spring Training
Starts January 13th - rain or shine
Free to all ages 7-14
Location: Live Oak Baseball fields
Times: Sundays from 10am - Noon

Special Mustang Field Day - Martin Luther King Day
January 21, 2008: In order to prepare for upcoming evaluation day and get a jump on field prep,
The MHPB Mustang division (9-10yr olds) is looking for volunteers to help get our fields in shape. Please bring wheel barrels, shovels, rakes, sod knifes, gloves or just yourself to Britton.
Our first field day is MLK day, if your lucky enough to have it off from work: Monday January 21, 9am.

If you can't make the 21st, make sure you are out on February 2nd

Please contact the Mustang DR's @ mustang@mhpb.org if you can make it.

Thank you

Field Day!!!! February 9th
February 9th, 2008: Begins at 8am on Saturday and goes till the work is done.
Please come out and help get our fields ready for the season. If we all pitch in, we can prepare our fields quickly and efficiently. Your kids will be proud to play on a field prepared by their parents.

Player Evaluations
February 2nd, 2008: All Mustang, Bronco and Pony players must participate for coaches to evaluate their skills. Coaches will use their observations in the spring draft when teams are selected.

When:     Feb 2nd.. new date!!
Where:    Britton Middle School
Report to Manny Brum for tryout numbers

Arrive as Follows:
Ages 9, 11 and 13
    Last Name A-L     9 - 10:30am
    Last Name M-Z     10:30 - Noon

Ages 10, 12 and 14
    Last Name A-L     1 - 2:30pm
    Last Name M-Z      2:30 - 3pm

MHPB Hotline: Ready for Action 778-MHPB
January 30th, 2008: The MHPB Hotline is up and running for the 2008 season. Call the Hotline for updates to the event schedule if there is a risk of a rainout. We will use this starting with the Player Evaluations. We will still attempt to send email notices, but for the most timely news, use the Hotline.

Hotline: 408-778-MHPB (408-778-6472)

A big success at Field Day
February 9th, 2008: We had a successful field day at Britton and Burnett. The fields look great! We saw a lot of dedicated parents out there preparing all the fields with both heavy equipment and strong backs.

A special thanks goes out to our Live Oak Baseball team for working on our Mustang 2 field on Monterey Road!
Mark Cummins, Head Coach at Live Oak said, "With all but one player coming through the MHPB program it was our little way of giving something back. We were pleased to help with the Mustang 2 field where the players said they had a lot of fond memories."

Everyone should take pride in our beautiful fields, and the community spirit that went into them.
More photos...

Team Parent Night - Weds, February 20th
All team parents need to go or send a representative to pick up your team information packet and distribute the contents to your team's families.

Where: Mountain Mike's Pizza at Tennant and Monterey
When: Weds, Feb 20th, between 6pm and 8pm.
Your Mission: Pick up your team's packet with information for Opening Day, your fundraiser packet, your team photo ordering materials, and other important information to give to your team's families.

Any questions? Contact the League Boosters at booster@mhpb.org or call Charlene Brum at 685-8630.

Tee-ball Parent Orientation Night
When: Wednesday, Feb. 27 @ 7:00-8:30 PM
Where: Morgan Hill Community Center, El Toro Room
Who: ALL Shetland parents must attend
Guest instructor: Rich Taylor
Read more...

Fundraising Details - All teams participate!
February 11th, 2008: Sheryl Dalton-Ondich has a great candy fundraiser planned for our League this year. Details are in the team packets being distributed at Team Parent Night (see above).

Sheryl needs all the teams to select a fundraiser parent and have them contact her at: fundraiser@mhpb.org or call her at 408-835-5501. She will work out a candy pick-up time with you for Friday, March 7th (the night before Opening Day).

MHPB CASINO NIGHT tickets ON SALE NOW
The League is putting on a Casino Night Fundraiser on Saturday, April 19th.
When: 7pm to 11pm
Where: The Morgan Hill Grange Hall at 4th and Monterey

Tickets include dinner, DJ music, dancing, a silent auction, raffle prizes and chips to play.
Advance tickets cost $50 per person with $100 in chips, or $75 per couple with $200 in chips.
Tickets at the door on April 19th cost $65 per person with $100 in chips.
If you want to attend but not play, you can use the chips for a raffle or silent auction prize.
Make checks payable to MHPB

Don't wait until the last minute to be a part of this great event for MHPB.
Contact: Sheryl Dalton-Ondich
Phone: 408-835-5501
Email: fundraiser@mhpb.org

NEW: ONLINE Score Reporting
Mustang, Bronco and Pony teams will be reporting scores ONLINE. Scores will be automatically updated in the Standings pages.
All entries are tracked and checked. Entries are traced by usercode for accountability.
Managers: contact your DR for instructions to get a usercode and password to record your game scores.
DO NOT SHARE a usercode. Incorrect entries are traceable to the registered owner of a usercode. Additional usercodes can be issued at the discretion of your DR.

Click here to get to the Online Score Reporting Application

Keep your division standings up to date. Report your scores right away.

Support Your Local High School Teams
Most of the players in out high school teams came out of Morgan Hill Pony Baseball. The coaches support our program by training MHPB coaches, helping with events, field work, and putting on clinics. Show your appreciation by attending games and fundraisers. You young players can see the "big boys" play and learn some tips. Come out to a practice and see what they do to train.

Live Oak Acorns Baseball Team

Live Oak Game Schedule
Live Oak Results

Live Oak Baseball Fundraiser - Golf Tournament on March 21st

Sobrato Bulldogs Baseball Team

Sobrato Game Schedule and Results

2008 Colt Division Begins May 17th
Evaluations will start at 9:30AM on Saturday, May 17th, at the Live Oak Varsity Baseball Field. Come prepared to be there until about noon. Note, teams will be formed that day, so, it is important that you be at the evaluation.

If you haven't registered yet, print your registration form here.

The registration fee is $175. Bring your check and registration on Saturday. There will be registration forms at the Evaluations. As a reminder, the age for Colt players is 15 and 16, birth dates between April 30, 1993 back to May 1, 1991. If you have not played in the Morgan Hill Pony Baseball League before, bring a birth certificate.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:

Alan LaBranche

Colt/Palomino DR

Home: 408-782-1197

Office: 408-365-2114

Cell: 408-505-4817

or send an email to colt@mhpb.org

Volunteer Hours may be completed at All Stars
Thank you to everyone who has been working the Snack Shack. The turn-out has been great. When families have met their commitments, their deposit checks will be destroyed.

Some families have inquired about how they can complete their hours before their deposits are cashed. If you have not completed your hours by the end of Playoffs, then any tasks supporting All Stars can be performed for credit. All Stars run from July 2 through July 12th at Britton.

ACT NOW to save your volunteer deposit!!!!

These tasks include:

Snack Shack during All Stars (contact Marsha Struzik or your Division coordinator)
Field Day preparation for All Stars (contact your Division Reps for the date)
Taking tickets at the gates, selling T-Shirts, etc. (contact Jen Styczynski)

Board Elections for 2008/09 Season

Elections were held on Championship Saturday, June 14^th. The ballots have been tabulated and the results are posted here...

Click here to read candidate statements (FINAL version)...

Rules for voting:

Definition of a Voting Member per MHPB constitution, Article IV, Section 2:

Parents or legal guardians of registered players, volunteer adult leaders, managers, coaches, and other interested adults actively supporting League activities (as determined by a statement of such effect by the Board of Directors) shall compose the League membership.

How to vote:

1. Identification must be presented on the day of election along with your ballot

2. Only 1 ballot will be accepted per individual

3. Ballots will be accepted between 10 and 2 PM on Saturday, June 14^th

4. Voting location will be adjacent to the snack shack and manned by MHPB Board of Director members

5. Ballot cans be obtained at the voting location or online by noon June 10th

City Champions
The Morgan Hill City Championships were held on Saturday, June 14th at Britton Middle School. The exciting games were highlighted by great sportsmanship and well-played games. The Board of Directors extends congratulations to all the teams in the leagues on a fine season.

Pony

Giants - City Champions