Monday, May 31, 2010

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Success but No Wild Card for Warriors

Although our Warriors had a rough Game 1 of the Memorial Weekend Metro Tourney, the players pulled together to earn two wins to complete the tournament.

In Game 1 against Grant Park, our Warriors experienced tough officiating and numerous players hit by pitches. Between these two challenges, and our own errors in the field, we fell to Grant Park 16-2. Game 2 of the double-header that day gave our Warriors a chance to redeem themselves and demonstrate their hitting and fielding strength. In a race against the clock, the Warriors defeated Limestone 8-6, earning their first WIN for the tournament. Game 3 against New Lenox continued the success as our players dominated the ball field in every position. Our team defeated New Lenox 7-2, for our second WIN of the tourney. With a record of 2-1, we were knocked out of the "Wild Card" race due to our tough run differential from Game One.

While we didn't come away from this first tournament with a championship trophy, our Warriors grew stronger each game and showed they came to play!
Way to go Warriors!
The Questionable Call at Third...looks like he should be OUT!


Julian Guttierez started Game 1 for the Warriors

Matt LeVigne making another effortless catch in the outfield

Tyler Dempsey SAFE at home, after first hitting a HUGE triple in Game 2!

More Tournament Highlights can be viewed in the Slide show (right banner)


Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Memorial Weekend Tournament this Weekend!

Warriors...our first tournament of the season is this weekend!  Saturday our games are back-to-back, so in addition to planning on a light snack & plenty of fluids for our players, we'd like to gather as a team afterwards for lunch!  We are currently considering a few options for quick places to meet after our game--Mindy's is located on 191st & LaGrange Road (actually on 191st just west of LaGrange Road, north side of 191st.).  If you aren't familiar with Mindy's, they offer burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, etc...as well as ice cream! Ordering is pretty quick, so even if families just came for a short time & ice cream, it would be great to gather as a team afterwards!  If anyone has any other suggestions, please let me know (Ann, bres381@comcast.net).

Location of Frankfort Square Games
Frankfort Square - Union Creek Park - located behind Walker Middle school @ 80th ave. and Mary Drew Lane - Take Harlem south to 191st street and turn right (west) onto 191st. Turn left on 80th ave. Go another 1.5 miles south on 80th Avenue. Turn west on Mary Drew Lane. (there is a Frankfort Square Park District Building on the corner of 80th aven and Mary Drew Lane). Pony Field is just east of the school. All other fields are behind the school. FOR THOSE COMING FROM LAGRANGE ROAD... take LaGrange Road to 191st St. and turn left onto 191st; take 191st Street to 80th Ave, turn right and head south.  Then follow the directions above on 80th Ave.

Everyone should have received the spreadsheet with the game schedules. We are Orland Park 585 and we play at Frankfort Square at the following times:

  • Sat May 29th 9:00:00 AM (we are home vs Grant Park)
  • Sat May 29th 11:15:00 AM (we are the visitors vs Limestone)
  • Sun May 30th 11:15:00 AM (we are home vs New Lenox)
All players should be at the games 1 hour prior to our start time for pregame warmups.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Memorial Weekend Tournament

This weekend our Warriors will travel to Frankfort Square for a double-header Saturday in the MetroLeague Memorial Weekend Tourney.  As our two games on Saturday appear to be back-to-back, please plan to pack a light lunch/snack for the game.  The players will not have much time to eat, but may need something--and too much food will clearly slow them down for their second game.  In addition, if the weather continues on this great route, please plan for plenty of liquids for your player (and yourself!) that day.  There may not be any concessions to rely on.  This post will be updated with further info on the Frankfort Square location later this week.
For the full tourney schedule, follow the link below to our previous post:

http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7236767280741918136&postID=5699090612981330071

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

TIME CHANGE: Warriors Travel to New Lenox this Sunday, May 23rd!

Our Warriors travel to New Lenox this weekend to face the New Lenox Rebels. The first pitch will be thrown at 2:00pm--please have all players at the field by 1:00pm for pregame warmups.

We play on Field B9--here is link to field layout:
http://www.newlenoxrebels.com/fields.html

Map link to field: you should be able to place your cursor on the map and move it around to best see location. Driving Directions to 511 E. Illinois Hwy: Take LaGrange Road South (or Wolf Road South) to Route 30, take a right and head west on Route 30 to Spencer Road (just before Cedar Rd). Take Spencer Road south to Illinois Hwy and turn right--heading west to field.


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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Memorial Weekend Tournament Schedule

Coach Tim has received our schedule for the Memorial Weekend Tournament. Please note, schedules can change at the last minute...Coach Tim will notify families via email if a change should occur. Location of Frankfort Square fields will be confirmed. Palos Fields are located on College Drive & 76th Ave., behind the Palos Heights Police Department.

Game Schedule
Game 1: Sat, May 29th @ 9:00am vs. Grant Park (Frankfort Square Fields)
Game 2: Sat, May 29th @ 11:15am vs. Limestone (Frankfort Square Fields)
Game 3: Sun, May 30th @ 11:15am vs. New Lenox (Frankfort Square Fields)

**Advancement to Monday--the first place team of each pool will advance to Monday, plus there will be one wild card team at large.

Playoff Games Mon, May 31st
1st Place from other brackets 11:15am @ Palos Fields
Wild Card vs. 1st Place our Bracket 1:30pm @ Palos Fields
Championship Game 4:00pm @ Palos Fields

Friday, May 14, 2010

Warriors Travel to Chicago Ridge this Sunday!

Our Warriors will step up to the plate against Chicago Ridge this Sunday, May 16th. The first pitch will be thrown at 12:00pm, so all players should be at the field by 11:00am.  The field is located at 10746 Menard Ave., Chicago Ridge.

Map of Field Location
http://www.mapquest.com/mq/8-BG8AMBK3F*EZoM5Q

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Warriors Travel to Lemont on Mother's Day!

Our Warriors travel to Bambrick Field in Lemont this Sunday, May 9th! Bambrick Field is located at 1330 Smith Road.  Game is at 10:00am...please be there by 9:00am for pregame warmups.

Smith Rd is about a 1/4 mile West of 355 off of 127th St. (There is an exit at 127th St. off of 355)  Turn left on Smith Rd. and go about 1/4 mile and park is on right.  Below is a link to a map of the area.

Map of Bambrick Field

Happy Mother's Day to all our Warrior Moms!!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

One Game Sunday v. Dunham Travelers @ 1:00

Warriors,
Due to the planning and scheduling of fields, OYA notifications incorrectly indicates two games Sunday--we do not have a game @ 3:00, just 1:00pm. Sorry about the confusion, again, on Sunday there is only one game and it starts at 1:00pm. Please be at the field by Noon.