Please check the next two week’s of games listed on the www.OyBaseball.com website. Coach Bill
Street and I have spent a bunch of time updating their website. The calendar
idea is his dream realized. You will notice that our second game is on Tuesday
against the very same team we played last Friday. Consider it a mulligan in golf,
a do-over, if you will. The weather will be warmer and the #1 pitching
aces for both teams are required to stay off the mound for one full game. This means that each of you should be dreaming of
hitting the ball hard against the ...

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Dodgers:

NEXT PRACTICE: Our next practice is Monday at 4:30 PM at the Windsor Fields. We will be having real time pitching, hitting and fielding. Matt, Shaun, Tyler, Aaron, Brian, Julian, and Jeremy should be ready to throw about 30 pitches each. I look forward to another great practice.

FIRST GAME: Thursday, 5:30 PM at the City Center - Arrive at the fields one hour early to stretch, loosen up, and smile for the camera.

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Dodgers & Fans:

What a wonderful Saturday afternoon at the ball field. Sure it was a bit chilly for those fans sitting on the metal bleachers, but we had a team goal to make contact and hit the ball. With that as our main objective, we did it. Take a moment to look over the scorebook at the bottom of the page to compare the difference between this game and the bone chilling, snow blowing, freezing first scrimmage against the Red Sox.

Today's game was played against Coach Chuck Cornett’s Cardinals. Coach Chuck had the biggest draft as he was starting out with the fewest returning players. His team has so many huge players, such as Fernando Vargas and Asa, that they looked like they could easily hit for the fences. He started out the game with 11 players and a couple of them had to leave mid-way through the game. They have a lot of potential and he will have his work cut out for himself as he tries to mesh the talent with the inexperience.

I was so impressed with our Dodgers as I showed up about 5 minutes before our planned 4:00 PM start time and there were already 8 Dodgers loosening up. At 4 o’clock straight up, Tyler showed up and apologized for being late. What a great spirit to have 10 players show up when they were scheduled. Jonas went with his family to Idaho and Brian went to meet a family member who came in from duty in Iraq. I encourage all of our 13-14 year olds to not miss those important family events. I just think that we are really blessed this season as we have 12 players who really want to play ball.

To view the rest please visit our www.OremDodgers.com website under the schedule and practice tabs... www.oremdodgers.com/practice.html

Coach Leavitt

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We have scheduled the next scrimmage for Saturday at 4:30 PM. The weather should be outstanding. Please arrive by 4:00 PM at the City Center field. Wear your full uniform and let’s take some good pictures before the game. We will loosen up on the side of the field until it is our turn to use the field at 4:30 PM. We will be playing Coach Chuck’s Cardinals. They may be a player or two short, so we may have some of you play defense on their team until it is your turn to hit in our lineup so there ...<< MORE >>

My feet and hands are just starting to thaw out after a long evening of baseball. This was our first game and we went into it with the understanding that we did not care if we won or lost. Every inning we used a different pitcher and most innings found a new player at every position. This often created havoc, but it gave every one of our players some great experience. I loved it when Tyler said, “I don’t need to play third base again.” After the game I spoke with him further and found that while he did not like third as much as he enjoyed second base. He really did enjoy the action at second base as he held the base runners back to an honest lead off. That was the goal of this game in a nutshell. We set out to play everybody everywhere and assess our player’s skills, heart, and hustle.

CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR THE FULL ACCOUNT AND PHOTOS www.oremdodgers.com/practice.html

Please read the account and then send along your thoughts about the game. I would expect each player to share their thoughts as almost each one of them played a position that was not in their normal comfort zone... How did you feel about playing the positions that you played?

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TIME CHANGE: Arrive by 5:30 to be ready for a 6PM start.

Dodgers & Fans:

Our first scrimmage game is announced against the Red Sox.

DAY: Thursday - 4/24/2008
GAME TIME: 7 6 PM - Please arrive 30 minutes early at 6:30  5:30 PM
UNIFORMS:
Yes, Yes, Yes! - We want to take a team photo. Gray pants, Dodger royal
blue belts and socks are preferred. Everybody should have their jerseys
and hats. The number 6 is a medium jersey and still unassigned if you
need to make a switch then please let us know.
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Dodgers:
The league has just announced the current practice schedules for the official Field 1 at the Orem City Center. We have it for tonight’s game, but we also have it for Saturday, April 26th at 4:30 PM. I have extended an offer to the Nationals to have a scrimmage game in the 4:30-7:30 time slot that we both have the field and I am just waiting to hear back. If they decline, then we will ask the Cubs who have the field before us. So our scrimmage may be from 3 to 6 or 4:30 to 7:30 depending on which ...<< MORE >>

Dodgers & Fans:

The league just released the first game dates and times for the Juniors’ league. I have all the first games listed on our website at www.oremdodgers.com/schedule.html

We are playing the Cubbies on may 1st at 5:30 PM... Don’t be surprised if the game time is altered to 5 PM like they did last year. We’ll keep you informed. Also remember that we want player to arrive 1 hour before game time. This may sound extreme, but it really helps them prepare for the event.

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Dodgers & Fans:

Our first scrimmage game is announced against the Red Sox.

DAY: Thursday - 4/24/2008
GAME TIME: 7 PM - Please arrive 30 minutes early at 6:30 PM
UNIFORMS: Yes, Yes, Yes! - We want to take a team photo. Gray pants, Dodger royal blue belts and socks are preferred. Everybody should have their jerseys and hats. The number 6 is a medium jersey and still unassigned if you need to make a switch then please let us know.
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The following are the jersey assignments for the 2008 Dodgers.

• 1 - Julian Chavira
• 2 - Aaron Brown
• 3 - Jeremy Street
• 4 - Adam Leavitt
• 5 - Zach Riser
• 6 - Unassigned Medium
• 7 - Brian Farnworth
• 8 - Shaun Snow
• 9 - Jonas Hatgrove
• 10 - Tyler Hill
• 11 - Matt Petersen
• 12 - Coach Matt Petersen
• 13 - Drew Hatch

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This week’s calendar...

PRACTICE: Monday 4-5:30 PM - Windsor Fields - 4/21/2008
COACHES MEETING: Monday 7:00 PM Rec Center Upstairs - All Junior League Coaches
TEAM MEETING: Tuesday 7:15 PM Sharp - 1000 N. Main Street - Orem - Relief Society Room
PRACTICE: Thursday 4/24/2008 - Windsor Fields 4-6 PM

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Infield,
infield, and more infield!  Today‘s practice was completely geared
towards infield skills.  It was our hope that the players could learn
the different infield positions. By learning where each position should
be and where the person playing it wanted to receive throws, it is our
hope that we will be more considerate as we make plays. We play as a
team and where we decide to throw the ball greatly depends on how we
make our teammates look as they try to complete the play. And since we
like our teammates, we would never want to embarrass them by making a
horrible ...

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FIRST PRACTICE SUMMARY: I was very impressed with the first practice of our 2008 team. We only had 6 of our 11 players present, but we knew that it would be difficult to get a large number when so many vacations had already been planned during spring break.

Returning players Matt, Julian& Adam showed remarkable improvement from last year due to maturity and more body strength.

MATT - Matt was agile out at third base and his arm strength and accuracy are great. I saw a quickness that shows he has been working during the ...<< MORE >>

This is the Coach's wife and Adam Leavitt's mom.  I thought it might be fun to have a "Mother's Corner" where we can all chat about the games and the boys and anything else we want!  I am really excited for this season to start!  Nothing better than sitting on the bleachers at the park and watching your son play ball!  Well, there is one thing better: sitting on the bleachers at the park watching your son with two of your favorite friends who are also watching their sons play WITH your son and not against him!!  ...<< MORE >>

Dodgers:

I know that some of you are going to be away for the week due to spring break. I am glad for those that get to take a vacation, but I look forward to meeting with the rest of you during spring break.

FIRST PRACTICE - Our first practice is set for Monday, April 14, 2008 at the Windsor Park ballfields from 4-5:30 PM. These are located at the park just to the west of Windsor Elementary School which is located at about 1300 N. Main Street in Orem. This is not the ballfield ...<< MORE >>

APRIL 10, 2008 - After enduring the arctic winter chill, new player tryouts were performed and the draft is now complete. I now have pneumonia, but standing out in the frigid cold was worth it because we have a great lineup of players. Here is our 2008 team...

RETURNING PLAYERS:

Aaron Brown
Julian Chavira
Brian Farnworth
Adam Leavitt
Matt Petersen
Zach Reiser

NEWLY DRAFTER PLAYERS:

Drew Hatch
Jonas Hartgrove
Tyler Hill
Shaun Snow
Jeremy Street

MANAGER: Michael Leavitt
COACH: Matt Petersen
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After a couple of delays, Junior League baseball tryouts are Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the City Center ball fields starting at 5 PM. Returning players should come down and see who is trying out and catch a little bit of the fever. The draft is to take place within just a couple of days of the tryouts. This means that our team should be set and that we should have a team meeting Monday, April 14, 2008 at 4 PM. Check back to see if there are any changes in the time or day.

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