Upcoming Events June 24 - 30

We play at Wasco on Tuesday, June 24 - please be there by 5:15pm

Wednesday, June 25 at home vs. North Aurora - 5:15pm for a 6pm game once again

Friday, June 27 - pool side by 8pm - would be nice

Saturday, June 28 - 2 games - we will chat on Friday night and plan accordingly

Sunday, June 29 - at least one game

Monday, June 30 - Batavia DID commit to the 30th vs. July 9

Upcoming Events June 18 - 22

Wednesday, June 18 - Geneva Blue @ Kaneland 6pm game time, please arrive 5:15 (see Fields for map)

St. Charles Summer Slam Tournament 2008 @ Eastside Sports Complex: (see attached schedule and call with any questions)

Geneva Blue is team #4.

Friday, June 20 - Algonquin Storm v. Geneva Blue (field #4) 5:30pm, please arrive 4:45 (5pm at the latest)

Saturday, June 21 - Wasco Warriors v. Geneva Blue (field #3) 2pm, please arrive 1:15

Saturday, June 21 - Mt. Prospect Mountaineers v. Geneva Blue (field #3) 7pm, please arrive 6:15

Sunday, June 22 - Playoff games are scheduled for 8:30, 11:30 and the 3rd/4th place game and championship game will be at 2pm.

The tournament is pool play. The winner of the five divisions and three wildcards will advance to the playoffs. The following guidelines will be used in listed order to determine tournament standings:

Win - loss record.
Winner of head to head competition.
Lowest number of opposing runs allowed.
Runs scored
Coin flip

Playoff format will be:

1 vs 8
2 vs 7
3 vs 6
4 vs 5

Winners will advance to the final four:

Winners of 1 vs 8 play the winners of 4 vs 5
Winners of 2 vs 7 play the winners of 3 vs 6

The winners play the Championship game and the losers play for 3rd and 4th place.

Upcoming Events June 10 - 14

Tuesday - Game at St Charles sportsplex - they would like to start at 5:30 and I said we would do our best - please be there by 5:00 if you can

Wednesday - Game at home (South Street) - 6pm versus South Elgin - please be there by 5:15pm

Thursday - Rainout make up game in Yorkville - 6pm - please be there by 5:15pm

Saturday - doubleheader at Peck - both games are KCBL Conference games (rain-outs) 5:15 versus Batavia and 7:30 versus Yorkville - please be there by 4:30pm - concessions start at 4:30!

Sunday - Happy Father's Day to all the great Dads of 11UBlue!!

Cougars Outing - May 30th

Geneva Baseball Association/Kane County Cougars Outing is Friday, May 30th!

Please join us for this fun, family event as we kick off summer (it's the kids last full day of school).

Your $20 ticket includes:

*Entrance to the left field deck to watch an exciting game between the Kane County Cougars and Wisconsin - game time 6:30 p.m. The park opens at 4:30 p.m.

*All You Can Eat buffet - (served between 5:30 p.m.and 7:00 p.m.) Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Brats, Hot Dogs, Potato Salad and Chips.

*Unlimited Pepsi products throughout the game.

There will also be a cash Bar with premium beers, a silent auction and 50/50 Raffle.

Kids age 2 and under do not need a ticket to attend the event.

Please see Robin Munoz at rrtdmunoz@sbcglobal.net to get your tickets

Upcoming Events May 21 - May 30

Wednesday – May 21 – Please meet at Peck Fields at 5pm as we will have a light (FUN) practice until 6pm and then cheer on our 13 year old team and discuss situations as they occur. I will have drinks and snacks for all the boys.

I WILL schedule a few practices during this span. More to come.

Wednesday – May 28 – game home versus St Charles

Friday – May 30 – Cougars night – more details to follow

GO BLUE!
Jim

Finish Strong Open Hitting

Finish Strong is having “Open Hitting” with the Iron Mike pitching machines starting May 1st, running through August 1st. The information below lists the times and details regarding the Open Hitting.

May 1st – June 7th

Tuesday – 6 to10pm
Wednesday – 6 to 10pm
Thursday – 6 to 10pm
Saturday – 7am to 3pm

June 11th – August 1st

Tuesday – 1 to 5pm
Wednesday – 1 to 5pm
Thursday – 1 to 5pm
Saturday – 7am – 3pm

Hitting Cards
*All you can hit $150.00
*30 minute sessions at a time
*can bring one guest

Upcoming Events May 14 - May 30

Wednesday – May 14 – at St Charles (Kirk Rd Complex) – 6pm game time – please be there by 5:15pm – Can we also have our wiffles and other items there on time so we can get the boys loose – thanks everyone.

Friday – May 16 – GAME ON IN YORKVILLE – We have secured Dustin B. to play and Bob is working to attain Ethan A's services. We will miss 5 regular players but definitely understand that we ALL will miss events here and there with our busy lifestyles. The game is at 5:30pm so please try to be there by 4:45pm. Please correct me if I am wrong as I have Tyler, Dylan, Austin, and both Ryan’s unable to attend.

Saturday – May 17 – 10am and 3pm in Yorkville – We will have all 12 players and NO alternates. Once again, if I am incorrect, please let me know. Be at the games 45 minutes prior to game time at a minimum; thanks

Sunday – May 18 – Yorkville tournament final two games and we WILL be in one of them! GO BLUE!

Tuesday – May 20 – Wheatland Ducks – please be there by 5pm (5:15pm the latest) McCarty Elem. School

Wednesday – May 21 – have a practice scheduled from 6 to 8pm at South St. I have been trying to schedule a rainout make up but to no avail thus far as the other teams have games already scheduled. So we may just have a 90 minute practice (5:30 – 7)

Wednesday – May 28 – game home versus St Charles

Friday – May 30 – Cougars night – more details to follow

11UBlue Upcoming Events April 26 - May 3

Saturday, April 26 - Opening Day, Peck Farm 9:00 AM - please be there in uniform by 8:30 and look for coaches
(Robin Munoz and Sue King will be working the concession stand - stop by to say hi and buy a treat or some cool GBA apparel)

Saturday, April 26 - 4:30 PM - Practice at South Street North

Monday, April 28 - GAME - Geneva Blue @ Batavia Red - 6:00 PM start time, please arrive by 5:30.

Wednesday, April 30 - GAME - Wasco @ Geneva Blue - 5:45 PM start time, please arrive by 5:15, South Street North.

Saturday, May 3 - GAME - Geneva Blue @ Wheatland Ducks - 7:00 PM start time, please arrive by 6:30.

Robin,

The new Geneva "Mom" Baseball T-Shirts couldn't be cuter -CBC. Thanks! I'm sure you will sell out at GBA Opening Day.

Melody

11 U Blue - Upcoming Events April 21 - 26

Wednesday April 23 - GABA @ Geneva Blue, So. Street North - 5:30 game time, please be there by 4:45

Thursday, April 24 - Geneva Blue @ Yorkville, 908 Game Farm Road, Yorkville - 6:00 game time (unless we're told otherwise), please be there by 5:15

Saturday April 26 - GBA Opening Day Ceremony at Peck Farm Park - 9:00 AM start time, please be there by 8:30. Park in the Middle School lots, not the soccer field lot.
FYI - Our own Robin Munoz is the Director of Special Events for GBA and has put in countless hours to make this an awesome event....Let's show her lots of support!!

Saturday April 26 - Practice @ So. Street North - 4:30-7pm

That's all for this week!

Upcoming Events April 10-20

Upcoming Events April 10-20

****Unless otherwise notified, please arrive at all games at least 30 minutes early****

Thursday, April 10 - KCBL Game - Geneva Blue vs. Oswego, 5:30PM - POSTPONED

Watch e-mail Friday night for Jim's notice regarding Saturday's practice and game
Saturday, April 12 - Practice at South Street North 9:30-10:45AM

Saturday, April 12 - Scrimmage Game - Geneva Blue @ St. Charles Knights, 3PM game time
St. Charles Knights, Primrose Park, 6N950 Crane Road, St. Charles

Wednesday, April 16 - KCBL Game - Oswego @ Geneva Blue, 5:30PM game time
South Street-North, Geneva

Thursday, April 17 - KCBL Game - Geneva Blue @ GABA Sharks 5:30PM game time
Krug Elementary School Park West, 240 Melrose Ave, Aurora 60505

Saturday, April 19 - Geneva 11UBlue Pictures at Harrison St. School 7:10AM. Please arrive by 6:50AM (yep, that's in the mornin'!)

Saturday, April 19 - McHenry County Spring Classic Tournament, Crystal Lake

10:00AM McHenry Co. Hurricanes VS. Geneva Blue (Field 1 NW)
4:00PM Geneva Blue VS. Mt. Prospect Mavericks (Field 2 NE)

Sunday, April 20 - McHenry County Spring Classic Tournament, Crystal Lake, Cont.

8:00AM Geneva Blue VS. Palatine Bulldogs (Field 3 SW)

Playoff games will be Sunday at 2:00 & 4:00PM, and the Championship game will be at 6:00PM

Outdoor Practice Schedule April-July

Here is an outdoor practice schedule from Jim. All outdoor practices are at South Street North, except the two noted below.

APRIL
9th - Wed. 6:30-7:30pm
12th - Sat. 9-11am
26th - Sat. 4:30-7pm

MAY
10th - Sat. 9-11:30am (scrimmage game with Wheatland Ducks)
10th - Sat. 11:30-2pm additional practice
21st - Wed. 6-8pm
31st - Sat. 9-11:30am

JUNE
14th - Sat. 5:15-7:30pm additional practice at PECK 3
14th - Sat. 7:30-10pm GAME against Yorkville under the lights at PECK 3

JULY
2nd - Wed. 6-8pm
9th - Wed. 6-8pm
12th - Sat. 9-11:30am
12th - Sat. 11:30-2pm
16th - Wed. 6-8pm
23rd - Wed. 6-8pm
26th - Sat. 9-11:30am

McHenry County Spring Classic April 19-20, 2008

We have a schedule for the upcoming McHenry County Spring Classic Tournament

Saturday, April 19 - 10:00AM McHenry Co. Hurricanes V. Geneva Blue (Field 1 NW)

Saturday, April 19 - 4:00PM Geneva Blue V. Mt. Prospect Mavericks (Field 2 NE)

Sunday, April 20 - 8:00AM Geneva Blue V. Palatine Bulldogs (Field 3 SW)

Playoff games will be at 2:00 & 4:00, and the Championship game will be at 6:00PM

Game schedule

We now have a tentative schedule for the upcoming season. It's posted to the right under "schedule."

Also posted are the tournaments we are scheduled to play in (game times TBD), GBA Opening Day, Picture Day and a few practice dates/times which may need to be used to make up a game or two. FYI - Our home field is South Street Field - North, so this is where these practices or potential games will take place.

Please note that there is a potential for several games to be cancelled or change locations due to weather (mostly early in the season), just like last year. Our Managers do an excellent job of getting information to us as soon as they receive it, but sometimes it is very last minute. Might be a good idea to get into the habit of checking e-mails as well as our website frequently for up-to-date information when such a conditional day arises. I will try to have directions posted in advance as well.

Finish Strong Clinic

Hi All - Just a friendly reminder, so please mark your calendars. What a great experience for our guys! Attendance is strongly encouraged, but please let the coaching staff know if you CANNOT make it. (FYI - Everyone has already signed the waivers, so we're good to go.)


FINISH STRONG CLINICS

11UBlue

Saturday, March 1 - P/C (pitching/catching) 3:00 - 4:30 PM

Sunday, March 16 - H/F (hitting/fielding) 3:30 - 5:00 PM

11UBlue summer tournament

Below is our summer tournaments. We are still working on the one "distant" tournament. We'll keep you posted.

April - Hurricane 2nd Annual Spring Classic April 19 to 20 - Crystal Lake

May - The Yorkville Foxes tournament May 16 to May 18 - Yorkville

June - St Charles Tournament June 20 to June 22 - St. Charles

Spirit Wear for Travel

Hey everyone!

Have a wonderful Super Bowl Day!! Speaking of Super stuff, take a look at what Robin has for us and give her an order if you're interested. I think it would be awesome if we we all had one of these and wore them to the games to show our boys some good ole' Geneva support. I'm going to get one for each of us in the family. Do you think I could get Zoe to wear one? Place your orders ASAP so Robin can get the order in. Keep in mind that all the proceeds go to benefit GBA. Thanks All! - Sue

Message from Robin:

I am currently taking orders for the 2008 GBA Travel t-shirt. For those of you who are not familiar with the shirt, it is white and has the GBA logo on the front and all the travel team rosters listed on the back. The shirt is $15.00 and it comes in Youth S,M,L,XL and Adult S,M,L,XL,XXL. These are nice shirts for players, parents, grandparents, etc.

If you are interested, please contact me at rrtdmunoz@sbcglobal.net stating how many shirts and the sizes. When I deliver the shirts, I will need to collect a check made payable to Geneva Baseball Association.

Thanks -
Robin Munoz
GBA Apparel

Spikes

Hello all - in case you need this information:

Tri City Sports
57 South Randall Rd
Batavia, IL
630.406.1554.

As Jim said, no metal spikes and the color should be Geneva Blue. Typically, the store knows the colors of the teams coming in. Please let the store know you are coming in for Geneva 11U Blue.

Uniform Fitting

Our 11UBlue travel uniform fitting has been scheduled for Saturday, January 26, at 10:00am. I recommend that the boys wear shorts or something under sweats to the fitting as we will be in an open room.


This year all travel teams will be in the white pinstriped uniforms. There will be a new (this year) style undershirt to wear under the vest and a new style hat. They are both a wicking material, not a cotton 2 button tee like years past or the wool hat. Each player receives a new uniform each year supplied by GBA, which consist of 1 pant, 1 shirt, 1 vest, 1 hat, 1pr. socks, and 1 belt.

As the primary launderer in our household, here are my personal thoughts: It is very nice to have two shirts and two pants. Often we will have games one day following another and sometimes it's difficult to get the entire uniform cleaned in a less-than-24-hour timeframe. (I figured that the vest could go a couple of games before needing to be washed.) Extra blue socks are a definite plus, but those are the same from the past years.

Many of the boys had also purchased the cold weather undershirt (UnderArmour), as well as the blue pullover jacket - which has the last name stitched on. We did have some fairly cool games in April! All of these additional purchases are completely optional.

The bat bags are a one time purchase, and strongly recommended. The boys who were on a travel team last year should have that bag to use again. The undershirts, jackets and bat bags will be available for order at the fitting. Shoes are not provided. We will be told by Jim the when and where to purchase those again later this year.

If a player cannot make that time frame there are a few options:

1) Try to make a later fitting on this day. Hayden's will be there until 2:00.

2) Compare your player's size to another on our team, and guesstimate that you will need to get the same size as that player - be sure to give someone on our team a specific list of any additional purchases you will want! (Hmmm...that brings up a question of payment. Did we pay for the extras on the spot last year? Anyone who remembers, please reply-all. We can figure out payments if necessary.)

3) Hayden's is located in several places in Northern Illinois, I believe the closest is in Montgomery, so not real close. You can arrange for a fitting at their location.

One last note - Our very own Robin Munoz is THE go-to person for GBA apparel. She can hook us up with the latest trends in baseball fashion to support our team!! Let's all take advantage of that inside connection! : - }