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The Alameda Little League Annual Meeting and Elections for Board positions will be held on Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00pm in the Lum School Media Center. The public is invited to attend.

The Alameda Attack Blue 10U team competed in their first tournament of the Fall last weekend, September 12-13 in Fremont. Playing in their first tournament together, the team earned a spot in the Championship Game, finishing as Runner-up to eventual champion, Norcal Rockets from San Mateo. The team finished with a 3-1 win/loss record for the tournament, beating teams from Santa Clara and San Mateo.

Future Tournaments:
1) All World Fall Brawl - Oct 10-11 at Fremont Sports Complex
2) USSSA Halloween Bash - Oct 31-Nov 1 at Twin Creeks Sports Complex
3) All World Strike Out - Nov 14-15 at Fremont Sports Complex

Little League Baseball has changed the age determination date from December 31 to August 31. There was a lot of concern voiced by parents and the local leagues. The new date determination goes into effect for the 2016 season. The emphasis is to make Little League Baseball a 12 and under program. Below is the rationale from LLB:

Why the change?
 In 2011, Little League conducted very detailed participation research. As a result of that research, we learned that parents, players, and volunteers wanted to see Little League become, as a whole, a younger program, and give children an easier way to play Little League with their classmates. Since the research concluded, Little League revamped its Tee Ball program, established a Coach Pitch Program, and changed its residency requirements to allow children to play in the league where their school is located. Adjusting the Age Determination Date will help us achieve the goal of making Little League younger. And, making the date August 31, the same that many schools in many states use for student registration, allows Little Leaguers to play with their classmates.

This change will make the Little League Baseball Division, also known as the Major Division, truly a 12 and under program – ensuring that no child playing in the Little League/Major Division will turn 13 years old at any point during their final season in that division. The same will be true with the upper age limit at all teenage divisions of Little League Baseball. 

Click HERE to read more about the changes and view the 2016-2019 age charts along with the explanation on why age determination is changing.

Sept 2: Lighting Test - Yes, they are ON! The project finished on-time!

August 19: As promised, the first pole is standing! 

August 18: The concrete has set and poles will be placed on the bases starting tommorrow. The contractor will be using a giant crane to place the poles. Should be quite a sight!

August 10: Big day today and tomorrow, drilling and placement of base poles that support the light poles.

July 27: today the construction crew began boring the holes to route the cables to the lights. No trenches will be dug.

Electrical Cable Boring Video

July 24: One day after the Section 1 tournament ends the lights installation at the Minors field begins. Minors will be closed for three weeks while the lights are installed.  We'll keep you posted as the work progresses.

Follow this link to the Lights Project page.

The below image will give you a good idea of what the illuminated field will look like. You can still help by donating to the cause. The button below will take you to PayPal where you can send donations.

 

 

Litte League World Series play scheduled for today was postponed due to weather. All eight games are scheduled for tomorrow. Follow this link to the Little League World Series Schedule.

Have you ever wondered how does a team get to the Little League World Series?

1. Be a member of the local league All Star Team. 
2. Win the District tournament.
   District 4 is comprised of 15 leagues that play baseball. Alamed is part of District 4.   
3. Win the California Section 1 Tournament.
   Section 1 is comprised of 5 Districts in the Northern California. 
4. Win the California Division 2 Tournament.
   Division 2 is made up of 7 Sections that comprise the 31 Districts of Northern California. (9-10 and 10-11 play stops at the Division level). 
5. Win the Western Regional Tournament. The Western Region is comprised of 4 State Champions and both Northern and Southern California. The Little League Western Region is played in San Bernardino, CA. 
6. Finally, you’ve arrived at the World Series. 

In Baseball the World Series is comprised of the winners of the 8 Regional tournaments throughout the United States. There are also 8 teams that represent Latin America, Asia Pacific, MEA (Middle East and Africa), Caribbean, Japan, Europe, Mexico, and Canada. The Little League World Series is held in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

The Intermediate 50/70 World Series is held in Livermore, CA.