8C The Herald-Advocate, January 6, 2005

Minors Baseball Bats Off

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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
 It's quite a ways until spring, but.
baseball is getting started anyway.
 T-'e seven teams in the Hardee
County Little League Minors divi-
sion take the field on Saturday for
the first of nearly 40 games this
season. .... -
 "As you know, many- obstacles
.have been overcome to reach this
day at all and particularly on time.
The city of Wauchula made a com-
mitment to make the ballpark one


of its priority items on its hurricane
recovery list in order for the chil-
dren to have a place to play and do
something they enjoy. We so appre-
ciate every thing they have done for
the athletes who participate or will
soon participate in the Hardee
County Little League," said league
media representative Tonya Royal.
 "There has been a lot of behind-
the-scenes work and a lot of field
preparation done to get the com-.
plex ready for these boys and girls.
It may not be 100 percent, yet but
we are getting real close and by


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mid-season we should be better
than ever," she added.
 Games on Saturday are it 9:30
 and 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. at the
 George Heine Jr. fields west of Farr
 Field off South, Florida Avenue in
 Wauchula. Come out and cheer for
 your favorite team, and, enjoy the
 concession stand too.
 The Florida Fertilizer Giants are
 Team One. Players are 12-year-old
 Jacob Anderson, 11-year-olds
 Dalton Rabon and Austin
 Scheipsmeier, r 10-year-olds ,
 Santiago Figueroa, Walter Buffalo
 II, Cole Choate and Jacob Herrin
 and nine-year-olds David Gibson,
 Waylan Pleger, Blaine
 Harshburger, Armando Alamia,
 Austin Judah and Zachary Battles.
 Their manager is Justin Battles,
 assisted by Bruce Judah and team
 parent Erica Scheipsmeier.
 Team Two is the Peace River
 Growers Reds, managed by Brian
 Samuels, assisted by Missy
 Samuels and Kenny Grace, and
 team parent Samantha Selph.
 Players are nine-year-olds Matthew
 Hamilton, Taylor Griffin, Za hery
 Taylor, Ryan Whittaker and Dustin
 Goodwyn, 10-year olds Justin
 Forrester, Brook Samuels and "
 Jacob Childrers, 11-year-olds
 Matthew Grace, Michael Grace and
Savannah Selph, and 12-year-old
Manuel DeLaRosa.
 Playing for Team Three, the Vols
Cubs, are 12-year-olds Josh Weed
and Justin Araujb, 11-year-old
Kaleb Albritton, 10-year-olds,
Carlos LeLoera, Timothy Steedley,
Daniel Boehm and Tommy
Redding. and nine-year-olds
Sahmaud Blandin, McKenzie
Garcia. Tyler Pella, Brea Farrer,
Steven Crews and Tyler Hewitt.
They are managed by Kenneth
Hewitt, assisted by Phillip Farrer
and team parent Eva Boehm.
 Assisted by West Palmer and
team parent Monica Reas, Todd,
Bolin is manager of Team Four, the
Florida Fuel Yankees. On the squad
are nine-year-olds Eric Klein,
Wilson Bembry, Jacob Bolin, Luke
Palmer, Dalton Reas and Austin
McClellan, 10-year-olds Kramer
Royal, Kolton Mills. Wyatt Kofke :,"
and Will Bennett, 11-year-old
Codie Dean and 12-year-old Julian"
Varela. .
 Team Five is the Central Pump
and Irrigation Braves, managed by
Todd Maddox, assisted by Kristi
Gough and Talmadge Albritton and


team parent Daylan Shelton. Their
team includes 12-year-olds Wade
Staton and Duston Miskimen, 11-
year-old .Deonte Evans, 10-year-
olds Effie Pace, William Beattie,
Joseph Juarez, Auston Stoner and
Trenton Moon, and nine-year-olds
Luke Winter, Garrett Albritton,
Waytt Maddox, Andrea Pace and
Mason Gough.
 The CF Industries Marlins are
Team Six. They ar, managed by


Frank Johnson, assisted by Bobby
Brewer and Tommy Taylor, with
team parent Susan Brewer. Their
squad includes nine-year-olds Matt
Lake, Reed Woods, Kristopher
Johnson, Bradley Brewer, Jacob
Neuhofer and Zachary Neuhofer,
10-year-olds Tyler Cloud, Elijah
Loughran and Stephan Carrion, 11-
year-olds Rafael Juarez and Caleb
Tamayo, and 12-year-old Benjamin
T.oughran.


 Team Seven is Pete's Pharmacy
Athletics (A's).. Carl Kelly is man-
ager, assisted by Wally Helms and
Gordon Schrank. Players are 12-
year-olds Terry Hill and Madison
Johnston, 11-year-old Jordan
Johnston, 10-year-olds Kyle
Schrank, Kalob Rickett and Justin
Rickett, and nine-year-olds Darrell
Johnston, Abel Esquivel, Errica
Snelling, Tyler Helms, German
Figueron and Christian Valadez.


 HARDEE COUNTY LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
 2005 MINOR LEAGUE SCHEDULE
 MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
 DATE Time Jan 8
 FIELD I1 9.30am I vs 2
 FfELD oI I 145am 3 vs4
 FIELD #I 1:45pm 5 vs 6
 CONCESSIONS 1-4-5

 DATE Jan 10 Jan 11 Jan 13 Jan 14 Jan 15
 FIELD #1 6:00pm I vs 5 6 vs 4 7 vs 5 2 vs 3 7 .30pm Rain out
 Field #2 7:30pm Mini-Minor Mini-Minor Miu-Minor 4 vs I
 CONCESSION I 6 5 2-4

 DATE Jan 17 Jan 18 Jan 20 Jan 21 Jan 22
 FIELD #1 6:00PM 2vs4 3 vs5 5 vs7 6 vs 3 7 30pm Ram out
;iFIELD #2 7:30pm Mini-Minor Mini-Minor Mmin-Minor 2 vs I
 CONCESSION 4 3 7 6-2

 DATE Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 2t9
 FIELD #I 6:00pm I vs7 5 vs 3 3 vs6 7 vs 2 7:30pm Rain out
 FIELD #2 7:30pm Mini-Minor Mini-Minor Mini-Minor 5 vs 4
 .CONCESSION 7 5 3 2-4

 DATE Jan 31 Feb I Feb 3 Feb 4 Feb 5
FIELD #1 6:00pm I vs4 7vs6 2 vs 7 I vs 6 7:30pm Rain out
FIELD #2 7:30pm Mini-Minor 2 vs 5 Mini-Minor 4 vs 3
 CONCESSION .1 7-5 2 6-3

 DATE Feb 7 Feb 8 Feb 10 Feb I I Feb 12
 FIELD #1 6:00pm 4vs2 6 vs 5 6 vs 7 4 vs 5 7-30pm Ram out
 FIELD #2 7:30pm Open Open Mini-Minor 3 vs I 7 30pm
 CONCESSION 2 5 6 4-3

 DATE Feb 14 Feb 15 Feb 17 Feb 18 Feb 19
 FIELD #1 6:00pm 3 vs 2 6 vs I 5 vs I 2 vs 6 7:30pm Rain out
 FIELD #2 7:30pm Mini-Minor 7 ss 4 Mini-Minor 3 %s 7
 CONCESSION 3 6-7 I 2-7

 DATE Feb 28 Mar I Mar 3 Mar 4 Mar 5
 FIELD #I I vs3 4 vs6 4 vs 7 5 vs 2
 FIELD #2 Open Mini-minor Miri-Minor Mini-Minor
 CONCESSION I 4 7 5
 DATE Mar 7 Mar 8 Mar 10 Mar I1 Mar 12
 TIME 7 vs 3 6 vs 2 7 %s 1 Championship
 FIELD #1 Mini-Minor Mini-Minor Mini-Minor
 CONCESSION 3 6 I I from each

 DATE
 TIME
 TEAM # Florida Fertilizer Grants TEAM#4 Fkoa Fuel Yankees
 TEAM #2 Peace River Growers Reds TEAM #5 Central Pump and Irrigation Braves
 TEAM #3 Vols Cubs Team #6 CF Industnes Martins
 Team #7 Pete's Pharmacy Athletics
 First team listed will be Ihe home team and occupy the third base dugout Home team will keep the official scorebook and thevisiting tea
 -will operate the scoreboard. Parents will work concession as assigned by'theteam parent-


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