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2010 Nomination Time - Delta Little League Board of Directors

Wednesday, September 1, 2010:

Hello Everyone:

The 2011 Delta Little League Board of Directors nominations are now being taken. Elections will be held at Delta's next Board Meeting at Round Table Pizza in Spanos Park West on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 7:30pm. All Board positions are open. Feel free to nominate yourself for any of the positions. Please reply to my email no later than Tuesday, August 31st. Nominations will also be taken at the elections meeting.

Again, it has been my pleasure to serve as Delta Little League’s President the past two season. I wish the new President and Board all the best and much success.

Keith Evans, President

Delta Little League

2009-2010

2010 Delta / Sundown / Sunrise FALL BALL Season Information

HOST LEAGUES :

Junior Division: Sunrise LL

Major Division: Sunrise LL

Minor A Division: Delta LL

Minor B/Farm Division: Sundown

AGES BY DIVISION – LEAGUE AGE AS OF APRIL 30, 2011:

Junior Division: 12 – 15

Major Division: 10 – 12

Minor A Division: 8 – 10

Minor B Division: 6 – 8

No T-Ball in 2010

LENGTH OF SEASON:

Junior Division: T.B.A. (Possible 8 weeks)

Major Division: August 21 st – October 30 th – 10 weeks (Labor Day Weekend Off)

Minor A Division: September 11 th – October 30 th – 8 weeks

Minor B/Farm: September 25 th – October 30 th – 6 weeks

TYPE OF SEASON – All Divisions, Non-Competitive & Instructional:

ALL GAMES & CLINICS WILL BE PLAYED ON SATURDAY’S ONLY.

Junior Division: Games only – 10:00am start times

Major Division: Games only – 10:00am & 1:00pm start times

Minor A Division: 2 weeks of clinics/drills then 6 weeks of games – 9:00am start times

Minor B/Farm: Clinics/drills only. No games – 10:00am start times

FALL BALL REGISTRATION DATES:

Junior Division: Christa McAuliffe School – July 31 st from 9:00am – Noon

Christa McAuliffe School – August 4 th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Christa McAuliffe School – August 7 th from 9:00am – Noon

Major Division: Christa McAuliffe School – July 31 st from 9:00am – Noon

Christa McAuliffe School – August 4 th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Christa McAuliffe School – August 7 th from 9:00am – Noon

Minor A Division: Delta Sierra Middle School – August 14 th from 9:00am – Noon

Delta Sierra Middle School – August 21 st from 9:00am – Noon Delta Sierra Middle School – August 28 th from 9:00am – Noon

Minor B/Farm: Sundown LL – August 21 st from 10:00am – Noon

Sundown LL – August 28 th from 10:00am – Noon

FALL BALL GAME SITES:

Junior Division: Bear Creek High School – 10555 Thornton Road, 95209

Major Division: Christa McAuliffe School – 3880 Iron Canyon Circle, 95209

Minor A Division: Delta Sierra Middle School – 2255 Wagner Heights Road, 95209

Minor B/Farm: Sundown LL – 8100 San Diego Way, 95207

FALL BALL REGISTRATION FEES & PROOFS:

All Divisions - $50 per player – includes shirt & hat

All Divisions – Copy of birth certificate upon request

All Divisions – Registration & Medical release forms provided by host league

UNIFORMS:

All Divisions – Shirt and Hat purchased and designed by each host league

FALL BALL PLAYING RULES:

All Divisions – Decided by host league

FALL BALL MANAGERS, COACHES & PLAYERS SELECTIONS:

All Divisions – Manager’s & Coaches selected by host leagues. Each District 8 league is encouraged to select their own managers and coaches prior to the start of each division. Each District 8 league may register full teams. Players not pre-assigned a team or manager will be drafted by each division’s managers and assisted by the host leagues Fall Ball Coordinator and/or President. Players may request playing with friends and relatives. The Host league will have final say over any conflict regarding players being placed on a team.

PRACTICES:

Practice schedule for fields & times for all divisions will be determined by each host league.

EQUIPMENT:

Equipment will be provided by each team’s league. In some cases the host league may have extra equipment for teams & players to use.

Game & Clinic baseballs will be provided by the host league.

FIELDS:

All teams will assist the host league in preparing and breakdown the fields. This includes watering, dragging, backstop pads, bases, chalking, picking up trash, etc.

SNACK BAR:

Sundown will have a snack bar open for purchases

Sunrise ???

Delta will not have a snack bar available. All players must provide own water and/or Gatorade.

2010 All Star GAMES

Wednesday, July 21, 2010:

This is from David Meyer, Sunrise LL President. Unfortunately our Junior team, led by Delta’s own Jason Lindholm, lost yesterday in the Junior Section 6 Championship. It was a great season and we are very proud of Jason and all of the boys from Delta.

Keith

Subject: Junior Baseball

Hello Everyone,

It's sad to say.....but our Junior boys did their very best, but came up short in the Section 6 Championship. They played well and represented Sunrise and Delta honorably. Chowchilla came out of the losers bracket and beat us yesterday 6-5 in a very close game and came back today and got us again 9-5. You have to tip your hat to Chowchilla for their accomplishment. That's baseball! I know all of Sunrise and Delta's families are very proud of these fine young men. And we look forward to seeing them play again in the near future. I wish to thank Manager Jason Lindholm and Coach Pablo Esquivel for all their leadership and commitment to our kids. They too, did an excellent job representing Sunrise and Delta Little Leagues. Thank you!

Now we look forward to our last team still playing in tournament play...the Senior All-Star Team! Good Luck in Sunnyvale this weekend in the Divisional Tournament!

Thank you,

David Meyer

Sunrise LL President

Sunday, July 18, 2010:

Wow!......The Sunrise Junior team, which consist of Delta and Sunrise players, started today's game with a 10-0 lead after the first inning. By the top of the sixth, they had a 16-7 lead. And by the bottom half it was tied 16-16! Our boys scored in the top half of the seventh, and finished the game on a double play to beat the host team, Chowchilla, 17-16! This win catapult's Sunrise to the Championship game on Tuesday for the Section 6 crown. The Tuesday game will start at 4:00 p.m. in Chowchilla. Great game guys, you never gave up and good luck on Tuesday!

On a special note. Congratulations to Jason Lindholm. Jason took over this team three years ago and has won the District Level Championship each year. To our knowledge, this is the furthest this team has ever gone.

Saturday, July 17, 2010:

The Sunrise Junior Team, which is manage by Delta’s Jason Lindholm and features several former Delta LL players won today in the Section 6 tournament in Chowchilla by the score of 16-4. Their next game is tomorrow morning, Sunday, July 18 th at 10:00am. If they win they play in the championship game on Tuesday. Congratulations and all the best to the Sunrise Junior Team.

Final All-Star Results and Stats for The 2010 Delta Teams

The 9/10 team finished with a 4 -2 record. They combined for a total of 46 runs on 46 teams and a team batting average of .299. Jacob Troutman, Joel Ordonez, Stephen Blankenship and Jason Cutler combined for 37 hits and over a .400 combined batting average. The team pitching only allowed 22 runs on 28 hits, striking out 42 and allowing only 18 walks. Please share with me in thanking Manager Steve Blankenship, Coaches Mike Ryan and Mike Martin on an outstanding job of coaching this team. Congratulations on a terrific run. We are very proud of you.

The 10/11 team finished with a 2-2 record with all four games only going 4 innings each. T he team scored 42 runs in 16 innings with a team .422 batting average and a .581 On base percentage. Both loses were to the 2 teams that played for the championship. The team’s top hitter was Dylan Blevins whom batted .583 for the tournament. He was followed by Ryan Cortez who batted .538 and Jason Wolford batted .500. The team used a combined 6 different pitchers in the tournament. Please share with me in thanking Manager Richard Binney, Coaches Sam Cortez and Steve Wolford on a terrific job of coaching this team.

The 11/12 team finished with a 2-2 record. Both losses were by a combined total of 3 runs. For the tournament the 11/12 team scored 29 runs on 42 hits with a team batting average of .416 and blasted 7 home runs by Andre Green, Zack Mathis, Nathan Torres, and Mateo Romero. Ramil Pinzon led the team in batting average with a .714 average and 11 of the 12 players got hits in the tournament. The pitching staff gave up only 13 runs on 28 hits, striking out 33 while only walking 17. Please share with me in thanking Manager Andre Green and Coach Tony Lopez on a terrific job of coaching this team.

We would also like to congratulate the Sunrise Juniors. Delta players who graduate out of the Major Division play with the Sunrise Juniors. The Sunrise Juniors won the All-Star Tournament this year. This is two years in a row the Juniors have won with Delta coaches at the helm.

Final Notes: Delta finished with a combined record of 8-6, best ever in the 21 year history of Delta LL. First time all three teams have won their opening games in the All-Star tournament.

Thursday, July 8, 2010:

The 10/11 team lost tonight to Sunrise LL by the score of 15-3. It was a tough night for the good guys at Delta. They didn’t get their first hit until the third inning. The 10/11 team finished the tournament with a 2-2 record. More stats and details tomorrow.

Tournament Notes – The three (3) Delta All-Star teams finished with a combined record of 8-6. Best combined record in Delta’s 21 year history. Congratulations to all of our boys.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010:

The Delta 9/10 team lost tonight 4-2 to Hoover Tyler. Hoover Tyler is the 9/10 champions. Delta finished with a terrific 4-2 record and went farther than any 9/10 All-Star Team in Delta’s 21 year history. Steve Blankenship pitched an outstanding game as he went 5 innings throwing 71 pitches only allowing 4 runs on 4 hits struck out 5 and only allowed 1 walk. Offensively, Delta could not get a timely hit tonight as they left 13 runners on base. Delta made a spirited comeback in the Top of the 6 th inning as they scored 2 runs and had bases loaded with 1 out, but alas their efforts fell just short. We are very proud of their efforts, sportsmanship and quality of play. Although the final outcome was not what we hoped, we know that this experience will serve the boys well next season. I will have some final stats tomorrow night. Congratulations on a terrific run. We are very proud of you.

The 10/11 All-Star team won tonight 20-5 over Sunset LL in 4 innings. The good guys from Delta scored 13 runs in the top of the first inning. Ryan Cortez, Angelo Garcia, Dylan Blevins, and Aidan Green pitched for the combined win. Next game is tomorrow, Thursday night at 5:30pm against Sunrise LL at Sunrise LL. Come on out and root us on!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010:

The Delta 9/10 team lost tonight 9-4 to Hoover Tyler. They will play tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 7 th at 5:30pm in a winner take all championship game. Delta took at an early 1-0 lead, but unfortunately left the bases loaded and only scored the one run. Hoover Tyler took a 5-2 lead when Delta came back and closed the gap to 5-4, but that would be all the good guys from Delta would score on this night. Delta had a good opportunity to make a great comeback in the 6 th. With bases loaded and one out, Bryce Johnson hit a line drive right at the first baseman who then touch the base for an easy double play to end the game. The boys put forth a great effort, but just fell short. Steven Blankenship had 3 hits to lead Delta. Good luck tomorrow night boys. We are rooting for you. Come on out and cheer our team on.

Delta 10/11 All-Star Team - Next game is Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 7 th at 5:30pm against Sunset LL at Sunrise LL. Come out and cheer us on!

Final Note – Sunrise LL 11/12 team lost to Hoover Tyler LL today 14-8. Hoover Tyler won the Championship.

Monday, July 5, 2010:

The Delta 9/10 team plays in the championship game on Tomorrow, Tuesday night, July 6 th at 5:30pm against Hoover Tyler LL. If Delta wins tomorrow they are the champions. If they lose, then they will play the next night, Wednesday, July 7 th at 5:30pm in a winner take all championship game. Good luck boys. We are rooting for you. Come on out and cheer our team on.

The Delta 10/11 team lost tonight to Morada LL 13-3 in 4 innings. The good guys from Delta put the ball in play, but unfortunately most of those balls were right to their defense. Morada is a solid team who pitched, fielded and hit very well. Our boys did their best and we are proud of their efforts. Dylan Blevins had a nice 2 out 2 RBI single and Jack Stensland drew a walk and hit a nice singled and scored a run. Ryan Cortez had a triple. Cameron Coleman had an outstanding running catch in right-center field and Kyle Hughes made a nice catch in left. Next game is Wednesday, July 7 th at 5:30pm against Sunset LL at Sunrise LL. Come out and cheer us on!

Final Note – Sunrise LL 11/12 team beat Morada LL today 9-3 and will play Hoover Tyler in a rematch tomorrow for the Championship. Sunrise will have to win 2 games in a row to become the 11/12 All-Star Champions. Good luck to our partner league Sunrise tomorrow.

Saturday, July 3, 2010:

The 9/10 team advanced to the championship game on Tuesday night by defeating Sunset LL by the score of 13-4. This is the first time in years if ever that the 9/10 team has a shot at winning the All-Star championship. Delta was the visiting team and took and early 3-0 lead as Stephen Blankenship, Joel Ordonez and Jacob Troutman all got on base and came around to score. In the bottom of the first Delta made a few errors and allowed 4 runs and after the first inning the score was 4-3 Sunset. But the good guys from Delta would not be denied and shut down Sunset’s bats the rest of the game. Delta played great fundamental baseball offensively as Delta proceeded to score 10 more runs by drawing walks, stealing bases and moving runners over on ground ball outs. For example, Bryce Johnson and Trevor Martin drew walks, moved to 3 rd and 2 nd and Gilbert Escalante drove in a run with a ground out to first and Michael Martin did the same thing in the third inning. Delta was aggressive on the base paths and it really put pressure on Sunset.

Pitching, Stephen Blankenship allowed the 4 runs in the first and then Blankenship along with Bryce Johnson and Joel Ordonez shut out Sunset the rest of the game. Johnson loaded the bases in the 4 th inning with no outs, but a pass ball and the runner from third tried to scored, but catcher Jacob Troutman made an outstanding diving tag for the first out. Johnson reloaded the bases with a walk, but then struck out the next batter and got the final batter of the inning to pop out Trevor Martin at first base. In the bottom of the 6 th inning Joel Ordonez pitched a perfect 1-2-3 inning by striking out all 3 batters.

Delta 9/10 team plays in the championship game on Tuesday night, July 6 th at 5:30pm against the winner of the Hoover Tyler/Sunset game. If Delta wins on Tuesday they are the champions. If they lose, then they will play the next night, Wednesday, July 7 th at 5:30pm in a winner take all championship game. Good luck boys. We are rooting for you. Come on out and cheer out team on.

The 10/11 opened up their tournament today with a big victory over Sundown LL by the score of 16-3 in 4 innings. Jason Wolford started pitching and combined with Ryan Cortez and Dylan Blevins the limit Sundown to only 3 runs. Offensively, the top of the batting order: Dylan Blevins, Aidan Green, Ryan Cortez combined for 6 of 10 batting with 3 walks and combined for 10 runs scored. Ryan Cortez led the team going 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. The big blast came off the bat of reserved player Julian Perez who hit a beautiful 3 run double. Thanks to the parents for keeping our kids cool. They brought out canopies for the dugout and kept the kids in the shade all day long. Next game is Monday, July 5 th at 5:30pm against Morada. Come out and cheer us on!

Congratulations to all the boys on Delta’s 11/12 All-Star team. We are all very proud of your efforts. For the tournament the 11/12 team scored 29 runs on 42 hits with a team batting average of .416 and blasted 7 home runs by 4 different players. The team finished the tournament with a 2 -2 record.

Final Note – Hoover Tyler beat Sunrise today in both the 9/10 tournament and the 11/12 tournament. The Sunrise 11/12 team will play the Morada/Pacific winner on Monday for the right for a rematch on Tuesday.

Friday, July 2, 2010:

Delta 9/10 All-Star Team – Next game is Tomorrow, Saturday, July 3 rd at 10:00am against Sunset LL. The game will be played at Morada LL. Come on out and cheer our team on.

Delta 10/11 All-Star Team – First game, is Tomorrow, Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 4:00pm versus Sundown LL at Sunrise LL. Come on out and cheer our team on.

Delta 11/12 All-Star lost a tough game tonight 3 – 1 to Pacific LL and in doing so, are now eliminated from the All-Star Tournament. Delta jumped out to a 1 – 0 lead in the top of the first inning as Andre Green led off the game with a double and came around to score on a Nathan Torres single. , but only got a couple more hits the rest of the game and had only 2 balls hit in the outfield. Anthony Carrasquel, Mateo Romero, Zack Mathis, and Andre Green pitched admirably, but Delta’s bats were silent.

Thursday, July 1, 2010:

Delta's 9/10 All-Star Team won today 10-2 over Sundown to raise their tournament record to 3-0. They will take on Sunset LL on Saturday morning at 10:00am for the right to play in the championship game. Jacob Troutman started and pitched 3 2/3 innings, Stephen Blankenship pitch 2 solid innings and Joel Ordonez came in and got the final out of the game. The offense was let by Blankenship, Troutman, Ordonez and Jason Cutler who combined for 9 of the team’s 11 hits. It was also Cutler’s birthday today so Happy Birthday Jason. Again, next game is Saturday, July 3 rd at 10:00am against Sunset LL. The game will be played at Morada LL. Come on out and cheer our team on.

Delta's 10/11 All-Star Team – First game, Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 4:00pm versus Sundown LL at Sunrise LL. Come on out and cheer our team on.

Delta's 11/12 All-Star Team Delta lost a tough game tonight to Sunrise LL 8 -7 in a thrilling game. The first pitch of the game Andre Green hit a towering homer to put Delta up 1 -0. The game settled down as neither team was able to hit the ball hard until the 6 th inning. Sunrise scratched out 7 runs via walks, bloops, etc. The score was 7 – 1 heading into the top of the 6 th inning. Anthony Carrasquel and Brandon Bigner drew lead off walks. Mateo Romeo hit a single and Carrasquel scored making the score 7 -2. Will Ramirez came up and hit a single up the middle that scored both Bigner and Romero and the score was 7-4. After a walk and 2 outs, Zack Mathis came to the plate. With 2 runners on, 2 outs and 2 strikes, Mathis hit a game tying 3-run homer capping a great comeback by the good guys at Delta. In the bottom the 6 th, after a strikeout, a pair of walks, a wild pitch the batter hit a hit chopper to Andre Green playing short, but by the time Andre was able to catch the ball the runner from third was almost home and scored the winning run. It was an exciting finish. While we wish we would have won the game, we wish Sunrise LL all the best the rest of the tournament and we hope we get another shot to play them again on Tuesday for the championship.

Next game is tomorrow, Friday, July 2 nd at 5:30pm against Pacific LL. That game will be played at Western LL. This will be the only Delta game so please come on out and cheer the good guys from Delta on against Pacific.

Again – 11/12 team plays at 5:30pm on Friday, July 2nd, against Pacific LL.

Sunday, June 27, 2010:

Delta 9/10 All-Star Team won today 3-2 over Pacific. Jacob Troutman had 2 hits today and pitched 4 solid innings. Troutman along with Bryce Johnson & Joel Ordonez combined to pitch a 3 hitter today against Pacific. Stephen Blankenship scored twice and Johnson scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Roberts that proved to be the game winner. Roberts also played well defensively as he made two nice catches in the outfield. The end of the game proved to be a nail biter as in the bottom of the 6th inning Ordonez struck out 2, walked 2 and gave up a hit. With bases loaded and two outs and the good guys from Delta leading 3 -2, Ordonez got the next batter to ground out to the second baseman to preserve the victory. Next game is Thursday, July 1st at 5:30pm against Sundown LL. The game will be played at Morada LL. Come on out and cheer our team on.

Delta 10/11 All-Star Team – First game, Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 4:00pm versus Sundown LL at Sunrise LL

Delta 11/12 All-Star Team won today 11-2 over Southern. The game was highlighted by Andre Green, Zach Mathis and Nathan Torres as they hit back-to-back-to-back homers in the 4th inning. Anthony Carrasquel & Torres pitched for the victory. Ramil Pinzon and Mateo Romero had 2 hits each and 10 of the 12 players had at least 1 hit in the game. Next game is Thursday, July 1st at 5:30pm against Sunrise LL. That game will be played at Western LL. You just knew that was going to happen. We have played Sunrise tough all year and this game should be no different. Come on out and cheer the good guys from Delta on against Sunrise.

Tournament Facts - Delta is a combined 4 – 0 thus far in the two All-Star tournaments. The 9/10 team won today on only 5 hits and drawing no walks. The 11/12 team has outscored its opponents 21 – 2. They have hit 5 homers by four different players.

Saturday, June 26, 2010:

Delta 9/10 All-Star Team – The 9/10 team opened up today against Rio Calaveras this morning. The good guys from Delta opened up with a 5-0 lead after the first inning and 9-0 after 2 innings running away with a nice 14-1 victory in 4 innings today. Stephen Blankenship pitched the first 3 innings allowing only 1 run in 49 pitches. Bryce Johnson pitched an 11 pitch save in the 4 th innings. Jacob Troutman, Joel Ordonez, and Jason Cutler led the team in hitting with 2 hits each. A great crowd came out today to support our team. Thank you. A terrific first game for the good guys at Delta. The 9/10 Team plays tomorrow, Sunday, June 27 th at 10:00am against Pacific LL at Morada LL field #2. Come on out and cheer our team on.

Delta 10/11 All-Star Team – First game, Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 4:00pm versus Sundown LL at Sunrise LL

Delta 11/12 All-Star Team – The 11/12 was not to be out done by the 9/10’s as they defeated Pacific LL by the score of 10-0 in 5 innings. Nathan Torres hit a solo homer and Mateo Romero hit a 3 run homer to cap the hitting for the Delta. Brandon Bigner started and pitched 3 terrific shut-out innings followed by Torrres in the 4 th and Anthony Carrasquel in the 5 th to close out the game. The good guys from Delta came out hot and were aggressive at the plate and on the bases. Defensively the team turned a nice 6-4-3 double play and Zach Mathis threw out a runner trying to steal second. The 11/12 Team plays tomorrow, Sunday, June 27 th at 1:00pm against Southern LL at Western LL field #1. Come on out and cheer our team on.

This is the first time in years that Delta has opened up the All-Star tournament with 2 opening game victories. Come on out and support our teams.

2010 T.O.C. GAMES

Thursday, June 17, 2010:

Major Indians – The Indians played Sundown Little League tonight in a loser’s bracket game. Unfortunately the Indians lost a close game 4-3. In the bottom of the 6 th CJ Preston reach on an error. Travis Castaneda singled and the Indians had runners on 1 st and 2 nd with no one out. However, a double play and then a pop fly ended the game and the season for the Indians. The Indians finished the TOC with a 1 – 2 record. Congratulations on a terrific season. We are very proud of all of you.

Minor A Padres – The Padres lost a heartbreaker tonight to Eastern LL 9 -8. The Padres took an early 5-0 lead, but unfortunately most of their hits found Eastern gloves. Eastern battled back and came from behind and scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 6 th for the win. The Padres finished the TOC with a 1 – 2 record. Congratulations on a terrific season. We are very proud of all of you.

The TOC is now over. We are very proud of our teams and our fans. You were all great.

Keith Evans, President

Delta LL

Check out this video from the Major Indians 2nd TOC game.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=128034713898208

Wednesday, June 16, 2010:

The Minor A Padres won their TOC game tonight 14 - 8 over Southern. The Padres used 6 pitchers in the victory. Bryce Johnson had 3 hits, scored 3 runs and pitched an 8 pitch save to end the game. It was a true team effort as everyone contributed tonight with the bat & on defense.

Next Games:

Major Indians – Tomorrow, Thursday, June 17 th at 5:30pm against Sundown LL at Hoover Tyler LL

Minor A Padres – Tomorrow, Thursday, June 17 th at 5:30pm against Eastern LL at Sundown LL

Come out and cheer the good guys from Delta LL on tomorrow!!!!!

Monday, June 14, 2010:

Major Indians – Delta’s Major Indians won their game tonight by the score of 7 – 1 over Sunset Little League. The Indians scored 2 in the first inning, 2 in the 3 rd inning, and 3 in the 4 th inning. Zach Mathis had 3 hits and scored three runs, Brandon Bigner had 2 hits and drove in 3 runs including a huge double with 2 outs in the bottom of the 4 th inning. With Zach Mathis on 3 rd base, Sunset intentionally walked Anthony Carrasquel to face Bigner who blasted a line drive double in the left center field gap. Anthony Carrasquel pitch 5 1/3 strong innings and Ramil Pinzon came in relief and face the final 2 batters of the game.

Delta’s crowds continue to be awesome. We had a large gathering for the game tonight. Just a reminder that we need to clean up our stands from trash when the game has completed.

Next games:

Majors – Thursday, June 17 th at 5:30pm against Sundown LL at Hoover Tyler LL.

Minor A – Wednesday, June 16 th at 5:30pm against Southern LL at Sundown LL.

Please come out and support our teams. They really appreciate all your cheering.

Delta teams played their first games of the Tournament of Champions on Sunday, June 13.

Major Indians – Delta’s Major Indians lost a very hard fought game against Sunrise LL Yankees 3 -2. The Yankees took an early 2 – 0, but in the 3 rd inning Anthony Carrasquel and Brandon Bigner hit back-to-Back solo homers to even the score. In the bottom of the 5 th the Yankees scratched out a run to take a 3 -2 lead. Travis Castaneda led off the top of the 6 th inning with a ground rule double, but unfortunately was stranded there. Brandon Bigner pitched a terrific game going all 5 innings.

Minor A Padres – Delta’s Minor A Padres lost their comeback bid to Hoover Tyler LL 7-5. Hoover Tyler jumped out early 3 – 0, but the Padres came back on a 2 run single by Eric Bauer. The Padres had a couple of chances to tie and/or take the lead in the 3 rd and 4 th innings, but just couldn't’t manage a timely hit. In the 5 th Hoover Tyler scored 3 runs on errors and clawed out a run in the 6 th for a 7 -2 lead. The Padres battled back by scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 6 th and had runners on 1 st and 2 nd and the winning run at the plate. However a ground ball back to the pitcher and the good guys at Delta lost their comeback bid. Bryce Johnson pitched a great game for the Padres in relief.

Delta’s crowds were awesome. We had a large gathering for both games. Even though we lost both games, it was a great day for Delta as we had great crowds, competitive games and great sportsmanship. Thank you all for all your support.

Next games:

Majors – Monday, June 14 th at 5:30pm against Sunset LL at Hoover Tyler LL.

Minor A – Wednesday, June 16 th at 5:30pm against Southern LL at Sundown LL.

Please come out and support our teams. They really appreciate all your cheering.

Go to our Game Schedule Page and you will be able to see how the tournament works and where we stand. At the bottom of the page is a download link that will open up the tournament game bracket.

2010 Minor "A" Division Tournament Games

First of all, thank you to Erica Martin for all her hard work and efforts at the snack bar this season (applause!!!). She did a great job.

It was a hard fought game but it is now over. The Padres defeated the A's today, June 7, 2010, by two runs to win the division title and will now represent Delta in the T.O.C.'s. If you missed the game, you missed a good one. I would have to say this was the best game played at Delta in awhile. The players, coaches and fans were all great. Thanks to everyone for the support and sportsman ship showed at the game.

Go to our Game Schedule Page and you will be able to see how the tournament worked. At the bottom of the page is a download link that will open up the tournament game bracket. Come out and cheer the teams on as they represent Delta Little League at this years District-8, T.O.C.'s.

REMEMBER, Positive cheering only.

2010 Minor "A" & MAJOR TOC's, and All ALL-STAR Tournament Games

Go to our Game Schedule Page and you will be able to see how the tournament works. At the bottom of the page is a download link that will open up the tournament game bracket. Come out and cheer the Delta teams on at this years District-8, T.O.C. and All-Star Tournaments. Let's bring home a flag to the best Little League in Stockton's District 8.

Board of Directors: 2010 Season Delta Little League is organized and ran solely by volunteers.

To have a successful season it takes full cooperation between the volunteers, parents, and players. We encourage you to be involved in your children’s Little League experience in 2010. All Board of Directors Positions are OPEN. If you are interested in a Board position or would like to know more about Board positions, please contact any member from the 2010 Board of Directors. You can find contact information as well as all Delta Little League information on our web site.

We do not allow dogs or other pets at Delta, Creekside, Manlio Silva or on the school grounds.

Except for seeing eye/service dogs, there are no exceptions. There are many good dogs, but we can’t ensure that a tail pull or jumping kids won’t result in an injury. There have been injuries in the past and this rule is a result. We haven’t had a dog bite injury since implementing this rule.

So when we ask you to take your dog home, it is only for the safety of everyone, including the dog’s!

Can Little League Survive Without Volunteers?

Little League Baseball is an organization of volunteers. No one gets paid at the local or district level. All of the work done at Delta is by volunteers. The grounds, buildings, equipment ordering & maintaining, uniform ordering, snack bar operations, team management, coaching, umpires, team parents, scorekeepers, and board members are all responsibilities filled by volunteers. This commitment to the league is what makes Little League Baseball a great organization. It makes me proud to show my children and the players of this league that people care and will work towards a greater goal--without a paycheck.

It costs Delta $300 - $500 per player to operate
(we have less than 200 players in the league).

With our registration fees at $75.00 for the first player, $65.00 for the second and $55.00 for each additional child, in any level of play, that is a lot of funds to raise. Delta provides team uniforms, basic photo packets, safety equipment, baseball equipment (balls, catcher’s gear, bats,etc.) and Little League patch (A requirement) for all players. Without the volunteers to help with the snack bar, fundraiser's, umpiring, coaching, field maintenance and general upkeep, our players’ fees would reach the $400 range. Delta plays and practices on Lodi Unified school grounds. Starting in 2005, Lodi Unified is charging fees for every day Delta uses the school grounds. Delta is still responsible for maintaining the fields where all the players play their games.

Delta has raised it’s fees only once in the last 5 years!

Our fees continue to be less than the leagues surrounding us. Our financial statements are available and give our membership the knowledge of how the funds are spent. If each family can volunteer a little time, it will help all of the players at Delta. We are in need of volunteers and donations. We will be expanding the slab around our snack bar and moving two of our fields. Any help with construction or materials would be greatly appreciated.