July 1, 2009:    All Star Tournament Updates!

It’s The Majors All-Star Tournament! 10 Year Old All Stars: June 27 – July 11 Hosted by Palo Alto Little Leagues The 10’s lost a tough, hard fought battle to the SMLLA 13-12 on Saturday. Down 12-6 going into the 6th inning, National fought all the way back but fell just short with the winning run on 2nd base. The 10s showed a ton of heart, as they did finishing up their tournament run with a 7-3 loss on Monday night to Redwood City. Congratulations to all the players for their hard work and great effort all season long. They have much to be proud of, and SMNLL is very proud of them! Tournament Bracket 11 Year Old All-Stars: June 27 – July 7 Hosted by San Carlos Little League The 11s beat SMLLA 12-7 with strong pitching from Chris A., Alex H., Anthony L and Chris U. Marcus A lead the hitting attack with great contributions from Anthony L., Alex L, Ryan S. and Chris A. The Dawgs had a quick turnaround and unfortunately fell to Alpine Menlo on Sunday night 8-2. Jordan T. and Ryan S. lead the SMNLL hitting. SMNLL bounced back Tuesday night 7-0 behind Chris A.’s complete game shutout! Chris U., Ryan S. and Dominic F. lead the hitting attack with a combined 8 hits, a home run and two triples! The 11’s next game is Thursday July 2 at 5PM. Tournament Bracket 12 Year Old All-Stars: June 27 – July 11 Hosted by Belmont/Redwood Shores Little League The 12s beat the SMLLA 12-1 and play again on Thursday July 2 at 5PM. Tournament Bracket Good Luck to all SMNLL All-Star Teams!

June 25, 2009:    2nd PLACE FINISH FOR AAA ALL-STARS!

Congratulations to the SMNLL AAA All-Stars for a great run in the District 52 AAA Tournament. Rising to the top of a 17 team pool, unfortunately the team came up just short in the championship game, but gave Foster City all they could handle. Great job, Dawgs!

June 15, 2009:    Congratulations All Stars!

Congratulations to all of this year’s SMNLL All Stars: 2009 Majors 12 Year Old All Star Team: Steven H. (Brewers), Nate Z. (A’s), Matt F. (Cardinals), Matt F. (Orioles), Cole C. (Phillies), Eric L. (Orioles), Dylan B. (Cardinals), Scott P. (Phillies), Jon E. (Tigers), Brian V. (A’s), Kyle C. (Red Sox), Chad F. (Cardinals) 2009 Majors Super Bowl Team: Blake S. (Tigers), C.J. T. (Tigers), Aaron S. (Giants), Paul S. (A’s), Matt S. (Cardinals), John M. (Red Sox), Tanner F. (Phillies), Thomas M. (Brewers), Dominic S. (Giants), Travis A. (Orioles), Danny H. (Tigers), James W. (Giants) 2009 Majors 11 Year Old All Star Team: Dominic F. (Red Sox),Marcus A. (Brewers),Ro M. (Red Sox),Nicholas P. (A’s),Jordan T. (Cardinals),Anthony L. (Phillies), Chris A. (Tigers), Chris U. (Red Sox), John B. (Orioles), Ryan S. (Red Sox), Alex H. (Cardinals), Justin G. (Tigers), Tyler V. (Tigers) 2009 Majors 10 Year Old All Star Team: Parker B. (A’s), Alex A. (Brewers), Frankie M. (Tigers), David B. (Phillies), Cole M. (Phillies), Jason M. (Red Sox), Bryan R. (Cardinals), Jacob L. (Brewers), Billy G. (Cardinals), Ryan D. (Giants), Joe H. (Red Sox), Matt A. (Brewers) 2009 AAA All Star Team: Nick R. (Indians), Zack B. (Rays), Shane V. (Indians), Wyatt S. (White Sox), Greg M. (Diamondbacks), Tyler G. (Diamondbacks), Langston S. (Pirates!), Matt C. (Yankees), Ben C. (Phillies), Mitchell S. (Indians), J.P. S. (Diamondbacks), Jack C. (Diamondbacks), Paul B. (Indians), Alt #1 Trenton M. (Phillies), Alt #2 Arjun M. (Yankees) Our apologies for the late posting of this year’s all star teams, there was some difficulty updating the website..

June 15, 2009:    We Have Tournament Winners!

Four Tournaments! Two Ballparks! 32 Teams! All going on at the same time! It was a great city wide tournament that produced the following winners: Majors City Championship - SMLLA Giants Majors Mayors Cup - SMNLL Phillies AAA City Championship - SMNLL Diamondbacks AAA Mayors Cup - SMNLL Phillies Thanks to our own Mike Badet, Tournament Coordinator, and all our friends at San Mateo American for a great eight days of baseball showcasing the very best of the San Mateo Little League. We can hardly wait for next year.

June 2, 2009:    Red Sox Win Wooden Bat Tournament!

Congratulations to the Red Sox, the Wooden Bat Tournament Champions! The Sox were the winners of an exciting 4-3 game over the Cardinals.

May 15, 2009:    IT WAS A GREAT END OF YEAR CELEBRATION!

Hopefully you didn't miss the SMNLL End of Year Celebration Saturday, May 30 at Martens Field! If you did, here is what you missed: Majors Wooden Bat Tournament Game 5 and 6 Manager / Coaches Games: T-Ball vs AA AAA vs Majors Fun Activities: Speed Pitch Kid Jumpie Slide Dunk Tank Obstacle Course Awards Ceremony: Majors – Champions / Runner Up AAA – Champions / Runner Up AAA – Post Season Tourney Vanos Award There was a Dunk Tank with a pretty wet League President! Plus the 12 Year old GAME was great baseball. Thanks to everyone who came out and especially everyone who helped out. Special thanks for a great job well done to Mike Badet, Celebration Coordinator.

May 22, 2009:    Congratulations Cardinals and Indians!

Congratulations to Dave Hernandez and the Cardinals for their first place finish in the 2009 Majors Division, and to Jeff Scott and the Indians for their first place finish in both the AAA Division and the AAA Playoffs. Both of them have the #1 seed entering the City Championship Tournaments against the San Mateo American League beginning in June - check back for all the brackets for all our teams and come route SMNLL on to victory.

May 18, 2009:    San Mateo Toyonake Sister City Promotion!

California Sports and Cyclery is proud to support the 2009 San Mateo Toyonaka Sister City Association Baseball Team with a special limited time promotion. Through June 30, 2009, California Sports & Cyclery will donate 10 % of your bike purchases and 20% of your sporting good purchases to the Sister City Association Team to support the Toyonaka Sister baseball program. Pleae print the flyer and take it with you, and thank you for supporting the Tononaka Sister City Baseball Program.

April 21, 2009:    Gift Baskets Raise over $1100 for Batting Cage!

Here are Gift Basket Auction Results: Brewer’s Basket-$60.00 Phillies Basket-$60.00 Rockhounds Basket-$75.00 Pirates Basket-$80.00 Orioles Basket-$100.00 A’s Basket-$130.00 Yankees Basket-$100.00 Red Sox Basket-$300.00 Rays Basket-$40.00 Angels Basket-$20.00 Tigers Basket-$50.00 Defenders Basket-$45.00 Blue Claws Basket-$50.00 Saints Basket-$50.00 TOTAL OF $1160.00 RAISED! Thanks to everyone that contributed and continues to contribute to our goal of a SMNLL Batting Cage!

October 30, 2008:    New Bat Rule For 2009

In effect for the 2009 season is the requirement that all non-wood bats used in Little League Baseball (Majors) Divisions and below shall be printed with a BPF of 1.15 or less. This stipulation has been included in the Official Rules and Regulations for the past few years, leading up to 2009, so that leagues, parents, and bat manufacturers could prepare for it. Most non-wood bats manufactured over the past several years for the age groups involved in Little League Baseball (Majors) and below have been permanently imprinted with the BPF. In fact, very few bats sold today with a diameter of 2-1/4 (two and one-quarter) inches are not printed with the BPF rating. So, starting with the 2009 season, bats printed with a BPF higher than 1.15, or without a BPF printed (or not legible) on the bat, are not permitted in these divisions.