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FALL REGISTRATION is closed, there are a limited number of spots left. For more info, please call Linda Elmore at 395-1657

Lost! One Nokona Glove, very sentimental. Last seen on the Major baseball field at State Park, between July 18 and July 24. $100 reward for the return. Please call Rich Arndt, 219-395-1939.

2008/2009 Board Elections

State Park's Annual Meeting will be held Wednesday September 3rd at Hageman Library, Porter at 7pm. We will be electing officers for the 2008/2009 board. Any parent who had a child playing for State Park in the Spring/Summer 2008 season is eligible to come and vote for your 2008/2009 board members. If you are interested in joining the board you may contact Christine Pratt at ccp3@verizon.net so she may place you on the ballot. The deadline for being placed on the ballot is August 31st 2008. Thank you!

State Park Little League would like to thank Frog's Eye of Chesterton for sponsoring the 9U Tournament Team. They played in a 3 team tournament in Portage. The biggest highlight was Erik Ralph's towering homerun to centerfield. Thanks to Keith Sharpe for managing and Ralph Sebring for coaching.

Front row (L to R) Luke Sebring, Chase Carrier, Jeremy Driskill, Kyle Sharpe, Christian Carrier and Jimmy Hasselberger.
Back row (L to R) Manager Keith Sharpe, Anthony Flores, Erik Ralph, Pete Roths, Kai Radigan-Hayes, Hunter Aponte, Robert Budzius and Coach Ralph Sebring.

8U Hydract Tournament Team

The State Park Little League 8U Tournament Team, sponsored by Hydract, Inc., competed in an 8 team tournament in Portage. They won the tournament in the final game 1-0 in 9 innings. Congratulations and thank you Hydract, Inc. for sponsoring the team. Row 1 from left to right - Stephen Gilbertson, Andrew Eiring, Jeremy Krantz and Mason Boyd. Row 2 from left to right - Ryan Gluszewski, Connor Krantz, Kevin Jugovic, Kolton Cardenas, Colin Buchan, Dylan Rodriguez and Jake Wadding. Back Row: Coaches Sean Boyd and Pat Jugovic, Manager Dave Buchan and Coach Mike Gluszewski

T&T Gaming 8U Tournament Team

The 8 and Under All Stars competed in an eight team tournament in Portage. The team lost 1-0 in the championship game placing them 2nd overall in the tournament. Thanks to T & T Gaming for sponsoring our team. We really appreciate it. First Row: Harley Lohmeyer, Nick Mullen, Carter Brunt, Colin Kenney, Jake Dunnett and Owen Hallas. Second Row: Nick Elmore, Robbie Murphy, Joe Andershock, David Sigler, Cade Lewandowski and Brett Roeske. Third Row: Manager Dan Mullen and Coaches Adam Lewandowski and Scott Dunnett.

The State Park Little League 8 & Under Tournament Team competed in the Bearcat Elite tournament in Union Township. The team played great baseball and finished 2nd in the tournament.

State Park 9 & 10 Baseball State Title Quest Quashed

Chet Waggoner Little League, South Bend- It began June 28^th, the 9 & 10 Baseball Tournament Team (All-Stars) were the first State Park team to play. It ended July 29^th, when they were eliminated Monday from the State Tournament by Wabash Little League (District 9) 15-9. They were, the last State Park team standing in All-Star competition. The 9 & 10 All- Stars finished 6^th in the State, with a 2-3 record, and 7-4 overall tournament record. “Sixth in the state is pretty impressive, when you take into consideration that is whittled down from approximately 140 teams in the State of Indiana”, said Manager Rich Arndt.

After qualifying for the Championship segment of the tournament by completing pool play with a 2-2 record, the SPLL All-Stars, seeded third, were matched against the higher seeded #2 Wabash.

State Park jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead after two innings. Led offensively by Patrick Arndt with three hits, and two hits apiece by Shawn Charlson, Zach Burris and Lucas Rhed, State Park’s aggressive baserunning, kept Wabash off-balance early.

Burris, starting for the sixth time in tournament play, held Wabash off for three innings, but was forced to leave with a high pitch count. Wabash nibbled away, and turned to their version of “Big Papi”, Jordan Burnsworth, to carry them again, coming into play with seven home runs in the tournament.. Burnsworth did not disappoint his fans, slugging a three run home run, and a grand slam to account for seven of Wabash’s runs. State Park was only able to muster two more runs, bowing out, 15-9. It was the highest combined scoring game of the State Tournament.

Defense had been State Park’s trademark throughout the tournament; early on, a diving catch by Rhett Rondinelli, and continued solid glovework in the infield gave the State Park faithful hope. As the game progressed however, State Park uncharacteristically committed five errors, adding additional runs to Wabash’s tally. “The boys are nine and ten” said Arndt. “They aren’t robots, they feel the pressure, it happens. Unfortunately for us, it happened when our pitching needed help on defense.”

“Every boy on the team contributed and I can't imagine the team without any of them. They certainly represented State Park as the class of the state and made us as parents as proud as we can possibly be.”, said John Burris, Zach’s father.

“This team is by far the best I have ever had the privilege to manage,” said Arndt. “After the last game, I told the boys, you can lose the game and still be winners. Thirteen as one……..winners all”

Ireland Little League (District 13) defeated Munster Little League (District 2), 10 – 0 in four innings to take the State Championship, and move on to the Super Regional in West Virginia. Ireland had defeated State Park 8-1 earlier in the pool play segment of the tournament.