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In Berlin, sometimes you just gotta play baseball even if the forces of nature are against you. Saturday the 22nd of April, 2017 was one of those days, but even the natural forces gave us a bit of a break just long enough to hold our ALLBB 2017 Opening Ceremony. The Boy and Girl Scouts of Berlin presented the colors, while George Takis sand both the national anthems from Germany and the United States. The JFKS Rams Cheerleaders braved the poor weather and performed for the audience of baseball enthusiasts. Buck Chisolm MC’d the ceremony while wrestling with the Ceremony. Jackie Pokington performed a skit about that reflected the blind observations of umpires. Kent Logsdon and his wrapped it all up while reminiscing about the history of baseball in Berlin and his son threw out the first pitch of the 2017 season. It was a good time for all and we are happy to have shared the good old ball park vibe with y’all.

 

 

Thank you Niels Gongoll for the photos!

Opening day is here, and here is the game schedule fro April 22nd, 2017.

Don’t forget the 2017 ALLBB Opening Ceremony kicks off at 11:00, players come join your team at 10:45.

See you at Berlin’s favorite sandlot!

9-10:30	A	Minor	Reds	Cubs
9-10:30	B	Minor	Pirates	Mets
11:45-13:45	A	T-ball	Royals	Padres
11:45-13:45	B	T-ball	Dodgers	Pirates
14:00-16:00	A	Little League	Marlilns	Rockies
14:00-16:00	B	Little League	A’s	Nationals
16:15-18:15	A	Little League	Orioles	Diamond Backs

Christopher Purrington will be holding an umpiring clinic for all parents, coaches and players above the age of 12 that are interested in getting a better understanding of the rules of baseball and would consider umpiring. Chris Purrington has been a licensed BSVBB umpire for 4 years, but has been umpiring in recreational leagues for 15 years, beginning his journey into umpiring at 15 in the ALLBB. The clinic will take approximately 2 hours and will include a crash course on the basic rules,as well as theoretical and practical aspects of umpiring. The final 30 minutes of the clinic will involve on the field drills for proper positioning. Please make sure to dress appropriately.

 

We’re also holding the annual player evaluation after the field clean-up (starts at 10:00) on Saturday, so plan on a day at the Sachtlebenstr ball park!

 

Approximate Umpire Clinic start time – 15:00

 

For more information write to: info@allbb.de

 

Baseball School Berlin will be hosting several events during the spring break coming up, there’s something for baseball fanatics of all ages, check it out!

 

April 8th, 19:00 – 22:00 @ EVOPE (Gürtelstr. 25, Berlin-Friedrichshain) – Coaches workshop with Minnesota Twins Scout Andy Johnson.

 

April 10 through 13, 10:00 – 13:00 @ Flamingo Ballpark (Königshorster Str. 10a, Reinickendorf) – Island of Baseball #2 – Ostern/Easter Camp. This workshop targets youth players born between 1999 and 2004. More information here.

 

April 10 through 13, 14:00 – 16:00 @ Flamingo Ballpark (Königshorster Str. 10a, Reinickendorf) – Advanced Pitcher & Catcher Clinic. This workshop targets youth players with advanced baseball experience born between 1999 and 2004. More information here.

Spring is here and the ALLBB baseball season is just around the corner. It’s a good time of the year to take some time to clean-up and we’ll be doing just that On April 1^st starting at 10:00. Players, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, coaches, umpires, and everybody else we could use your help cleaning up our Sachtlebenstaße baseball field.

 

Please bring garden tools (rakes, shoves, clippers,…) and gloves.

 

Don’t forget we’ll be holding player evaluations and the umpire clinic after the field clean-up on April 1^st as well.

Are you interested in heading up a team, do you have some time to help a team or do you want to help a team out but are not sure where you fit in. Let us know per email and we’ll help you find a team. Write our registrar: reg@allbb.de

Also, we’ll holding our Coaches meeting at the Old JFK Gym on Thursday, March 23^rd at 18:00. Please RSVP: info@allbb.de

March 23^rd – Coaches Meeting – 18:00 – JFK Old Gym (correction from March 26th)

April 1^st – Field Clean-up – 10:00 – Sachtlebestr.

April 1^st – Juniors League meeting – 10:30 – Sachtlebenstr. – All Juniors players must attend

April 1^st – Player Evaluations – after clean-up – Sachtlebenstr.

April 1^st – Umpire Clinic with Christopher Purrington – Time TBD – Aproximately 15:00 – Sachtlebenstr

April 2^nd – Player Draft –  ML 14:00, LL 15:00 – Droste Gym,

April 22^nd – ALLBB Opening Day 2017

April 22nd – Opening Ceremony – 11:00 – All players/coaches must attend

May 6th – Photo Day – Sachtlebenstr – Times T.B.D.

June 10th – Back-up Photo day (For players who missed May 6th Photo-op)

June 24^th – ALLBB Closing Day 2017 – Volunteer/Juniors Baseball Game and volunteers party after last LL game

 

Games to be held every Saturday from April 22^nd through June 24^th of 2017