Friday, June 14, 2013

VBCA Members Needed for 2013 VPA State Championships


VBCA Members Needed for 2013 VPA State Championships

Updated Championship Schedule (all games at historic Centennial Field):
Division IV: No. 1 South Royalton (16-1) vs. No. 3 Danville (12-6), 7 p.m. Friday
Division II: No. 1 Burr and Burton (17-2) vs. No. 2 Otter Valley (18-1), 7 p.m. Saturday
Division III: No. 1 BFA-Fairfax (18-0) vs. No. 2 Randolph (16-3), 4:30 p.m. Monday
Division I: No. 1 Essex (16-2) vs. No. 3 Champlain Valley (15-4), 7 p.m. Monday

A reminder that the VBCA will need its members to volunteer at the 2013 VPA Baseball State Championships this weekend at historic Centennial Field. Coaches are needed to staff the t-shirt table and sell 50-50 raffle tickets at all four state title games. This is a great source of revenue for the VBCA and members are needed to help at any or all the games. The Vermont Lake Monsters have assured us that this season the t-shirt table will be in a prominent spot where coaches will be able to watch the games.

If anything, please come out to see the tremendous improvements to historic Centennial Field. Among them are new plastic seats in the concrete grandstand areas, new dugouts, new box seats (cutting down the room behind home plate by at least 15 feet), new bullpens, new field surface and the new video scoreboard will be in use for all four games.

If you're driving from out of town and you are concerned about the weather, please call Bruce Bosley at 802-324-8334.






Thursday, May 30, 2013

2013 VBCA Junior Showcase To Be Held Wednesday June 19 at Castleton

The second annual Vermont Baseball Coaches Association Junior Showcase will be held on Wednesday, June 19 at 1 p.m. at Castleton State College's Spartan Field in Castleton, Vt.  

Vermont high school baseball student-athletes who are in the 11th grade in 2012-13 will have the opportunity to display their skills in pro-style workouts and participate in a controlled game for New England and Northeast region collegiate baseball coaches. The showcase will be administered by VBCA member coaches.

The cost per student-athlete is $25, payable to the VBCA. Student-athletes can contact their coach for registration forms and more information, or click HERE to download the 2013 registration form in PDF format). The deadline for registration is June 15, 2013 and the registration form needs to be filled out in advance. 

Close to 90 former Vermont high school players were represented on 2013 NCAA Division I, II and III baseball rosters. Several earned all-conference honors or participated on teams that advanced to the NCAA Baseball Championship.

The first annual VBCA Underclass Showcase was held at Castleton State College's Spartan Field in June 2012. Close to 50 underclass student-athletes showcased their skills in front of coaches from eight collegiate baseball programs.

Other questions can be sent to Bruce Bosley, VBCA executive director, at bbosley.vbca@gmail.com

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Strike Out Cancer Vermont Underway Statewide In May


The Vermont Baseball Coaches Association is combining efforts with several cancer-related charities with a statewide fundraiser, 'Strike Out Cancer Vermont', that is underway at high school baseball games this month. In addition to raising needed funds, VBCA member schools are using these games to raise awareness in the fight against the deadly disease.

In addition to the student-athletes and coaches, the Vermont Baseball Umpires Association is a proud supporter of the event with umpires throughout the state wearing pink gear.

'Strike Out Cancer Vermont' opened in East Montpelier earlier this month with U32 raising over $500 for the American Cancer Society. The Raiders are wearing pink caps all season in support of a classmate's family that was affected by cancer. Other organizations in addition to the American Cancer Society that VBCA members are raising funds in support of the battle against cancer research are the Vermont Cancer Center in Burlington, the Norris Cotton Cancer Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, the national St. Baldrick's Foundation for childhood cancer research and the SVHC Foundation (Southwestern Vermont Health Care) in Bennington.

To have your game listed on the schedule of Strike Out Cancer Vermont events and for more information, please contact Bruce Bosley, VBCA executive director, at bbosley.vbca@gmail.com

2013 Strike Out Cancer Vermont games:
May 2 Lamoille at U32
May 9 Mt. Mansfield at Mt. Abraham
May 11 Enosburg at Oxbow
May 11 Burlington at Colchester  
June 1  CVU at South Burlington (rescheduled from May 23) 





Monday, April 29, 2013

Over 90 Former Vermont High School Baseball Players on 2013 NCAA Rosters

Over 90 former Vermont high school baseball players are members of NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III baseball teams in the 2013 season. The list was compiled by the Vermont Baseball Coaches Association and includes several former Vermont products who are collegiate coaches with four serving as head coaches. The student-athletes and coaches come from over 40 different Vermont high school programs representing all four VPA divisions and come from all over the Green Mountain State.

If you know of any others on NCAA rosters, please e-mail Bruce Bosley, executive director of the VBCA, at bbosley.vbca@gmail.com

NCAA Division I:
Clemson: Mike Triller, Fr-rs, OF, Rutland; Fairfield: George Molner, Fr, RHP, Twin Valley (Wilmington); Hartford, Ryan Carter, Jr-rs, RHP, Proctor; UMass (3): Dylan Begin, Jr, OF, Essex;  Adam Picard, So-rs, OF, Essex; Aaron Plunkett, Jr, LHP, Essex; NJIT: Nick Swim, Fr, IF, BFA St. Albans; Siena: Ed Lewicki, So, RHP, Burr and Burton (Manchester); South Dakota State: Cody Sharrow, Fr, IF, Mt. Mansfield (So. Burlington).
   
NCAA Division II:
Saint Michael's (9): Nick Barton, Jr, OF, Colchester; Jacob Begnoche, Sr, OF, Essex; Byron Brocar, Fr., RHP, Oxbow (Bradford); George Buteau, So, 3B, Burlington (South Burlington); Andrew DuPrat, Sr., RHP, BFA Fairfax; Curt Echo, Fr., RHP, Champlain Valley (Shelburne), Nicky Elderton, So., OF, Rice Memorial (Shelburne); Kevin Guild, Fr., RHP, Essex; David Valley, So., IF, Essex.
           
NCAA Division III:
Castleton State (15): Cameron Curler, Sr, IF, Vergennes; Ethan Hanson, Fr, RHP, South Burlington; Tyler Hoare, So, C/OF, Harwood Union (Waterbury); Connor Johnson, Fr, RHP, Fair Haven; Connor Kelley, Fr, LHP, Middlebury; Cooper Long, Fr, RHP, Bellows Falls (Westminster); Tyler Lord, So, OF, South Burlington; Brian Martin, So, SS, Woodstock; Brendan Mayhew, So, RHP, Woodstock (Barnard); Derek Osborne, So, RHP, Springfield; Mat Pause, Sr, C, Hartford (Wilder); Matt Ravey, So, RHP, Colchester; Patrick Riley, Sr, RHP, Hartford (Strafford); Nate Swahn, So, C/Ut, Rutland; Allan White, Jr, OF, Mill River (Rutland); Clark: Luke Crocker, So, RHP, Hartford (Strafford); Colby-Sawyer (3): Alex Drost, Jr, RHP, Windsor (West Windsor); Kyle Greenwood, Jr, OF, Lyndon Institute (Lyndonville); Chris LeBlanc, Jr, C, Missisquoi Union (Swanton); Daniel Webster: Nathan Corrow, Fr, C, North Country (Newport), Emerson: Mark Frazee, Jr, IF, Rivendell (Fairlee): Endicott (3): Zac Poland, So., LHP, Rice Memorial (Essex); Taylor English, Jr, 1B, Spaulding; Ted Andrews, So, C, Essex; Husson: Darik Messier, Fr, 1B, Lake Region (North Troy); Lyndon State (19) Michael Cartularo, Jr, OF, Lyndon Institute (Lyndonville); Isaac Earle, Sr, LHP/1B, Brattleboro Union (Vernon); Brandon Flood, So, RHP/IF, Blue Mountain (So. Ryegate); Zach Hatin, Fr, P, Burlington; Patrick Hilton, Sr, RHP/IF, Lyndon Institute (Lyndonville); Shane LaCroix, Fr, OF, St. Johnsbury; Sam Matthews, Jr, RHP/IF, St. Johnsbury; Ian Murdock, So, 1B/C, Twin Valley (Wilmington); Dylan Newton, Jr, OF, BFA-St. Albans (St. Albans); Tyler Pelletier, Jr, SS, BFA-St. Albans (St. Albans); Chris Poirier, So, P, Colchester; Devon Rollins, Fr, SS/RHP, Winooski; Ian Sackett, Sr, IF/OF, Danville; Jeremy Schichtle, Sr, P, Lyndon Institute (Lyndonville); Richard Trucott, Fr, 1B/P, Lyndon Institute (Sheffield); Robert Trucott, Sr, C, Lyndon Institute (Sheffield); Brady Weigel, So, IF, Oxbow (Bradford); Corey Wells, Jr, P/IF, Spaulding (Barre); Kyle Whitworth, Jr, IF, Brattleboro Union; UMass Dartmouth: Reese Tanguay, Fr, IF, Essex (Essex Junction); McDaniel (Md.): Calvin Benevento, So, LHP, Champlain Valley (Williston); Middlebury (3): Mark Dickerson, So, RHP, Mt. Abraham (Bristol); Sawyer Olson, Fr, P, Brattleboro (Guilford); Calvin McEathron, Fr, P, Union-32 (E. Montpelier); New England College: Tyler Perrin, Sr., P; Thetford Acad. (Thetford Ctr); Norwich (2): Devin Cilley, So, IF/RHP, South Royalton (Tunbridge): Billy Whaley, Fr, RHP/1B, Northfield; Oswego State: Dylan Parmenter, Sr, OF/C, Mt. Anthony (Bennington): Plattsburgh State (2): Casey Brighton, Sr, C, Lamoille Union (Hyde Park); Matt Meunier, Jr, OF, BFA-St. Albans (Swanton); Rivier: Eddie Soucie, Fr, RHP, Blue Mountain (So. Ryegate); Salve Regina: Matt Marchica, Fr, OF, Bellows Falls (Westminster); St. Lawrence (2): Frank Grady, Fr, RHP, Burlington; Ben Jenkins, Jr, RHP, So. Burlington; Skidmore (2): Geoff Green, Sr, C, Mt. Mansfield (Underhill); Dan Brown, Fr, RHP, Fair Haven (Castleton); Southern Vermont: Corey Armstrong, Sr, 1B/RHP, Mt. Anthony (Bennington; Thomas (Me.): Tom Blake, So, RHP, North Country (Newport); Utica: Riley Kevil, Fr, C/3B, Burr and Burton (Manchester Center); Western New England: Nick Salerno, So, RHP, Essex (Essex Junction).

NCAA coaches:
Clemson: Jack Leggett, head coach, South Burlington; Fairfield: Bill Currier, head coach, Essex;  Maine:  Jason Spaulding, asst. coach, Missisquoi Valley;  MIT: Andy Barlow, head coach, Burlington; Middlebury: Mike Phelps, asst. coach, Middlebury Union; Plattsburgh St.: Kris Cauchon, asst. coach, Colchester; Saint Michael's: Paul Morgan, head coach, Essex; Cagney Brigham, asst. coach, Enosburg; Lenny Whitehouse, asst. coach, Burlington.


Thursday, February 28, 2013

Annual VBCA Spring Baseball Clinic and State Meeting To Be Held March 16


Annual VBCA Spring Baseball Clinic and State Meeting To Be Held March 16

The annual Vermont Baseball Coaches Association spring clinic and state association meeting will be held Saturday, March 16 at Essex High School. Baseball coaches at all levels are invited to attend. The clinic fee is $25 per person and registration starts at 8:30 a.m. 

Following registration and the annual state association meeting, the annual coaches clinic will be held in the Essex High gymnasium. Among the clinicians and speakers making presentations are former UVM and professional standout Bobby Tewksbary, currently with A.B. Athletic Development a training facility in Nashua, N.H., Scott Blood, head coach at Blue Mountain Union High School, and current Essex High director of athletics, Ed Hockenbury, a former professional catcher.

All high school and amateur coaches are encouraged to become a member of the VBCA, an organization that promotes, publicizes and enhances baseball in the state of Vermont. Membership dues are $25 per school or amateur team. High School membership entitles your school's coaches and senior baseball players for post-season all-star consideration as well as participation in the annual VBCA Junior Showcase.  

Please share this notification with other baseball coaches in your community and encourage them to attend. For more information, please contact VBCA executive director Bruce Bosley at bruce@packnetwork.com or Jeff Stetson of the VBCA at jstetson@anesu.org




Thursday, June 28, 2012

2012 Vermont North South Game Rosters Announced


The rosters for the 2012 Vermont Baseball Coaches Association North-South Senior All-Star game have been announced today by the coaching staffs of each squad.

The annual doubleheader will be held this Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Saint Peter's Field in Rutland. Game one first pitch is slated for 11 a.m. and admission to the twinbill is free.

Coaching the North All-Stars will be Tim Albertson of CVU and Chris Richard of Essex. 

The North roster:
Phil Comeau, Frank Grady of Burlington
Brendan Davitt of CVU
Matthew Atwood, Danville
Dave DeFreest and Joe Selvis, Harwood
Casey Covey, Marshall Hastings and Connor Kelley, Middlebury
Jay Flanagan, Montpelier; Tommy Nelson, Ian Shaw, Mount Abraham
Nate Stewart, North Country
Zach Daley and Billy Whaley, Northfield
Ryan Davis, Peoples Academy
Matt Bouvier, South Burlington


Leading the South All-Stars are Kevin Bellomo of Rutland, Al Plante of Mount Anthony and Bellows Falls' Dick Forbush and Bob Lockerby

Members of the South:
Jeremy Kilburn, Cooper Long and Matt Marchia, Bellows Falls
Tim Rumrill, Black River
Tommy Heydinger, Jamie Martell and Soren Pelz-Walsh, Brattleboro
Riley Kevil and Jake Oliver, Burr & Burton
Dan Brown and Derick Hernandez, Fair Haven
Jacob Walker, Green Mountain
Josh Maniery, Mill River
Tyler Kunzmann, Russell Krebs and Nick Solari of Mount Anthony
Sam Major, Rutland
Kirk Pelham, Springfield
Jon Dedell, Woodstock

2012 Marble Valley League All-Stars


The Marble Valley League (MVL) Coaches Association picked All-Star teams at the end of this season. These picks are in addition to the regular MVL All-Stars.

Each MVL league (A, B, and C) picked a player of the year and players at each position to represent a full team. Each player is listed in alphabetical order by position.

Please note, players are listed as presented from each league meeting. Please report any errors to Adam Provost ( aprovost@burrburton.org ) for corrections.

Congratulations to the players listed below on very successful seasons!

C League:

Player of the Year: Brett Kelley, Poultney

Pitchers: Tyler Bathalon, West Rutland; Alex Hawley, Arlington; Dale Nesbitt, Twin Valley; Tim Rumrill. Black River; Matt Sanborn, MSJ.
Catchers: Jacob Cook, Poultney; Colin Lozizo, Twin Valley.
3B: Brendan Groh, West Rultand; Tyler Rice, Poultney.
SS: Gunnar Beach, Arlington; Joey Callahan, West Rutland; Colin Gilbert, MSJ.
2B: Oldean Dwyer, Arlington; Noah Schmidt, Black River.
OF: Justin Carter, MSJ; Sean Shepardson, Poultney; Nick Clufo, Black River.

B League:

Player of the Year: Jeremy Kilburn, Bellows Falls

Pitchers: Drew Barnum, Caleb Bristol, Leland and Gray; Cooper Long, Bellows Falls; Jon Dedell, Woodstock; Brett Fuller, Springfield; Ethan Hill, Windsor; Logan Little, Chester; Brett Patterson, Otter Valley.
Catcher: Kirk Perham, Springfield.
3B: Jim Winslow, Otter Valley.
SS: Doug Avellino, Woodstock.
2B: Zach Rawling, Bellows Falls.
1B: Zach Cole, Woodstock.
OF: Kyle Cushing, Windsor;  Brandon Reilly, Leland and Gray; Jake Potaine, Springfield
DH: Thomas Roberts, Otter Valley.

A League:

Player of the Year: Tyler Kunzmann, Mt Anthony

Pitchers: Ryan Bellomo, Rutland; Dan Brown, Fair Haven; Tommy Heydinger, Brattleboro; Russell Krebs, Mt Anthony; Josh Maniery, Mill River; Jake Oliver, Burr and Burton; Sawyer Olsen, Brattleboro; Jake Stalcup, Burr and Burton
Catcher: Jamie Martell, Brattleboro;
3B: Ryley Kevil, Burr and Burton
SS: Soren Pelz-Walsh, Brattleboro
2B: Wade Green, Mt Anthony
1B: James MacDonald, Fair Haven; Sam Major, Rutland
OF: Derrick Hernandez, Fair Haven; Zach Fuller, Mill River; Mitch Magarian, Burr and Burton; Nick Solari, Mt Anthony