Umpire Training Starts Wednesday March 2nd!

New and returning WPPA umpire training for 2011 will be conducted as follows:
Wednesday, March 2

Wednesday, March 9

Wednesday, March 16

Wednesday, March 23

All session will be begin promptly at 7:00pm and will end at 9:00pm. The sessions will be held at Amundsen High School Gymnasium, 5100 North Damen

The 2011 Umpire application can be found at
http://www.wppabaseball.com/images/docs/2011umpireapplication.pdf

Welles Park Youth Baseball Registration January 22nd and 29th

The Welles Park Youth Baseball program is holding their registration the next two Saturdays, Jan. 22nd and Jan. 29th. This Saturday's registration is ONLY for returning player. The second Saturday is for new players. Please go to their website for complete details. http://www.wppabaseball.com/

Andy Lowenthal Steps down as WPPA President.

Andy Lowenthal ends his term as president of the Welles Park Parents Association tonight. He will be replaced by John Anderson, who is currently serving as one the associations vice-presidents. Jim Coffman and Tony Pellikan will be the new vice-presidents and Mike Bernard will serve as secretary. These four and Andy, as president emeritus, will make up the executive committee.

Unless you have been president of this league, or worked closely with the president, it is impossible to imagine the time and effort required to do this job. Andy has handled the job with grace, diplomacy, and humor.

I'm sure John will do a great job.

Thank you Andy and good luck John.

12 Year Old Travel Team Goes to Cooperstown!

The Welles Park 12 & under travel team is head to Cooperstown. They will spend a week playing baseball against teams from around the country and visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame. The team is made up of players from the house league teams, who tried out last fall. They have played a number of games this season against other area travel teams. They used fundraisers to raise money to help defray the cost. I wish them a lot of luck and hope they have a great time.

World Series Winners by League!

Junior League Champs-The LA Dodgers
Minor League Champs-The Colorado Rockies
Major League Champs-The NY Yankees
Senior League Champs-The Ohio State Buckeyes
Liberty League Champs-The Corpus Christi Hooks

Congratulations to all of the players and coaches.

Season Ends with Exciting Minor World Series Game at Picnic!

For the first time in more than a decade the final game of the season was played on the day of the league picnic. As a huge crowd looked on, the Minor Rockies defeat the Minor Red Sox in the third game of the World Series. The Red Sox furious seventh inning rally fell just short, as the Rockies held on.

Thousands of players and parents packed Welles Park for the traditional season ending league picnic. Trophies and other awards were handed out to all of the participants. Great food and a lot of fun was enjoyed by all.

Thillens Was a Success. Liberty League About to Start

The WPPA had a great weekend at Thillens. The weather was super and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. There were many thrilling games in all of the leagues. Attendance was great!

The Liberty League had its draft on Wednesday evening and games should be starting in about 10 days. All of the Liberty games are played at Rogers Park. This is a great league with some fine young men playing some top-notch baseball. If you get tried of watch the Cubs and Sox lose games, come to Rogers Park, at least you will get your money's worth.