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Each year we rely on YOUR help to clean up the fields, and this year will be no exception.

• 3/31 & 4/1 are rained out
• Sat.  April 7th – 10am until 4pm or later

We pull weeds, paint over graffiti, repair the dugouts and clean up the concession area and the storage locker.

Our goal is to have every player attend, and to bring at least one person from their family, so we can get the place ship-shape in just a couple of hours, rather than create a miserable all day job for just a few people.

We do have a few tools, and the league will provide paint, brushes and odds and ends, but we really need you to bring any of the following:

• Work gloves
• Flat shovels
• Spades
• Old clothes
• Patience
• A good attitude

Can we count on your support this year?

When: To be announced soon

Where: At the fields!

Our Official Opening Day will be Saturday  April 14th,  with a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11am, and team pictures photos beginning at 8am.

Please pe on time and have all kids together 15 minutes before your scheduled time…

Photo Schedule:

The morning of Opening Day, Saturday, April 14th, from 8:30 to 11:30 we will be having our annual Pancake Breakfast.

This is one of our few fundraisers, and has become a tradition, with pancakes, sausage, and orange juice.

Where: Rockwood Home Field
Cost: $3.00/person
Who: Everyone, please! Bring your friends and family!

Please do come and eat to support our league this year…

Tryout dates are Saturday Feb. 11^th & Sunday Feb. 12^th

• Midgets  -  9 am – 10 am
• Juniors  -  10am – 11 am
• Seniors  -  11am – Noon

Rainout / Make-ups will be:

• Sunday February 19^th   -  12 pm – 2 pm for all age groups

Registration online here

Rockwood will have a Junior team, for players with a birth date on or after August 1, 1999, placing them in the Junior division for 2012.

We are currently looking for more players, and we will be playing either in Clackamas (August 28 thru October 30) or Oregon City (August 21st through October 23rd).
More details here

Games are Sundays – No game Labor Day Weekend – limited practices (if any) – $70 per player maximum.

We need more players, and a commitment by August 1 – Contact Scott Hendison at 503.522.9244 or scott@hendison.com

Seniors & Midgets contact your coaches from this year

Coaches,

Please follow the steps below for Home games that are rained out or need to be rescheduled.

• Rainout determination needs to be done no later than 4pm on game day.
• Notify the opposing coach by 4pm or sooner.
• Notify Sheryl Larsen (for Umpires) no later than 4pm (PHONE HER!)
• Email Charene and Tanya requesting 3 dates you can supply to the opposing coach for make-up dates.
• Notify Charene, Tanya, and Sheryl by email which date the other team accepted.
• Verify the on-line Field Schedule is updated with your changes.
• Contact information for board members is here

If you schedule a game for a day when there is no Concessions coverage it’s your teams responsibility to work the concessions. Let me know if you need a board member to open and close for you.
Coaches, the on-line field schedule determines if you have a field for practice or games. Please keep Charene and Tanya updated with any and all field schedule changes.

The morning of Opening Day, Saturday, April 16th, from 8:30 to 11:30 we are having a Pancake Breakfast.

This annual Breakfast fundraiser has become a tradition, and it includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, and even orange juice!

Where: Rockwood Home Fields
Cost: $3.00/person
Who: Everyone, please! Bring your friends and family!

Please help continue to make our league a success this year…

Saturday April  16th will be picture day, and all teams will be scheduled soon.  Farm and Peewee will play games that Saturday, and Seniors begin play the following week.

Midget and Junior American and National league games both begin play the following week, April 24th,  so watch the Tri-County league website for the game schedules to get posted.

The schedule for pictures is as follows:

• 8:45am – Senior Am / Lyver
• 9:00am – PeeWee1 / Holcomb
• 9:15am – PeeWee2 / Taylor
• 9:30am – Midget2 / Martin
• 9:45am – Farm2 / Beierle
• 10:00am – Midget1 / Simmons
• 10:15am – Farm1 / Holden
• 10:30am – Midget PC / Keegan
• 10:45am – Junior Nat / Hendison
• 11:00am – Senior Nat / Peterson

Friends of Baseball, a new foundation established to support Youth Baseball, generously donated to our league.

Inspired by a father and son bond formed years earlier through the love of baseball, a Portland businessman has created a one million dollar foundation to support youth baseball in Northwest Oregon.Keenan Longcor, who reflects fondly on his experience with his son Ben, established the Friends of Baseball (FOB) earlier this year to provide grants to help struggling baseball leagues succeed in order to enrich youth / parent relationships and to promote life lessons of good sportsmanship and teamwork.

Rockwood Junior Baseball is among the first five leagues to benefit from the Friends of Baseball foundation. When RJB was made aware of the Foundation, the board wrote a grant asking for funds to help pay for a utility vehicle to help with field maintenance.

“This generous contribution will provide great relief to our volunteer field manager, Nick Vanoudenhaegen and the other coaches and parents who put in dozens of hours each week to keep our fields in top playing condition for daily games and practices” said Monica Cory, RBJ Treasurer. “Not only will this gift assist our volunteers and serve ball players, its a boon to the community since the ongoing presence of baseball families helps keep our home park safer for everyone.”

“I have been fortunate in my business and I felt it was time to give back to the sport and the community that helped create lifelong memories for both my son and me, Longcor explained as he reflected on the reason for creating the foundation. “It is my hope that through the Friends of Baseball, other parents and children will kindle a similar bond found in sharing the sport that has so many lifelong lessons. Our inaugural grants reflect the spirit and mission of FOB.”

Rockwood Junior Baseball: Grant Summary
This league has overcome significant financial hardships, including the embezzlement of funds by a former league president. Through it all, their community rose above the challenges to insure their teams could continue to play and compete. Grant: $3,900 for a utility vehicle to assist volunteers in managing and maintaining their five playing fields.

Friends of Baseball – 1631 N. E. Broadway #118 Portland, Oregon 97232 www.Friendsofbaseball.org