12U Gold Go To Disney

The 12U Gold played in the USSSA World Series at Disneyworld. It was hot and the softball was great. The girls played well in the blazing heat taking 2nd in their pool. After surviving a monsoon type rain out, the tournament was well played and hard fought against some great teams from as far away as Washington state. All the families had a super time at the Disney & Universal parks. It was a excellent way to finish off a very successful 2008 season. On to the game details.

The Tinley Park Rockers 12U Gold traveled to Orlando, Florida to play in the "USSSA Fast Pitch 12U World Series”. The team finished 2nd in Pool Play by going 2-1. The Rockers opened Pool Play with bats as hot as the weather. The Rockers played the Collegeville, Pennsylvania X-Treme Red and won by the score of 14-1. In this game, the Rockers were lead by the pitching of Kathleen Steffensen and the hitting and defensive play of Lauren Beatty and Amy Vos. The Rockers lost their second game to the Niceville, Florida High Intensity by the close score of 3-2. The Rockers had a great pitching effort from Sarah Herold in this game. Megan Glynn contributed with the bat and called a great game behind the plate. Haley Hamann made some great defensive plays to turn back Niceville and keep the Rockers in the game. Ashley Hesse had a key hit to give the Rockers a 2-1 lead that they could not hold on to. The Rockers threaten in every inning but the High Intensity made the plays to defeat the Rockers in this very exciting game. The Rockers needed to win the final Pool Game to get a bye in the first round of the playoffs. The Rockers played the West Palm Beach, Florida Pride and won the game 9-3. Sara Koniewicz and Angela Robison took the Rocker team on their back and lead the team to victory. The Rockers entered the championship playoffs and played the Annandale, Virginia Stingrays. This game started at 11:00 AM and lasted over 4 hours. The game went 12 innings and was delayed by a rain storm. The Rockers battled and Stingrays and the Florida heat and won the game 6-5. Allison Kotas took charge of the game by taking part in two double plays (one was unassisted) and both came in extra innings to prevent the Rockers from losing. Rachel Tobolaski came in the relieve Steffensen and pitched outstanding to get the Rockers a win. The Rockers had to play immediately after that game against the Aurora, Indiana EMR club. EMR was well rested and defeated the Rockers by the score of 7-1. The Rockers had a great game by Rebecca Vahldick and Melissa Schobel. Vahldick caught most of the games in this tournament and was the strength for the Rockers all tournament long. Schobel was the ultimate team player by playing many positions and making clutch plays. In all the Rockers Gold had a great experience in Florida. In USSSA play, the Rockers finished the year ranked 8th in the State of Illinois out of 120 teams.

12U Take 2nd place in Oak Lawn

The 12U Gold notched another 2nd place finish in the 31st Annual Oak Lawn Tournament. 14 teams played during the rainy, breezy, crazy weather weekend. The girls played 8 games over the 3 days posting a 6 - 2 record on the way to winning a great team trophy and some individual hardware.

The Friday night game was against the Lockport Pythons. The girls started early and scored often putting up a 7-2 victory. Megan hit a home runs to start the offense for the weekend. Allie played a great 2nd covering the bag on several force plays. The team played well and posted an efficient game.

The Saturday morning game placed the Gold against the 11U Frankfort Flames. It was the Rockers bats that were smoking and wound up with a 12 - 0 victory. Ashley played well on both sides of the diamond. Mel hit in the 2 slot and was solid in the field.

The afternoon game found the Oak Park Windmills White next in the Gold's path. The offense continued to stay red hot with a 14-1 win. Lauren hit a grand slam to lead the offense.

The last pool game pitted the Gold versus the Napervillians. The 1st inning was a rocky one giving up 7 runs. The girls settled down and started to chip away at the lead. Rachel came in and shut down the Villians bats. The weather was not co-operating with rain, dirt & wind constantly fighting. The battle continued until time expired and the Napervillians walked away with an 8-5 win and 1st place in the pool.

Usually winning your pool means you get to sleep in on Sunday, but not in Oak Lawn. In a twist of fate, the Gold was scheduled for a 12:30 start on Sunday. The extra sleep was put to good use and the Palos Storm wished the Rockers had overslept. When the game was over the Gold had posted a 13-1 victory.

Next up the Lincoln Way Storm. This game was tight from the beginning. Bad hops, good hops, hard hit balls & home runs were the stories of this game. The Rockers took the lead 4 - 1 and the Storm came back & tied it. The Rockers added another and the Storm tied it. The Rockers finally took the lead on Katho's home run for the 6-5 win. This game was well played & exciting from start to finish.

The Hickory Hills team had worked its way through games beating Lockport & Plainfield. The Gold was pumped from a nervous game against the Storm & exploded for 20 runs to defeat a tired Hickory team. Hickory was in its first tournament and wound up 4th. Sara K hit her 1st grand slam lead the hit parade. Amy finished up and got the save.

Time for the championship game. Both teams were looking for a rematch and the game was everything promised. Sarah Herlod's home run was matched by one for the Napervillians. It was a tight game when things got exciting. A tag play at the plate and an accidential collision made for some lively discussions between umps, coaches and the peanut galleries. Just as in the previous game Naperville took a lead and the Rockers kept chipping away. The Rockers had their shot in the top of the 6th with the bases loaded and 2 outs, Lauren came off the bench to pinch hit. With her right hand taped up and hurting, she hit a shot to the gap in right. The right fielder made a great catch to end the inning and Naperville held on to hand the 12U Gold a 7 - 4 loss. With Lauren, Angela & Rebecca all hurting, the team came up a little short.

Overall the team posted a 6 -2 record for the weekend scoring 81 runs while giving up 24 runs. The girls were ready to play & hit. It showed the girls how to move up their game to the next level.

12U Gold Take 2nd in Berywn ???

Last weekend the 12U Gold took 2nd place in a rain shortened Berywn Bash tournament. The Gold went 4- 0 and played very well. The rains came early to shorten this very nice tournament. On to the action....

Friday night the 1st pool game was against the North Suburban Slammers. The Gold's bat were hot and put up a quick 6 runs in the first inning. The wind was blowing out strong to left but the girls hit the ball the other way all night long. Sarah pitched a solid game and won the game's MVP with everyone contributing. The Gold took the win 11-3. Remember this game for later.

Saturady morning was clear and cooler but the Gold came out swinging in the 8:00 am game just as hot as the night before. In the 1st inning, 16 girls batted to jump out to an early lead. Katho had the Lisle Slammers off balance all game & Rachel came in to close out the game. Ashley won the MVP with a great catch at 1st. The final was 16-0 and it was on to bracket play.

The 12U Gold was the number 1 seed versus the number 4 seed Woodridge Wildcats. This proved to be the toughest game played so far. The Woodridge pitcher used a good rising fastbal to keep the Gold hiters off balance. The defense was solid with Sara, Angela, Rachel & Rebecca all teaming up on a great relay home. No one agreed with the call, but it was a great play anyway. The Gold walked away with a hard fought 5-3 victory.

The 2nd pool game was against the Oak Park Huskies. The Gold started off with 4 runs in the 1st and then the rains began. So the game was suspended in the 1st inning until 11 am Sunday morning. After play resumed, the Huskies high scoring lineup was shut down and the Gold rolled to a 12-0 victory.

In a weekend where everyone else was rained out, the Gold was scheduled to play the only team left in the winners bracket, the North Suburban Slammers. Then the tournament that looked so promising turned for the worst when the storm clouds opened and the tournament was ended. The top 2 teams were undefeated in bracket play with the Gold 4-0 & Slammers 3-1 overall. The lone defeat for the Slammers was the 1st pool game between the 2 teams. The Gold had given up 6 runs, the Slammers 11. In the rainstorm; it was decided to give 1st place to the Slammers in direct disagreement with USSSA tie breaker rules.

The 12U Gold played a great tournament and really started to show the caliber of team they have become. They went undefeated and lost a championship with class.

12U Gold Win the Rocker's Softball Palooza Tournament

Last weekend was a great weekend for softball in the south suburbs. The weather was clear and just perfect for the 8 team tournament. There were 2 pools with the 11U Black, Homewood Heat, Orland Park A's and Palos Storm in the Red Pool. In the Blue Pool was the 12U Gold, DuPage Diamond Dogs, Downers Grove Rebels, and Beach Park Thunder. Off to pool play...

The first game matched the 12U Gold with the Downers Grove Rebels. The girls came out swinging and wrapped up a 13-0 victory. Katho, Hailey & Mel had key hits to get the bats going. The 2nd pool game was against the Beach Park Thunder. The Gold scatched out a couple of early runs and then had a couple of big innings. Sara, Angela & Megan lead the team with an efficient effort to post the 12-4 win. After a quick ride over to Kiwanis from McCarthy, the DuPage Diamond Dawgs were the next opponent. This game was tight from the 1st pitch. Both teams had some timely hitting but the Gold was holding onto a 4-2 lead heading into the bottom of the 4th ( and last inning). The Dawgs got 2 runners on and then laced a 3 run homer just inside the right field line. Another run followed as time expired for a 6-4 loss. So the Gold were 2-1 in pool play positioning them in 2nd place in the Blue Pool.

The championship round was single elimination so every play counted. The Gold drew the Orland Park A's in the 1st round. The Gold jumped out to an early lead and played well in the field. Amy, Sarah & Lauren all collected big hits. Solid outfield play finished off the A's for a 12-0 victory. On Sunday morning the sun was shining even though Coach Jack was back in town. The brackets put the 12U Gold vs. the 11U Black. Only one fact was certain, 1 Rocker team would move on. The first couple innings were tight with both teams playing well flashing the leather. Finally a big inning broke it open for the Gold. Megan's hit jumped right over the bag at 3rd & Allie returned to get some big hits. When the dust settled the Gold came out on top 10 - 3.

On to the championship game vs the Diamond Dawgs. The 1st inning set the tone with Sarah & Lauren getting on. Rebecca dug in and hit a bomb to straightway center to jump to a 2-0 lead. The Dawgs fought back with 1 of their own. Then the defense took over with a perfectly executed double play Sarah - Rachel -Rebecca with the tag at home. Throw in another double play and the bats started to heat up again. This time the Gold kept adding on runs and took the Championship with a 9 - 2 victory. A truely great team effort to bounce back against a very good DuPage team. Time to collect some hardware....

Here's all the results from the Rocker's Softball Palooza:

Tinley Park Rockers “Softball Palooza” 2008 12U Class B WSQ – May 24-25

Tournament Champions – Tinley Park Rockers Gold
2nd Place – DuPage Diamond Dogs

Single Elimination Bracket Play Results
1st Round
Tinley Park Rockers Gold 12 Orland A’s Blue 0
Tinley Park Rockers Black 12 Beach Park Thunder 0
Homewood Heat 7 Downers Grove Rebels Green 6
Dupage Diamond Dogs 12 Palos Storm 0
2nd Round
Tinley Park Rockers Gold 10 Tinley Park Rockers Black 3
DuPage Diamond Dogs 8 Homewood Heat 3
Championship
Tinley Park Rockers Gold 9 DuPage Diamond Dogs 2


Red Pool Play Results
Tinley Park Rockers Black 13 Palos Storm 0
Homewood Heat 7 Orland A’s Blue 0
Tinley Park Rockers Black 4 Homewood Heat 3
Orland A’s Blue 8 Palos Storm 2
Homewood Heat 14 Palos Storm 3
Tinley Park Rockers Black 7 Orland A’s 3


Blue Pool Play Results
DuPage Diamond Dogs 10 Downers Grove Rebels Green 0
Tinley Park Rockers Gold 12 Beach Park Thunder 4
Tinley Park Rockers Gold 13 Downers Grove Rebels Green 0
DuPage Diamond Dogs 10 Beach Park Thunder 0
DuPage Diamond Dogs 6 Tinley Park Rockers Gold 4
Downers Grove Rebels 22 Beach Park Thunder 14

Softball Palooza Schedule

Tinley Park Rockers 12U Class B USSSA WSQ - 5/24-25/08

RED POOL
1 Orland A's Blue
2 Homewood Heat 12U
3 Palos Storm
4 Tinley Park Rockers Black 11U

BLUE POOL
5 Tinley Park Rockers Gold
6 Beach Park Thunder 12U
7 Downers Grove Rebels Green
8 DuPage Diamond Dogs

Saturday - May 24, 2008
McCarthy Park 16801 South 80th Avenue -Tinley Park
Time McCarthy
8:30 AM 7-8
10:15 AM 5-6
12:30 PM 2-3
2:15 PM 1-4
4:30 PM Playoffs Game A
6:15 PM Playoffs Game B

Kiwanis Park 175th Street & Castle Drive - Tinley Park

Note: Kiwanis Park is located behind St. Stevens Church 175th Street & 84th Ave. The North field is located closest to 175th Street

Kiwanis - N
8:30 AM 3-4
10:15 AM 2-4
12:30 PM 5-7
2:15 PM 5-8
4:30 PM Playoffs Game C

Kiwanis-S
8:30 AM 1-2
10:15 AM 1-3
12:30 PM 6-8
2:15 PM 6-7
4:30 PM Playoffs Game D


Sunday - May 25, 2008

Time McCarthy
8:30 AM Playoffs Game E
10:15 AM Playoffs Game F
12:30 PM Playoffs Game G

SINGLE ELIMINATION PLAYOFFS
Game A BLUE 2ND PLACE VS. RED 3RD PLACE
Game B RED 1ST PLACE VS. BLUE 4TH PLACE
Game C RED 2ND PLACE VS. BLUE 3RD PLACE
Game D BLUE 1ST PLACE VS. RED 4TH PLACE
Game E WINNERS OF GAME A AND GAME B
Game F WINNERS OF GAME C AND GAME D
Game G CHAMPIONSHIP - GAME E AND F WINNERS

Rocker Palooza Rules

USSSA
WORLD SERIES QUALIFIER

12U

Tinley Park
Illinois




RULES AND REGULATIONS

THE “SOFTBALL PALOOZA” TOURNAMENT WILL BE RUN IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2008 USSSA RULE BOOK EXCEPT WHEN NOTED.


1. RULES: All Managers Should Read and Understand USSSA Rules and these Tournament Rules; manager is responsible for making sure his/her team knows and abides by these rules. USSSA Rules will be in effect during the entire tournament.
2. The Manager is responsible for checking the MAIN PAIRINGS BOARD AFTER EVERY GAME to see if the schedule has any changes. Any other copies of the schedule including those posted on the website are just a guide and can be revised at any time.
3. CHECK-IN: Manager should check in at Kiwanis Park at tournament information stand. Check in should be done 60 minutes before your first game.
a. A copy of Insurance Certificate for Tournament Director to keep.
b. A copy of Signed ON-LINE Roster for Tournament Director to keep.
c. A folder containing players’ Birth Certificates for age verification, if required.
4. READINESS: Teams Must Be At The Field Ready to Play 30 Minutes Before Scheduled Game Time.
5. LINEUP CARDS: Lineup cards must be properly completed, including players’ & subs’ first and last name(s), uniform number(s) and on-field position(s). Managers must turn in completed lineup card to home plate umpire at the time of the coin flip. Each team will supply their own line-up cards.
6. HOME TEAM: will be determined by coin flip at home plate at the pre-game meeting.
7. WEATHER ISSUES: In case of inclement weather, Tournament Committee reserves the right to modify the format of the tournament including eliminating losers bracket games in order to complete the tournament within the time frame allotted. Teams must be Ready to Play Within Thirty (30) Minutes of Notification.
9. GAME TIME IS START TIME!
10. FIELD CONDUCT: No infield practice allowed. Teams may warm up outside of the outfield fences only. No batting practice allowed in between the fields. No infield / outfield ball after the first inning. Please make sure your team hustles on and off the field.
11. WARM-UP PITCHES: The starting pitcher or a new pitcher will be allowed a maximum of five (5) warm-up pitches, and no more than three (3) in-between innings. Each additional pitch will constitute a “ball” on the batter.
12. USSSA MERCY RUN RULE: 12 (runs) after 3 (innings); 10 after 4; 8 after 5.
13. TIME LIMIT: One Hour and Fifteen Minutes (1:15) – inning in progress to be concluded. (Time Limit subject to change depending on weather.) Clock starts on the FIRST WARM UP PITCH!
14. TIE-BREAKER: If game is tied at the end of regulation (7 full innings, or time expired), the International Tie-Breaker will be used until a winner is determined.
15. DUGOUT CONDUCT: No Alcoholic Beverages or Smoking Allowed in the Dugout.
16. UNIFORMS: Uniforms are recommended to be similar in color and style and have numbers on the back. No identical numbers. Batting Helmets have Chin Straps, they are to be used and properly secured.
17. PROTESTS: There are no protests. Umpires decisions are final as are the decisions of the tournament director and her staff.
18. CONCESSIONS: VERY IMPORTANT! No Outside Food will be allowed in the Complexes (team water coolers ARE allowed in dugout). YOU CANNOT USE A GRILL IN THE VILLAGE OF TINLEY PARK!
19. Teams may run for the catcher or pitcher at any time. A substitute that is not in the game must be used. If no substitute is available, then the player who made the last BATTED OUT may be used.
20. Inclement weather will cause the four-game guarantee to be voided. Schedules and tournament style can change because of the weather. Tinley Park Rockers management will make all decisions on scheduling.
21. TIE BREAKERS: To decide ties in standings, the following tie-breakers will be used:
a. Head to head
b. Least runs allowed all games
c. Least runs allowed (minus worst game)
d. Coin flip
22. Winning team should report final score to the Field Marshall or Information Tent.

This week's schedule 5/19

We will be off on Monday (5/19) and Tuesday (5/20) games and uniforms are listed below. I am looking for a park for a practice on Friday will keep you all posted….



Wednesday Kiwanis North Palos Ripit-Green Black uniforms 6:30 p.m.

Thursday 107th & Oak Park Orland Sparks Gold Uniforms 5:45 p.m.



I want the girls at the parks 45 minutes before game time.

Weekend in Joliet

Last weekend the 12U Gold went 4 - 2 to take 7th place overall in a 27 team tournament in Joliet.
The 1st game was a 8-0 victory over the Plainfield Shockers. It was an early 7am game but the girls came out swinging and cruised to the win.
The 2nd game was a 10-2 win over the Diamond Queens. Kathleen pitched her 2nd complete game and had the opponents jumping at her changeup all day.
With a 2-0 record the 12U Gold won it's pool & it was off to bracket play.
The 1st opponent was the Plainfield Twisters, who had just handed the 11U Black it's 1st loss. The Gold jumped all over their #2 starter and batted around in the 2nd inning to run off with a 12-2 win.
Sunday was clear but cold with a stiff wind blowing in on field 6 like a hurricane. The morning game was against Palos Rippit Black, who the Gold defeated last fall in Tinley. It was a tight game but in their last at bat, the Gold fought back to tie the game at 4. With runners at 2 & 3rd and 1 out, the Gold just couldn't push the winning run across the plate. In the tie breaker, there was a great throw home to keep a run from scoring. But the next girl for Rippit hit a shot into the teeth of the wind for a 2 run homer. The Gold fought back to score 1 but fell short. .
The next opponent was the Diamond Queens again but this looked like a different team. The game was close and a late rally including a home run by Angela put the Gold on top 4-3.
The Duneland Flyers were the next team and it was a tough game. The bats were quiet with some fine plays by their defense on some at-them balls. The Gold fell 9-2 to complete the tourney.
Overall the Gold placed 7th. The 2 losses came to the 2nd & 3rd place teams in the tournament. With a play here, another hit here, they could have been in the championship. Next tourney - Rocker Palooza in Tinley.....

This week's Schedule

Wednesday night Gold vs Black at Kiwanis at 5:00 PM - Wear Gold

Thursday night vs Lemont Rockers in Worth at 5:45 PM - Wear Black

Sat morning vs Plainfield Schockers in Joliet at 7:00 AM

Yeah that's right game starts at 7:00 AM go to bed early

Round Robin Results

The round robin in Northlake was a tough day for the girls. A tough Trevians team fought back in the first game to win by a 6-5 score in their last at bat. The Gold played with 10 girls so everyone got a lot of playing time. The 2nd game was the Lady Tigers and the Gold fell behind early and fell 6-4. The last couple of innings were interesting as the Gold played with 2 outfielders. The final game was against the Hawks 96 team. This time with 9 girls in the lineup, a close fought battle was in hand. The Hawks won by 1 run to finish the day.

It was a challenging day playing with less than our normal 13 girls. Everyone had a lot of action, sometimes in their secondary positions. Outfield play was excellent with some great catches and backups. Keeping focus, making routine plays and knowing the game situation is key to winning close games. Let's get ready for Joliet next weekend..

12U Gold Win USSSA World Series Bid

The 12U Gold travelled north to Elmwood Park to compete this weekend in the Tigers USSSA World Series Qualifier. 18 teams were entered including 4 "A" teams and 3 11U teams.

The first game was against the Oak Park Huskies and despite the 8:00 am start and the wet outfield, the Gold played well and posted a 7-0 win Kathleen got the shutout with timely hitting.
The next opponent was the Chicago Outburst and another shutout 2-0. This time Megan got the big hit to seal the win. The Gold win their pool & on to championship play.

The 5:00 pm start with the cold windy damp weather made it tough on both teams. The Wasco Diamonds played a efficient game but the Gold was able to push across 4 runs. Wasco threatened but Kathleen made a perfect throw from center to Sarah to Rebecca to gun down the runner at the plate. A great victory....

Sunday opened against the Windmills White with a convincing 12-0 win. Ashley lead the way with her 1st home run of the day. The next game was the semifinal in the winners bracket. The Bolingbrook Rage hit the ball hard and jumped out to a 6-2 lead. The Gold fought back with another Ashley homer and some late hitting to a 6-5 score but fell short of the win.

On to the losers bracket and a rematch with the Wasco Diamonds. Just as in the previous game it was close with both teams making plays. The Gold tied the game at 4 - 4 but Angela was thrown out at home. The Gold had one more opportunity loading the bases but couldn't push across the tying run. Wasco went on to win the tournament playing 7 games on Sunday.

The 12U Gold wound up in 5th place out of 18 teams. Jack received a call from the USSSA which awarded the 12U Gold a bid to the World Series. Overall the team fell a little short of winning the championship, but accomplished another team goal. Winning a bid to Disney!!!!

Homer Hawks Round Robin Sat May 10th

Yes, it's true. The Homer Hawks Round Robin for the 12U Gold is in Northlake.

Now for the good news. We're scheduled for 3 games all back to back against some good teams. At 10 am it's the Trevians, who played at our round robin and looked good. At 11:45 it's the Elmwood Park Tigers, who tied with the Gold for 5th in their tournament. The last game is at 1:30 against the hosts, the Homer Hawks 96.

Forecast is for good weather on Sat & rain for Mother's day. Here's the address

Grant Park

44 W. Golf view Drive
Northlake, Illinois. 60164

New Games Added Homer Hawks League

The 12U Gold has added the following games from the Homer Hawks League to the schedule:

Updated 5/6/08 WORTH SCHEDULE

All games are at
107TH AND OAK PARK AVE, Worth

DATE Opponent TIME
5/6/2008 CHITOWN SILVER 5:45 field 1
5/15/2008 LEMONT ROCKERS 5:45 field 3
5/22/2008 SPARKS 5:45 field 1
5/29/2008 HAWKS 96 7:30 field 1
6/3/2008 ROCKERS BLACK 7:20 field 1
6/10/2008 LT REDBIRDS 8:50 field 1

All times and dates will be posted on the Rocker's calendar

12U Gold Win 14 - 4 Over the Mokena Storm

Saturday the wind was screaming out towards right field, the 12U Gold faced off against our rivals from the south the Mokena Storm. Rachel pitched her way out of a jam in the 1st inning and then the Gold's bats warmed up. A great bunt from Sarah and some timely hitting from the middle of the line-up plated 4 runs in the first. Megan caught the entire game and kept the baserunners from getting an extra base. The entire lineup contributed with doubles and a triple. Allie had a big 2 out single that scored 2 to seal the deal. Sarah & Kathleen finished up in relief and held a tough Storm team to only 4 runs for the victory.

Next weekend - Elmwood Park Tourney 18 teams A & B

Elmwood Park Tournament

We have the pool play schedule for Saturday's tourney in Elmwood Park

Pool A
Sat 8:00 AM
EPHS 1
[IL] tinley park rockers-gold VS. [IL] Oak Park Huskies

Sat 12:00 PM
EPHS 2
[IL] Chicago Out Burst 12u VS. [IL] tinley park rockers-gold

All games are played at:
Elmwood High School
8201 W. Fullerton Ave
Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707

Championship play will start at 2:00 or 4:00 pm depending on the pool game results.

This should be a great tourney with 18 teams total 4 "A" teams and 3 11U teams.

This week's schedule

Tuesday
Pictures (Black uniforms) Pottawanamie 4:30 p.m.

Thursday
Practice Moose Park (North Field) 5:00 p.m.
(175th between Harlem & 80th Ave.)

Friday
Practice Andrew After the freshman game

Saturday
Game vs. Lincoln Way St. Bonaface (163rd and Oak Park Ave.) 5:00 p.m. start time

Sunday
Practice Pottawanamie 11:00 a.m.

Saturday's Game with Crete Crush

The new game time is 2:00 PM on Saturday for our game versus the Crete Crush. Here are the directions to the game on Saturday….Game starts at 2:00 p.m. I want the girls there by 1:00 p.m. We will be wearing our gold uniforms (I want to have the black ones for Sunday).
Take 80 east to 394 south. Take that to Exchange Street and turn right (West). Follow that into town. One block BEFORE the stop light in town is Wood Street. Turn North on wood street. You will go one block and you will see the school on the east side of the street. Go past the school and there is a one lane road just past the school. Turn east and follow that to the fields. There is a parking lot right by the fields.

Practices added

3 new practices have been scheduled at Moose Park. Times are 5:30 to 7 on April 24th, May 29th, and June 19th. Moose Park is on 175th street 2 blocks west of Harlem.

http://www.tinleyparkdistrict.org/Parks-Facilities/pop-Nasebandt-Park.htm

Game cancelled Sat 4/12/08

Today's game with the Frankfort Flames has been cancelled due to the crummy weather.

See you at practice on Tuesday......

Game Added April 17th

I have tentatively scheduled a game with the ChiTown Express for Thursday April 17th starting at 5:45 p.m. in Willow brook. The link for directions to the park are listed below. I would want the girls there in full uniform by 5:00 p.m. I will confirm what uniform will be used early next week.


Sunshine Park, which is located at 230 Sunrise Ave in Willow brook

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/230+Sunrise+Ave+Willowbrook+IL+60527-6132/

Practices Added

We are going to have practice on Monday (4/07) and Wednesday (4/09) starting at approx. 6:00 p.m. If there is a question about practicing (due to weather) you can call Jack on his cell., he will be on site .

Please make certain the girls are "working" on their own as well as reviewing the signs....

Sunday's Game Time Change

The time for Sunday's practice game, weather permitting, has been changed to 12:30 p.m. Have the girls at the park ready to play by noon.

The game is at Pottawattomie Park Located at 178th & Oakwood.

Rockers Wednesday Night League

Starting April 16th, the Rockers are hosting a Wednesday night league. There are 2 brackets 12U & 14U. In the 12U bracket, there are 7 teams competing from the surrounding area. Palos Rippit Black & Green teams, Lincoln Way Storm, Frankfort Flames, Palos Storm & the Rockers Gold & Black teams. All games will be held at Kiwanis Park - Located at 175th & Castle Drive. Playoffs will be held July 2nd & 9th. It promises to be a great summer for softball in Tinley Park...

Game Scheduled for Sunday March 30th

We are going to take on the Rocker-12U/Black team on Sunday starting at 11:30 a.m. We're playing at Pottawattomie Park - Located at 178th & Oakwood, the retention pond park over by jack's house. Girls should be there, ready to start by 11:00 a.m. Plan on 2 hours, we are going to play at least 7 innings and more if time & weather permit.

Rockers to Host Softball Palooza

The Tinley Park Rockers will be the host of the 12U Softball Palooza USSSA World Series Qualifer Tournament the weekend of May 24th & 25th.

A total of 12 teams will battle for 4 USSSA World Series berths to be handed out. In addition, some serious hardware will be given out to the top teams. The Rockers will hand out both team and individual awards for the tournament champion and the tournament runner up.

An All - Tournament team will be selected and those players will be given awards in recognition of their play.

The format will be 3 Pool games and single elimination playoffs / championship round.

Congrats to the High School Rockers Players

Congrats to the following Rocker Players from the 16U & 14U teams who made their High School Softball Teams!

These girls are setting the standard for our 12U & 10U teams.

Varsity Teams Breanna McGee - Andrew High School (sophomore - 2 time varsity starter)
Nicole DiVittorio - Whitney Young High School (Sophomore - 2 time varsity starter)
Alex Washkowiak - Andrew High School (sophomore)
Ilana Primack - Providence High School (freshman)

Sophomore Teams Vickie Sobol - Andrew High School
Selena Calvillo - Plainfield South High School
Alexis Foy - Plainfield South High School
Nicole Richards - Sandburg High School
Alyssa Hasman - Oak Forest High School
Caity Zenner - Andrew High School
Melanie Kachinski - Lincoln Way North High School
Katie Houlihan - Lincoln Way North High School
Erin Houlihan - Lincoln Way North High School
Sara Bujak - Sandburg High School
Dee Barbaro - Sandburg High School
Kelly McGrail - Andrew High School
Jenna Kotas - Andrew high School
Alex Bartlett - Lincoln Way East High School
Alicia Smit - Illiana Christian High School
Chelsea White - Crete Monee High School
Jen Seely - Illinois Lutheran High School
Alexis Filippo - Lincoln Way East High School
Kailie Tobin - Richards High School

Freshman teams Karlie Ruane - Marist High School
Shauna Scanlan - Sandburg High School
Katie Kelly - Andrew High School
Meghan Windt - Andrew High School
Emily Kurek - Marist High School
Sammie Staisiunas - Andrew High School
Casey Levigne - Andrew High School
Stefani Herold - Sandburg High School

Notre Dame Softball Camp 2008

Last year, the Tinley Park Rockers sent 18 players to the Notre Dame softball camp. This camp is instructed by the Notre Dame softball coaching staff and players. This camp starts on Sunday, July 13 and runs through July 17. This is a boarding camp. The girls wake up, have breakfasts, play softball, have lunch, play softball, have dinner, play softball. IN OTHER WORDS - THEY PLAY SOFTBALL! There is no better way to get our players ready for the upcoming world series.

I also want everyone to know that the girls all gave me positive feedback about the camp from last year. The younger girl's really liked it. They begged me to go back!

Check in on Sunday, July 13th is from 3-4pm.

See me if you need more info.

Practice Reminders & Schedules

We have practice on Saturday in Bolingbrook, starting at 7:00 p.m. The girls also have hitting this Sunday with Blaine starting at 1:00 p.m. We will keep the groups the same, it seems to be working, so no changes.
I am starting to "fill in" friendly games and possibly try to add another tournament or two, so I would like from each of you any and all dates that your daughter will not be available starting April 1st. Even if we do not have anything on the schedule, right now, if you definitely know that there is a day that your daughter will not be able to play; please let me know as soon as you possibly can (via email or the completed calendars that I passed out in October will work). If you have already told me about some days, please confirm again with me.
Let me say that this does not mean if a game or tournament comes up that (that makes sense for us to participate in) I will not put it on the schedule but I will know how many girls will be available for the added games. With 13 girls I can be missing 3 before I start thinking about not putting something on the schedule.

Several New Events Added to the 12U Gold Calendar

Please check out these new additions to the 12U Gold calendar.



March 22nd - Pizza at Coach John's House

Come to Coach John's house & hang out with Lauren & Gator. Coach John will order pizza and everyone will review videos from the team hitting sessions with Blaine. It will be a great time to brush up on some hitting tips before the season starts.



April 20th - Sunday Round Robin

The Rockers are hosting a Sunday only round robin to be held in Tinley. There will be a total of 4 teams all playing almost constantly. It will be a great way to knock off the rust after the long winter.

Feb 3rd Team Hitting Cancelled

The team hitting session on Feb 3rd from 1 to 3 pm for the 12U Gold has been cancelled.

Updates to the hitting schedule will be sent out during the week.

Good luck with the Super Bowl......

New Practice Added

A new practice has been added to the schedule !!!!!!

It will be at USA in Romeoville on Sunday February 24th from 7 am to 8:30 am. This is a practice to replace the December session that was cancelled due to bad weather.

So get up early to play some softball.....

Let me know if you have any conflicts or questions.

Speed Training Session

The 12U Gold will have a team workout at Velocity Sports on Sunday Jan. 20 from 1:45 to 2:30 pm. The staff from Velocity Sports will work with the girls on running technique, flexability and conditioning. This is a great opportunity to become a more efficient and faster athlete. Please arrive at 1:30 so we can maximize the time that we have.


Velocity Sports Performance 7700 Graphics DriveTinley Park IL 60477
708-444-fast
> Directions from Harlem Ave. go west on 183rd to 76th ave go south to I-80 frontage rd. go west app 2blks to Velocity.

> from 80th ave. go to 185th st go east to graphics drive go south to the end Velocity is adjacent to I-80 & graphics drive.