tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8583574285093671572024-03-18T21:06:33.395-07:00PBIplayball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-47159564762905023422011-04-20T07:27:00.000-07:002011-04-20T07:31:46.626-07:00Aquafina Pitch Hit & Run Sectional - 2011Indianapolis IN Sectional Competition<br />Saturday, June 4, 2011<br /><br />Your Pitch, Hit & Run Sectional Competition will be hosted by:<br /><br />Play Ball Indiana<br /> Sectional Coordinator – Mike Lennox<br /> Phone – (317) 769-2560 (317) 501-2533<br /> mlennox@playballindiana.org<br /> <br />The competition will be held:<br /><br /> Sat. June 4, 2011 Registration @at 8am, Competition @ 9am<br /> *Registration at Third Base Entrance<br /> Victory Field – Home of the Indianapolis Indians<br /> 501 W. Maryland St. <br /> Indianapolis, IN 46225<br /> <br /> <br />Reminders:<br /><br />- Arrive to Sectional site early for registration<br />- All participants must provide a copy of a valid birth certificate or baptismal record for age verification<br />- Parent or guardian must sign a registration/waiver form<br />- All participants will compete in all three elements of the competition with all scores starting at zero<br />- As a reminder, all girls will use a softball and follow the girls softball division guidelines, and all boys will use a baseball and follow the boys baseball division guidelines<br />- No metal cleatsplayball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-81587468143259136512011-04-13T10:58:00.000-07:002011-04-13T11:08:13.568-07:00Jr. RBI ClassicWith the beginning of another baseball season, it is time to announce some great news. During the winter, Major League Baseball invited the RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) Indianapolis program to participate in the 3rd Jr. RBI Baseball Classic this coming summer.<br /><br />Three years ago MBL started the Jr. RBI program for boys and girls 12 years and under. Since its founding in 1989, RBI had always been exclusively targeted at teenagers. Indianapolis was one of only eight cities invited by MLB out of over 200 cities in the RBI program to enter a team in the Jr. RBI Baseball Classic.<br /><br />The Jr. RBI Classic will take place during the MLB All-Star festivities in Phoenix, AZ from July 7-12. Our team of 11-12 year-old boys will play seven games, participate in the All-Star events, see the Futures Game, and shag balls during the MLB Home Run Derby. This is not an all-star type tournament, so RBI Indianapolis will send a deserving group of inner city youth who have never had an opportunity like this before. This will be a great experience for the boys.<br /><br />Bob Haney and Eric James will be coaching the team. Major League Baseball will pay for all travel expenses for the Indy team, and will put our boys up in an Arizona State University dormitory.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-82323632273416470162010-06-10T13:06:00.000-07:002010-06-10T13:09:08.863-07:00Aquafina Pitch Hit & Run Sectional - 2010<span style="font-weight:bold;">Aquafina Pitch Hit & Run – Sectional Results 2010 (Central Indiana)</span><br /><br />Age 7/8<br /><br />All-Around Champion Girls: Brooklyn Sandifer – Farmersburg, (566 pts.)<br />All-Around Champion Boys: Luke Hornung – Fairland, (497 pts.)<br />Runner-Up Girls: Rylee Mason – Sullivan, (527 pts.)<br />Runner-Up Boys: Seth Adams – Muncie, (446 pts.)<br />Second Runner-Up Girls: Reagan Holeman – Sullivan, (469 pts.)<br />Second Runner-Up Boys: Kyle Cunningham – Cloverdale, (414 pts.)<br /><br />Age 9/10<br /><br />All-Around Champion Girls: Gracie Cornett – Dillsboro, (655 pts.)<br />All-Around Champions Boys: Austin Lushbaugh – Hagerstown, (750 pts.)<br />Runner-Up Girls: Helen Eaglin – Greencastle, (543 pts.)<br />Runner-Up Boys: Hunter Cocherell – Indianapolis, (739 pts.)<br />Second Runner-Up Girls: Hope Tarter – Gaston, (531 pts.)<br />Second Runner-Up Boys: Grant Vinson – Cambridge City, (699 pts.)<br /><br />Age 11/12<br /><br />All-Around Champion Girls: Amanda Melzoni – Dillsboro, (840 pts.)<br />All-Around Champion Boys: Reece Jensen – Danville, (1033 pts.)<br />Runner-Up Girls: Kaitlin Page – Clarksville, (764 pts.)<br />Runner-Up Boys: Chad Thompson – Hagerstown, (878 pts.)<br />Second Runner-Up Girls: Kelsi Glaze – Muncie, (701 pts.)<br />Second Runner-Up Boys: Payton Waters – Yorktown, (857 pts.)<br /><br />Age 13/14<br /><br />All-Around Champion Girls: Makayla Johnson – Gaston, (697 pts.)<br />All-Around Champion Boys: Derek Arbuckle (1123 pts.)<br />Runner-Up Girls: Mariah Berry – Muncie, (589 pts.)<br />Runner-Up Boys: Austin Armstrong – Rising Sun, (946 pts.)<br />Second Runner-Up Girls: Lauren Ross – Terre Haute, (409 pts.)<br />Second Runner-Up Boys: Jordan Brown – New Castle, (899 pts.)playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-31369054097376706942010-04-13T04:48:00.001-07:002010-04-13T04:53:20.770-07:00Invasion of the Sycamores<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSp7ulfBe75ob7iMc2_Umi9xW-0LGgdv6OS_UDqTCwH6EXuttdXG6I45QtMAsC9nKdA7_ORNvYlekjFuezZDXP033vYUNt3k8Z1LZKzBDh1vcmSicAQkSpxF3loK1Na4YfnGDpwgwfjI4/s1600/Meagan+McCurdy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSp7ulfBe75ob7iMc2_Umi9xW-0LGgdv6OS_UDqTCwH6EXuttdXG6I45QtMAsC9nKdA7_ORNvYlekjFuezZDXP033vYUNt3k8Z1LZKzBDh1vcmSicAQkSpxF3loK1Na4YfnGDpwgwfjI4/s200/Meagan+McCurdy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459588015378464018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fBmIlGjUigLDfylwyX-TiY7xPsZgdOu3xNZUl-PhBF4ELwoDYfhhIQD0AWH8TiZKectgmGaikfc08NQZBbsNrc7g4NoIQm50zLNhyphenhyphenRQVo_bje9wTIXAqMcQpvmQgh9E2JEK0DBbQa-b2/s1600/Savannah+Nave.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-fBmIlGjUigLDfylwyX-TiY7xPsZgdOu3xNZUl-PhBF4ELwoDYfhhIQD0AWH8TiZKectgmGaikfc08NQZBbsNrc7g4NoIQm50zLNhyphenhyphenRQVo_bje9wTIXAqMcQpvmQgh9E2JEK0DBbQa-b2/s200/Savannah+Nave.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459587860225709314" /></a><br /><br />Play Ball Indiana is pleased to announce that Savannah Nave (right) and Meagan McCurdy (left) will be joining our staff for the spring and summer to assist with the RBI summer program. Both young ladies are Indiana State University softball players and sports management majors.<br /><br />Savannah is a 2005 graduate of Ben Davis where she starred in softball and volleyball. She moved on to Indiana State University, playing softball and being named a scholar athlete of the Missouri Valley Athletic Conference. Savannah graduated from Indiana State in 2009 with a degree in sports management and marketing. She’s been substitute teaching and completed internships for Ben Davis High School and for the Indiana Fever since graduation. In the future she hopes to work on her master’s degree. <br /><br />Meagan graduated from North Central High School in 2006 and is currently a senior at ISU. In high school Meagan was named to the softball all-state second team twice, the 2005 Marion County player of the year, and was on the North/South All-Star team. She will be graduating from ISU in May with a degree in sports management, and is currently pitching for the ISU softball team where she leads the team in almost every pitching statistic.<br /><br />Both ladies will be working with young RBI girls both by coaching a team and also assisting with the IPS Champions Camp in June and the RBI Academy in August. In addition they will help run the day-to-day operations of the baseball and softball summer leagues, and helping to coordinate the Aquafina Pitch Hit & Run competition.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-26219417490696480882010-03-31T07:36:00.000-07:002010-03-31T07:38:38.818-07:00Aquafina Pitch Hit & Run Competition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqrLdtDPgjTtDTX186rnwD3MO7rG2eWADF-u1fzfQpAl51ysPk1qEzsJK8tVqG7ncXFrQQ8ZtCrw7S2JMgkIpcFr2TCK-VdszrJp4XZD7myLwLEAH16w8meWasFedPmHdZ8muOHhsGY02/s1600/PHR+-+2005+004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqrLdtDPgjTtDTX186rnwD3MO7rG2eWADF-u1fzfQpAl51ysPk1qEzsJK8tVqG7ncXFrQQ8ZtCrw7S2JMgkIpcFr2TCK-VdszrJp4XZD7myLwLEAH16w8meWasFedPmHdZ8muOHhsGY02/s320/PHR+-+2005+004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454807062174254674" /></a><br /><br />It’s spring….and time for baseball and the Aquafina Pitch Hit & Run competition. Indiana is on a pace to have record participation in 2010. Indiana will be adding a fourth Sectional Round of Play in Ft. Wayne.<br /><br />Aquafina Pitch Hit & Run is the official skills competition of Major League Baseball for boys and girls ages 7-14. New this year the girls will compete separately in the competition, which features timed base running, pitching accuracy and hitting for distance and accuracy from a batting tee. As of late March about 75 local competitions (over 5000 youth) were scheduled throughout Indiana through the end of May. In late May to early June, the winners from the local competitions will be invited to one of four Sectionals in the state.<br /><br />Play Ball Indiana serves as the state coordinator for the Aquafina Pitch Hit & Run competition and also coordinates the Indianapolis Sectional, which will be hosted by the Indianapolis Indians at Victory Field on Sat. June 5. The winners from Indianapolis will be eligible to advance to the Regional Team Championship round, which will be hosted by the Chicago Cubs on June 20. The overall top 12 boys and top 12 girls from the 30 Major League Baseball city sites will advance to Anaheim, CA for the Championship Round during the MLB All-Star Break.<br /><br />For more information on hosting a local competition go to: www.mlb.com/phr<br />>playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-66364857615573438182010-03-23T10:02:00.000-07:002010-03-23T10:23:16.147-07:00RBI Institute 2010 - St. Petersburg, FL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0gOD87o8FvmbcDfMt1BdaAe0lKb42uFZyi45nc6JuJkEqwBARpifWhF8pWiPt33WUY7AnpPlJjPAsplZaUQ_ri1Bl1nkHvT5dCVWRX_hs7IYi5K6BOQYeCHxOaMs_rgW1B-QIue5w9rr/s1600-h/RBI+Institute+2010.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH0gOD87o8FvmbcDfMt1BdaAe0lKb42uFZyi45nc6JuJkEqwBARpifWhF8pWiPt33WUY7AnpPlJjPAsplZaUQ_ri1Bl1nkHvT5dCVWRX_hs7IYi5K6BOQYeCHxOaMs_rgW1B-QIue5w9rr/s320/RBI+Institute+2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451875985303315154" border="0" /></a><br /> Over 200 RBI administrators from around the world gathered in St. Petersburg, FL Mar. 18-21, 2010 to exchange ideas and learn about trends in youth sports. Participants came from as far away as Japan and Germany.<br /><br /> RBI director David James and Tom Brasuell, Major League Baseball vice president of community affairs, facilitated the meeting, which took place at the Hilton Bayside Hotel. Katie Ringel and Kevin Moss are the RBI administrators for MLB.<br /><br /> The training offered a number of presentations on the new Junior RBI program for 5-12 year-olds, the RBI Regional Tournaments and RBI World Series, KPMG sponsorship and educational opportunities, nuts and bolts of RBI league administration, and special presentations from the Partnership for a Drug Free America and the Taylor Hooten Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to explaining the dangers of performance enhancing drugs.<br /><br /> On a more recreational note, all the participants were treated to a welcome reception in the Whitney Bank Club Room of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, and a spring training game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles in Clearwater. Saturday's highlight was a special coaches clinic at Al Lang Field in St. Pete. featuring the Rays coaching staff, Rays medical and athletic training staff, and former big league player Ron LeFlore. Al Lang field used to be the spring training headquarters for the New York Yankees, and it watched as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and other Hall of Fame greats played there many years ago.<br /><br /> Each year Major League Baseball foots the bill for the RBI Institute, which allows for training and the opportunity to meet other RBI professionals that are in the trenches.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-3810827029289124672009-11-28T09:31:00.000-08:002009-11-28T09:38:52.426-08:00Fishers H.S. Baseball Donates Equipment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCXslv0TlICd8PeR5F8NgCzmkYoCcENmH7a6Je5fby1-5GPdYdQYlGGBgU2-Qsmej3rlTyH1Kfh3FndIrEceFLQBYdwsiRlVgzaNzZbQqxoiP9o0i0SY4-xK1gINkazJdZT45JfPoF0xl/s1600/Equipment+Donation+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCXslv0TlICd8PeR5F8NgCzmkYoCcENmH7a6Je5fby1-5GPdYdQYlGGBgU2-Qsmej3rlTyH1Kfh3FndIrEceFLQBYdwsiRlVgzaNzZbQqxoiP9o0i0SY4-xK1gINkazJdZT45JfPoF0xl/s320/Equipment+Donation+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409209382465568450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgVx6XZYYKtSwuz3LyRxcaeC8Hz6xyzDBzcmcIsGWIzdZdntOHq2iBltF9_ISjPRjmgqbYuTU8f94mCDBjVzkSdGCgw14ekWMd3P222iSgZGwnmeHIgYzzTrRP5rOBHtUbtZrBWOcW4j-/s1600/Equipment+Donation+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgVx6XZYYKtSwuz3LyRxcaeC8Hz6xyzDBzcmcIsGWIzdZdntOHq2iBltF9_ISjPRjmgqbYuTU8f94mCDBjVzkSdGCgw14ekWMd3P222iSgZGwnmeHIgYzzTrRP5rOBHtUbtZrBWOcW4j-/s320/Equipment+Donation+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409208986009639026" border="0" /></a>Many thanks to the Fishers High School Baseball team for conducting an equipment drive for the RBI Indianapolis program. Shoes, gloves, bats, catchers gear, helmets and bags were all donated. Head coach <span style="font-weight: bold;">Matthew Cherry</span> sits in the bed of the truck we used to collect the equipment. Thanks for all your help!!playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-87524240365274738282009-11-13T11:22:00.000-08:002009-11-13T11:34:33.819-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjia_LGaqtqbFoksNNHn0KyUN1w526ff5Z7nFBw24F8TZDThGuRIbW-uKw02PTqqXH66vx-GxZehqYoLe3ZY7g0UaFNQAjy9bUprW4n8_yXEWhvOLpQEsOwYQEeYqaC1taLunF3pbY9ZCev/s1600-h/Equipment+Donation+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjia_LGaqtqbFoksNNHn0KyUN1w526ff5Z7nFBw24F8TZDThGuRIbW-uKw02PTqqXH66vx-GxZehqYoLe3ZY7g0UaFNQAjy9bUprW4n8_yXEWhvOLpQEsOwYQEeYqaC1taLunF3pbY9ZCev/s200/Equipment+Donation+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403672680464430706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEujC9jZAm4SYjWW6r_nTfx8MPa2P1bqNGHK_iVhgNYU7zCeuon6IuM1jYnyWzzcUWOS26uUdDUUniNzuruMbsY3sFitb72_lYSGVpWHwqQkfFCYJBUeTm6KsjlPVrd184Cj1fI-QNN_K/s1600-h/Equipment+Donation+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEujC9jZAm4SYjWW6r_nTfx8MPa2P1bqNGHK_iVhgNYU7zCeuon6IuM1jYnyWzzcUWOS26uUdDUUniNzuruMbsY3sFitb72_lYSGVpWHwqQkfFCYJBUeTm6KsjlPVrd184Cj1fI-QNN_K/s200/Equipment+Donation+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403672130812756242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PaXwaBAdrjTynYAs7v67TYlVtKefDYYSaCU53ULcUgvg2ReAwulV9KVEnFIzJE1J75ikDsT7ihOBL3CQI4x_7rPE96lFltPXmlEyROgUoVf5gQKpT0nXEcAGvtg_YoP-OQ5o3wq7rDh2/s1600-h/Equipment+Donation+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PaXwaBAdrjTynYAs7v67TYlVtKefDYYSaCU53ULcUgvg2ReAwulV9KVEnFIzJE1J75ikDsT7ihOBL3CQI4x_7rPE96lFltPXmlEyROgUoVf5gQKpT0nXEcAGvtg_YoP-OQ5o3wq7rDh2/s200/Equipment+Donation+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403671378667351106" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Special thanks to Paul & Denise Haney of Fishers who donated many hundreds of baseball pants, belts, batting helmets and other equipment to the RBI Indianapolis program. Denise collected all of these uniforms and equipment from the Indiana Bulls travel baseball club. Next time we'll remember to bring the mini-van or pick up truck, although we got it all in the small car.<br /></div>playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-30969824370388538732009-08-03T12:15:00.000-07:002009-08-03T13:27:11.117-07:00Indianapolis Plays in Championship Game @ Great American Ball Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF1R0eVoAG2KF7rmmJ0tw5fq_CHhZ2YFnJt5eEPM7HjlIMLjrIoTiY-r4Lyu655OEuxdKKdDZvTT_XnmcY8ZbM1ua5lJ__QiO0x8w1xhjUmG1k5_Au4bNzuyvSggQnfUJhCUD_yUL_1kQ/s1600-h/RBI+Regional+071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiF1R0eVoAG2KF7rmmJ0tw5fq_CHhZ2YFnJt5eEPM7HjlIMLjrIoTiY-r4Lyu655OEuxdKKdDZvTT_XnmcY8ZbM1ua5lJ__QiO0x8w1xhjUmG1k5_Au4bNzuyvSggQnfUJhCUD_yUL_1kQ/s400/RBI+Regional+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365824373385663746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4tb-tk3SqHQ7FKCGZXC_msW7nhzITrhsfS3F4uGHNVjK158oljNMj-vERijwVobZUEkGy9_oIqtCrSlOHf8_cip_fhH2SrbcL3YjA2hDmKwYqOtRwgk5-klYtveBx6NMoQnQkVc_kMvA/s1600-h/RBI+Regional+084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4tb-tk3SqHQ7FKCGZXC_msW7nhzITrhsfS3F4uGHNVjK158oljNMj-vERijwVobZUEkGy9_oIqtCrSlOHf8_cip_fhH2SrbcL3YjA2hDmKwYqOtRwgk5-klYtveBx6NMoQnQkVc_kMvA/s400/RBI+Regional+084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365823925777098882" border="0" /></a><br />Pat Gedig bangs out one of several hits he collected over the weekend for the Junior baseball team, as Jaylen Quarles heads for home. Indy head coach Steve Thais is coaching third base. Indy jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ydj80zC4DTFkKB0IEsXXLeLqprv1zcOJI_HjDkTUBdhxYGlP5c6EJyEITxkWOK8lVN7b2OLE2nOE1AlQEFvBFcQP0S8jpPp-d-bgEU1yxNnsr5XiOBxB40Gu4AvPz5q9sVZhFoYg_Y2O/s1600-h/RBI+Regional+082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ydj80zC4DTFkKB0IEsXXLeLqprv1zcOJI_HjDkTUBdhxYGlP5c6EJyEITxkWOK8lVN7b2OLE2nOE1AlQEFvBFcQP0S8jpPp-d-bgEU1yxNnsr5XiOBxB40Gu4AvPz5q9sVZhFoYg_Y2O/s400/RBI+Regional+082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365821239859578978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First baseman Adam Dowbnia holds this Cleveland runner close to the bag, as Seth Hoffman prepares for the pitch.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbBEdvJImDmGGSaREFVRyAB9oExM0uuii4f0Uoy5rjmmaHgP3dzFcXDakjQ9SECTy67N-tlaT4FNoo5154vHcTGS5X9RqKVXP5n7s6oPzmo9i83UiaNLcSbsWe_yPw_7DoaYS2u_fWJ5d/s1600-h/RBI+Regional+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbBEdvJImDmGGSaREFVRyAB9oExM0uuii4f0Uoy5rjmmaHgP3dzFcXDakjQ9SECTy67N-tlaT4FNoo5154vHcTGS5X9RqKVXP5n7s6oPzmo9i83UiaNLcSbsWe_yPw_7DoaYS2u_fWJ5d/s400/RBI+Regional+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365819794222678578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsvutF8bPZQGSsULYeH5Cl39EPq3jM1uRwMrLOesi_VaByGYJijz9Kq5itvbDaGthUoe2ms3L4bCywJjIcjC0HWhpMz8Qz7GADc3IzlRVzqBT68pDffzf2FdcH5TeEHRWAbIWJhBFQ6K0/s1600-h/RBI+Regional+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsvutF8bPZQGSsULYeH5Cl39EPq3jM1uRwMrLOesi_VaByGYJijz9Kq5itvbDaGthUoe2ms3L4bCywJjIcjC0HWhpMz8Qz7GADc3IzlRVzqBT68pDffzf2FdcH5TeEHRWAbIWJhBFQ6K0/s400/RBI+Regional+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365818826116460338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jarred Ison takes his lead against Cleveland, as first base coach Scott King looks on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The sad, but true tale...<br /><br />The Indianapolis Junior Baseball team took it to Cleveland in the championship, but fell short in extra innings 7-4.<br /><br />This was without a doubt the best run tournament Indianapolis has participated in since we became affiliated with RBI in 1997. Thank you Cincinnati for a great time!!!playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-18908094614797470092009-08-03T11:56:00.000-07:002009-08-03T13:06:57.381-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRD5k5dnhYyv12xyERHoSE8mKZRFAic8HwZpU2TtEouajVZFk_a2fj36q8tavD3PnwgrFArcDbPWUvTfJhhRh7t3pEArcUAdOk7LGfsg4bxnyiOpliWRdnwiCz0jsZhYsB84rd6CfvJnl/s1600-h/Picture+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRD5k5dnhYyv12xyERHoSE8mKZRFAic8HwZpU2TtEouajVZFk_a2fj36q8tavD3PnwgrFArcDbPWUvTfJhhRh7t3pEArcUAdOk7LGfsg4bxnyiOpliWRdnwiCz0jsZhYsB84rd6CfvJnl/s400/Picture+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365814143491028402" border="0" /></a><br />Indy manager Jamie Williams talks with his senior baseball squad after their win over Nashville at Xavier University.<br /><br />Late on Saturday, Indy lost to Cleveland 16-9, and lost Sunday morning to Cincinnati to be eliminated from the tournament. But next year could be big...as 13 out of the 15 players are eligible to play on the team next year.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-5375466552966903332009-08-03T11:47:00.000-07:002009-08-03T11:55:50.288-07:00RBI Regional Baseball Tournament 2009 - Day Two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwsT2obDnujctmMmBg5r0xiNAC76-SJNCAutu9ysKZ6xuPYdZkRbQTdVFQxDcigRWTgmfgrUZeAcze9agMWpWS7MKYW4mhwG3WcnqZUdQLRJKBx1qZdGw4YNYygZM-Dlwc4wwnt1Ta0lM/s1600-h/RBI+Regional+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwsT2obDnujctmMmBg5r0xiNAC76-SJNCAutu9ysKZ6xuPYdZkRbQTdVFQxDcigRWTgmfgrUZeAcze9agMWpWS7MKYW4mhwG3WcnqZUdQLRJKBx1qZdGw4YNYygZM-Dlwc4wwnt1Ta0lM/s400/RBI+Regional+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365812766551636482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_cPhdv0yFCcRfpzN6-7IjvLu3_xz561oa8sreM78TobvgVCazHLSuNsFbO9QKDRTBjUaU3jes1wlY6_dXKuu5_mp8XH61aQZS0uZL8c_Zh8EVzf91z8fYRLvBQ0DA4X28TwuhuwlygYd/s1600-h/RBI+Regional+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA_cPhdv0yFCcRfpzN6-7IjvLu3_xz561oa8sreM78TobvgVCazHLSuNsFbO9QKDRTBjUaU3jes1wlY6_dXKuu5_mp8XH61aQZS0uZL8c_Zh8EVzf91z8fYRLvBQ0DA4X28TwuhuwlygYd/s400/RBI+Regional+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365811761437109602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mac Legere delivers a pitch during the Pittsburgh-Indianapolis Junior baseball game. Earlier in the day, Indianapolis beat Cincinnati 19-6.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Junior Baseball Indy team shakes hands with the Pittsburgh team after winning 11-5 to notch their third straight win in the tournament, and gain a rematch with Cleveland in the championship game on Monday.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-14357485513629347432009-08-03T11:39:00.001-07:002009-08-03T11:46:40.019-07:00RBI Regional Tournament 2009 - Day Two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq32vkiaMnjlcap7jbYp7i-t1XpAN-8SSbnpXCSGk7HLSgOdJ-rMmzKYsqp4AM2fZrWpvup4CKPonymMBgIc5mzY9wwFmyGJV60EnxxwVW3ERU3Lx3VRbr_zbvlswRbeDBOG1Sq0Z1SIwl/s1600-h/RBI+Regional+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq32vkiaMnjlcap7jbYp7i-t1XpAN-8SSbnpXCSGk7HLSgOdJ-rMmzKYsqp4AM2fZrWpvup4CKPonymMBgIc5mzY9wwFmyGJV60EnxxwVW3ERU3Lx3VRbr_zbvlswRbeDBOG1Sq0Z1SIwl/s400/RBI+Regional+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365809889101635794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhDWmYuCTSlt3FKAJE21s4Eua9xyAUaUcVX4Htrm6CLZBIGb-hu9GX2RubG-PnYYqAR6Ex_GRvL4w0uUDaQWm3KM-fmTd_MQu7HMokGF_bnIHfrHhiHysFizCFniXqv9jtcigREyUAqTZ/s1600-h/RBI+Regional+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhDWmYuCTSlt3FKAJE21s4Eua9xyAUaUcVX4Htrm6CLZBIGb-hu9GX2RubG-PnYYqAR6Ex_GRvL4w0uUDaQWm3KM-fmTd_MQu7HMokGF_bnIHfrHhiHysFizCFniXqv9jtcigREyUAqTZ/s400/RBI+Regional+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365809535749396786" border="0" /></a><br />Autumn Houk delivers a pitch against Cincinnati in game three of the RBI Regional Tournament. Tiffany Watts looks on from second base.<br /><br />Indianapolis lost this game 9-1.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stacey Arnold and Shanez Savage lead the Indianapolis softball team in a pregame cheer.<br /><br />Despite playing one of their better games, Indy lost to Detroit late Sunday afternoon 8-2, and was eliminated from the tournament.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-60872022919200023192009-08-02T05:13:00.000-07:002009-08-02T05:30:47.364-07:00RBI Regional Tournament in Cincinnati - Day One<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWRiYe9tXp-2bKC61M7v9zBdyhPDuLqbwHbNGzqWX7pQ5SfubbsujPqzhfLy2mbEaZUtHFQRJfDEnT9ydJFPKDrk2Z38IwXcF4HLD0RL9W6vbCICLOWDcTBop3wWxsc8Fz9G6hwtSDfPE/s1600-h/Picture+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWRiYe9tXp-2bKC61M7v9zBdyhPDuLqbwHbNGzqWX7pQ5SfubbsujPqzhfLy2mbEaZUtHFQRJfDEnT9ydJFPKDrk2Z38IwXcF4HLD0RL9W6vbCICLOWDcTBop3wWxsc8Fz9G6hwtSDfPE/s400/Picture+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365340936398404002" border="0" /></a>The RBI girls softball team suffered through a couple of tough games losing to Cleveland 5-0 and Pittsburgh 8-2.<br /><br />Coaches Will Gadd (coaching 3rd base), Jim Houk and Melissa Parsons kept the girls pumped up and fighting the entire time. There is no quit in these girls.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5SrGNtr0kAREPRWUZ8TyF_KhrCsKpwbfKfQuxvy6uf51daJZU3olpFWj6ThWJQeeKHgT-4Pv75Z2BZVVnKDRA1NfnEoFU0Cq80tuXtq-7vglHwIEdBd9Xzgt1c8ubw1d6tncZgpznxgh/s1600-h/Picture+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5SrGNtr0kAREPRWUZ8TyF_KhrCsKpwbfKfQuxvy6uf51daJZU3olpFWj6ThWJQeeKHgT-4Pv75Z2BZVVnKDRA1NfnEoFU0Cq80tuXtq-7vglHwIEdBd9Xzgt1c8ubw1d6tncZgpznxgh/s400/Picture+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365339941050371762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_7GiosivOgABYlIBjT7gxSZWtFL5IMyNw-rIPNGz5t5LkERMeFuRyDCgKjTpjU_2QS1Me_jj2v_46mY-quPVq_7eSUgq0aQrLG_TldjTfpnlbn1SiXzV8vamHrTs43kVawBcAiliB4wa/s1600-h/Picture+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_7GiosivOgABYlIBjT7gxSZWtFL5IMyNw-rIPNGz5t5LkERMeFuRyDCgKjTpjU_2QS1Me_jj2v_46mY-quPVq_7eSUgq0aQrLG_TldjTfpnlbn1SiXzV8vamHrTs43kVawBcAiliB4wa/s400/Picture+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365339171991187042" border="0" /></a>The RBI Senior baseball team opened their tournament against Nashville at Hayden Field on the campus of Xavier University with a 12-0 win. Cleveland beat Indy in the second game in a slugfest 16-9.<br /><br />Indianapolis will play Pittsburgh and Cincinnati on Sunday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Terry Williams of the Junior RBI baseball team takes his lead during the first game against Cleveland. Cleveland went on to win the game 8-7 in the bottom of the 7th inning. Indianapolis rebounded to beat Norfolk in the second game 11-0.<br /><br />Indianapolis plays Cincinnati and Pittsburgh on Sunday.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-39060562990590680362009-07-22T09:40:00.001-07:002009-07-22T09:54:00.034-07:00IPS Champions Camp - 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ipeNvYz690Atlkz0pm_HVIRd83NMTNvHlE9vqxV_sr7vK0L8TTDfbFR4yKyn5Majdziv49pOHpEgZuZpYvv3oUAQFyzOhvL25rEk-zc64G50BH5GexZO84CLLwZ13YbZDgWEpsq67OSM/s1600-h/RBI+Summer+2009+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ipeNvYz690Atlkz0pm_HVIRd83NMTNvHlE9vqxV_sr7vK0L8TTDfbFR4yKyn5Majdziv49pOHpEgZuZpYvv3oUAQFyzOhvL25rEk-zc64G50BH5GexZO84CLLwZ13YbZDgWEpsq67OSM/s400/RBI+Summer+2009+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361327256934216290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRtEPderuCitFxMoBB-9DduOZxKYR5TpSYHw_ylPIgAcsoQCfVoI-d_IDP8p87t7k8UwJRNjIoxzs_2e2D_5w3cW7JeWI7bchrzdbkLs6qd4QdxdliQ1pGvUaf14vRA7HTWul9i7feYuP/s1600-h/RBI+Summer+2009+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRtEPderuCitFxMoBB-9DduOZxKYR5TpSYHw_ylPIgAcsoQCfVoI-d_IDP8p87t7k8UwJRNjIoxzs_2e2D_5w3cW7JeWI7bchrzdbkLs6qd4QdxdliQ1pGvUaf14vRA7HTWul9i7feYuP/s400/RBI+Summer+2009+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361326266654437442" border="0" /></a>Brian Harris of Velocity Sports Performance (in red shirt) leads about 50 IPS youth in a cheer to close out the IPS Champions Camp for Baseball and Softball at Tech High School in mid-July. RBI baseball coach Dave Scott (left) assisted with the camp.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Brian Harris (in red shirt) and RBI softball coach Chris Brand put the IPS students through their paces at the IPS Champions Camp for Baseball and Softball. Former Purdue All-American basketball player Frank Kendrick directs the IPS Champions Camps, which include basketball, golf, volleyball, track and soccer.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-72247066700335701222009-05-15T13:08:00.001-07:002009-05-15T13:10:49.731-07:00Lamar Donates Billboards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGYndvuMkwLKWRwutkoERz5Lbnx7z_mNABCaVeKOIwLxMp8wqQpTwc6vcvhadj8pyVPi4sFuCfdOpnAUIgqne05cGiVOyCnv6T2uMAxhNkMEKfarqDHE1lYoizFRbAiPKi8mmbkGgRbTl/s1600-h/Summer+RBI+2009+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGYndvuMkwLKWRwutkoERz5Lbnx7z_mNABCaVeKOIwLxMp8wqQpTwc6vcvhadj8pyVPi4sFuCfdOpnAUIgqne05cGiVOyCnv6T2uMAxhNkMEKfarqDHE1lYoizFRbAiPKi8mmbkGgRbTl/s400/Summer+RBI+2009+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336145674675075378" border="0" /></a>playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-58776730509447509062009-05-06T17:32:00.000-07:002009-05-06T17:39:10.110-07:00IABL Donates Gloves & Equipment to RBI Program<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfDf9bxO0pYE-xWUsfO1adN5XcZ1txPe9YuIcCwkcX6NP6C9kkUUYIBKpa4Die8cxhnwuQW2i9dv-LL5ZWJFCeoQi3jEMVIeCFlCLAG_7LxwV8pyA4Ur6XzBhl7Ae1SXa8SvTZm3xzJ6k/s1600-h/GloveDrive3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfDf9bxO0pYE-xWUsfO1adN5XcZ1txPe9YuIcCwkcX6NP6C9kkUUYIBKpa4Die8cxhnwuQW2i9dv-LL5ZWJFCeoQi3jEMVIeCFlCLAG_7LxwV8pyA4Ur6XzBhl7Ae1SXa8SvTZm3xzJ6k/s400/GloveDrive3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332873818421883858" border="0" /></a>Jason Shirrell (left) of the Indianapolis Adult Baseball League (IABL) drops off two crates of baseball gloves and other equipment to Play Ball Indiana earlier this month. This equipment was collected through a spring glove drive conducted by the IABL. Mike Lennox of Play Ball Indiana is pleased to accept the donation, which will be redistributed to inner city youth leagues and other RBI teams. The IABL has been a strong supporter and partner of the RBI Indianapolis program for the last few years.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-77052558077589713042009-02-05T12:08:00.001-08:002009-02-05T12:25:52.775-08:00Reds Caravan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbl3G6J3eSjLViA9dm8rP_DpI7JBTm6lQgf-Kom_c3bTbQui0JV-AU0lW6ctGtjV2XaIK8YNadQbEuc-sVA6_nVWDKU8vf2NiqJbUgDzfJHcLQ4HbHSdcEzT2OBVQ7NMuTQZGeLz5NM-P/s1600-h/Reds+Caravan+2009+075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbl3G6J3eSjLViA9dm8rP_DpI7JBTm6lQgf-Kom_c3bTbQui0JV-AU0lW6ctGtjV2XaIK8YNadQbEuc-sVA6_nVWDKU8vf2NiqJbUgDzfJHcLQ4HbHSdcEzT2OBVQ7NMuTQZGeLz5NM-P/s400/Reds+Caravan+2009+075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299410656218102642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Reds manager Dusty Baker (left) and Reds Community Fund executive director Charley Frank (right) present Mike Lennox and Julie Ragsdale with a check for $25,000 which represents the Reds commitment to the RBI Indianapolis program and for field repairs for local diamonds in 2009.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtGefPxhOwVkhmvVircBa-0cdD15fhR7J9dcb30Jl7PjcJWXPN5HQTuo6bpCGM-4jINP5YENsVovj2p3AYb_vEtuNRd0zXFYpEDdmX7EjXhhHVMHsN3QOApW0mMW1Oc7gb_Cx1M7eH164/s1600-h/Reds+Caravan+2009+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtGefPxhOwVkhmvVircBa-0cdD15fhR7J9dcb30Jl7PjcJWXPN5HQTuo6bpCGM-4jINP5YENsVovj2p3AYb_vEtuNRd0zXFYpEDdmX7EjXhhHVMHsN3QOApW0mMW1Oc7gb_Cx1M7eH164/s400/Reds+Caravan+2009+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299409116029816594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwTDhkg35t3F6351kV7KQD40nO2L8WR64hG40J_tIGpQKbLz8GKoTAZ3aGNAPekSupiPVGRQ9z6G3QSDxoU1X7L6PDFLOrJbDOAQi6ox89ZIvAaxI-AgF3dI15qEuG7hhHZqw-f5Vf1kb/s1600-h/Reds+Caravan+2009+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwTDhkg35t3F6351kV7KQD40nO2L8WR64hG40J_tIGpQKbLz8GKoTAZ3aGNAPekSupiPVGRQ9z6G3QSDxoU1X7L6PDFLOrJbDOAQi6ox89ZIvAaxI-AgF3dI15qEuG7hhHZqw-f5Vf1kb/s400/Reds+Caravan+2009+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299408288044524274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />RBI Indy coach Steve Thais (left) chats with Reds manager Dusty Baker during the Reds Caravan stop at the Shepherd Community Center on Jan. 24.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Cincinnati Reds Caravan made a stop at the Shepherd Community Center on Sat. Jan. 24 to do a special clinic for the Southeast Community Organization youth baseball league. Reds players Chris Dickerson and Yonder Alonzo are shown here participating in a wiffle ball game in the Shepherd recreation room.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-75490339808917304022008-11-10T06:13:00.000-08:002008-11-10T06:26:10.768-08:00Play Ball Indiana surpassed Lilly Endowment Matching GoalPart of the $600,000 grant Play Ball Indiana received from Lilly Endowment in 2007 included a $150,000 matching component. We are pleased to report that we surpassed that goal on Oct. 31, and will receive a $150,000 matching grant in December. <br /><br />Lilly Endowment agreed to match every contribution received by Play Ball Indiana from Dec. 1 2007 through Oct. 31, 2008. For the campaign, we received 154 gifts totaling $157,549.49. The big three donors (over $10,000) were Dr. Charles E. Test, the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation and the Cincinnati Reds Community Fund. Other large donors (over $2500) include: Indiana Sports Corporation, Indianapolis Foundation, USA Funds, Friends of Garfield Park, Lumina Foundation, Wellpoint, The Indiana Rail Road Company, R.L. Kizer Management, and Scott Taylor. The complete list of donors will be published in our upcoming annual report in early 2008.<br /><br />As part of this year's campaign the Play Ball Indiana board of directors established the Dr. Charles E. Test Scholarship Fund in honor of his generous giving. The first two recipients of the $1000 scholarships were awarded at the Sandlot Lunch on Nov. 5. Neisha Tate, an Arlington grad and current freshman at IUPUI, and Matt Demmary, a Howe grad and current freshman at Marian College were the first two recipients. We'd like to thank the Lumina Foundation and the Sallie Mae Foundation for making the first two contributions to the scholarship fund.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-25096777146733465482008-11-07T06:14:00.000-08:002008-11-07T06:45:44.083-08:00Jennie Finch Clinic At Tech High School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe4pYI0kHMHqF1jFpQu5dMs4DTleJuRKRAq6cB_EnQrJKfIg-zcFj3D5iaFhTxpJnt4lmSTcGhUdFM6WTYtlaHOTszOPStIkw-YFaWi8v0Ejyl78LRuykd5hya7ipWFEBvq0cpMAuAJQ2/s1600-h/Jennie+Finch+Clinic+-+2008+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMe4pYI0kHMHqF1jFpQu5dMs4DTleJuRKRAq6cB_EnQrJKfIg-zcFj3D5iaFhTxpJnt4lmSTcGhUdFM6WTYtlaHOTszOPStIkw-YFaWi8v0Ejyl78LRuykd5hya7ipWFEBvq0cpMAuAJQ2/s400/Jennie+Finch+Clinic+-+2008+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265922756414596850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuthLuk7ai6Yu2LI78178lGD0tXiPgwVLjovD1F1ridvM_BaSpKRl0fZwB6CuQEERCZoFy9Rd7fl3-i1YeMg6GJy8QCIp376IcxxiA-6I5MBZK1UDPxcgt-ZP03ERKzr49AQBEn_vePYyZ/s1600-h/Jennie+Finch+Clinic+-+2008+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuthLuk7ai6Yu2LI78178lGD0tXiPgwVLjovD1F1ridvM_BaSpKRl0fZwB6CuQEERCZoFy9Rd7fl3-i1YeMg6GJy8QCIp376IcxxiA-6I5MBZK1UDPxcgt-ZP03ERKzr49AQBEn_vePYyZ/s400/Jennie+Finch+Clinic+-+2008+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265922748133207138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56AFAdOrJb40qCdvySggKvNHji6gPcsu2YSdKSjoqMNfIBShXH4Z5T6ecfEQ36WxFUPlGFyf9CFHGlFSDXh52trya53HpfePgAVA3GlwwLwzs6juB8HZ4UMsH2Pm7t-yyLZn3FlDjOAdL/s1600-h/Jennie+Finch+Clinic+-+2008+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56AFAdOrJb40qCdvySggKvNHji6gPcsu2YSdKSjoqMNfIBShXH4Z5T6ecfEQ36WxFUPlGFyf9CFHGlFSDXh52trya53HpfePgAVA3GlwwLwzs6juB8HZ4UMsH2Pm7t-yyLZn3FlDjOAdL/s400/Jennie+Finch+Clinic+-+2008+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265922738639492834" border="0" /></a><br />Olympic superstar softball player Jennie Finch gave about 75 girls a thrill of a lifetime by conducting a free softball clinic at Tech High School on Wed. Nov. 5. Jennie demonstrated basic throwing fundamentals, taught how throw various pitches, took questions from the girls and then signed autographs. Jennie was in town to be the keynote speaker at the 3rd Annual Sandlot Lunch at the Indianapolis Sheraton Hotel.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-65450940366921574852008-10-23T06:05:00.000-07:002008-10-23T06:20:17.102-07:00Jennie Finch to Do Free Clinic at Tech High School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJzjeVkG_D2H4w-h0aH2ACxbw-WWZMdSlAvGr5P4S80Qww6zO96tU8ulqy3j9mFvs4Xlc3LCm3ng1rLHijT5PVt8HjIPqKg9XpbZUpAU8LkEJCHcRLW82ogyIlJQguUj21ttRt1DlsmaH/s1600-h/Jennie+Finch+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJzjeVkG_D2H4w-h0aH2ACxbw-WWZMdSlAvGr5P4S80Qww6zO96tU8ulqy3j9mFvs4Xlc3LCm3ng1rLHijT5PVt8HjIPqKg9XpbZUpAU8LkEJCHcRLW82ogyIlJQguUj21ttRt1DlsmaH/s400/Jennie+Finch+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260335351708781106" border="0" /></a><br />U.S. Olympic gold and silver medalist Jennie Finch will be giving a free softball clinic to about 200 Indianapolis Public School girls on Nov. 5 at Tech High School. Jennie will be in <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru3OLhMOvit-r05Gqont8kTul2OJwwmSEdSQJraOaTEoHRRadv9yJ3ha2FUu_JAiWdX8r4BzOkFEWHXz9VekdOOCZTLf8j72LUVofHuua5BDd0P-EE88MICjBS9xTz2jXVUxA3AwiRF38/s1600-h/Indianapolis+Foundation+Color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiru3OLhMOvit-r05Gqont8kTul2OJwwmSEdSQJraOaTEoHRRadv9yJ3ha2FUu_JAiWdX8r4BzOkFEWHXz9VekdOOCZTLf8j72LUVofHuua5BDd0P-EE88MICjBS9xTz2jXVUxA3AwiRF38/s400/Indianapolis+Foundation+Color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260336440954999890" border="0" /></a>town to speak at the 3rd Annual Sandlot Lunch, and will do the clinic later in the afternoon.<br /><br />Jennie's appearance at the lunch and the clinic is being provided thanks to support from the Indianapolis Foundation and TSP Funding.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-14055911728074582082008-09-29T05:35:00.001-07:002008-09-29T05:42:20.698-07:00RJ Pile volunteers clean up Tech High School diamonds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bAKyW1ytCaPGsAeZm7H_kvNdz1aliy6Ese8IHip-U148vi79SRcXIsPVKFuF72VTecjFZK-xA5NcZJ9xycpbeOcanKt8tzIAz5y0d1v2bvYeCH-Ycg41cnrSzefFeQZO9MD3b3hwgBlA/s1600-h/RJ+Pile+Work+Day+%40+Tech+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bAKyW1ytCaPGsAeZm7H_kvNdz1aliy6Ese8IHip-U148vi79SRcXIsPVKFuF72VTecjFZK-xA5NcZJ9xycpbeOcanKt8tzIAz5y0d1v2bvYeCH-Ycg41cnrSzefFeQZO9MD3b3hwgBlA/s400/RJ+Pile+Work+Day+%40+Tech+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251421807567888130" border="0" /></a>About 30 volunteers from RJ Pile Company took some time away from the accounting woes of the world for their "Total Effort Day" on Friday, Sept. 26. They spent the day attacking the baseball and softball diamonds at Tech High School not with calculators, but with rakes, shovels and paint brushes. Thank you so much for this huge gift of making two IPS diamonds very playable.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-37973747343515680922008-09-18T12:03:00.000-07:002008-09-18T12:06:52.599-07:00Gambold Middle School's New Uniforms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCQWTjNS-17CPpZH-2E45nSvMdjOzgP0RdY-4Pe78jKFXKpIFkHzU0I37mAk8h8qCVTDFYiDVL1zL_S2rCcYd7mgfSVIkpWk8r558RKfGyM5KMg4E5PbDMLYIZb7QrJ77TZFAW9ok0lVl/s1600-h/Gambold+2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCQWTjNS-17CPpZH-2E45nSvMdjOzgP0RdY-4Pe78jKFXKpIFkHzU0I37mAk8h8qCVTDFYiDVL1zL_S2rCcYd7mgfSVIkpWk8r558RKfGyM5KMg4E5PbDMLYIZb7QrJ77TZFAW9ok0lVl/s320/Gambold+2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247439151984467154" border="0" /></a><br />Gambold Middle School's softball team takes a break from pre-game warm ups to show off their new uniforms. The uniforms were paid for in part through a grant from the Lilly Endowment and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-13274619052003617152008-09-16T08:41:00.001-07:002008-09-16T08:49:38.894-07:00Healthy Choices, Healthy Children<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7OnU9UOyC3tX-MZN2qzoZVDy5ERO2Q_2zMtbbje88-qm0I2QY7FyOWtRvKLvC0TuW8e2FdPIXpp6oQV-Tu9nHARFP_l5sKDOqBrt7BupNnm-olTQQ1CGVByjUxAudiVKNJilonMhRqk2/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7OnU9UOyC3tX-MZN2qzoZVDy5ERO2Q_2zMtbbje88-qm0I2QY7FyOWtRvKLvC0TuW8e2FdPIXpp6oQV-Tu9nHARFP_l5sKDOqBrt7BupNnm-olTQQ1CGVByjUxAudiVKNJilonMhRqk2/s320/scan0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246645289286377682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtomGsAoib3zpkfCKOtCN0Bhs_v_fwVCxay-uYeGobJIlrjmasBTFeNrjVQeuaeVe35KDR6XyRtaxfc-ixLzE_5jKWm5m-x0M-xf_qEpY3nCvbat0YzDXx6bvDvFKleO-QMayYJyKmkgb/s1600-h/scan0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtomGsAoib3zpkfCKOtCN0Bhs_v_fwVCxay-uYeGobJIlrjmasBTFeNrjVQeuaeVe35KDR6XyRtaxfc-ixLzE_5jKWm5m-x0M-xf_qEpY3nCvbat0YzDXx6bvDvFKleO-QMayYJyKmkgb/s320/scan0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246645294165428866" border="0" /></a>Earlier this year we received a grant from the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, which included baseball and softball equipment and financial support for the program. Part of the grant also included the "Healthy Choices, Healthy Children" curriculum. Play Ball Indiana is using the newly created team version of this program in the Indianapolis Public School Middle School Baseball and Softball program this fall. Four middle school teams have been chosen to test out this program with their players. Each of the players will receive a card (like the one above) to use throughout the program.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-62343004793168638342008-08-28T14:57:00.000-07:002008-08-28T15:05:16.299-07:00RBI Girls Try Out New Gloves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx8iT4v26aV8f3BVt7330Gt7p0zRNjOcYKyr1UiC8wNyxHOysKvEUtqKF1k0zu4lsNYNklKpjq4nTt29fnE-EUcUidGr3gS6sfh6tjUOV0CZOFx8oaDjFg9uJFOhEhmX0MA6hLy8uHUQh/s1600-h/RBI+2008+Summer+132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx8iT4v26aV8f3BVt7330Gt7p0zRNjOcYKyr1UiC8wNyxHOysKvEUtqKF1k0zu4lsNYNklKpjq4nTt29fnE-EUcUidGr3gS6sfh6tjUOV0CZOFx8oaDjFg9uJFOhEhmX0MA6hLy8uHUQh/s320/RBI+2008+Summer+132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239692495058788402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TUU-E78R42pNj8Sqp12rk7v2Z_XpJQ4IDIu7qpJxeP7DNRDe6vvi6Oko7UrIHSeWbVRR7ft0FWSdefgmkb56wGX2_i8fYdIKa6g963PL0IVcRjgWhkabtuxDitLjGX4FzKplLWHfPmVV/s1600-h/RBI+2008+Summer+133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TUU-E78R42pNj8Sqp12rk7v2Z_XpJQ4IDIu7qpJxeP7DNRDe6vvi6Oko7UrIHSeWbVRR7ft0FWSdefgmkb56wGX2_i8fYdIKa6g963PL0IVcRjgWhkabtuxDitLjGX4FzKplLWHfPmVV/s320/RBI+2008+Summer+133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239691926830321810" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, about 15 girls from Gambold Middle School received new gloves to use this fall in the IPS Middle School Softball League. The girls took some time out of practice to show off the new gloves. "Thanks Cal Ripken Jr!"playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-858357428509367157.post-75449095961317659692008-08-08T05:42:00.000-07:002008-08-08T05:54:00.871-07:00IPS Champs Camp for Baseball & Softball<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuE_3Mg7-TsL3Mb-zBeooGaPuO-sdx6cc36yZDi6AMIrl781iQcdGJqpsbgE75pjsv0gZBK0egDJKXimLyAhPo4H5P-GwyYgDvteQfkEuqKxIlb7lNZOaYTJims8lAEOf_r4-au9R5zdF/s1600-h/RBI+2008+Summer+065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuE_3Mg7-TsL3Mb-zBeooGaPuO-sdx6cc36yZDi6AMIrl781iQcdGJqpsbgE75pjsv0gZBK0egDJKXimLyAhPo4H5P-GwyYgDvteQfkEuqKxIlb7lNZOaYTJims8lAEOf_r4-au9R5zdF/s320/RBI+2008+Summer+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232129241205150034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuhkMEi9NzLKur6DbYlsWxwSBtkAF-idSfwucqi7KlVphElO-CMIT6OSDLvadZsldLag9DFqZZ2dxBgJre1GRjqxi2JiQX6urMWzaXAAaIcGG1zVz2h2sAyn6QTg1x9Kg97RCUVOp0R-e/s1600-h/RBI+2008+Summer+066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEuhkMEi9NzLKur6DbYlsWxwSBtkAF-idSfwucqi7KlVphElO-CMIT6OSDLvadZsldLag9DFqZZ2dxBgJre1GRjqxi2JiQX6urMWzaXAAaIcGG1zVz2h2sAyn6QTg1x9Kg97RCUVOp0R-e/s320/RBI+2008+Summer+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232129249141412162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaWq0eY3OtwmatdIpE4tq0mV9I-NXFIuZmbAJHQ0ZLk96mgs_FWPLSGdxeJgxzS5EUwKJthRDod183qkpaPsyJaDHpAWyNlWevkwkct2sMWZzfGSNpj15RBafsIhnBJZOR8L3eYSKdROw/s1600-h/RBI+2008+Summer+070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaWq0eY3OtwmatdIpE4tq0mV9I-NXFIuZmbAJHQ0ZLk96mgs_FWPLSGdxeJgxzS5EUwKJthRDod183qkpaPsyJaDHpAWyNlWevkwkct2sMWZzfGSNpj15RBafsIhnBJZOR8L3eYSKdROw/s320/RBI+2008+Summer+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232129253742305938" border="0" /></a><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">David Osinski </span>of the American Baseball Foundation, Birmingham AL, brought his BASIC (Baseball & Academic Skills Instructional Course) to the IPS Champs Camp in mid-July at Howe Academy. About 50 youngsters from Indianapolis Public Schools spent the week working on baseball fundamentals and learning the history of the sport and sharpening their math skills.<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dave Scott</span>, head baseball coach at Washington High School, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eric Mertl</span> of the Men's Senior Baseball League, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Scott Satterthwaite</span>, Play Ball Indiana intern, were among the several volunteer instructors for the week.playball indianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09065841954769728290noreply@blogger.com0