Slug Fest

ALBERT LEA

SLUG FEST

BASEBALL

TOURNAMENT May 19-21, 2017

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ALBERT LEA BASEBALL ASSOCIATION PREPARES FOR SEASON The Albert Lea Baseball Association consists of over 150 kids on 12 teams and was recently established in the fall of 2016. The two previous organizations, ALYBA and Albert Lea Knights, merged to form this new association. It consists of kids ranging from 8-14 years old playing kid pitch baseball. There are two different options (weekend tournament teams and weekday league teams), so there is something for everyone. For younger kids and kids not ready for travel baseball, we have the Albert Lea Community Baseball option. ALCB consists of over 300 kids, ranging in ages from 5-12 year olds who participate in T-ball, coach pitch and kid pitch baseball.

The objectives for the merge were to capitalize on the strengths of both organizations and form a common approach when it came to teaching kids the fundamentals of baseball. The coaches had the opportunity to attend training provided by the coaching staff of the Albert Lea varsity baseball program. The goal was to provide continued drills and fundamentals that the high school coaches see will assist our youth in further developing their baseball skills. Other objectives are to help kids continue to have a love for the game, have fun, demonstrate good sportsmanship and represent Albert Lea baseball in a positive manner on the field, in school and in all the communities we play in.

Albert Lea baseball has three home tournaments during the season, which runs from April through July. The first one, Scrimmage Fest, was held April 29. Slug Fest will be held at Snyder Park on May 19-21. This tournament will feature teams with 12-14 year old kids from southern Minnesota, the Twin Cites metro area and

northern Iowa. The Albert Lea Classic will be held June 16-18 and feature teams from many of the same communities, but will consist of 8-11 year old kids. There are also league games played out at Snyder Field on Monday-Thursday nights throughout the summer.

As an organization, one goal we have is to keep player fees as low as we can.

In order to do this, we need to raise money for uniforms, equipment, league and tournament fees, umpires, field use, etc. The two main ways we raise money are though a coupon card fundraiser and through our concession stand that we have at Snyder Park. If you would like to help support youth baseball in Albert Lea, please consider purchasing one of the cards when a young baseball player comes knocking on your door. We will be running this fundraiser from May 7th-21st. Also, you can come out to Snyder during any of our tournaments or league nights and cheer on the young baseball players.

For more information on Albert Lea baseball, you can go to our website, http:// www.albertleabaseball.com/ or our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/ AlbertLeaBaseballSoftball.

Thank you for your support of youth baseball in Albert Lea. Aaron Phillips Albert Lea Baseball Board Member and 12AA Head Coach

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northern Iowa. The Albert Lea Classic will be held June 16-18 and feature teams from many of the same communities, but will consist of 8-11 year old kids. There are also league games played out at Snyder Field on Monday-Thursday nights throughout the summer.

As an organization, one goal we have is to keep player fees as low as we can.

In order to do this, we need to raise money for uniforms, equipment, league and tournament fees, umpires, field use, etc. The two main ways we raise money are though a coupon card fundraiser and through our concession stand that we have at Snyder Park. If you would like to help support youth baseball in Albert Lea, please consider purchasing one of the cards when a young baseball player comes knocking on your door. We will be running this fundraiser from May 7th-21st. Also, you can come out to Snyder during any of our tournaments or league nights and cheer on the young baseball players.

For more information on Albert Lea baseball, you can go to our website, http:// www.albertleabaseball.com/ or our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/ AlbertLeaBaseballSoftball.

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14AA Front row left to right: Jacob Wyant, Reese Nelson, Tyrell Baldwin, Caleb Talamantes, Cody Yokiel. Back row left to right: Brad Nelson, Aaron Cook, Aaron Bauers, Spencer Clark, Ethan Dallman, Sam Witham, Tony Yokiel, Joey Talamantes Not pictured: Hunter Anderson, Malachi Loyd, Derrick Overland, Noah Pesch

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10AA Front left to right: Mason Attig, Mavrik Attig, Sam Stay, Logan Davis, Brendan Earl, Ledger Stadheim, Andrew Westeng , Tanner Nelson, Eric Zimmerman, Adrian Leegaard, Hunter Adams, Hayden Christenson, In back head coach: Seth Stadheim, assistant coaches Cory Frerk, Jerry Nelson

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10A Front row, from left: Carter Horecka, Zane Stevens, Zaden Brua, Graham Goskeson, Elijah Goskeson, Griffyn Richards, Middle row,from left: Liam Ball, Caleb Madson, Kaiden Baldwin, Nicholas Belshan, Ty Youlden, Kaleb Tuttle Back row, from left: Coaches Brody Richards, Brian Ball, Mike Elmer