Date:

10/21/24

Present:

Missy Huber, Steve Burt,  

RJ Diamond, Tim Teefy, Rebecca Farrell

Dan Campbell, Jim Buggy, Mark Natale, Aaron Pysher, John Mancinelli, Mike Calvanese, Tom Wood, Jason Farrell, Fran Miles, Joe Hart, William McKee, Jen Wylie, Jeremy Wylie, Don Gilmour, BJ Hefton, Joe Pharaoh, Anthony Marusco, Denny Anastasia, Walt Campbell, Dave Gustafson, Michael Troyan Jr. 

Called to Order:

8:30 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance-  $87,759.47

-Fall Ball made around $4000 in the concession stand

-Fall Ball revenue has exceeded expectations

-If you work for a company that allows a match or a contribution to youth sports-please let us know, we would be glad to help with paperwork. Thank You Steve Wiegand for locating this.

Member Question- Do we have any outstanding revenue for Fall Ball?

Answer- Only a $1000 sponsorship from FlowServe

New Business: 

Motion to approve: Rebecca Farrell

Second: Dan Campbell

President’s Report - Steve Burt

Last night for 5 Board Members-

Aaron Pysher- Began helping with T-Ball and then a huge presence with Rookies as well

Missy Huber- Handled emails, Facebook, and minutes for several years

Tom Wood- Encouraged other board members to join, always worked 100% behind the scenes for several years to keep this league running, President when the lights went up

Rebecca Farrell-Spent every night all day long down at the snack stand every day for several years. Always wanted to do what was best for the kids

Steve Burt- Tom Wood admits to throwing him into the presidency. Steve has been down at the fields consistently to make sure everything was always running well for the players and the league.

Fall Ball- Everyone knows I was not the biggest supporter of Fall Ball, but after seeing this season, I do believe Fall Ball needs to happen at AV. Players got to play multiple positions and Thanks to Joe, BJ, Scott and Mike for everything you did to make it successful. It was an amazing season and we had excellent feedback from parents and players.

Teeners-Dan Campbell

-If I continue as the commissioner, my plan is to have a meeting next week about plans for the Spring Season. If you are interested in attending, please let me know.

Member Question- Are we going to allow 16 YO’s to play in Teeners 13YO division?

Answer- No, we have found that 13 YO’s would prefer not to play with 16 YO’s and we lose players with this.

Majors-Mark Natale

No Report

Minors- Tim Teefy

No Report

Rookies-Aaron Pysher

No report

Teeball- Mike Calvanese

No Report

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

No report

Equipment Manager-John Mancinelli

Spirit Wear is almost complete, we will have it next week. We had a very good response and MVP will most likely be giving us a kick back.

Fall Ball Championship long sleeve shirts have been ordered.

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

No report

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-A few bags of field white have been picked up. 

Rules- Bob Weeks

Looking on going with an umpire group for the Majors

Secretary-Missy Huber

No Report

-Member Question- Email about concession stand going cashless, are we planning on doing this for Spring?

Answer-No, we ended up not going Cashless

Member Question- I heard there was a Wiffle Ball Tournament? Did this impact Fall Ball?

Answer- Yes, it was approved before Fall Ball was approved and they are making a donation to the league.

Elections

President- John Mancinelli, Tim Teefy (Does not accept Nomination)

Treasurer- BJ Hefton (Does not accept Nomination), Aaron Pysher (Does not accept Nomination), Bob Weeks 

Teeners- Dan Campbell 

Majors- Mark Natale 

Minors- Scott Decker

Rookies- Mike Troyan Jr. 

TeeBall- Mike Calvanese 

Parents Auxiliary- Jen Wylie

Player Agent- Jim Buggy 

Secretary- RJ Diamond

Equipment- Steve Burt (Does not accept Nomination), Tim Teefy

Facilities- Joe Pharaoh

Rules- Bob Weeks (Does not accept Nomination), BJ Hefton

Thank you to the kids that came down to help down at the fields on 10/12. We really appreciate all your efforts.

Steve Burt-Appreciate everything everyone has done and willing and ready to help any new board members and anything else that you may need assistance with down at the fields.

John Mancinelli- Thank you to everyone who has been on the board and all you have contributed. This has been a great board to work alongside with and I look forward to working with the new board. 

Adjourn- 9:03 PM

Date:

9/16/2024

Present:

Board: Steve Burt, John Mancinelli, Mark Natale, R.J. Diamond, Tom Wood, Dan Campbell, Mike Calvanese, Aaron Pysher, Jim Buggy

Membership: Fran Miles, Joe Hart, Bill McKee, Gusto, Mike Troyan, Don Gilmour, Joe Pharaoh, B.J. Hefton, Scott Decker, Anthony Marusco, Jen Wylie, Tom Baggio, Walt Campbell, Mike McDermond

Called to Order:

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $89,461.94

-Sponsorship $1,000 from FlowServe

New Business: 

Motion to approve: John Mancinelli

Second: Mark Natale

President’s Report - Steve Burt

Fall Ball is up and running. Everyone is having a great time. Thank you all for the help.

Teeners-Dan Campbell

• Excited for the new liner
• Base Cart should be in soon as well as batter box stencil
• Thank you to everyone that helped clean up the snack stand.
• 75 kids registered for Fall ball with 6 teams
• Everything is running smoothly
• Looking to have Teener committee for next year; if interested please reach out.

Majors-Mark Natale

Thank you to Joe & BJ for everything in Fall Ball 

Minors- Tim Teefy

No Report / Not in attendance

Rookies-Aaron Pysher

Need to look at pitching machine issues

Teeball- Mike Calvanese

Looking to get field maintenance done on field

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

Biggest numbers in fall ball. 365 including teeners

Equipment Manager-John Mancinelli

• Still waiting on some shirts
• Uniforms turned out great
• Looking at new liner/spray for majors field
• If rookies can resuse baseballs, great
• Q: Issue with rookie machine - A: Possibly look at investing in a new machine

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

No report - Not in atteendance

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

• Rookies home plate has new receiver. Thank you to fall ball crew.
• Hole is filled in majors center field. Thank you Buggy.
• Thank you to everyone for their help
• Wasps in minors field reported but could not find. Please let me know if you see anything.
• Would like to meet at TBall field this week to review what needs to be done.

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Q: Can rules please be updated on the website - Bob not in attendance

Secretary-Missy Huber

No Report

Burt: Recommend that we keep doing fall ball. Just need to find volunteers.

Nominations for 2024-2025 Board:

President: John Mancinelli nominated by Dan Campbell; Tim Teefy nominated by Joe Pharaoh

Treasurer: Aaron Pysher nominated by Mark Natale (Aaron declined) ... B.J. Hefton nominated by Joe Pharaoh

Majors: Mark Natale nominated by Steve Burt; BJ Hefton nominated by Joe Pharaoh

Minors: Scott Decker nominated by BJ Hefton

Rookies: Mike Troyan nomincated by BJ Hefton

T-Ball: Mike Calvanese nominated by R.J. Diamond

Facilities: Joe Pharaoh nominated by R.J. Diamond

Rules: Bob Weeks nominated by Jim Buggy

Parents Auxilary: Jen Wylie nominated by R.J. Diamond

Player Agent: Jim Buggy nominated by R.J. Diamond

Equipment: Steve Burt nominated by Joe Pharaoh; Mark Natale nominated by self

Secretary: R.J. Diamond nominated by Dan Campbell

Adjourn-R.J. Diamond (7:05pm)

Second-Dan Campbell

Date:

7/15/24

Present:

Missy Huber, Steve Burt,  

RJ Diamond, Tim Teefy, 

Dan Campbell,  Jim Buggy, Aaron Pysher, Bob Weeks, John Mancinelli, Mike Calvanese, Tom Wood, Fran Miles, Dave Gustafson, Joe Pharaoh, Joe Hart, BJ Hefton

Called to Order:

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $75, 873.34

-Field Maintenance Costs and Tournaments are reflected in the balance

-Tax Exempt certificate is up soon, we have filed all necessary paperwork in order to continue to receive this exemption

New Business: 

Motion to approve: John Mancinelli

Second: Dan Campbell

President’s Report - Steve Burt

9U, 10U, 11U, 12 U all qualified for States, 9U and 11U made it out of pool play

-Concerns about too many games in a short period of time during states/districts because of overuse of pitchers and arms. Steve has voiced his concerns to Cal Ripkin

Teeners-Dan Campbell

-Teeners League is still playing in tournament play

Senior Mid-County has been eliminated, Junior Mid-County plays tonight

-Legion team is currently playing, 2nd round in playoffs 

-13U select team will be in a tournament in West Chester

-Fall Ball will be held in the Teeners Division

Majors-Mark Natale

No Report

Minors- Tim Teefy

No Report

Rookies-Aaron Pysher

No Report

Teeball- Mike Calvanese

6U played in a tournament in Chichester, still yet to have a win, but they are playing hard

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

Fall Ball- Registration over 100 players across all the divisions

-Registration will remain open through August

Equipment Manager-John Mancinelli

-TeamSnap will continued to be sponsored by FlowServe ($2000 donation for Fall Ball) 

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

N/A

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-General Maintenance

-Field Maintenance 6:00 PM Thursday Nights leading up to Fall Ball. A Sign-Up Genius will be sent out

-Fields have some weeds and will need work

-Tractor is fixed, Williamson has been using it on their fields

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Some 12’s have approached about umpiring, they will be added to the umpire list for the fall

Secretary-Missy Huber

No Report

Issues with Hosts of State Tournament-Times changed on the day of the tournament, which caused a lot of problems. AVBL was asked to host 9, 10, 11, 12 for States. We will consider it, but we are looking for support from another local field (Brookhaven/Chichester) for field usage for 11u and 12u. We have not hosted states in many years. Nether and BYC also expressed interest in hosting if needed.

 Fall Ball- Nether and Chichester will enroll players separately and will help with coaching. We requested that these teams spread out the talent when drafting because we do not know their players.

Majors numbers are lighter hoping to have additional teams from local areas (Brookhaven is planning to host their own Fall Ball)

10U Select team will be recognized at the Wilmington Blue Rocks on July 28th Game.

Wednesday Night Majors Championship (Coach Tom Wood-Giants) will be recognized at the Fire House 

Some corporations offer a bonus for volunteering. Companies like Verizon reward employees for volunteering and then make a donation to our league. Please check to see if your company offers a similar package.

Adjourn-Jim Buggy 9:02 PM

Second-Dan Campbell

Date:

6/17/2024

Present:

Called to Order:

8:36 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $75,895.84 ($20,000+ in a CD)

-Finance reports have been handed to general membership

-Tom Wood not present

New Business: 

Motion to approve: John Mancinelli

Second: R.J. Diamond

President’s Report - Steve Burt (Not Present) /Dan Campbell

-Congrats to all winners of rec divisions.
-Districts teams ongoing. Games/results can be found on website
-Fall ball looks like it will happen. Costs need to be finalized. Tentative cost is $80 for Rookies-Majors, and $100 for teeners. Mainly due to umpires. Hope to have more info soon. –Rumor about why the 11u not playing districts at weir is not true.

Teeners-Dan Campbell

-Great season this year. Almost 90 players in rec division. 4 teams. Over 90 games between rec season and playoffs. There are 5 post rec teams.
-Snack ball did very well. Special thanks to Bill, Joe, and Fran to help work the stand. Donated their time. Money went back to the league.
-Congrats to Coach Burns 13-15u champs. 2nd year in a row.
-Survey to go out soon regarding 12u game. 2nd year in a row we had a 12yo game at Buggy field. Kids received shirts.
-Stand will be open at times throughout June/July.
-Looking for a cheap shed for “B Field”.
-Delco senior teams going well. Legion came out this past week. Jack Abate sung national anthem.
-14u team up and running.
-Working with school district on field maint manual.
-No such thing as “delco rules”
-Motion to approve rules distributed at meeting that the membership approved of last year: Based on members that have attended 3 meetings or more, motion has passed. 

Majors-Mark Natale (Not Present)

-Very nice season. Attitude/behavior was very well. Nice sportsmanship. Improvement in quality of play. Credit to coaches. Kids feeling like you’re a part of team and having fun. Thanks to all the coaches and families. Congrats to Tom Wood and Giants for winning the championship.

Minors- Tim Teefy (Not Present)

-Successful season. Thank you coaches. Positive response from slugfest – congrats to Joe Pharoah and Padres.

Rookies-Aaron Pysher

-Thanks for coming. Issues with weather/playoffs. Kids had a good time. Thank you again. Congrats to Orioles – Tom Baggio

Teeball- Mike Calvanese

-Season went well. Congrats to Jack McGlone and Angels for winning the championship. 6u tournament team was put together. Learning a lot during the tournaments. Doing very well. Poll was put out for players for the tournament team.

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

-Fall Ball registration will open this week.

Equipment Manager-John Mancinelli

-Went great this year.
-Uniforms for season and district were great.
-White pants should no longer be allowed.
-Looking for coaches/volunteers as well as sponsors for fall ball.

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell (Not Present)

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-Ongoing Maintenance
-Plumbing issues with baseballs, debris in pipes
-Need help with field maintenance during summer.
-Question: What happened to the original plan with tractors? Why is there now a problem with the tractor? How long are we going to wait for training on tractors? A: There is a problem with the carbureror on the one tractor. Was not an issue on delivery. In the process of getting it fixed. Looking to have Landscapers come out and maintain the fields due to the weed issue that is hard to control, especially on the warning track.

Rules- Bob Weeks

-5 new umpires – mostly rookie division
-equipment has gone missing for umpires … recommendation is to leave equipment in the snack stand that will need to be checked out. They will not get paid until after the equipment is returned.
Q: Can we find cheaper Teener umpires? There are 2 main services in the area-  Tri County and TriState . Both services are $95. - It is difficult to find cheaper umpires ... most leagues pay this amount

Secretary-Missy Huber (Not Present)

No report

-

Adjourn-9:58 PM- RJ Diamond

Second-Joe Pharoah

Date:

5/20/24

Present:

Missy Huber, RJ Diamond, Tim Teefy, 

Dan Campbell, Jim Buggy, Aaron Pysher, Bob Weeks, John Mancinelli, Mike Calvanese, Tom Wood, Steve Abate, Tom Zebley, Don Gilmour, Joe Pharaoh, BJ Hefton, Chris Backer, Michael Troyan Jr., Fran Miles, Dave Gustafson, Joe Hart, BIll McKee, Mitch Lauver

Called to Order:

8:34 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $76, 020.62 ($20,000+ in a CD)

-We collected about $6600 at Beef and Beer minus expenses we made about $5300. We had a lower turnout than past years (Morgan Wallen concert, Mother’s Day Weekend)

-Concession Stand has generated about $13,000-$14,000 (sales are good and inline with past years and profits)

-

New Business: 

Motion to approve: Tim Teefy

Second: Jim Buggy

President’s Report - Steve Burt/Dan Campbell

-Keep in mind playoffs can get tough, keep in mind most people are volunteers and we want to be good role models for our kids.

-We are trying to make this the best league we can with improved equipment and materials. We are in the process of learning how to best use our new tractors….please be patient.

Teeners-Dan Campbell

-One of the teeners games will need a continuation game for the playoffs

--Dave Durbano will coach 2010/2011 players, we will also offer a select B team for this age group

-08/09 only 7 players signed up so we will not have a team in this age division, they can play for Mid-County Juniors if interested

-Men’s teams 12th Grade and Plus (Delco League)

Majors-Mark Natale

-Good Regular season…no issues with coaches and children

-June 3rd- Championship Game

-11YO and 12YO select and district teams have been chosen and practices have begun

Minors- Tim Teefy

-Regular season ended on Friday, playoffs have begun

-Appreciate coaches for helping and working through the schedules

-Positive reviews from Slug Fest and the events of the day

-District Teams have been selected and a 9/10 Select team to be coach by BJ Hefton/Bob Weeks

Rookies-Aaron Pysher

-We are in playoff time, championship will be in early June

-Member comment- I saw catchers standing off to the side and umpires were getting hit with the ball. Is this normal? Response- We cannot locate enough players to catch, which is why catchers are not standing behind the plate

-Member comment- The umpire protection shin pads are not the best…if they are there at all. They are rusted and can’t be adjusted. Response- We can look at replacing them, we have extras in the bins. Some Umpires have their own umpire equipment. We also have some equipment that is now missing.

Teeball- Mike Calvanese

-It has been a great season. Everyone enjoyed Slug Fest. We will play until around June 8th.

-We will have a round robin playoff for Junior Rookies…and a championship game on the Rookies field.

-Parents and grandparents have been great with helping

-Looking at developing a 6U tournament team

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

-We did have a few bad days of weather, but the schedules were updated as best we could.

-Weather does not look too bad, so hopefully it would not impact the playoffs too much

-If weather impacts a game, games get shuffled one day

Equipment Manager-John Mancinelli

-Will work on umpire gear

-Will work on getting new uniforms for the district players, they have been ordered. Each head coach will collect money and then money gets sent over at once to Tom. Tom will pay MVP.

-Trophies have been ordered for championship games and sportsmanship trophies

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-Thank you to the coaches for helping get the fields ready

-We will not have field maintenance this weekend for Memorial Day, please help with keeping trash emptied and fields cleaned this week 

-Cameras were not working today, it is an issue with Verizon and they have been contacted

-One of the tractors is not currently working, we are working on getting it fixed (there is a warranty). We are also working on the best way to use the new equipment and attachments. We will have a training session

-Member Question-Is the additional equipment purchased in-line with what was actually purchased? Response- Yes, it was

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Coaches have been helping with umping the bases during the playoffs

-28 total umpires split between the divisions

-Recommend that umpires without equipment get dressed in the snack stands so that we can ensure that all equipment, brushes, and counters are returned.

-We need to utilize older equipment that we have collected in order to make sure that umpires are properly suited for the games.

Secretary-Missy Huber

No report

Member Question- Have we made any rule or by-law changes?  Response- the only change we are considering is that the current by-laws say the league we will be notified about meetings in the newspaper….planning on changing it to on-line, email, social media (not voted on yet). 

-Parents do not really know the basic rules which causes an issue with umpires and coaches

-Please consider running for a board position (need to attend 3 meetings in order to run)

-12YO playing on Buggy Field, game has been pushed to Saturday, June 1st at Buggy Field at 6PM

-We will not have Fall Ball at Weir Park (not enough volunteers), but will at Teeners BJ Hefton and Joe Pharaoh are interested in running Fall Ball at Weir Park….it is critical to help players develop— please email Dan Campbell and Steve Burt Member concern about the fields being torn up 

-Teeners recommendation- any players moving up to Teeners next year should consider playing Fall Ball. We allow all bats in Fall Ball, but players have to purchase specific bats for the spring

-Member Question- Is the league participating in the Memorial Day Parade? Response- No

-Member Question- Legion Teams…when the emails went out about the Legion Team. There were 2 costs- one for AV players, and one for non-AV players. Are there non-AV players? Yes, there are some brookhaven players on the A team

-Member Question- Why is their push to get the playoffs complete and move through at a rapid rate? 2 games per night, one at Buggy and one at B field Response. A large portion of the teams will be eliminated before Memorial Day- it is the same as every other division, we are using 2 fields because the numbers have tripled over the last 2 years, so we have more playoff games. We also have legion, select and Mid-County which are like our “district” teams that will be starting soon. Everything also started earlier this season which is why it is finishing this way. Everyone is still getting in the same amount of games.

Member Comment- This is my son’s first year on the Teeners League and it has went wonderful. So thank you!

Member Comment- Did we award the Tommy Marren Scholarship? Who was on the committee? Response- We had 4 applicants and all 4 have been selected. Bill McKee would like to be on the committee in the future.

Adjourn-9:26 PM- John Mancinelli

Second-RJ Diamond

Date:

4/15/24

Present:

Missy Huber,  

RJ Diamond, Tim Teefy,

Dan Campbell,  Jim Buggy, Mark Natale, John Mancinelli, Mike Calvanese, Tom Wood, BJ Hefton, Joe Pharaoh, Scott Decker, Dave Gustafson, Bill McKee, Joe Hart, Fran Miles, Michael Troyan Jr., Chris D’Anjolell, Dan Sinnott, Walt Campbell, Chris Backer, Denny Anastasia, Emily Garvey, Mike Garvey, Anthony Marusco, Tom Baggio, Mitch Lauver, Nico Marusco

Called to Order:

8:33 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $90, 426

-Many supplies were needed to get the fields ready for the season and the concession stand start-up costs

Gus-Thank You for getting the Moose to Sponsor

Thank you to all our sponsors for helping support the league for the 2024 season

-$20,000 cannot be touched at this point because it is in a CD

-5 workers in the snack stand at night, 12 on the weekends

New Business: 

Motion to approve:  John Mancinelli

Second: RJ Diamond

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-Parade went well

Thank you Aston Police and Fire Department for assistance on that day

-Thank you to Fran Miles, Bill McKee, Joe Hart for your assistance getting the fields ready

-Thank you to local elected officials for joining us

-Member Comment-Can we get a new flag? That flag was an embarrassment. Response- There is a new one up now

Teeners-Dan Campbell

- 7 teams, around 85 kids for Rec. for this season

-Rec games started tonight

- Concession stand will start to be open as well.

- B field is being worked on currently. They are putting sod down on the first and 3rd base line like Buggy. 

-Uniforms are now in!

-  We will have at least one Jr. Mid county and most likely two Sr. Mid County teams. Sign ups are currently going on

Legion Teams by birth year

2010-2011- Coach Durbano

2008-2009- Will be Coached by Palmore

(Not included in Babe Ruth Insurance-instead it is insurance through the Legion, does not cost the league anything)

Majors-Mark Natale

-Limited practices in March because of weather

-3 games are being made up from rain outs

-Thank You to John Dalton, Kevin Greim, Tom Wood that helped put in the new net for the Majors Cages

-Everything seems to be going well

Minors- Tim Teefy

-4 Make-Up Games (2 played already, 2 are scheduled)

-Good feedback for the umpires

Rookies-Aaron Pysher

No Report

Member  Comment- Can we get a call up list ready? Yes, we will work on that

Teeball- Mike Calvanese

-Opening Games on Saturday, everything went well

-Thank you Joe Hart for getting the fields ready in the morning

-T-Ball is currently practicing, we will have nightly games starting in a few weeks

-We would like to eventually incorporate the pitching machine in addition to coach pitch

-Member Comment- Can we post the schedule? Yes, we will do that soon

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

-Numbers are great this season!

-T-Ball Schedule will be finalized and out soon

-With all of the rain delays, we will have to use Sunday for Make-up games.

-Coaches are doing a nice job using the pitch tracker…do not use the innings category because it incorrectly calculates the totals

Equipment Manager-John Mancinelli

-Uniforms are all in and ordered…but some of the newer players that signed up late are in process and should be in soon

-T-Ball and Junior Rookies late registration can take their blank shirts and hat to MVP for name to be placed on it

-Working on getting a new net for the backstop at the Minors 

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

No report

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-Field Maintenance Day was a HUGE success

-Rookies Scoreboard is not working correctly

-Rollers for the outfield had new foam delivered

-Looking over quotes for the new backstop on the Minor’s field

-Working with the township to have the Walkway to the T-Ball Field repaired and widened

-Cameras are up and working on the Major’s Field

-Major’s Field outlet on the pitching mound is not working and will need to be repaired

-The roofs of several dugouts will need to be repaired, please let us know if you have any connections or the ability to help with repairing these roofs

Rules- Bob Weeks

Umpire will assess if the game is going too long. Most games in the Rookies will go about 5 innings within the 2 hour time spot on weekends. Weekends the time limit is enforced because of the tight schedule.

Secretary-Missy Huber

No Report

-We had several great applicants for the Tommy Marren Scholarship. We will announce the recipient soon

-A local guy has acquired some machinery and is selling them for cheaper prices than brand new…We might actually be able to afford 2 if the price is right

New Comment- Can Teeners use Team Snap to let them know about canceled games? Response- Coaches are asked to send an alert to the parents

Nico Marusco will be running the Aston Valley Knights camp this summer under the guidance of Bill Wright. Week of June 17th and June 24th. Monday-Thursday, make-up games on Friday if needed. 

-Dates for district tryouts? We have not announced these yet….we are thinking Late April Early May

Meeting Adjourn 9:11 PM (Bill McKee)

Second- John Mancinelli

Date:

3/18/24

Present:

Missy Huber, Steve Burt,  

RJ Diamond, Tim Teefy, Rebecca Farrell

Dan Campbell,  Jim Buggy, Mark Natale, Aaron Pysher, Bob Weeks, John Mancinelli, Mike Calvanese, Tom Wood, Don Gilmour, Joe Pharaoh, Keith McDevitt, Chris Langille, Rick Owsley, Dave Gustafson, Fran Miles, Chris Gaspari, Bill McKee, Joe Hart, Anthony Marusco, Walt Campbell, Michael Troyan Jr., Chris D’Anjolell, Dan Sinnott, Mitch Lauver, Tom Baggio, Steve Ouimette, Michael Schaefer, Jon Dalton, Jacob Weissenberger, Mike McHugh, Chris Cooper, Denny Anastasia, Ian Scott, Jim Johnston, Mike McDermond, Bill Staiber, Jeff Kessler, Chris Backer Jr., Chris Backer Sr., Mike Garvey, Jason Farrell, Scott Decker

Called to Order:

8:32 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $117, 009.30

-Spring Season Registrations contribute to the high balance

-Sponsorship- 44 have committed, trying to get 6 more to renew (still taking on more sponsors if you know anyone interested)

-FlowServ is sending us $2,000 and PA Dept of Health for $750

-Please complete survey that was sent out via email

-11U did a last minute tournament at Prospect Park (will count towards spring tournament funds for 2024)

-Purchased a new pitching machine for the Rookies Fields

-Replaced nets in the cages for Majors and Rookies

New Business: 

Motion to approve: Rebecca Farrell

Second: Mark Natale

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-Coaches- Must have background checks completed ASAP! We cannot load students into Cal Ripkin without the clearances being done.

-Opening Day is April 6th…games begin April 1st. We have games leading up to the Opening Day Parade

-Pavillion is now fixed. We are thankful to Joe Hart and the Township for fixing this.

-Joe and Bill did a great job working on the T-Ball Fields to get it up and running

-We have great numbers this season. We have 6-7 teams per division.

-Schedules have been uploaded to TeamSnap

-District Tournaments (preliminary)- We are not set to host a district tournament this Spring

Teeners-Dan Campbell

-7 teams (estimated 90 kids- all time high)

-Draft and evaluations were held last week

-We will play American Legion by birth year for post rec season ball

-Mid County League- by grade level for post rec season ball

-Delco League-AV Knights for post rec season ball

-New scoreboard will be installed later this week (Thank You SV Boosters)

-PDSD working on getting the fields ready for the season

-John Mancinelli and his crew are working on redoing the upstairs room at Buggy Field to make it a more usable space

-Working with the district to clear out the surrounding areas around field so that we do not lose so many baseballs each season

-Board Member Question- Should we post a sign so that people know how to access Buggy Field?

Majors-Mark Natale

-Practices have started…slow because of the weather

-Thank you coaches and parents for helping out on the Major Field to get it ready for the season

Minors- Tim Teefy

-Practices have started

-Plan to meet with coaches to review rules and expectations for the season

Rookies-Aaron Pysher

-Thank you for helping out with Field Maintenance

-Hoping to improve the batter’s box to prevent it from sinking

-New Pitching Machine-set-up and electricity is different from in the past

Teeball- Mike Calvanese

-Thank you to everyone that came out to help on Saturday…especially Joe and Bill

-Cleaned out the shed

-Schedules will be out in the next few days

-T-Ball will not play games on Opening Day

-Thank you for your patience for my  first year

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

-Schedules are loaded

-All players from T-Ball to Teeners have been loaded

-Pitch Tracker is loaded, please update within 24 hours of your game

-431 Total players (2nd highest of 9 years)

-Decline in T-Ball numbers (Aston AA Softball  took several of the girls this season)

-First few weeks for Minors and Rookies will be adjusted time slots because of the daylight

Equipment Manager-John Mancinelli

-Fields look great

-New Rookies Pitching Machine is much lighter to manipulate. Let me know how you like it and thanks to DICKS for the discount

-Jerseys are ordered (hopeful to have everything by Opening Day, but late registrations might not be ready in time for first game)

-We have extra supplies, if you have a player in need…please reach out

-Ordered additional catcher’s mitts and equipment

-Baseballs are ordered and available, books & clickers are on their way

-Now have a sliding mat to practice sliding (helpful for players to learn…some players are getting to Teeners without the ability to slide properly)

-We have extra keys if needed

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

-Thank you to everyone that helped out on Saturday 

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-Thank you to everyone that participated in Field Maintenance

-We are having an issue with one of the scoreboards, a number needs to be replaced

-Please make sure cages and bathrooms are locked if you are the last to leave the fields

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Plenty of umpires for the upcoming season- over 30 umpires going into the Spring season

-Jared (long-term umpire) is coming back to ump on Saturdays which is a HUGE help for the Majors

-Umpire clinic this Saturday

-We will have a shared document that posts the scheduled umpires

-Laminated sheet will be in each dug-out with reminders and key rules

-Umpire equipment looks good for season

-Member Question- Is Ben coming back? Yes, Monday-Wednesday

Secretary-Missy Huber

-Snack Stand- We do not need to have coverage anymore. We collected the money during registration to cover this. A schedule will be posted soon.

- -Backstop at the Majors Field will need to be replaced and/or repaired

-Schedules in Team Snap- Make sure the schedule is not doubled in Team Snap

-Have players make sure to write their names on their equipment so that it can be returned

-We are proposing buying a 4-wheeler with a tow behind hook up (dragger too). Will store AED and medical equipment to get it to areas in need fast. This would be to replace the red tractor that is on its last leg. We can purchase certain attachments this year and more in the future. Motion-John Mancinelli, Second- Joe Hart- Requesting no more than $15,000 to purchase this item. Motion passed unanimously. 

Member Question- Has the Legion and fire department been notified about Opening Day- Answer- YES

-Please control all the kids on the trucks so that they are being respectful of the candy being thrown

-Once you park your vehicle, please make sure that all players remain in the truck until all trucks have parked

Motion to Adjourn- 9:16 PM (Rebecca Farrell)

Second- Joe Hart

Date:

2/19/24

Present:

Missy Huber, Steve Burt, Rebecca Farrell, Dan Campbell,  Jim Buggy, Mark Natale, Aaron Pysher, Bob Weeks, John Mancinelli, Mike Calvanese, Tom Wood, Chris Langille, Steve Stretch, Denny Anastasia, BJ Hefton, Don Gilmour, Joe Pharaoh, Anthony Marusco, Joe Hart, Walt Campbell, Andrea Camac-Mansi, Jeff Kessler, Scott Decker, Brian Alexander, Dan Sinnott, Mitch Lauver, Steve Ouimette, Frank DiCandia, Bill McKee, Michael Truyau Jr., David Gustafson, Jacob Weissenberger, Chris D’Anjolell, Tom Baggio, Bill Staiber, Steve Burns

Called to Order:

8:30 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance-  $97, 651

-15 Sponsors have paid so far…more to come

-Raffle Tickets have been purchased for Opening Day

-Balance will adjust once uniforms are purchased and equipment for opening day

New Business: 

Motion to approve: Rebecca Farrell

Second: John Mancinelli

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-Pavillion at Weir Park is condemned and fenced off. This will need to be repaired. We had to pay $500 for township to evaluate the pavilion for structural damage. It looks like the plans the evaluator submitted will be helpful in repairing the existing structure. We are hoping the township will help with repairing this structure. The township was very involved with building the existing pavilion.

-Evaluations- 6-10 PM on Friday, Saturday 7 AM- 1 PM, all day Sunday is available

Friday- Majors (all ages) 6:00-9:00 PM

Saturday- Minors (all ages)- 8:00-10:30 Rookies (all ages) 10:30 AM-1:00 PM

Hats will be fitted this year for all leagues other than T-Ball

-Draft- Gatsby’s- Bob and RJ will help out with entering players because Jim is not available until after 4:00 PM

Rookies- 12:00-1:30 PM

Minors- 1:30 PM- 3:00 PM

Majors- 3:00-4:30 PM

-Enrollment numbers are down this season

-We are not adjusting schedules for travel baseball. 

-Blue Tractor is broken…will need to be replaced (between the tractor and pavilion this will cost the league roughly $20,000)

Teeners-Dan Campbell

-New Scoreboard will be in for Opening Day

-School District has been working on the fields to prepare for the upcoming season

-Around 40 registered for Teeners Rec League

-Hoping 2-3 teams for Juniors and Seniors

-Rec will begin 1st week in April and end in June. Teeners Evaluation will be at Northley or SV on March 8th and 9th (if you played in Teeners last year, you do not need to attend this year’s evaluation). Teeners Draft Date- March 10th

SV Cuts will be around March 6th and Northley will be around March 15th

-Post-Rec Season is TBD. We are leaning toward the American Legion, but the future is not looking that great for that league at this point. 

Majors-Mark Natale

-We are looking at 5-6 teams for this division. Evaluations are Friday Night with the Draft being on Sunday.

-Coaches please hang around after the meeting to discuss this weekend

Minors- Tim Teefy

-Looking at around 7 teams for the Minors this Spring

-Coaches please hang around after the meeting to discuss this weekend

-Good with coaches for this season

Rookies-Aaron Pysher

–5-6 Teams for this Spring Season

-Coaches please hang around after the meeting to discuss this weekend

Teeball- Mike Calvanese

-Numbers are down the most for this division. Registration will remain open longer than the other divisions.

-As of now, 4 teams for T-Ball and 4 teams for Junior Rookies

--Coaches please hang around after the meeting to discuss this season

-No evaluations for TBALL and JR. Rookies

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

307 registered players (drop from previous years) plus 40 players are in process

T-Ball- 43

Junior Rookies- 39

Rookies- 56

Minors-59

Majors-49

Open practice with SV for all age divisions. $15 per child, March 16th at Buggy Field

Equipment Manager-John Mancinelli

-Hats will be available at tryouts to try on

-We are looking for more sponsors to sponsor the league for the upcoming season

-Coaches-please get player numbers ASAP after the draft

-New Pitching Machine for the Rookies field

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

-If you are interested in shadowing to take over for the ‘25 season please let me know

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-Red Tractor was Serviced

-Field Maintenance Day- Saturday, March 23rd (9 AM). You will get $20 reimbursed if you attend. We need a great turnout in order to prepare for the upcoming season

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Some of the Majors games will be umped by outside agencies. We are trying to avoid the upfront fee by these organizations.

-Looking at getting Fran that also umps at BYC to assist with the Majors

-Minors and Rookies will be umped by younger kids, we seem to be covered

-We will have laminated sheets with most popular rules displayed in each dugout. Most arguments with umpires are due to people not knowing the rules.

-No word on Coaching Clinics

Secretary-Missy Huber

No Report

 -Will you be doing CPR training? Response-Yes, we will get information out soon

-Field Maintenance Day, what equipment is needed? Response-New Tractor, Bobcat, dirt, dragger

-Minor Field, are you still having drainage issues in left field? Response- we fixed this last year and have not had issues

-Where are you storing dirt this year? Response- We will look for a better location to put the dirt near the fields

**Anyone that is coaching, please do a background check. You need to have this done every 2 years. Please have this completed by March so we can upload this in April (loading these documents takes a lot of time). If a head coach does not have a background check they will not be on the field.

-We have 5-6 board members not returning next year. If you are interested in joining the board or being more involved in the league, please reach out.

Motion to Adjourn-Rebecca Farrell 9:07 PM

Date:

1/16/2024

Present:

Mike Calvanese, Aaron Pysher, John Mancinelli, Steve Burt, Bob Weeks, R.J. Diamond, Rebecca Farrell, Mark Natale, Jim Buggy, Tim Teefy, Dan Campbell, Tom Wood 
 
Fran Miles, Walt Campbell, Joe Hart, Anthony Marusco, Ken Millard, Frank DiCandia, Don Gilmour, Mike McDermond, Zach Imburgia, Bill McKee, Mitch Lauver, Steve Ouimette, Scott Egan, Tom Zebley

Called to Order:

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $74,235.92

New Business: 

Motion to approve: Bob Weeks

Second: Rebecca Farrell

President’s Report - Steve Burt

Teeners-Dan Campbell

• E-Mails sent to players from last year 

• Will be sending e-mail out to 13 year olds 

• 13-15 Rec division plan for this year; with some 16 year olds 

• Sign-ups are live 

• Jerseys: moving away from home/away jersey… Doing one jersey, one hat. Each team will have a different color 

• Not doing free agents this year 

• Will put outside team kids on a supplemental draft 

• Last year had 5 rec teams, 3 from Nether… Nether will join this year. Chi/BYC has asked to join. Waiting on responses 

• $25 field maintenance fee will be snack stand fee since school district helping with maintenance. Must work stand to recoup fee 

• Trying to keep snack stand open to help especially with umpire fees 

• More info to come on American Legion league & post-rec League 

• Feb 1 – open discussion with anyone interested to see what is best for league 

• Interested in coaching rec league division, reach out to Dan 

• Interested in concession stand; need 1 or 2 people to consistently help

Majors-Mark Natale

 Has a few coaches so far. Looking for more.

Minors- Tim Teefy

Rookies-Aaron Pysher

Teeball- Mike Calvanese

• Reaching out to coaches with Aaron and John Mance 

• Also potentially working with majors kids to help

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

Equipment Manager-John Mancinelli

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

No Report

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

• Tractors going in for service 

• Rookies scoreboard now has power – Thank you to Josh Dawson 

• Q: What is going on with the pavilion and the press box structurally? A: It’s still in talks with the township engineers

Rules- Bob Weeks

• January is rules meeting – no new rules to discuss 

• Thank you to Allyson Miles – Submitted change to by laws – Will bring up in February meeting 

• Shared spreadsheet planned for umpires to share with head coaches, snack stand, etc. 

• Umpire clinic planned for March; e-mail will go out about this 

• Q: Would it make sense commissioners meet with coaches to review inside rules?  

• Q: Are we going to use kids or service for umpires? A: Leaning towards service for majors with a few exceptions 

• Comment: Let plays finish before umpires make the calls
  

Secretary-Missy Huber

• Field Maintenance: March 24th 

• Will teams that win championships ride firetrucks this year? Yes 

Motion to adjurn: Rebecca Farrell, John Mancinelli

Date:

11/21/23

Present:

Missy Huber, Steve Burt,  

RJ Diamond, Dan Campbell,  Jim Buggy, Mark Natale, Aaron Pysher, Bob Weeks, John Mancinelli, Mike Calvanese, Tom Wood, Fran Miles, Dave Gustafson, Joe Hart, Bill McKee, Sabrina Hickman, Candy Miaza, Joe Pharaoh, Steve Newnom, Denny Anastasia, Walt Campbell

Called to Order:

8:03 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance-  $71, 615.60 (**$20,000 in CD)

• Still waiting for a few final bills for field maintenance

• Tommy Marren scholarship is fully funded for next year

New Business: 

Motion to approve: 

Second: 

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-Welcome new T-Ball Commissioner- Mike Calvanese

12/4- Registration opens 

TBD- In person registration (Community Center, last day of basketball)

2/1- Additional Late Fee for Registration to be applied

2/21 Registration Closes (Except Tball, Jr. Rookies, and Teeners)

2/23-2/24- Evaluations

2/25- Draft Day (Rookies, Minors, Majors

3/9 Schedule released to Commissioners to Review- (plan is to have TBall through Majors have one game under the lights)

3/12 Last Day for schedule changes

3/15 - Schedule implemented

3/24- Field Maintenance

4/6- Weir Park Games to begin

4/6 Weir Park Opening Day

-A coach or assistant coach needs to be at every meeting to help get more parents involved in our league. Should we make a membership meeting the same day as a board meeting to boost the meeting. President will meet with commissioners and coaches to review that plan

-Would like to see parents sign a code of conduct with the league at registration. Working on updating a version of the example on the Cal Ripkin site

-Will begin to post important dates and events at the concession stand so that everyone is aware. Some T-Ball families were unaware of the monthly general membership meetings.

Teeners-Dan Campbell

Buggy Field

· Concession stand is closed. District is going to turn the water off

· Re-Sodding 3rd base and around pitching mound

· New Scoreboard

· Renovation of concession stand, upstairs, and shed has been approved by the school district

24-25 Spring/Summer Season

· Still need coaches. Let me know if interested

· Rec Season will start the same time as Weir and end approximately same time

· District/tournament teams

· Proposing a 16-18 Sunday Rec league with other leagues

· Mid County Jr’s End of May till mid July

· Mid County Sr’s 19+

· If interested in the planning process of Rec, District, and Mid County contact me

Majors-Mark Natale

-We are going to have a meeting to discuss expectations for Majors. Coaches are in the process of being contacted and notified for next season

Minors- Tim Teefy

-No report

Rookies-Aaron Pysher

-Working on identifying coaches for the Spring Season

Teeball- Mike Calvanese

-Working on identifying coaches for the Spring Season.

-Looking to identify older siblings to assist with coaching as well

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

-No Report

Equipment Manager-John Mancinelli

-No report

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

-No report

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-Field closed down- thanks to all that helped

-Power to the Rookies scoreboard will be done by the spring season

-We have been informed that teens have been coming to the field and damaging various things. We spoke to the township about this.

Rules- Bob Weeks

-We will need to make some small tweaks for the Teeners division (submit requests through the website)

-Rules meeting will be in January, please submit any rule change considerations on-line

-Most likely bringing back an umpire group for the Majors to help with this level

Secretary-Missy Huber

-No report

-Working with SV Boosters, PDSD has approved the board construction for Buggy Field. AV has met as a board to contribute $6,500 to this cause. The board is going to be ordered and the signage will be made and designed soon after. Boosters and AV will write checks and submit them to PDSD and they will keep it in escrow and will handle paying the bills.

Motion to approve $6,500 for scoreboards (John Mancinelli) Second (Aaron Pysher)

-Yes- 15 

-No- 1

3 people ineligible to vote

**Plan is to have the board ready for the spring season

We would like to raise dues about $25 for each player to fund paying a person for the snack bar. This is a safety issue because there are no background checks completed for volunteers and could be an issue with handling money. Training new people each night gets to be a lot of extra work on busy nights. It will also help to get the games started on time for people that did not show up to work in the snack stand. Also would like to consider raising family rates-  

Motion (John Mancinelli) to approve a $25 increase in fees to cover a person to work in the snack stand  as opposed to being assigned a snack stand date and time. Second (Aaron Pysher) Yes-19 No-0

Motion (Tom Wood) Second (Bill McKee) Changing the family discount to be 25% off the second child, 50% of the 3rd child, 75% off the 4th child

Yes-19 No-0

Motion to Adjourn (8:38 PM)- Mark Natale

Second-Mike Calvanese

Date:

10/18/23

Present:

Missy Huber, Steve Burt,  

RJ Diamond, Tim Teefy, Rebecca Farrell

Dan Campbell, Mark Natale, Aaron Pysher, John Mancinelli, Tom Wood, Mike McDermond, Mike Calvanese, Joe Pharaoh, Don Gilmour, Anthony Marusco, Fran Miles, Bill McKee, Dave Gustafson, Joe Hart, Candy Miazza, Steve Newnom, Jason Farrell

Called to Order:

8:05 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $70, 974.18

Fall Ball brought in about $10,000, Spring Season LOST about $8,500

Concession Stands made about $6,000

Moose Lodge made a $500 donation, we will be getting them a sign down at the fields

$20,000 has been moved to a CD with a 5% return

New Business: 

Motion to approve: Rebecca Farrell

Second: Mark Natale

Member Comment- We have spent a lot of money on tournament teams, shouldn’t we be investing in all the players….maybe we should get a landscaper? Fields need a lot of work, should not just be for RJ.

Response- Capital Improvements on the field benefit all players, a landscaper all year is too expensive unless we raise the fees for players (we lost about $7 per player). We should consider getting a landscaper for certain times throughout the year.

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-Tonight is nominations at the end of the meeting

-Fall Ball should be wrapping up within the next week. Season went pretty well, but looking at changes for next season. Perhaps, we should have just a few tournament weekends for A, B and even C teams. We will discuss this more once it is discussed as a board.

-Scoreboards are now up at Weir Park

-We will be dropping prices in the snack stand this weekend to clean it out

-Thank you to Steve Abate for his commitment to the board and help with equipment for several years. His son has aged out and he will be leaving the ball.

Teeners-Dan Campbell

-Fall Ball is going well. We are looking forward to a great Spring Season.

--Looking for coaches for next season, please reach out and let me know 

Majors-Mark Natale

-Looking for coaches for next season, please reach out and let me know 

Minors- John Mancinelli

-No report

Rookies-Tim Teefy

-No report

Teeball- Aaron Pysher

-Have a few phone calls in with ideas for maintenance

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

No Report

Equipment Manager-Steve Abate

No report

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

-No Report 

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-Need to get the T-Ball field in better shape

-Peco has been notified about lines that are hanging low near the fields

-Rookies Field scoreboard should have electricity in the next few weeks

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Looking to bring in an outside company for the Major’s Field

Secretary-Missy Huber

-No report

-Member Comment- SV Baseball Booster- You were presented with a request to help with a scoreboard for Buggy Field. Will you be able to help us out? We are looking for $6,000 from AVBL. We are going to raise the remaining $15,000. If you would like your name on the sign it would be an additional $1,000. We are looking to put a really great scoreboard at Buggy Field that says the names of the teams with a 9 inning scoreboard. We would use the same installation company as Weir Park. SV Boosters refuses to move the sign and will donate $0 if it is moved.

Response- We are in favor of a new scoreboard, we still need to vote as a board. The board would like more time to discuss this because we still have some unanswered questions regarding the school’s financial commitment and the interest to move the sign.

**Recommendation for AVBL, PDSD representative, and SV Baseball Boosters to meet together 

We will adjust the board meeting and general membership meeting in November so that we can vote on this and get you an answer.

President- Steve Burt 

Treasurer- Tom Wood 

Teeners- Dan Campbell 

Majors- Mark Natale 

Minors- Tim Teefy

Rookies- Aaron Pysher was nominated by Steve Burt— He accepts

TeeBall- Tom Wood nominates Mike Calvanese- He accepts

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell 

Player Agent- Jim Buggy 

Secretary- Missy Huber 

Equipment- John Mancinelli 

Field Maintenance- RJ Diamond

Rules- Bob Weeks 

Joe Hart makes a motion to approve $7,100 in order to go towards the scoreboard at Buggy Field. Second- Anthony Marusco…… (Motion was withdrawn)

Motion to adjourn: Fran Miles (9:42 PM)

Second: Mike Calvanese 

Date:

9/18/23

Present:

Missy Huber, Steve Burt,  

RJ Diamond, Tim Teefy, Rebecca Farrell

Dan Campbell,  Jim Buggy, Aaron Pysher, BJ Hefton, Joe Pharaoh, Mike Calvanese, Anthony Marusco, Dave Gustafson, Bill McKee, Mike McDermond, Joe Hart

Called to Order:

8:31 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $63, 849.35

-Still waiting on an outstanding check from Nether (around $6,000)

-

New Business: 

Motion to approve: Rebecca Farrell

Second: Dan Campbell

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-Fall Ball is up and running. We had a successful weekend with a few rain outs that will need to be made up. Member question-How many Fall Ball Players? Answer- 2011

-Tonight is nominations for the upcoming season. This will be discussed more in New Business

-Scoreboards are installed. We are looking for an additional sponsor for the signs and would like a lit arch above the scoreboard.

-Netting on the major field has been fixed and installed.

-We had people out to evaluate the condition of the press box and pavillion. Both of these structures will need repairs for the upcoming season. Member Question- What is wrong with the Press box? Answer- Sounds like is more cosmetic, we are looking for final quotes and reports on the condition

-10/7 Community Day

Teeners-Dan Campbell

-Fall Ball has started, we have 6 teams. Week one was rained out so that game got moved to the last week of the season

-Already seeking out coaches for the spring season, if you are interested please reach out

Majors-Mark Natale

-Fall Ball is going well, but a few teams are a bit lopsided. We are working on this to accommodate the teams

Minors- John Mancinelli

-We had an issue with a Fall Ball Game that went 19-0. Nether was spoken to about this game and we will be sharing our leagues rules with them so that they are aware of stealing rules going forward

Rookies-Tim Teefy

No Report

Teeball- Aaron Pysher

No Report

-Teeball field is in rough shape, we need to do a lot of work on this field prior to the winter

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

Equipment Manager-Steve Abate

-Uniforms have been ordered for the Fall Ball. We also ordered some addtional equipment for the umpires

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

No Report

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-Poles around the Rookies field are leaning, the township and Peco has been contacted to repair these poles. Once completed, Josh Dawson will assist with getting the scoreboard connected.

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Fall Ball umpires need to be made aware of the rules and discuss them with coaches prior to games or during the games if needed

-Member Question-Can we spread out Nether across our in house team? Response- Yes, but then we will have an issue with coaches and will need to give their coaches keys for equipment and batting cages 

Nether is planning on spreading out their players in order to make the teams more fair

Secretary-Missy Huber

No Report

Member Question- Once the concession stand is closed, or games that the stand is closed…can we order a food truck. Response- We would like to keep the stand open as much as possible, but the stand may not have enough supplies by the end of the season and we may want to consider it.

Nominations Meeting- In order to vote you must have attended at least 3 membership meetings

President- Rebecca Farrell nominates Steve Burt (He accepts)

Treasurer- Rebecca Farrell nominates Tom Wood (He accepts)

Teeners- RJ Diamond nominates Dan Campbell (He accepts)

Majors- Rebecca Farrell nominates Mark Natale (He accepts)

Minors- Rebecca Farrell nominates Tim Teefy (He accepts)

Rookies- 

TeeBall- Rebecca Farrell nominates Aaron Pysher (He accepts)

Parents Auxiliary-Steve Burt nominates Rebecca Farrell (She accepts)

Player Agent- RJ Diamond nominates Jim Buggy (He accepts)

Secretary- Rebecca Farrell nominates Missy Huber (She accepts)

Equipment- Rebecca Farrell nominates John Mancinelli (He accepts)

Field Maintenance- Dan Campbell nominates RJ Diamond (He accepts)

Rules- Jim Buggy nominates Bob Weeks (He accepts)

Meeting Adjourn (8:57 PM)- Motion Rebecca Farrell, Second RJ Diamond- 

Date:

8/21/23

Present:

Missy Huber, Steve Burt,  

RJ Diamond, Tim Teefy, Dan Campbell,  Jim Buggy, Mark Natale, Aaron Pysher, Bob Weeks, John Mancinelli, Mike Calvanese, Mike Cimabue, Walt Campbell, Fran Miles, Joe Hart, Joe Pharoah, Dave Gustafson

Called to Order:

8:32 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $78, 462.15

-150+ kids registered for Fall Ball

-Teeners Tournament made over $300.00

-Bingo made over $900 

New Business: 

Motion to approve: John Mancinelli

Second: RJ Diamond

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-Big Congratulations to the 8U district team for getting a bid to the 8U World Series in Cherry Hill, NJ. Great Job to Don Gilmour and his coaching staff.

-Fall Ball is up and running at Wier Park. Games will start the Sunday after Labor Day. Tenners Registration will remain open until Saturday. Minors will play Saturday or Sunday (due to the number of teams). Teeners is still looking for coaches. Nether is bringing 2 teams per division.

-Nominations for board members will be in September and elections will be in October.

Teeners-Dan Campbell

Fall Ball registration for Teeners is going well. We are hoping to have 6 teams registered by the end of the week.

County-Wide Team registration is also available. 

-Possibility for a rising 12 year old tournament at Buggy Field.

-We would like to develop 2 new committees- 1 committee in order to develop the Teeners 2024 program and 1 committee to work on the upstairs at Buggy Field in order to finish the unfinished room–how to finance it and what to do with it

Majors-Mark Natale

No Report

Minors- John Mancinelli

BJ Hefton is covering Minors for Fall Ball. Practices began this week.

**Phillies clinic was canceled due to rain…for a second time. We are hoping for a clinic end of September

Rookies-Tim Teefy

No Report

Teeball- Aaron Pysher

T-Ball Field is currently all grass. We will need to work on it this fall and would love volunteers to help with that.

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

Fall Ball numbers are close to 200…which is the highest we have had in 8 years.

Teeners and T-Ball numbers are on the rise which attributes to the large increase in registrations in the fall and spring.

Equipment Manager-Steve Abate

-Nothing has been ordered

-Steve will be resigning from the board this year, he has done a tremendous job with this board position and we are looking for someone to fill this opening

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

-Concession stand food and drinks will be ordered for the Fall Ball Season 

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-We will have a field maintenance day on Sunday August 27th at 9 AM to get the fields ready for Fall Ball.

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Umpires are looking good for Fall Ball. Many 12’s have expressed interest in umping in the rookies this season.

-We have had several groups at different age levels doing their own fundraising. We will need to discuss this as a board going forward on the best way to address this and manage this.

-We have had donations for a specific age group, but that money was earmarked toward that age division upon request. We are a 501C3 status, so we would need to track fundraising money. 

Member Comment- Can someone seek legal and accounting help? Response- Yes, we are in the process

Member Comment- What team was this? Response- A district team that went to an additional tournament beyond what the league pays for

Joe Hart and Fran Miles would like to assist with Rules

Secretary-Missy Huber

-No Report

-Netting- $1,043 cost of purchase

The netting that was ordered is made lighter and designed to not absorb water. RJ reached out to a metal fabricating company–they propose we replace all the poles by the back stop on the Majors Field, take down existing poles and netting. The cost of this will be $5,000. 

No member comments in regards to this proposal.

Scoreboards- Aerial is working on ordering parts, signs are in. Rookies field will have a scoreboard from either the Majors and Minors.

Member Comment- Can we paint the fences black for Majors and Minors? Response- We will talk to the township about this

Member Comment- Can we replace the padding at the fields? Response- Yes we will look into it

SV Baseball Boosters are looking to upgrade the scoreboard at Buggy Field for the Spring Season.

Community Day- October 7th

Meeting Adjourned- 9:03 PM

Motion- RJ Diamond

Second- Mark Natale

Date:

6/26/23

Present:

Tom Wood, Missy Huber, Steve Burt,  

Tim Teefy, Rebecca Farrell

Dan Campbell,  Jim Buggy, Mark Natale, Aaron Pysher, Bob Weeks, John Mancinelli, BJ Hefton, Tom Zebley, Fran Miles, Joe Hart, Dave Gustafson, William McKee, Mike Calvanese, Anthony Marusco, Walt Campbell, Joe Pharoah, Mitch Lauver

Called to Order:

8:31 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $68, 335.92

Concession made about $20,000 for the year.

Fundraising made about $6,500

Scoreboard is coming in August and will be installed. Everything has been paid for installation and the scoreboards.

Tommy Marren Scholarship has already been funded for next year. 2023 Winners were Ethan Seasock and Cole Sorrento.

New Business: 

Motion to approve: Rebecca Farrell

Second: Fran Miles

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-It was nice to see teams that struggled all season do well during the playoffs

-We hosted 10U and 11U districts, other than one weather delay everything went smoothly. Thank you to John Dalton for organizing the district tournament and Rebecca Farrell for doing a great job with the snack stand. We had several parents share how much they liked the facilities and the snack stand. Thanks to all other board members that helped out throughout the week

-4 District Teams are making it to states- 8U, 10U, 11U, and 12 U

-We do not have enough support as of now for Fall Ball. We cannot run a Fall Ball program without more support. We are hoping for 6 teams in each division, 12 on each team and play on Sundays. 

-We are looking for help with fundraising and sponsorship. Steve will meet with Neumann University in order to see if they have any students that would like to assist as part of their Major.

-We had an incident with an 11U player that got out of hand on the field during districts. The board has chosen to suspend the player for the remainder of districts and the next tournament. The player is eligible for States, but that is the coaches decision and it looks like the child will not play during States either. (Member Comment- The cameras caught the incident and it has spread across the district. Will you continue to use the cameras and Youtube in the future as a result? Response- Yes, they have more good than bad uses and the child was disciplined as a result.)

-If you would like to run for a board position, elections are coming up this Fall and members can be nominated at any time.

-We have heard from several parents regarding a concern about playing time for district teams. This is a Cal Ripkin Rule, not an AVBL rule. Unless someone submits a rule change request, we cannot change that as of now, but such a rule would negatively impact our teams (BYC had a similar rule in the past, but it actually hurt their chances). Parents are unhappy with positions in the line-up, positions that they are playing, and playing time. We do have “B” Tournament teams for each division to help with playing time. 

Teeners-Dan Campbell

-Mid-County Team is still going on

-Congratulate Coach Steve Burns on his Teener Division Championship

-We will be hosting a tournament at Buggy on July 8th

-Fall Ball information will come out soon and Fall Ball will happen for the Teeners Division-Let Dan know if you want to help

-Survey was sent out for feedback and the results were very favorable.  

-Member Comment- Are we considering having District teams for States? It appears to be pretty easy for teams to get to States at the Teeners Division. Response-Yes, the goal is to have district teams next season.

-Babe Ruth Rules changed, league is now 13-16, we need to further discuss what that means for the TeenersLeague

Majors-Mark Natale

Congrats to the Expos (1st Place) and White Sox (2nd Place). It was nice to see teams do well towards the playoffs.

-Coaches and players behaved well. We had some great call-ups (13 players) from the Minors and it gave many players experience with the Majors.

-We had a mini Slug Fest, but would like to expand on this next year.

-We had a great 12U game at Buggy Field to see what teeners would be like

Minors- John Mancinelli

-We had a great season and great players. Playoffs were fun. Congrats to the Angels (1st Place) and Pirates (2nd Place).

-We will need to discuss a few rules that popped up during the playoffs.

-We had a lot of help getting the fields ready for districts

-I think it is good for players to play within their age and it really helped some players develop even more

-Member Comment-Can we spread out the playoffs to help teams with pitch counts? Response- We would like to, this was an odd year with Spring Break and District Schedules.

Rookies-Tim Teefy

-Thanks to all the coaches and assistant coaches who helped out throughout the season!

-We had solid and even competition throughout the season. Congrats to 1st Place-Phillies and 2nd Place- Blue Jays.

-We have an 8U District team that qualified for states and an 8U select team and a 7U District team. We would like to continue to develop these players year long and we have been reaching out to other leagues to see how we can continue to play throughout the fall.

Member Comment-Can the 7U’s continue to play throughout the Fall? Response- Yes, as long as they are available, the field can be used.

Member Comment- Did we get home plate changed at the Rookies Field? Response- Not yet, but it is on our list to do.

Teeball- Aaron Pysher

Both T-Ball and Junior Rookies went well this year. Thank you to everyone that helped out throughout the year. 

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

No Report

Equipment Manager-Steve Abate

No Report

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

Thank you to everyone that helped with the Snack Stand during districts. We were very busy, but could not have done it without your support.

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-The Blue tractor needs some repairs. 

-Minors and Majors fields were worked on a lot for districts.

-Billy Wright does a great job getting the fields ready! Thank you to all members that helped getting the stand ready for the camp.

-Press Box has a leak and we cannot allow children to be in the press box without an adult. Press Box has a new speaker and microphone

-Installed a new TV/Digital menu in the snack stand

-Live Streaming at the Majors Game has been a big hit

-Member Comment-We need to clean up the Owsley Memorial

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Used over 20 umpires this season and we are hoping to continue to use these umpires in future seasons. Even had a few 12 year olds umpire Rookies Games and they did a great job….just need to be a little louder.

-If you have an issue with a rule, submit it NOW while it is fresh in your mind. Do not wait until January.

Member Comment-There seems to be a few gentleman's handshake rules instead of Cal Ripkin and AVBL rules. There seems to be situations where rules are followed for some games and not for others. There is an existing rule where if a player takes the ball from the pitcher’s mound, they assume the role as a pitcher. We need to follow the same rules all season, not just in the playoffs.  

Secretary-Missy Huber

No Report

-A schedule will be put up on the website with all of the upcoming games for our tournament teams

-Member Comment- Thank you to all the coaches that worked with Lukas over the years. 

Member Comment-I asked about an audit at the start of the year, did that happen? Response- Yes, we will have that done now that the season is over

Member Comment- What constitutes a good season? Rookies Response- parents, coaches and kids were happy. T-Ball Response- Parents were satisfied, great communication and feedback, players stayed safe. Majors Response- Quality of play, games were competitive, last place team finished 2nd. Good Behavior from coaches and players. Minors Response- Good behavior from coaches and players. Parents were pleased with the season. Made an effort for each player to feel important on the team. Teeners parents perspective- Players that were reluctant to play in the Teeners, decided to play. Teeners Response- Retention rate was high, kids that haven’t played for years chose to come back, positive feedback from parents, survey monkey was sent out to the league- received responses from the 26 were favorable (60% great experience, 38% good experience and only 1 response was a bad experience). We received one parent email with a concern and we will address this at the next board meeting. We also had the highest enrollment in years. We are always up for help and assistance if you want to be a part of it and make something better.

Member Comment- Tball and Junior Rookies did a great job and districts went smoothly. You made Aston Valley proud.

Adjourn- Rebecca Farrell

Second- Bill McKee

Date:

5/15/23

Present:

Tom Wood, Missy Huber, Steve Burt,  

RJ Diamond, Tim Teefy, Rebecca Farrell

Dan Campbell,  Jim Buggy, Mark Natale, Aaron Pysher, Bob Weeks, John Mancinelli, Steve Abate, Don Gilmour, BJ Hefton, Joe Hart, Zach Imburgia, Tom Zebley, Mike Shaeffer, Jon Dalton, Mike McDermond, Anthony Marusco, Dave  Gustafson, Mike Calvanese, Joe Pharoah, Brian Alexander, William McKey, Frankie, De Grand, Jason Farrell, Ken Millard, Eric Hennig

Called to Order:

8:34 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance- $96,123.66

• Concession stand brought in about $6k. 

• Contributions: $8,270 

• Forecast: $36,150 (Scoreboard, sink, tournaments, nets, pitching machine) 

• Forecasted Bal: estimated- $60,000

Member Comment- It took us years to get lights, but did we have to pay for the extra parking lot. Response- No, that was the township

New Business: 

Motion to approve:  John Mancinelli

Second:  RJ Diamond

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-Corn Hole sets are needed (email will be sent out) for the Beef and Beer. If you have a set, please contact Steve.

-Kegs, Keg Buckets, and Taps are needed. If you know anyone that has a connection, please reach out to Rebecca or Steve

-Also looking for Large Ticket Items to be raffled off, please let us know if you have any connections or can donate any items.

-Baskets will be on display on Saturday and tickets can be purchased for the raffles. Winners will be drawn on Saturday night at the beef and beer.

-Playoffs are coming up (Tuesday, May 30th they begin), please be on your best behavior as tensions begin to rise. If you are concerned about a play, call a timeout and discuss it. Do not yell at the umpire.

-As of now, we will not have a Fall Ball season. If you are interested in running the program please reach out to Steve. BJ Hefton has offered to assist with this program because of the importance for transition players. We need more people willing to help. Email will be sent out.

-District Tryouts were last week. Steve was present at all evaluations and all current rules were followed. If you want to see something different, you will need to submit a rule change our website and it will be voted on in January 2024. Steve talked to coaches, this was a very tough decision. We vote on district coaches as a board, all coaches were unopposed. Every team has at least 1 new player, which shows we are looking at new players.

11U District Tournament will be at AVBL this year. Begins on June 16th.

Member Comment-No matter how the rules change, you will always have unhappy people when players do not make it

Member Comment- Tryout was a few pitches, a few ground balls, and a few swings. Should we consider revamping the “tryout” portion. A 10U player was overlooked Response- Yes, we will look at this for next season. The 10U coach is working with the family.

Member Comment-  Can we carry a full 15 roster for district teams. Response- It limits playing time and we don’t want players to sit on the bench the whole time. We would prefer to put them on a “B Team” where they get playing time and can improve their skills. Tri-County is a great opportunity for that.

Member Comment-In the past, the district team was selected in late May…but now we select them earlier to prepare for districts earlier. This is why we have tryouts.

Member Comment-We need to expand the strike zone in the Majors. We had 7 straight walks, when some are actually strikes. Response- We did chat with the umpires to expand the strike zone. Consider meeting up with the other coach and speaking with the umpire together.

Member Comment- The schedule is a struggle this year. If we have 3 games in a week, we do not have time to practice and develop players. Response-We got in trouble for not making up games last year. We started a week later, and districts start earlier.

Teeners-Dan Campbell

Snack bar opening on Wednesday 

• Announcers & scoreboard to be used the rest of the season 

• Working on getting 12 year olds a single game at buggy field 

• Mid-County games starting soon 

• Added additional senior team 

• Delco senior men’s team starting soon 

• 13-14 travel team should have info for tryouts / reg fees by next Monday 

• 15-16 travel team on hold 

• Fall ball 12, 13, and 14s – exploring options 

• Recommended to have 6 runs/inning rule 

*We really do not have a rule book, so we are using Babe Ruth Rules…but are changing some to correspond with Babe Ruth baseball. We had a meeting with Player Agent, President, and Teener's Commissioner in order to re-evaluate the rules to make them better for 13-15 YO.

Motion made by Dan Campbell to accept the new Teeners Rule for this division for the remainder of the season. Second Bob Weeks. Motion passed, the rules are accepted.

Majors-Mark Natale

-We have had 3 rain outs, 2 out 3 have been made up…the remaining one will be made up this week.

-Slugfest, will happen for the Majors this year. Schedule will be out soon.

-We have had about 11 players called up to play in the Majors this season and it went well.

-Hopefully as the playoffs begin, umpires and coaches are aware of the rules. We will have 2 paid umpires for the final few games of the playoffs.

-Mounds will need work on the Majors field and we will need assistance with that.

-Schedule-Players are playing in leagues outside the division, Tri-County league, that is impacting player availability for pitching or even available to play

Minors- John Mancinelli

-We have one make-up game on Saturday, so we will not participate in Slug Fest

-The players that have gotten called up to the Minors and Majors have been going well

-Minors Coaches will have a meeting with John to go over the schedule for playoffs

Rookies-Tim Teefy

-8U district team has been selected, 8 U select team has also been selected

-We have had great feedback for players playing under the lights, they have enjoyed this opportunity

-Member Comment- Can we work on home plate on Sunday? Response- Yes

Teeball- Aaron Pysher

-We have 147 players between T-Ball and Junior Rookies. We have great participation from parents helping out on the fields

Member Comment- Make sure we are teaching the first baseman where to stand in order to prevent collisions.

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

Not Present

Equipment Manager-Steve Abate

Report-

District Player Uniforms have been ordered

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

- Raffle Baskets can be delivered to the snack stand on Thursday, Friday night at the latest.

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Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-Sunday Field Maintenance will be at 2:00 PM, Minors Mound will be redone.

-Jason Farrell- Will be rolling the dirt in the fields to pack it down. This would be easier if the dirt was wet. Coaches will need to get down to the fields earlier to rake the fields.

-New scoreboard controller for the majors field

-MuscoVision charges $7 a day or $21 a month. We discussed with them the potential to cheapen the cost of these fees, but that is not an option. We are looking at a FB Stream that would be cheaper.

New Scoreboard project will be $15, 916.70. This stays within our budget of $20,000. We will have a new scoreboard for the Minors and Majors and one of those scoreboards will be moved to the Rookies field

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Top 4 umpires will be used for playoffs

-Umpire Money will be handed out at the snack stand. Rebecca will hold the umpire at the snack stand until a representative from each team is present at the snack stand

-For the last 3 playoff games of each division, 2 paid umpires will be present

Member Comment- What should we do if an umpire does not know a rule? Text Bob Weeks your question during the game

Secretary-Missy Huber

No Report

-2 rule books will be at the snack stand. If you want one, please go and grab it

-There is an off chance we might be hosting the 10U and 11U district tournament. We will know definitely more soon. If that is the case, we will need a lot more help down at the fields.

-Tommy Marren- 2 candidates have been identified, long standing members of the league.

Motion- to adjourn 9:59 PM  Bob Weeks Second-  BJ Hefton

Date:

4/17/23

Present:

Tom Wood, Missy Huber, 

RJ Diamond, Tim Teefy, Rebecca Farrell

Dan Campbell, Mark Natale, Aaron Pysher, Bob Weeks, John Mancinelli, Mike Calvanese, Ian Scott, BJ Hefton, Tom Zebley, Mike McDermond, Zach Imburgia, Fran Miles, Joe Hart, Bill McKee, Dave Gustafson, Jon Dalton, Joe Pharoah, Kris Phillips

Called to Order:

8:35 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance-  $105, 675.75 (forecasted $52,000 when remaining expenses are deducted)

-Around 460 players registered this year

-We have 2 new sponsors coming in which will bring us to about 49 sponsors and about $15,000 in sponsor money raised

New Business: 

Motion to approve: Bob Weeks

Second: Rebecca Farrell

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-Check on clearances…if they are expired please get the redone

-Opening Day was a success, great turn out and Mother Nature held out

-Thank you for everyone’s help with getting the fields ready for the Opening Day events

Teeners-Dan Campbell

  -5 rec teams (AV), 12 players are free agent, 3 Nether, 1 Chichester 

-Schedule is out through Mid May

-Coaches were given scorebooks, balls, and pitch counts

Majors-Mark Natale

Coaches- We will have a brief meeting after this meeting

-Great first week of games, games have been close, pitchers looked great, even a few Home Runs

-A  few snags with umpires, but they will get even better once they have more reps 

Minors- John Mancinelli

Great first week, games went well, umpires and players are looking good.

Rookies-Tim Teefy

Everything is rolling well, working on getting through the first few innings with kid pitch

-Tim has been meeting with umpires and has been most games

Teeball- Aaron Pysher

-Players have started up. Some Junior Rookies have already been getting hits.

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

Schedules are posted for all divisions, Teeners through Mid May

Equipment Manager-Steve Abate

Equipment Report:

• Uniforms for all divisions have been received and distributed.

• We only had (2) uniforms that needed to be corrected.

• The corrections have been ordered.

• The new catchers gear was received and distributed to each division’s sheds.

• Baseball order was received and put in Equipment Closet.

• Teener baseballs were picked up by Dan Campbell.

• If anyone notices any equipment that needs to be purchased, please let me know.

• Began to work on the design for this year’s District Uniforms.

• Last year we placed the order the 2nd week of May, so we are 1 month out.

• Will be sending a list of 12’s to Mark Natale to verify shirt sizes for their graduation sweatshirts.

• Trophy Order will be placed in the beginning of May.

Parents Auxiliary- Rebecca Farrell

Great few days at the snack stand. We made about $7,000 for the first week

Facilities- R.J. Diamond

-Rookies and Minors Home plates needed to be replaced

-Working on redoing the backstops for Rookies, Majors, and Minors

-Majors dugout will be repainted to Blue because the yellow was blending in

-Working on getting a new sound system so that we can hear ceremony

--Majors Field scoreboard controller is broken and needs to be replaced

-Meeting will be held to review Field Maintenance, not date set

-Musco Vision rates are a bit high, we are going to work with them to lower the rates for broadcasted games

-We can use help with installing a sink for the snack stand. If you have experience with plumbing it would be great if you can help out the league.

Bill Defeo from the township is working on adding extra lights and reworking the parking lot for parking or re-evaluating the use of the tennis courts

Can we install the lights on the cages on the bullpen as well? Yes, we have extra lights

What time do the lights go out on cages? 9:45 PM

Field Maintenance on Sundays has had limited people showing up….please reinforce to parents that it would be great if they could help

Rules- Bob Weeks

-Umpires have been assigned through April. Even the 9 U, 11, 12 U teams that are playing on Sunday.

-Phone list in the snack stand for umpires (or parents) that do not show. Good feedback from coaches about umpires. They do need to be reminded to wipe the plate.

-Laminated sheets in the shed with the rules for each player to review is needed.

-Only the head coach can discuss a concern with the umpires.

-Please remind players to tuck in shirts.

-Umpires can allow substitute runners so that the catcher can get ready

-Coaches, please make sure that pitch count is being tracked, try to rotate through pitchers

-5:30 Start time for Minors game is helping them get finished on time

Secretary-Missy Huber

No Report

Scoreboards are being looked at…can we approve funds so that they can be ordered, there is a few week wait to get them delivered and installed.

Aerial design is being looked at for this purchase. Owner had children play through the league and is willing to work with us.  It will be about $5,000-$6,000 for the current board style. If we did an inning by inning scoreboard it would be about $12,000. The plan is to move the Minors scoreboard to the rookies, Majors to the minors, and get a new board for the Majors. The Majors Scoreboard has some weakened poles that will also need to be replaced. Township took down the old telephone poles and makes the field look better.

Motion-Make a motion to approve up to $20,000 to purchase new scoreboards and relocate existing boards as needed.

Second- Rebecca Farrell

-Motion has passed 21-0

May 7th for District Evaluations. Ask for nominations by the end of April from coaches.

Member Question- What is the cost of a game under the lights? Can we charge other teams to play under the lights? No, they are Aston Valley Players

Member Question-Do we need to hire a person to work on the fields? Aston Middletown does pay about $35,000 per year for a field maintenance person. The concern would be to increase fees or get more volunteers…..we are a volunteer league with limited volunteers.

-Phillies Training with 2 alumni players- April 30th 12-2 PM in conjunction with Aston AA, will have a training session for 100 kids for Majors and Minors play. The program will be free of charge.

-Looking for people for Tommy Marren Scholarship, it will be posted on FB 

Motion to adjourn (Rebecca Farrell)- 9:30 PM (Second-John Mancinelli)

Date:

3/22/23

Present:

Tom Wood, Missy Huber, Steve Burt,  

 Tim Teefy, Rebecca Farrell, Jim Buggy, Mark Natale, Aaron Pysher, Bob Weeks, John Mancinelli, Joe Pharaoh, Joe Hart, BJ Hefton, Dave Gustafson,, Jason Farrell, Bill McKee, Tom Zebley, Paul Mullen, Ryan Carey, Fran Miles, Mike McDermond, Allyson Garrity, Mike Calvanese, Steve Ouimette, Anthony Marusco, Josh Dawson, Kris Phillips, Mike Cimabue, Jack McGlone

Called to Order:

8:37 PM

Minutes:

Motion to approve:

Second:

Treasurer’s Report - Tom Wood

Checking Account Balance-  $125, 058

-Met our Sponsorship Goal for the season.

-Fundraising- made $574

-We had several expenses (raffle tickets, Field Maintenance, etc..) for the start of the season

Forecasted Expenses- $69, 300 (nets for cages and majors field, uniforms, raffle winners, food start up, score board, nets for majors fields, etc…)

Forecasted Balance- $55, 758.30

Member Question- Where is the money sitting? Response- right now in our checking account, but will move to savings account once the season is up and running.

New Business: 

Motion to approve:  Rebecca Farrell

Second: Aaron Pysher 

President’s Report - Steve Burt

-Field Maintenance is scheduled for Saturday, March 25th…weather is not looking good, so it will get moved to Sunday if necessary.

Opening Day- Saturday, April 15th

Make sure your team is set-up and ready to go by 8:00 PM. Parade will leave by 8:30 PM

Background Checks

Website is still not working, you must use the link that was sent out. Check the dates for current checks in order to make sure you are good for the season. You will not be able to coach this season if you are not up-to-date on clearances.

CPR Training- Friday 3/31(6:00-9:00 PM)

$25 training being offered at Aston Fire Department. HIGHLY recommend all coaches attend and get certified.

Batting Practice-

Netting on the Majors Field has some holes, if a player is hitting balls over the fence and into the net please make sure to yell heads up for spectators that are in the area. This was dangerous at practice earlier this week. We are working on getting the netting fixed.

Teeners-Dan Campbell

-Evaluations were this Sunday. 

-Numbers are looking good for our recreational league. Nether has 3 teams and wants to be a part of our in-house rec league of 5 teams. 

-We had about 15-16 kids for first open gym

-Evaluations will be this Sunday (either NMS or Buggy Field, depending on the weather)

-Draft is TBD

-Uniforms will have 2 jerseys, home and away (Jersey cost $25 each  and hat $20–same price with or without the names)

Mid County Division (Buggy’s Team, potential for 12+)

League will run from May to July

Field Maintenance will be the responsibility of Penn-Delco, but will need volunteers over Spring Break to clean concession stand

Member Comment- BYC and Chichester would like to join the Teeners Division. Response- we have reached out several times and they did not respond. They cannot participate at this time, but maybe a scrimmage

Majors-Mark Natale

  -Practices have started up, things are rolling along–coaches meeting will immediately follow this board meeting.

Minors- John Mancinelli

  -Practices have started up, things are rolling along–coaches meeting will immediately follow this board meeting.

Member Comment- The sun is a problem on the Minors field. Response- it will get better once the trees have leaves.

Rookies-Tim Teefy

-Practices have started up, things are rolling along Aston Elementary is now open to practices as well–coaches meeting will be tomorrow.

-Hoping to set-up some scrimmages for the week of April 3rd.

Teeball- Aaron Pysher

-Coaches meeting will immediately follow this board meeting. Already had a meeting with some coaches this week.

-T-Ball will not have games on Opening Day. Our game schedule will be out soon.

Member Question- A parent is concerned that they have not heard any information yet. Response- T-Ball and Junior Rookies is always about 2 weeks behind because registration is opened up longer. An email was sent out to all parents that explained all beginning of the season information.  

Player Agent- Jim Buggy

Total-460- which is the highest in at least 8 years

Schedules are out for Majors, Minors, and Rookies.