Charles Krug Winery is pleased to announce the launch of our new speaker series, a Series of Interesting People (SIP), with special guests, Jean Fruth, author/photographer of Grassroots Baseball: Where Legends Begin and Jeff Idelson, President of the Baseball Hall of Fame. The evening will include both a book signing and a live audience Q&A moderated by local sports reporter Gus Morris, (who just happened to play on Fruth’s little league team in his youth).
Jean Fruth was the traveling photographer for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and now shoots for their Latino media partner, La Vida Baseball. Some of her most memorable images will be on display at this event. Her first book, Grassroots Baseball: Where Legends Begin, features more than 250 of her best images from all levels of the amateur game in the US, as well as from several hotbeds of baseball around the world. Each chapter opens with a portrait of a baseball legend and a first-person essay recounting his early memories of playing the game. Among the 16 legends, 13 are Hall of Famers, including Hank Aaron, Cal Ripken, Jr., Whitey Ford, Rickey Henderson and Randy Johnson.
Jeff Idelson Jeff Idelson has spent 33 years in baseball, eight with the Red Sox and Yankees, and the last 25 with the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Retiring this summer after 11 years as president, Idelson has a deep knowledge of The Game and its history, and stories about its legendary players.
Tickets to this event are free.
Book: Signed copies of Jean Fruth’s book will be available for sale for $60. For each book sold a matching $60 will be donated to Oakland Little League
Refreshments, wine, and light snacks available for purchase.
The 2019 NOLL and SOLL playoff tournaments are all complete! Here is a quick review:
Congrats to the AA Hotrods and AA Knights, AAA Muckdogs and AAA Raptors, Majors Yankees and Majors Giants, Intermediate Giants and Juniors Red Sox!
“Voice of the A’s” and SF Chronicle’s baseball reporter, Ken Korach, will be at Moe’s on May 25th 6pm to discuss life in the dugout.
https://www.moesbooks.com/pages/events/50/ken-korach-and-susan-slusser-stories-from-the
Moe’s Books is an independent woman-owned, family owned, iconic bookstore in Berkeley since 1959. We love kids and baseball. Moe’s grandson played in NOLL/SOLL for 5 years. Bring your NOLL/SOLL players to the store to hear from “The Voice of The A’s” about what life in the dugout is actually like.
A’s NIGHT TAILGATE and GAME – Friday May 10th 5:00pm Join NOLL/SOLL and our Oakland Athletics as they take on the Cleveland Indians on Friday, May 10!
A ticket to this annual community event is only $10 per person and includes a field level seat and catered pregame tailgate dinner. You’ll also get to experience a fireworks night – this is going to be a NOLL/SOLL A’s night to remember.
Purchase tickets now on Sportability! http://www.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/League.asp?LgID=46721 (Click ‘Register Now’ to begin your order)
When registering, please select your NOLL/SOLL team from the drop-down menu. This will ensure you are seated with your team.
Thank you again for supporting NOLL/SOLL! Go A’s!
This is a 5 minute exercise video that the Kaiser Sports Medicine staff put together for our players and families.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovJciYLtATA
This document is an overview of the clinic with some great information on Arm Safety issues.
We greatly appreciate the Kaiser Sports Medicine staff for providing this free clinic for our league and helping keep kids healthy!
The Tournament of Champions is a district level tournament of regular season champs from the 15 leagues in District 4. This is a single elimination tournament, and the winner does not advance to further play.
NOLL AA Knights (0-1)
…6/9 eliminated by Walnut Creek
SOLL AA A’s (2-1)
…6/8 beat Pinole Hercules
…6/9 beat Richmond
…6/11 eliminated by Antioch
NOLL AAA Muckdogs (1-1)
…6/8 beat Richmond
…6/9 eliminated by Clayton Valley
District 4 Runnerup SOLL AAA Railriders (3-1)
…6/8 beat Pinole Hercules
…6/9 beat Concord American
…6/11 beat Clayton Valley
…6/12 eliminated by Walnut Creek
NOLL Majors Giants (0-1)
…6/8 eliminated by Antioch
District 4 Runnerup SOLL Majors Yankees (3-1)
…6/8 beat Continental
…6/9 beat Alameda
…6/11 beat Richmond
…6/12 eliminated by Walnut Creek
NOLL Intermediate Giants (0-1)
…6/13 eliminated by Alameda
SOLL Intermediate DBacks (1-1)
…6/11 beat Walnut Creek
…6/13 eliminated by East County
NOLL Juniors Royals (1-1)
…6/10 beat Concord American
…6/13 eliminated by East County Seniors
SOLL Juniors Red Sox (2-1)
…6/8 beat Pinole Hercules
…6/10 beat Richmond
…6/13 eliminated by Antioch
Cumulative NOLL/SOLL TOC record: 13-10
Visit the Fundraising page for the relevant forms and information. Let’s get a jump start and make it a great year for NOLL/SOLL fundraising. Please email sponsorships@nollsoll.com if you have leads for sponsors for our upcoming season.
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