tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248808232024-03-04T23:41:05.822-08:00(just another) Little League Momfollowing the world of Little League throughout the year, with notes on my son's playing days in the Archives...CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-48292383096756424182010-01-24T13:13:00.000-08:002010-01-24T14:03:54.101-08:00Little League 2010Wow, here it is, January 2010, and I haven't posted in over a year... After taking the plunge from Little League "blogger" to SunCreek Little League President, I became overwhelmed by the tasks and events involved in running a successful Little League program.<br /><br />By July of last year, I was glad to be through the first year, wondering why I took on this time-consuming role, and frankly, ready to take a break. There were times when I was called from our own son's baseball game to another field to resolve issues for two grown men arguing over who had the right to use a baseball field. There were times where I was cornered at my job to discuss a LL issue. And there were many times last year when I didn't sleep because of a particularly jarring confrontation with a parent.<br /><br />I wished I had thicker skin...<br /><br />But there were times last year that I was able to take a bag of seeds and sit for an hour watching some 10 year olds play baseball. I attended at least one game at every level of our league last year, and sat through many AAA and Majors games. I blogged and photographed our kids and celebrated a full day at Alpenrose Stadium where all the SCLL teams played and the AAA teams instead organized a "skills festival" where the kids pitched, ran, and then broke up into small groups and formed mixed teams to play baseball on the main diamond TOGETHER. I still get compliments about our Alpenrose Day.<br /><br />And I am proud of our ability to get some kids playing baseball who did not have access and opportunity in the past.<br /><br />So here comes the 2010 season, fast and furious...<br /><br />The weeknights are spent at meetings and answering emails and updating websites. But I vow to post more often to this blog because it helps me to write and I hope it helps other youth sports parents out there...<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting and mostly, thanks for caring about kids...CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-36613211046763817692009-01-14T21:56:00.000-08:002009-01-14T22:06:39.626-08:00Little League On My MindI'm back from "Winter Break 08" and ready to talk Little League! I recently attended the 2009 Oregon State Little League Conference...met some great folks and now its time to put those ideas into action.<br /><br />However, I might need to change this blog's name to (just another) Little League President:<br /><br />Yep, I took the plunge... I am now the (proud) President of SunCreek Little League in Portland, Oregon.<br /><br />I guess I'm a mama to over 500 Little Leaguers now!<br /><br />It has been a wild ride since last summer. Our country is undergoing change that will most certainly effect Little League baseball and softball.<br /><br />I do know this...simpler times call for our Nation's Pastime. As American adults struggle with economic challenges, I feel stronger than ever that we can provide fun and sport for kids this spring on ballfields around the country.<br /><br />Thanks for reading, feel free to comment, and let's start discussing Spring Season 09!CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-23583043366263677932008-08-19T11:22:00.000-07:002008-08-19T11:29:08.174-07:002008 Little League World Series: About the KidsI guess I'm not the only fan:<br /><br /><a href="http://community.active.com/blogs/behindtheplate/2008/08/18/meet-south-dakotas-bill-hendricks">"Meet South Dakota's Bill Hendricks"</a><br /><br />I've been watching lots of 2008 Little League World Series on ESPN and ABC...the level of ball and size of kids is way beyond the scope of the average Little League games around here, but is Williamsport not kid-heaven?<br /><br />Seriously, as many have said, the place is set up for families: free admission, free parking, lots of cheap junk food, crazy mascots, dancing umpires, a perfect cardboard-sliding hill, oh, and ESPN chicks and dudes hanging out, amping up the cool factor...CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-73183399173586306242008-08-16T09:07:00.001-07:002008-08-16T09:25:56.264-07:00A Celebration of (youth) BaseballNow that the <a href="http://www.llsoftball.blogspot.com/">Little League Softball World Series </a>has wrapped-up here in Portland, my eyes are glued to the HD for the Olympics plus the <a href="http://www.littleleague.org/series/2008divisions/llbb/series.htm">LLWS</a>, which started yesterday. By the way, congratulations to <a href="http://www.softballworldseries.com/teams/south.htm">Simpsonville Little League, Simpsonville, South Carolina</a>, the 2008 Champs! <br /><br />Our local team, <a href="http://www.murrayhilllittleleague.com/">Murrayhill Little League</a>, advanced through our <a href="http://www.ordist4.com/">Oregon District 4</a>, the state championship, and then lost in the Regional championship to <a href="http://www.littleleague.org/series/2008divisions/llbb/teams/usnorthwest/team.htm">Mill Creek, Washington</a>. This is the fourth year in a row that a team from our District has gone to the final Regional game.<br /><br />I caught many of the Regional Championships on ESPN, but, as you know, I'm keeping my eye on the <a href="http://www.littleleague.org/series/2008divisions/llbb/teams/usmidwest/team.htm">Midwest representative from South Dakota</a>. Canyon Lake Little League of Rapid City, South Dakota, lost yesterday to Tampa, Florida. But they play again at 3:30pmET on ABC versus <a href="http://www.littleleague.org/series/2008divisions/llbb/teams/usnewengland/team.htm">New England </a>(Shelton, Connecticut). I'll be watching!CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-92208845977520347492008-08-09T10:52:00.000-07:002008-08-09T11:29:10.232-07:00My New Favorite Little LeaguerSorry I haven't posted here in awhile...I certainly haven't abandoned Little League, but have been spending time on our local league and especially at the <a href="http://www.softballworldseries.com/">Little League Softball World Series </a>here in Portland. There's a lot going on there, and you can check it out <a href="http://www.llsoftball.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />But, I just watched the <a href="http://www.littleleague.org/series/2008divisions/llbb/qualify/midwest.htm">2008 Midwest Regional </a>final and a team from Canyon Lake LL (Rapid City) South Dakota will be the first from its state to go to Williamsport! What a great group of kids, humble and enjoying the moment. But my new favorite: #6 Bill Hendricks. The violin-playing, top student also happens to be the closer. He had me at the first strains of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" on the violin.<br /><br />Tonight, our own <a href="http://www.ordist4.com/">Oregon District 4</a> <a href="http://www.murrayhilllittleleague.com/">Murrayhill Little League </a>will play in the <a href="http://www.littleleague.org/series/2008divisions/llbb/qualify/northwest.htm">Northwest Regional </a>final tonight versus Washington and even though I'm involved in a rival local league, I'll be watching :)CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-40380150079928538602008-07-17T08:40:00.000-07:002008-07-17T10:42:15.036-07:00All-Star Season ThoughtsI love All-Star season because I don't have a pony in the race, so to speak. As long-time readers know, I never had a pony in the race, as Jack was designated an "alternate" for the tournament team when he was 12 years old.<br /><br />I get to enjoy the excitement of Little League postseason as a fan, cheering at the games and outstanding play, visiting with the kids and their parents, and soaking in the atmosphere of youth baseball and softball.<br /><br />I love that each game represents two communities, usually from just outside your normal sphere of school, work, grocery store, mall, ballpark... Maybe your opponent is from "just over the hill." Or maybe they are from the farthest corner of your county. Or maybe they will feed into your rival high school. Or maybe you know them from church. Or you manage the grocery store where all their moms shop. Maybe they look and dress like you, or maybe they are hipper than you :) Maybe there is an open parking space next to an SUV painted "Go Eric, Tualatin All-Stars 08" and you say "nope, I'll walk across the parking lot in the 100 degree heat before I park next to anyone from Tualatin Little League." Not exactly Yankees vs. Red Sox territory here, but your place on this earth takes on a different meaning during All-Star Season.<br /><br />Then, one night, it's done. It's over. Your team has lost and there are no more games or practices and its time to hand in your uniform. The painted car is washed clean and you go from an All-Star family to "family with brown lawn."<br /><br />So you end up with the rest of your summer to enjoy family and friends, maybe take a vacation, let the kids go swimming without worrying if it is a game day, paint the living room...<br /><br />And as the tension of competition subsides, you find yourself smiling at that leftover painted car in the parking lot and you hope you run into them to say "How was State?" You stop after church to ask your former rival "hey, where's Joey playing next year?" Because (here comes a cliche) LIFE GOES ON. The cushion of time eases you out of the Tournament Time Mindset and hopefully you look back with a smile and with pride how you handled the Mindset.<br /><br />It's that smile that I can't hold back when I walk up to a ballfield and see a game being played. It is the glance I make as I drive by any school or park looking to see if girls or boys are playing on the ballfield, and the smile that emerges if there is a game going on. If I have time, I pull over and hang out for a little while.<br /><br />So smile. Win or lose, you were part of a special group of folks around the world who are taking part in the 2008 Little League International Tournament. And if you were not on an All-Star team: smile. Neither was my son. But he is still playing the game that we love, and has perhaps even more respect for the game. Life is a series of experiences (cliche) and the experiences on a Little League field can be magical.CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-79541783653961184372008-07-15T08:06:00.001-07:002008-07-15T10:17:33.026-07:00CA District 5 Junior League Champs!Congratulations to the Eggleston boys and <a href="http://www.eteamz.com/fairoaksll/index.cfm">Fair Oaks Little League</a>!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeuTHxBkD9H2HhBCMz4MmX1utkiquVxCRv0OQJ76EvdcPEDPCSh4qVnTfIP3HHIw1NVCRyTzb8kvns8zrPrDUKtmIhi6iwBHRuQt4mOidZ5yWFGaIC0WILjmbNEA67joU1-t2Hg/s1600-h/2008Allstars07-10-08151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223258015179818370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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/></a>CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-13476868849794098222008-07-13T09:45:00.000-07:002008-07-13T09:55:18.775-07:00Oregon District 4 Baseball: Scenes from Game 8<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEtVyS5RkZspSNxIX03XT1A3QFKs557DCiB6Mk768jjbyHcxuG6oaIhyphenhyphenW5nEqqjhuCK7un0L_TObeU8nBS9fikszQUJxsZFAf9U8XWwVA2yaakr3u9kOPnQ6S7u4fy6_6frmgRQ/s1600-h/Majors+BB+D4+July+12+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222543160558036290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEtVyS5RkZspSNxIX03XT1A3QFKs557DCiB6Mk768jjbyHcxuG6oaIhyphenhyphenW5nEqqjhuCK7un0L_TObeU8nBS9fikszQUJxsZFAf9U8XWwVA2yaakr3u9kOPnQ6S7u4fy6_6frmgRQ/s320/Majors+BB+D4+July+12+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzo3YXFektXqzgVQ0RqcA-xaMBEBWGZStXPw_94Cbx4WvCerEdSXx0BXER3ZUIXC8LJwjIwLFYH5uyz8O-lDcxHujKgmcSSOUNoXCFAaym2TXC7IH6XG13ZK5pAcreB19YkRPgA/s1600-h/Majors+BB+D4+July+12+047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222543189687360338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzo3YXFektXqzgVQ0RqcA-xaMBEBWGZStXPw_94Cbx4WvCerEdSXx0BXER3ZUIXC8LJwjIwLFYH5uyz8O-lDcxHujKgmcSSOUNoXCFAaym2TXC7IH6XG13ZK5pAcreB19YkRPgA/s320/Majors+BB+D4+July+12+047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-68243391038498092212008-07-11T09:37:00.000-07:002008-07-11T10:17:55.510-07:00Scenes from Oregon District 4 Majors Baseball"My" two teams lost night...and that's OK -- my son's team lost 2-0 and my favorite Little League team went down to defeat to the perennial District powerhouse. The world didn't end...the sun rose this morning, we have our health and we have our friends and family...<br /><br />Some people would say if you're OK with losing, you are a loser. Well, I'm OK with kids playing baseball on a beautiful summer night, surrounded by fans and former players. Here are some pix from the 2nd day of the 2008 Oregon District 4 Majors Baseball All-Star Tournament taking place at Alpenrose Dairy in Portland, Oregon.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24kMnRLqUalrelWzh63opHpCKNZ-zwOh1YCVmOa2j4-NEoKmRE4lDkNPlwg45YSLegIMoJnOl8XkCwagNu2rXhTESY4k3FZqmmLC_e-4zVWL6jx4GFeeU1-zQdOmWDLOTsiMwgA/s1600-h/july+10+2008+alpenrose+024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221804836197537074" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24kMnRLqUalrelWzh63opHpCKNZ-zwOh1YCVmOa2j4-NEoKmRE4lDkNPlwg45YSLegIMoJnOl8XkCwagNu2rXhTESY4k3FZqmmLC_e-4zVWL6jx4GFeeU1-zQdOmWDLOTsiMwgA/s320/july+10+2008+alpenrose+024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHmM35dFALV286ugZpINQFeWIQwJ9tgNWe2RYR_G-ETbbScNpG1h1qwn2NyBiRdaz3MHesAbRkJAjqlcpbMsek8cxa20NXMqfhcj0JgP65gRbJnIhbcMQIa7vJMG5KrehRPMajCg/s1600-h/july+10+2008+alpenrose+025.JPG"><img 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFU8u9oVutHo-9QTXFvbm6OAg6y8qe9iEeY0QPRcdCiTywGWj6MUIi4wt-Nk0KmeP8bUg3MKeWNrrlAdBX9oVQcOaA_F-S3J9J5r-aXGjlP152e_607rKtjOggxn-LviHQETGcQ/s1600-h/july+10+2008+alpenrose+043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221804860262937154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFU8u9oVutHo-9QTXFvbm6OAg6y8qe9iEeY0QPRcdCiTywGWj6MUIi4wt-Nk0KmeP8bUg3MKeWNrrlAdBX9oVQcOaA_F-S3J9J5r-aXGjlP152e_607rKtjOggxn-LviHQETGcQ/s320/july+10+2008+alpenrose+043.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95b87hdINR5e5iU6VNPO3Etg_I_-tU8mLw7WQOfNkZwJM49zfYewst75dfGI6jxhZANnDkR7IkrABYA8HcKl4VoUfz_x2A7vcnMMWpKZBwwesvz21HzHpZH5TMLqudX_y2Nx9xA/s1600-h/july+10+2008+alpenrose+045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221804868609265362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95b87hdINR5e5iU6VNPO3Etg_I_-tU8mLw7WQOfNkZwJM49zfYewst75dfGI6jxhZANnDkR7IkrABYA8HcKl4VoUfz_x2A7vcnMMWpKZBwwesvz21HzHpZH5TMLqudX_y2Nx9xA/s320/july+10+2008+alpenrose+045.JPG" border="0" /></a>CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-13137215867906641972008-07-07T08:54:00.001-07:002008-07-07T08:56:58.913-07:00Amen to the Little Sisters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_MHM7BQ65dqojk3y6tXlWqB3zg1xt7djS76a1fFKkmMwYHRNUAlA8vYksjA4B_ZxULZ-RLWTZ0QBuUmgikZTOaz-qMRU4wGtQaaMz3-WJE7g4cSPonkSYeRq_OOLOATWXDaNAA/s1600-h/sisters.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220301673019029938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_MHM7BQ65dqojk3y6tXlWqB3zg1xt7djS76a1fFKkmMwYHRNUAlA8vYksjA4B_ZxULZ-RLWTZ0QBuUmgikZTOaz-qMRU4wGtQaaMz3-WJE7g4cSPonkSYeRq_OOLOATWXDaNAA/s320/sisters.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This wonderful photo of The Little Sisters of 9/10 All-Stars is courtesy of Chris Siems.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here's a shout-out to the little sisters and brothers, and big sisters and brothers, who spend hours at ballparks while brother or sister has a game, and who rarely complain :) and keep concession stands in business.</div>CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-16971987324646667472008-07-05T10:37:00.000-07:002008-07-05T10:39:59.154-07:00pix from District 4 Oregon 9/10 All-Stars<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDktqKNRsek7H0ItvZZONbwVDznB4zpm2EhLkfxDFZraDmBrE1hFvFkFMNbhz6S_09UTcY8QfpK5KBFos4Y6fxqo-3sht9g9iWYWxt28YqoxujEtui786Hcv9mHtcVK901GATSRg/s1600-h/100_1328.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219586052385382066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDktqKNRsek7H0ItvZZONbwVDznB4zpm2EhLkfxDFZraDmBrE1hFvFkFMNbhz6S_09UTcY8QfpK5KBFos4Y6fxqo-3sht9g9iWYWxt28YqoxujEtui786Hcv9mHtcVK901GATSRg/s320/100_1328.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PsRMCBNzq9ZEby70nS8zepN828v_ipuglARAXbyXl_TLOzv5WCsQ63BvXiMZYK7vPM6nm5RaJFuGqloQeVn-Mwt8vlqF2yyDpt2pCreQRKlWUVYCZ1TV_WppJRSm4EfKFNNqVA/s1600-h/100_1329.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219586069773418434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PsRMCBNzq9ZEby70nS8zepN828v_ipuglARAXbyXl_TLOzv5WCsQ63BvXiMZYK7vPM6nm5RaJFuGqloQeVn-Mwt8vlqF2yyDpt2pCreQRKlWUVYCZ1TV_WppJRSm4EfKFNNqVA/s320/100_1329.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a 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/><div></div>CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-19600285961484266652008-07-04T08:55:00.000-07:002008-07-04T09:10:10.369-07:00What Happens After Little League?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHcKDyPj0pbRrJ7IfUf5dSFM9vV_BiumF0uwcHyBXpPkXqK0GV4AfWp5EhdB90x0f3RanbaYVpJePOpDcHfwfP_c0hHX9x4rnxMe1KaOTLy5hIUMoV0iOUVpHlT_0z_nsGpMJ7g/s1600-h/Jack+pitching+7-3-08+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219190996403465650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHcKDyPj0pbRrJ7IfUf5dSFM9vV_BiumF0uwcHyBXpPkXqK0GV4AfWp5EhdB90x0f3RanbaYVpJePOpDcHfwfP_c0hHX9x4rnxMe1KaOTLy5hIUMoV0iOUVpHlT_0z_nsGpMJ7g/s320/Jack+pitching+7-3-08+012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC4Is18WRklhGdreRAYqzzkaQbBpvrt7r9UmL9gJbkiU-TcN6wE_hSuJkKD4XJ0W7EUO8YQEgdTIZfMBY5P8cyfjbxNIBQzQM-RMkuImchK7_lpsWq0k3B8cAyCP1NTdXSMDZqw/s1600-h/Jack+pitching+7-3-08+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219191007695028898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitC4Is18WRklhGdreRAYqzzkaQbBpvrt7r9UmL9gJbkiU-TcN6wE_hSuJkKD4XJ0W7EUO8YQEgdTIZfMBY5P8cyfjbxNIBQzQM-RMkuImchK7_lpsWq0k3B8cAyCP1NTdXSMDZqw/s320/Jack+pitching+7-3-08+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>One day my son said asked why I don't blog about his team anymore...so here's a shot of the boy on the mound for his <a href="http://www.westviewbaseball.org/">Westview Sr. Federal</a> team.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Jack, thanks for being the reason this all started.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Happy 4th of July, everyone!</div>CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-91230105528311081382008-07-03T08:19:00.000-07:002008-07-03T08:22:55.688-07:00Blog for SunCreek Little LeagueIt's no secret that our former league in Oregon District 4 is SunCreek Little League. To focus on their postseason play, I have set up another blog for their scores and photos:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.suncreekll.blogspot.com/">www.SunCreekLL.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />Please take a look over there, but check back here for Oregon District 4 and other Little League "stuff!"<br /><br />Thanks for reading...CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-64508331537621114802008-07-02T08:45:00.000-07:002008-07-02T08:53:27.800-07:00LL Tournament Break: Watching My Son's TeamI've missed a few games in the <a href="http://www.ordist4.com/">Little League District 4 Oregon </a>tournament in the last two nights so I could be there for my son's games :) His <a href="http://www.westviewbaseball.org/Junior_Baseball/Junior_Baseball_Home.htm">JBO Sr. Federal</a> team (14 year olds) got to play on the high school varsity field last night, complete with music and sound effects and the high school coaches sitting in the stands. We won, but the young men seemed a little nervous. Since it's the high school field and not the Park & Rec, the boys had to stay after and rake and fill in holes and cover the mound and home plate. Good practice for next year (I hope!).<br /><br />My goal is to get out to the District 4 Oregon 9/10 tournaments tonight. The 9/10 Honors are playing at Cook Park in Tigard, and the 9/10 All-Stars kicked off last night in Lake Oswego.CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-44803750228222677492008-06-29T22:44:00.000-07:002008-06-30T11:12:39.053-07:00Oregon District 4 Honors Tourney: Day 2Crazy evening weather in the Portland Metro area led to the postponement of today's last game in the 2008 <a href="http://www.ordist4.com/main/">District 4 Oregon 11/12 "Honors" Tournament </a>at <a href="http://www.alpenrose.com/pages/batter_up.h">Alpenrose</a>. After record heat Saturday, Sunday's temps were pleasant, if not a little on the muggy side.<br /><br />At around 8pm, a few large raindrops began to fall. Then a drizzle, then pouring rain and thunder. Then a little more thunder. Then LIGHTNING and thunder, sending the teams into the dugouts and fans out of the stands into the covered area. Game 12 between Sunset Park LL and Sun Creek LL was suspended in the 2nd inning, and will resume on Tuesday, July 1.<br /><br />Here are the results from games earlier in the tournament:<br /><br />Game 6 (Saturday night): Murrayhill LL (red) 14, Hillsboro LL 3<br /><br />Game 7: Tigard LL (green) 11, Wolf Creek LL 1<br /><br />Game 8: Tigard LL (black) 8, Lake Oswego LL (blue) 4<br /><br />Game 9: Hillsboro LL 13, Raleigh Hills LL 2<br /><br />Game 10: Tillamook LL 10, SW Portland LL 7<br /><br />Game 11: Murrayhill LL (teal) 5, Lake Oswego LL (white) 4<br /><br />Game 12: Sunset Park LL vs. SunCreek LL -- suspended due to lightningCarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-46300753855354574512008-06-29T13:48:00.000-07:002008-06-29T15:33:47.176-07:00Tillamook LL vs. SunCreek LL: more pix<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48j4R4I1-VG44V1dIOveCXRHWkUhyphenhyphen68BEcLSJWWccvwgnlCsUqDY7WCjntY7hmPFgUAkN0k2Ab_Wk_3ESCZwailspsJYfEYuzLhIqLO1woHYQTtETCjDiaH67D1xQnMmWcLCTEw/s1600-h/DSC_7794.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217410501825713394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48j4R4I1-VG44V1dIOveCXRHWkUhyphenhyphen68BEcLSJWWccvwgnlCsUqDY7WCjntY7hmPFgUAkN0k2Ab_Wk_3ESCZwailspsJYfEYuzLhIqLO1woHYQTtETCjDiaH67D1xQnMmWcLCTEw/s320/DSC_7794.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMInjZQrFi0P_Ye-BlQNUBJpLNTJlD-qjac19bRFpbgEngNkKC8y3iLtTVRFwFcID8NZHQIS6Ij8ydYKLIw9wWtJw7nOObrWAlJI73MjEs_kp6Qc1jOovDDDk_BatNcu3aqJy4w/s1600-h/DSC_7885.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217410508043511042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMInjZQrFi0P_Ye-BlQNUBJpLNTJlD-qjac19bRFpbgEngNkKC8y3iLtTVRFwFcID8NZHQIS6Ij8ydYKLIw9wWtJw7nOObrWAlJI73MjEs_kp6Qc1jOovDDDk_BatNcu3aqJy4w/s320/DSC_7885.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjXmjgycncglVE2qGeS1C4EhQ6Ubf1k-bCauZ7kJxQHVDh2mxC7ageEN8ERmuW7xQjMnD9fhA609_ahHDGDck-5gV40ayp2yB9k126l6dP77KFrPYg5A0v_Ldox-dUpHm0ydqqg/s1600-h/DSC_7939.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217410506506739666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjXmjgycncglVE2qGeS1C4EhQ6Ubf1k-bCauZ7kJxQHVDh2mxC7ageEN8ERmuW7xQjMnD9fhA609_ahHDGDck-5gV40ayp2yB9k126l6dP77KFrPYg5A0v_Ldox-dUpHm0ydqqg/s320/DSC_7939.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFFHaj4WfJ_O4UZGJHWuNvzPMH2PBk-sDO5X6pxH31eYaVEEd2wIKmYgMKN8gWGggGxTF8ycJlQzt0kfnuij1kQNzzOId4pGjwVSzm7xI6JXTxxPnqHzTf7fkJUSAXhlYyEITCg/s1600-h/DSC_8027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217410506433959202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFFHaj4WfJ_O4UZGJHWuNvzPMH2PBk-sDO5X6pxH31eYaVEEd2wIKmYgMKN8gWGggGxTF8ycJlQzt0kfnuij1kQNzzOId4pGjwVSzm7xI6JXTxxPnqHzTf7fkJUSAXhlYyEITCg/s320/DSC_8027.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The best part of Little League is meeting new kids and fans! I've always believed that Alpenrose is a magical place... Enjoy some more photos! These are courtesy of <a href="http://www.debsactionshots.com/">Deborah Mundorff </a>-- thanks, Deb!</div><br /><div></div>CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-91044456975942512632008-06-28T19:46:00.000-07:002008-06-28T20:55:02.812-07:00Oregon District 4: 11/12 Honors Tourney ResultsAs triple-digit heat blanketed the Portland Metro area, many people were heading for the coast to cool off. But a lone schoolbus filled with Little Leaguers from Tillamook, Oregon, was heading from the coast inland to begin play in their first <a href="http://ordist4.com/tourn/1112BBH.pdf">District 4 11/12 Honors Tournament</a>. And they were cool as cucumbers as they ignored the afternoon sun and banged out a 7-0 victory over <a href="http://www.suncreeklittleleague.com/">SunCreek Little League</a> in Game 5 on <a href="http://www.alpenrose.com/pages/batter_up.html">Alpenrose Main</a> diamond.<br /><br /><strong>Below I have posted some pix from the game.</strong><br /><br />In earlier action at Alpenrose:<br /><br />Game 1: Tigard LL (black) defeated Sunset Park LL<br /><br />Game 2: Murrayhill LL (teal) defeated Lake Oswego LL (blue)<br /><br />Game 3: Wolf Creek LL defeated SW Portland LL<br /><br />Game 4: Tigard (green) defeated Lake Oswego (white)<br /><br />Game 6: Hillsboro LL versus Murrayhill LL (red) began @ 7pmCarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-24888635442472488992008-06-28T19:40:00.001-07:002008-06-28T19:45:44.551-07:00District 4 (Oregon) Honors Tourney Pix<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSktjNzZtmw7ubm6lo7dc8Lcs7h2uRPKOU8oV20eAC6FsZYQ1Roxuz9cH9Enc_XmdeUjEl2Ei1QVbGKvQDHkoHOR8JIAFdHEx3LqjnSxfqkzjvWk-KcqDjK9bszFbB03sjBDI4xQ/s1600-h/pitcher&third.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217129027560391730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSktjNzZtmw7ubm6lo7dc8Lcs7h2uRPKOU8oV20eAC6FsZYQ1Roxuz9cH9Enc_XmdeUjEl2Ei1QVbGKvQDHkoHOR8JIAFdHEx3LqjnSxfqkzjvWk-KcqDjK9bszFbB03sjBDI4xQ/s320/pitcher&third.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVBgDjnMQ7fGPvm7Jjw93aOo2BH2ez2JaFTl_AUFRa_K_5iUqP5NlC2HX_G1IcgIVatCQLWCOxtMTd5Ax2jKSGSwzC3TtYWcvq42mlZjdSkb1jfUK7d4Tx6GmIxKNyGVgJVpifQ/s1600-h/2ndbaseman.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217129038023150274" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVBgDjnMQ7fGPvm7Jjw93aOo2BH2ez2JaFTl_AUFRa_K_5iUqP5NlC2HX_G1IcgIVatCQLWCOxtMTd5Ax2jKSGSwzC3TtYWcvq42mlZjdSkb1jfUK7d4Tx6GmIxKNyGVgJVpifQ/s320/2ndbaseman.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmcC5rDBWRkfGm6QEgFTR2NaAU7mw-hcTWEJfa6FrEfbY6HywvNq7vgGRPdbgbiK7cR2c16FfYFlpSW1AerHAzwSlGexIKK9XSpnNomT4VSkgRBruNb-ATt70WtVp-hQOE9y1Aw/s1600-h/Matt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217129040953882178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmcC5rDBWRkfGm6QEgFTR2NaAU7mw-hcTWEJfa6FrEfbY6HywvNq7vgGRPdbgbiK7cR2c16FfYFlpSW1AerHAzwSlGexIKK9XSpnNomT4VSkgRBruNb-ATt70WtVp-hQOE9y1Aw/s320/Matt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbel-uSe03drP7fB7NQgGfGQgfr195AiRL120aV_BSlEGHYumyk42riWpexlQe1ZC7Cxr12nArN0gnX-oLTKxlYo6fsVBOolneGqyGv2Ld-ZSSx_rbu_hPRD8DvoNedkHTRBlMw/s1600-h/Michael+D..jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217129042724066994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbel-uSe03drP7fB7NQgGfGQgfr195AiRL120aV_BSlEGHYumyk42riWpexlQe1ZC7Cxr12nArN0gnX-oLTKxlYo6fsVBOolneGqyGv2Ld-ZSSx_rbu_hPRD8DvoNedkHTRBlMw/s320/Michael+D..jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJlEkAxDYyKmxNix7EHVvEXWnJXgc4KoFAx1xDckiGjvBHsLjVUwcAMXf8r6UhwxvHwnJ1vexwyJXFRFYOdrb0smEzZnnIJSr-xxYIEZahQs_cVJ5fgfN4vLOdEDoMxTzu2y5vg/s1600-h/zane.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217129052667516402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJlEkAxDYyKmxNix7EHVvEXWnJXgc4KoFAx1xDckiGjvBHsLjVUwcAMXf8r6UhwxvHwnJ1vexwyJXFRFYOdrb0smEzZnnIJSr-xxYIEZahQs_cVJ5fgfN4vLOdEDoMxTzu2y5vg/s320/zane.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-42937143063145608592008-06-26T21:39:00.000-07:002008-06-26T22:13:16.819-07:00Let the (tournament) Games Begin!The All-Star teams have been selected and practices are underway...and now it's time to get the party started!<br /><br />Our own <a href="http://www.ordist4.com/main/">Oregon District 4</a> will kick off its run of tournaments this Saturday with the "Honors" teams playing at <a href="http://www.alpenrose.com/pages/batter_up.html">Alpenrose</a> and <a href="http://www.ci.tigard.or.us/community/parks/map_to_cook_park.asp">Cook Park in Tigard</a>. I love these tournaments -- kids who cannot commit to an AS team schedule, or leagues that don't have enough players for a full set of AS teams, can participate in Honors. For some District 4 kids, it is their last chance to play at Alpenrose, home of the <a href="http://www.softballworldseries.com/">Little League Softball World Series</a>. It is a more relaxed tournament and is a fun way to start "the second season."<br /><br />As the Honors tournaments are wrapping up, the District 4 tournaments for 9/10, 10/11, and 11/12 year-old AS will begin their quest to move on to the State Tournaments. Here is a rundown of all the District 4 Little League baseball tournaments:<br /><br /><a href="http://ordist4.com/tourn/810BBH.pdf">9/10 Baseball Honors </a><br />June 28-July 7, 2008: Cook Park, Tigard<br /><br /><a href="http://ordist4.com/tourn/1112BBH.pdf">11/12 Baseball Honors</a><br />June 28-July 6: <a href="http://www.alpenrose.com/pages/directions.html">Alpenrose Park</a>, Portland<br /><br /><a href="http://ordist4.com/tourn/910BBAS.pdf">9/10 Baseball</a><br />July 1-8: <a href="http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/parksrec/sites.htm">Waluga & Westlake Parks</a>, Lake Oswego<br /><br /><a href="http://ordist4.com/tourn/1011BBAS.pdf">10/11 Baseball</a><br />July 5-12: <a href="http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/parksrec/sites.htm">Waluga & Westlake Parks</a>, Lake Oswego<br /><br /><a href="http://ordist4.com/tourn/MajorsBBAS.pdf">Majors Baseball</a><br />July 9-16: <a href="http://www.alpenrose.com/pages/directions.html">Alpenrose Park</a>, PortlandCarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-85013941614733754802008-06-16T11:12:00.000-07:002008-06-16T11:54:04.975-07:00LL Selection Sunday + Father's DayWe spent the weekend in <a href="http://www.seasideor.com/">Seaside, Oregon</a>, a coastal town with an arcade, bumper cars, big corn dogs, lots of taffy, and several ballfields. Our son's team played in three "friendlies" with one local and two teams from out-of-town at Broadway Park, home of the <a href="http://www.wcatsbaseball.com/index.html">Seaside Wildcats</a>. It was a relaxed affair, with the kids picking their positions and even coaching the bases -- capped off by a huge bonfire on the beach to end a perfect Father's Day weekend.<br /><br />As we drove home from the coast, I began to reflect on the date: June 15. I realized that there would be lots of emotions on this day in the world of Little League. I was thinking back a few years when Jack didn't make the LL All-Star team, but was an alternate, and selected to play in the Honors tournament instead. Talk about mixed emotions...<br /><br />I was thinking about how he still practiced with the AS team everyday, and even when two players left the team over the long 2+ weeks before the first game AND he still wasn't placed on the roster (coach said they would "have a better chance of winning with only 11 players") he still went out and practiced with them and sat at every one of their games (not on the bench, of course), heartbroken, but knowing that the practice time would only make him a better player.<br /><br />That is our AS story -- a tough one to swallow for us, but Jack has moved on, and at age 14, is on the <a href="http://www.reedvillebaseball.com/waco/stats/sfstandings.htm">Westview Sr. Federal</a> team, the top in this age-group, batting fifth (he started out batting last at the beginning of the season) and working hard everyday at the sport he loves.<br /><br />My reflection for the day for those families celebrating the beginning of tournament play or celebrating the end of the regular season of Little League is this: be glad for the several months that you just spent with your child(ren), encouraging, cheering on, teaching, talking life and sportsmanship. You (hopefully!) modeled for your kids volunteerism and community support. Youth sports do not take place on an island (even though it feels like that on a cold night in April when you are the only ones playing :) ) and the benefits will always outweigh hours playing video games or watching TV. You were part of something, and they can forever tell their children that they played Little League.<br /><br />If you made the Tournament Team, congrats, and I'll be following the local teams and news on this blog during the summer. If you are done with baseball (for now), thank you and don't put that mitt away just yet -- enjoy a game of catch with your mom or dad just for the fun of it!<br /><br />Happy (belated) Father's Day to all the dads out there!CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-11808498537713116572008-06-01T15:21:00.000-07:002008-06-01T15:43:28.181-07:00Little League at West Union Fields: A StoryLet's say you're up early on a Saturday morning to take your husband to the airport. Let's say that you've had your coffee and breakfast, read the newspaper, and the weather is pleasant enough outside that you wish you had a ballgame on the schedule. But what would <strong><em>you</em></strong> do if it was an open day on the game schedule?<br /><br />Even though our son's Little League playing days are over, it seems our Little League Fan days show no signs of slowing down. Jack plays for <a href="http://www.westviewbaseball.org/Junior_Baseball/Junior_Baseball_Home.htm">Westview Junior Baseball</a> on the "Senior Federal" team of 13-14 year olds with a <a href="http://www.reedvillebaseball.com/waco/stats/sfstandings.htm">7-1 record in league play</a>. We had a bye on Thursday and a rare weekend with no tournament to attend.<br /><br />Sooooooo, we enjoyed watching other teams and kids and cheering for old friends and new ones. We attended a doubleheader on Friday night between <strong><a href="http://www.moundtime.wordpress.com/">Mound Time</a></strong>, a local club team, who plays in Tualatin Hills Babe Ruth.<br /><br />Our open Saturday allowed us to hang out at West Union Fields and catch <a href="http://www.suncreeklittleleague.com/">SunCreek Little League</a> games -- the pictures are posted below. It was a pleasure to watch the kids, and their parents, enjoying a mild day in the Portland area while younger siblings hung out on the grass and the playground.<br /><br />While I wish we were on the bleachers at one of Jack's games, it sure beats doing housework!CarrieMatsuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08869684409265575804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24880823.post-22632098874765788532008-06-01T15:17:00.000-07:002008-06-01T15:20:54.710-07:00Little League at West Union Fields III<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSNT8PxeP578-vPPlkrajzRZd7SE3FLZS4uW9v-wP-8j1_BTUw9207hyh6zb13LmZ9MWCRpNRHRIwTEfn4oTIe4xonWoJOI20ZAfbbyYg4DYNgFWQxtZXwUgSfhEqlf8u8JACwA/s1600-h/west+union+day+044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207041468624702098" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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