THURSDAY MAY 15TH CONGRATULATIONS CRUSADERS !

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE VARSITY AND JV FOR AN EXCELLENT SHOWING IN THE POST-SEASON TOURNAMENT!

VARSITY TOOK SECOND PLACE AND JV'S FINISHED THIRD! WAY TO GO CRUSADERS!

SINCERE THANKS TO ALL THE PARENTS AND COACHES WHO GAVE THEIR TIME TO MAKE THE SEASON POSSIBLE.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 TOURNAMENT GAMES

VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
6:00 PM TONIGHT AT BRENT MAYNE FIELD
4630 S. Decatur St, Englewood, CO 80110

JV 3rd PLACE GAME
6:00 PM TONIGHT AT ST. BERNADETTE
1100 Upham Street, Lakewood, CO

Go Crusaders!

TUESDAY, MAY 13TH TOURNAMENT INFORMATION FROM CSAL

"NO GAMES WILL BE PLAYED MAY 13"

"MAY 14 BASEBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE"

"VARSITY GAMES
4:00pm VB3 Championship Game Conclusion (2 innings) HT
5:00pm VB2 Third Place Game HT
6:00pm VB2 Championship Game Brent Mayne
4:30pm VB3 Third Place Game SM"

"JUNIOR VARSITY
4:00pm JVB3 Championship Game Mayne
4:00pm JVB2 Championship Game St. Bernadette’s
5:00pm JVB 2 Consolation Championship Game St. Thomas More
5:00pm JVB3 Consolation Championship Game St. Mary’s
6:00pm JVB3 Third Place Game Mayne
6:00pm JVB2 Third Place Game St. Bernadette’s"

"With the exception of the completion of the VB3 Championship game, we are going to impose our usual time limits for all games tomorrow, including championship games. That way we’ll be sure to have enough light to get the games in…if the thunderstorms don’t get us. If tomorrow is a washout, it’s time to tip our cap to mother nature and consider this tournament finished "

TUESDAY, MAY 13TH TOURNAMENT GAMES

UNDEFEATED VARSITY
PLAYS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP!
4:30 ST MARY'S LITTLETON. --CANCELLED


JV
PLAYS FOR A TOP THREE FINISH!
4:15 PM AT BRENT MAYNE FIELD
4630 S. DECATUR ST ENGLEWOOD CO 80110--CANCELLED


GO CRUSADERS!

SATURDAY, MAY 10TH VARSITY GAMES

There are no Friday games. Enjoy Elitch's!

Varsity plays at 8:00 AM at St. Mary's Littleton vs All Souls. A win means a second game for the championship at 12:00 NOON at St. Mary's Littleton.

A loss means a trip up Sante Fe Blvd to Brent Mayne Field, 4630 S. Decatur St. Englewood, CO 80110 (W. Union Avenue between Sante Fe and Federal Blvd.) for a 3:00 PM game.

Go Crusaders!
CANCELLED
TO BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE

SATURDAY, MAY 10TH JV GAMES

There are no Friday night games. Enjoy Elitch's!

We play tomorrow Saturday, May 10th 9:00 AM at Brent Mayne Field vs Notre Dame.
The field is located on W. Union Ave. between Sante Fe and Federal Blvd. in Englewood.
4630 S. Decatur St., Engelwood, CO 80110.

Please try to be there by 8:00 AM.

A win means a trip down Sante Fe Blvd to St. Mary's Littleton for the Championship Game at 12:00 NOON. A loss means a second game at Brent Mayne Field at 2:00 PM.

Go Crusaders!
CANCELLED
TO BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE

THURSDAY, MAY 8TH JV GAME AT ST. THOMAS MOORE POSTPONED

This is the latest word from the league re/ cancelllations:

"Wednesday's games will be played on Thursday. Thursday's games will be played on Friday. Same times, Same places." http://www.csalkids1st.org/

So, the JV game vs Notre Dame scheduled for Thursday, May 8th 6:00 PM at St. Thomas Moore will be played instead on FRIDAY, MAY 9TH 6:00 PM at St. Thomas Moore.

FRIDAY, MAY 9TH 6:00 PM GAME AT ST. THOMAS MOORE HAS BEEN
CANCELLED
IT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, 9:00 AM AT BRENT MAYNE FIELD
located off of W. Union Avenue between Sante Fe and Federal Blvds.
4630 S. Decatur St. Englewood CO 80110

Go Crusaders!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH WIDGET RED TOURNAMENT GAME 4:00 PM AT ST. BERNADETTE -CANCELLED

The Widget Red team plays this afternoon at St. Bernadette 4:00 PM as they continue in their bid for the Widget City Championship.
CANCELLED
GAME RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY, MAY 8TH AT 4:00 PM AT ST. BERNADETTE.

Go Crusaders!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH VARSITY TOURNAMENT GAME 1 AWAY AT ST. MARY'S LITTLETON 4:00 PM - CANCELLED

The undefeated Varsity goes on the road to St. Mary's Littleton for their first playoff game Wednesday, May 7th at 4:00 PM. --CANCELLED

GAME HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY, MAY 8TH 4:00 PM AT ST. MARY'S LITTLETON - RAINED OUT- RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, MAY 10TH 8:00 AM AT ST. MARY'S LITTLETON.

Go Crusaders!

TUESDAY MAY 6TH, JV's WIN IN THE FIRST ROUND vs ST. THOMAS MOORE

The JV Crusaders put together a remarkable team performance in their first round playoff win vs St. Thomas Moore. Solid pitching, timely hits and excellent base running were keys in an impressive effort.

Go Crusaders!

TUESDAY, MAY 6TH JV PLAYOFF GAME AWAY 4:00 PM AT ST. MARY'S LITTLETON

It will take some hustle to get down Sante Fe Blvd to Littleton after school for a 4:00 PM start. Please try to be there by 3:30 PM, if possible. Please call if you are running late.

Go Crusaders!

MONDAY, MAY 5TH 3:30 PM JV PRACTICE

We will be practicing today after school 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM at the JP II Center Steele and Arizona Sts.

MONDAY, MAY 5TH, JV / VARSITY TOURNAMENT INFO!

The schedule is out!
http://www.csalkids1st.org/
Click on Baseball

JV:

• First round game is tomorrow, May 6th at 4:00 pm at St. Mary's Littleton.
• A win tomorrow means a second round game on Thursday, May 8th 6:00 PM at St. Thomas Moore. A loss tomorrow means a game on Saturday, May 10th at 12:00 NOON at St. Thomas Moore and the end of the trail.
• A win in the second round means a trip to the finals on Saturday, May 10th 12:00 NOON at St. Mary's Littleton A loss in the second round means a consolation game Saturday, May 10th 12:00 NOON at Brent Mayne Field.

VARSITY :

• Earned a BYE for the first round.
• First game will be the second round, Wednesday, May, 7th at 4:00 PM at St. Mary's Littleton (SVdP has a half day of school).
• A win in the second round means a trip to the finals on Saturday, May 10th at 12:00 noon at St. Mary's Littleton.
• A second round loss means a consolation game on Saturday, May 10th at 3:00 PM at Brent Mayne Field.

Go Crusaders!

MONDAY, MAY 5TH WIDGET TOURNAMENT GAME

WIDGET RED Team 4 Dreiling plays tonight at 5:15 PM at St. Bernadette.

Go Crusaders!

MONDAY, MAY 5TH JV / VARSITY TOUNAMENT SCHEDULE UPDATE

There are no JV/Varsity tournament games today.
The schedule will be posted as soon as it is available.

VARSITY IS PERFECT AT 8-0 !

Congratulations to the Varsity for their perfect 8-0 regular season!
It's onward to the tournament....

Go Crusaders!

SATURDAY, MAY 3RD VARSITY DOUBLE HEADER HOME 10:00 AM

The undefeated Varsity hosts St. Louis at 10:00 AM and St. Bernadette at 12:00 noon for the final two games of the regular season.

Fishack Field at Congress Park, 8th and Josephine, Denver CO

Go Crusaders!

FRIDAY, MAY 2, WIDGET BLACK TOURNAMENT GAME

The Widget Black Team 14 Joseph plays Friday, May 2nd 6:30 PM at St. Bernadette.

Go Crusaders!

THURSDAY, MAY 1ST JV PRACTICE CANCELLED

Practice is cancelled due to field conditions.

THURSDAY, MAY 1ST VARSITY GAME AWAY AT ST. THOMAS MOORE 5:30 PM

The undefeated Varsity is on the road again at St. Thomas Moore for a 5:30 PM game today weather permitting. Go Crusaders!
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

JV AND VARSITY POST-SEASON TOURNAMENTS

No word as yet on the JV and Varsity Tournament Schedules.
Schedules will be posted as soon as they become available.

For the record, after a rocky 0-2 start the JV's finished 5 -3 for the season. Well done!
The Varsity remains undefeated going in to the final 3 games of their schedule!

The remaining Varsity games (weather permitting) are:
Thursday, May 1st AWAY 5:30 PM at St. Thomas Moore, 7071 East Otero Ave, Englewood, CO
Saturday, May 3rd Double Header HOME at Fishack Field, Congress Park
10:00 AM vs St. Louis
12:00 NOON vs St. Bernadette

Go Crusaders!

TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH WIDGETS RED Dreiling TOURNAMENT GAME #1 6:30 PM

Round one of the Widget Tournament begins tonight at St. Bernadette 6:30 PM.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH VARSITY GAME AWAY AT NATIVITY 5:00 PM

The Varsity is on the road again this Wednesday for a 5:00 PM game with league leading Nativity.

900 W. Midway Broomfield, Colorado 80020

Go Crusaders!

SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH 10:00 AM JV GAME HOME vs ST. BERNADETTE

JV plays at 10:00 am vs St. Bernadette at Congress Park , 8th & Josephine, Denver CO
Please be at the field by 9:15 am.

Go Crusaders!

SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH WIDGET GAMES

Widget Black Team #14 Joseph

8:00 am vs Sts. Peter and Paul
at St. Bernadette, 10th & Upham, Lakewood, CO


Widget Red Team #4 Dreiling
Double Header

9:15 am vs Sts. Peter and Paul
10:30 am vs St. Mary's Blue
at St. Bernadette, 10th & Upham, Lakewood, CO

Go Crusaders!

FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH WIDGET BLACK Joseph Team #14 GAME VS GOOD SHEPHERD

Grab a light dinner and head on out to St. Bernadette for some Friday night excitement as Coach Jerry's boys play neigborhood contenders, the Good Shepherd Grizzlies.

Fri, Apr 25, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Widget Black Team #14 Joseph vs Good Shepherd Gold #3
10th & Upham, Lakewood, CO

Go Crusaders!

FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH JV GAME AWAY vs ST MARY'S

JV's hit the road for a game at St. Mary's this Friday, April 25th at 6:00pm.
6853 S Prince St., Littleton CO

Please be at the field by 5:15 pm

Go Crusaders!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD VARSITY GAME AWAY VS HOLY TRINITY 5:00 PM

The Varsity squad goes on the road this Wednesday for a game against Holy Trinity
at 5:00 PM 3050 W 76th Ave, Westminster, CO.

Go Crusaders!

SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH JV and VARSITY GAMES AT CONGRESS PARK

JV Home vs Notre Dame at 10:00 am

VARSITY Home vs Sts. Peter and Paul Green 12:00 noon.

Home field located at Congress Park E. 8th Avenue and Josephine St.

Go Crusaders!

SATURDAY APRIL 19TH WIDGET GAME SCHEDULE

WIGETS RED Dreiling Team #4
Double Header at St. Bernadette, 10th & Upham, Lakewood, CO
Game 1 vs St. Bernadette at 8:00 am
Game 2 vs Sts. Peter & Paul White at 10:30 am

WIDGETS BLACK Joseph Team #14
Double Header at St. Bernadette, 10th & Upham, Lakewood, CO
Game 1 vs St. Bernadette Team #1 at 9:15 am.
Game 2 vs Sts. Peter & Paul White Team #15 at 11:45 am.

Go Crusaders!

FRIDAY APRIL 18TH VARSITY GAME AWAY AT STM 5:00 PM

The varsity team takes their unbeaten streak on the road for a game at St. Thomas Moore at 5:00 pm, 7071 East Otero Avenue, Englewood, CO.

Go Crusaders!

THURSDAY APRIL 17TH JV GAME IS ON!

We're playing at Congress Park at 4:00 PM today!
Try to be at the field by 3:30 pm. Please call if you will be late or absent.

Go Crusaders!

WEDNESDAY APRIL 16TH PRACTICES CANCELLED

Varsity and Widget Practices are cancelled today due to weather.

THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH JV GAME HOME VS PRES 4:00 PM

JV plays at Congress Park 4:00PM this Thursday vs Presentation.

Go Crusaders!

MONDAY, APRIL 14TH VARSITY GAME #3 5:00 pm AWAY vs SPP Gold

After sweeping a double header at Congress Park this weekend, the Varsity goes on the road to Prospect Park in Wheatridge (44th ave btween Kipling and Youngfield) for a game with SPP Gold at 5:00 pm.

Go Crusaders!

SATURDAY APRIL 12TH, JV AND VARSITY GAMES

JV GAME
10:00 AM vs Good Shepherd
Home at Congress Park
Players, please be at the field by 9:15 am.


VARSITY GAMES
Double Header
Home at Congress Park

12:00 noon vs St. John's
2:00 pm vs St. Catherine's

Congress Park is located at 8th Ave. and Josphine St., Denver CO


Go Crusaders!

SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH WIDGET GAME SCHEDULE

Widgets Red Team #4 Dreiling

Double Header
Game 1 9:15 am vs Holy Trinity at Holy Trinity
Game 2 11:45 am vs St. John's at Holy Trinity


Widgets Black Team #14 Joseph

Double Header
Game 1 10:30 am vs Holy Trinity at Holy Trinity
Game 2 1:00 pm vs St. John's at Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity is located at 76th and Federal Blvd. Westminster, CO

Go Crusaders!

THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH VARSITY GAME CANCELLED

Today's game vs St. Anne at Foster Elementary has been cancelled due to weather. It will be rescheduled at a later date.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10th JV PRACTICE CANCELLED

JV Baseball Practice is cancelled today due to weather. The snow will be good for the infield grass at Congress Park.

MONDAY, APRIL 7TH ALL PRACTICES CANCELLED

Good weather for ducks, not baseball.

All Widget and Varsity Practices are cancelled today.

JV GAME #3 SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH AT CONGRESS PARK

It's the JV home opener vs All Souls at Congress Park , 8th and Josephine at 10:00 AM!
Please be at the field by 9:15 AM.

Go Crusaders!

WIDGET GAMES SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH

All games today played at St. Bernadettes 1100 Upham, Lakewood

WIDGETS RED Team #4 Dreiling Double Header
11:45 am vs Fatima
1:00 pm vs Good Shepherd-Gold

WIDGETS BLACK Team #14 Joseph
3:30 pm vs Good Shepherd-White

WIDGET BLACK GAME #3 FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH 5:15 PM

Widget Black Team #14 Joseph vs St. Louis at St. Bernadette at 5:15 pm.

THURSDAY APRIL 3RD- TODAY'S JV GAME AT FATIMA IS ON !

The field is dry. The weather is holding. It's official -we're playing Fatima at Applewood Park, 1880 N. Alkire Ct., Golden, CO at 4:30 pm!

Go Crusaders!

JV GAME #2 AWAY THURSDAY APRIL 3RD 4:30 PM

Weather permitting, our JV's play their second game tomorrow at Our Lady of Fatima, 1880 N. Alkire Ct., Golden, CO.

Game start is 4:30 pm. Plan on leaving for the game right after school to arrive at the field by 3:45 pm....and dress for the cold!

Check back here for weather related cancellations. Information will be posted by 2:00 pm tomorrow.

Go Crusaders!

SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH WIDGET OPENING DAY!

Widgets Red-Dreiling and Widgets Black -Joseph will open their season this Saturday at St. Bernadette at 1100 Upham Street, Lakewood.

Widgets Red
9:15 am vs St. Louis

DOUBLE HEADER
Widgets Black
10:30 am vs St Mary's- Blue
11:45 am vs St Mary's-White

Go Crudasers !

WIDGET PRACTICE FIELD CHANGE

Just a reminder that as of Monday, March 31st, Widgets will be holding practices at the John Paul II Center at Steel and Arizona Streets.

Happy Easter!

WEDNESDAY, 3/19/08 JV OPENING DAY VS ST. THOMAS MOORE AWAY 5:00 PM

JV OPENING DAY!

We play away at St. Thomas Moore at 5:00 pm.
7071 East Otero Ave, Englewood, CO

Please be at the field by 4:15 pm.

Go Crusaders!

Monday, March 17th ALL BASEBALL PRACTICES CANCELLED

Widget, JV and Varsity practices have been cancelled for today by the Parks and Rec. Dept. due to weather.

Have a happy St. Patrick's day.

FIRST JV PRACTICE TUESDAY

JV BASEBALL PRACTICE

TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH 3:30 PM TO 5:00 PM

AT CRESTMOOR PARK BASEBALL FIELD #3
E. CEDAR AVENUE AND S. KEARNEY STREETS

FIRST PRACTICE FOR WIDGETS AND VARSITY

FIRST PRACTICE FOR WIDGETS AND VARSITY IS MONDAY, MARCH 10TH AT CRESTMOOR PARK BASEBALL FIELD #3 LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF E. CEDAR AVENUE AND S. KEARNEY ST.

VARSITY: 3:30 PM TO 4:45 PM

3rd AND 4th GRADE WIDGETS: 4:45 PM TO 6:00 PM

(FIRST JV PRACTICE IS TUESDAY, MARCH 11TH 3:30 PM TO 4:45 PM AT THE SAME LOCATION.)

PITCHERS AND CATCHERS WORKOUT

Dust off your gloves!

There is a pre-season workout for pitchers and catchers this Saturday, March 1st in the SVdP Gym.
We'll review pitching basics and do some conditioning and light throwing.

Widgets : 10 am to 11:15 am
JV/Varsity: 12:00 noon to 1:15 pm

In the gym it is soft tee balls and gym shoes only. However, it the weather holds, we may practice on the upper playground with "real" baseballs. So bring a hat and jacket along with your glove!

Regular season practices begin the week of March 9th.

Check the calendar at the end of this blog for more information.
Click the "agenda" tab at the top right of the calendar to view the information in a list format.

2008 SVdP Baseball

PRIORITIES

1. Safety
2. Fun
3. Introduce and enhance individual skills
4. Learn principles of offense and defense
5. Learn both individual and team strategies
6. League competition

EQUIPMENT

A jersey, hat and jacket will be provided for each player. The jersey and jacket must be returned at the end of the season. Players are responsible for providing the following:

Required
• Black Baseball Pants
• Socks
• Baseball Glove
• Heart Guard (required for all pitchers)

Recommended
• Rubber Spikes (soccer shoes are fine, no metal cleats)
• Protective Cup Athletic Supporter
• Sliding Pants
• Mouth Guard

EXPECTATIONS

• We will keep in touch primarily by email, and this online team bulletin board (blog). Please check here as well as your email for weather related cancellations. Cancellations will be posted here by 3:00 pm.

• If you receive a “rain out” communication by email, please let your coach know you received it by sending a short reply such as "O.K." or “thanks.”

• Siblings attending practice must have adult supervision.

• If you are running late or can’t make it to a game please call to inform your coach.

Registration Forms Due Friday, February 15th !

Don't forget!
Registration forms are due this Friday, February 15th.
If you need a registration form, please send a request by email to the following address:
svdp.baseball@gmail.com.

Pitchers and Catchers

Preseason workouts for pitchers and catchers will begin mid to late Feburuary in the SVdP gym. Schedules will be posted after completion of basketball tournaments.

SVdP Widget Baseball- 3rd and 4th Grades

SVdP Baseball offers 3rd and 4th graders the opportunity to participate in the St. Bernadette Instructional Baseball League. This is a "kid pitch" league that is a great environment for learning the game and developing baseball skills.

Practices will be held Mondays and Wednesdays between 3:30 pm and 5:00 at John Paul II Center located at Steele and Arizona Streets. Games are played on weekends at St. Bernadettes School, 1100 Upham Street in Lakewood. The game schedules for this season have yet to be determined.

SVdP JV and Varsity Baseball

SVdP JV and Varsity Baseball teams compete in the Catholic Schools Athletic League (http://www.csalkids1st.org/).

The JV team is open to students in the 5th and 6th grade. Varsity is open to 7th and 8th grade students.

One hour and thirty minute practices will be held twice weekly at Crestmoor Park between the hours of 3:30 pm and 6:00 pm. Practices will begin the week of Monday, March 1oth.

Game schedules have yet to be determined, however, the first game of the 2007 season was played March 18th.

Away games will be played at schools around the league. The SVdP home field is Congress Park #2 located at 8th and Josephine.

SVdP BOYS SPRING BASEBALL SIGN-UP

It’s that time of year again to start getting organized for SVdP BOYS SPRING BASEBALL!

Practices will begin early March at a date and time to be determined.
Game schedules will be determined in early March, but the season runs from mid-March through early May. The post-season tournament will be completed by the middle of May.

Registration fee is $70.00 per student. In addition, each student must have a baseball glove and a pair of BLACK baseball pants that can be obtained at any local sporting goods store. All other equipment, uniform jerseys, hat, and a warm-up jacket will be provided.

Registration sheets will be sent home with your child the first week of February.

Parents are encouraged to sign up for coaching. Multiple coaches help to maximize the fun and effectiveness of practice sessions!