All teams must return equipment and keys on this day. Please return your equipment even if you plan to manage a Fall BallTeam.
If you are unable to make this date please make arrangements to have someone return your equipment on this date.
The equipment should be returned to our storage location below
Frankfort Baseball Equipment Storage (Click for Map)
Rt. 45 Stop N Store Self Storage
Rt. 45 at Sangmeister (Van’s Drive)
22001 S 104th Ave Frankfort, IL.
Unit # 612
The 10U Force played excellent, but came up just short in the championship game of the Wisconsin Dells Cheesehead Championships. The 10U Force cruised thru pool play with a 3-0 record earning the #1 overall seed. In the semifinal game, the Force defeated the McHenry County Cobras 8-0. In the championship game, the Force played hard but could not overcome the timely hitting of Deerfield Warriors losing 8-3. Great Job Force!!!
The 10U Force team includes: Front row from left to right: Conner Alexa, Brandon Skopick and Parker Bogdan Second row : Max Vaundry, Nicholas Tortorici, Ian McCormick, Jeremy Nelson, Brian Burns, Max Shafer , Tony Witzcak, Bobby Hawkinson and Zack Tencza Back Row: Coaches: Dave Nelson ,Ken Alexa and Ernie Shafer.
The 13U Frankfort Force baseball team defeated Mokena Blaze in an exciting finish to capture the Championship of Oak Lawn Baseball’s “We don’t need no Stinking Badges” Tournament on 6/29/09. With the score tied at 2 in the last inning with 2 outs and the base loaded, Force player, Alec Jennrich lined a hit past the centerfielder bringing in Kyle Provencher for the dramatic walk-off 3-2 win.
Force batters had 10 hits with the other RBI’s from Jake Johnson and Nate Koepke. Force pitchers, Nick Bruns, Nate Koepke, Zach Hoekstra, and Mac Leske, gave up only 3 hits in the championship game. The Blaze did a good job in getting in 2 runs on the 3 hits, but the error-free Force defense put the breaks on any other scoring opportunities.
The Force went undefeated in the 5 game tournament taking on the Westside Warriors (13-1), New Lenox Rebels (7-6), Perfect Swing Panthers (14-4), and Oak Lawn Lightning (13-7).
13U Force Players: Nicky Allegretti, Colton Becker, Nick Bruns, Brian Casey, Zach Hoekstra, Alec Jennrich, Jake Johnson, Nate Koepke, Mac Leske, Pat McErlean, Kyle Provencher, Joe Smolinski.
Congratulations to the following boys who have been selected to represent Frankfort Baseball this year as the 8 year old tournament team. This years team will be managed by Gary Clarke, who will be contacting those boys selected with information regarding practices and tournaments. I would also like to remind all players and parents that there will be tryouts for next years 9U Eagles on Thursday, July 16th 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Main Park Field D and Saturday, July 18th 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to to 1:00 p.m. at Commissioners Field 4.
Thank you to all of the boys that tried out for our tournament team.
2009 8U Tournament Team:
Chase Anderson
Dominick Borelli
Daniel Clarke
Tommy Criscione
Austin Evans
Joey Gergely
Alex Helmin
Connor Hudziak
Bobby Lieser
Paulie Malito
Josh Mrozek
Jon Novak
Joey Selvaggio
Casey Schilf
Nicholas Thornberry
Tyler Vaundry
Matthew Watson
Joey Zobel
If you have not fulfilled your volunteer activites, we still have an option available. We need volunteers to help us run our Frankfort Summer Sizzle Tournament that runs from July 8th - July 14th. We will need people to assist with concessions and to serve as "hosts" at our tournament registration tables. If you are interested in working during the tournament please
to send an email to our volunteer coordinator. In your email please include your name and phone number.
To those that have already fulfilled their volunteer committment, THANK YOU for your time.
Preparations are occuring now for the 2010 Frankfort Baseball travel programs, the full-time Force and the part-time Eagles.
Manager Applications:
If you'd like to be considered to manage in the 2010 travel program you must fill out the application found by clicking here. All candidates, both new and returning must fill out the form. The form must be returned to
or faxed to 219-923-4466 by July 1st !
Tryout Schedule:
The tryout schedule for both Force and Eagles is a follows:
Age Group
Date / TIme
Location
13U
Wednesday - July 15, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Commissioners 1
12U
Wednesday - July 15, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Commissioners 3
10U
Wednesday - July 15, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Commissioners 4
14U
Thursday - July 16, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Borg Warner
11U
Thursday - July 16, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Main B
9U
Thursday - July 16, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Main D
10U
Saturday - July 18, 8:30am - 10:30am
Commissioners 4
12U
Saturday - July 18, 8:30am - 10:30am
Commissioners 3
13U
Saturday - July 18, 8:30am - 10:30am
Commissioners 1
9U
Saturday - July 18, 11:0am - 1:00pm
Commissioners 4
11U
Saturday - July 18, 11:0am - 1:00pm
Commissioners 3
14U
Saturday - July 18, 11:0am - 1:00pm
Borg Warner
Rain Date for July 18th is July 19th. Rain Dates for July 15th and 16th are To Be Determined.
Deposit Process: Force: Prior to the tryout, each player who wishes to return to the roster must submit a deposit of $250 to hold his roster spot. If the manager wishes to keep the player but the player takes a roster spot on another full time team, that player will lose their deposit.
If a manger decides not to keep the player, the deposit will be returned to the family.
Any new player added to a Force roster will need to submit a non-refundable deposit of $250 within 24 hours of receiving the offer from the manager.
Eagles: Any player added to an Eagles roster will need to submit a non-refundable deposit of $100 within 24 hours of receiving the offer from the manager.
Our 12U Force team did a fantastic job taking second place in the 16 team Oak Lawn Charger Challenge tournament held on May 1 to May 3. After a slow start in pool play, the team won 4 elimination games to get to the finals, but just ran out of steam in the championship game. “The schedule was tough on our pitching staff as we had to play 3 games on Saturday and 3 games on Sunday,” said manager Matt Hunniford. “I am proud of the way everyone battled. It took a total team effort to get to the finals and we couldn’t ask anything more from the boys.”
The 12U Force team as pictured from left to right are: front row – John Zelenika, Mike Weller, Justin Hunniford, Kyle Keuch, Christian Signorelli, and Dennis Platipodis. Middle row – Ryan Witt, Jack DeVries, Jake Attar, Joe McNulty, Grant VanBuren, and Riley Murphy. Back row – Coach Monte Weller, Coach Dennis Platipodis, Manager Matt Hunniford, Coach Joe McNulty, Coach John Zelenika
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