Opening Day Postponed
Opening Day Postponed and Tournament Tryouts
GMLB News
Opening Day 2023 – Moved to Sunday May 7th
With the rain that occurred and expected the rest of the day, we are moving opening day events and games to Sunday May 7th. The full schedule of events will remain the same. Please note that even though opening day is being moved, games will be played per schedule this week Monday through Saturday (weather permitting). For opening day, all players and coaches (in full uniform) will meet behind the Greenfield Middle School at 9:40 AM for the parade. After the parade to Lunt Field, a ceremony will be held on Field 3, followed by team photos and opening day games.
What’s Next?
Uniforms: At this time, if you have turned in your raffle tickets, you should have received your player’s uniform. Please make sure you write your player’s name/jersey number on the hat (which are the same across the league) so that players and coaches can recognize them easily. Special thanks to Amy Charboneau for all the work she has done in ordering and distributing the uniforms.
Tournament Managers: At the last GMLB Board meeting, managers for any potential tournament teams were decided. They are:
8U: David White
9U: Brian Winslow
10: Brad Baker
11U/12U: Matt Zraunig
These managers are now in charge of tryouts, selection of their team, coaches, etc. Teams will only be formed if there is enough interest and ability to do so.
Tournament Tryouts: Tournament tryouts will be held on Sunday May 14th. Please note the times below:
- 11U and 12U: 10:00 AM on Lunt 3 with Matt Zraunig
- 8U (all players 8 and under): 10:00 AM on Lunt 2 with David White and Brian Winslow
- 9U: 12:00 PM on Lunt 2 with Brian Winslow and Bradley Baker
- 10U: 2:00 PM on Lunt 2 with Bradley Baker
If a player is interested in trying out, please let us know by Wednesday May 10th, by emailing the following people, including your player’s name and age group that they will attend/tryout for:
- All players age 10 and under: email Bradley Baker at bakesox13@gmail.com
- All players age 11 or 12: email Matt Zraunig at gmlbcalripken@gmail.com
Please note that players should show up to their designated age group, unless they specifically request to try out for a different (older) age group. For example, if your player is 8 years old, they would show up to 8U unless they request to try out for a different age group (9U or 10U). Please note your players “league age” is what is listed in the Roster book (which is their age as of 4/30/2023 per the Cal Ripken rules). No player can tryout for a younger team (i.e. a 10 year old player cannot tryout for 9U). Please make sure to wear your GMLB team uniform, as it will have their name on the back for easier evaluations. Tryouts are very important to the evaluation process including performance in league play, emotional/athletic maturity, and assessment from league coaches, board members, etc.
Also note, Tryout Day is for evaluation and tryouts for players. Managers may not be able to or have time to answer specific questions about costs, dates, or other information (some of which may not yet be known). So please let managers focus on completing evaluations of the players unless they initiate any question-and-answer session for parents. They will provide more information to whomever is selected at a later date and time. Time will be needed to review evaluations, decide if there will be a team, and select a team.
Upcoming Dates:
Tuesday May 16th: Annual GMLB 12-Year-Old Red Sox Trip at Fenway Park VS Seattle.
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Reminder of Opening Day Schedule, all dates changed to May 7th:
| ************OPENING DAY 2023************* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday 5/7/2023 - 12:15 PM | Sunday 5/7/2023 - 1:15 PM | Sunday 5/7/2023 - 2:45 PM | Sunday 5/7/2023 - 5:00 PM | GMLB Opening Day: All teams will meet at Greenfield Middle School at 9:40AM for Parade to Lunt Field at 10AM. Please be in full uniform. Note: Picutures are after Parade | |||||||||||||||
| Field | Visitor Team | Home Team | Visitor Team | Home Team | Visitor Team | Home Team | Visitor Team | Home Team | |||||||||||
| Lunt 1 | Smitty's | vs | Bobby C's | Ginger Cat | vs | Baker | Lundgren | vs | Denny's | ||||||||||
| Lunt 2 | Gruber & Tripp | vs | Parody | Martins Farm | vs | Terrazza | Ruggeri's | vs | Fitgerald's | Gagne | vs | Liberty Tax | |||||||
| Lunt 3 | Gilmore & Farrell's | vs | Manniatty's | Aubuchon | vs | Rotary | Pioneer Valley | vs | New Fortune | ||||||||||
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GMLB Team Photos Schedule |
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At Field House at Lunt |
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Pictures will begin Immediately after Opening Day Ceremony |
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Approx 10:45/11:00 |
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Sunday May 7th |
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10:45 |
AM |
Gilmore & Farrell's |
1:15 |
PM |
Ginger Cat |
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11:00 |
AM |
Manniatty's |
1:30 |
PM |
Baker |
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11:15 |
AM |
Smitty's |
1:45 |
PM |
Ruggeri's |
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11:30 |
AM |
Bobby C's |
2:00 |
PM |
Fitgerald's |
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11:45 |
AM |
Gruber & Tripp |
2:15 |
PM |
Lundgren |
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12:00 |
PM |
Parody |
2:30 |
PM |
Denny's |
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12:15 |
PM |
Martins Farm |
2:45 |
PM |
Gagne |
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12:30 |
PM |
Terrazza |
3:00 |
PM |
Liberty Tax |
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12:45 |
PM |
Aubuchon |
3:15 |
PM |
Pioneer Valley |
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1:00 |
PM |
Rotary |
3:30 |
PM |
New Fortune |
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