The Spring Sports schedule on Saturday, May 15th, courtesy of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League was jam packed with student-athletes competing all over the Ocean State, especially High School Baseball. After attending the Pawtucket Slaterettes Opening Day Ceremony, I decided to take the drive down to Lincoln High School’s Chet Nichols Field to watch Lincoln …
This past Saturday, May 15th, The Pawtucket Slaterettes Girls’ and Women’s Baseball League held an amazing Opening Day in front of family, friends, current and former players, coaches, and their community. Since their announcement of Opening Day, I have had this event “circled” on my Google calendar and was hopeful that Mother Nature would cooperate. …
I am so blessed to have 3 amazing sons. 3 sons whose talents and abilities are very different, yet special and spectacular nonetheless. Their North Kingstown High School experiences (by ways of their talents) has been different as well. My oldest, Spencer, was an accomplished musician with the NKHS music program who played in many, …
A few months back, I had the idea about compiling an e-book about how cool Rhode Island Baseball Moms are. The book, which is still in the works, will have a donation attached to it to the Rhode Island Chapter of Pink Heals. You can read more about my charity of choice in a recent …
2 years on a calendar at 365 days per year equals… Well, this isn’t a math blog. It’s a baseball blog. So, I can tell you that it has been a really long time since a Rhode Island High School baseball game was played. This week, teams from all over Rhode Island are beginning their …
As many of you (painfully) remember, there was no national or international summer tournaments for Little League® Baseball and Softball in 2020. The state, regional, and international youth baseball tournament schedule in 2020 was cancelled unilaterally due to the safety concerns stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. Like most organizations, Little League® was hopeful for 2021 …
The Domenic H. Christofaro Memorial Park is located in Narragansett off Boston Neck Rd. From my home in North Kingstown, it is a short drive through Wickford Village, passed North Kingstown High School, the on ramps to Jamestown and Newport, passed Casey Farm on your right, and just before you reach the Bonnet Shores section …
A few weeks back, I spotted (and shared) a post on social media written by the Bryant University Sports Information Department regarding a Coaches vs Cancer game. The game was scheduled for Saturday, May 1st at their home baseball field, Conaty Park against LIU (Long Island University). According to their baseball page, “The Bryant University …
The Rhode Island/Massachusetts AAU Baseball Spring Classic Tournament is scheduled for this upcoming weekend, May 1st and 2nd. On the official website of New England AAU Baseball, http://www.neaaubaseball.org,I was able to find information about the Spring Classic, which is now broken up into two tournament dates – this past weekend for Spring Classic #1 and …
Just this morning, I received an update on a recent article I published regarding the 2021 Rhode Island Middle School Baseball season. Jon Devolve, who is a valuable resource with the Rhode Island Principals’ Committee on Athletics, messaged me this morning with an important update on spectators. Here is a snapshot of that message: “Hi …