The year end rookie tournament and party will be Sunday September 12, 10:00am to 2:00 pm At Caldwell road fields. That is the three small fields off to the right of Caldwell road elementary school. It will be a round robin type schedule. Four CH teams, Humber Park and WPW. Everyone will play two games back to back. Coaches will need to supply line ups! The fields will be lined with chalk, on deck circles "Big league style" We will supply BBQ hotdogs, juice with cake etc. Year end trophies can be handed out at this time. The tournament schedule is posted under "Tournaments" in the menu.
The Midget AA team has been the number 1 team (Midget AA division) in the Bluenose League all season long. On Monday night they capped it off by defeating the Truro Bearcats 11-10 to take the gold medal in the league finals. The team was down early but showed their ability to focus and come back for the victory. The Cards earned their way to the finals by dumping the Hammond Plains A`s 14-4 in five innings of ball the previous Saturday morning. Congratulations boys and best of luck in Atlantics during the upcoming weekend!
As the season draws to an end it is time to reflect on the impact your teams coach has had on players / team this season. As a parent / player if you feel your coach has had a positive impact on the team / player, please let the Association know. Feel free to contact CHMBA President, Jason Monk with a recommendation for Coach of the Year and your reason for the nomination.
From September 3-5 (date possibly changed to Sept 2-4 due to hurricane Earl) the Midget AA Cardinals team will host the Atlantic Provinces Championships which will include top teams at this level from all over Atlantic Canada. Like watching ball games? This is a perfect opportunity to come out and see the best teams at this level from across Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada. So come on out and cheer on our Cardinals! Complete information is available on the Atlantics website.
Over the coming weeks you will notice ongoing work at the batting cage area. HRM will be preparing the land beside the cage (where the storage container used to be) and covering the area with crushed gravel. During this time a 10 foot fence will be constructed; beginning at the far end of the cage (the end closest to the skate park) and extending 30 feet over to the waterway. The fence will then turn back towards the walkway and run parallel with the water at a 4 foot level for 80 feet. This will allow us to create a space large enough to construct 3 pitching mounds. These mounds will be used for development programs, team practices and warm up areas for games.
During the time of the construction CHMBA would ask all coaches to be mindful of safety when using the batting cage. It is hopeful that the construction will be complete over the next several weeks. When the area is complete, teams will be able to book the cage and pitching area for practice times. This construction is made possible through field improvement funds provided by HRM and is one of several projects aimed to provide increased field usage for the kids who play baseball.