Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Congratulations Juniors Baseball Class A District Champs!

Congrats to the Mill Steel team in Juniors Baseball coached by Jamie Billo for winning the class A district team tournament!

Billy Bernecker
Jack Billo
Nicholas Fabrizio
Robert Janzen
Cam Knuble
Nicholas Lambert
Daniel Southerington
Jordan Stewart
Carson VanderLugt
Jack Vogel
Henry Wassink
Jack Zwiers

Congratulations Juniors Baseball Class F District Champs!

Congrats to the Hungry Howie's team in Juniors Baseball coached by Jim Passinault for winning the class F district team tournament!

Back (l-r): Manager Jim Passinault, Elijah Ooms, Max Klein, Daniel Johnson, Joe Collins, Ryan Smith, Tim Lambert, Coach Phil de Haan
Front (l-r): Myles Beale, Luke Passinault, Nick Hollern, Jake Fouch, Cyrie Cross, Isaiah Ramirez, Lee de Haan

Monday, June 29, 2015

Congratulations Juniors Baseball Class D District Champs!

Congrats to the Shoe Carnival team in Juniors Baseball coached by Jim Weiss for winning the class D district team tournament!

Banks Boender
Kole Butterer
Luke Elzinga
Elijah Heerema
David Jennings
Benton Kuzee-Essex
Aidan McCahill
Keegan McCalmont
Andrew McCulloch
Robbie Stuursma
Joshua Verstraete
Joshua Weiss
Hunter West

Friday, June 26, 2015

Congratulations Seniors Baseball Class D District Champs!

Congrats to coach Hoppman's team in Seniors Baseball for winning the class D district team tournament!

Alex Adams
Jacob Elzinga
Ben Forstner
Douglas Gale
Noah Groen
Micah Hoekstra
Jake Hoppman
Elliot Jung
Sam Kolk
Max Luke
Max Lundeen
Mike Malewitz
Mark Primus

Monday, June 22, 2015

Congratulations 2015 Baseball 11-Year-Old All-Stars

Manager: Jack Conway
Coach: Scott Hall
Coach: Scott Bernecker

Luke Bentley
David Bernecker
Luke Conway
Keegan Cox
Ben English
Adam Hall
Alex Koval
Luke Kuzner
Ian Masek
John Passinault
Hans Pruis
Nate VanDyke
Tanner Warners

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Congratulations 2015 Baseball Seniors All-Stars

Manager: Ethan Rohen
Coach: Dave Kortz
Coach: Matthew Sullivan

Dane Addington
Brendan Baranoski
Andrew Bojas
Henry Breems
Ben Burrows
Parker Caul
Nolan Heerema
Joe Huffman
Will Kortz
Jack Liszewski
Charlie Murphy
Mark Primus
Harrison Rohen
Johnny Southwell
EJ Sullivan
Max Vicari

Congratulations 2015 Baseball Juniors West All-Stars

Manager: Jamie Billo
Coach: Pat Batka
Coach: Tim Sullivan

Tommy Pohlman
Peter Kratt
Nick Lambert
Jack Billo
Cam Knuble
Keegan Batka
Griffin Caul
Ryan Sullivan
John Shelton
Josh Jacobsen
Ryan Smith
Daniel Southerington
Tim Lambert

Congratulations 2015 Baseball Juniors East All-Stars

Manager: Jim Passinault
Coach: Rob Murray
Coach: Scott Bernecker

Zach Kirk
Riley O'Connor
Brendan Leonard
John Holmes
Billy Bernecker
Andy McCulloch
Luke Elzinga
Robbie Stuursma
Luke Passinault
Mark Boeve
Nate Trudeau
Josh Verstraete
Joe Collins

Congratulations 2015 Baseball Majors East All-Stars

Manager: Joel Passinault
Coach: Tim Kolk

Patrick Burns
Sean Murphy
Ben Whiteside
Daniel Masek
Jake Passinault
Alex Kolk
Trinidad Chambliss
Jake Myers
Jake Noordewier
Slater White
Trent Elzinga
Kyle Kirk
Nate Milanowski

Congratulations 2015 Baseball Majors West All-Stars

Manager: Nick Stadel
Coach: Chris Lee
Coach: Jason Gardner

Jerry Crampton
Dominic Vicari
Jordan Bergsma
Trevor Seth
Isiah Hicks
Declan Lee
Eli Kuiper
Ian Walschots-Dana
Brady Plachecki
Aidan Gardner
Gabe Laughlin
Aiden Stadel
Marcellus Vanderkodde

Congratulations 2015 Baseball Minors East All-Stars

Manager: Mark White
Coach: Matt Bertke
Coach: Peter Stuursma

Ryan Bishop
Cole Miller
Mitchell White
Mitchell Stuursma
Issac Hubka
Ben Passinault
Mason Keyes
Jack Bertke
Cade Boender
Nick Collins
Liam O’Malley
Preston Bergstrom
Zach Vriesenga

Congratulations 2015 Baseball Minors West All-Stars

Manager: Dan Gelderloos
Coach: Chris LaMange
Coach: Steve Seth

J.T. LaMange
Peter Heintz
Jameson Beale
Kerry McCathy
Christian Burgess
Christopher Tepper
Luke Gelderloos
Camden Seth
Roman Kortman
Cole Knuble
Danny McIntyre
Noah Bilyeu
Lucas Jennings

Congratulations, Juniors Division Champs!

Congrats to Coach Billo's team for winning the Basbeball Juniors Division! Coach Billo's team, sponsored by Mill Steel, had a record of 13 wins and 1 loss.

Congratulations, Minors Division Champs!

Congrats to Coach Gelderloos' team for winning the Basbeball Minors Division! Coach Gelderloos' team, sponsored by United Bank of Michigan, had a record of 12 wins and 1 loss.

Congratulations, Majors Division Champs!

Congrats to Coach Conway's team for winning the Basbeball Majors Division! Coach Conways team, sponsored by MC Sports, had a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie.

Monday, June 15, 2015

Make-up Game in Softball Majors: Huey

We have made a change to the majors softball schedule:
  • Team Huey: Your rained out game from June 15 has been rescheduled. You will now play that game at 7:00pm on Thursday, June 18, at Southern's JC West field. Please note the later start time.

All Games Canceled for Monday, June 15

Rain again! All games at Southern are canceled.

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Weather Delay in Seniors: Hopman, Rohen

The 2pm game in Seniors Baseball has been delayed one hour due to the weather. The new start time is 3pm.

ALL OTHER GAMES ARE STILL ON AS SCHEDULED.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Make-up Game in Softball Majors: Huey

We have made a change to the majors softball schedule:
  • Team Huey: Your rained out game from April 21 has been rescheduled. You will now play that game at 9:30am on Saturday, June 13, at Southern's JC West field.

Big League Roster and Schedule


The roster and schedule for Big League Baseball are now live on the website. Look for the links on the right sidebar of the website.

Monday, June 8, 2015

Make-up Game in Majors Baseball: Hall, Conway

We have rescheduled a rained out game in majors baseball to be played on Sunday, June 14, on the east field:
  • Teams Hall & Conway: You will make up your previously rained out game at 3:00pm.

Make-up Games in Minors Baseball: Turner, Moore, Zimdar, Sova

We have rescheduled three rained out games in the minors baseball to be played on Sunday, June 14, on the west field:
  • Teams Turner & Moore: You will make up your previously rained out game at 3:00pm.
  • Teams Zimdar & Sova: You will make up your previously rained out game at 1:00pm.

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Raffle Tickets For Sale Until 7pm

There's still time to buy raffle tickets right up until the final drawing at 7PM. 

Southern's 19th Annual Family Day is TODAY!

Saturday, June 6, is Family Day. 27 ball games and lots of other activities will be going on all day long, so bring the whole family - Grandma, Grandpa, aunts, and uncles.
    Join us for lunch or dinner, and enjoy our expanded menu:
    • Two tacos and a drink
    • Marinated steak-on-a-stick
    • Chicken sandwich with all the fixin's
    • Hamburgers, jumbo hot dogs and fresh brats from Ken's Market
    • Corn-on-the-cob
    • Famous sauteed onions and all your favorite condiments
    • Grills stay open until 7:30pm
    Activities for the kids:  free!
    • Double water slide
    • Bounce land
    Raffle:
    • Reminder: Please sell your raffle tickets and turn in the money and stubs before the deadline at 2:00pm on Saturday. Look for the raffle table near the concession stand.
    • The big raffle drawing will take place at 7:00pm.
    All-Star Games:
    • Plan on staying for the Minors and Majors Baseball All-Star Games at 7:30pm.
    Weather Updates:
    • Sign up to get notified by text message of any cancellations or schedule changes due to the weather. It is SO simple to sign up. Click here.

    Friday, June 5, 2015

    Make-up Game in Softball Majors: Huey

    We have made a change to the majors softball schedule:
    • Team Huey: Your rained out game from April 23 has been rescheduled. You will now play that game at 6:00pm on Wednesday, June 10, at Southern's JC West field.

    Thursday, June 4, 2015

    Schedule Change in Seniors Baseball: Henkey, Hoppman, Rohen, Bojas

    We have made a change to the seniors baseball schedule:
    • Teams Bojas & Henkey: Instead of playing Sunday, June 14, at 3:00pm, you will now play on Friday, June 12, at 7:30pm.
    • Teams Rohen & Hopman: Instead of playing Sunday, June 14, at 5:30pm, you will now play on Sunday, June 14, at 2:00pm.

    Last Day for Big League Signup

    Today is the last day you can sign up for Big League baseball. Tomorrow, the late fee and wait list go into effect. Click here to sign up now.

    Wednesday, June 3, 2015

    Family Day Volunteers Still Needed!

    Family Day is this coming Saturday, June 6. We need volunteers to help out at the concession stand that day. Please click here to sign up for a 90-minute slot. It's a lot of fun and a great way to meet other Southern Little League parents and friends!

    If you're interested in helping out at the grill on Family Day, there's a separate sign-up for that. Click here to sign up to grill.

    Tuesday, June 2, 2015

    Congratulations Minors Baseball Family Day All-Stars!

    American League:
    Manager Patrick O'Connor

    From O'Connor Team
    JT Lamange
    Peter Heintz
    Aidan O'Connor

    From Sova Team
    Kerry McCarthy
    Christian Burgess
    Sam Tietema

    From Dwortz Team
    Ethan Rappoport
    Robbie Dwortz
    Champ Rosemarin

    From Bertke Team
    Jack Bertke
    Thomas Cavanaugh
    Cade Boender

    From Moore Team
    Danny McIntyre
    Noah Bilyeu
    Trey Urben

    From Leistra Team
    Lucas Jennings
    Isaac Herford
    Brady Leistra

    National League:
    Manager Brett Turner


    From Turner Team
    Nick Collins
    Liam O'Malley
    Jameson Beale

    From Gelderloos Team
    Luke Gelderloos
    Camden Seth
    Ben Passinault

    From Billo Team
    Cole Knuble
    Ben Billo
    Preston Bergstrom

    From Green Team
    Mason Keyes
    Phillip Blackport II
    Charlie Dann

    From Ledesma Team
    Zach Vriesenga
    Kaeler Brown
    Peter Cannon

    From Zimdar Team
    Ryan Padgett
    Christopher Tepper
    Walter Zimdar

    Congratulations Majors Baseball Family Day All-Stars

    American League:
    Manager Jack Conway
    asst. Scott Webb
    asst. Steve Seth

    From Bernecker Team
    Ean Banbury
    Jerry Crampton
    Dominic Vicari

    From Seth Team
    Jordan Bergsma
    Luke Caswell
    Trevor Seth

    From Webb Team
    Patrick Burns
    Sean Murphy
    Ben Whiteside

    From Force Team
    Jake Noordewier
    Daniel Masek
    Ian Masek

    From Conway Team
    Isaiah Hicks
    Kyle Kirk
    Slater White
    National League:
    Manager Scott Hall

    asst. Tim Kolk  
    asst. Nick Stadel

    From Lee Team
    Declan Lee
    Eli Kuiper
    Ian Walschots-Dana

    From Passinault Team
    Nate Milanowski
    Jake Passinault
    Brady Plachecki

    From Kolk Team
    Trent Elzinga
    Aidan Gardner
    Alex Kolk

    From Stadel Team
    Luke Aardema
    Gabe Laughlin
    Aiden Stadel

    From Hall Team
    Trinidad Chambliss
    Grady Gooch
    Jake Myers

    Monday, June 1, 2015

    Please Sign Up for Family Day!

    Family Day is this coming Saturday, June 6. We need volunteers to help out at the concession stand that day. Please click here to sign up for a 90-minute slot. It's a lot of fun and a great way to meet other Southern Little League parents and friends!