Babe Ruth Division

               2007 President:  Bob Burke                          
2007 Vice President: Mike Chaszczewski
2007 Player Agent: Wayne Fredricks
 

Our Babe Ruth Program consists of a Prep Division,  14 & 15 Year Old Division,  and 3 travel teams competing in the Capital District Amateur Baseball League. 

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For our 13 year olds:  
Our History:

In 2001, North Colonie earned District Championships in both the 13 and 14 year old divisions. Both teams finished 2nd in the Upper NY State Babe Ruth Championships losing to Guilderland and Saratoga in the final games. Congratulations to Jack Soch, manager of the 14 year old and to Jerry Francis who managed the 13 year old all stars.

In 2000, North Colonie continued the excellence by winning District Championships at both the 13 & 15 year old levels and advanced to play in State Championship tournament. Congratulations to Steve Frank, 15 year old team mgr. and to Shaun Francis, mgr of the 13 year old team..

In 1999, all three ages participated in the NY State tournament. Once again as was the case in 1998, our 14 year olds were State Champions and advanced all the way to the Babe Ruth World Series. The team represented us well, finishing 5th in the nation. Congratulations to mgr. Steve Frank. as well as to Vince Medici, 15 year old mgr. and to Shaun Francis, mgr. of the 13 year old team.

Also In 1998, North Colonie won all 3 Babe Ruth District 4 All Star tournaments, a first for our league. All 3 teams advanced to the NY State tournament and fared well. The 1998 14 Year Olds, managed by Vince Medici,  went undefeated in the District 4 tournament and also went undefeated in the NY State tournaments to capture the title and advanced to the Atlantic Regional tournament in Amsterdam, NY where they finished 3rd.

ALL STAR teams for each age level will be selected in June. It is our intention to select those players who possess the highest levels of ability, commitment, and a positive attitude. We will NOT select players for any other reason, specifically, we will not select players on the basis of being sons of  managers or coaches. Our all star team managers will once again be independent managers, having no relationship to team members. Even though, our organization is fortunate to possess many fine managers who have sons participating, we have found that the players themselves respond and perform better when a new, independent managers are introduced.

FALL BASEBALL will once again be offered for players ages 13 through 18, as of August 1, 2001.  The fall baseball program provide an excellent means for players to play more games and improve skills. Fall Baseball is a less competitive environment where the coaches spend more time teaching skills and fundamentals. The fall baseball season will run from roughly labor day through mid October.