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Harbor and the Southampton plan that includes six teams to High School field, the Whalers play against each other in the have an impressive roster that Hamptons. Those six teams so includes players from Louisiana, far include players from the North Carolina and Texas, University of Wilmington, Rice including Division I, II and III University, the University of players, as well as NAIA players. Rhode Island, Lafayette and The general manager and direcYoungstown University. “It’s tor of baseball operation are gonna be great,” Leaver said. Michael “Butch” Caulfield and “People are already talking about it.” Julio Vega, a former San Leaver’s team, which he lovFrancisco Giants outfielder. ingly calls The Hampton Currently, a St. Johns Assistant Whalers, has some very impresCoach is the field manager for sive people behind them. Ready the Whalers, and East Hampton Gardner Leaver to swing their bats this season High School Varsity head coach at the ball field at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Ed Bahns, as well as Joe Short, the assistant coach at Molloy College, are also involved. Leaver has even set up a state of the art website for the team — liwhales.com —where you can check for game schedules, player stats and photos of the games. The Whalers will be facing off against teams within the ACBL such as the Long Island Stars, the Nassau Collegians S U M M E R I S B E T T E R A T T H E B R I S T A L and the New York Generals. Although housing is almost always an issue for just about anyone moving to the Hamptons, Leaver is making sure that his Whalers have some very nice homes to stay in. In fact, through a volunteer housing program, Hamptons homeowners have offered players lodging for the summer so that they don’t have to worry about rent and can focus on winning baseball games. This is a key example of how the community is supporting the idea of bringing collegiate baseball to the Hamptons and doing their part in helping it succeed. So if baseball is in your blood, you’ll have some very exciting live games to go to this summer, and if you see Leaver on the field strategizing while chewing on some bubble gum, give him a tip of the hat. This is one perT H E U L T I M A T E I N A S S I S T E D L I V I N G ® son who is committed to follow through, giving the Hamptons something else to be proud of. Every summer it was always a challenge… where was I going to stay? Until the
And so, this year he has created a Hamptons team for Long Island’s Atlantic College Baseball League, and is working out every little detail, right down to the popcorn and Cracker Jacks. Commissioner Ralph Addonizio of the ACBL is welcoming the new Hamptons team with open arms and can’t wait to get the season started. That season will have its opening game just three weeks from the time you are reading this article. Leaver loves baseball (and so does his son, who has had a college career as a pitcher), and he wants to bring that spirit and that excitement to everyone in the Hamptons. And he’s not messing around. He has garnered the support of nearly every East End media outlet, business and politician and has drawn up a
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