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2021 PROGRAM BOOK

PALO ALTO BABE RUTH for 13-15 YEAR OLDS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Charlie Goldberg President

Marty Cattaneo Vice President

Chris Lillios Treasurer

Ron Fried Manager Representative

David Lee Player Agent

Vasken Guiragossian Public Relations/Fundraising

Tim Goode Secretary

Ted Tracy At Large

Scott Cacchione At Large

Rick Farr At Large

John Gilligan At Large

Tony Wyant At Large

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Welcome to Palo Alto Babe Ruth 2021! Our league is entering its 67th year of Babe Ruth baseball on the Mid-Peninsula, after a long and tumultuous 2020 as we reinvented the very rules of baseball to provide opportunites for our players to get on the field. Covid-19 put a hold on tagging and high-fiving, but not on highly-sanitized small-cohort camps.

But now, with the return of real high school baseball, we are thrilled to see recent PABR graduates playing important roles this spring on Varsity teams including Paly, Gunn, Menlo-Atherton, and Woodside – and an even longer list on JV teams! We are proud to note that this year’s Paly Varsity baseball team features 15 PABR alumni players while Gunn’s Varsity team boasts 13.

The 2019 15U season ended with Ron Fried and his Sundance squad sweeping through the winner’s bracket in the City Tournament to claim their second title in as many years. Sundance battled through 2 nail-biting games with the winning run tallied in the final frame in 3-2 and 7-6 contests, before unleashing an offensive barrage in the championship game.

Last year’s 15s All Star team, managed by Vasken Guiragossian and coached by Rick Farr and Chris Clarke, had a fantastic All Star run capturing the Norcal State Championship game at Belmont Sports Center, and going deep into the Pacific Southwest Regional tournament in Taft, CA - PABR’s first PSW Regional appearance in 10 years. Congratulations to our 15s on a exciting summer of 2019!

To further its mission of providing high-quality training opportunities, PABR continues to offer its recently formed Fall Academy. Consisting of skills clinics and weekend games run by local varsity head coach Sean Hodson of Saratoga HS, the Fall Academy was enthusiastically received and will return again this Fall. Registration will open in July at the PABR website www.pababeruth.org.

The batting cages are now in their 5th year of operation and response has been overwhelmingly positive. They have gotten good use during the Fall Academy clinics, for pre-game warmups throughout the Prep and 15U Seasons, and for players wanting to get in some extra hacks between games.

We’d like to welcome 2 new manager/player duos to the league: Alhouse manager Mike Amoroso and son Trent, and Old Pro manager Shawn Owen with son Cameron. Mike coached varsity baseball for many years at Menlo-Atherton HS, and currently serves as the President of Redwood City Little League. Shawn has beeen coaching Palo Alto Little League teams for as long as I can remember, and is a longtime PALL board member. What a tremendous add these two dedicated coaches are to our league. Huge shout-out to Mike and Shawn!

As always we are indebted to the tireless efforts of those volunteers who make this organization tick (you know who you are) and look forward to bringing in new energy and ideas with our newest families. Welcome to Palo Alto Babe Ruth!

Now sit back, relax, and cheer on our players as we get ready to…

Play Ball!

Charlie Goldberg President, Palo Alto Babe Ruth

Today, Babe Ruth League, Inc. ranks as the premier amateur baseball and softball program in the world. From its first 10-team league in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, it has grown to a combined size of over one million players on over 59,000 teams in more than 10,000 leagues. The continuing success of the program is due to the tireless efforts of its many volunteers and the countless hours they contribute. Every volunteer is dedicated to the good character development of our young athletes and the continued development of their baseball skills.

PABR Alumni

Palo Alto Babe Ruth was established in 1954 for serious and competitive players seeking to enhance their skills through quality coaching and high-level competition. PABR offers year-round opportunities through its Fall Academy, Winter Tourney, Prep, 15U, and All Star season programs for players seeking to acquire experience on a full-sized diamond while enjoying the camaraderie of local community friends. Games have been played at the Baylands Baseball Field since 1969, while Palo Alto High School, PABR’s original home field, still hosts some games.

Current League Stats

10 9 6

COMMUNITIES SERVED

HIGH SCHOOLS REPRESENTED

TEAMS – 4 15U & 2 PREP

EAST PALO ALTO, LOS ALTOS, LOS ALTOS HILLS, MENLO PARK, PALO ALTO, PORTOLA VALLEY, REDWOOD CITY, SAN JOSE, STANFORD, WOODSIDE

ADA’S CAFE, ALHOUSE, DUTCH GOOSE, THE OLD PRO, PALO ALTO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, SUNDANCE THE STEAKHOUSE

BELLARMINE, GUNN, MENLO-ATHERTON, PALO ALTO, SAINT FRANCIS, KING’S ACADEMY, LOS ALTOS, SARATOGA, WOODSIDE

JOC PEDERSON

BJ BOYD

MIKEY DIEKROEGER

Baylands Baseball Field, located at the heart of Baylands Athletic Center, is a beautiful 6-acre lighted facility featuring a full-size natural grass field, a shaded 500-seat grandstand, large electronic scoreboard, fenced dugouts, and a full concession stand. This diamond has played host to decades of amateur competitions involving local high school, American Legion, and Babe Ruth teams, while serving as home field

for the semiprofessional Palo Alto Oaks during the summer months. To keep this facility in top shape, the City of Palo Alto Public Works partners with the Parks and Rec Department and Palo Alto Babe Ruth for year-round maintenance and improvement of the field and its surrounding structures. A new 3-tunnel batting cage training area beyond left field was completed in 2016.

YEAR-ROUND LEAGUE OFFERINGS

Prep Season (Feb-May)

There are no tryouts or cuts, so every player who registers is guaranteed a spot to play in this season. Our Prep Season is really to help prepare younger players for our 15U Season. It includes weekly clinic-style practices, weekend games and culminates in a fun City Championship Tournament. This is a great opportunity for players to experience the full-sized diamond and allows them to develop. The Prep League is open to all 7th and 8th graders, as well as any high school player not on a high school roster. Registration will open in October.

15U Season (May-June)

Our 15U tryouts are in late-April and selected players get drafted onto one of 6 teams for the duration of their Babe Ruth careers. If your child doesn’t get drafted onto a 15U Team, you’ll receive a 100% refund, which means there’s really zero downside to registering. Our 15U Season is fairly compact, allowing players to enjoy Babe Ruth with minimal travel ball conflicts and fully participate after their high school seasons have finished. At the end of our 15U Season, the top four teams earn the opportunity to compete in our coveted City Championship Tournament. Registration will open in January.

All-Star Season (July-Aug)

Our All-Star tryouts will be in late-June and selected players will be placed on rosters. Every July, several 13U, 14U and 15U All-Stars participate in tournaments with the chance to compete for a spot in the Babe Ruth World Series! Last year, both our 14U and 15U All-Stars were 2018 District Champions and Norcal State Runners-Up. In 2008, our 14U team won the Pacific Southwest Regionals and played in the Babe Ruth World Series, which culminates in early-August. If you're interested in playing on a team, contact your team manager.

Fall Academy Season (Sep-Nov)

There are no tryouts or cuts, so every player who registers is guaranteed a spot to play in this season. Committed to teaching the highest level of skill development and baseball mechanics across every aspect of the game, our Fall Academy Season is run by paid coaches. This season is for 13-16 year olds seeking to reach their maximum baseball potential for high school and beyond. We provide 2 clinic-style practices every week based on age, plus weekend games and tournaments. Registration will open in July.

Winter Tourney Season (Nov-Feb)

Our Tournament Team tryouts will be in late-October and selected players will be placed on rosters. During the winter, we will assemble 13U and 14U teams to play in local tournaments at Twin Creeks. This is a perfect opportunity for 7th and 8th graders looking to play highly competitive weekend tournaments and get skills training. We often have players who are on other travel teams looking to supplement with additional tournament play. Survey to tryout will open in September.

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PALO ALTO BABE RUTH for 13-15 YEAR OLDS

PLAYERS SCHEDULE

Manager: Shawn Owen

Coaches: Matt Robinson, Nate Bader

PALO ALTO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

PLAYERS SCHEDULE

Manager: Mike Amoroso

Coaches: Michael Hohl, Nick Wynn

FROM THE ARCHIVES

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ALL-STARS MADE HERE.

PREP LEAGUE SPONSORS

With over 30 years in business, serving the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, we have the experience to deliver the highest quality customer service and knowledge of exterior wood restoration, preservation and maintenance. We won’t take a dime of your money until the work is done and you are happy. Check us out at www.calpreserving.com.

The Palo Alto Oaks baseball team has been playing semi pro baseball on the Peninsula since 1950. For 50 of those years, Tony Makjavich held the team together until his passing in August 2003. Today, you can watch the Oaks almost every Sunday in June and July at Baylands park where they compete in the American Amateur Baseball Congress. Over the years, the Oaks roster has had many Palo Alto Babe Ruth alumni. Check out our schedule, roster, and more at www.baclbaseball.com/oaks.

The goal of the Palo Alto Police Officers’ Association is to partner with the community and provide quality police service through community interaction, emphasizing the highest degree of cooperation, professionalism and ethical behavior, and to create an atmosphere of safety and security. Visit us at www.paloaltopoa.com.

Ada’s Café is a social enterprise that trains and employs developmentally disabled adults in its café and catering businesses. Ada’s Café is committed to serving high quality, locally-sourced, artisan foods while simultaneously empowering and enhancing the lives of a significantly under-represented segment of the population. Come visit Kathleen, Tony, Charlie, and the gang as they proudly serve the food at Ada’s Café at Mitchell Park Community Center. www.adascafe.org.

PHOTOGRAPHY:

Miguel Chacon

Ron Fried

Karen Ambrose Hickey

Sunghyun Hwang

Chris Lillios

Jackie Lin

Rebecca Passarello

David Stanley

DESIGN AND EDITING:

Samantha Chang

Vasken Guiragossian

Chris Lillios

2019 PREP CHAMPIONS PALO ALTO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

TOP ROW: Rick Farr (Manager), Gavin Feri, John Gilligan (Coach), Ben Peterson, Garrett Miller, Braeden Young, Quinton Sterling, Sudar Kartheepan, Vasken Guiragossian (Manager)

BOTTOM ROW: De’aveon Roberts, Robert Cui, Nate Donaker, John Leitch, JP Aguilar, Michael Fraserhall

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BATTLE @ BAYLANDS

PREP LEAGUE MASTER SCHEDULE

PLAYERS SCHEDULE

Manager: Mike Amoroso

Coaches: Michael Hohl, Joe Abrams

PLAYERS SCHEDULE

Manager: Vasken Guiragossian

Coaches: John Gilligan, Rick Farr, Ryan Gilligan

Managers: Bruce Watkins, Shawn Owen

Coaches: Richard Sousa, Anton Lee

PLAYERS SCHEDULE

SUNDANCE THE STEAKHOUSE

PLAYERS SCHEDULE

Manager: Ron Fried

Coaches: Hugh Wilkins, Aidan Everett, Jack Dellenbach Student Assistant: Sudar Kartheepan

LEAGUE LEADERBOARD AND POST SEASON

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RALLY TIME. SPEED KILLS.

PALO ALTO BABE RUTH for 13-15 YEAR OLDS

PALO ALTO BABE RUTH 2014-2015 THEN...

Ethan Stern (Palo Alto Oaks)

Cole Gabrielson (Goetz Bros)

Jonathan Gottlieb (Alhouse) Dom Cacchione (Old Pro)

Kyle Pruhsmeier (Palo Alto Oaks)

Jake Varner (Goetz Bros)

Ryan Chang (Ada’s Cafe) Spencer Rojahn (Menlo Chevron) Tony Masetti (Alhouse) Angus Stayte (Guy)

Kasi Pohahau (Goetz Bros)

David Clarke (Menlo Chevron)

Max Jung-Goldberg (Goetz Bros)

Chris Cook (Guy) Jeremy Akioka (Ada’s Cafe)

Niko Lillios (Ada’s Cafe) Shiva Bucklin (Alhouse) Justin Hull (DFJ)

Ethan Stern (Lafayette)

Cole Gabrielson (San Mateo)

Jonathan Gottlieb (Grinnell) Dom Cacchione (Arizona State)

Kyle Pruhsmeier (Fresno State)

Jake Varner (Azusa Pacific)

Ryan Chang (Grinnell) Spencer Rojahn (Rochester) Tony Masetti (Skyline)

Kasi Pohahau (Skyline)

Angus Stayte (De Anza)

David Clarke (Chicago)

Max Jung-Goldberg (San Diego)

Chris Cook (Sierra) Jeremy Akioka (Swarthmore)

Niko Lillios (Cornell) Shiva Bucklin (Grinnell) Justin Hull (Claremont McKenna)

15U SPONSORS

The founder of Alhouse Realty, Bill Alhouse, was a mainstay in the Palo Alto baseball community for over 60 years until his passing in 2011. Coach Alhouse was an assistant Stanford baseball coach in the 1950s and 1960s, and was a longtime coach at Gunn High School in Palo Alto. Bill also co-founded Palo Alto Babe Ruth and Palo Alto Little League.

The Dutch Goose in Menlo Park has been serving burgers, brews, and pizza to our loyal patrons since 1966. We take pride in our carved tables, peanut shells on the floor, signature deviled eggs, 8 plasma televisions, heated outside patio, private conference room, pool table, arcades, 12 cold beers on tap, and our outside bar The Duck Blind. There’s something for everyone at The Dutch Goose, so stop in today and see why visitors have been coming through our doors for over 50 years! Visit us at www.dutchgoose.net.

Goetz Brothers Sporting Goods has been a family owned and operated business for over 70 years. Founded in downtown Redwood City, California in 1937 Goetz Brothers is a team sports store specializing in baseball/ softball, with football, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, rugby, volleyball, and just about everything else you could need for team sports. With over seventy years in the business we are confident that we can serve all your needs from equipment to shoes to uniforms. Visit us at https://goetzsports.com.

Established in 1948, Guy Plumbing & Heating is a fourth generation family owned and operated business located in Menlo Park, CA. We have been providing the Bay Area with a wide range of quality products and services for over six decades. We have thousands of parts in stock and are pleased to offer them to you on our new online store. Visit us at www.guyplumbing.com.

The original Old Pro on El Camino in Palo Alto opened its doors in 1964 and was the Bay Area’s first “Sports Bar”. A go-to spot for local sports fans from day one, the Old Pro was a very popular hangout for hungry and thirsty Stanford students and loyal sports fans whenever their teams were playing on television. We would like to thank all of the Old Pro customers and faithful that have enjoyed great friends, food and games, at “The Pro” over those 40+ years. It wouldn’t be “The Pro” without you! Visit us on Ramona Ave in the heart of downtown PA and www.oldpropa.com.

Since its opening in 1974, beef & martinis have never gone out of style at this Palo Alto institution. Famous for their slow-roasted prime rib, Sundance also offers fresh seafood, lobster tail & of course their specially aged prime graded steaks. The menu is supported by an extensive awardwinning wine list making this steakhouse one of the best on the Peninsula. Visit us at www.sundancethesteakhouse.com.

We would like to thank our sponsors who help make Palo Alto Babe Ruth one of the finest youth baseball programs in the nation.

15U MASTER SCHEDULE

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BEST DAYS OF SUMMER.

ALL STAR SUCCESS

District 6

2008 14S ALL STARS (PSW REGIONAL CHAMPIONS)

2015 15S ALL STARS (DISTRICT CHAMPIONS)

2019 15S ALL STARS (NORCAL STATE CHAMPIONS)

2018 14S ALL STARS (DISTRICT CHAMPIONS)

2018 15S ALL STARS (DISTRICT CHAMPIONS)

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BE PART OF A GREAT TEAM.

PAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

2019 CHAMPIONS

SUNDANCE THE STEAKHOUSE

TOP ROW: Ron Fried (Manager), Sudar Kartheepan, Jake Riley, Brody Simison, Benjamin Gladstone, Joseph Rose, Carson Leclerc, Matteo Romeo, Jack Dellenbach (Student Assistant)

MIDDLE ROW: Dhananjay Deshpande, Ben Peterson, Jonathan Mar, Jake Foster, Dante Black

BOTTOM ROW: Aidan Everett (Student Assistant)

1982

1983

1984 PHARMACIES/DEALIN’

1985 PALO ALTO ELKS CLUB

1990

1991 CHAMPIONS PENINSULA CREAMERY

TOP ROW: John Dingler (Coach), Josh Waldorph, Andrew Brackenbury, Tjarko Leifer, Dave Lee (Manager)

MIDDLE ROW: Rick Farr (Coach), Jeff Zeisler, Cory Morgan, Jamal Harrison, Randy Lee, Pete Fukuhara, Tom Lau (Coach)

BOTTOM ROW: Gabe McMillan, Jeff Dingler, Josh Parker, Bryce Winkle, Derrick Harris