FALL BALL IS COMING - Encinitas Little League runs the local fall ball league at the Ecke YMCA.  On-line registration will start August 9th at www.ellbaseball.org.  If you are interested in managing or coaching a team then pelase send an e-mail to Rick Ritchie at pritchie1@cox.net.
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Mike Kiesel wins 2010 District 31 John Coffey Award

ENLL's own Mike Kiesel has won the 2010 District 31 John Coffey award.  The award was announced and presented to Mike before the District 31 All Star Championship Game on July 13th. The John Coffey award is presented every year to one youth and one adult umpire within the district that exemplifies what volunteer umpiring is all about.  Mike has been an umpire in our league for many years and has also served as our umpire in chief as well as coaching a AAA team this year and managing our 9/10 All Star team.  We are all proud of how Mike represents our league and also proud that the District 31 leadership recognizes Mike's unique abilities and dedication to Little League baseball.  Mike will be getting a full set of umpiring gear and will get a full tuition to an umpiring school.


Mike Keisel at the start of the D31 All Star Championship game


Mike Kiesel with Ms. Escondido 2010
                    
2010 ENLL All Stars

CLICK HERE for the 9/10 year old All Star schedule
CLICK HERE for the 10/11 year old All Star schedule
CLICK HERE for the 11/12 year old All Star schedule
CLICK HERE for the directions to the All Star game locations

July 11th, 2010

10/11 Year Old Team

The 10/11 year old team lost to Poway American in the District 31 Championship Game 14-4.  The boys had a great tournament.  The game was close for 4 inning led by timely hitting by ENLL.  Brandon Bay started the ENLL scoring by hammering a 2 run home run in the 2nd inning.  Dylan Hadley also hit a home run in the game.  Nick Scheidler continued to stroke the ball mith another multi-hit game.  In the end the Poway bats were too much to overcome as they pulled away in the 5th inning.  


Brandon Bay connects for a 2 run HR


Dylan Hadley hammers a Home Run for ENLL


Nick Scheidler continues his hot hitting in the finals

July 10th, 2010

10/11 Year Old Team

The 10/11 team won their semifinal game 7-6 over 4S Ranch.  Mark Roberts provided the walkoff hit in the bottom of the 6th inning to give ENLL the victory.  ENLL now plays in the District 31 Championship game on Sunday July 11th at 2:00pm at 4S Ranch.  


Mark Roberts connects for the walk-off hit giving ENLL the victory


The team celebrates the victory

11/12 Year Old Team

The 11/12 team lost their quarterfinal game to Del Mar National 4-3.    Dane Loegering, Ethan Abrams and Ryan Casper provided great pitching but the Del Mar pitchers kept the ENLL hitters in check most of the game.  Ethan Abrams hit a 2 run homer after a Josh Trup single to get ENLL back in the game.  Del Mar made some nice defensive plays late in the game to seal the victory.  ENLL is now eliminated from the tournament.

July 7th, 2010

10/11 Year Old Highlights

The 10/11 year old team won a hard fought quarterfinal game over Rancho Bernardo 15-10.  The boys hit the ball hard all game.  Dylan Hadley and Nick Scheidler led the way with the bats.  Dylan went 4 for 4 with a home run and Nick went 4 for 5 and also hit a key 3 run home run in the top of the 6th inning to give ENLL some breathing room.  Hadley provided the pitching and game ball recipient Luke Duncan shut down an excellent hitting Rancho Bernardo team to secure the victory in relief.  Other key hits were provided by Jacob Aere, Jarrod Lyles, Grady Beck, Christopher Robertson, Brandon Bay and Luke Duncan.  The team has now advanced to the District 31 semifinal game on Saturday July 10th against 4S Ranch.  The game is at Rancho Bernardo Little League at 12:00.


Luke Duncan delivers a pitch


Chris Robertson drives a single


Dylan Hadley connects for a home run

July 5th, 2010

10/11 year old highlights:

The 10/11 year old team lost their last pool play game to a strong Poway American team 8-1.  The team, however, has still advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament and play on Wednesday July 7th at 5:00pm against Rancho Bernardo.  The game is at Rancho Bernardo Little League (see directions above).


Jake Cashman circles the bases on his home run trot


Jarrod Lyles throws the ball in from right field

11/12 Year Old Highlights:

The 11/12 year old team kept rolling with another 4 inning mercy rule win over Escondido American.  ENLL won the game 13-3.  The pitching was dominated by Anthony Roberts who pitched three innings and only gave up 1 hit.  Anthony struck out 7 Escondido hitters in the 3 innings.  The ENLL bats continued to hammer the ball with Reed LaBar and Ryan Casper both hitting their second home run in 2 days.  Owen Ereso went 3 for 4 and Dane Loegering went 2 for 2.  Hits were also provided by Mickey Moniak, Jack Dashwood, Ryan Orr, Marcus Alazard and Anthony Roberts.  The team has now advanced to the quarterfinal game on Saturday July 10th against Del Mar National at 4:00pm.  


Anthony Roberts delivers a pitch


Ryan Casper takes off on his home run trot


Owen Ereso slides in safe at home


Marcus Alazard throws the ball in from left field

July 4th, 2010

10/11 year old Hightlights:

The 10/11 year old team won their first game of the District 31 tournament 13-11 over Del Mar National.  Nick Scheidler provided the hitting and the pitching for ENLL.  Nick hammered a first inning home run in addition to pitching a great game.  Dylan Hadley also went 3 for 4 for ENLL.  Brandon Bay added 3 doubles and Mark Roberts hit two key doubles in the game.  Jarrod Lyles also had a hot bat for ENLL.  Jarrod went 3 for 3 with a key bases loaded double that scored the final two runs of the game for ENLL.  Jake Cashman made two stellar diving defensive plays at 3rd base sealing the victory for ENLL.


Nick Scheidler delivers a pitch


Dylan Hadley connects


Cade Peterson pitching against Del Mar National

11/12 year old Highlights:

The 11/12 year old team beat 4S Ranch 20-1 to kick off the All Star season.  Ethan Abrams pitched a 2 hitter keeping the 4S bats off balance all day.  The hitting was provided by many as ENLL hit 6 home runs in 4 innings.  Marcus Alazard started the home run derby by hitting a 3 run shot in the 2nd inning.  Jack Dashwood, Ryan Casper, Bucky Hawk, Reed LaBar and Owen Ereso also hit home runs.  Ryan Orr went 4 for 4 and Josh Trup provided a key triple in the 15 run 2nd inning.  Key hits were also provided by Mickey Moniak, Eric Vela and Anthony Roberts (2 hits).


Josh Trup heads to 2nd on his way to a triple in the 2nd inning


Ethan Abrams delivers a pitch


Bucky Hawk connects for a home run


Jack Dashwood circles the bases after his home run

9/10 Game Highlights

June 29th, 2010 - The 9/10 team lost to Del Mar National 7-2.  The loss has eliminated the team from the tournament.  Del Mar played outstanding defense and came thru with clutch hits at the right times.  ENLL made a comeback run in the 5th inning highlighted by a Blake Miller home run.  Several ENLL hitters got on base but were left stranded.  Jonah Aere, Blake Miller and Evan Ianniciello provided the highlight of the tournament.  With one out and a runner on third base the hitter drove a line drive to right field.  Jonah made a diving catch and came up throwing to Blake who then relayed to Evan and nailed the runner at home for the third out.  


Brady Connolly connects for a double


Patrick McElroy on 2nd base after driving a double down the line


Blake Miller gets set to deliver a pitch


Frank DiPietro connects

June 26th, 2010 - The 9/10 team lost a tough 6-3 decision in their first game against Carmel Mountain Ranch.  ENLL jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning behind a double by Blake Miller and then back to back home runs by Evan Ianniciello and Matthew Yanik.  CMR then battled back and tied the score 3-3.  In the bottom fo the 6th inning CMR hit a three run walk-off homerun to seal the victory.


The team greets Matthew Yanik after his 1st inning home run

June 27th, 2010 - The 9/10 team bounced right back and took out their frustrations on Escondido National posting a 26-3 victory via the mercy rule in 4 innings.  Great pitching was provided by Mathew Yanik and the hitting was provided by everyone.  Key hits were produced by Kelly Hammond, Brady Connolly and Dylan Continas.  Evan Ianniciello also hit his 2nd home run of the tournament.


9/10 Team                   10/11 Team                  11/12 Team
Jonah Aere                Jacon Aere                     Ethan Abrams
Brady Connolly          Brandon Bay                  Marcus Alazard
Dylan Cortinas           Grady Beck                    Ryan Casper
Frank DiPietro           Jake Cashman               Jack Dashwood
Tatte Duncan            Luke Duncan                  Owen Ereso
Kelly Hammond         Derik Engebretson         Bucky Hawk
Evan Iannichiello       Trevor Ferguson            Reed LaBar
Anderson Lee            Dylan Hadley                 Dane Loegering
Patrick McElroy         Jarod Lyles                    Mickey Moniak
Blake Miller               Cade Peterson               Ryan Orr
Justin Northbrook      Mark Roberts                Anthony Roberts
Jake Schenk             Christopher Robertson  Josh Trup
Matthew Yanik           Nick Scheidler               Eric Vela

Mngr:Mike Kiesel       Mngr: Jim Heidrick       Mngr:  Pete Orr
Coach:Steve Schenk Coach:Steve Lyles      Coach: Greg Vela
Coach:Mike McElroy  Coach:Dan Bay           Coach: Oscar Ereso


2010 ENLL 11/12 Team


2010 ENLL 10/11 Team


2010 ENLL 9/10 Team

         2010 Coast Cities Tournament

Congratulations to the ENLL Majors Rays and the ENLL Minors Huskies for winning the 2010 Coast Cities tournament.  Thanks to all for a great tournament.



Majors Champion ENLL Rays



Minors Champion ENLL Huskies

CLICK HERE for the Coast Cities Minors tournament bracket
CLICK HERE for the Coast Cities Majors tournament bracket
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2010 ENLL Sportsmanship Awards

ENLL recognized one player from each AA, AAA and Majors team as the 2010 ENLL Sportmanship Award recipients.  This award is presented by the Manager of the team to the player that demonstrated superior sportmanship throughout the season.  Following are the 2010 winners:

AA Division
Buckeyes - Blake Iwaisako
Bulldogs - Liam Lucewicz
Gators - Mathew Pisacane
Jayhawks - Mason Schneck
Owls - Ross Goldschlag
Razorbacks - Julian Sevison
Tar Heels - Nolan Reider
Wolverines - Trey Loney

AAA Division
Bulldogs - Joey Esqueda
Gators - Brandon Styve
Huskies - Liam Spector
Jayhawks - Max Belford
Owls - Kelly Hammond
Razorbacks - Ryan Campos
Tar Heels - Noah Kechter
Wolverines - Jonah Aere

Majors Division
A's - Alec Maskiewicz
Angels - George Terris
Mets - Trevor Ferguson
Padres - Elijah Wofford
Pirates - John Nydam
Rays - Tyler Landwehr
Red Sox - Ryan Casper

Following are some pictures of the ENLL Sportsmanship Award winners:

    
Mason Schneck and Liam Lucewicz   Noah Kechter and Liam Spector
    
George Terris and Ryan Casper       Trevor Furgeson and Tyler Landwehr

Ryan Campos
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ENLL Majors Home Run Derby

Congratulations to Ryan Casper for winning the first ever ENLL Home Run Derby.  Ryan hit a total of 21 home runs over the three rounds to take the title.  Special thanks to John Peabody of PeabodyBaseball.com for sponsoring and hosting the tournament.


Home Run Champ Ryan Casper with Coach Peabody

1st Place:  Ryan Casper
2nd Place:  Ryan Orr
3rd Place:  Jack Dashwood
4th Place:  Mickey Moniak

 
Ryan Orr Connects                    Jack Dashwood drives one

  
Mickey Moniak goes deep         Eric Vela connects


Home Run Derby participants
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ENLL AAA Around the Horn Contest

Congratulations to the AAA Huskies for winning the first ever ENLL Around the Horn contest.  The Huskies beat a tough Gators team in the finals.


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ENLL Post Season Tournament Champions!!!!

Congratulations to the AA Buckeyes, AAA Huskies and Majors Red Sox for winning the 2010 ENLL tournaments.  

 
AAA Champion Huskies           Majors Champion Red Sox


AA Champion Buckeyes

2010 AA Tournament results - CLICK HERE   
2010 AAA Tournament results - CLICK HERE  
2010 Majors Tournament results - CLICK HERE 
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ENLL Regular Season Champions!!!!

Congratulations to the Majors Red Sox and the AAA Tar Heels for winning the regular season titles.  The Red Sox and Tar Heels will be representing ENLL in the Leo Mullen cup on June 6th at the Ecke YMCA.  The Leo Mullen Cup pits the ENLL Majors and AAA Champions against the Encinitas Little League Champions.  The AAA game is at 12:30 and the Majors game is at 3:00.  Come out and support our teams.


2010 Majors Regular Season Champion Red Sox


2010 AAA Regular Season Champion Tar Heels
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