Summer 2005

If you want to join or manage a team in JPL B League Softball, please contact Richard Chen (4-1259) or Kelly Perry (4-3382) or Scott Morgan (4-4972).

Fall Softball begins September 13.

SCHEDULE

The Tuesday games in August are played at Farnsworth.

Mon	5:30	6:50	8:10	Tue	5:30	6:50	8:10
6/20	spring	Diamonds 22 Section8 9	Bonfiglio Bombers 3 Imperial Palace 18	6/21	Maulers Last Gasp (ff)	`Marinators` 13 Swatmtalknbout 15	SN2 0 Sharks 15
6/27	Sharks 17 Section8 4	Imperial Palace 21 Section8 5	Imperial Palace 17 Diamonds 2	6/28	Bonfiglio Bombers 18 SN2 7	Maulers 8 Swatmtalknbout 15	Last Gasp 9 `Marinators` 14
7/11	Diamonds 13 SN2 14	Sharks 15 Imperial Palace 14	Swatmtalknbout 21 Last Gasp 8	7/12	`Marinators` 6 Maulers 12	Bonfiglio Bombers 4 `Marinators` 27	Section8 27 Bonfiglio Bombers 9
7/18	Swatmtalknbout 9 Sharks 8	`Marinators` 11 Imperial Palace 17	Section8 7 Last Gasp 8	7/19	Diamonds 18 Bonfiglio Bombers 6	Maulers 5 Diamonds 6	SN2 5 Maulers 20
7/25	Last Gasp 22 SN2 6	Sharks 26 Diamonds 7	Bonfiglio Bombers 0 Swatmtalknbout 29	7/26	no games
8/01	Swatmtalknbout 32 Section8 1	Diamonds 7 Last Gasp 19	`Marinators` 7 Sharks 22	8/02	Maulers 31 Bonfiglio Bombers 13	Imperial Palace 15 Maulers 4	SN2 1 Imperial Palace 17
8/08	Section8 16 SN2 14	SN2 4 Swatmtalknbout 19	Swatmtalknbout 12 Imperial Palace 13	8/09	Last Gasp 18 Bonfiglio Bombers 17	Sharks 31 Maulers 30	`Marinators` 11 Diamonds 18
8/15	Sharks 19 Bonfiglio Bombers 14	Last Gasp 11 Sharks 19	Imperial Palace 17 Last Gasp 6	8/16	Diamonds 11 Swatmtalknbout 26	SN2 5 `Marinators` 18	Maulers 7 Section8 22
8/22	Section8 7 `Marinators` 7	Sharks 17 Maulers 14	Imperial Palace 1 Swatmtalknbout 10	8/23	no games
8/29	Last Gasp 10 `Marinators` 10	Section8 8 Diamonds 11	Bonfiglio Bombers 13 SN2 18	8/30	no games

Notes:

Home team is the second team listed in the above schedule, e.g. team A @ team B means that team B is the home team.
The home team provides the game ball.
The winning team must report the score to the League statistician.
All games are played at Loma Alta Park in Altadena.
Questions or comments can be sent to the B-League commissioner.

FYI, this is the scheduling template and the field permit.

STANDINGS

                      W  L  T  GB
Swatmtalknbout        9  1  0   -
Sharks                9  1  0   -
Imperial Palace       8  2  0  1.0
Diamonds              5  5  0  4.0
Last Gasp             4  5  1  4.5
Maulers               4  6  0  5.0
Marinators            3  5  2  5.0
Section 8             3  6  1  5.5
SN2                   2  8  0  7.0
Bonfiglio Bombers     1  9  0  8.0

FREE AGENTS

Paul Kudrle, 3-1242, M, cat J
Christian Benitez, 4-8633, M, cat J
Brian Childs, 3-0730, M, cat J
Luke Voss, 4-9116, M, cat J
Jeff McCowen, 4-2839, M, cat J
Robert Lucas, (626)673-7126, M, cat N. Can play P, C, 1B, others
Luke Dubord, 3-2633, M, cat J

If you would like to play but aren't on a team, contact the registrar to get on this list or contact a manager of one of the teams.

Managers, if you acquire someone from this list (or make any other roster change), please inform the registrar.

DATES

June 20: summer season begins
July 29: roster freeze
August 10: managers' meeting for fall, 303 patio, noon. To be decided: day of week, field
August 22: fall fees of $360/team due
August 29/30: summer season ends
September 13: Fall Softball begins

GENERAL INFO, RULES, ETC.

B League is competitive
Games on Mondays. Spillover Tuesdays. Start times are 5:30, 6:50, and 8:10.
Location: Loma Alta Park
Paid umpires
One 10-week season
Address any questions, comments, or complaints about the fields or umpires to the commissioner. If there is some such problem, contact him/her the day after the occurrence to ensure prompt corrective action.
The batter starts with a count of 1 ball and 1 strike.
All players must sign a waiver (release). The team manager keeps them and sends a copy to the registrar.

B League has its own special Rules. Additional ground rules for Loma Alta due to construction in left field:

A ball hit over the fence to the left of the light pole in center field is a foul ball.
A ball hit over the fence to the right of the pole or that hits it is a home run.
Treat a ball hitting the fence on the fly, possibly bending the fence back, then landing over it, as being hit over the fence.

After all teams have signed up and we pay County Parks, a copy of the field permit will be available here. Each manager should print and carry it, though this is mainly a problem in spring. This is the field permit for the summer 2005 season. If another group claims to have the field, below are our procedures for settling the conflict. (Even given previous experiences, try to avoid the negative publicity of settling this directly with the other group, especially if kids/parents are involved.) Essentially, get the park worker to be the enforcer.

One of the managers, by default the manager of the home team, handles this. Everyone else should avoid confrontation with the other group. Sticks and stones.
Ask the leader of the other group to accompany you to the office. We pay for a worker to be there the entire time we have the field (plus some). At Loma Alta, that worker ideally is Penny or Odell. Wait if needed.
Whether or not the other party accompanies you, ask the worker to decide. He/she may need to review the permit and, if needed, call County Parks Reservations.
Assuming all is in order, ask the worker to remove the other group. If they refuse to leave, ask the worker to call Parks Police.
File a report with the commissioner afterward.

Legal Bats

In general (from Fred Lingad, the former head umpire)
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 15:30:20 -0700 (PDT) From: FRED LINGAD (head umpire) I have prepared a 2004 SCMAF approved restricted bat list for your league. Please note this is modified for your league (JPL) in accordance to 2004 SCMAF RULES for coed. NO EXCEPTIONS!! All bats must be labeled or stamped "OFFCIAL SOFTBALL" if not because of it being a old bat final decision will be up to the umpire. If week to week one umpire allows and next week different umpire does not allow again it will up to the umpire that night. Any bat that is tampered with or can't read the label will be considered illegal and "not allowed". Can't read it can't use it. Any bat with a unique or weird sound the umpire has the right to not allow bat to be used. All bats must not exceed 1.2 BPF. Bats all must have a proper grip or not allowed.( Tape is OK )
Specifically, this is the 2004 bat list as of April 19, 2004. All bats not listed are legal. For newer models, the umpire has the final say.

TEAMS

NAME	MANAGER	TEL	ASST MGR	TEL
Bonfiglio Bombers	Tracy Leavens	3-1204	Bobak Ferdowsi	3-0203
Diamonds	Toby Solorzano	4-5789	Ken Lawrence	4-4607
Imperial Palace	Jacob Berlin	(626)395-6885	Nick Graham	(626)395-8816
Last Gasp	Jerry Clark	4-4084	Dave Scaff	(818)248-3260
Marinators	Gene Bonfiglio	4-9283	David Tseng	4-1066
Maulers	Dave Morreale	4-5996	Rick Stiebel	4-5425
Section8	Eric Aguilar	3-6439	Ramiro Perez	4-7921
Sharks	Earl Higa	4-1055	Richard Chen	4-1259
SN2	Joe Nemanick	(626)644-5222x3964	Randy Paffenroth	(626)396-1154x4540
Swatmtalknbout	LaVerne Guzman	3-2479	Tom Elliott	4-3474

Contact all the bigshots involved with B League.

MAPS

Loma Alta

Farnsworth

CHUMPS

Fields, Umpires, Stats, Registration

Commissioner:	Richard Chen	(818)354-3382
Fields¹ and Umpires²:	Kelly Perry	(818)354-3382
Statistician/Registrar:	Richard Chen	(818)354-1259

¹Contacts for the Fields Representative

LA County Parks: 31320 Castaic Road, Castaic, CA 91384. (800)CO-PARKS for reservations. They control Loma Alta, Farnsworth, Two Strike (no lights).
Loma Alta Park: Penny Daniels (626)794-8811, (626)797-6826 fax. Talk to her before and after reserving.
Loma Alta Park facilities: Oscar Harris
Glendale Sports: (818)548-6420. Heavily boooked.
If desperate, try City Parks, (626)744-7275. They control Victory, Jefferson, Rose Bowl, Brookside, and others, yet they rarely have available fields. Hours: 09:00 to 12:00, 14:00 to 16:00
Another desperation location: Duarte. Not close, but very cheap for residents ($10/hour). Cesar (626)357-7931x203. Otis Gordon Park and Falkenborg. Hours: 07:30 to 18:00.

²Contacts for the Umpires Representative:

Major League Softball, Inc, Contact as of 13 June 2006: Bobby Snarey (714)289-1983x3.
Older contact: 621 E Walnut Ave, Burbank, 91501, (818)559-8787x3 for Dave and Cathy (owners? managers?), (818)559-9780fax

The fax # is 818 393-6150 for invoices for fields or umps. After arranging either, tell Sam Dolinar for him to authorize payment.

ROSTERS

There are three categories of players:

J: JPL or Caltech employees, contractors, students, and retirees
F: family members of J's: spouses, children, parents, and siblings
N: anyone else, at most 20% of the roster or 4 players, whichever is less

Managers, for all roster manipulations, notify the registrar subject to the DATES above. If you want to fill one in on paper, forms are available.

This page contains the official rosters. ALL players must have a waiver (html, word) filed with the registrar before playing. Those who have signed.

Bonfiglio Bombers

  J Robert Bailey          J Elizabeth Beck         J Brent Buffington       
  J Babak Cohanim          J Bobak Ferdowsi         J Erisa Hines            
  J Tesla Jeltema          J Tracy Leavens          J Gene Lee               
  N Jesse Mihm             J Joseph Mrozinski       J Joe Schramm            
  J Chad Smith             N Kevin VanHouten        J John Ziemer

Diamonds

  J Steven Calzada         N John Flores            N Emily Greninger        
  J Marcus Haughton        J Mike Hernandez         J Ken Lawrence           
  F Matt Lievense          J Mark Lopez             F Barbara Solorzano      
  F Marisa Solorzano       J Toby Solorzano,Jr.     F Toby Solorzano         
  N Peter Stamison         F Catalina Valdez        J Danette Villavicencio  
  F Macario Villavicencio  J Garson Yee

Imperial Palace

  J Jacob Berlin           J Diane Carrera          J Joe Drew               
  J Timothy Funk           J Jason Gamba            J Eduardo Garcia         
  J Harmony Gates          J Nick Graham            J Jeremy Heidel          
  J Andrew Hejl            J Dean Holunga           F Amy Lucadamo           
  J John Matson            J Robinson Moncure       J Adam Olsen             
  J Mike Thomas

Last Gasp

  J Jeff Bixler            J Jeff Boyer             J David Ciardi           
  J Jerry Clark            F Robin Cresto           J Tom Cresto             
  F Cindy DeMilio          J Fred DeMilio           J Cindee Dlugos          
  J Nick Gorman            J David Hernandez        J Tina Jameson           
  J Aaron Kano             J Craig Leff             J Leila Lorenzoni        
  F Brian Martin           J Aaron Milam            J Eric Rhinehart         
  J David Scaff            J Melanie Silosky

Marinators

  J Alex Aguilar           J Cynthia Bevans         J Shyam Bhaskaran        
  J Eugene Bonfiglio       F Kimberly Bonfiglio     J David Bui              
  N Frank Gerencser        N Jeannette Gerencser    J Curt Henry             
  J Dolan Highsmith        N David Johnson          J Sonny Koliwad          
  J Bob Mase               J Fabiano Oyafuso        J Kelly Perry            
  J Ed Rinderle            J Ryan Russell           J Jayme Sifling          
  J Dorothy Stosic         J Ted Sweetser           J David Tseng            
  N Richard Walker         F Erin Zimmer            J Scott Zimmer

Maulers

  J Jeff Anglin            J Luis Arenas            J Victor Chavez          
  N Eric Cohen             J Adrian Downs           J Scott Dunbar           
  J Peter Falcon           J Don Han                J Ben Holt               
  J Dave Morreale          F Gina Morreale          J Linda Paddit           
  N Jane Pipich            J Al Torres              J Louis Santillan        
  N Michael Schoelen       J Richard Stiebel        N Meghan Stone           
  J Anthony Turner         J Sloane Wiktorowicz

Section8

  N Athena Aceves          J Eric Aguilar           F Michael Aguilar        
  F Regina Aguilar         J Bryan Bell             J Michelle Bell          
  N Raul Cardenas          J Dave Fuller            F Isai Morales           
  J Misrahim Morales       F Naomi Morales          F Marisol Perez          
  J Ramiro Perez           F Ricardo Perez          F Gloria Perez-Caceres   
  N Marvin Caceres         N Mary Quesada           J Jason Stauch           
  F Lynette Stauch         J Arno Toutounjian

Sharks

  J Rich Benesh            J Steve Broberg          J Greg Carr              
  J Becky Castano          J Richard Chen           J Brad Clement           
  F Sheila Ganino          J Tony Ganino            J Angel Garnica          
  J Joe Guinn              J Earl Higa              J Mitch Ingham           
  J Joseph Jacob           J Charles Kaczinski      J Cleveland Mak          
  J Debra Martin           J Tom McCarthy           N Stacy Monroe           
  J Scott Morgan           F Annette Nasif          J Jeff Osman             
  J Greg Osterman          J Frank Picha            N Holly Schmidt          
  J David Werntz           N Anne Zavala            N Mario Zavala

SN2

  N Arlene Cerda           J Tim Elling             J Tony Fitch             
  J Edgardo Garcia         J Christophe Geuzaine    N Andrea Hamill          
  J Mike Haslam            F Nicole Hurley          J Pat Hurley             
  F Kayla McCue            J Ken McCue              F Rita Neat              
  J Joe Nemanick           J Randy Paffenroth       N Matt Pohlman           
  J Justin Romberg         N Carlos Santos          J Chad Schmutzer         
  F Christine Thorn        J Marc Woodka

Swatmtalknbout

  J Gilbert Artiaga        J Steve Bustos           J Leslie Callum          
  J Dee Darrow             N Darrell Duley          J Tom Elliott            
  J LaVerne Guzman         N Michael Guzman         N Paul Guzman            
  F Steve Guzman           J Sarah Hunyadi          J Jason Knapp            
  J John Koehler           J Ed Lovato              F Tina Lovato            
  J Michael McKee          J James McNeal           N John Miranda           
  J Fabian Morales         F Richard Orozco         J John Sartori           
  J Jonathan VanLepp       J Francisco Workman

* ILLEGAL: missing waiver. These players will be removed after each team's first game.

Past seasons: Spring '05, Fall '04, Summer '04, Spring '04, Fall '03, Summer '03, Spring '03, Fall '02, Summer '02, Spring '02, Fall '01, Summer '01, Spring '01, Fall '00, Summer '00, Spring '00, Fall '99, Summer '99, Spring '99, Fall '98, Summer '98, Spring '98, Fall '97, Summer '97, Spring '97, Fall '96, Summer '95

Comments? Complaints? Email sent to richard.chen@jpl.nasa.gov may get acted upon.

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