To: All Parents & Players Of Woodbury
Baseball & Softball-
Welcome to the Woodbury Baseball and Softball 2007!! I would
first like to thank everyone who helped us out last year. The entire
Board of Directors has been working very hard since the last pitch
of 2006 was thrown, we meet at least once a month (and sometimes
more than that) during the calendar year. Woodbury Baseball
& Softball does not go into hibernation during the winter months.
We are running programs for coaches, players and umpire candidates
during the off season. We are in the process of lining up
space (which in Woodbury is at a premium) for these programs.
You will see more on these programs in the future months.
With the growth of Woodbury Baseball & Softball, we have been finding it
more difficult to schedule all our games and practices due to the
lack of established fields. We currently utilize fields at Hollow
Park, Mitchell Elementary School, Woodbury Middle School and
Nonnewaug High School for our home games and other towns fields
for our away games. We currently have only one field for
each division and once the season begins there is not enough space
for practices and games. We only have use of the softball
field at Hollow Park on weekends and must wait until school
activities are completed at WMS & NHS for our practices/games to
begin. In short, we have run out of fields. One of the
main goals that I and the Board of Directors has been working on
is the addition of new fields. We have termed this our
"Fields of Dreams" project. To update everyone as to where
we stand right now - I
signed a lease agreement with Region 14 for use of the property
behind the NHS fields and Route 6. This area is known to
some as “The Flats” and has had corn growing on it during the
summer months for many years. We have been working with an
engineering firm in town and have plans drawn and a 3 phase
construction plan ready to go. We finally passed the
Wetlands Commission and Zoning Commission boards you should see
some progress this fall on the fields!
With that said we have already begun plans for our major fundraising part
of this project.
On Monday, June 4th 2007 we will be
again hosting the Woodbury Baseball and Softball Field of Dreams
Golf Tournament at Heritage County Club. This year will be the
fifth year hosting our tournament and we anticipate that we will
have well over enough funds to begin building phase one of our
field project. Look for information on our website for updates and photos
as it takes shape.
Over the last
5 years, Woodbury Baseball & Softball has also been working on
improving an abandoned field behind Mitchell Elementary School. The
field was entirely re-done with a new surface, new fencing and new
benches. Many hours of work have brought this field back for our
use. The Minor League Softball Division will play games there and
the T-Ball division will practice and play games there. Woodbury
Baseball & Softball paid for all the improvements to this field.
Woodbury Baseball & Softball has worked very hard to keep you
informed. We established our website and a “hotline”
informational phone line. Both of these tools allow us to
keep you informed! In the event of inclement weather
we make announcements in both places. No more calling the
coach or going to the field and sitting in the car wondering if
there is a game. Members of Woodbury Baseball & Softball who
work locally are able to assess the fields and determine if games
will be played or not. If you have any questions if a
scheduled game will be played, log in or call and listen to the
hotline.
If you have
any questions, comments or would like become more involved I ask
that you email me through the website. The email address is
woodburyct@charter.net. We need your new
ideas to keep Woodbury Baseball & Softball moving forward.
