Board Positions Open
In order to make the baseball and softball experience the best that it can be, we need your help. We need volunteers for various Board positions. The current openings are as follows:
BB Commissioner:
Jr, Sr and Big League
SB Commissioner:
Junior and Senior
If you're interested, please contact Rich Bevilacqua at 774-8488 or any other Board member.
2010 GILL Newsletter
GILL's 2010 Newsletter is almost complete. Once all the details are finalized, a copy will be mailed to all past members of the league as well as posted on our site. Our goal is to complete the mailing by late December/early January.
Summer Baseball League a Success
GILL's 2009 summer baseball league was a huge success!

We expect to continue to offer this league for the 2010 season. More information to follow in early spring.

Thanks to Jim Nilind and all the summer league volunteers for a wonderful job.
GILL - Softball Commissioners

2010 Softball Commissioners
Position
Name
Phone
e-mail
Jr, Sr SB Commissioner OpenOpenOpen
Major SB Commissioner Greg Richard 773-7233 pat936GI@verizon.net
Minor SB Commissioner Jeff Richard773-0044jrichard70@yahoo.com
Int'l SB Commissioner Bill Stanley 512-3518billbeth4@verizon.net


Softball

Girls only / League age determind by age on December 31, 2009

International - League Ages 7 & 8. This division is designed to introduce girls to fastpitch softball. The emphasis is placed on learning the basic skills. A pitching machine is used. Won-loss records are not kept. One game during the week and one game on Saturday. All games played at Veteran’ s Park.

Minors - League Ages 9 & 10. Emphasis is on learning to play both infield and outfield positions as well as an introduction to pitching. Won-loss records are kept. One game during the week and one game on Saturday. All games played at Veteran’ s Park. A tournament team will be formed to play in district and local tournaments beginning in early July.

Majors - League Ages 11 & 12. Emphasis is placed on the introduction to most softball rules including walks, stealing, and bunting as well as reinforcing the skills taught in the Minors division. One game during the week and one game on Saturday. All games played at Veteran’ s Park. A tournament team will be formed to play in district and local tournaments beginning in early July.

Junior - League Ages 13 &14. This division is regular high school level fast pitch softball rules. Involves playing in a multi-organizational softball league. . Home games will be played at Veterans Park while road games will be played off-island versus other leagues. The team will typically play two games per week. One during the week and one on Saturday. A tournament team will be formed to play in district and local tournaments beginning in early July.

Senior - League Ages 15 &16. This division is regular high school level fast pitch softball rules. Involves playing in a multi-organizational softball league. Home games will be played at Veterans Park while road games will be played off-island versus other leagues. The team will typically play two games per week. One during the week and one on Saturday. A tournament team will be formed to play in district and local tournaments beginning in early July.



New GILL President
More to follow soon!

2010 Opening Day in:
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Former President Bush once said: "Yogi's been an inspiration to me," generating gales of laughter. "Some of the press corps here even think he might be my speechwriter."

Click here to read some of Yogi's profound sayings.
GILL's Successful 2009 Season
GILL once again enjoyed a very successful baseball season. Our size has grown over the years and now includes over 800 players and well over 100 volunteers. We expect to be near capacity in 2010 so it's encouraged to register early. Registration information will be posted here soon.

Everyone at GILL thanks you for your support.
New Bat Regulation
Little League has instituted a new bat regulation that will go into effect for the 2009 season.
This new regulation requires all bats used in league play have a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.15 or less. GILL will more information posted shortly, but if you're planning to purchase a new bat soon, please ensure "BPF 1.15" is marked on the bat.
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