The Diamond Dust WWW.RIVIERALITTLELEAGUE.ORG SPRING BALL - MARCH 31st, 2012 Riviera Little League Do you have your Gear? I ve Got Mine! Did you know that you can order Riviera Little League gear at the Snack Shack. There will also be a Riviera Gear table on Picture Day, Sunday, April 1st. Hats, beanies, sweatshirts and wind breakers are all available for purchase. All of the proceeds support RLL and go directly back into maintaining our great facilities and equipment. If you haven t purchased your RLL gear yet, now s the time! Don t be left without your gear when Play-offs begin. Beanies $10 Hats $15 - $20 Sweatshirts $25 - $30 Windbreakers $25 - $30 Coffee Mugs $10 Plus get $.50 cent coffee refills at the Snack Shack
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Majors Current Standings W L T GP PCT Last Weeks Box Scores Orioles 6 1 7.857% VISITOR HOME Phillies 5 1 1 7.786% Reds 4 Cubs 5 Cubs 4 4 8.500% Red Sox 0 Phillies 7 Red Sox 3 4 1 8.438% Orioles 11 Mets 9 Mets 2 5 7.286% Phillies 7 Red Sox 4 Reds 1 6 7.143% Cubs 17 Mets 3 Home Run Leaders: Adam Turner - (1), Javin Fish - (1) Minors Current Standings W L T GP PCT Last Weeks Box Scores Threshers 4 1 5.800% VISITOR HOME Storm 5 1 1 7.786% Bulls 6 Rattlers 7 Hooks 4 2 6.667% Storm 9 Owlz 8 Owlz 3 2 5.600% Hot Rods 8 Knights 9 Bandits 4 3 7.571% Hooks 9 Bandits 10 Muckdogs 2 2 1 5.500% Storm 1 Hooks 8 Rattlers 3 4 7.429% Bandits 11 Rattlers 2 Bulls 2 4 1 7.357% Bulls 11 Knights 7 Knights 1 5 1 7.214% Threshers 7 Muckdogs 8 Hot Rods 1 5 6.167%
Snack Shack Corner! Getting a little CHILLY in the stands? What couldn t be better than a Hot Chocolate and a Churro to warm you up. And, what ball player wouldn t love a cool Gatorade to quench their thirst after the big game. Don t forget RLL New Hot Items on the menu, chicken fingers and mozzarella sticks! I m getting hungry just thinking about it... When you ve learned to believe in yourself, there s no telling how good a player you can be. That s because you have the mental edge. -Rod Carew Stump the Ump Learning the Rules of Little League Situation: A runner advancing from 1st to 2nd base runs out of the base line to avoid a fielder attempting to field a BATTED ball. The umpire calls the runner out. Is the umpire correct? (Answer on last page)
RLL Player Spotlight! T-Ball to Majors Through out the season we will be honoring players who have played at RLL from T-Ball to Majors with pictures and short interviews in the league s weekly Diamond Dust newsletter. Nick Vidal What is you favorite memory at RLL? Answer: I really enjoy just playing baseball and my favorite position is center field. What do you like the most about RLL? Answer: It s really cool. Games are fun to watch and play. Everyone on my team hits good. Who was your favorite teammate during your time at RLL? Answer: Dylan Barnfield on my Fall ball team Which was your favorite team that you played on at RLL? Answer: Major Cubs Who is your favorite MLB team? Answer: Los Angeles Angels Who is your favorite MLB player? Answer: Torii Hunter More Pic s
Baseball Maze Help the Pitcher get the ball to the Batter
Famous Little Leaguers - Blast from the Past Jason Varitek played in the 1984 Little League Baseball World Series for Altamonte Springs (Fla.) National Little League. Jason played shortstop and his team played for the World Series championship, losing to Seoul, South Korea. RLL Sponsor Shout Out! RLL would like to say Thank You to two new additional 2012 Gold Sponsors Falero Construction Dr. Frank Enriquez Pediatric Dentistry
Dear Riviera Little League Families, Each week RLL puts out The Diamond Dust. The Diamond Dust is available at the Snack Shack on Saturdays and for download on the RLL web site in full color. We re on the Web! Www.rivieralittleleague.org In order to produce the newsletter each week I need your help. I am looking for article and picture submissions. Without your help I can not produce The Diamond Dust. Please email me pictures of games your watching. It s a great way to get YOUR team into The Diamond Dust. Good articles include great games, team events and other RLL activities. Remember when writing articles to keep them in the spirit of Riviera Little League. Articles about games should be positive and include information about both teams. We may edit submissions for content and length or reject inappropriate articles. Special Thanks to Theresa Mummery, Gale Cardenas and Jon Davis for contributing pictures to this weeks Diamond Dust! Please send your submissions, pictures, and suggestions. The deadline is each week on Thursday by noon to be included in that weeks Diamond Dust. Thanks for your time and help! Kirk Adams sixadams1@yahoo.com Stump the Ump (Answer) Situation: Wrong Rule 7.08 (a), 7.09 (L) - If the runner ran out of the baseline to avoid a player attempting to field a BATTED ball the runner is safe if he makes it to the open base. A runner is out for running out of the baseline, ONLY when attempting to avoid a tag.