ATHLETIC COUNCIL MEETING November 17, 2010 – Agenda item 10.0

SECTION VI PRE-SEASON REPORT

BASEBALL 2011

Chairperson: Bob Kowal

November 2010

Committee members (voting*)

Division Representative School Home Work Cell

Buffalo Ron Killinger* Riverside 632-1613 816-4360

CCAA I Tim Smith Gowanda 648-3436 532-3325 x6241 912-7949

CCAA II Mike Janisch* Silver Creek 363-7010 934-2603 679-8421

CCAA III Rick DeKay Retired 942-3299

ECIC I Bob Barrows Retired 822-0085 Retired 209-6208

ECIC II Tim Racey Starpoint 731-5067 210-2307 471-8439

ECIC III David Buncy* Pioneer 492-9300x 2480 472-8129

ECIC IV Bob Burnside Retired 649-8522 Retired

Niagara Frontier Mark Waple* Lew-Port 434-8436 754-8281 807-8096

Niagara Orleans Gary Mannella* Albion 585-589-9011 585-589-2048 585-451-5255

Niagara Orleans Bill Stedman Retired 434-0873 Retired 998-8181

Committee meeting date(s)

Ø  November 9, 2010. Some changes may be made to the proposed schedule.

Ø  Seeding meeting Saturday May 21 at Eden HS 5:00 pm.

Ø  ALL WESTERN NEW YORK MEETING --Thursday, June 16 @ Eden HS 6:30

Post Season Information

BASEBALL Chairperson: Robert Kowal (C)716-341-9219 Assistant Jim Conley (C) 716-361-7723
CLASS / DATE / Rain Date / LOCATION
Seeding Mtg / Sat. May 21 / Eden HS 5:00 pm
Qualifier: / A-B / Mon. May 23 / Higher Seed - 5:00 pm
Pre-Quarters: / AA,C,D / Mon. May 23 / Higher Seed - 5:00 pm
A,B / Tues. May 24 / Higher Seed - 5:00 pm
Quarters: / AA,C,D / Wed. May 25 / Higher Seed - 5:00 pm
A,B / Thurs. May 26 / Higher Seed - 5:00 pm
Semifinals: / All classes / Sat. May 28 / Higher Seed - 12:00 pm
Finals / AA / Wed. June 1 / Sal Maglie 7:30 pm
A / Wed. June 1 / Sal Maglie 5:00 pm
B / Wed. June 1 / Sal Maglie or Jamestown 2:30 pm
C / Wed. June 1 / Diethrick Park, Jamestown 5:00 pm
D / Wed. June 1 / Diethrick Park, Jamestown 7:30 pm
Regionals: / B,C / Sun. June 5 / TBA
AA / Mon. June 6 / TBA
States / Sat. June 11 / Binghamton, Endicott (Section 4)

NOTE-If SECTION VI Baseball is allowed to split brackets A,B,C they will play A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2. C-1, C-2 finals on Saturday, May 28th as follows:

A-1 Finals Sal Maglie 11:00 A-2 Finals Sal Maglie 2:00
B-1 Finals Sal Maglie 5:00 B-2 Finals JCC 11:00
C-1 Finals JCC 2:00 C-2 Finals JCC 5:00

Number of Schools Participating/ Sectional Alignments

ECIC change: ECIC 1- loses Hamburg, ECIC II- gains Hamburg, loses Lake Shore, ECIC III- gains Lake Shore

SECTIONALS
Class AA- 13 schools Class C- 16 schools
Class A - 27 schools Class D- 10 schools
Class B- 23 Schools

I do believe there is a need for a Class A-1/ A-2 split, like basketball has. I will pay for a plaque in necessary because I can assure members that we will make a profit if played at Coca Cola Field (open).

Changes in Policy/Practice for the upcoming season

This is the last year for BESR bats, all bats that teams currently have WILL BE ILLEGAL next season. I wish to propose to the State Committee that we go back to wooden bats in 2012.

Rule Changes for 2010-11

State meeting is in January. I won't know until then if any rule changes exist.

Other Pertinent Data

Budget 2010:

Budget data from Loren

Respectfully submitted 11/12/2010,

Bob Kowal, Section VI Baseball Sportchair