All
Former Tides, pose for a picture at the 07 RIBCA All Star Game
(From left to right) Kevin Dawber and Brent Hopkins of
LaSalle Academy,
Coach Idris (CCRI), Chris Famiglietti, Cranston West, Ryan Westmoreland
and John Pedrotty of Portsmouth HS, Garrett Horan,
Moses Brown School,
and David Palms, Bishop Hendricken.
Side Note - Westmoreland was just drafter by the Red Sox and also has a
scholarship to play at Vanderbilt University, John Pedrotty has
committed to Holy Cross, Garrett Horan has signed on to play at
Dickinson College, and lefty David Palms is currently pitching at Princeton
University.
"We currently have 2 Tides players starting in the
Major Leagues, Rocco Baldelli of the Tampa Bay Rays and catcher Chris Iannetta of the
Colorado Rockies, and more on the way"
"Over 100 Tides players have gone on to play College Baseball
and counting"
"Professional Coaching, play for coaches with high school, college, and
pro experience"
"Tryouts for our 2009 teams are on going so contact us for a free tryout, we
are seeking players ages 12, 13, 14, and 15"
"Portsmouth HS and
Red Sox
5th Round
Draft Pick, Ryan Westmoreland pitching for
the Tides
at age 14, Ryan played for
the
Tides his 13 and 14 year old years"
The 2008 Tides 14U team won the Bronze Medal at
the AAU Nationals at the Disney Complex, which is the spring training home
of the Atlanta Braves, this past summer in Orlando, the team featured 3
All-Americans.
"The
Tides All-American, Billy Walker of Smithfield, RI has been drawing
interest from pro scouts and has earned a reputation as one of the best
catchers in his age group nationally. He is currently attending Bishop
Hendricken High School as a 9th grader, where he will certainly compete for
a varsity spot as just a freshman."
FAQ - 12 YEAR OLD
PROGRAM
'The following is a FAQ with Tides
President and Director of Baseball Operations, Joe Styborski, regarding our
2009 12 year old program."
Q:
Will this program
interfere with my Little League season?
A: No, the Tides 12 year old
team will play on Sunday's only, from April until about the middle of June,
once Little League All Star teams begin to practice the team will break
until the end of the state tournament. After the state tourney the team will
resume play and continue play on the weekends until wrapping up their season
with tourney in Long Island in the middle of August.
Q: How many games do you expect to
play?
A: We will schedule doubleheader every
Sunday from early April through to the middle of June, break for Little
League All Stars, and then pickup doubleheaders again, this time on both
Saturday and Sunday, once All Stars is concluded, all total I would expect
the team to play at least 40 games, if we can do more we will, we always do.
Q: Will you have a winter or off-season
program?
A: Yes, the winter program
will consist of Live BP camps, a Tides Orientation Camp, and practice
sessions, about 10 to 15 sessions total throughout the winter. Enough to
make an impact in the players development, but not too much as to interfere
with other in-season sports such as basketball and hockey, It will be an
excellent program, also outside coaches will be brought in to help instruct,
college assistants and so forth. Our winter program is always regarded as
one of the best in New England, not only for what you get out of it, but for
value as well.
Q: What do you expect
the cost to be?
A: The regular season should
be just under a thousand dollars, and then the
off-season or winter program will be around five hundred dollars. The goal
is to make this team very affordable as it is an introduction into our
program. And will act as a supplemental program to Little League
UPCOMING EVENTS
Check this box for a
quick glance and overview of what is scheduled in the Tides world...
12/2, Tuesday Evening from 6:45 to 7:45 PM,
Tides parent meeting for the 15U team from 6:45 to
7:45 PM at the Providence Marriott Hotel.
12/2, Tuesday Evening from 8:00 to 9:00 PM,
Tides parent meeting for the 12U team from 8:00 to 9:00 PM at the Providence
Marriott Hotel. An email detailing this meeting will be sent out this
weekend, if you do not get it and were selected for the team please email
us, stating your son's name and I will forward you another one as there must
have been a problem translating the email you gave to us on the tryout form.
12/6, Saturday Evening beginning at 5:30 PM..,
Tides parents/player and coaches meeting, please refer to the schedule below
to see when your team is meeting at the Diamond Baseball Academy in East
Greenwich, RI.
5:30 to 6:15 PM - Age 14U
6:15 to 7:00 PM - Age 13U
7:00 to 7:45 PM - Age 12U
7:45 to 8:30 PM - Age 15U
Meeting Agenda has been emailed to you, please refer to this prior to
attending to see what is needed, as we will be doing uniform sizing.
From now until December
1st, if you would like to tryout for the Tides please contact us, as we
still have openings for all our teams, and we will setup a tryout for you
during this time.
email us at
rhodeislandtides@yahoo.com
Check this column for schedule updates
"Tides 14U team celebrates a big run and hit
at the 2008 AAU Nationals, the team went on to win the Bronze Medal at
Disney."
"Tides 14U players Richard Bacon (Hendricken
HS), Francisco Dire (Barrington HS), and Chris Sheekey (Rogers HS) watch the
action at the 2008 AAU Nationals."
"Francisco Dire, Barrington HS, gets a big
hit at the Disney World Wide Sports Complex, also spring training home of
the Atlanta Braves"
"Richard Bacon of Coventry, RI who now a
freshman at Bishop Hendricken makes a slick play at short at the 2008 AAU
Nationals at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex"
"Former Tides shortstop, Danny Gamache,
batting for Auburn University this fall. Before moving on to play at Auburn
Danny played shortstop for the Tides as a 13 and 14 year old player, then
moved on to play shortstop for Bishop Hendricken HS, earning All State
accolades."
LATEST HEADLINES...
FREE OPEN TRYOUT this Saturday 11/29/08 from
10 to 11 AM at the Diamond Baseball Academy in East Greenwich, RI for
players ages 12, 13, 14, and 15. If interested email us at
rhodeislandtides@yahoo.com and tell us your
name, age, town, and highest level of play attained, also be sure to fill
out our
Registration Form
The date, site, and times are set for the Tides player/coaches meeting to be
held in early December, please check this out by viewing our 2009 Master
Schedule page, and also by scrolling down to the middle of this page under
"Upcoming Events"
Available Roster Spots as of 11/25/08 - 12U (4
open),
13U (2 open), 14U (3 open), 15U (2 open)
