Announcement
Baseball Tournaments
Hopkinton will have the following baseball tournament teams:
Tondorf 12 : Coach Papadellis : All Tondorf 12 players have been contacted
Tondorf 11 : Head Coach Doyle : All Tondorf 11 players have been contacted
Tondorf 10 : Head Coach Lehman : All Tondorf 10 players have been contacted
Tondorf 9 : Head Coach LeBlanc: All Tondorf 9 players have been contacted
Sizzler 11/12 : Head Coach Preite : All players have been contacted
Sizzler 11/12 : Head Coach Cunningham : All players have been contacted
Sizzler 9/10 - Team 2 : Head Coach Simi : All players have been contacted
Sizzler 9/10 - Team 1 : All players have been contacted
Ashland Sparkler 8s : Head Coach Decina : All players have been contacted
Middlesex 11/12 : Head Coach Brian Cunningham
Middlesex 9/10 : Head Coach Jen Childs-Roshak
Baseball Tournament Commitment
- Tondorf and Sizzler players must be able to commit to be able to play all but 2 games.
- Tondorf (10-12) players will have the option to play in the Milford Tournament. They may opt out of this tournament.
- Fees will vary based on the team due to the costs of the tournaments which they are playing
- Families of tournament players are required to provide a specified number of volunteer hours (either dog house or field maintenance)
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All Softball Tournament players have been notified
Softball Tournaments
Hopkinton will have the following softball tournament teams:
17U : Head Coach Dobinski : All players have been contacted
14U : Head Coach Missaggia : All players have been contacted
12U : Head Coach Sanborn : All players have been contacted
12U : Head Coach Brown : All players have been contacted
10U : Head Coach Carroll : All players have been contacted
10U : Head Coach Litavis : All players have been contacted
Softball Tournament Commitment
- Players must be able to commit to be able to play all but 2 games and one weekend tournament.
- Fees will vary based on the team due to the costs of the tournaments which they are playing
- Families of tournament players are required to provide a specified number of volunteer hours (either dog house or field maintenance)
Tournament Selection Process
Tournament Teams are selected based on player rankings made by coaches in the League. Many pieces of information are gathered before the ranking meeting, including:
- player of the game info
- player evaluations from one head coach and 2 assistants from each team. An average of the 3 coaches is used. This includes whether or not a player is recommended for tournament play
- "top 10 in age group" (from one head coach & 2 assistants from each team)
During the evaluation meeting, names are put on a board in groupings, based on the information we receive. Players are discussed. If a player has a parent in the room (either as a coach or a board member), they are asked to leave the room so the coaches can discuss the players freely.
Coaches are then asked to independently rank the players on the board. The rankings are determined by an average of all coaches - except for the players coach. Again, players are voted on by all coaches - so rankings are made by representatives of all teams, not by the board or the directors of the league.
This is the process which is used for AA, AAA, Majors, 10U, 12U & 14U.
