Buddy Baseball Newsletter
October 2018
Hello Buddy Baseball Fans, 
 
Our tenth year of Buddy Baseball is underway!  This season we have 16 teams, 101 players, 110 buddies, 50 coaches, 195 families and 92 different schools are represented from the Tampa Bay area. Our very first season was in the Fall of 2009. We had 36 players, 38 buddies and 6 teams. We have played hundreds and hundreds of games over the years, but our very first game was played exactly the same way as it is today.
 
Thanks to the Tampa Breakfast Sertoma Club for the great cookout on Opening Day. It's always nice to have them start off the season with a cookout.
 
Our main fundraiser, the Buddy Run will be on Sunday morning, November 4, 2018.  There will be a 5K race, a 1 Mile Fun Run and the Buddy Dash for our runners with special needs. More information below.  
 
Thanks to all of our sponsors and volunteers who keep Buddy Baseball going strong.  
 
PLAY BALL!!


 
Russ Oberbroeckling
Executive Director

Opening Day
We had a great Opening Day. 65 of the participants are new to Buddy Baseball. That's 25% of the league!
Buddy Run
Sign up for our 8th Annual Buddy Run at Trout Creek - Wilderness Park on Sunday morning, November 4th. There will be a 5K Race, a 1 Mile Fun Run and the Buddy Dash for our runners with special needs.  Tampa Bay Rays Mascot - Raymond will be there.  Click on the link for all the information and to register.  Thanks to Suncoast Credit Union for your title sponsorship!  

Player Spotlight - Devin Jodway
Devin Jodway
Devin is a long time player in the league and is 20 years old.  He attends Florida Autism Center of Excellence (FACE) and he would like to clone himself so he could be in several places at one time.  Devin loves to watch TV, play video games and listen to music.  His favorite restaurant is Sonny's BBQ and his favorite candy is anything sour.  

Buddy Spotlight - Anna Ames
Anna Ames
Anna is 17 years old and attends  Berkeley Preparatory School. She has been a long time buddy and she opened the season singing the National Anthem for her game. Anna has two older sisters, Maria and Christina and they have a Peekapoo dog named Lady. If she had $1000, Anna would buy a piano. When she grows up Anna would like to be a singer.
Rookie Spotlight
Daniel Fellerhoff
Daniel Fellerhoff
This is Daniel's first season as a player with Buddy Baseball. He is 9 years old and attends Lee Elementary. Daniel has four siblings and his favorite food is shrimp. His special talent is playing chess and wants to be the world chess champion when he grows up. When his mother asked him after his first game, what his favorite part of the day was. He said, "ALL OF IT!" Daniel said that he enjoyed talking to his new friends in the dugout.
Coach Spotlight- Octavis Coleman
Octavis Coleman
This is Octavis's third season coaching with the Ravens. Her son has played Buddy Baseball since the fall of 2013. Octavis was born and raised in Tampa, but mainly in the Brandon and Riverview area. She works for Aetna Health Insurance Company for 10 years. Her family enjoys family movie night, bowling, and awesome cookouts.
Volunteer Spotlight
Terrace Community Middle School
Terrace Community Middle School
 
Thanks to the students at Terrace Community Middle School and student advisor Caryl Kloppenburg for helping out with the Meet and Greet.  They did a great job with serving the food and drinks, set up and clean up. 
Sponsor Spotlight
Grand Slam Sponsors
Thanks to all of Grand Slam Sponsors for making our league a success!  We appreciate your support!
Amazon Smile
Amazon Smile
When shopping on line. Consider using Amazon Smile. A portion of the the sale will be donated back to Buddy Baseball, no extra cost to you. Just use  https://smile.amazon.com/   selecting Buddy Baseball as the organization that you are supporting the next time you are shopping on Amazon. Thanks.

Baseball Joke ...



Did you know that bats are not actually blind? That is why they are so good at hitting baseballs.
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Until next time...   PLAY BALL!!

Russ Oberbroeckling
Executive Director
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