June President's Message

I love these pictures.  They say it all.  I know I have said this before, but I will say it again, Four County Little League is about everyone in the family getting involved.  Moms and Dads, don't hesitate to ask how you can help.  Volunteer umpires is a big part of our organization.  We need more of them.  It is never too late to get involved.  If you want to help out, just ask.  We would love to show you how to umpire.  Remember, you don't have to be perfect.  And don't forget, the best place to watch the game is on the field.  If you have any questions about umpiring, let me know.

June 2013 PCA Player of the Month

Four County Little League is a Positive Coaching Alliance League.  Our Coaches are Double Goal Coaches and our parents are Second Goal Parents.  Our players are Triple Impact Competitors.  Each month, we will highlight a few of our Triple Impact Competitors.

The Triple Impact Competitor has three main facets:

• Personal Mastery: Making oneself better
• Leadership: Making one's teammates better
• Honoring the Game: Making the game better.

Each month we recognize players who live up to these three points. The coaches and managers nominate the player and then two are chosen.  

This month we have one winner:

Jeremiah (Levi) Johnson

I have never seen a player more positive.  I have seen him on and off the field.  He cheers for his teammates and also cheers for the opposing team.  As an adult, you expect a child to be polite, by Levi is VERY polite.  He usually says "Yes Sir" and "Yes ma'am".  He is a leader on his team and tries to keep their spirits up when they are down.  He Honors the game with Respect for the rules, officials, opponents, his team and himself.  He is truly a class act and other kids should look to him as a model of how to act not only as a ball player, but as a good person.  Keep up the good work Levi.  Submitted by Anonymous

PCA Player(s) of the Month (May 2013)

Four County Little League is a Positive Coaching Alliance League.  Our Coaches are Double Goal Coaches and our parents are Second Goal Parents.  Our players are Triple Impact Competitors.  Each month, we will highlight a few of our Triple Impact Competitors.

The Triple Impact Competitor has three main facets:

• Personal Mastery: Making oneself better
• Leadership: Making one's teammates better
• Honoring the Game: Making the game better.

Each month we recognize players who live up to these three points. The coaches and managers nominate the player and then two are chosen.  

This month we have several winners.

Colin Gregowich

Colin is focused, supportive of his teammates, and opponents. He shows total respect for the umpire crews and the coaches from both his and the opponents team. Colin has 100% dedication and shows unwavering support for the team and individuals.  Great Kid and perfect example of a FCLL PCA Player! Submitted by Coach Jason Love.

Paul Wells

this young man displays all the attributes you want to see in a ballplayer or a student. never gives up, takes the good with the bad with the same smile on his face, he is a pleasure to coach and I'm proud he's on the Spartans. Submitted by Coach Brian Johnson.

Trevor Zior

Trevor has proven to be a natural leader on the field as a defensive player, or when at bat. He is a great catcher, and often takes time in between pitches to encourage the pitcher to slow or calm down if things are getting off track. He is also frequently the first one in the infield to shout the number of outs and where the play is after a play has completed.

When at bat, he often leads the rest of the dugout in cheering for the team member at bat and is a big believer in that the Orioles only succeed as a team. Submitted by Coach Don Poorman.

May President's Message

Usually, my President's Message is inspirational in some way and designed to help our parents, coaches and players be the best they can be.  This month, I am reserving my space for a huge announcement   It is with great pleasure that I bring you the following news.

The 2013, inaugural season, Intermediate Division Maryland State Tournament has been awarded to District 2 (Four County Little League) and will be held at Summit Ridge Park.

This is both a great honor and a great challenge.  We have lots to do.  We need a committee to get together very quickly to start to work on this.  The event start on or about July 6 and should last about a week.

I am very excited about this on a number of fronts.  This is a great opportunity to promote our league, our district and the town of Mt. Airy which is our center and our base.

This is going to be a big effort and we will need volunteers to help.  Keep in mind, FCLL may not have a team involved, but it is still important to provide a great experience for all the kids from around the state.  There should be about 5 districts involved and one of our goals is to make this successful so that leagues want to expand their Intermediate programs for next season.  The winner of this tournament will go on to the Regional tournament held in New York.  The winner of that tournament will then go to the World Series held in CA.

Many folks don't realize that FCLL is more than just a great place to play baseball in the spring.  We are part of Little League International.  Little League, each summer, operates numerous International Tournaments that FC competes in.  This year is the inaugural season for the Intermediate Division and we are so excited to promote both the league, the division and our district by hosting this event.  If nothing else, mark your calendars for that week and stop by and see some very high level baseball.  Keep in mind, one of the teams that wins could make it to the World Series.

If you are interested in helping with the event, please email president@fcllbaseball.org