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The Delaware Roadrunners Select Baseball team
was founded in 2005 by Ed Zitvogel, II as a 12U
travel baseball team. The team had a .600
winning percentage over a 35 game tournament
schedule (21-14). The team progressed
throughout the season culminating in a runner-up
finish in our last tournament the Sand Castle
Open. All 35 games were played at Sports at the
Beach (SATB) in Georgetown, Delaware. The
Roadrunners set a SATB record for homeruns in a
season with 60. For the season every player hit
over .300. The team also played in a tournament
at Cooperstown Dreams Park in Cooperstown, NY.
We also want to congratulate Jared Davis and the
rest of the South Caroline Little League
All-Star Team for making it all the way to the
semi-finals of the Mid-Atlantic Regional in
Bristol, Connecticut.
The Roadrunners had its ups and downs as a 13U
team in 2007. The team struggled to adapt
to the 90' diamond. What had been homeruns
were now routine fly balls to the outfield.
Pitchers that got buy with velocity struggled as
they learned to pitch. However, midway
through season the players started to get it and
the play was improving. Unfortunately,
that didn't always equate to wins. In the
fall of 2007 things finally clicked as we
started the 14U season. With a few new
additions we had a very successful fall and are
excited to head into to spring tournaments.
The Roadrunners believe in partnering with
people who share our beliefs in developing
baseball players that will excel on the field
and in life. The
Delaware Tech baseball program and their
coach, Curtis Brock, are such big partner.
The have been gracious enough to share their
uniform design and mascot with us. The Delaware
Tech Roadrunners won the National Junior College
World Series in 2001 and has produced numerous
players that have played professional baseball
including, Dave Williams. Dave Williams has
pitched for the Pittsburg Pirates and Cincinnati
Reds.
The primary goal of the Roadrunners is to
develop players that are able to play baseball
after high school. Statistics show that only 5%
of high school players continue on to play
college or pro baseball. We want our players to
be in that 5%. To play college baseball it
takes more than good baseball skills, it takes
good grades. As a result our players are held
to academic standards. We are proud to say that
80% of the players on the Roadrunners made the
honor roll during the 2006-2007 school year. We
also require participation in
community service projects because we feel
that the players need to give back to the
community as a thank-you for the opportunities
they have been given. |
