Umpires:                   Tuckshop:                Braai:                        Grounds:             Results

Pat Trichardt              Tanya Le Roux         Tyrone Baglione          Peter Joubert       Anna Herrholdt

Keith terry                 Lucia Terry                Ryan Snyman            Marc Moreau

Vicky Du Randt        Melani Le Roux           Aaron Herholdt           Wade Burns

John Dunlop             Andrew Le Roux         Keith Terry                Terence Le Roux

Byron Trichardt        Helen Trichardt            Vicky Du Randt         Bernie Dettmer

Joshua Herholdt

Daniel Herholdt

Dean Crowie

Terence Le Roux

Wade Burns

Aaron Herholdt

With so many dedicated club members, it is no wonder that Durbanville is the no1 club for juniors.

Oktoberfest

This year the plans for the Oktoberfest were put in place early in the season. It is one of the few big fund raisers that we as a club manage, so that we can boost our coffers. There was a great team effort, ably lead by Tine Ferreira. Ticket sales started early, as they wanted to get an idea of catering requirements for the event.

Tina, Helen and Gayleigh went on the offensive and hunted down every member of DBC and opposition teams to try and sell tickets! In total 107 tickets were sold and about 90 people attended. Next year we must aim for 150!

On Friday afternoon, Tine and her helpers were down at the club decorating tables and making the place look special.

Saturday evening everyone was rushing back from late senior fixtures to get back to the club to assist with ticket sales, serving food and drinks! The food was delicious, the drinks flowed, everyone got onto the dance floor, and a great party was enjoyed by all! The last revelers were kicked out at 3h30 the next morning!!

Thank-you to all who gave of their time and effort to make it such a great evening!

Many thanks, to Anna Herholdt for generously sponsoring the band, Synergy, and to SABELCO (Marc Moreau) who generously sponsored the beer mugs.

A special word of thanks to all who turned up on the Sunday for the cleanup session!

A Vote of Thanks from Tine 

Hi all just a note of thanks to all!

·         ·         Helen and Gayleigh for your ticket sales effort

·         ·         Anna, Helen, Gayleigh and Ingrid for the salads

·         ·         Kathy for Sauerkraut

·         ·         Marc and Anna for your kind sponsorship mugs and band

·         ·         John for the lights

·         ·         Le Roux clan for your assistance from start to finish

·         ·         Sabelco and First glass staff for collecting ice and beer

·         ·         Peter thank you for running the bar

·         ·         Fillies – thank you for always going the extra mile cleaning and packing over and above everything else.  

Please could you also extend a thank you to Garth for the ice-tubs. If I have left anyone out, I do apologise, however know that it would not have happened without you help Take care,Tine 

Team Report: MLB Side

31 October 2009 Durbanville vs. Thistle at Thistle
1st Game Durbanville 2   Thistle 3
Durbanville started the game well scoring 2 runs in the 1st inning. Starting pitcher for Durbanville was the American, Gary Kahn.  Kahn pitched the full seven innings only giving up 1 earned run.  Unfortunately the 2 runs Durbanville scored in the 1st inning were the only runs scored, thus going down 3-2 in the end to a very determined Thistle side.
Best hitters for Durbanville where Chris van Tonder 3-3, Kieran Clackett 2-3and Tyrone Baglione 2-4.
2nd Game Durbanville 7 Thistle 17
Accompanied by many errors in the first inning, Durbanville's starting pitcher Dwayne Siebritz was replaced by new cap Carl Rohm. Rohm completed the 1st and second innings before being replaced by Tyrone Baglione in the 3rd.  Baglione managed to hold the Thistle hitters to just 4 runs in the 4 1/2 innings he pitched.  Once again Chris van Tonder batted well, going 2-3.  Too many errors with 2 outs in the inning once again cost Durbanville their 2nd loss of the day. Durbanville Major League side current Win/ loss record is    2 / 6.

Team Report: 2^nd Side

31 October 2009 DBC 4 vs. Bothasig 9 

We struggled to get onto base in the 1^st frame, and even though Joshua and Dean worked hard on the mound, the fielders made far too many basic errors in the field, and when it was our turn to bat we left too many batters on base. Angus put in a good performance behind the plate as catcher.Terence closed out the 5^th frame for us.7^th November 2009

DBC 16 vs. Blaauwberg 3

Unfortunately the weather conditions were horrendous, a howling north westerly accompanied by rain!After two frames the score was 3 all, with Terence battling to find the strike zone due to conditions. The Blaauwberg pitcher ran out of gas, and their replacement pitchers conceded 8 walks in the last two frames. Joshua closed out the last two frames. It was extremely difficult trying to hit the ball out the diamond, as the wind was so strong! The game was called by the umpire/coach after 4 frames, as the rain started to pelt down. It wasn’t pretty, but came away with a good result. 

MLB Player Profile – Gary Kahn 

Born in Miami Beach, FL, raised in Cooper City. FL (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale metropolitan area). Began playing baseball at 3 years old. My father put a baseball in my hand and I would go outside and just throw it against the wall for hours. As my brothers (Ryan-19 and Chase-18) grew up, we would always go outside and play baseball in the back yard.

During high school baseball (Cooper City HS), I was nominated a Baseball Factory Pre-Season All American (2003 & 2004) and a Blue/Grey Classic Pre-Select (2004).Finished my senior season in high school with a 6-1 record and a 2.03 ERA on the hill while striking out 55 batters in 51 innings. Also led the team in strikeouts as a sophomore.  Signed a full scholarship to pitch for Grinnell College (Grinnell, Iowa). Grinnell is one of the hardest universities to get into in the country and has a very prestigious reputation--on level with Harvard, Yale, Cambridge, & Oxford.

Was accepted to study Trafficking & Prostitution and Genocide Studies at the University of Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark) during the fall of 2007. Set school records in winning percentage and fewest losses.

My senior season, was 3-0 with a 2.82 ERA and 44 strikeouts. I led the Central region in batting average against (.191). Was an All- Midwest Conference selection as a pitcher. After my senior season, I was nominated a NCAA Baseball 1st-Team All American by the Jewish Sports Review.

During the summers, was invited to pitch in the Southern Collegiate League (Rock Hill Sox--Rock Hill, South Carolina) in 2006 and the prestigious Valley League (Woodstock River Bandits--Woodstock, Virginia) in 2007 & 2008. These summer leagues are by invite only and the Valley League draws some of the best college players in the nation. Numerous MLB players played in the Valley League during their time in college. My final summer in the Valley League (2008). I was near the top in statistics for relief pitchers in the league.

Although I was in contact with scouts from the New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, and New York Mets, I ended up going undrafted after graduation and was almost immediately signed to pitch for Karlskoga IP Bats of the Swedish Elitserien.  

Outside of baseball, I have a wonderful family of my mother (Fern), father (Steve), two younger brothers (Ryan--19 and Chase--18), three dogs (Rottweilers), 2 cats, and a very annoying bird. Ryan pitches for Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) on a full scholarship and Chase (who is now a senior in high school) signed a full scholarship to pitch for Macalester College (St. Paul, Minnesota).

My father was born & raised in Havana, Cuba. Before baseball, he was a stand out swimmer and qualified for the Olympics when he was 17. He played baseball up until he was 35 years old when he was forced to retire due to nagging injuries.  

Outside of baseball, my hobbies include fishing & DJing. I graduated from Grinnell with a B.A degree in Anthropology and plan on entering law school when my baseball career is finished to become a sports agent. 

Here is a link to an article that a reporter in the Valley did on me during my time out there--should give you some more perspective and information: 

http://allthingsvalleyleague.typepad.com/all_things_valley_league/2008/07/chatting-with-gary-kahn.html 

BAWP Website

The new BAWP inter-active website is up and running. If you would like to receive any general correspondence you can register and it will be sent automatically to your email address.

DBC Website

The DBC website (www.durbanvellebaseball.co.za) is up and running, many thanks to Dylan for the ongoing fine-tuning and keeping it up to date. Please go online to see all the latest news, fixtures, contact details etc.

Very Important Notice

Those people not on email must please keep the club updated with their correct cell phone details, as we will be making use of the bulk sms tool to notify you of important events!!

Please notify Peter Joubert on 074 682 9455 

Junior Coaches Contact Details:

U10 Coach Pitch:

Coach: Louie Opperman 083 679 3119

Manager: Steve Smith 084 526 0926

U10 T-Ball

Coach: Bernie Dettmer 072 334 9303

Manager: Mark Sproston 082 570 6285

Under12

Coach: Randall Phillips 082 449 7983

Manager: Lyn Moreau 083 633 0870

Under 14

Coach: Steven Combrink 073 406 9960

Manager: Dylan Le Roux 083 249 8943

Under 16

Coach: Billy Rohm 083 530 6393

Assistant Coach: Les Pond 021 976 7503

Senior Coaches Contact Details:

MLB Team

Glen Buckley: 083 601 2768

Chris van Tonder: 084 292 8883

2^nd Team

Mike Smith: 083 321 5431

Social side

Vicky du Randt: 079 492 3744

Dylan Le Roux: 083 249 8943 

Kit and Uniforms

The Club supplies a playing top and the baseball equipment used in a game, bats, balls, and catcher’s kit.Every individual player must purchase baseball pants, boots or cleats, DBC cap, DBC warm-up top, undershirt and mitt. Kit orders will be taken on practice evenings. Please contact Anna Herholdt. (021)947-1145

Casual T-shirts and Golf shirts DBC

There will be T-shirts and Golf shirts with the new DBC logo available to order.Please contact Anna Herholdt. (021)947-1145

Thank-you thank-you thank-you!!!

A BIG thank-you to Alan Liebenberg for helping to make open-day such a great success! Also to his assistants, Terence, Joshua, Byron and Gerard, who spent hours helping the juniors with basic baseball drills? I am sure the juniors enjoyed the practice immensely.

A BIG thank-you to Anna Herholdt for sponsoring the band for the Oktoberfest, this will be a great help towards improving our profits!

A BIG thank-you to Marc Moreau for arranging for new L-screens with nets, and batting tee’s which were made by his company; they look really professional in red and blue, and are a major improvement on the previous models! Marc also arranged for the beer mugs to be sponsored by his company, SABELCO.

A BIG thank-you to Peter for re-arranging the bar and re-locating the tuck-shop, and to Pierce, for running the tuck-shop.

A BIG thank-you to Anthony and Ingrid Owen of Cast in Glass for donating two stunning glass trophies for the U10/U12 tournament, they really do your company justice!

For Sale - U14 baseball bat for R150, please see Peter Joubert at Club bar. Contact 074 682 9455

For Sale - Second Hand Baseball Mitt - BRETT Pro Dominator series, Professional Model - 1250
For R250.00 Please contact Fransie on 083 610 2326 

Baseball Quotes 

lways play a game with somebody, never against them. Always win a game, never beat an opponent. - Andrew Bailey 

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Training TipsFive Steps to a Sweet Swing

By following these five important steps, your swing will improve immensely. Click on the steps to see examples or simply start here

1.       Stay in the launch position

      2.       Trigger your weight back

      3.       Stay inside the ball

      4.       Maintain flat hands

      5.       Extend the lead arm

The Absolutes of Hitting

• Achieve a balanced stance
• Launch the bat from a 45 degree position off the back shoulder
• Develop a rhythm to alleviate tension
• Stride with front foot closed
• Take a direct path to the ball; pull the knob to the ball
• Develop good weight transfer -- from a firm rigid back-side to a firm rigid front-side
• Keep head still and down at contact
• Hit through the ball with lead arm extension and flat hands
• Finish the swing high

Hit to all fields