Continuation of Warren Game

In continuing with the tradition of extending our playoff games across multiple days, we will continue our game against Warren this evening (Thursday, 7/26) at 7:30pm on Field M3 in Warren. We'll start warm ups at 7:00pm -- please arrive a few minutes early so we can start on time. The boys will wear their blue jerseys.

Directions to Warrren from Route 22:

* Rt-22 West to the Warrenville Road traffic light.
* Turn onto Warrenville Road and go up the hill
* Follow Warrenville Road to Mountain Blvd. (Flag plaza/Warrenville Hardware/Kings etc.)
* Turn right onto Mountain Blvd.
* Turn right at traffic light onto Bardy Rd. and follow the road behind the buildings, past the tennis courts and toward the DPW.
* Turn left at the DPW gate and the fields are straight ahead

We will pick up at the point we left off -- Westfield leading 17-11, bases loaded, 2 outs and Scott Tupper at the plate.

North Jersey Playoffs - Round 2

Playoff games Wednesday 7/25

Summit 13 vs. Berkeley Heights 10

Westfield Blue 17 vs. Warren 11**

Branchburg 19 vs. Chatham 1

Westfield White 19 vs. Madison 17

Playoff games Thursday 7/26

** Westfield Blue 17 vs. Warren 11** (Continuation - Bottom 5, 2 outs, bases loaded with Westfield batting)

Playoff games Friday 7/27

Summit vs. Westfield White
Winner of Westfield Blue and Warren vs Branchburg

North Jersey Playoff Results - Round 1

Playoff games Monday 7/23

# 5 Westfield White 12 vs. # 12 Union 4

# 6 Chatham 3 vs. # 11 Florham Park 0

# 7 Warren 4 vs. # 10 Basking Ridge 0

# 8 Berkeley Heights 12 vs. # 9 Long Hill 9

Playoff games Wednesday 7/25

# 1 Summit vs. Berkeley Heights

# 2 Westfield Blue vs. Warren

# 3 Branchburg vs. Chatham

# 4 Madison vs. Westfield White

Playoff games Friday 7/27

# 1 vs. # 4 and # 2 vs. # 3

Schedule for the week (as of 7/24)

The schedule for the next several days is as follows...

• >>Tuesday -- We're off (there is no practice tonight)
• >>Wednesday -- Playoff game against winner of tonight's Warren/Basking Ridge game at Gumbert #1 at 6pm. We have the field from 5:00 to 5:30 and I would like to get a full batting practice in so please have the boys arrive a few minutes before 5:00 so we can start on time. The boys will wear their blue jerseys.
• >>Thursday -- We're off
• >>Friday -- If we win Wednesday night, we will have a playoff game against either Branchburg, Chatham or Florham Park at Gumbert #1 at 6pm. If we lose on Wednesday, we're off.
• >>Saturday -- We will have practice or a scrimmage and the TV36 interviews at Gumbert #1 from 9:00-11:00am. The boys should wear their uniforms (blue jerseys).

Monday's Practice is Canceled

Tonight's practice is canceled due to the weather. The TV36 interview session is also canceled and will likely be rescheduled for Saturday morning. More information to follow in the coming days.

Schedule for July 20th through July 29th

The schedule for July 20th through July 29th is currently as follows...

• >> Fri, 7/20 at 6pm - This is the game against Berkley Heights which was originally scheduled for Wed, 7/18 .
• >> Mon, 7/23 - Practice at Houlihan from 6-8pm
• >> Wed, 7/25 - 2nd Rd Playoffs (Location TBD@6pm)
• >> Fri, 7/27 - 3rd Rd Playoffs (Location TBD@6pm)**
• >> Sun, 7/29 - Finals (Long Hill@8pm)**

** - only if we win the previous playoff game

There is a chance that there may be an additional practice over this coming weekend. I'll know more towards the end of the week.

Directions to Chatham (Monday, 7/16 @ 6pm)

Directions to Shunpike Fields and Castle Park complex in Chatham are as follows...

• -- Take NORTH AVE heading towards Scotch Plains (2.1 miles)
• -- Turn RIGHT onto CR-655 / N MARTINE AVE. Continue to follow CR-655. (0.8 miles)
• -- Turn LEFT onto CR-655 / PARK AVE. Continue to follow CR-655. (2.1 miles)
• -- Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto MOUNTAIN AVE / CR-622. (0.9 miles)
• -- Turn LEFT onto CR-647 / SOUTH ST. Continue to follow CR-647 (2.4 miles)
• -- Turn LEFT onto SOUTHERN BLVD / CR-647 (2.5 miles)
• -- Turn RIGHT on Shunpike Rd and fields should be on the right (see map)

We are playing on field #3 which is the first ball diamond on the right.

Warren game rescheduled to Friday due to weather

The Babe Ruth tournament game against Warren, which was scheduled for tonight, has been rescheduled for Friday, July 13th due to the inclement weather. The revised schedules is as follows...

• >> Thursday, July 12th at 6pm against South Orange/Maplewood at Memorial Field in Scotch Plains. Warm ups will start at 5:10pm.
• >> Friday, July 13th at 6pm against Warren at Memorial Field in Scotch Plains. Warm ups will start at 5:10pm.
• >> Saturday, July 14th (time, location and opponent TBD) - This is the semi-final round and will only happen if we qualify for this round
• >> Sunday, July 15th (time, location and opponent TBD) - This is the championship round and will only happen if we qualify for this round

The boys will wear blue jerseys for all Babe Ruth tournament games.

Cranford Semi-final vs Cranford Rescheduled for Friday, 7/6

The semi-final game against Cranford, originally scheduled for tonight (Thursday, July 5th), has been rescheduled for Friday evening as soon as possible after our 6pm game in Scotch Plains. We will leave immediately for Cranford following the game in Scotch Plains and I expect that we'll get started in Cranford between 8:00 and 8:30.

The updated weekend schedule looks like this...

1. Friday in Babe Ruth tournament at 6pm vs the other Westfield team at Booth Field in Scotch Plains
2. Friday in Cranford tournament at approx 8:00 and 8:30pm vs Cranford in Cranford
3. Saturday in Babe Ruth tournament at 10am vs Cranford at Booth Field in Scotch Plains
4. Sunday in Babe Ruth tournament at 2pm vs Scotch Plains at Booth Field in Scotch Plains
5. Sunday in Cranford final or consolation game (time is TBD)

We will wear the blue jerseys to all of these games.

Cranford Tournament Playoffs

Subject to the weather cooperating, the Cranford Tournament schedule is as follows...

Thursday 7/5, 6:00PM - Hillsborough (G2) vs. Basking Ridge (B1)
Thursday 7/5, 8:00PM - Westfield (B2) vs. Cranford (G1)

July 4th, 6PM Basking Ridge Game Rescheduled

The Basking Ridge game that was originally scheduled for July 4th at 6pm has been rescheduled to Tuesday, July 3rd at 6pm. We will play the game at the Mountain Park complex -- directions are as follows...

It's located just off route 78, near Pingry:

From Route 78:

• 78 west to exit 33 (Bernardsville / Martinsville)
• At end of exit ramp, take left onto Martinsville Road (route 525) and cross back over 78
• Proceed for about 1 mile and make right at light onto Mountain Road
• Park is immediately on the left

We will still play Basking Ridge on the morning of July 4th in the Cranford tournament. That game is scheduled for 9am.

Summit Game Rescheduled for Tuesday, 6/26

The Summit game that was originally scheduled for Monday, 6/25 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 6/26 at 6pm at Tamaques Field #6. We're wearing our blue jerseys.

Updated Schedule as of 6/15

A couple of changes, most notably the 6/20 Union game has been rescheduled for 7/1 and the 6/29 Chatham game has been canceled (one of the Chatham teams withdrew from the league). Please keep the 6/20 and 6/29 dates open as we could have games or practices on those dates...

			Westfield Baseball Summer Travel (9u) - Westfield Blue		as of June 16th
Date	Time	Home/Away	Opponent	Field	League/Tournament
15-Jun	6:00 PM	Away	Warren	Warren (M3)	North Jersey
18-Jun	6:00 PM	Home	Long Hill	Westfield (Gumbert #1)	North Jersey
22-Jun	6:00 PM	Away	Madison	Madison	North Jersey
23-Jun	10:30 AM	Away	Merrill Park	Cranford (Coffey Field)	Cranford Tournament
24-Jun	3:00 PM	Away	Roselle Park	Cranford (Wetherell Field)	Cranford Tournament
25-Jun	6:00 PM	Home	Summit	Westfield (TBD)	North Jersey
27-Jun	6:00 PM	Home	New Providence	Westfield (Gumbert #1)	North Jersey
30-Jun	12:30 PM	Home	Scotch Plains	Cranford (Wetherell Field)	Cranford Tournament
1-Jul	10:30 AM	Home	Hazlet	Cranford (Coffey Field)	Cranford Tournament
1-Jul	2:30 PM	Home	Union	Westfield (Gumbert #3)	North Jersey
2-Jul	6:00 PM	Home	Branchburg	Westfield (Gumbert #1)	North Jersey
4-Jul	6:00 PM	Away	Basking Ridge	Basking Ridge	North Jersey
4-Jul	9:00 AM	Away	Basking Ridge	Cranford (Coffey Field)	Cranford Tournament
5-Jul	TBD	Away	If necessary, Cranford Tournament Semis	Cranford (TBD)	Cranford Tournament
6-Jul	TBD	Away	If necessary, Cranford Tournament Final and Consolation	Cranford (TBD)	Cranford Tournament
6-Jul	6:00 PM	Away	Westfield White	Booth Field (Scotch Plains)	Babe Ruth District
7-Jul	10:00 AM	Away	Cranford	Booth Field (Scotch Plains)	Babe Ruth District
8-Jul	2:00 PM	Home	Scotch Plains	Booth Field (Scotch Plains)	Babe Ruth District
9-Jul	6:00 PM	Away	Westfield White	Westfield (Tamaques #6)	North Jersey
9-Jul	6:00 PM	TBD	If necessary -- BR Tournament (open date for makeups)	Booth Field (Scotch Plains)	Babe Ruth District
10-Jul	6:00 PM	Home	Florham Park	Westfield (Gumbert #3)	North Jersey
11-Jul	6:00 PM	Away	Warren	Booth Field (Scotch Plains)	Babe Ruth District
12-Jul	6:00 PM	Home	South Orange	Booth Field (Scotch Plains)	Babe Ruth District
13-Jul	6:00 PM	TBD	If necessary -- BR Tournament (2 seed vs 3 seed)	Booth Field (Scotch Plains)	Babe Ruth District
14-Jul	10:00 AM	TBD	If necessary -- BR Tournament (1 seed vs semi winner)	Booth Field (Scotch Plains)	Babe Ruth District
16-Jul	6:00 PM	Away	Chatham White	Chatham	North Jersey
18-Jul	6:00 PM	Away	Berkley Heights	Berkley Heights	North Jersey
20-Jul	6:00 PM	TBD	If necessary - North Jersey makeup date	TBD	North Jersey
22-Jul	6:00 PM	TBD	North Jersey All Star Game	Chatham	North Jersey
23-Jul	6:00 PM	TBD	Playoffs - 1st Round North Jersey	TBD	North Jersey
25-Jul	6:00 PM	TBD	Playoffs - 2nd Round North Jersey	TBD	North Jersey
27-Jul	6:00 PM	TBD	Playoffs - 3rd Round North Jersey	TBD	North Jersey
29-Jul	8:00 PM	TBD	Playoffs - Championship Round North Jersey	Long Hill	North Jersey