MASSACHUSETTS LITTLE LEAGUE STATE FINALS Hosted by Millbury Little League July 26 th to July 29 th Washington Street Field 19 Washington Street Millbury, MA www.millburylittleleague.com
July 22, Greetings Little League Families, Congratulations on advancing to the Massachusetts Little League State Championship Tournament, it is a great accomplishment and a result of tremendous effort and dedication working together as a team. You join three other teams to compete to represent Massachusetts in the Little League World Series, something that you will carry with you for the rest of your life. On behalf of the Millbury Little League Board of Directors, I would like to welcome you, your players and their families, and everyone that will be in the stands to support your team. We hope you enjoy your time in Millbury and at Washington Street Field, we take great pride in our town and in our premier field, we have been working together for several months to make sure every detail has been thought through in an effort to make your time at this tournament as memorable as possible. This package is intended to provide you with as much information as possible so that your tournament week can be as worry free and informative as possible. To help make this experience manageable, each Sectional team will be provided with a dedicated Team Leader, this person will be your point of contact throughout the entire tournament. You will be introduced to your Team Leader at the Welcome Luncheon on Thursday July 26 th and you will receive all of their contact information at that time. Good luck as you prepare and play over the next few days, we look forward to meeting each of you in person on Thursday. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly or any other member of our Board if you have any questions or concerns. John O Brien President, Millbury Little League
State Tournament Official Meeting Thursday, July 26 th at noon Asa Waters Mansion 123 Elm Street, Millbury 01527 Mandatory for all team Managers and Coaches District Administrators, Umpires, Dignitaries, and Millbury Little League Staff are also invited Tournament Contact Information John O Brien, President of MLL cell (508) 726-2213 e-mail jobmill@yahoo.com Dave Obuchowski, District 5 Administrator cell (508) 847-0239 e-mail daveobu1@gmail.com If you have any questions, concerns, or issues please do not hesitate to contact either John or Dave directly.
Thursday July 26 th State Tournament Schedule 12:00 noon Welcome Luncheon, Asa Waters Mansion 4:00 pm Medford vs Danvers National 7:00 pm Opening Ceremony 7:30 pm Pittsfield American vs Westboro Friday July 27 th 4:00 pm Danvers National vs Pittsfield American 7:00 pm Medford vs Westboro Saturday July 28 th 8:00 am Umpires Breakfast, Asa Waters Mansion 1:00 pm Medford vs Pittsfield American 4:00 pm Danvers National vs Westboro Sunday July 29 th 1:30 pm Closing Ceremonies 2:00 pm CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Team Contact Information Medford (District 12) Manager Jay Lombardo cell (617) 504-7919 lombardo.jay@yahoo.com Danvers National (District 15) Manager Stan Gesualdi cell (978) 314-4016 coachges@aol.com Pittsfield American (District 1) Manager Joe Skutnik cell (413) 822-6068 jskutnik@jhscpa.com Westboro (District 5) Manager Blake Bentley cell (817) 542-4130 Blake@bentleylawgroupllc.com
Accommodations The official tournament host hotel is the Holiday Inn Express and Suites Auburn, located at 10-12 Johnson Street in Auburn, 01501. The room rate for tournament team families is only $139 per night for standard hotel room rental and $159 per night for a room with two queen size beds, the hotel phone number is (508) 832-2500. The hotel is surrounded by numerous restaurants and quickservice dining options. Note that the deadline for booking reservations at the tournament rate is Monday July 23 rd, after that the tournament rate is not guaranteed nor is the availability of rooms guaranteed.
Parking Parking is limited at Washington Street Field, therefore each team will be provided with four (4) parking passes that will allow you to park at the field lots. Parking passes will be distributed at the Welcome Luncheon on Thursday July 26 th. Satellite parking with shuttle buses will be provided throughout the tournament starting 1-hour before the first game and ending 1-hour after the last game each day. The satellite parking lots are: Elmwood Street Elementary School at 40 Elmwood Street, which is approximately 3/4 of a mile from the field (Bus A) Raymond E. Shaw Elementary School at 58 Elmwood Street, which is approximately 1 mile from the field (Bus B) Handicap parking is available at Washington Street Field for those with handicap placards or handicap license plates. Carpooling is strongly recommended. There will be no parking allowed on the streets surrounding Washington Street Field including Washington Street, Elmwood Street, West Main Street, Gould Street, Elm Court, and Waters Court.
Practice Field Locations and Schedule There will be two satellite practice fields available to the teams prior to their game times each day should the teams choose to use them, their locations are as follows: East Millbury Park 199 Wheelock Avenue, Millbury (approximately 4 miles from Washington Street Field) Greenwood Street Park 359 Greenwood Street, Millbury (approximately 3 miles from Washington Street Field) Thursday July 26 th Medford East Millbury Park 2:00 to 3:00 Danvers Greenwood Street Park 2:00 to 3:00 Pittsfield East Millbury Park 5:00 to 6:00 Westboro Greenwood Street Park 5:00 to 6:00 Friday July 27 th Danvers East Millbury Park 2:00 to 3:00 Pittsfield Greenwood Street Park 2:00 to 3:00 Medford East Millbury Park 5:00 to 6:00 Westboro Greenwood Street Park 5:00 to 6:00 Saturday July 28 th Medford East Millbury Park 11:00 to 12:00 Pittsfield Greenwood Street Park 11:00 to 12:00 Danvers East Millbury Park 2:00 to 3:00 Westboro Greenwood Street Park 2:00 to 3:00
Surrounding Businesses In addition to various food trucks and food vendors at the field during games, Millbury features many local businesses to help cover your needs while you are visiting us A & D Pizza 60 Elm Street, Millbury Take-out and dine-in food options including pizza and subs Pizza Chef 32 North Main Street, Millbury Take-out and dine-in food options including pizza and subs The Coop Wings and BBQ 110 Elm Street, Millbury Take-out wings and barbeque Scale s Restaurant 45 River Street, Millbury Take-out and dine-in food options including seafood and ice cream Food Works 110 Elm Street, Millbury Take-out Chinese food Christopher s Ice Cream 22 West Street, Millbury Homemade ice cream Elm Draught House 35 Elm Street, Millbury Single screen movie theater Goretti s Supermarket 1 Providence Street, Millbury Grocery store and prepared food items Village Knoll Variety 107 West Main Street, Millbury Convenience store and prepared food items Riverside Mart 54 Canal Street, Millbury Convenience store and self-serve gas station CVS Pharmacy 65 Canal Street, Millbury Pharmacy and convenience Rite-aid Pharmacy 25 Main Street, Millbury Pharmacy and convenience Dunkin Donuts 1 Elm Street, Millbury 100 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury 27 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Sutton ATM Machines in the area: Millbury Savings Bank Millbury Fidelity Bank Millbury National Bank Millbury Credit Union 109 Elm Street, Millbury 16 South Main Street, Millbury 18 North Main Street, Millbury 50 North Main Street, Millbury
FROM THE EAST Directions to Millbury Satellite Parking Take the Mass Pike to Exit 10A (Route 20 / Route 146) At the lights at the end of the off ramp turn right and then right again for Route 146 south Take the second exit West Main Street Follow the signs at the round-about FROM THE WEST Take the Mass Pike to Exit 10A (Route 20 / Route 146) At the lights at the end of the off ramp turn right and then right again for Route 146 south Take the second exit West Main Street Follow the signs at the round-about FROM THE NORTH Take Route 190 south to Route 290 West Follow Route 290 to Exit 12 (Route 146) Follow Route 146 south to West Main Street Follow the signs at the round-about
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