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ion.
"The area we need to work on
the most is sportsmanship. We also
want the children to develop a4ove
for the game. We want them to have
an interest in the sport for the rest of
their lives.".
There are
several success
stories that
quickly come to
mind in terms of
players who
have come
through the pro
gram. They
include Tiffany
Speas, who
earned a schol
arship and is
attending
Howard Uni
vesity. She still comes and helps with
the program. David Smith, who
also helps out. attends Pfeiffer Uni
versity. Lonnie Worsley, daughter
of John Worsley, recently received a
full scholrarship to attend N.C.
Stale. , r
"There arc some great opportu
nities for kids if they would only
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Abovm: Morgan Milk
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making the adjustment from the
small field to the big field."
Chisholm was the coach of the
Padres team, which finished as the
runners-up in the Pony League
division at Twin City. He is assist
ed by Alfred Crump, who worked
with him on the Padres, and Tim
Moore, who helped lead the Tigers
tcuthe championship.
{Crump said he believes the
co&ching staff is solid and they will
have the team ready for their open
ing round game in the tournament.
"We have a group that is more
committed than what we usually
get," he said. "Most of the time
our kids stop coming to practice
because of summer football work
outs and we don't really get a true
All-Star team.
"I'm very happy with this team
because all of the kids out here
want to be here," Chisholm added,
"h's going to be a learning experi
ence far some of them. You'll
probably see some jitters in some
of them, but I think they'll settle
down and play well."
Chisholm said he looks to Sev
ern! veteran players to step up and
lead this year's team. They include
Marcus Vereen, Raysean Moore,
Bediako Gaines and Andre' Hair
ston, who played on the Juniors
Ail-Star team last year. Marcus
Gaines, Stepfone McCall and
Antiwan Kelly were on the Majors
All-Star team a year ago.
J "We have a good mix of veter
ans and new people," Chisholm
said. "I think these guys get along
well and they want to perform as a
team. That's got to help us in the
tournament."
Chisholm said he had an idea
of his pitching rotation and bat
ting order, but wasn't 100 percent
sure at the start of the week. He
said he was leaning toward using
Hairston as the starter on the
mOund in the opener. Next up
would be Vereen. In terms of his
offense, Chishblm said he expects
to have William Theodore arid
Bediako Gaines in the middle of
the order to take advantage of
their power.
"Really I think it's going to
take a lot of teamwork to get it
done on offense," he said. One of
our assets is going to be our quick
ness. We don't really have a lot of
power hitters, so we'll have to man
ufacture runs. I think we're going
to be solid at the plate and take
advantage of our solid base run
ning."
Defensively, the key to the team
is in the outfield, where the team
has outstanding speed.
"I don't think we'll be giving up
a lot of extra-base hits," Chisholm
said. "We have a lot of kids who
are fundamentally sound and can
make the routine play. That excited
me right ofT about this team. They
handle situations well and we don't
have a lot of showboaters."
The key to the team's overall
performance in the tournament is
getting off to a good start, accord
ing to Chisholm.
"If we can get win that first
one, I think it's going to help our
confidence," Chisholm said. "We
need to get a win to settle us
down."
Twin Citv Junior All-Stars
Marcus Verecn
Anthony Wellman
William Theodore
Miles Griffin
Andre Hairston
Marcus Gaines
Bediako Gaines
Raysean Moore
Stepfone Mccall
Jeff Middleton
Anthony Steele
Antiwan Kelly
Bobby Pearson
a Eugene Smith
Coaches:
Carlton Chisolm
Alfred Crump " M ? %
Tim Moore
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without a lot of talking," Rice
said. "My assistants (Mike Con
rad and Reggie Williams) are dif
ferent. but everyone seems to be
blending in well together. We're
trying to bring some comradery
between the players and with the
coaches."
The first week of workouts
went well, according to Rice. He
said he was surprised at the
team's power hitters. They
include Terrell Russell, ?Ronald
Hackett, Teron Middleton and
Devon Smith, o
The pitching rotation is also
impressive. Eric Eaton will be the
opening game starter. If he fal
ters, Rice said he would not hesi
tate to bring in O.C. Wardlow.
"I think we're pretty set as far
as game one," Rice said. "I'm n6t
going to try to play short. I want
to get out to a good start and
Eric can get us out to a strong
start. I believe that O.C. is an
outstanding stopper. That's the
role I've given him.
In game two, Russell is slated
to start on the mound with Bran-*
don Harrington filling in for the
team in relief.
One of the things that has
impressed Rice abput the squad
is the players' knowledge of the
game.
"You can tell that a lot of
these kids came from coaches
who have really taught them the
fundamentals," Rice said. "I
think we have some infielders
who know the game, the little
things like straddling the ball and
knowing how to position them
selves to take a throw from the
outfield. That has helped us to be
able to go on to other things."
Rice said the team isn't short
on confidence. Many of the play
ers have played on All-Star teams
in the Minor League. That
should go a long way when they
take to the field against South.
"I have confidence in them,"
Rice said. ."We're going to play
everyone, but some will platy
more than others. We have five
kids who call play behind the
plate and we'll probably have a
different catcher for each pitch
er."
Mgior League Roster
Tim Hayes
Devon Smith
Ronald Hackett
Theron Middleton
John Mccoy
Antione Brown .
. Eric Eaton
Tony Kelly,
Terrell Russell
O.C. Wardlow ?
Lamaris Poole
Jamol Shell
Mychal Conrad
Brandon Farrington ?.
Coaches
Charles Rice
Reggie Williams
Michael Conrad
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