It was a perfect day for baseball on Sunday, April 3, as the Cloverdale Little League celebrated with Opening Day ceremonies at Daly Field. Festivities included the parade of teams, an invocation by Pastor Thomas Craig, the playing of the National Anthem (sung by Ariana Fernandez) and the first pitch thrown by Michael Nixon of Papa’s Pizza. This year’s CLL features 182 players filling out 16 teams from T-Ball to the Junior Division. Regular season games run from April to the end of May, followed by the Tournament of Champions and finishing with the District-35 All-Star tournaments in July.
2016 Board Members
This year’s CLL Board Members are President Christina Freenor, Vice President/Field/Equipment Coordinator Brandon Axell, Treasurer Tammy Hemenway, Secretary Erena Sullivan, Information Officer/Scheduling Coordinator Julie Axell, Safety Officer Mike Toninato, Umpire Coordinator Matt Lemley, Coaching Coordinator/Player Agent Majors/Minors Phil Ammirati, Player Agent MP/T-Ball Justin Jackson, Sponsorship Coordinator Hila Fichtelberg, Photo Coordinator Rachel Messenger, Fundraising Coordinator Danielle Langston and Snack Shack Coordinator Misty Wlodarczyk.
Thank you to sponsors
The Cloverdale Little League could not exist without the generous support of local sponsors which include Ace Hardware, Bear Republic Brewing Company, Animal Hospital of Cloverdale, Beckstoffer Vineyards, Classic Mill & Cabinet, Cloverdale Citrus Fair, Cloverdale Lions Club, Cloverdale Saw and Mower, Coastal Valleys EMS Agency, DeMartini Law, Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Fred Young Funeral Home, Garton Tractor, Gunnick’s Harley-Davidson, Hamburger Ranch & Bar-B-Que, Healdsburg Collision Center, Hoodies Ink, Jane and Ron Pavelka, Mary’s Pizza Shack, MKB Construction, Nicole Le DDS and John Savko DDS, North County Property Management, Papa’s Pizza Café, Reuser Inc, Rotary Club of Cloverdale, Southard Tire & Auto, Sports Authority, The American Legion, The Clover Theater, Tri Valley-Vineyard Management, Inc, Truett Hurst Winery, VinePro Vineyard Management Inc., and Windsor Orthodontics.
