Bulldogs

(The Travel Baseball Program of the 78^th Precinct Youth Council- Ages 8-16)

In the freezing cold, our Bulldogs 11s & 12s win the 2008 March NYTB Baseball Tournaments (and our 10s win the consolation game finishing in 3rd place)

BULLDOG 12s: Under the great coaching of Manager Daryle Dingcong and Coach Chris Smith, the Bulldog 12s go 4-0 beating the Bonnies 2-1 in the finals on Sunday March 30 to take the early Spring NY Travel Baseball classic.

Back Row: Coach Smith, Jack Cleary, Kai Ward, Michael De la Rosa, Giovanni Dingcong, Jacob Goldberg, Daniel Segan, Julian Rolof, Manager Dingcong

Front Row: Tyler Paull, Henry Gordon, Kelvin Sparks, Vincent Amato, Adam Ginsberg, Jack Marooney.

Four comeback victories, capped by a dramatic homer to beat the Bonnies, earned Daryle Dingcong’s 12U Bulldogs the New York Travel Baseball pre-season 12u tournament championship.

On Saturday morning, at brutally cold and windy Fort Tilden, the Rockaway Seadawgs jumped to a 4-1 lead in the first two innings. Down three runs with one out in the bottom of the fifth, the Bulldogs rallied to tie on a two-RBI pinch-single by Daniel Segan. He raced home for the winner on a clutch sacrifice squeeze laid down by Michael De la Rosa. Jack Marooney picked up the pitching victory with three innings of stabilizing relief, and Giovanni Dingcong notched the save.

Apparently that win wasn’t daring enough: In game two, the ‘Dawgs spotted the KAD Bombers three first-inning runs, then faced a 7-3 deficit after three innings. This time Jack Cleary emerged from the bullpen to stop the bleeding. Segan helped get the Bulldogs closer with a two-RBI double. The momentum shifted completely in the top of the sixth, when Dingcong recorded three outs on nine pitches—eight of them strikes—and fanned two of the Bombers’ power hitters. In the bottom half of the inning, with two out, Dingcong (a team-leading 5-for-11 over the weekend) singled, stole second and third, then slid in with the game-winner on a wild pitch.

The rollercoaster ride continued Sunday morning at balmy Joe Torre Field versus the homestanding Jaguars, who jumped to a 2-0 first-inning advantage. But starter Tyler Paull found a wicked curveball and allowed nothing more. With the game tied 3-3 in the fourth inning, Cleary’s two-out single to left brought Paull to the plate, where he went the opposite way to drive in the go-ahead run. Marooney picked up his second mound win with two strong relief frames. Dingcong—or "Joba Junior" pitched a suffocating final inning.

That sent the Bulldogs back to Fort Tilden for the championship game against the Bonnies, who had obliterated their previous opponents by scoring seven, ten, and 13 runs. Pitchers Segan and Julian Rolof combined for ten strikeouts, one unearned run, and one hit, and didn’t allow the Bonnies to hit a ball out of the infield during seven innings. Highlights included Rolof pitching out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam, and a crucial pickoff toss to Cleary, who’d snuck in behind the runner at first. Still, the ‘Dawgs found themselves down 1-0 heading to the bottom of the fourth. They retaliated immediately after the Bonnies had taken a lead: Segan hustled down the line to force an infield error, then trotted home when Jacob Goldberg scorched a line-drive to dead-center and over the fence at the 200 foot marker for a 2-1 lead. Rolof sealed it with a seven-pitch, seven-strike seventh inning.

The finals was an exciting game in which Daniel Segan and Julian Rolof combined to throw a one hitter and Jake Goldberg hit a game-winning 2 run homer over the center field wall.

BULLDOG 11s: Under the great coaching of Manager Sid Fernando, Coaches Michael Dulchin and Marc Lussier, Jr (not pictured), the Bulldog 11s go 3-1 beating the Foxon Connecticut team 7-0 in the finals on Sunday March 30 to take the early Spring NY Travel Baseball Wood Bat Classic.

Back Row: Manager Sid Fernando, Joe Fernando, Avery Hogue, Dennis Maddocks, Mark Maguire, Nick Dulchin, Danny Bakst, Coach Mike Dulchin, Milo Sklar

Front Row: Eddie Zaykowski, Michael Taormina, Brandon Leftwich, Eli Shirk, Adrian Eacker

After three seeding games, the Bulldogs 11U team (2-1) was seeded #2 in the 12U West Division and played for the Championship against the #1 seed and undefeated Foxon Bisons (3-0) from New Haven, CT., who last fall won an ECTB tournament in PA. The Bisons, however, could not handle Bulldogs ace Mark Maguire, who dominated with a complete game 2-hitter (5Ks) to lead the Dawgs to a 7-0 Championship victory over 7 innings. Maguire, who also went 3 for 3 at the plate, was backed by the game-changing defense of shortstop Joe Fernando (started two double plays), Brandon Leftwich (1b), Danny Bakst (3b), and Eli Shirk (2b). In seeding games the Dawgs got outstanding pitching performances from Nick Dulchin, Dennis Maddocks, Avery Hogue, Brandon Leftwich, and Danny Bakst. The offense was paced by Fernando (7 for 11), Maguire (5 for 8) and Dulchin (4 for 11), who also led the team in RBI's with Leftwich at 5 each. Congrats guys!

BULLDOG 10s: Under the great coaching of Manager Lou Sisto and Coach Steve Layne, the Bulldog 10s win a doubleheader on Sunday to finish 3rd place in their first tournament of the year.

Back Row: Dante de Blasio, Evan Layne, Josef Bystrik, Mark Gorelik, Austin Brand, William Hatheway, Christian Casagranda, Tyler Torres, Ethan Piros, Connor Haseley

Evan Layne threw a gem of a complete game to win the first of two and contributed mightily with his bat. In the second game, Tyler Vincent, Connor Haseley and Ethan Piros combined to pitch the victory with the support of 17 runs with doubles off the bats of Josef Bystrik, Austin Brand, and Tyler Torres.

SHORTSTOP JOHNNY FERNANDO WAS CHOSEN TO PLAY ON A CONN AAU SUMMER TEAM - TEAM CONNECTICUT BLUE JAYS SOUTH . Bulldog, Assistant Coach to last year's 10 year old Bulldog National Champions, and Beacon HS Varsity player (as a Freshman), John Fernando, was just chosen to play on the Team Connecticut Blue Jays South (14yo) AAU Summer team. The AAU season begins in May and includes the BCS Northeast Regional Qualifier on Memorial Day weekend (sponsored by Perfect Game), the AAU state championships in early June, and culminates in a trip to Florida in late July to participate in the AAU National Championships. Congratulations John!! And Good luck.

THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT, MARTY MARKOWITZ, HONORS THE BULLDOGS - click on the Awards link.

The Bulldogs are the travel baseball teams of the 78^th Precinct Youth Council – from ages 9 to 16. (This year we will have an 8 year old team.) Players are expected to play in their age appropriate team. The new age cutoff date is the date used by all major tournaments: April 30. Players must try out and be chosen to a team. No player is guaranteed to be chosen, even if he or she played on a Bulldog team in a prior year. Try-outs are an on-going process that begin with the weekly skills sessions that run from December through mid-January. All players are welcome to attend the practice/try-out sessions listed below. However, all players must register on time and attend the organization’s formal evaluations (the dates and places of which will be listed in the registration information and our website beginning about January 2, 2007). By no later than mid-February the managers will chose their roster. Address all your questions to the Commissioner of Baseball. Eddie Albert at baseball@78youthsports.org

For more on how to register, click here to go to our FAQ section. Then click on question 5 of the Registration section.

Fee: $300 (In addition, the uniform must be purchased - approx. $125 but only if the prior year Bulldog uniform is no longer suitable.)

All players must register with the 78^th Precinct Youth Council with all the other players, paying the intramural fee, then the balance when chosen on a Bulldog team.

If your child has played baseball or basketball with us in the past you will be mailed a form; If not, return to this website to download a form to mail in with your fee right after New Years Day 2008.

BULLDOG/TRAVEL TEAM MANAGERS FOR THE SPRING 2008 SEASON SELECTED BY THE BASEBALL COMMITTEE ARE:

The following are various documents that explain our policies and rules. They are all in acrobat pdf format) Click on the name of the document to download it. If you need adobe acrobat, it is free and can be downloaded by clicking on this link.