BOARD MEETING MINUTES 

March 12,2002

Meeting was called to order at 6:35pm by Jerry Bridges, President. Members in attendance were Jerry Bridges, Vicki Watson, Dana Bush, Dee Sanders, Danelle Koonce, John Williams, Tracy Watkins, Ted Connor, Todd Schroeder, Cathy Sanders, Mitch Steen, Susan Decker, Robin Ball and Cyndi Ward. Coaches in attendance we Kevin Samz, Gene Mercer, John Norris and Teresa Warren.  Minutes from the February  2002 meeting were approved. The treasury report was handed out and submitted.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

• Sponsors: 
  • We had enough sponsors for the regular season teams.  More are always accepted.  They can be used for All-stars.
• Schedules: 
  • A schedule of practice times was given as well as a tentative schedule of games.  The coaches were told to get with Tracy if any major changes had to be made.
• Fundraising: 
  • The tickets were distributed to the coaches and the coaches were told to have the money collected and returned by the April 9th Board meeting.
  • We still have three teams to give out.
• Equipment: 
  • We have 3 dozen game balls that will be kept in the consession stand.
  • We are missing a 10U equipment bag.
• Player Agent:
  • The rosters are set and are on the web page.  Changes will be given to Robin.
• Uniforms: 
  • Robin will order the league patches.
  • The shorts for the girls need to be gray or black but the whole team must match.
• Concessions: 
  • The stand is fully stocked and ready to go.
• Public Relations:
  • Kinston Indians are on the road Opening Day but if any players are left because of injury, they will come.
• Managers: 
  • We have managers for every team.
• Grounds: 
  • No report
• Umpires: 
  • All of our umpires will be certified.
  • Mitch presented the proposal for the contract.  The only major change it that for cancelled games that an umpire reports to, they will only get 1/2 pay for that game.
• Disciplinary: 
  • No report.

OLD BUSINESS

• None

NEW BUSINESS:

• Mitch asked us if we wanted one or two umpires in the younger leagues.  A motion was made, seconded, and approved to pay each umpire $25 and have two at each game.
• A question was asked if we had to play every Saturday.  The answer is yes.  In order to get every team ample playing time and still allow for cancelled games, we need to play every Saturday.
• D&D is being moved to an All-Star sponsor and Insurance Center is taking a 14U team.
• We are going to host the District Tournament next year so we need to make sure we keep that on our radar screen.
• There was a motion to allow the 16U to play up.  Since we do not have enough girls to make always field a  full team of the 18U, we need to allow the girls to play 18U ball when necessary. The decision was made to allow the coaches of those teams to decide whether or not the girls were allowed.
• The trailer need to be moved.  Jerry will ask Eddie if we can leave it at the fields.
• Susan brought up the idea that we need to give something back to the girls.  To maybe purchase a pitching machine for all of the teams to use.  The problem was that we have no secure place to store it.  Some of the Board members will try to find a reasonable price on one and let us know at the next meeting.  We will then decide whether or not to purchase.
• Susan also brought up the idea of having a shirt for sale in the concession stand that says New Bern Babe Ruth Girls Softball so people could advertise our existence.  She is going to get one designed and get pricing so we can offer them this season.
• There is a pitching/catching clinic on April 5th.  The cost is $10 per girl and the sessions are 9-12 and 1-4.  A flyer will go out to each coach.
• The next meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, March 9th at 6:30pm in the Trent Woods Town Hall.
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:25pm.

                                                                                                                                                                    Respectfully submitted,

                   Robin Ball, League Secretary