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Ceremonial First Pitch at Walsh Jesuit High School Game

April 17, 2012: Chad Crawford (father of OE 11U baseball player Clay Crawford) was honored at the Walsh Jesuit High School baseball game by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch against Akron Archbishop Hoban. Ohio Elite players were honored to stand next to the WJHS baseball team out on the field during the National Athem. Thank you again to Marcie Shorter for sharing the beautiful photos of a special moment.

OUR TEAM

Team Managers:

Alex Eckelman, Assistant Director of Professional Scouting, Cleveland Indians
Chris Kaczmar, Head Coach of Walsh Jesuit High School

Assistant Coach:

Josh Nice, Former Wofford College pitcher

This Ohio Elite U-11 Team is based in Northeast Ohio. During the season, the team will play their home games at Walsh Jesuit High School. The schedule will be primarily weekend tournaments from May through the end of July. There will be off season training, including fall, winter, and spring workouts.

For additional information, please contact Chris Kaczmar through the link below.

Chris Kaczmar

Head Coach of Walsh Jesuit High School

11U Ohio Elite Roster

Player Name	Number
Amendola, Jack	22
Caver, JT	2
Cavey, Breydan	24
Crawford, Clay	44
Csiszar, Haedyn	9
Feltner, Riley	14
Jackson, Isaiah	7
Kaczmar, Stanley	10
Levak, Robby	4
Lobek, Matt	25
Machamer, Jonathan	17
O'Donnell, Brendan	20
Snyder, Jake	11

Probable Tournament Schedule

Date	Tournament	Location
April 27-29	OSX/Team Sports Charity Tournament	Akron, OH
May 25-28	Dublin Memorial	Columbus, OH
June 8-10	Battle of the Border	Youngstown, OH
June 22-24	Littlest Heroes	Cleveland, OH
June 29-July 1	Mentor Firecracker	Mentor, OH
July 13-15	Kriska Tournament	Barberton, OH
July 20-25	Nations National Championship	North Ridgeville, OH

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Kris Amendola

For information or questions about this 11U website contact the above email link. Schedule changes updated on 5.8.2012.

Recent 11U Ohio Elite (Kaczmar) News

Ohio Elite Sweep North Coast Vipors

05/21/2012, 8:09am (EDT)

By Rich Amendola

Elite beat the heat in Sunday Doubleheader

Wellington, May 20:

Game #1:
After a 1 hour delay on a hot, sunny Sunday afternoon Ohio Elite won a hard
fought battle in Game 1. With OE leading 3-2 in the top of the 6th Clay Crawford
walked up to the plate. In a classic matchup against outstanding pitcher Mason
Montgomery, Crawford drilled a fastball deep into the gap between right and
center. The big fella took giant strides around the bases for a 2-run homer and
5-2 lead. He entered the dugout and was mobbed by 12 jubiliant teamates. The
Elite blew the game open in the 6th for a 10-2 final score. Pitching well for
the Navy and Sky Blue were Robby Levak, JT Caver, Brendan O' Donnell and Jake
Snyder. Snyder recorded 4 strikeouts in the last 2 innings as his nasty slider
was dancing off of the outside corner of the plate. Collecting two hits each
were Haedyn Csiszar, Clay Crawford and Jonathan Machamer.

Game #2:
Down 3-2 going into the last inning Ohio Elite erupted for 12 runs in the final
inning to win 14-5. Collecting multiple hits for The Elite were Jonathan
Machamer, Clay Crawford, and Brendan O' Donnell. Four pitchers held the Vipers
to 4 hits. Jonathan Machamer, Jack Amendola, Clay Crawford and Riley Feltner
threw the ball well.

Great Defense:
In the 1st inning in Game #1 the crowd witnessed 2 web gems. Breydan Cavey
fielded a hot smash deep in the hole at short and fired the ball to 1st as Riley
Feltner made a nice pick for the out at 1st. Cavey plays SS well beyond his
years as the play should be on Sportscenter. Also in that inning Matt Lobeck
charged a slow roller and made a beautiful cross body throw for the out. Stanley
Kaczmar extended his streak to 3 consecutive games of throwing out would be base
stealers. Kaczmar used his patented quick release to throw out a runner at 2nd
in the 2nd inning.

Sacrifice:
Ohio Elite continued to play unselfish baseball. Isaiah Jackson and Jack
Amendola both advanced runners in key situations.

Great Hitting:
The Elite pounded 25 hits in the doubleheader. Machamer(5 hits), Crawford(4 hits), Csiszar(3 hits) lead the way.

Key Defensive Plays Spark Win For Ohio Elite

05/19/2012, 4:26pm (EDT)

By Rich Amendola

Elite win 10-3 to remain undefeated at home

Cuyahoga Falls, May17: Ohio Elite used clutch defensive plays in the first four innings to halt rally’s on their way to a 10-3 victory over the Diamond Boys.

First Inning: Matt Lobeck gloved a scorching ground ball at the hot corner, got up from his knees and caught the runner between 2^nd and 3^rd for the key out.

2^nd Inning: With runners on 1^st and 3^rd the Diamond Boys tried to steal 2^nd. Stanley Kaczmar pump faked a throw to 2^nd base that would have made Drew Brees proud. The runner at 3^rd fell for the pump fake and Kaczmar

snapped a quick throw to 3^rd to get the runner.

4^th Inning: It looked like a sure double on a blast to right field that bounced off the wall. Jack Amendola played the carom and threw a bullet to 2^nd base to get the runner by 3 steps.

The key defensive plays kept the Diamond Boys in check until the Elite bats warmed up. The whole fierce Navy and Sky Blue line-up hit the ball well. The deep and talented Ohio Elite pitching staff finished the job. Jake Snyder, Riley Feltner, Matt Lobeck, Jonathan Machamer, JT Caver, Breydan Cavey and Robby Levak went 1 inning each and combined to give up only 3 runs.

With the win Ohio Elite 11U North move to 5-2 heading into a Doubleheader Sunday at North Coast Vipers.

Ohio Elite Win Home Opener

05/14/2012, 1:47pm (EDT)

By Rich Amendola

Mom’s treated to 22 runs, 16 hits for Mother’s Day

Cuyahoga Falls, May 13: It was a recipe with all the ingredients for a perfect day. Sunny blue sky. Check. Home Opener. Check. All of the wonderful, proud Mom’s in attendance. Check.

The Ohio Elite put on a hitting display for Mother’s Day as they crushed 16 hits and scored 22 runs vs. the Northeast Ohio Hurricane’s at Warrior Field. Leading the way for the Navy and Sky Blue were Haedyn Csiszar and Robby Levak. The two combined for 6 hits and 8 RBI in the decisive win.

With the win Ohio Elite North 11U improves to 4-2 on the season heading into their next game Thursday night vs. Diamond Boys at Warrior Field.