Roswell
Youth Baseball
Association
Board of Directors:
Matt Hoitsma, President
Jason Boles, Vice President
Jeff Schneider, Past President
Brian Smith, Treasurer
Geoff Smith, Secretary
League Vice Presidents:
Recreational Divisions
Geoff Fahnestock, 5&6
Kevin O’Neill, 7
Mitch Isaacs, 8
Mark Miserly, 9&10
Greg Anderson, 11&12
Joe Orr 13&14
Kevin Sasser 15-18
Select Divisions
Derrick McElroy, 9&10
Kenny Whitworth, 11&12
Board of Directors:
Travel Divisions
Gary Merrill
Steve Smith, President
Drew Gant, Vice President
Operations
Rich Novack, Past President
Steve Eppinger
Randy Kirk, Treasurer
Jonathan King, Secretary
Team Parent
Mary Jean Neely
League Vice Presidents:
Sponsorship/Fundraising
Brian McSherry
Recreational Divisions
Jeff Schneider, 5&6
At Large Members:
John Sackellares, 7
Rob Stowers
Ray Gladu, 8
Greg Barckhoff, 9&10
Umpires Zach Holladay 11&12
Jim Farmer
Open, 13&14
Steve Fox, 15-18
Roswell Recreation, Parks,
Select Divisions
Historic & Cultural Affairs
Drew Gant, 9&10
Department—Athletics:
Chris Massa, 11&12
Hembree Park Coordinator
Travel Divisions
Steven Malone
Jeff Johnston
Athletics Supervisors
Concessions
Jonathan
King
Open
Taylor Smith
The Roswell Youth Baseball Association (RYBA) acts as an advisory board to the City of Roswell Parks and Recreation department. This volunteer group, with the support of local businesses and families, raises money to keep participation fees low and improve the baseball experience for everyone. The following are some examples of what RYBA has funded in recent years:  player development clinics including pre‐season player clinics and the position focused pitcher/catcher clinic (Spring 2015)  Roswell Youth Coaches’ clinic for the Fall and Spring seasons  Rookie Clinics for 9&10 Recreation players  practice t‐shirts for each Recreation and Select team  umpire costs for all mid‐season Recreation baseball tournaments  one hour of free batting cage time to be used by all Recreation, Select, and Travel teams  field improvements including re‐surfacing of infields, widening of dugouts and bullpens, artificial game and bullpen mounds, protective screens, on‐deck circles, fence toppers, soft‐toss nets, dugout covers, cage mats and tarps, bat racks, dugout organizers, helmet shelves and many other enhancements.  re‐surfacing of Sweetapple Elementary, RAP #1 and Hembree Park #5 infields  new scoreboard at RAP#4 baseball field  15 new sets of catcher’s equipment for Spring 2015 season  2 Roswell umpires to attend the Southern Umpire Camp annually  on‐site, umpire supervision program  financial support of 12U travel baseball teams to attend the Cooperstown, New York Tournament  host and organize the “Roswell Day at the Braves” family celebration  scholarships for participants that can’t afford registration fees  additional umpires for the Semi‐final and Championship World Series Tournament games  drying agents for seven fields, thus minimizing game and practice cancellations  donation to Employee Appreciation lunch hosted by Roswell Recreation Commission  new flag pole and water fountains at Hembree Park  RYBA car magnets for each family  8 batting cages including all fields at Hembree Park as well as RAP # 3 & 4  500+ new batting helmets  New baseball bats for Recreational leagues  54 protective screens which encompassed every baseball field  initial order of belted baseball pants  participation in Youth Day parade Thanks for your support! RYBA Board Members Umpires
Jim Farmer
Communications
Phil Beatty
Roswell Recreation, Parks,
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