D-R-S League looks at revamping playoffs
The Dakota-Rice-Scott Baseball League held its winter meeting Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Brewster’s in Veseli.
All officers were re-elected. They are Jerry Walerius - president, Chris Hertaustreasurer and Sean O’Neillsecretary. Mike Sticha was reappointed as webmaster and player contract manager.
Three divisions were set for the 2014 season.
They are:
Red: New Market, Lonsdale, Faribault, Webster and Elko (Class B) White: St. Patrick, Prior Lake, Montgomery and Veseli Blue: St. Benedict, New Prague, Union Hill and Shakopee
Divisional VP’s are: Red – Todd Bergstrom; White – Johnny Johnson; Blue – Jerry Plambeck.
The league will again have a 23-game schedule beginning Sunday, April 27, and concluding Sunday, July 20. Regions need to be finished by August 10. State tournament begins August 15.
League rosters, league meeting minutes and other league information including schedules and results will again be posted on the league web site. Mike Sticha, GM of the St. Patrick Irish, will maintain the web site. He encourages teams to submit team fundraising events and other info for posting.
A discussion was held on the manager ejection policy for the DRS league. Policy reviewed, discussed and it was decided that no changes would be made at this time. There was an open discussion regarding the setup of the league and regional playoffs and draft. No decisions were made, but all agreed to set it up better than last year to maximize the draft value, attendance and overall interest for all teams in the post season.
The All-Star game vs. the River Valley League will be held in Gaylord on July 11.
