Dallas Tigers and Centerfield Academy would like to thank all the instructors from ASU and MLB who helped make this camp a great success!
Tim Spehr (Royals, Expos, Braves, Mets)
Arizona State Assistant Coach Mike Benjamin (Giants, Phillies, Red Sox, Pirates)
Arizona State Head Coach Tim Esmay
Dallas Tigers Vice President Linty Ingram (Tigers, Padres)
Seattle Mariners Manager Don Wakamatsu (Angels, Rangers, Athletics).
Blake Beavan who played his Dallas select baseball with the Dallas Tigers Baseball Club and was a 1st round pick in the 2007 MLB draft heads off the big league camp. Check out the video.
By now, our older guys are gearing up to start their high school season while our younger guys should be getting started with pratices. Scrimmages and first tournaments are just around the corner. Good luck to everyone.
Our college guys are kicking off their seasons too, and I wanted to share this photo that a dad sent me today from Sunday’s UT Alumni game. Below are former Dallas Tigers Curtis Thigpen (currently with the Oakland As) catching while Jonathan Walsh is hitting. Walsh is the third Tiger catcher that has played for UT in recent years (Thigpen-’01 Tigers, Preston Clark-’04 Tigers and Walsh-’09 Tigers). For me, it is awesome to watch Tigers of all ages still playing together.
Other big news came from Tusla with Dennis Bigley (Tigers ‘01) was inducted into the Oral Roberts Hall of Fame this last weekend. Dennis was drafted by the Blue Jays and played pro ball for several years. His younger brother Evan is currently playing in the Twins organization.
That’s news from our older guys, and now to our youngest guys. I want to welcome our newest Dallas Tigers team – our eight year olds! Think back to when each of you older guys were 8, playing coach pitch and just starting your baseball careers. Remember, these guys not only look up to you, but you set the standard for them to follow in your footsteps. Tigers, keep making us proud!
And what about the girls? I am also proud to announce that for the second year, we are welcoming the Dallas Tigers Softball Club-yes, girls! My neice, Sara Hernandez, is heading up the Tigers Softball Club. Sara is a graduate of UT-El Paso and is a four year letterman in softball and a two-year soccer letterman. We are excited and proud to have the girls join us.
But it’s not all about baseball. We are fortunate to be able to play select baseball and I expect every member of the Club to give back to our community. Along those lines, we are participating in a new service project with the softball club. See the details below about the service project and please make an effort to participate. Let’s turn out to help our servicemen and women!
Sincerely,
Tommy Hernandez, President
Dallas Tigers Baseball Club
We will be collecting gently used books and magazines to send them to American troops deployed overseas. The collection begins 2/1/2010 and concludes 2/21/2010. The magazine do not need to be current issues.
Many of our troops are serving far from home and living in facilities that provide few of the comforts of home. At the end of the duty day, the opportunity to escape into a good book or magazine is welcomed. Our service members make sacrifices every day for our country. It takes so little to let them know that we appreciate what they are doing for us. When you donate to Dallas Tigers Operation Paperback, you will let our troops know that you support them, and you have not forgotten them.
You can drop off boxes at 224 Cove, Coppell any time up until the deadline. THEN, later in the month we’ll go out to the airport to meet the troops when they come in. Watch your emails for the date and time. If you haven’t done this before, it is an amazing experience for kids and adults to show our troops we appreciate them.
