SLUGFEST 2018 was held May 5th. The weather fully cooperated as many SDLL sluggers arrived at Herndon Park throughout the day to take aim for the fences. And all the slugging made for some hungry SDLLers! A special thanks to Charlie Farris and his Jersey Mike’s at Falconbridge team for feeding the sluggers and their fans well. Better yet, why not stop by their Falconbridge location at Hwy 54 and Farrington Road, grab a sub and tell them thanks for supporting SDLL!
The SDLL players raised a record breaking $33,238 dollars for SlugFest 2018. We are extremely proud of the players and their commitment to their little league as well as humbled by the generosity of the South Durham Little League community and its fans. Many thanks to all for this fundraising grand slam!
Slugfest Slugging Winners
Champions: Majors - Miles Newsome (Dodgers), AAA - Peyton Kozink (Dodgers), AA - Anthony Landano (Pirates), A - Max Przybycien (Red Sox), Rookie – Michael Ferrell (Angels)
2nd Place: Majors – Caden Watson (Mets), AAA – Kaden VanDine (Tigers), AA - Benjamin Bernard (Dodgers), A - Alex Desrosiers (Red Sox), Rookie - Cooper Bullough (Cubs)
3rd Place: Majors – Alex Mooring (Yankees), AAA – Peter Hoffan (Red Sox), Jakub Mudd & Will Pavlicek (Athletics), AA – Dalton Burgin (Dodgers), A – Jonathan Bullough (Giants), Rookie – Brady Hoots (Orioles) & Samuel Thomas (Dodgers)
Jersey Mike's Dinger Club: CW Hollenbeck & Miles Newsome (Dodgers), Dylan Ohlendorf & Caden Watson (Mets), Gabriel Ferrell (Phillies), Max Boyett (Braves), Alex Mooring (Yankees),
Ian Bailey (Orioles)
Slugfest Fundraising Winners
Team goal ($1000+) Achieved: Dodgers (Rookie, Coach Philip Holmes), Cubs (Rookie, Coach Pete Sullivan), Rockies (A, Coach Keith Marciniak), Red Sox (A, Coach Jason Cope), Royals (AA, Coach Ryan Kelly), Phillies (AA, Coach Tim McGeary), Diamondbacks (AA, Coach Jamie Clegg), Athletics (AAA, Coach Kenny Maloney), Red Sox (AAA, Coach Mike Prince), Tigers (AAA, Coach Lamont Cannon), Dodgers (AAA, Coach Danny Kozink), Braves (Majors, Coach Leo Fitzsimmons), Orioles (Majors, Coach Steve Reed), Dodgers (Majors, Coach Scott Hollenbeck), Mets (Majors, Coach Mike Masinick), Rays (Majors, Coach Tom Hickey), Yankees (Majors, Coach Bob Cole), Phillies (Majors, Coach Randy Budzinski)
T-Ball Team Goal ($200+) Achieved: Diamondbacks (Coach Eric Sturkie), Red Sox (Coach Matt Cavender), Rays (Coach Bobbi Jo Mofield), Pirates (Coach Stephen Zapotoczny)
Teams with 100% Participation: Diamondbacks (T-Ball, Coach Eric Sturkie), Red Sox (A, Coach Jason Cope), Diamondbacks (AA, Coach Jamie Clegg), Tigers (AAA, Coach Lamont Cannon), Dodgers (AAA, Coach Danny Kozink), Yankees (Majors, Coach Bob Cole), Phillies (Majors - Coach Randy Budzinski)
Team raising the most money: Phillies (Majors, Coach Randy Budzinski)
Top 15 Fundraisers for SlugFest (Durham Bulls Field of Dreams Team): William Enloe (Rookie - Cubs), Charlie Stepanek (Rookie – Dodgers), Hudson Zoubek & Hudson Kelly (AA – Royals), Bodhi Chapman (AA – Phillies), Anthony Landano (AA – Diamondbacks), Wesley Martin (AAA – Athletics), Conner Winstead (AAA – Dodgers), Frankie Gilcrest (AAA – Tigers), CW Hollenbeck (Majors – LA Dodgers), Jack Brodeur (Majors – LA Angels), Jack Bolte & Parker Zoubek (Majors – Phillies), Sam & Will Ekstrand (Majors – Braves)
Top 3 Fundraisers for SlugFest T-Ball Teams (Durham Bulls Running of the Bulls Teams): Diamondbacks (Coach Eric Sturkie), Rays (Coach Bobbi Jo Mofield), Pirates (Coach Stephen Zapotoczny)
Winners of the 105 SlugFest Raffle Prizes: Please Click HERE!
All SDLL SlugFest Raffle Prize Winners will receive their winning prize in the next couple of weeks from their team parent and/or coach. All SDLL SlugFest Slugging Winners will receive their trophy during the End of Season Tournament Championship Game.
Finally, we wanted to remind everyone SDLL Family Night is Friday May 18th at Herndon Park. At 5:45PM and 7:30PM, the Majors teams will take the fields for some Friday night baseball. The event will feature team introductions, free chicken fingers and chips from PDQ, free subs from Jersey Mike’s at Southpoint and Loco Pops will be onsite selling their delicious treats. The concession stand will be open for beverages and snacks too. Please come on out to cheer on the Majors players, especially the many league age 12 players who will be playing their final regular season little league game and spend some time with the SDLL community.
Congratulations to all, and thanks again! #GOSDLL