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Home My WebLink About19-Mayor's Office . C., OF SAN BERNARIWIO - REQ~T FOR COUNCIL A.ION From: Mayor Evlyn Wilcox Subject: San Bernardino Lite All Stars Request for Funding - $8,040 Dept: Mayor's Office Date: July g, 1985 Synopsis of Previous Council action: Funding has been given in past years in various amounts and through various methods. Recommended motion: 1. That the San Bernardino Lite All Stars request for funding of $8,040 be approved, with the source of funding to be determined. or 2. That the, request from the San Bernardino Lite All Stars for funding be referred to ~!ays & Means for further evaluation and recommendation. i~-y)&.f Signature Contact person: Mayor Evlyn Wilcox Phone: 5203 - 5204 Supporting lIata attached: Yes Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: $8 ,040 Sou rce: Finance: Council Notes: 75-0262 If, Agenda Item No. / . i.i.;";';",'.~ll~';;',."':'" .','Ie.,:,"'; u" ",-, "'--':~'-,",-,:...L~~,-....,::..::~, _.. .,' ,-'-"..:. '._', .'~,C"':""_,"",'_'_'_ . . cfPy OF SAN BERNAR&O - REQ~ST FOR COUNCIL A810N STAFF REPORT See attached items: 1. Letter from San Bernardino Stars Softball Association dated July 8, 1985. (From Joe Baca, General Manager). 2. State and National participation budget. 75-0264 ","',-" . . . . . . SAN BERNARDINO STARS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION .150 NORTH MAGNOLIA AVE, IJALTO, CALIFORNIA 92376 Mayor and Common Council City of San Bernardino 300 North "D" Street San Bernardino, CA 92418 July 8, 1985 Dear Mayor Wilcox and Common Council On behalf of the San Bernardino Lite All Stars we would like to request your support and and contribution for the only men's major fastpitch softball team representing San Bernardino in State and National competition. The San Bernardino Lite All Stars have served as an excellent Ambassador of Good Will in promoting and enhancing the image and reputation of the All American City of San Bernardino. They have received excellent media coverage at both national and local level. See attach materials. The team is curr~ntly recognized as one of the premier teams in the country. In 1984 the San Bernardino Lite All Stars had a very successful season. The team qualified for two of the most prestigious World Tournaments. The International Softball Congress World Tournament, which was held in Allentown, Pennsylvania and the Amateur Softball Association of America Men's Major Fastpitch National Championship in St. Joseph, Missouri, where the team finished in seventh place. The San Bernardino Lite All Stars are currently rated as one of the best twenty major open fastpitch softball teams in the country. The team has its sights set once again on reaching the two most prestigious fastpitch tournaments in the country for the second consecutive year: the International Softball Congress World Tournament set for August 9-18 in Kimberly, Wise., and the Amateur Softball Association Men' Major National scheduled September 6-15 in Salt Lake Ci ty, Utah. We therefore ask for your support and contribution in the amount of $8,040 to help defray the cost for the San Bernardino Lite All Stars expenses for the two Major Worl d Tournaments. See attach budget. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 714-865-6324 or 714-875-4940. after 6 p.m. We look forward to your immediate and favorable response. Si ncerely 9<, /6"a,,,<>-., Joe Baca General Manager I" . . . . '-"-..-"'~"'~"""-;~--"~~"-, Air Flight Rooms Vall Rental Gas . . . SAN BERNARDINO STARS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION 1150 NOITH, MAGNOLIA AVE. IJALTO, CALIFORNIA 92376 SAN bERl,ARDINO LITE ALL S~ARS 1985 IiiTEb,",,,,nOllilL SOF1'BALL CONGfu:;SS.lORLD CH....EHCESHH KIl-:EELLY, \iISC CNSIN AUGUST 9-18,1985 HuGE'I 29~ x 16 plnyers = :';L6L:l.00 L0.~0 x 9 Rooms x 10 days = ~360().00 350 x 2 Vans x 2 weeks = '"1/.00.')(') 1.50 fer 2 weeks = I' L50.00 = ~' 300.0g 'Iotal $"10,39a.00 Isr Entry fee 300.10 . . . . . . SAN BERNARDINO STARS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION 1850 NORTH MAGNOLIA AVE. IIALTO. CALIFORNIA 92376 SAN BERNARDINO LITE ALL STAFS 1985 AJ.',A1EL'R SOF1EALL ASSOCIATION J.:EIIj"S J.'AJOR NATIONAL C'HAHFIrrSHIP Van Rental "ir Flight Gas SALT LAKE ('I'IT, U'!AH E,[DGE': :,'. 1'1.. (-,-:- 21.0 x 16 players = $3840 350 x 2 Vans x 2 weeks = ;',11.00 1.50 for 2 weeks = t 1.50 Total C5690 ;'" . . . . With rene!Jed ba~king, S.B. All-Stars get going on a roll By JIM LONG SuI'! Sport5 Writer In the world of fastpitch softball, sponsors are precious, With good backing, a team can go a long way toward success, Back In 1983, a team then known as the San Bernardino Budweiser All-Stars enjoyed more success than nearly any other team in San Bernardino County, The Stars' reputation seemed to ' be rising, But late that year, potential di, saster struck, Budweiser with- drew sponsorship of the San Ber- nardino-based fastpitch softball team founded in 1979 by Joe Baca of Rialto, who's also known in the communit\' as a trustee for the San Bermirdino Community Col- lege District. Two years later, however, the team has a new sponsor in Miller Lite beer and a 3+19 record, The San Bernardino Lite All-Stars, as they are now known, have their sights set on reaching the two most prestigious fast pitch tourna, ments in the country for the sec- ond consecutive year: the Interna- tional Softball Congress World Tournament set for August 9-18 in Kimberly, Wisc" and tbe Ameri- can Softball Association Men's Na, tionals scbeduled Sept, ~15 in Salt Lake Cit\', Tbe Stars bave already won two tourneys and were second- place finishers in two more, They've had an lJ-game winning streak and their two ace pitcbers - a pair of New Zealanders named Glenn Davis (17-61 and Dave Lowe (12-8) - bave each re- corded a no-hitter, Lowe's was a perfect game, the first in club bis, tory, "When Budweiser witbdrew its sponsorsbip:' Baca said, "all the guys who were playing for me said 'I'm not going to play if tbere's no sponsor: I put in an ad in The Sun asking any player in, terested in playing for tbe Stars to come and tryout. It was tbe best tbing tbat bappened, Tbat's bow we got tbe rigbt cbemistry," Baca, wbo plays catcher and infielder, and tbree others stayed: Catcher-first baseman V oyo Cruz, designated bitter Frank Jimenez and pitcher Jim Knott (5-5), Every- body else split, What the Stars got in return is a tightly knIt team, "I think tbat cohesiveness witb that unit is like a chain," said Joe Baca , team founder Baca, "Vou keep tbe cbain togetb- er and you play better, "Our team bas the attitude tbat we can step on tbe field and com- pete against anyone, We don't rely on one player to pull our team, Man,for,man, some teamsbave better ballplayers tban we do, but tbey aren't a better unit." Tbe unit Is comprised entirely of San Bernardino residents, witb the exception of rigbt fielder Pat Dominguez, wbo makes bis borne in Barstow, The 14-man squad, plus Zane Smitb, manager for tbe past three years, come from all walks of life, Jimenez, wbo along with Baca is tbe only remaining member of tbe original 1979 Stars, leads the team witb a ,418 batting average, Cruz leads tbe club in runs batted witb 34, But tbe story on tbis team, say Baca and Jimenez, are Davis and Lowe, "A lot of pitcbers are coming from New Zealand, but there are only a few that'll get you some- wbere:' said Jimenez, "We bave two of the best rigbt now," "Tbe players feel real confi- dent bebind the pitcbers we do have," said Baca, "Everyone's pretty excited about the way things are going:' Aid Davis, "It (the team) runs pret- ty confident wltb guys wbo've Dever felt like that before," Tbe presence of Da vis and Lowe are part of a trend among United States fastpltcb softball teams to Import pitcbers from New Zealand, where kids start tbrowing in fast pitch as early as age 7, Americans, who often are scbooled in bardball, don't get into softball until their late teens or early 20's, Here the New Zealand pitch, ers, witb their veteran skills. can command high salaries, Jimenez noted a pitcber in Lancaster who "earns ~,OOO a year, , , just sits in an office working a little calcula, tor," "The money gets the pitching," Jimenez added, "Tbat's where it starts, If we could get a good spon' sor ' , , we could be one of the to~ competitors in the nation, We're rated 20th in the country right now," Lite beer basically puts up money for the team to bold a fund-raising tournament, Thl' club must raise tbe rest, Lowe and Davis, tbe Stars' aces, were guaranteed transporta' tion from tbeir bomeland. a job, transportation in the States and bousing, "Tbat's quite enough," said Lowe, wbo's in bis second \'ear playing for tbe Stars, "Vou've got to start somewbere, I'm quite bap, py with tbe way tbings are going," Having another quality' pitcher like Davis around bas belped Lowe, "It's wbat I call bealthy compo, tition witbin the team, If you'vo got someone to compare youself with on the team. it belps you do better, I'm sure Glenn feels the same way," Shortstop Paul Iverson, who joined tbe Stars tbis year, bi> belped as mucb as tbe pitcbers in his own way, "He's the catalvst wbo turnt'd our wbole ballchib around this year," Aid Baca, "We needed a quality sbortstop, He not only pro, vided defense, be provided of, fense as well," All the Stars need now to equal the level of success tbey attained in 1984 Is to reacb the ISC and ASA tourneys, To qualify for the ISC event, tbe Stars must win a State tourna, ment being beld July 19-21 at Jot' Rogers Park in Long Beacb, To reacb the ASA event, they could eitber win a Pacific Regional tour, ney, scbeduled July 13 at their borne field, Encanto Field in Sa" Bernardino, or win a state tourna, ment in Lakewood on July 14, t... \~_......-....._7~_ .J