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The Quaker Riversharks

[4/9/04] -We are excited to announce the roster and schedule for the Quaker Riversharks ­ a fastball team from Pennsylvania. My name is Bob Nydick and I am the sponsor and General Manager of the Quaker Riversharks. The first team that I organized participated in the ASA C National Championship in 1996. From 1997 through 2001 we played in the NAFA A or AA World Series ­ rarely finishing with a winner record. During the winter after the 2001 season, about 10 players from the old Blue Mountain View (ASA A) team joined the Quaker team. The 2002 season proved to be the turning point, as we finished in 5th place in the NAFA A World Series and 3rd place in the NSA World Series. During the next winter, the All Seasons (Major) team folded, and we picked up several of their players. The Quaker Riversharks continued their success in 2003, compiling a 58 and 14 record, while finishing in second place in the NAFA AA World Series and fourth place in the NAFA AAA World Series.

During the winter of 2003, the CanAm Windmillers (Major) were having
financial difficulties and the remains of their team merged with ours.
We are now poised to be considered a true major team as our sites are set on participating in the ISC World Tournament in Fargo and the NAFA AAA World Series in Hutchinson.

Our complete schedule can be found on our website ­
www.quakerriversharks.com; however, the schedule has the following
highlights.

First, we will participate in the Mid-Atlantic Travel League (5/14-5/16
­ Lebanon, PA, 6/18-6/20 ­ Lyons, PA, and 7/9-7/11 ­ Lebanon, PA).

We will also venture to Wheaton, MD to play in the Hall of Fame Classic from 4/30-5/2.

In June, we will be in Washington, DC to play in the FedLock Invitational. 

The weekend of July 16-18, we will travel to Orillia, Ontario to play
against some of the top teams in North America in the Casino Rama World Series.

We also plan to play in the Pennsylvania Invitational Tournament in
Lyons, PA on the weekend of 7/30-8/1.

We hope to finish our year by playing in the ISC World Tournament in
Fargo from 8/13-8/21 and the NAFA AAA World Series in Hutchinson, KS from 8/26-8/28.

Our final tournament will take us to Elkland, PA on 9/3-9/6 for the
Elkland Labor Day Tournament.

This is a challenging schedule, yet all of our guys are up for the
challenge.

Our complete roster includes the following coaches and players. As you can see, we are attempting to blend youth and experience by havin a team with solid pitching and defense.

Bob Nydick ­ GM and 2B ­ 29 years experience
Walt Evans ­ Coach, 1B ­ 17 years (Blue Mountain, DC Tire, All Seasons)
Chip Savini ­ Coach ­ 42 years (DC Tire, Windmillers)
Joe Roslin ­ Bench Coach ­ 20 years (DC Tire, Windmillers)
Reno Lato ­ P ­ 15 years (Sunners, DC Tire, All Seasons, Windmillers)
Jason Smith ­ P ­ 10 years (J&J Excavating, Windmillers)
Mike Smith ­ P, Utl ­ 20 years (Sunners, DC Tire, All Seasons, Windmillers)
Chad Oechsle ­ C ­ 10 years (All Seasons)
Steve Stires ­ C ­ 20 years (DC Tires, Windmillers)
Derek Fulk ­ 1B ­ 13 years (Blue Mountain)
Todd Moyer ­ 1B, DH ­ 16 years (Longacres)
Paul Batt ­ 2B, SS ­ 7 years
Matt Daley ­ SS, 2B ­ 25 years (DC Tire, Windmillers)
Derek Zechman ­ SS ­ 8 years (PA Power)
Todd Evans ­ 3B ­ 16 years (Blue Mountain)
Gary Cooke ­ DH, Utl ­ 20 years (Ashland Merchants, DC Tires, Heflin)
Steve Moore ­ Utl ­ 6 years (Sunners, Windmillers)
Johnny Hurst ­ OF ­ 5 years (Windmillers)
Mike Rohrer ­ OF ­ 14 years (Blue Mountain, All Seasons)
John Stinner ­ OF, DH ­ 22 years (Patriots, Sunners, Apple Auto, DC Tire)
Bob Wengert ­ OF ­ 12 years (Blue Mountain, DC Tire, All Seasons)

 
Thank you,

Bob Nydick
Sponsor and General Manager
Mailto:robert.nydick@villanova.edu