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9th Annual Ukraine Little League Baseball Championships

Dates: June 4 - 8, 2008 Site: Illichivsk, Ukraine

Results below -
Ukraine Little League Baseball First Annual Pitch, Hit and Run Competition

Lead Sponsor:
Hertz - Ukraine , Auto Rental Company

Children:
Seven all - star teams from eight Little Leagues. 71 children, including 5 girls (most ever) and 8 orphans playing on the Donetsk all - star team.

Game Directors:
Basil P. Tarasko, District Administrator of the Little Leagues in Ukraine (USA)Vitaliy Lizogubenko, Assistant DA and Baseball Developer for the Ministry of Sports ( Ukraine)

June 5 results:

Game 1: Kyiv LL 24 - Donetsk LL 4
Game 2: Symferopil LL 12 - Illichivsk LL 6
Game 3: Kirovograd LL 21 - Altynivska LL 0


PM activities: Pitching Accuracy contest


June 6 results:

Game 4: Rivne LL 17 - Donetsk LL 0
Game 5: Kirovograd LL 10 - Symferopil LL 0
Game 6: Illichivsk LL 16 - Altynivska LL 6


PM activities: Running against the clock competition


June 7 results:

Game 7: Kyiv LL 13 - Rivne LL 5
Game 8: Symeferopil LL 23 - Altynivska LL 7
Game 9: Kirovograd LL 19 - Illichivsk LL 1


PM activities: Lunch donated by the Lions Club of Odessa. Lottery conducted for the children. each child choose their own prize. Sponsor Little League Baseball INC and Basil P. Tarasko.


June 8 results:

Game 10: Rivne 11 - Symferopil LL 0, Rivne LL finishes in 3rd place.
Game 11: Kirovograd LL 10 - Kyiv LL 0.

Kyiv LL finishes in 2nd place.
Kirovograd LL wins the 9th annual Ukraine LL Baseball Championships. Congratulations.


PM activities: Closing ceremonies and souvenirs for all kids. Ice cream and lunch provided by the Lions Club of Odessa and Basil P. Tarasko.


Kirovograd LL will now represent Ukraine at the European LL Regional Championships in Kutno, Poland July 31 - August 8, 2008.


Hertz - Ukraine, Auto - Rental will pick up the costs of transportation to Poland and back for our young team and their coaches. Thank you Mr. Robert Speelman and Ms. Alla Chenier, General Manager for your support.


Sponsors of the 9th Annual Ukraine LL Baseball Championships:


Lead Sponsor:


Hertz - Ukraine, Auto -Rental Company (Ukraine)


Other sponsors:

1. Ministry of Sports of Ukraine
2. Self Reliance (NY) Federal Credit Union (USA)

3. Little League Baseball INC (USA)
4. Lions Club of Odessa (Ukraine)
5. Liddle Family, (Texas, USA)
6. Basil P. Tarasko (USA)


**From the bottom of my heart, thank you for helping me help the children of Ukraine
Basil P. Tarasko


First Annual Ukraine Little League Pitch - Hit - Run Competition 2008
(for 11 and 12 year old children competing at the Ukraine LL Baseball Championships)


June 5, 2008:

Pitching Accuracy Contest. Six throws for each child at a target.

Individual results:

1. Molotov, Illiy. Illichivsk LL, 300 pts
2. Lyakhovetsky, Mykola. Kirovograd LL, 225 pts.
3. Boyko, Konstantyn. Kirovograd LL, 225 pts
4. Peckshev, Denys. Nove Celo LL, 225 pts.
5. Somov, Oleksiy. Kyiv LL, 225 pts.

Team results:

1. Kirovograd LL, 975 pts.
2. Illichivsk LL, 800 pts.
3. Altynivska LL, 750 pts.
4. Symferopil LL, 725 pts.
5. Kyiv LL, 535 pts.
6. Rivne LL, 525 pts.
7. Donetsk LL, 485 pts.

June 6:
Running 160 feet touching 2nd, 3rd base and Home against the clock

Individual results:

1. Babych, Illaya, Kyiv LL. 8.09 seconds, 341 pts.
2. Karpunin, Olexiy, Kirovograd LL. 8.17 sec, 333 pts.
3. Kraytiuk, Anastasia, Rivne LL. 8.19 sec, 331 pts
4. Vasilkiv, Vadym, Kyiv LL. 8.21 sec, 329 pts.
5. Marchenko, Dmytro, Kyiv LL. 8.24 sec, 326 pts.

Team results:

1. Kyiv LL, 1641 pts.
2. Kirovograd LL, 1528 pts.
3. Altrynivska LL, 1479 pts.
4. Riven LL, 1399 pts.
5. Symferopil LL, 1322 pts.
6. Donetsk LL, 879 pts.
7. Illichivsk LL, 451 pts.

2008 Overall combined team results:

1.Kirovograd LL, 2503 pts.
2. Altynivska LL. 2229 pts.
3. Kyiv LL, 2126 pts
4. Symferopil LL, 2057 pts.
5. Rivne LL, 1924 pts.
6. Donetsk LL, 1364 pts.
7. Illichivsk LL, 1251 pts.

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