Thanks to everyone who came along to our hastily re-arranged venue on Saturday for a great party.
The evening started off with the AGM. The key points from the committee were:
We qualified one team from our club to the play-offs at each level we play at - A, AA and AAA;
We are financially stable and have paid off the debts incurred the season before to bring Flood Field up to standard;
We hope to start planning on a third field and to be able to host a tournament in the near future;
There will be no increase in membership fees next season;
Next season, all our games will have to be umpired by a qualified official (level 6 or above). The BBF will be able to assign some, but we will have to rely on club members for many games. We are looking to host a training event, but would encouraged all members to put themselves forward for training. If you umpire a Richmond game, you will get £20 reimbursement of your membership fee per game;
We need to seek more funds to start new projects. So please look to see if your employer has charitable funding streams that we can bid for.
Those members of the committee who were re-standing were all re-elected. In addition, we welcome the following new committee members:
Secretary - Brett Johnston
Youth - Aided Herrera and Addie Sinha
Social Media - Addie Sinha
Thanks for joining.
In addition, there are a couple of committee spaces still vacant:
Equipment
Field Maintenance Deputy
Our club relies on volunteers and the more we have, the more the work is spread out. So if you have a few hours per month to step forward and help the club out, please get in touch.
Awards
Each team manager presented the awards for the outstanding players on their teams this season. They were:
Dukes (A)
Cy Young Award (best pitcher): Oscar Dalrymple
Gold Glove Award (best fielder): Addie Sinha
Silver Slugger Award (best hitter): James Guerra
Players Player of the Year: Alex Folkes
Most Valuable Player: Matt Elmore and Alvin Michael
Barons (A)
Cy Young Award (best pitcher): Leon Bradford
Gold Glove Award (best fielder): Brady Barrow
Silver Slugger Award (best hitter): Justin Shoulson
Players Player of the Year: Cameron Widrig
Most Valuable Player: Justin Shoulson
Knights (AA)
Cy Young Award (best pitcher): Per Nilsson Eklof
Gold Glove Award (best fielder): David Golub
Silver Slugger Award (best hitter): Sam Hofbeck
Players Player of the Year: SJ Choi
Most Valuable Player: David Golub
Dragons (AA)
Cy Young Award (best pitcher): Yasu Minnow
Gold Glove Award (best fielder): Tomo Sohara
Silver Slugger Award (best hitter): Jack Sennett
Players Player of the Year: Jorge Arocho
Most Valuable Player: Yasu Minowa
Roebucks (AAA)
Cy Young Award (best pitcher): Luis Ramey
Gold Glove Award (best fielder): Jesus Pestana
Silver Slugger Award (best hitter): Dany Bueno
Players Player of the Year: Jorge Arocho (winning the same awards for two teams!)
Most Valuable Player: Jonny Guevara
In addition, the club makes three club-wide awards:
Rookie of the Year: Oscar Dalrymple
Most Improved Player: Cam Esmond
Connare Award (for outstanding contribution to the club as a whole): Alex Folkes
Congratulations to the winners!

