CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield American Legion Post 6 baseball team will open the 2007 season with non-league home games against Marion Center today at 2:30 and Penns Valley Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bison Sports Complex.
Manager Sid Lansberry\’s Chiefs begin Jefferson County League play on May 28 at home against Punxsutawney.
Curwensville, DuBois, Reynoldsville and Brookville are the other teams in the league.
Highlighting the schedule are the Bellefonte Bandits Tournament home games June 22-23-24 and the Chiefs\’ Invitational on June 30 and July 1.
The week-long Jefferson County League Playoffs will begin July 19.
Lansberry is assisted by coaches Donnie Shimmel and Jerry Linsenbigler.
The Chiefs\’ roster:
Wil Bacharach, c; Chris Barr, of; Alex Billotte, of; Corey Bookhamer, 1b-p; Jarrin Campman, if; Derek Danver, if; Brandon Evans, p-c; Drew Hipps, p-of; Justin Hoffman, of; Adam Jury ss-p, Kyle Kline 3b; Michael Moyer p-1b; Josh Rippey, c; David Ryan, of; Aaron Sayers, of; Tanner St. Clair, of; David Welker, of; James Zimmerman, if-p.
The schedule, with game times in parentheses:
May
19 – MARION CENTER (2:30); 20 – PENNS VALLEY (2); 26 – BELLEFONTE (2); 28 – PUNXSUTAWNEY* (5); 31 – at DuBois* (6).
June
2 – at Reynoldsville* (5:30); 5 – CURWENSVILLE* (6); 7 – at Brookville* (6); 10 – at Punxsutawney* (2); 12 – DUBOIS* (6); 14 – REYNOLDSVILLE* (6); 18 – at Curwensville* (6); 20 – BROOKVILLE* (6); 22-23-24 BELLEFONTE BANDITS TOURNAMENT; 26 – PUNXSUTAWNEY* (6); 27 – at DuBois* (6); 30 – CLEARFIELD CHIEFS INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT.
July
1 – CLEARFIELD CHIEFS INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT; 2 – at Reynoldsville* (6); 5 – CURWENSVILLE* (6); 8 – at Brookville* (8); 9 – at Punxsutawney* (8); 11 – DUBOIS* (6); 14 – REYNOLDSVILLE* (5); 16 – at Curwensville* (6).
* – Jefferson County League Games