February 7, 2012
On Saturday, April 30, 2011, at the corner of Riverside Avenue and Intervale Road in Burlington, the current location of Charlebois Truck Parts, the Friends of U.V.M. Baseball held a dedication ceremony for the following State of Vermont historical marker:
ATHLETIC PARK
Located on the streetcar line between Burlington and Winooski, Athletic Park was the home of the University of Vermont's baseball and football teams and track-and-field events from 1887 until Centennial Field opened in 1906. It was also where Burlington's baseball team in the first Northern League played from 1901 to 1906. Among the baseball players who graced its diamond were future major leaguers Bert Abbey, Arlie Pond, Ed Reulbach, Jean Dubuc, Ray Collins, Larry Gardner, and Eddie Collins, and Negro stars such as Frank Grant, George Stovey, and William Clarence Matthews.
The weather was glorious, a home plate and bases were laid out at their approximate locations, and more than 100 people enjoyed a cookout in "foul territory" to the accompaniment of period music. Local baseball historian and artist Dick Leyden presented photos, diagrams, and his artistic portrayals of what Athletic Park looked like, and Tom Simon, author of The Wonder Team in the White City, talked about the 1893 U.V.M. team and its experience at the first College World Series. The day's events were capped off by the unveiling of the marker, which was performed by several descendants of Bert Abbey, the "Father of U.V.M. Baseball."
2011 UVM CLUB BASEBALL ROSTER
| 5 |
Johnny Benjamin (SR) |
Orlando, FL |
| 17 |
Chris Bernard (FR) |
Corning, NY |
| 15 |
Steve Blout (SO) |
Duxbury, MA |
| 12 |
Tim Daley (SR) |
Bedford, NH |
| 20 |
Drew DeLaricheliere (FR) |
St. Albans, VT |
| 29 |
Dave DiMarco (FR) |
Madison, CT |
| 27 |
Joe Dippel (SR) |
East Granby |
| 34 |
Miles Ellis (SR) |
South Royalton, VT |
| 30 |
Austin Fay (JR) |
South Burlington, VT |
| 26 |
Ricky Gallucci (JR) |
Newton, CT |
| 14 |
Brendan Hackett (FR) |
Bellows Falls, VT |
| 28 |
Chris Kenseth (FR) |
Montpelier, VT |
| 33 |
Dylan McLean (SR) |
South Burlington, VT |
| 7 |
Sean Moran (JR) |
Wilmette, IL |
| 13 |
Alex Morsch (FR) |
Ridgewood, NJ |
| 8 |
Sean O'Neil (JR) |
South Kingston, RI |
| 35 |
Marc Rossi (SO) |
Upper Saddle River, NJ |
| 31 |
Dave Seeber (SO) |
Stratford, CT |
| 24 |
Kyle Trebour (JR) |
Chatham, NJ |
COACHES:
| Jim Carter |
Windsor, VT |
| Ken Freeman |
Middlebury, VT |
| John Luter |
Brunswick, ME |
| Dan Maldonado |
South Burlington, VT |
A concerned group from the UVM community have met and formed a committee to show their passion and and interest in baseball at the University.Their goals and objectives are:
- To support the UVM club team as it plays its initial season this fall in the New England Club Baseball Association (NECBA)
- To support the return of high school baseball state championships to Centennial Field for the 2011 games.
- To keep baseball in the state of Vermont in the public forefront.
- To inform alumni, former players, parents and the university community of developments in bringing Division 1 baseball back to UVM.
This committee intends to work with the Athletic Administration to achieve these goals. This group called, "Friends of UVM Baseball" will be meeting on a regular basis and is looking for interested folks to sign on and express ideas and suggestions to the group.
Members of the committee include:
Bruce Bosley, Jim Carter, Darren Cassani, Barry Chamberland, Jeff Davis, Barry Doolan, Rick Farnham, Jeff Greene, Ed Hockenbury, Kyle Scanlon, Tom Simon, MikeTalbot, Steve Williams
The University of Vermont Club Baseball team in its' inaugural season in the New England Club Baseball Association League completed an undefeated season, going 12-0 and outscoring opponents 112-22. UVM was crowned NECBA champions on October 24th after defeating Boston University 9-6 in the championship game. With the victory, Vermont became the first club team to ever record an undefeated season in the NECBA, a 16 team league featuring New England universities. The 2010 UVM club team was comprised of 20 players, seven of which were Vermonters. The squad was coached by Don Picard and Jim Carter. Stay tuned for more information regarding the 2011 fall season.
For more information on the club team click here. |
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