El Monte National Little League Season Try-Outs for 2016

February 6th, 2016 in El Monte marks the beginning of Little League season. Young athletes from all over El Monte converge on Lambert Park for the El Monte National Little League try-outs. All ages arrived, from T-Ball, AAA, Minors, Majors and Juniors to have a chance to be picked for a team. For those that can remember El Monte National Little League has been an anchor of the community, standing the test of time and politics to emerge as a central hub for our children’s baseball dreams.

Many familiar faces have returned this year and many have moved up in rank & file. Degas Peters, Julian Velasquez and Manuel Montelongo are returning after playing in the AAA Pirates under the tutelage and coaching of Coach Irvin Gaona and Manager Yuri Montelongo with returning Team Mom, Marivel Guerra-Peters. This season will mark a strong year for the Minor Pirates, strong hitters, solid catchers, and jack rabbit runners.

This season try-outs showed so much talent, with returning players to ones who never wore a glove. Returning player Lucas Rubalcava had his game on dialed in and will be a driving force to contend with. Anthony Velasco, returning player will be an unstoppable storm on the field. One new player to be spotted on the field was Samantha Lopez, she showed us strength and character that not many first timers have.

The El Monte National Little League can only survive with the dedication and devotion of the EMNLL Board of Directors; Eddie Martinez, EMNLL President; Jason Peterson, Vice President - Big Field; Patricia Ferrer, Secretary; Adrian Perales, Communications Officer; Tina Thach, Team Mom Coordinator; Carlos Salcedo, Sergeant at Arms; Joey Enriquez, Snack Bar Coordinator; Brenda Peterson, Safety Athletic Director; and Yuri Montelongo City Liaison to EMNLL.

Opening Day is just around the corner, March 12th will be the season opener for all the little league athletes. Mark your calendars and come out to support your favorite team(s).