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RBI Inaugural Newsletter
RBI – January 27, 2012
Rapids Baseball Incorporated was established in 2011 with a mission to do more than host baseball tournaments. Our mission is to use our baseball blessings to give back to the young men who go through the baseball program at James River High School as well as other students and our community. Despite the fact that we are incredibly passionate about baseball, life involves more than baseball—one day all of us will hang up our cleats. We recognize this fact and want our young men prepared for that day. We want the students of James River and Chesterfield County to experience more than just baseball; successful lives have broad life experiences.
Welcome to Rapids Baseball Incorporated – or, RBI as we refer to it. We are proud to have developed a tournament schedule that is diverse and varied in allowing teams to have fun and play competitive baseball.
We hope you enjoy your experience. We hope our mission is contagious addictive. Provide me with any suggestions you may have at:
rapidsbaseball@gmail.com
Our Facility
Rapids Baseball Incorporated has teamed up with James River Baseball to provide one of the best fields and facilities in the area. James River High School has significantly updated their facility in the past five seasons. In 2008, the new varsity field was built, complete with new fencing, dugouts, bullpens, and a cage. This field is one of the best in the state of Virginia. In 2012, the program unveiled its field house, a beautiful facility that houses a concession stand and bathrooms on the lower level bottom, and a press box and locker room on the second floor. 2012 also brought lights to the James River High School field.
Our Staff
It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you the staff members here at RBI. This staff brings a wealth of knowledge, passion, and excitement to the game of baseball.
– Greg Dommisse –He has coached high school sports for 23 years. He enters his 11th season as a James River baseball coach, and has been a part of a staff that has won five Dominion District Championships, three Central Region Championships, and two group AAA Virginia State Championships.
– Chris Roarty – Chris has been a member of the James River High School Baseball Coaching Staff since 2003 when he served as Head Coach for the Junior Varsity program through 2006. In 2007, Coach Roarty became a Varsity Assistant and was part of a staff that led James River to back to back Virginia High School State Championships.
– William “Bill” Bray – Bill has been an assistant coach for
the JRHS JV Baseball team since 2005. He also coached baseball at Clover Hill High School where he was varsity assistant. He had the good fortune of helping coach the 1978 Group A State Championship Cavaliers squad.
– Bryan Hannum – Bryan played baseball at James River High School for four years graduating in 2006. He went on to play college baseball at Randolph Macon College winning an ODAC title in 2008. He has now served two years as a varsity assistant coach at James River High School.
Building a Tradition of Baseball that Lasts
James River High School has played baseball for seventeen seasons. The current coaching staff has been in place for five years and has won two Virginia AAA State Championships, three Central Region titles and two Dominion District titles in that time frame. They have helped over eighteen players go on to college programs. They have given back to the local community through hospital visits, an annual Military Appreciation Game, and a Senior Day/Benefit game that benefitted Susan G. Komen in 2011 and the Leukemia Society in 2012.
Rapids Baseball Incorporated shares this vision and passion for the game along with the commitment to better our surrounding area. Here at RBI, we fully intend on providing not only the best baseball competition and instruction, but ensuring the involvement and betterment of our local community.
Thank you and we hope to see you on the field soon!
Pete Schumacher
Never lose sight of what “best embodies the values, spirit and tradition of the game.”