Shown Above - Club President Pete Caliendo with US President Bush at the 2008 Olympics

The Club recently held it's 62nd Annual Awards Dinner on January 20, 2008. Pictured above are some of our board members with Hall of Famer Bob Feller. Pictured (from left to right) are Top Row: Terry Ayers, Jim Hall, Chip Sobek, Ken Miller and Pete Caliendo. Bottom Row: Jack Gallo, Bob Feller and John Dittrich.

Click here to listen to Pete Caliendo on WSCR promoting the 62nd Annual Awards Dinner.

2008 Illinois High School Coaches Association Clinic

2008 Meetings: TBA

Cub's President McDonough Talks to Club
At the Oct 23 Members Meeting at Wrigley Field, Cub's President John McDonough and Director of Baseball Administration Scott Nelson (pictured below) spoke to the club, answered questions and shared plenty of laughs. 40 members attended the meeting.

Board Meeting Review
The Oct 21 Board Meeting went from 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM and we met to discuss the progress of the club. The board has been meeting once a month at the Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg.

Coming Soon...Purchase Apparel Online
Check back often as we will be setting up our online store where members can purchase club apparel (hats, shirts, jackets, etc) as well as tickets to the annual dinner.

2007 Showcase Review

Thanks to all the players, coaches, volunteers, sponsors and advertisers for making this year's showcase a great success.

Click here to see a list of pro scouts in attendance, colleges represented and 60 Results.

07 Showcase Photos - click here

News & Announcements - 10/2/07

• Roland Hemond to be inducted into the Boston Braves Historical Association Hall of Fame
• John Dittrich (President) and the Fort Worth Cats win 3rd Consecutive American Association Independent League Championship
• Original member of the Pitch & Hit Club, Dale McReynolds, passed away August 27, 2007.
• Our prayers go out to Steve and John Vrablik, currently at home and not doing well.
• Peter Caliendo returns from the Pre-Olympic test baseball program. Pictured below, Pete with Chinese National Team Manager, Jim Lefebvre and Pitching Coach Bruce Hurst.

Congratulations!

The Pitch & Hit Club would like to congratulate members Jim Hendry and John McDonough as well as the rest of the Chicago Cubs organization on becoming the 2007 National League Central Division Champions!

The club would also like to congratulate 2 local independent teams on winning their 2007 League Championships:

Gary Southshore Railcats - Northern League
Windy City Thunderbolts - Frontier League

Pitch & Hit Club President, Peter Caliendo, visits with John McDonough, Chicago Cubs President at Wrigley field to discuss the Cubs involvement with this years Annual Awards dinner.