The 2011 schedule for Oilers and Drillers has been released.  All dates and times are subject to change.  Both teams will begin their season with the 2nd annual Snowball Series on April 16th.  The Oilers will host Cheyenne Post 6, the Gillette Roughriders, and the Jackson Hole Giants over the weekend. The Drillers will play at Gillette in a triangular with the Hawks and Rustlers.  The Snowball Series will continue after the Easter Holiday for two more weekends.

The Oilers will play in the Northeast Conference with Gillette, Sheridan, and Douglas again this season.  The 2011 schedule is slated for 75 games before the North District Tournament, which will be held in Gillette, WY (July 21^{s t}-23^rd), that will be followed by the State Tournament in Cheyenne, WY the following week.  Scheduled trips for the season include tournaments in Ft. Collins, Denver, Rapid City, and Billings.  The Oilers are excited to add both Billings squads (Royals & Scarlets), and the Helena Senators to the schedule for the first time in several years.  The Drillers are scheduled for 65 games.  They will also travel to Billings, Rapid City, Cheyenne, Jackson Hole, and Laramie for tournaments throughout the year.

Home tournaments include the Bob Stephens Memorial (June 3^rd-5^th), George Tani Memorial (June 23^rd-June 26^th), and the Mike Devereaux Invitational (July 7^th-10^th).  The Drillers will also host the 2011 State ‘B’ Tournament July 21^st through July 24^th.  We are pleased to announce that for the first time in five years the Oilers and Drillers will host the George Tani Memorial together.   More information will be added to the website in the coming weeks about these tournaments.

We look forward to a great season of Casper Baseball.  Be sure to follow us at the website, Facebook, and on Twitter for the 2011 season.

Links:

• Casper Oilers 2011 Schedule
• Casper Drillers 2011 Schedule

The 2011 Apparel Order Form is now available on the website under the “ABOUT” section. Anyone can order from this sheet.  All orders must be pre-paid and turned into Bush-Wells Sporting Goods at 500 South Center by the 25th of each month.

We are pleased to announce the hiring of Cameron Corbett who will be entering his first year as the Head Pitching Coach for the Casper Legion Baseball Program. Cameron played five years in the program from 2002-2006.  He was also a 2006 Wyoming All-State selection.

After graduating from Natrona County High School in 2005, he attended Colorado Christian University in Denver, CO. He was part of the starting pitching rotation for four years at CCU and was three-time selection to the RMAC All-Academic Team. In his career as a CCU Cougar, he currently holds the most career starts, second most wins, second most innings pitched, and the third most appearance in the history of the program.  In May of 2009, Cameron graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from CCU.

“I’m excited to bring back yet another player that I had the privilege to coach in 2002. Being able to watch these young men grow from such a young age, continue on to college, have success, and bring that back to our players will begin to pay dividends immediately. Cameron’s knowledge of the game, work ethic, and character will be great addition to our program.”

Outside of baseball, Cameron works for Continental Industries, he is an avid golfer, and currently engaged to be married in August.

Casper Legion Baseball would like to announce that Jonathan Claude with Windy City Physical Therapy will be working with our program this year as our Strength & Conditioning Coach.   Coach Claude played several years of baseball in Canada and at NCAA Division II Oklahoma Panhandle State University where he competed from 2001 to 2004. He also completed his Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma Panhandle State University in 2004 and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Regis University in 2007. Coach Claude is also a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association, and Orthopedic Section of the APTA. He also holds certifications for Trigger Point Dry Needling (TDN) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

Coach Claude will be putting each player through the Functional Movement System screening this week (January 24^th and January 26^th).  The FMS is used widely by MLB, NFL, and Military Special Forces. The screening will consist of seven key functional movement patterns to identify asymmetries, pain, and limitations. (Deep Squat, Hurdle Step, In-Line Lunge, Shoulder Mobility, Active Straight Leg Raise, Trunk Stability Push Up, Rotational Stability).

We would like to welcome Coach Claude to the program and we look forward to working with him this season.