Opening: The 64th annual meeting of the Wisconsin Baseball Association was called to order at 1:05 PM on April 14, 2012 at the Blue Moose Bar & Grill in Bloomer, Wisconsin by Wisconsin Baseball Association (WBA) President Joe Juza.  

WBA Directors Present: Joe Juza, Jamie Ziembo, Mike Roiger, Chris LaBreche, Steve Salmi, Herb Scheithauer, Gary Isensee, Burt Ekern, Scott Sorenson, Dave Hanson, Tim Lee, Jim Nikolay, Ed Pufall, and Josh Eidem.  (Director Steve Truttman was unable to attend the meeting due to commitments in Bay City.)  

League & Host Site Representatives Present: Paul Juza (Haugen Hornets), Mark Ellingson (Osceola Braves), Dick Bender, Jon Bergum, and Matthew Jungbluth (Hayward Hawks), Rich Lindsey (Haugen Knights), Hans Soukup and Josh Briggs (Chippewa Falls Lumberjacks), Paul Pehler and Dave Timmons (Whitehall Wolves), Aaron Vold, Kyle Kittleson, and Luke Anderson (Osseo Merchants), Art Zwiefelhofer (Tilden / CRBL / WBA Umpire In Chief).  

A.  Roll Call 1.  Leagues present—Chippewa River (represented by CRBL President Josh Briggs), Dairyland (represented by DL President Herb Scheithauer), Independent (represented by league President Rich Lindsey), Mississippi Valley (represented by Gary Isensee & Burt Ekern), St. Croix Valley (represented by league President Chris LaBreche & Secretary Josh Eidem), and Upper 13 (represented by league Preside Tim Lee & Secretary / Treasurer Ed Pufall).   2. League & Team Verification‐‐ WBA Secretary Chris LaBreche verified the leagues and individual teams scheduled to compete in 2012.  

League size was reported and scheduled as follows:  

League Teams Chippewa River 12
Dairyland 12
Independent 10
Mississippi Valley 8
St. Croix Valley 13
Upper 13 8
Total 63

B.  Officers Reports 
1.  President Joe Juza congratulated last year’s WBA champion, the River Falls Fighting Fish, and additionally lauded the excellent job Burt Ekern and the ChaseburgCoon Valley Blues did in hosting the state Finals.  Brief mention was made of two incidents from last year’s semifinal tournaments, which was later discussed in detail, specifically those involving a complaint by Chippewa Falls about the Hayward Hawks at Hayward, and one made by Elmer Allen, the Dairyland League Umpire In Chief, regarding the conduct of players from the Spooner Cardinals and Ashland Merchants at the Rib Lake tournament site. 
2.  Vice President Jamie Ziembo did not file a formal report, but reiterated his congratulations and thanks to the directors for their work at the state finals last year. 
3.  Treasurer Mike Roiger submitted the WBA financial statement for 2012, reporting a starting balance of $1418.01, with a total income of $10,581.66, and total expenses of $10,031.95.  Playoff team shares in 2011 were $125.  The Association’s cash balance on hand as of April 1, 2012 was reported as $1,967.72.  Motion was made to accept the treasurer’s report by Jamie Ziembo and seconded. 
4.  Secretary Chris LaBreche reported on the state of the WBA, thanking member leagues for submitting their team manager and umpire information in a timely fashion.  A manager & league contact listing will be mailed (paper & electronic) to all directors and league secretaries.  Leagues without a secretary shall receive copies for each team.  

C. 63rd Annual Meeting Minutes Secretary LaBreche read the WBA minutes from last year’s meeting as reported (and additionally posted on the Association’s website at: wisconsinbaseball.org.)  Motion to accept the minutes as read made by Mike Roiger and seconded.  

D. Tournament Committee Report & New Business 
1.  Discussion of the complaint by Chippewa Falls regarding Hayward Hawks (Hayward hosted a tournament site, and was hitting/practicing on-site, which has been discouraged / banned in previous years by the committee specifically at the seeding meeting.)  Since no bylaw existed to address this problem, a motion was made to amend WBA Constitution Article 14, adding a bylaw that would ban all onsite batting practice during tournament play.  The motion was seconded, but was struck down the Chippewa River, Dairyland, Independent, Mississippi Valley, and St. Croix Valley leagues voted no, the Upper 13 league voted yes.  Following further discussion, a revised motion was made by Josh Eidem to ban all onsite hitting with a baseball during tournament play.  The motion was seconded, and approved by a vote of 5 to 1, with the Upper 13 league disapproving.  The amendment will be added to Article 14 of the WBA Constitution & bylaws reading: All teams competing in state tournament play must not conduct batting practice at a tournament site (with baseballs).  Failure to comply will result in a penalty to be determined by the board of directors, possibly including forfeiture of team playoff shares and / or suspension from tournament play. 

2.  Discussion of the complaint by Dairyland League Umpire In Chief Elmer Allen regarding the misconduct of several Spooner Cardinals and Ashland Merchants players at the Rib Lake tournament site.  Copies of the letter sent by Elmer Allen to Mike Roiger were distributed to attendees, with a thorough discussion on player etiquette.  A motion was made by Chris LaBreche to additionally amend Article 14 to address player misconduct during state tournament play.  The amendment shall read: Players reported to tournament or regional directors for gross misconduct shall be penalized at the discretion of the tournament committee, possibly to include suspension from tournament games.  Motion seconded and unanimously approved by member leagues.  

E.  Election of Officers The directors terms of Gary Isensee, Chris LaBreche, Steve Salmi, Herb Scheithauer, and Jamie Ziembo had run out this year.  Motion made by Paul Juza to re‐elect all the directors for a 3 year term was made and seconded.  Motion was approved and carried.  

F.  Tournament Site Bids Nine separate representatives bid to host a WBA semi‐final playoff tournament site in 2012.  The winning sites were as follows: Haugen (hosted by the Haugen Knights), Hayward (hosted by the Hayward Hawks), Osceola (hosted by the Osceola Braves), and Rib Lake (hosted by the Interwald Woodticks).  Each site bid $2800.  The state final tournament will be played at Osseo, and will be hosted by the Osseo Merchants.  As previously determined, the finals bid shall be $2000.   As is customary, all bid proceeds must be submitted to Mike Roiger prior to the WBA seeding meeting.  

G.  Future Scheduling (2012 Seeding Meeting, 2013 Annual Meeting, 2013 Playoffs) The date for the 2012 WBA Seeding / Tournament Committee meeting will be Tuesday, July 31st at 7 PM, at a site to be determined in the Chippewa Falls / Eau Claire area. The next scheduled annual meeting of the WBA will be Saturday, April 13th, 2013, to be held once again at the Blue Moose Grill & Restaurant in Bloomer. Dates for the 2013 WBA Playoffs will be as follows—August 9th‐11th (semi‐finals) and August 16th‐18th (finals, to be hosted by the St. Croix Valley Baseball League).  

Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 3:05 PM by Joe Juza.   Minutes submitted by: Chris LaBreche, WBA Secretary 

Opening: The 63rd annual meeting of the Wisconsin Baseball Association was called to order at 1:35 PM on April 9, 2011 at the Blue Moose Bar & Grill in Bloomer, Wisconsin by WBA President Joe Juza.

Present: Joe Juza, WBA President and board director (Haugen), Mike Roiger, WBA Treasurer and board member (Whittlesey), Jamie Ziembo, WBA Vice President and director (Rib Lake), Herb Scheithauer, WBA board director (Interwald), Gary Isensee, WBA board director (Sparta), Scott Sorenson, WBA board member (Chippewa Rivers league), Steve Truttman, WBA board member (Bay City), Tim Lee, WBA board member (Upper 13 league), Jim Nikolay, WBA lifetime board director (Abbotsford), Aaron Musil (Haugen Hornets), Paul Juza (Haugen Hornets), Dick Bender (Hayward Hawks), Jon Bergum (Hayward Hawks), Bob Schmidt (Hayward Hawks), Jack Celt (Bay City), Josh Eidem (River Falls Fighting Fish), Rich Lindsey (Haugen Knights), Paul Pehler (Whitehall Wolves), Aaron Vold (Osseo Merchants), Jon Soiney (Osseo), Kyle Kittleson (Osseo), Luke Anderson (Osseo), Chris LaBreche (Hudson River Rats / St. Croix Valley league).

A. Approval of Agenda The agenda was unanimously approved as distributed.

B. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the previous meeting were unanimously approved as distributed, motion made by Mike Roiger, seconded by Herb Scheithauer. Prior to approval of minutes, President Joe Juza appointed Chris LaBreche as temporary secretary, to replace Mark Helmer, who had resigned earlier in the year. Treasurer’s report was distributed to all present by Mike Roiger, motion to accept made by Herb Scheithauer, seconded by Jim Nikolay, and approved unanimously.

C. Roll Call 1. Leagues present—Chippewa Rivers (represented by Scott Sorenson), Dairyland (represented by Jamie Ziembo), Independent (represented by Paul Juza), Mississippi Valley (represented by Gary Isensee), St. Croix Valley (represented by Steve Truttman), and Upper 13 (represented by Tim Lee). 2. Recognition of members present—directors, candidates, and attendees introduced themselves, starting with Chris LaBreche, followed by Gary Isensee, Aaron Musil, Paul Juza, Jim Nikolay, Scott Sorenson, etc. 3. Electing directors present—Mike Roiger, Steve Truttman, Ed Pufall, and Tim Lee were all up for reelection. Mike Roiger requested that he would be approved for a lifetime director position to open up another director position, which was motioned by Herb Scheithauer and seconded by Gary Isensee. Motion unanimously approved. Tim Lee motioned to appoint Chris LaBreche as secretary for a one year term (to replace Mark Helmer), and to also re-appoint Steve Truttman, Ed Pufall, and Tim Lee for another 3 year term. Josh Eidem was additionally appointed to a director’s position. Motion seconded by Jim Nikolay.

D. Unfinished Business

E. New Business Josh Eidem distributed copies of his double elimination playoff tournament proposal for review, followed by a brief explanation of the format. After a brief discussion, President Joe Juza recommended that the proposal go to each league for discussion and input. Following this, President Juza stated that the WBA officers and elected directors are obligated to attend the playoffs, especially the tournament finals and Championship game, to display support of all teams and also to help distribute awards after the game. A motion to accept 2012 playoff games was made as follows—August 10th-12th for the semi-finals, and August 17th-19th for the finals. Motion made by Tim Lee and seconded by Gary Isensee. Explanation of updated communication and electronic promotion of the WBA was made by Chris LaBreche and Josh Eidem, which will include an updated website and other social media outlets to increase dissemination of information related to the Association. Tournament umpires were discussed, and it was agreed that a minimum of two umpires shall be used for semi-final games. Three to four umpires were to be used for the WBA Finals. A motion to keep automatic Final tournament bids of $2000 for the next 5 years was made by Paul Juza, seconded by Jim Nikolay, approved unanimously (6-0) by member leagues. Related to playoff site bidding, a motion was made to rescind starting bids of $2000 for semi-final sites. This motion was made by Gary Isensee and seconded by Jim Nikolay, approved unanimously (6-0) by member leagues. 2011 Playoff bidding resulted in the following towns / teams winning semi-final sites: Osceola, Hayward, Rib Lake (hosted by Interwald), and Osseo all placed $2100 bids. All bid proceeds must be submitted to Mike Roiger prior to the WBA seeding meeting.

Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 3:15 PM by Mike Roiger. The next meeting will be at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 2nd in Eau Claire. Minutes submitted by: Chris LaBreche, WBA Secretary

A. Call meeting to order (According to the WBA Bylaws Articles 9 and 10) by President Juza at 1:05

B. Roll Call 1. Leagues present x_Chippewa Rivers, _x Dairyland x__Independent , Mississippi Valley, ____St. Croix Valley, Upper 13 2. Elected Directors present _x__Herb Scheithauer(12) _x__Gary Isensee(12) Jamie Ziembo(12) x_Mark Helmer(12) __x_Steve Salmi (12) __x_Joe Juza(10) __x_Dave Hanson(10) __x_Scott Sorenson(10) __x_Bert Ekern(10) __x_Mike Roiger(11) __x_Steve Truttman(11) __x_Ed Pufall(11) Tim Lee(11) ___Jerry Angel (LIfetime) __x_JIm Nikolay (LIfetime) ___Dick Leonard(LIfetime) ___Wanda (Lifetime)

3. Recognition of visitors present- Introduction of all present

C. Minutes of the 61st Annual Meeting—Motion by Mike Roiger Second by Dave Hanson to approve minutes as presented.

D. Officers Reports

1. President’s Report—No complaints from any sites and tournaments went well , weather cooperated.

2. Vice President’s Report- not pesent

3. Treasurer’s Report– a. financial report—submitted and Motion by Ed Pufall second by Jim Nikolay to approve Treasures report as submitted- motion carried. Motion by Ed Pufall secnd by Jim Nikolay to increse the WBA percent to 15 until balance reaches $2000 . After discussion that the WBA will not be able to pay its bills because of low balance. Mike Roiger said it will pay the 2009 secretary expense when the money comes in later this year. Motion carried

b. league dues and tournament fees- Motion by Scott Sorenson second by Brady Randolph to Raise the league dues to $100. Motion carried

c. uncashed share checks- none

4. Secretary’s Report—Website is up and running

E. Reports from committees

1. Seeding committee– Too many people at the meeting suggested that we stick to our committee assignments of 1 from each league , Tournament Director, Secretary , Presdent to set the tournament field . no additional. Site directors to be at meeting for fisrt 10 minutes to go over times and other important information and then can wait for results. This turned into a motion by Dave Hanson second by Steve Salmi motion carried

2. additional reports from committees and or directors—none

F. Unfinished business from 2009—Rotation for Finals to be as follows Dairyland 2010 Miss Valley 2011 Chip Rivers 2012 St. Crx Valley 2013 Upper 13 2014 Independent 2015 Fee to be $ 2000 Moiton by Bert Ekern second by Dave Hanson. Carried 6-0 G.

New Business 1. Election of directors (3 year terms)—Motion by Ed Pufall second by Jim Nikolay to re elect all 4 directors and cast a unanimous ballot. Motion carried These directors were previously elected for three year terms at the 59th annual meeting in 2007 and these seats are up for election. _Joe Juza(10) ___Dave Hanson(10) ___Scott Sorenson(10) ___Bert Ekern(10) H. Double elimination tournament proposal presentation by Josh Eidem and Brady Randolph for a Double elimination tournament. Document attached. Motion to adopt tournament as presented by Josh Eidem second by Brady Randolph moton failed 5-1 St Croix Valley casting the only vote in favor.

2. Tournament Dates

a. 2010—Semi Finals August 13, 14, 15

b. 2010—Finals August 20,21, 22 at Dairyland Site

c. 2011——Semi Finals August 12,13,14 at winning bidders

d. 2011——Finals August 19,20,21 at Miss. Valley site Motion by Dave Hanson second by Steve Salmi- Passed

3. Seeding Discussion

a. Last year committee appointments– one person from each league , Tournament Director, State Secretary, and President. Site location reps should be present but not involved in team selection. Covered earlier in meeting

b. Date and Location for Seeding Meeting proposed Eau Claire Armory Tuesday, Aug. 3rd 7:00PM 4.Tournament Format—discussed earlier 5. 25 mile radius Discussion(Article 12)—no changes

6. Survey of number of teams in each league _10__Chippewa Rivers,_12 Dairyland 12_Independent , _7__Mississippi Valley , __12_St. Croix Valley , _9 Upper 13,

10. Copy of all rosters with contact lists to be distributed at seeding meeting? yes

11. 12. Submitting schedules and league directors to state secretary-

13. Eligible teams for the State Tournament(Article 13 #6)

14. Tournament Umpires Discussed appropriate attire some sites not very professional

15. Wba payment of meals following the meeting based on the number of people present and the cost of the meals. We normally by approximately 30 meals.- Motion by Jim Nikolay second by Dave Hanson

16. Other new business Motion by to designate official baseballs ast Diamond D1 pro, Willson A1010 and NBC Jet. By Joe Juza, second by Steve Trutman Motion carried Motion by Ber Ekern second by Scott Sorenson to have the higher seed be designated the home team in case of tie coin flip. Vote by league Chiip Rivers yes Independent –no Dairyland –no St croix Valley – Yes upper 13 No Miss Valley yes Motion failed 3-3 Motion by Paul Juza second by Steve Salmi to have the coin flip 20 minutes before game time. Motion carried

H. Good of the Association

1. Leagues pick up your Roster forms

2. Other I. Bid Meeting 4 highest bidders for the SEMI FINALS For Last years winners see 2009 minutes 2010 5 teams bidding. Rib Lake , Haugen Hornets, Osceola Ashland and Sparta Winning bids $1100 by Rib Lake , Haugen Hornets, Osceola and Ashland. Next years meeting April 9 2011 at the Blue Moose in Blommer. ( same as this year) J.

Adjournment Motin by Steve Salmi second by Paul Juza to adjourn. Carried at 3:17

A. Call Meeting to order

B. Roll Call Herb Scheithauer(12)x Gary Isensee(12)x Jamie Ziembo(12)x Mark Helmer(12)x Steve Salmi (12)x Steve Truttman (11)x Mike Roiger (11) x Ed Pufall (11)x Tim Lee (11)x Dave Hanson(10)x Joe Juza(10) Scott Sorenson(10) Bert Ekern(10)x Lifetime Director –Jerry Angell Lifetime Director –Dic Leonard Lifetime Director –Jim Nikolayx

C. Minutes of Meeting 08Motion byJim Nikolya second by Mike Roiger to approve 08 minutes. Motion Passed

D. Election of Officers Motion by Dave Hanson second by Herb Scheithauer to nominate and close nominations and cast a unanimious ballot for the current officers . Moiton carried

1. President–Joe Juza 2. Vice President–Jamie Ziembo 3. Treasurer–Mike Roiger 4. Secretary–Mark Helmer

E Unfinished Business

F. Officer Reports–none

G. New Business–Note to be sent to great northern league to attend meeting. Congratulations to Ed Pufal of Ashland on a very succesful final tournament 1.Secretary Expense $500 Moiton by Mike Roiger second by Jim Nikolay Motion passed 2.Tournament Director Mike Roiger expense– Out of Pocket Reimbursement

3. Umpire director expense Art Zwiefelhofer $ 125

4. Official scorer $100 to Haugen Hornets

H. Good of the Association

Adjournment Motion to adjourn by steve Salmi second by Tim Lee Adjourned at 3:23