BURLINGTON, Vt. -
The Vermont Lake Monsters are proud to announce the return of the Vermont High School Baseball Championship Games to historic Cenntennial Field this June after a two-year absence, the New York-Penn League team announced today at a press conference that included Bob Johnson of the Vermont Principals' Association, UVM Athletic Director Bob Corran and Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger.
The championship games in each of the four divisions return to Centennial Field for the first time since 2009 with the four finals scheduled for the weekend of June 8th and June 9th (times and schedule to be announced after semifinal games).
"The Lake Monsters organization is thrilled to bring the high school baseball championship games back to Centennial Field and the city of Burlington," Lake Monsters General Manager Nate Cloutier said. "The Lake Monsters would also like to acknowledge the efforts from the Friends of UVM Baseball group in helping to return the VPA baseball championships back to Centennial."
"The Vermont Principals' Association is looking forward to the return of the high school baseball championships to Centennial Field," said Johnson. "We appreciate the efforts of the Vermont Lake Monsters in making this happen and we look forward to working with the Lake Monsters in the future."
"I am one of the hundreds of Vermonters who has had the amazing experience of playing for a high school state championship on Centennial Field," said Weinberger. "25 years later, my memory of that spring evening under the lights in Burlington is one of my most cherished. I am very happy today to mark the return of these championships to our city and to know that hundreds more Vermont high school ballplayers will participate in this grand Vermont tradition in the years ahead.
All four divisions played their championship games at Centennial each year from 1993 until 2009 before moving to Montpelier's Rec Field the past two years. Overall this year with mark the 33rd championship games at Centennial for both Division 1 and 2, while the 30th Division 3 and 28th Division 4 championship games.
The Lake Monsters will oversee the running of all four championship games as the Oakland Athletics affiliate gets ready for their 2012 season which opens on Monday, June 18th.
---Courtesy Vermont Lake Monsters Media
