The Association of Blind Citizens operates a program allowing visually
impaired individuals the opportunity to play baseball in a competitive
environment. The team is called the Boston Renegades. It is comprised
of visually impaired athletes and volunteer coaches from the greater
Boston area. They play an adaptive form of baseball for the blind
called Beepball or Beep Baseball. 2010 marks the ninth year the
Renegades will compete at the National level. If you are interested in
sponsoring or playing this sport please contact
us.
The
Renegades are on Facebook! BECOME A FAN TODAY!
In
late
February, the Renegades launched the first Facebook fan page for a team
in the
NBBA. In less than one month the team had 500 fans and it is
growing every day. We've found this to be a great way
to keep you in touch with the team and its members because we
have multiple players and
coaches posting articles, pictures and wall posts. Become a
fan of the Renegades and stay up to date with the team and your
favorite Renegades with information
such as:
Stories
about the players and
coaches of the team
Hundreds
of photographs of the
Renegades in action
Links
to our videos and other beepball videos
Information
about beep baseball and
the league
Information
about games and events
involving the Renegades
Understand
some of the inside jokes
of the Renegades
Links
to news and media from other
teams in the NBBA
Get
updates on when our web page is
updated
Share
your thoughts on the team and the information we post
Much
much more!
Renegades have a photo gallery in the Bridgewater Independent
On Saturday, September 17th, the Bridgewater Academy Lions and the Bridgewater Lions hosted an exhibition of beep baseball between the Renegades and the Lions. On a gorgeous fall day, the Renegades showed the town of Bridgewater what people who are blind are capabale of and gave them an opportunity to try it for themselves. These Lions clubs are big supporters of the Association of Blind Citizens and we wanted to make sure people had a chance to see one of the ABC's programs in action. Click here for the photos
Picture was taken by Ashley Daubenmire from Wicked Local
The agony of defeat and the thrill of victory
In July, 2011 the Long Island Bombers traveled to Sudbury Mass to play a double header against the Boston Renegades. The two teams played amazing games on both sides of the ball (offense and defense). Each game provided great plays and lots of drama as each game was decided by a run and both games went into extra innings. These two teams played a total of 15 innings in two games. Renegade volunteer, Bill Le captured the moments and the last two hitters of each game are brought to you in this short film which was produced by 62 Renegade Films. Turn up those speakers and we hope you enjoy the short film. Come out and see us play...its an amazing sport with a great group of people!
Renegades Take on the Lions on Two dates in September
The Local Lions clubs have been very good to the
Boston Renegades over the years. Please come down and support the
renegades as they take on some local Lions clubs and their communities.
This is an excellent time to come check out the sport and the
team.
The
Woburn Lions will be taking on the Renegades in an
exhibition game for the 3rd year in a row on Sunday, September 11.
The event will start at 12:00 at the Joyce Middle School in
Woburn, Mass located at 55 Locust Street in Woburn
On Saturday, September 17th the Renegades will travel to Bridgewater to
take on a team put together by the Bridgewater Lions and the Bridgewater
Academy Lions. This is the 2nd time in team history
that the Renegades have traveled to Bridgewater. The last event
was in 2008. This event will also start at 12:00. It will
be played at the new Crescent Street Softall fields located at 120
Crescent Street in Bridgwater
Renegades Take 7th in World Series and finish
year at 12-3.
Finish
Team
Record
Team Batting Avg
Defensive Stop %
1
West Coast
7-0
.463
75.2%
2
Taiwan
6-2
.379
70.3%
3
Chicago
5-3
.352
52.2%
4
Bayou City
7-2
.513
55.4%
5
RHI
6-2
.372
65.7%
6
Colorado
6-4
.426
59.8%
7
Boston
5-2
.259
69.1%
8
Austin
3-4
.397
56.0%
9
Southwest
3-4
.236
61.9%
10
Carolina
3-4
.259
55.9%
11
Cleveland
3-5
.156
60.1%
12
Indianapolis
3-6
.191
47.0%
13
New
Jersey
5-6
.196
63.4%
14
Minnesota
2-5
.128
63.8%
15
Wichita
1-6
.106
50.9%
16
Tyler
2-6
.130
61.3%
17
Stockton
0-7
.067
47.4%
Pictured to the left is Justen Cantan making one of his 77 defensive stops on the 2011 season, which is a new Renegade single season record.
Photo taken by Bill Le
The
2011 World Series came to Indianapolis, IN and the Renegades entered
with an impressive 7-1 record against their east coast opponents.
Boston would beat Wichita and then pull off one of the most shocking
upsets in the tournament defeating the 3 seeded Austin
Blackhawks. This gave the Renegades their first ever 1 seed
entering the double elimination brackets. Boston would go on to
defeat Cleveland and then would drop a game to the RHI Extreme.
They would then beat Cleveland for a second time before losing an
extra inning affair to the Colorado Storm which would knock them out of
the dance. Boston would beat Austin again to claim the 7 seed.
This is the highest finish ever for a Renegade team. Since
the NBBA moved
to
its current World Series format, the Renegades have finished 9th three
times (2007, 2009, 2010). They finished 10th in 2006 and 8th
in
2008. Justen Cantan was named to the all defensive all-star team
as he placed 3rd in the World Series with 5.57 stops per game. Boston
finished the year with an
12-3
record which is the most wins and best winning percentage in team
history For box scores and game recaps for the whole year, please
visit this page.
Player
Avg
AB
PO
Player
Avg
AB
PO
S.
Cantan
.455
22
8
Quintanilla
.167
12
0
Haile
.333
30
5
Inkiala
.333
3
11
J.
Cantan
.286
28
39
Silver
.500
2
0
Ward
.235
17
0
Duggan
.000
4
--
Zuccarello
.190
21
10
O'Neill
.000
1
0
Sajjad
.115
26
3
Avg=
Batting Average, AB= At-Bats, PO= Put-outs on Defense
Renegades ONLY home game in 2011: Boston Renegades vs Long Island Bombers
Boston and Long Island play two extra special games as both games go Extra innings
The Long Island Bombers came to Sudbury on Saturday, July 16th as Boston hosted a set of games for only the 4th time in team history. These games were extra special as both contests were decided in extra innings. In game one Boston coughed up a 4-0 lead but tied it at 7-7 in the 6th inning before Long Island's Alex Barera hit a bomb over everyones heads giving them an 8-7 win in 7 innings. Game two was similar bit this time Long Island lost a 3-0 lead...but they came back and scored twice in the 6th sending the game to extra innings again. this time, Larry Haile ended the game 8-7 on a walk off hit. The final plays of both games are captured in video and will be posted by the end of September.
Renegades Win Philly Hall of Fame Classic and Ride 8 Game Win Streak
The Renegades travelled to Haddonfield, NJ for the Philly Hall of Fame Classic on July 9th. The opponents included the same teams from two weeks prior in Long Island. A tremendous team effort by The Renegades produced three wins as the team started undefeated for six straight games. Dating back to 2010, this is an 8 game win streak for the Gades. Boston played New Jersey first and won 8-4. The PA Wolfpack were next and in a see saw battle, Boston pulled ahead late in the game to win 7-4. In the final game, Boston jumped ahead on Long Island and never looked back winning 12-4. This win gave the Renegades their second tournament win of the year. The standings for the day were as follows
First Row sitting: Rob Weissman. 2nd row Kneeling Left to right: Aqil Sajjad, Joe O'Neill, Melissa Hoyt, Guy Zuccarello, Joe Quintanilla, JJ Ward, Dan Cotter. Standing left to right: Joe Duggan, Lisa Klinkenberg, Rob Thayer, Ben Rubenstein, Matt Nippins, Evan Silver, Ron Cochran, Joey Duggan, Justen Cantan, Laura Genikos, Larry Haile
Boston wins 4th consecutive Long Island Classic
In 2005, the Long Island Classic was born and became the first beepball tournament on the East coast. In the past seven years, Long Island, Boston, Pennsylvania, Chicago and New Jersey have played in many close games. The first three championships went to the host, Long Island Bombers. In 2011, the Renegades won the fourth consecutive championship at Hofstra University. Boston accomplished this with three straight Victories:
Front Row: Rob Weissman.
Kneeling Left to right: Joe O'Neill, Dan Cotter, Sengil Inkiala, Joe Quintanilla, JJ Ward.
Standing (L to R): Aqil Sajjad, Larry Haile, Shayne Cantan, Kether Gunn, Joey Buizon, Ben Rubenstein, Evan Silver, Joey Duggan, Justen Cantan, Rob Thayer. Not pictured (because they were working) Laura Genikos, Trent Davis, Ron Cochran and Jason Lenicheck
Red Sox Ticket Raffle
The Renegades are doing their annual Red Sox Ticket Raffle!
The winner wins a pair of tickets to the Red Sox game vs the Oakland A's on Saturday August 27, 2011 @ 1:00pm. This prize also includes a night at the Boston Harbor Hotel on Friday August 26th. Total package is worth over $400.00
Prices for the tickets are 1 for $5.00, 3 for $10.00, or 6 for $20.00
Renegades Bowl-a-thon
on Saturday, April 30th
Come
Join the Boston Renegades for an afternoon of bowling at Lanes and
Games in Cambridge on April 30th. The event will start at 12:00
in the afternoon and last till 5:00. Check in starts at 11:30.
Teams of four bowlers will compete for prizes
with proceeds going to benefit the Boston Renegades. There is a
registration fee of $30 per person or $120 per team of four. This
fee covers three strings of bowling and bowling shoes.
WHEN: Saturday, April 30th 12:00pm-5:00
PM (Check in starts at 11:30)
WHERE: Lanes and
Games 195
Concord Turnpike Cambridge,
MA
Registration Fee: $30 per person/$120 per
team of 4
For More information please contact
JJ Ward at 508-246-4578 or at jward269@aol.com
Renegades
Appear on BNN
The Boston Neighborhood Network
spent some time with the Renegades in July and produced a piece about
the Renegades that explains the game of Beepball and gives you some
insight why some of the volunteers participate and why the players
play. In this piece you will get to listen to coaches Nick Bebas
and Jason Lenicheck as well as players Darren Black, Sengil Inkiala and
Melissa Hoyt.
Also see video of the following Renegades playing the game: Dan Cotter,
Dino Vasile, Ron Cochran, JJ Ward, Rob Weissman, Justen Cantan, Bryan
Grillo, Matt Nippins, Shayne Cantan, Larry Haile, Joey Buizon, Guy
Zuccarello and Joey Duggan.
Do You Want to Become
a Renegade? Come join us on Friday, March 25th
for a
try-out/Demonstration of the sport
If you are
interested in this event, Please contact our head coach, Rob Weissman
at robweis62@rcn.com
The event will be held at the Brighton High School starting at 6:30 PM
The school is located at 25 Warren Street, Brighton, Mass.
Directions
can be found at this link
For Players:
Here is
what you can
expect as a potential player:
We
will teach you the basics of beep
baseball
We
will teach you the basics of hitting
and give you a chance to hit
We
will teach you the basics of defense
and allow you a chance to try out some drills
We
will show you the equipment
We
will introduce you to some of the
players and coaches
We
will teach you about how the Renegades
play ball
We
will teach you about the Renegade
culture
For
Volunteers/Coaches:
Here is
what you can
expect as a potential Volunteer/Coach:
We
will teach you the basics of beep
baseball
We
will teach you about different visual
impairments
We
will teach you how to guide a visually
impaired person
We
will give you best practices we use to
communicate and coach players
We
will show you some of the drills we do
to improve the players skills
We
will show you the equipment
We
will introduce you to some of the
players and coaches
We
will teach you about how the Renegades
play ball
We
will teach you about the Renegade
culture
Renegades
Appear on Comcast Network
The
Boston Renegades appeared on the Comcast Network on a running loop in
October and November. This piece was shot by a new friend to
the
Boston Renegades, Arlen Showstack. The video was shot during
the 2010
Blind Citizens Beep Baseball Championship in July. This six
minute
video features JJ Ward, John Oliveira, Aaron Proctor and Rob Weissman.
The video shows many of the Renegades players and coaches in
action
and talks about the team, the sport and the players.
Other Renegades in this video include: Nick Bebas, Ron Cochran, Larry
Haile, Joey Buizon, Justen Cantan, Darren Black, Joe Quintanilla, Dino
Vasile, Guy Zuccarello, Matt Nippins, Shayne Cantan and Joe O'Neill.
What is
in a Beep Baseball?
Coach Rob Weissman takes
a beep baseball apart and explains what makes it beep.
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