VIRGINIA VIPERS TO
REPRESENT STATE IN BEAST OF THE EAST TOURNAMENT HELD IN WHEELING, WV FROM JULY 2nd - 5th


Greater Washington Classic and AAU Junior Olympics National Baseball Championship also on 1998 Schedule for Area's Premier 16 & Under Baseball Team

INTRODUCTION

The Virginia Vipers are a team of eighteen of the top 16 year-old baseball players from the Northern Virginia, Washington, DC and Montgomery/Prince George's Maryland region. We compete at the national, regional and local levels and are primarily affiliated with Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Baseball. In 1998, the Vipers will compete locally in the prestigious Old Dominion League, affiliated with the CABA and NABF. The Old Dominion League is home to the Fairfax County Eagles (1997 CABA World Series Champions), the Fairfax Barnstormers (1997 Virginia Babe Ruth 16-18 State Champions), the Vienna Mustangs and the Potomac Mudcats.

PROGRAM HISTORY

The Vipers were formed in 1996 with the goal of qualifying and competing in the 14 & Under AAU National Championship Tournament held in Kingsport, TN. That year, we were Gold Medalists in the Potomac Valley Regional Tournament and won the honor of competing at the AAU National Championship Tournament, where we were one of the last 16 teams remaining out of a field of 55. In 1997, we did even better. Again, we were the Potomac Valley AAU Region's representative to the National Tournament, one of only 15 teams out of a 55-team field to make it to the Championship two years in a row. Once again, we were one of the last 16 teams remaining at the end of the tournament, winning twice as many games as in 1996. In 1997, the Vipers also competed in the Northern Virginia Fall Baseball League where we were the regular season Senior League Division I Champions.

1998 VIPERS ROSTER

Jon Beckham - Paul VI High School, Fairfax, VA
Tim Bottomly - Paul VI High School, Fairfax, VA
Todd Boessen - Paul VI High School, Fairfax, VA
Bobby Bump - Lake Braddock High School, Fairfax, VA
Kevin Dansereau - Lake Braddock High School, Burke, VA
Mike Fratoe - Lee High School, Springfield, VA
Tim Grant - Lee High School, Springfield, VA
Matt Germroth - Oakton High School, Oakton, VA
Chris Hotchkiss - Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA
Alardis Johnson - Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA
Greg Jones - Paul VI High School, Fairfax, VA
Ryan Kruse - Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA
Ethan Lare - Lake Braddock High School, Burke, VA
Jeff Ledbetter - Fairfax High School, Fairfax, VA
Jeff Lizama - West Springfield High School, Springfield, VA
Matt Mills - Centreville High School, Centreville, VA
Mike Mlotkowski - Robinson High School, Fairfax, VA
Joe Novick - Robinson High School, Fairfax, VA
Richard Riley - West Springfield High School, Springfield, VA
Ryan Rushe - Bishop O'Connell High School, Washington, DC

In 1998, the Vipers will travel to at least five high profile tournaments, including the USA Baseball Junior Olympics, held in Tucson, AZ, the Beast of the East Tournament, held in Wheeling, WV and the AAU National Championship, held in Hampton Roads, VA.

Please check this site for updates during our 1998 sesaon!

If you would like to be a supporter of the Vipers, or for more information, including information on tryouts, please contact Mike Mlotkowski at the E-Mail address below.

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