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Volcanoes plan for season with fan restriction
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
The Salem-Keizer Volca-
noes are still making plans to
return to the fi eld in 2020,
even if it means playing with
a limited number of fans in
the stands.
On Thursday, May 7, Gov.
Kate Brown said in a press
conference that large gath-
erings, including sporting
events, should be cancelled
or modifi ed until October
— unless effective preven-
tion and treatment for the
coronavirus is available.
The announcement puts
the Volcanoes in a precari-
ous situation, especially since
their home opener is sched-
uled for June 17.
Even though Oregon is
one the only states to have
made such an announcement
to this point, the seven oth-
er organizations have similar
concerns on how they can
operate due to the coronavi-
rus, which is why represen-
tatives from each Northwest
League (NWL) organization
met on Wednesday, May 13
to discuss if and how they
could move forward if a re-
striction on fans was in place
for the entire season.
“We talked about if we
could operate at 50 percent
capacity or even 25 percent
capacity. The league itself is
hoping to have three to four
different plans in place based
on how things move forward
from here,” Volcanoes CEO
Mickey Walker said. “We
don’t know how it will play
out. We just want to have dif-
ferent plans in place.”
If the NWL is able to
have a season with limited
fans, Walker says that teams
would request assistance
from their Major League
Baseball (MLB) affi liates to
cover some expenses in or-
der to make that a reality.
Earlier this month, MLB
owners and league manage-
ment fi nalized a plan that
would allow baseball to start
in early-July without fans —
in order to proceed with an
abbreviated season, all pro-
posed ideas would need to
be agreed upon by the Ma-
jor League Baseball Players
Association (MLBPA).
This is a feasible solution
for the MLB because of their
multi-billion dollar televi-
sion agreements — a luxury
that isn’t available to Minor
League teams.
While Walker is hoping
that, if a season takes place,
File
Please see SKV, Page A11
Travis Perry had a record of 5-2 in 14 appearances last season for the Volcanoes.
KLL beginning to shift focus to fall season
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
It’s not offi cial yet, but it’s
becoming more and more
likely that Keizer Little
League (KLL) won’t hold a
spring/summer season due
to the coronavirus.
On Wednesday, May 13,
the KLL Board of Directors
decided that if they couldn’t
get teams together to prac-
tice by June 1, then they
would elect to cancel the
season.
To make matters worse for
KLL’s chances of an abbrevi-
ated season. Gov. Kate Brown
denied Marion County’s at-
tempt to begin the reopen-
ing process last week due to
too many recent hospitaliza-
tions of COVID-19 patients
and a high percentage of cas-
es that can’t be traced.
“I think our season will
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KLL is hoping to have a more substantial fall season starting in
late-August.
likely get canceled,” KLL
President Ryan Siegel said.
“We already have parents
asking for refunds.”
For the fi rst time since
1947, there will not be a Lit-
tle League World Series this
summer as Little League In-
ternational cancelled the an-
nual tournament last month.
The decision had a trick-
le-down effect for programs
across the state — and across
the country.
State tournaments have
been axed at every level and
the District 7 Tournament
has also been cancelled. Out
of the 14 programs affi liated unless we traveled up to
with District 7, KLL is the Portland, but it looks like
only one that hasn’t yet can- they won’t be reopening
soon,” Siegel said. “Howev-
celed their regular season.
er, we do have
If KLL does
enough kids
elect to have a
at the younger
shortened sea- “ It’s obviously
levels to play
son, the plan
going to look
interleague
would be to
games.”
only have Tee- different, espe-
Siegel also
Ball,
Dou-
said that, even
ble-A
and cially because
as a best-case
Triple-A op- we could lose
scenario, the
tions available.
younger teams
According to a lot of kids to
still wouldn’t
Siegel, KLL’s other sports.”
be able to start
Majors
and
Juniors squads
— Ryan Siegel, playing games
until the third
wouldn’t have
KLL President
week of June.
any teams to
Siegel
is
play since all
the other District 7 programs in his fi rst year at the KLL
cancelled their respective President after taking over
for Brad Arnsmeier. What
seasons.
“Our older kids wouldn’t looked to be like a promis-
have anyone to play against ing fi rst season at the helm of
KLL has turned into a trial
by fi re.
“We were so excited
coming into this year. Our
registration numbers were
up and we had a great set
up to rent out the facility to
an outside user group. Then,
it was like a huge truck hit
us,” Siegel said. “The most
stressful part is not knowing
what’s coming next and try-
ing to keep parents informed
when I don’t even have any
new information.”
However, KLL plans to
put a greater emphasis on
fall baseball this year if teams
are able to play. Siegel is
hoping to turn the fall sea-
son into what the spring
season would have been.
There won’t be tournament
play, but the plan is to have
Please see KLL, Page A11