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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. 2012 marks the 11th 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! Boston Renegades Beep Baseball on Facebook We have the biggest Facebook following in the NBBA with over 900 fans and we are always looking for more fans. Please consider joining our facebook page and letting us know what interests you about our team, our posts and our progress.  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! The Renegades Season Starts This March, 2012. Join Us! Check out this one minute video to get you pumped for the 2012 season. The Renegades are coming off their most successful season in team history and are hoping to become an elite team in the league in 2012. This quick video shows the team in action and highlights many of your favorite Renegades including Shayne Cantan, Guy Zuccarello, Joe Quintanilla, Aqil Sajjad, Larry Haile, Ron Cochran, JJ Ward, Dino Vasile and Justen Cantan. We need your help. We are looking for people who have experience playing baseball or softball, people with experience in athletic training or people with coaching experience. We are also looking for people interested in pitching. If you are interested in joining the coaching staff, Please contact us at bostonrenegades@gmail.com. It will be an experience that you will never forget! Renegade Bowl-a-thon: Come Join the Boston Renegades for an afternoon of bowling at Boston Bowl in Boston on April 28th. The event will start at 12:00 PM in the afternoon and last till 3:00 PM. Early checkin-in will be available at 11:30 AM. Teams of 6 bowlers will compete for prizes with proceeds going to benefit the Boston Renegades. There is a registration fee of $30 per person. This fee covers two strings of bowling, bowling shoes, 2 free slices of pizza, and a drink of your choice. Click here to download a registration form Important Details WHEN: Saturday, April 28th, 2012 12:00 PM - 03:00 PM (Check in starts at 11:30 AM) WHERE: Boston Bowl 820 Morrissey Blvd, Dorchester, MA For More information please contact Larry Haile at HaileLarry1@rcn.com DIRECTION TO BOSTON BOWL: By Subway: Take the MBTA's Red Line to JFK/UMass station. A free shuttle bus will be available to take you from the subway station to Boston Bowl. By Driving - Boston Bowl is located near I-93. From the North (Traveling on I-93 south): Take exit 15 for Columbia Rd toward J.F.K Library. Turn left onto Columbia Rd - 0.1 mi At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto William T Morrissey Blvd - 1.5 mi Turn left onto Freeport St - 0.4 mi Continue onto N119/William T Morrissey Blvd - 0.1 mi Turn left. Destination will be on the right - 259 ft From the South (Traveling on I-93 North): Take exit 13 toward Freeport St/Dorchester Turn left onto Victory Rd - 377 ft Take the 1st left onto Freeport St - 0.2 mi Continue onto N119/William T Morrissey Blvd - 0.1 mi Turn left. Destination will be on the right - 259 ft Should you need further assistance on directions, please give Boston Bowl a call at this number: 617-825-3800 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. Please see the results page for more details (Link to the 2011 Results page) 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 Boston 3-0 Long Island 2-1 New Jersey 1-2 Pennsylvania 0-3 Please see the results page for more details (Link to the 2011 Results page) The 2011 Philly Hall Of Fame Classic Champs 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: Boston 7 Pennsylvania 1 Boston 13 Long Island 4 Boston 8 New Jersey 7 Please see the results page for more details (Link to the 2011 Results page) 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 For more stories on previous seasons, please see our archive pages   This site in The Blind and Visually Impaired Ring is owned by John Oliveira. Previous Next List Sites