GLEN ROCK BASEBALL ASSOCIATION, INC.
GRBA, PO Box 171, Glen Rock, NJ 07452 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2008

 

President Joe Frissora email: frissora@optonline.net
Secretary: Marc Radin email: marcradin@prodigy.net
Treasurer: Brian Rooney email: brianjroon@optonline.net
VP Baseball: Patrick Whyte email: pawhyte@cisco.com
VP Baseball Travel: Dan Ptasnik email: patasnik@optonline.net
VP Softball: Tim Keller email: tak17421@optonline.net
VP Softball Travel: Bob Machi email: rmachi@morganlawfirm.com
Member-at-Large: Gerry Davina email: gdavina@finetech.com
Member-at-Large: Dennis Foley email: ddf4258@aol.com
Member-at-Large: Steve Lederer email: stephenlederer@aol.com
Member-at-Large: John Marsella email: jerseysurething@aol.com
Member-at-Large: Bob Neumann email: hineumann@optonline.net
Member-at-Large: Leo Vila email: windsailing@bloomberg.net
Member-at-Large: Joe Micelli email: jdogs3@aol.com
Member-at-Large: Darrell Felsenstein email: dfelsenstein@wellslaw.com

Commissioners for the boys recreational leagues (2008):

 

Commissioner

Email

Tee Ball (K) Don Grochan dngtech@verizon.net
Pee Wee 1
(1st Grade)
Tom Kramer tokramer@cisco.com
Pee Wee 2 
(2nd Grade)
Mark duRivage durivage@optonline.net
Junior
(3rd and 4th Grade)
Kip Kramer kramer@vpa.com
Pony
(5th and 6th Grade)
Mike Pirolo mkcp5597@optonline.net
Senior
(7th and 8th Grade)
Jim Brogan brogansjm@verizon.net
 
 

Commissioners for the girls recreational leagues (2008):

 

Commissioner

Email

Tee Wee
(K and 1st Grade)
Joe Micelli jdogs3@aol.com
Junior
(2nd and 3rd Grade)
John Duffin jsduffin@optonline.net
Pony
(4th and 5th Grade)
Lou Karcanes karkidz@aol.com
Senior
(6th, 7th and 8th Grade)
Steve Lederer stephenlederer@aol.com

History of the GRBA

The GRBA first began in 1952, with a single baseball league comprised of six teams. Sixteen years later in 1968 the organization was incorporated, having 5 trustees, and today the GRBA Executive Board has 15 voting members.  

Through the years, the GRBA has continued to grow. In 1970, the softball program was added; in 2002 the PeeWee league was separated into the 1st grade and 2nd grade leagues, and night games for the Senior league were scheduled under the lights at the Upper Faber field. In 2004, the softball program created the “TeeWee” league by combining Kindergarten and 1st graders. In fact, the GRBA Tee Ball and TeeWee leagues are the most popular of the programs!  

Today the GRBA is comprised of 10 Recreational programs with 6 baseball leagues and 4 softball leagues, with enrollment of almost 1000 children, 5 through 14 years of age.  

In addition, the GRBA sponsors Travel programs in the Spring, Summer and Fall. The Travel Programs are much more competitive, in which GRBA teams compete against teams from other towns. The GRBA Travel programs support teams in age categories from 9 to 17 years of age.  

Past Presidents of the GRBA
1952-1955 Hugh Dovey 1956-1958 Edward Kraebel     1959 Dan Higdon 
1960-1961 Bob O’Hara  1962-1963 Jack Tully  1964-1966 Jim Glass
1967 George Kramer 1968-1969 H. R. Muse 1970-1971 Harry Flynne
1972-1973 Al Nelson 1974-1977 Ralph Trotta 1978 Van Freier
1979-1980 Richard Dolan 1981 Bob Callahan 1982-1984 Michael Leible
1985-1986 Bob Fisher 1987-1991 Hal Corney 1992 Kevin McElroy
1993 Shel Hirshberg 1994-1995 Jim Boyan 1996-1997 Ted Burke
1998-1999 Artie Pazan 2000 Jack Szymanski 2001-2002 - Ed D'Alessio
2003-2004 Steve Mickolajczyk 2005-2006 Ken Palmer 2007-2008 Joe Frissora
 

 

Recreation Vice Presidents
Baseball Softball
1997 Ted Burke 1996-1997 Fran Indoe
1998-1999 Jack Szymanski 1998-1999 Jim Surrago
2000-2001 Casey Coughlin 2000-2001 Diane Glass
2002-2003 Ken Palmer 2002-2003 Alison Lohr
2004-2006 Joe Frissora 2004-2005 Jim Sietsma
2007-2008 Patrick Whyte 2006-2008 Tim Keller
 

 

Travel Vice Presidents
Baseball Softball
1997 Joe Rose 1997 Joe Rose
1998-99 Joe Rivara 1998-99 Anthony DiIenno
2000-2001 Steve Kenny 2000-2001 Peter Ilenko
2002 Steve Mickolajczyk 2002 Darlene Assainte
2003-2004 Gary Speranza 2003 Jim Sietsma
2005 Marc Radin 2004-2008 Bob Machi
2006-2008 Dan Patasnik