Catcher Continued from page 56 No-hitter highlights early season diamond success Southpaw Andrew Naderer’s no-hitter highlighted Arcadia’s early baseball success. The junior lefty’s dominant performance over Paradise Valley improved Arcadia’s record to 4-0 in the regular season and 13-1 overall at press time. “He pitched great,” said Arcadia coach Ken Rudolph. “When he has his fastball going, he is tough to hit.” Naderer was one error from a perfect game in the fi ve-inning, run-rule game. At one point, the Arcadia ace retired 12 batters in a row. He struck out six without a walk. “He has great control of all of his pitches,” Rudolph said. “He’s just that good.” He also bene fi ted from great plays in the fi eld by center fi elder Brendan Satran and second baseman Caleb McKinnon. McKinnon backed up his pitcher with several great plays. Satran, on the other hand, seemed to lose sight of a bloop to center before making an acrobatic diving catch to take away a hit. Another Arcadia highlight was a 17- run, fi ve-inning thrashing of Combs High School. The Titans scored 15 runs in the fi rst inning. McKinnon and Tim Janssen each went 2-for-2 with a single, a double and three RBI in the inning. First baseman Thomas Schellhardt had a single and a two-run triple. Michael Roberts fi nished the day 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored. His parents were always supportive of his dream of becoming a baseball player. “My dad worked for the Polaroid company in Massachusetts, and I remember him being at almost every high school game of mine,” Jeff said. His father had to drive all the way back to Nashua after watching him play. “He also turned our garage into a batting cage so I could hit year round.” By the time Jeff’s high-school career was winding down, scouts from different baseball organizations began looking at his potential. “College wasn’t my thing. I knew I was going to sign,” Jeff said. In 1990, Motuzas was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 13th round. “I was the only fi rst-team All-American that year to not get drafted in the fi rst round,” he said. Motuzas spent six seasons in the Yankees minor league system, playing alongside Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada, the same guys who were part of the team that lost to the Diamondbacks in 2001. “The minors is exactly like the movie Bull Durham, ” Jeff said, “Only about 3 or 4 percent of players make it to the Majors. “Even less stay there.” Jeff said he does not regret going right into the minors after graduating from high school. “Baseball was what I wanted to do, so I did it,” Jeff said. “I also met my wife, Crystal, in Connecticut while playing AA ball.” Jeff and Crystal were married six years ago and have two children, Elyse 4, and Trey 19 months. In 1997, The Diamondbacks offered him a job as their bullpen catcher. “With a family now, it is hard to travel as much as I do, but the good thing is I have a great wife and kids,” Jeff said. “On the road I keep a journal for my kids, of just little things so when they are older they can hear about things I have done and places I have been.” Jeff said that being the bullpen catcher may be fi rst and foremost a job, but it’s a fun job. He pitches some batting practice, shags balls and warms up pitchers that need work for that day during the season. Dwayne Murphy, the hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays, who was with the Diamondbacks when they started up, said Jeff is serious about his work. “He is a great guy, he takes his job serious, maybe too serious,” Murphy said. “But that is just the type of person he is, a hardworking individual.” Other than baseball Jeff is into fi tness, and personal training. “After I had a double knee replacement, he pushed me in the gym,” Murphy said. “He keeps me in shape.” Health and wellness has bene fi tted Jeff in other ways. In 1998, while in the weight room in the Diamondbacks facility, he met his best friend Greg Swindell, who played in the Major League for 17 years. “Jeff is just very caring and sincere, a lot of times baseball players are friends just on the fi eld, but our friendship is greater off the fi eld,” Swindell said. “I remember in 2000 when my father passed away, Jeff helped me get through it,” Swindell said. “It’s nice to have someone like that in your life.” In the future, Jeff said he would like to become a coach, once his body wears down from being a catcher for so many years. “No one dreams of becoming a bullpen catcher,” Jeff said. “But you play as long as you can, until someone makes you take your uniform off.” GamePlan helps connect athletes and schools By Ashley Vannatta The founders of GamePlan have played college sports and now want to help local athletes pursue scholarships. “We knew we had the experience and expertise to help guide these student athletes and their parents through the college recruiting maze and help them reach their goals of playing college sports,” GamePlan co-founder Jackie Hutt said. Hutt and Allyson Walts founded their business last June and are the mentors and athletic advisers for the program. Born in Arizona, Walts had four-year full-ride scholarships for tennis and played at both Oklahoma University and Arizona State University, where she was team captain. Walts played professional tennis for three years and was one of the top 200 female players in the world. Walts, a mother of three and grandmother of four, now lives in North Scottsdale. Hutt was born in Detroit, raised in Phoenix, and has lived in Arcadia for 16 years. A mother of two, Hutt has a son who is a Continued on page 59 Blueprint for athletic success offered to women By Katherine Torres Wendy Woudenberg, through her business Blueprint Athletics, uses her athletic experience and go-getter attitude to help young female athletes develop their skills. Through Blueprint, Woudenberg helps female basketball players build from their background and experience to develop skills that they can use on or off the court. “Sometimes there’s just so much to sports that’s not even about playing the sport,” she said. Woudenberg said playing sports incorporates many skill sets including teamwork, learning to work with others, following through, and commitment. Woudenberg has been involved in sports nearly all her life. After graduating from Scottsdale Christian Academy, she went to Wheaton College in Chicago and played basketball and golf. When Woudenberg returned to Arizona, she said she noticed that there were hardly any female coaches. Woudenberg had very few female coaches herself; a fact that she said didn’t affect her directly but did affect her friends. “I feel that I’ve always been able to talk to anybody,” she said. “But people need a role model to show them that girls can be girly and play sports too.” Woudenberg chose the name Blueprint because she wanted to show that sports are an outline and plan to succeed on or off the court. “I think it’s very cool that girls work with girls,” she said. Woudenberg works with girls that range from 6 years old to high schoolers. She currently works with a junior high basketball team, the Arcadia-based club Continued on page 59 A RC A DI A SPORTS PAGE TOO A RC A DI A SPORTS PAGE TOO Page 58 April 2011

Page 59 April 2011 matter what school event, they are always happily available to help. “The parents love them, not just because they volunteer but because they are sweet and friendly.” The girls say they love working at the snack bar because they meet new people, learn about sports and usually have regular customers. They memorize what the regulars will order. “If there is any place to volunteer, it’d be the snack bar,” Amber said. “It’s a lot of fun.” Snack bar Continued from page 56 Major League Baseball talent over the years, including two currently active players, Hideki Okajima of the Red Sox and Yoshinori Tateyama with the Texas Rangers. In addition to viewing a game at the Sapporo dome, the boys will participate in a workout with Fighters in order to see the fundamentals, Japanese style, of the game up close. “It is an amazing trip,” said Ingram. The trip is about more than baseball, said Ingram. It gives the players a chance to become immersed in a new culture at a young age by staying with host families. “Having been over there before, I know that it is an amazing trip,” said Ingram. “It is really about developing relationships with the host families. “Cross-cultural learning is very important.” Team members include Matthew Lucero, Tony Sarno, Josh Arndt, Jake Sheedy and Ryan Dobric; Also Nick Kobs, Connor Earnest, Trent Baze, Jordan Camoriano, Saul Gomez, Hunter Grif fi ths, Ian Salazar and Matt Anderson. Japan Continued from page 56 GamePlan Continued from page 58 Blueprint Continued from page 58 freshman at Brophy College Preparatory and a daughter in the fi fth grade at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School. Hutt attended the University of Arizona on a full-ride tennis scholarship and taught tennis at the Walts Tennis Academy and John Gardiner’s Tennis Academy after graduating. It was there that Hutt decided the process for kids to obtain scholarships is comparable to a maze. “We realized how competitive the process has become since we played college tennis,” Hutt said. “It’s just so competitive and hard now for kids, we want to give them help.” At GamePlan, students can seek mentorship from Hutt and Walts, as well as coaching assistance from one of the sports evaluators who assesses the athlete’s skills. Walts’ husband, Butch Walts is a tennis evaluator at GamePlan. There also are evaluators for baseball, basketball and soccer. Hutt and Walts currently have fi ve clients and had their fi rst success less than a year after opening business. Sara Romine, a rower and Arcadia resident, was their fi rst client. Last fall she committed to the University of San Diego. “It takes a passion and love for the sport in order to continue playing out of high school,” Walts said. “Our main goal is to help the students who have the talent and drive necessary to play collegiate sports.” More information is available at gameplanscholarships.com. team Phoenix Phoenoms and individual athletes. Woudenberg said she enjoys watching “the little things” that happen while she’s working with others. “It’s really all the small things that lead up to the big goals,” she said. For now, Woudenberg hopes to grow Blueprint Athletics and take on more people who wish to improve their skills. “I was told never to give up,” she said. “I would like to take things as far as they will go.” Woudenberg’s business is on the corner of Scottsdale Road and McDonald Drive. Reach her via e-mail: wjwoudenberg@ gmail.com. NATIONAL ADVERTISING NETWORK, INC. 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