HBQVBAA

HBQVBAA (Hollis Bell-Aire Queens Village Baseball Athletic Association) is a non-profit private league funded by numerous grants and donations from city and state officials, as well as citizens of the community. It is based in Bellerose, Queens, in New York City, New York. Founded in 1954, HBQVB, a member of the Babe Ruth League, calls its complex the Padavan-Preller Fields. The field location is at 236-02 Hillside Ave. and the house phone number is [phone]. In addition to the playing fields, there is a parking lot, restrooms, and a concession stand.

HBQVB, a [http://www.baberuthleague.org/ Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken League] , has been bringing youth baseball and softball to the children of the area for more than half a century. Its in-house program begins with five-year-olds playing T-Ball, continues with a PeeWee division for six and seven-year-olds and goes right on through to sixteen year-olds playing full-scale baseball.

All divisions are instructional and are open to children of all skill and experience levels. Programs for seventeen and eighteen year-olds are offered on a limited basis as well as field competitive travel and tournament teams in many age brackets.

Administrators

Executive Board of Directors

*Mike Pfeiffer, President
*Ken Conyers, Vice President
*Denis O'Leary, Comptroller
*Ed Velez, Secretary
*Frank Giannone, Jr., Treasurer

Baseball Operations

*Ken Conyers, Director of Operations
*Sal Tarsio, Player Advocate
*Mike Sweeney, Equipment
*Sal Tarsio, Registrar, Scheduling
*Mike Pfeiffer, Umpire-in-Chield

Committee Chairpersons

*Concession Stand, Sue Vereline
*Chuck Schub, Signs and Sponsors
*Frank Rizzo, Work Details
*Frank Giannone, Jr.; Anthony Tetro, Jr., Newspaper

Ball Fields

The complex consists of 9 playing fields ranging from Pee Wee to Major League size giving ample room to offer full baseball and softball schedules. They are:

*Lomangino
*Gangone
*Kowalski
*Lomangino
*Padavan
*Hopke
*Malone
*Schenk
*Ott