The Greater Fairfax Babe Ruth 2008 Tournament Team hails from Fairfax County, a thriving suburb of Washington, DC in Northern Virginia. The 2007 crew are the State Champions in the 16-18 Year Old League. Kevin Brooks is the manager of the 2008 team with almost two full decades of experience at the helm of youth teams. This is his 17th season as a Tournament Team manager.

Coach Brooks is joined by his father Ron Brooks who is a 14-year veteran coach of tournament teams. Joining both Coach Brooks are team alumni Phillip Reamy and Matt Del Riego. Coach Reamy and Coach Del Riego both played for the District Title Teams and the State Tournament Teams in 2006 and 2007.

Manager Kevin Brooks

Babe Ruth has seen many years with Kevin Brooks on a roster. While he is currently the Manager of the 2008 Tournament Team. This is his 17th season as a Tournament Team Manager. It doesn’t stop there - his experience goes back to his teen years when he was a player at Fairfax High School and on Babe Ruth Tournament Teams when he was 16, 17 and 18 years old. Coach Brooks is recently married to his lovely, and very patient wife Maura.

Coach Ron Brooks

Yep, he’s the manager’s dad! Coach Ron Brooks (some call him Papa Brooks) has found himself on the baseball field since he was a kid. He was recognized as a notable player for Washington Lee High School in Arlington during his years there. Since then he has watched his boy compete on the diamond and later joined his son as a coach in the dugout. During that time he has become a 14-year veteran coach of Babe Ruth tournament teams. Coach Brooks has long been married to his wife and major supporter, Rosemary, who is probably used to all this baseball stuff by now, don’t you think? Yes, she is our Manager’s mom - be sweet!

Coach Phillip Reamy

Phillip Reamy was an honor student in the 2006 graduating class from Westfield High School. He played five years of Babe Ruth and was on five Tournament Teams with three district titles and two state titles. Phillip was the top pitcher in the 2007 Babe Ruth State Tournament. Phillip is currently a member of the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University baseball team and recently participated in the 2008 NAIA World Series in Idaho. 2008 is his inaugural year as a coach for the Fairfax squad. Phillip is not married… that we know of.

Coach Matt Del Riego

Matt Graduated with honors from Centreville High School in 2006 and went on to James Madison University. He played on four Babe Ruth Tournament teams and won two district titles and one state title. Matt was the only player to bat over .400 on both the 2006 and 2007, 16-18 tournament team. Matt also hit his first-ever home run in the first round of the 2007 State tournament in the top of the seventh to win the game for Greater Fairfax Babe Ruth.

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