Gravel, a 15U travel team sponsored by Jolieet Slammers owner Al Oremus, arrives at a tournament at Eastern Michigan University. | Steve King~For Sun-Times Media
Ako Thomas, a member of the Gravel 15U team and Mount Carmel student. | Supplied photo
Justin Rodriguez, member of the Gravel 15U team, makes contact at a recent tournament game at Eastern Michigan University. | Steve King~For Sun-Times Media
The Gravel 15U team, led by manager Sam Sorce (second from left), huddles before a recent tourney game at Eastern Michigan University. | Steve King~For Sun-Times Media
Nelson Munoz, a member of the Gravel 15U team and Mount Carmel football and baseball player, plays in a recent tourney game at Eastern Michigan University. | Steve King~For Sun-Times Media
Gravel 15U team members arrive for a tournament at Eastern Michigan University. | Steve King~For Sun-Times Media
Al Oremus | Steve King~For Sun-Times Media
Gravel sponsor Al Oremus (left) and coach Sam Sorce during a tournament at Eastern Michigan University. | Steve King~For Sun-Times Media
The Major League Baseball season runs from April into October. Next year, a local travel squad intends to launch a similar calendar for a team of 16-and-under players — a plan that has rankled some in the high school baseball community who think the well-heeled …
