WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers KEEPING HIS EYE ON THE BALL- Ryan Smith, 8, the Diamondbacks first baseman in the Acorn 7- and 8-year-old division, keeps his eye on the ball during warm-ups. Last Saturday was Opening Day for the Thousand Oaks Little League. Games and special ceremonies took place at the Colina Middle School ballfields to kick off the 41st year of Little League baseball in Thousand Oaks. See related photo on page 28.