Needham Babe Ruth & Little League

News From Needham Baseball

Registration is still open for the 2012 Summer Baseball program

Needham Little League Baseball provides a highly competitive baseball program in the summer for players in the U7 - U15 age groups.  These teams are for committed baseball players who want a competitive local alternative to AAU baseball (although playing AAU does not preclude you from playing in our league).  Players will participate in winter workouts, tournaments and play at the highest level of baseball. This program will stress skill development and competition.  The coaches will be carefully selected and provided with the training and resources to improve players’ skills.  Players will also receive specialized positional training from professional instructors.

U9-U12 - there will be an enhanced winter workout schedule of which the first six (6) clinics will also double as tryouts. The evaluations for the summer tryouts will be conducted by the professional coaches at TJO along with input from knowledgeable baseball coaches with experience in our program. Teams will be selected by the end of February 2012 and participate in the Suburban League.  Players must register and have paid by January 21, 2012.

The clinics will be held at TJO Sports on the following dates:  January 22, January 29, February 5, February 12, February 19, February 26, March 4, March 11, March 18, and March 25. 

U9 & U10: 4-5:30PM

U11 & U12:  5:30-7:00PM

U7-U8 - there will be late spring workouts with balanced teams selected by early June. Teams in this division will participate in the Friendship League. The deadline for registration is June 1^st.

U13-U15 - players will receive local batting cage time with teams finalized by April 1^st. These teams will participate in the South Shore League. The deadline for registration is March 1^st.

The cost of the program including all the training remains $150 per player.

A full description of the program is available on our website on the Summer Baseball tab.

If you have questions, please contact Greg Atkinson the Summer Director at needatkfam@verizon.net

 

Registration for the 2012 Spring Season is still open for all leagues except Majors  

Contact the appropriate league director if you have questions.

Age cutoffs to determine league eligibility:

2012 Season (Spring, Summer and Fall)
Little League Baseball Age (BB Age)	Birthday	Spring League
18	5/1/93 - 4/30/94	16 - 18 Year old League
17	5/1/94 - 4/30/95	16 - 18 Year old League
16	5/1/95 - 4/30/96	16 - 18 Year old League
15	5/1/96 - 4/30/97	Babe Ruth Senior
14	5/1/97 - 4/30/98	Babe Ruth Prep (eligible to tryout for Babe Ruth Senior)
13	5/1/98 - 4/30/99	Babe Ruth Prep (eligible to tryout as an option player for Babe Ruth Senior)
12	5/1/99 - 4/30/00	Majors
11	5/1/00 - 4/30/01	Triple AAA (eligible to tryout for Majors)
10	5/1/01 - 4/30/02	Double AA (eligible to tryout for Triple AAA and Majors)
9	5/1/02 - 4/30/03	Double AA (eligible to tryout for Triple AAA)
8	5/1/03 - 8/31/03	Double AA
8	5/1/03 - 8/31/04	Single A
7	5/1/04 - 8/31/05	First Grade
6	5/1/05 - 8/31/06	Kindergarten
Six, seven and eight year olds will be assigned to a league based on their school grade, or have the option of 'playing up' a grade if they are eligible as defined by the birthdays above. Please contact the appropriate league director for more information.

 

Board Meetings - The Next Board Meeting is Tuesday, February 7, 2012 @ 8:00PM

Board meetings are regularly scheduled for the first Tuesday of the month from October through January and the first and third Tuesday of the month from February through June.  The meetings are held at the Charles River Center in Needham.   

 

Park & Rec Field Status

Link to the Park & Rec Field Status Web Page (Updated only on weekdays)

For weekends and holidays Managers must work with each other and their directors to decide whether a field is playable.  This web site will not be updated on weekends as weather conditions may change too frequently for the web site to be useful.