BOYCE • STEPHENSON • CROSS JUNCTION • GORE POST SEASON ALL STAR, SELECT TEAMS, HOW TO SIGN UP Y AND TRAVEL TEAMS Remember even if you played last year, you must register again for the 2017 season. Please bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate Babe Ruth offers post season All Star play for ages 8 to 12 under if it is their first time participating in the league. the Cal Ripken Tournament trail and 13 to 15 under the Babe Ruth Tournament Trail. Most age groups have tournament trails consisting of District, State, and Regional play. The Cal Ripken Division has three WALK-IN REGISTRATION World Series Tournament trails consisting of a 10 year old, 12 Year DATES 2017 RREN COUNT old Major 60 and 12 Year old Major 70 Tournament. The Babe Ruth WA tournament trail offers a District, State, Regional, and World Series level trail. We have worked hard over the history of our league to provide the opportunity to be successful on an All Star team and the hard work has paid off with numerous District and State titles. Winchester teams have additionally competed at the South East Regional level yearly and have CAL RIPKEN been fortunate to have teams compete in several World Series. While All Stars are great, they include only a relatively small amount of the players in our league. Winchester Baseball strives to give all the players in the league the opportunity to play tournament baseball. Select Ages 5–15 can register for SPRING BASEBALL teams are teams developed from the players who are not playing on an MILL Babe Ruth Baseball All Star team, but posses the skills to play tournament level baseball. AGES 5-15 ELEMENTARY These travel teams play all over the state of Va, Md, Pa, and more. To Saturday, February 4th, 9-12 noon GREENWOOD make sure that these teams are open to everyone wishing to play, not only Saturday, February 18th, 9-12 noon the most skilled, we enter tournaments of different levels of competition. Friday, February 24th, 6 -8 pm By placing players in these various levels of play, we give each team an s equal chance to succeed. All walk-ins will be held at the Let’ Travel team opportunities exist during the Spring and Fall Seasons War Memorial Building in the recreation room located at with the majority of play occurring on the weekends. Travel is generally limited to 1 to 2 hours and teams play double headers against other 1001 East Cork St. Winchester, VA 22601 similarly skilled teams. Please email Ivy Tyson @ [email protected] with any questions! PLAY BALL! 2017 (cost $85.00 a player for machine pitch/$65.00 any additional player) (cost $70.00 a player for machine pitch/$50.00 any additional player) (cost $50.00 a player for T-Ball/$35.00 any additional player) LATE FEE OF $20.00 PER PLAYER FOR ANY REGISTRATION RECEIVED AFTER 3/1 Your child MUST attend player evaluations on Feb 26th at the Winchester Armory (Mar 5th for back up) if it is their first time in the player pitch or Major 50/70 division or if he/she is new to the league and wishing to play in the player pitch divisions. All times will be displayed on the website. Your child is welcome to bring a bat, helmet and glove. Financial assisatnce and scholarships available. These materials, and the activity described herein, are not sponsored or endorsed by the Frederick County, Clarke County or Winchester Public School Board. Additional documents may be required. CLARKE COUNTY • FREDERICK WINCHESTER BERRYVILLE • FRONT ROYAL • GAINESBORO WHITE POST STEPHENS CITY BERRYVILLE • FRONT ROYAL YFIELD • NAIN • YFIELD CLEARBROOK • MIDDLETOWN • HA • MIDDLETOWN • CLEARBROOK www.winchesterbaseball.com WHAT IS CAL RIPKEN BABE RUTH BASEBALL? SUMMER LEAGUE JUNE – AUGUST SPRING LEAGUE MARCH – JUNE MINORS PLAYER PITCH AGE 10 • SEASON–March thru June *** • 11-12 Yr. Old The Cal Ripken Division of Babe Here in the Winchester, Clarke and • SEASON–Begins Mid June DIVISIONS Major 70 Division Years ago, we stopped rushing our 10 level of play which helps these players Ruth Baseball is a youth-oriented non- Frederick County area, Babe Ruth has thru Mid August 50’ pitching distance – 70’ base year olds to the majors, where they were to ready themselves for the majors. In profit baseball program currently serv- recognized the uniqueness of each child • 5-6 Yr. Old T-Ball paths. Players can lead off bases and overshadowed by older and more skilled fact, since 1986 twelve of our All-Star ing over one million children aged 4 -12. and has designed a baseball program DIVISIONS No try out – Players placed on teams run on pass ball and on dropped third players. We have found these players teams have advanced to and competed It is both the fastest growing youth pro- flexible enough to accommodate almost in accordance with their school area with strike, etc. Games played on Henkel now have a vital impact on all games and successfully in the Virginia Cal Ripken gram in America and the largest regula- any situation that may arise. • 4 Yr. Old Blast Ball friends and schoolmates. Harris and Eagles Fields. Teams will be most importantly are able to play in all Ten and Under State Tournaments, tion amateur youth baseball program in The promotion of equal competition, • 5-6 Yr. Old T-Ball • 7-9 Yr. Old Machine Pitch established by entry of a returning All the skilled positions. including winning a South East Regional the world with over 75,000 teams and camaraderie, full participation, good • 6-7 Yr. Old Beginning No try out – Players placed on teams Star/Select Team, New Teams wishing This method lends to a challenging Championship in 2000. 8,500 leagues in the United States and sportsmanship and just plain fun are the Machine Pitch in accordance with their school area with to play in league play, and/or by player throughout the world. key objectives of this joint Department All players in these divisions are friends and schoolmates. assignment. All players not assigned to Babe Ruth is a national program of Recreation and Cal Ripken Baseball placed on a team in their school area, *** • 8-9 Yr. Old Player Pitch a team must be evaluated during league which is unique in that it allows lo- effort. with friend and schoolmates. All new players to WBL spring evaluations. cal groups sufficient freedom to design Organized youth baseball began in season must attend the player evaluation • 13-15 Yr. Old Prep Division and baseball programs to fit their local needs. the Shenandoah Valley area in 1952, and • 10 Yr. Old Player Pitch 13-15 Yr. Old Division THE MAJOR 60 DIVISION AGES 11-12 The “hands on” commitment not we adopted Babe Ruth Baseball twenty- New players must try out. Players are (15’s may only play if they are not only of Cal Ripken himself but also that two years ago. The program has grown assigned according to skill level. playing High School Baseball 13 & 14 of the whole Ripken family is predicated at a phenomenal rate ever since. Today • 11-12 Yr. Old Major 60 yr old may play without restriction) on kids having fun while learning how our program is comprised of six levels of Division All 11-12 year old players compete of the finest youth baseball programs to to play baseball. The dedicated involve- play with over 70 teams and over 1,000 60/90 fields, player pitch. in the Majors, either in this Rec Division be found in the entire state of Virginia. 46’ pitching distance – 60’ bases. ment of one of major league baseball’s participants, making our program one of Some divisions may be combined based (46’ pitching distance/60’ bases) or the In fact, since 1985 the league All-Stars Player try outs and assignments are the best role models added to the 56 years the largest throughout the entire state of on the number of registrations. 50’/70’ Division. This ensures everyone have won 13 division championships, of tradition and experience of Babe Ruth Virginia. same as 10 year olds. a Major League experience regardless of participated in 12 Virginia twelve and Baseball is leading to a nationwide ex- their skill or ability. Instruction at this under state tournaments, and have cap- plosion of youth baseball participation. level continues to build upon the basic tured 6 state titles. They have also been T-BALL AGES 5-6 fundamentals and proper techniques impressive while competing in 6 South taught throughout our Minor League East Regional and one World Series MINORS MACHINE PITCH AGES 8-9 program. Tournaments. In addition, 2004, 2005 The pieces come together so well and 2008 saw our 11 year olds capture T-Ball is for children 5-6 years of Since few children at this age have had that our Cal Ripken Major League is our first three state 11 years and under DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM age. This is Babe Ruth’s first level of the opportunity to hit a pitched baseball, This level includes 9 year olds troduced to serve players too old for widely recognized by our peers to be one championships. play, and it offers more than any other Super T-Ball begins exclusively with the along with experienced eights and is T-Ball, yet not ready or able to pitch or T-Ball program. use of a batting tee. This allows each 4 year-olds play Blastball. Blastball child to learn the proper fundamentals predicated on the use of a pitching hit a thrown baseball.