The YS Youth Baseball, Inc. annual meeting will be held on May 16, in preparation for this summer's season. YS Youth Baseball is a recreational league for boys and girls ages 7–11, and is currently accepting registration. (Photo by Suzanne Szempruch)
Youth recreational baseball to begin soon
- Published: May 11, 2016
The annual meeting of Yellow Springs Youth Baseball, Inc. will be held Monday, May 16, 6:30 p.m., in the Virginia Hamilton meeting room at the library. All parents and volunteers are encouraged to attend the meeting, which will include election of board members and discussions of the upcoming season.
Registration is now open for the 2016 recreational baseball Minor and Major Leagues, and can be completed at http://www.ysbaseball.org. Girls and boys ages 7–11 are eligible to play in the coach-pitch Minor League, and boys and girls ages 10–14 are eligible for the player-pitch Major League. Both seasons will begin in early June, with Minor League games being held Saturday mornings and one weeknight, and Major League games two to three times per week. Both leagues play at Gaunt Park.
A skills assessment clinic for Major League players will be held Thursday, May 12, 7 p.m., at Gaunt Park. Registration must be completed to participate in the assessment clinics and will be available on-site. Coaches will meet following the clinics to draft and organize teams.
Complete information can be found on the website. Fee payment can be made with a credit card as part of the online registration process, although payment is not required to complete a registration. Parents are urged to complete registration as soon as possible, and all paid registrations received before May 15 will get a $10 discount. Scholarships are also available and can be requested in the online registration process. For more information, or to request a hardcopy registration form, call Tim Sherwood at 767-8702.
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