Online Registration for the Spring 2012 Baseball Season is now OPEN!

There is still time to sign up, but some age groups are filling up fast !!!

Tryouts are this Saturday, February 18th !!!

Click Here for individual player registration. All registrations will be online this year via the internet. You may pay by credit card or check. To pay by check, select check as form of payment at the end of registration and following the payment instructions. USSSA Team League Information can be found here.

Online Registrations:
Online registration is available until Saturday, February 25, 2012. Click Here to register online. The “League Age” cutoff date for Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth is April 30th. Please make sure to look at the dates correctly and register the player in the age group he/she falls in. A $10 late registration fee will be charged for all registrations after February 15th. After February 15th some age groups may fill up and space cannot be guaranteed, so please plan to register by February 15th to be guaranteed a spot on a team.

Coaches: If you are interested in coaching a team this season, please click here and complete the coaching request form. You will be contacted once your information is received to schedule an interview with the appropriate age group commissioner. Whether you are an experienced coach or just wanting to get started, there is likely an opportunity for you with Bentonville Youth Baseball.

Player Tryouts (ages 8-16):
Tryouts will be held inside at the BHS Tiger Athletic Complex (TAC) on Saturday, February 18, 2012 and Saturday, February 25, 2012. It is only necessary to attend 1 of the 2 tryout sessions. Players from 8-16 years old not attending a tryout cannot be drafted by a team and will be assigned to a team by a random drawing. The son/daughter of the designated Head Coach and one Assistant Coach will NOT tryout. Players from 4-7 years old will NOT have a tryout and will be assigned to teams by the Commissioner of their age group.

Please Note: The TAC does not allow any food, gum, or drinks inside the facility (only water may be brought in). No cleats are allowed. Players should wear clean sneakers, bring their baseball glove and comfortable clothes to the tryout. Players will be asked to run, hit, field and throw during the tryout. The league will make available bats and helmets for the tryout; however, players are welcome to bring their own bat and helmet to use.

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Bentonville Youth Baseball 2012 Spring USSSA Team League

Team League Registration is NOW OPEN to ANY USSSA registered teams

Please click here to register your team.

Bentonville Youth Baseball will again be offering a special “Team League” Division this spring 2012 for area USSSA registered teams. The games will be played at Memorial Park and Phillips Park and will follow USSSA rules. The 10-game season will begin on March 7th and finish on May 2nd (no games will be played on March 21st, Bentonville Spring Break). Games will primarily be played on Wednesday nights at 6pm or 8pm. We anticipate scheduling each team 1 Wednesday game per week for 8 weeks (8 games) with the 9th and 10th games scheduled as a double header on one of the Wednesdays or possibly a single game on a Tuesday or Thursday. At several coaches’ request, we have extended the season and reduced the number of double-header nights to allow for warmer weather games. The breakdown of the final schedule will be determined once we know how many teams of each age will be playing in the Wednesday Night Team League.

• Must be USSSA registered team.
• Teams will earn 100 USSSA Points
• BYB will provide fields and umpires; each USSSA team will be responsible for providing game baseballs and their own uniforms.
• There will be a minimum of 4 teams per age group. More than 4 teams may be possible depending on the total number of teams and field availability. It may be necessary to limit the number of teams in an age group or not have an age group depending on the number of teams that register. There must be at least 1 Bentonville Team in each age group.
• Bentonville teams will be eligible to represent Bentonville in the Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth All-Star Tournament Trail starting in June. However, any players who do not live in the Bentonville School District will not be eligible to play in the Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth Tournament games.

Team League Registration is NOW OPEN to ANY USSSA registered teams in the Northwest Arkansas Area. The cost will be $600 per Team and needs to be paid in full at the time of registration to reserve a spot in the league. If you are paying by check, BYB must receive your check within 72 hours of submitting your registration or your spot may be released to another team. COACHES, please click here to register your team. Team League space will be available on a first come basis. Make checks payable to: Bentonville Youth Baseball and mail to PO Box 94, Bentonville, AR 72712 or checks may be delivered to Gan Nunnally at Nunnally Chevrolet in Bentonville.

Since there were no Bentonville teams that registered in the 9 year old and 12 year old age groups, we will not be offering a Team League for these two age groups. Below are listed the Bentonville teams that have registered in their various age groups. Registration is now open for any additional teams to join any of these age groups. If we do not have at least 4 teams in an age group by the February 15th registration deadline, that age group will be cancelled and the paid registration fees will be refunded back to the players and/or teams.


For any questions related to the Team League Division, please contact Ernie Ellies teamleague@bentonvillebaberuth.org

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New Bat Rules for 2012: Babe Ruth and Cal Ripken

Bentonville Youth Baseball will continue to follow the baseball bat rules as prescribed by the Babe Ruth and Cal Ripken organizations. The 2012 rules can be viewed here. Our league will enforce these Babe Ruth and Cal Ripken bat rules and will not allow any baseball bats that violate these rules to be used in our league. Babe Ruth rules apply to ages 13 and older. Cal Ripken rules apply to ages 12 and under.

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Interested in Coaching a Team !!!

Bentonville Youth Baseball is looking for individuals interested in coaching in our League this spring. If you are an experience coach, new to coaching or someone just wanting to help out, please click here and complete the coaching request form. You will be contacted once your information is received to schedule an interview with the appropriate age group commissioner.

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Field Status:

For the most up to date field status please visit the City of Bentonville Parks and Recreation website. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the current status of the each of the fields. The City will determine whether or not the baseball fields are playable. You can sign up for automatic email and text message updates on the field status on the City's website. Click Here to sign up for automatic Field Status email or text message updates, this service is provided by the City of Bentonville, not Bentonville Youth Baseball.

The below field status information will NOT always be the most up to date status. The below status will be updated as quickly as possible, but it is not automatically linked to the City. Please Click Here for the most up to date field status from the City's website.

Bentonville Field Status Hotline: 479-273-5577 (voice message of latest field status)

Become a Facebook fan of the Bentonville Youth Baseball, or a Twitter follower of BYBaseball. You can find us at twitter.com/bybaseball, to get updates on important league news including field status updates sent to your phone or computer.

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Bentonville Youth Baseball Plays under the Cal Ripken and Babe Ruth Charters

Our goal is to provide for every boy and girl from age 4 to age 18 within the Bentonville School District the chance to learn and enjoy the sport of Baseball. Thank you for making Bentonville Youth Baseball the largest Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken League in the Southwest Region consisting of the states of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

Become a Facebook fan of the Bentonville Youth Baseball, or a Twitter follower of BYBaseball. You can find us at twitter.com/bybaseball , to get updates on important league news including field status updates sent to your phone or computer.

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