MGO SPORTS: My Site News
Welcome to Spring 2011!
Thank you all for supporting us in the past, our wonderful volunteers make our league possible. We want to invite you to play with us again this year. Registration begins Saturday Jan.29 & Sunday Jan.30, 2011 at Veterans Park from 1-4pm. It will continue every weekend through Feb.27. Registration is also available online.
Wednesday, January 19
Opening Cremonies are scheduled for April 11th at 7pm.
Our opening ceremonies have been scheduled for April 11th - 7:00pm at the blue field.
Tuesday, January 18
Baseball & Softball Clinics
Baseball:
The baseball commitee has scheduled baseball clinics for Saturday Feb 19 and Sunday Feb 20. It will be for machine pitch and minors on Saturday and majors on Sunday. Clinics will include pitching, hitting, defense, and all aspects of baseball. Times to be determined. Costs will be $15 for MGO participants and $20 for non MGO participants. Special surprise guest will be in attendance.
Softball:
Billy is set to meet with softball coaches to determine date and time for girls softball clinics. The board of directors is also consideringTop Gun fastpitch softball tournaments for the upcoming season. Check back for updates.
Saturday, January 22
Top Gun Tournament dates are out. The highlight this year is Girls Softball dates!!
The wilmington Top Gun Tournament dates are out. Please check below. The highlight this year is that we will be hosting a few dates of Softball Tournaments. We are very excited about hosting these events and we hope both Baseball and Sofball Travel Teams will consider our Wilmington events. New management, great fields and facilities; just minutes from the beach and historicall downtown Wilmington. Please contact Wilmington Tournament Director Benny Hardison at 910-617-0328.
| Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 09:00AM New NIT 8u-18u - Wilmington, NC Awards Winners of the Gold Bracket only a Free Paid Berth to the Summer World Series and Winter World Series. Awards Winners of the Silver/Bronze Bracket a Free Paid Berth to the Winter World Series. Awards Winners of the Gold Bracket Championship Rings. Please contact Benny Hardison at 910-617-0328 or email at baseballbenny@charter.net Closing date: Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 12:00PM |
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| Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 09:00AM Top Gun Phiten Necklace Spring Nationals 8u-18u - Wilmington, NC Champions and Runner Up in all skill brackets will receive a Phiten Necklace and an individual Trophy for this event. Please contact Benny Hardison at 910-617-0328 or email at baseballbenny@charter.net Closing date: Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 12:00PM |
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| Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 09:00AM Super NIT 8u-18u - Wilmington, NC Awards Winners of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Bracket a Free Paid Berth to the Summer World Series and Winter World Series. Awards Winners of the Gold, Silver and Bronze Bracket Championship Rings. Please contact Benny Hardison at 910-617-0328 or email at baseballbenny@charter.net Closing date: Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 12:00PM |
Monday, January 24
Little League Internationas has banned the use of ALL composite bats in league play.
Little League International has placed a moratorium on the use of composite bats in the Little League (Majors) Division and all other baseball divisions of Little League, effective immediately.
“Today’s decision of the Little League International Board of Directors Executive Committee is based on scientific research data from the University of Massachusetts (Lowell), which was contracted by Little League Baseball,” Stephen D. Keener, President and Chief Executive Officer of Little League Baseball and Softball, said. “The maximum performance standard for non-wood bats in the divisions for 12-year-olds and below is a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.15. The research found that composite bats, while they may meet the standard when new, can exceed that standard after a break-in process.”
Local Little Leagues were first informed of the research last September.
“From the beginning, and throughout this process, we wanted to keep everyone informed,” Patrick W. Wilson, Vice President of Operations at Little League International, said. “Our intent was to provide local league constituents clear direction regarding composite bats. There is a process through which manufacturers can submit individual models for a possible waiver if they wish to seek it. Going forward, we will let our leagues know which ones meet the standards for the Little League Baseball (Majors) 12-and-under divisions, if any.”
On Sept. 1, Little League International placed a moratorium on composite bats in the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Divisions of Little League. Subsequent to that moratorium, some composite bat models have received a waiver and may be used in those divisions. Information on the composite bats that have received waivers for the Junior, Senior, and Big League Baseball Divisions of Little League may be found here:
http://www.littleleague.org/learn/equipment/approvedcompbats.htm
At present, no composite bats for the Little League (Majors) Division and below have received a waiver. If and when any models do receive a waiver, Little League International will inform its leagues of that decision.
The moratorium on composite bats, which now applies to all baseball divisions of Little League, does not apply to any softball divisions of Little League.
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Note: The moratorium on composite bats only applies to composite-barreled bats. Bats that have only a metal/alloy in the barrel (and no other material, unless it is in the end cap of the bat) are not subject to the moratorium, regardless of the composition of the handle. (This note was added to this article on Jan. 5, 2011)
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Thursday, February 17
The Jamie Hemingway clinics have been post poned to a later date
After some conversation with parents, the board has decided to post poned the Jamie Hemingway Clinics to a later date. Please stay tuned. Thanks.
