Owego Little League; ASA Girls Softball; Teener Baseball: Welcome

Owego Little League Staff Meeting will be Wednesday April 10th - 7pm  7:30pm at the clubhouse.  

Ken has moved the meeting to start at 7:30 due to practices. 

2/5/13     Sign Ups               Owego Fire Station     6p - 8p

2/9/13     Sign Ups               Owego Fire Station     9a - 12p

3/7/13      Coaches Meeting  56 Main St                   7pm -  MANDATORY of ALL coaches

3/16/13    Indoor Clinics       OAMS     9am - 11am Boys 7 - 9 1pm - 3pm Boys 10-12 -- 10 year olds MUST attend

3/23/13    Outdoor Clinics    Hyde Park - All ages   1pm - 5pm

3/25/13    National Draft     Hyde Park                   7pm

3/26/13    American Draft    Hyde Park        7pm

3/27/13    Modified & Tee Ball Draft        7pm

3/29/13      Practice schedule begins

4/20/13   Work bee day   Hyde Park 9am - Done

4/27/13   Work bee day   Hyde Park 9am - Done

5/3/13      Coaches Meeting Hyde Park                  6pm - MANDATORY for ALL coaches

5/4/13      Opening Day                                          8am on Temple St

5/11/13     Picture Day         OFA                           TBA

6/1/13      Homecoming        Hyde Park 

Sign ups for the 2013 season are now complete. If you missed the online sign ups, or the in person sign ups and would still like your child to play, please contact our Player Agent, Karen Vinti - srovinti01@yahoo.com 

Help is needed to fill the following open positions:

Scheduler - This will be Ed's last year of scheduling practices and games. Get on board now and learn as he prepares the schedule for 2013.

 Equipment Manager - Inventory all equipment on hand, and order what is missing/needed. Hand out team equipment to the managers before the practice season starts. Get all equipment back at the end of the season, and issue the equipment for the All Star teams. 

Umpire in Chief - Make sure all games in the National league at Hyde Park have an umpire to call the games. Set up a schedule for the Owego Tournaments, and call in other league umpires if needed.

If you are interested in any of these positions, please reach out to League President Ken Winters, 607-972-9894 

There are a lot of rules that we just know for sure. The problem is, a lot of these "rules" are myths and old wives tales.

Check out the rules information on the league "Rules Info" page or click on the link below. You might just get a surprise or two. The rules don't always mean exactly what they say.

If you have any questions, post them on the rules message board. (You need to be a member of the site. If you aren't, Eteamz should offer you the opportunity to join if you aren't one when you try to use the board.) Or e-mail Rich Ives (richives@stny.rr.com).

The league has oppportunities for you. Join in the fun. Support the kids, baseball, and the community.

MANAGERS/COACHES: Contact Chris Rieg  crieg70@gmail.com if you are interested in managing or coaching a team.

UMPIRES: We are always looking for volunteer umpires. Whether once a week, or more if you love it, you can enjoy the best seat in the house. Need training - no problem. We conduct training sessions to teach you how. Contact Ken Winters at 607-972-9894

WORKBEE DAYS: Like puttering around in the dirt?  Maybe you are good at handyman tasks. Things always need fixing. New things need to be built. Fields need to be maintained. The 2013 workbee dates are April 20th and 27th. Not available those days? We can always use help during the season too. 

Following the lead of the NCAA and High schools, and an earlier ban on composite bats for the 13 and up age groups, Little League has banned composite bats in LL Baseball segments for 12 and below also.

See the announcement at www.littleleague.org 

Bats with composite barrels are banned unless they are on the approved list.

Please see www.littleleague.org for the article on the bat moratorium. Click on the article's link for 2 1/4" bats to see which are approved for Little League Majors and below.

Please see www.nfhs.org and do a search on "approved composite bats" to see the list for teener. 

Little League non-wood bats must also be marked BPF 1.xx where xx is 15 OR LOWER. No LL bat can be more than 2 1/4" in diameter and 33" long.

As teener is using high school rules, teener non-wood bats must be BESR marked and a -3 drop or less. No non-wood HS bat may be more than 2 5/8" in diameter and 36" long. A wood bat may be a maximun of 2 3/4" in diameter with a maximum 36" length. 

NEXT YEAR (2012)  Teener bats MUST meet BBCOR, so if you're buying a new bat we strongly urge you to get a BBCOR bat.  NCAA and the State of California already require BBCOR bats so they are on the market.