Colorado Springs Little League: CSLL News & Updates
Friday, October 10Little League Rules Changes
October 9, 2008
Dear District Administrative Staffs and Local Little League Baseball Officials:
Beginning with the 2009 Little League Baseball season, baseball bats with a diameter of 2 ¾ inches are no longer permitted for use in the Junior League Division of Baseball.
Baseball bats with a 2 ?-inch diameter are now the standard for all teenage baseball divisions (Junior, Senior and Big League).
The "minus-3" requirement - overall weight (in ounces) of a bat can be no more than three ounces below the overall length (in inches) of the bat - remains in effect in Senior and Big League Baseball divisions, but is NOT a requirement in Junior Baseball.
Also, in effect for the 2009 season is the requirement that all non-wood bats used in Little League Baseball Divisions and below shall be printed with a BPF (bat performance factor) of 1.15 or less.
Sincerely,
Little League International
P.O. Box 3485
539 US Route 15 Hwy
Williamsport, PA 17701-0485
Phone: 570-326-1921
Fax: 570-326-1074
Saturday, August 9
Fall Ball 2008
Registration is now under way for the annual 18 & under Fall Baseball Program through Colorado Springs Little League, The program is for high school age players. Games begin Saturday, Sept 6, and run through mid-October, primarily on weekends. 12 games. $125 per player. Uniform shirts will be included. Sign up through Colorado Springs Little League website. Teams will be assigned before Sept 1.
Coaches wishing to bring their own team into the program contact Ray Weber at coachweber@juno.com or at 338-0127. Team fee is $1160 if teams provide their own uniforms.
Saturday, July 26
Please join us for an ALL STAR Celebration!
When: This Sunday, July 25th. food starts at 1pm, Celebration starts at 2pm
Where: El Pomar Youth Sports Complex Field #5
What: Help us recognize all of our All-Stars and prepare our Junior team for their trip to the Regional Tournament. We will be selling Hot Dogs, chips and drinks. We will also have raffle tickets available for some cool prizes (autographed balls, Rockie tickets, etc). We are looking for some good cooks to help with a bake sale which will go on at the same time!
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Congrats to our Juniors!!
Our Junior team are the Colorado State Champions! They won 25 - 7 to advance to the Regional Tournament in Odessa, Texas!
Wednesday, July 16
Congratulations to the Junior All-Star District 5 Champions
Coaches Birky and Krainock went through the District undefeated and will be playing this weekend at the state level in Arapahoe!!
Congratulations also go out to the 10-11 year old team as they finished second as did the 11-12 year old team.
Colorado Springs Little League was competitive at all levels and a thank you goes out to all the coaches, players, parents, and league members that represented CSLL as a professional organization. I am proud to be a small part of this organization.
Chad Stone
Head Commissioner
Monday, June 16
For Coach Joe
Please check out this post and read about an awesome gesture from a friend of the league.
Wednesday, May 28
Parent's Guide to Little League All-Stars
Please sure to check out this informative article about what to expect and how to prepare for all-stars.
Thursday, May 15
Hit-A-Thon Schedule
Saturday, May 10
Hit-A-Thon!
Hit-A-Thon-
Kids can only be involved with one fundraiser per year. This year the board has decided to make the fundraiser fun and hopefully less hectic for the parents.
The goal is for each player to raise $100. Each team has a goal of $1,000.
All players that raise $500 or more will be entered into a special drawing for a X-Box 360!
All players that raise $100 or more will be entered into a special drawing some awesome prizes which include a set of 4 tickets to a Rockies game, and other cool prizes.
Most Money Raised
1st Place Baseball Autographed by Goose Gossage & 4 Sky Sox Tickets
2nd Place 4 Sky Sox Tickets
3rd Place $20 in Dick’s Sporting Good gift certificates
The team that raises the most money will when a pizza party ($100 maximum & one team per division)
Most Points
1st Place 4 Sky Sox Tickets
2nd Place $20 in Dick’s Sporting Good gift certificates
3rd Place $10 in Dick’s Sporting Good gift certificates
Kids don’t forget, if the League raises $20,000 or more, CSLL President will get his head shaved, on the field!
Monday, April 28
In Memorium
You are missed.
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Tuesday, April 29
Updated Juniors Schedule has been posted
There is a new copy of the juniors schedule available in the schedules section.
Tuesday, April 22
FUNDRAISING NIGHT AT GUNTHER TOODY’S
Bring your family, friends, and neighbors and ROCK-N-ROLL with the other Little League families at Gunther Toody’s, the Fabulously Fun Fifties Diner.
Thursday, April 24th
Palmer Park Gunther Toody’s
Palmer Park & Powers
719-570-1952
4:30 PM to 9:00PM
How it works:
Order as usual for your family. Give your server the bottom of this flyer when paying your bill and Gunther Toody’s will pay 15-25% of all Little League family receipts back to Colorado Springs Little League.
The more participation, the larger the donation.
1-250 participants = 15%
251-325 participants = 20%
326 & above = 25%
Download and print this flyer!
Sunday, April 20
Interested in working on our website?
If you would like to volunteer to work on your teams individual web pages please let me know. The eteamz website that we use allows each team to have its own website within this main site and allows for team specific news, rosters, pictures, snack schedules, etc.
I have heard from the juniors Nationals and the minors Riverdogs already, but still need lots of help. There is no programing or scripting knowledge necessary, just a little bit of free time.
You can either respond to your team rep and ask them to get it back to me, or you can email me at webmaster@coloradospringslittleleague.com
Thanks,
CSLL Web Admin
Tuesday, April 8
Uniform Pickup (Coaches Only)
Wednesday, March 26
Tips & Drills
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The eteamz tips & drills section is full of usefull drills, tips, games and more for coaches, players, and parents. Check out the tips & drills section here
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Wednesday, March 26
I've been assigned to a team, now what??
Hopefully by now you should have all heard from your coaches and hopefully maybe even had a practice or two. If you have not heard from anyone since the registration meeting, or if you're not sure where you need to be, you should contact your division commisioner. The commisioners emails are listed below...
TBall - tballcommissioner@coloradospringslittleleague.com
Midget - midgetcommissioner@coloradospringslittleleague.com
Minor - rookiecommissioner@coloradospringslittleleague.com
Major - majorcommisioner@coloradospringslittleleague.com
Junior - headcommish@coloradospringslittleleague.com
Wednesday, February 6
Attention all softball players!
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Did you know that if your area league is not offering a spring program you can play for CSLL, even if you live outside of our boundaries? |
Thursday, March 20
Please help support our sponsors!
Creative Memories
Our Creative memories consultant is Denise Vigil. The league receives 15% back as long as the orders are placed through Denise's link. (http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/denisevigil)
Every little bit helps, so please check out Denise's website for your Creative Memories purchases. She has also extended the fundraiser to include custom framing and online "Storybook" purchases.
Thanks Denise!
Chick-Fil-A
Event goes all day at N. Carefree & Powers Chick-Fil-A.
Wednesday, April 2nd
- Invite your friends and family to eat at Chick-Fil-A
- Dining in? Ask for your receipt and place it in the receipt box
- Drive thru? Just say you're here for the fundraiser
- Place a catering order? It counts too. Just say it is for Colorado Springs Little League
Honey Baked Ham
Event goes all day at N. Carefree & Powers Honey Baked Ham store.
Saturday, April 5th
- Honey Baked also has a fabulous sandwich shop, so if ham isn't your thing, try one of their many selections of sandwiches, salads and desserts!
Again, make sure that you tell Brian and his great staff that you are with the Little League!
Tuesday, December 2
Girls Softball
CSLL is excited about the opportunity to offer softball. We look forward to our first season this spring!
If you are interested in playing or coaching, please email our Softball Coordinator, Scott Arnold! Scott's email is softball@coloradospringslittleleague.com!
Tuesday, December 2
CALLING ALL COACHES!
Our new coaching coordinator, Bret Morse, is busy putting the pieces together for another exciting season. If you have an interest in coaching in 2008, please email Bret at coachcoord@coloradospringslittleleague.com
Thursday, December 4
New Regulation on 12-Year-Olds Goes Into Effect
Little League International has announced a new regulation for the Major’s Division. In order to comply with this, we will no longer be splitting any of our divisions into AA/AAA groups. (Click here to read LL’s Letter).
In order to conform to the LL rule, yet offer a competitive program, we will be offering the following format:
Minor Division
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T-Ball ages 5-6
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Midgets ages 7-8
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10 & under ages 9-10 (8 year olds can try-out)
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11 & under ages 10-11 (9 year olds can try-out)
Major Division
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12 & under ages 11-12 (10 year olds can try-out)
Juniors ages 13 – 14
Seniors ages 15 - 16
Big League ages 16 - 18
Wednesday, December 12
2008 CSLL Board of Directors
Colorado Springs Little League's Board of Directors are made up of volunteers who are dedicated to bringing a safe, fun, learning experience to all of the children of our league. Board members spend many hours during the year to make sure we can offer a quality program.
Your 2008 Board Members are (email addresses can be found under Contact Us):
| President | Robbie | Duke |
| Vice-President | Gil | Suarez |
| Secretary | Lucy | Crandall |
| Treasurer | Jeff | Henn |
| Coaching Coordinator | Bret | Morse |
| Equipment Coordinator | Jim | Crandall |
| Head Commissioner | Chad | Stone |
| Player Agent | Danielle | Weidner |
| Publicity | Vacant | |
| Registrar | Michelle | Kohl |
| Safety Officer | Chris | Warren |
| Softball | Scott | Arnold |
| Sponsorship/Fundraising | Tommy | English |
| Volunteer Coordinator | Robb | Morris |
| Webmaster | Roger | Hamilton |


