El Rancho Chico Little League: Welcome

Monday, July 14
Welcome to El Rancho Chico Little League

SCROLL DOWN FOR NEWS ON SPRING SIGN-UP DATES & LITTLE LEAGUE MORATORIUM ON COMPOSITE BATS

Dear Eastside and El Rancho Little league Families:
 
We are pleased to announce the merger of El Rancho Chico Little League and Chico Eastside Little League into a new Chico Eastside Little League.  This process was approved by Little League Western Regional in November and we are finalizing all paperwork before the end of the year.
 
The leadership of the new organization consists of board of directors and committee members equally distributed from the two parent leagues.   The new Board is a larger, stronger entity.  The new league will potentially have participation of over 500 Little League players and their families.   The primary reasons for this merger action are:  to have a broader volunteer base to run the organization, to have the same volunteer base from which to maintain the beautiful Eastside Complex and to expand upon the rich traditions of Chico Little League baseball in our beloved community.  We invite all of our families to join in and play a role in the future of Eastside Little League.
 
We would like to thank Brent Stahlnecker of Little League's Western Regional Office and Bruce Barnett, our District 47 Administrator, for their hard work in making this transition a reality.  We would also like to thank our Boards, Committee Members, Volunteers and all families for their support in this process.
 
Sincerely, 
  
Stephen J. Kenny                     Larry Guanzon
President Eastside                    President El Rancho
                                              V.P. Eastside

Click Link Below for Eastside Little League's website:

http://chicolittleleague.com/Eastside/index.html



Thursday, December 16
2011 Little League Registration

Last Chance to Register for the 2011 Season!

 SPRING SIGN-UP DATE ADDED:

Wednesday, Feb. 2, 6-8pm at Round Table Pizza on Forest Avenue

Don't forget to bring your child's birth certificate and 3 proofs of residency that show your home address within Eastside's boundary. 

PARENTS: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR MINOR/MAJOR/JUNIOR LEAGUE CHILD A BAT FOR THE 2011 SEASON:

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Little League International Issues Update Regarding Composite Bats: Moratorium Imposed Immediately

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Dec. 30, 2010) - 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.