Hopkins Area Little League: Welcome
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Welcome Parents, Players, Coaches, and Volunteers to the Hopkins Area Little League Web site. Here you will find up to date information concerning Teams, Schedules, New Announcements, League Photos, and information on upcoming events. If you have questions or comments about the league, web site, or the organization in general, you can email us by clicking here: Email.
Hopkins Area Little League prides itself on teaching sportsmanship, teamwork, and baseball skills in a safe and enjoyable environment. We offer official Little League baseball at the beautiful Maetzold baseball facility, located in the heart of Hopkins, just 1 block north of Main street.
With nearly 400 boys and girls participating from 7 area schools, your children will probably see some old friends, and hopefully make plenty of new ones. We hope to see you and your children in 2009 for another great season of Hopkins Area Little League Baseball.
Thank you for your interest and participation.
News
HALL receives Central Region ASAP Safety Plan Award for the third consecutive year!
Thanks to HALL Safety Officer Lisa Pavelka, HALL board and HALL parents for doing your part in keeping our kids safe from injury!
KEY DATES
On-line regstration for 2010 season will be available in January. See you next season!
Monday, March 30
2009 LITTLE LEAGUE BAT REQUIREMENT
All non-wood bats used in 2009 Little League play are required to be printed with a bat performance factor (BPF) of 1.15 or less. The following letter from Little League International lists some bats that are allowed to be used in 2009 ONLY in addition to those printed with a BPF of 1.15 or less.
March 26, 2009
NOTICE TO PARENTS, PLAYERS AND LEAGUES: IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF A NEW COMPOSITE METAL BAT FOR USE IN LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL (Major Division and below), BE SURE THAT THE BAT YOU ARE PURCHASING HAS THIS MARKING: BPF 1.15 ON THE BARREL OR HANDLE OF THE BAT. IF NOT, IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED FOR PLAY IN LITTLE LEAGUE GAMES.
Little League officials are aware that there are bats for sale in stores, online or that may have already been purchased that are Little League approved, but do not have the required bat performance standard (BPF) markings. In fact, some of the bats on the Little League approved bat list may not carry the required BPF 1.15 marking on the bat, depending on when they were manufactured and licensed. Currently manufacturers are conducting an inventory and re-testing of all approved bats. The results of this study / retesting is to be finished by March 31, 2009. We are building a list of certain bats that are approved, but do not have the BPF marking due to special circumstances. For these bats, we are extending eligibility for play until December 31, 2009. As we are made aware of bats that meet our criteria for this extension, we will add them to the list. Please check this list regularly for updates. HOWEVER, ONLY BATS WITH THE BPF 1.15 MARKING AND THE BATS ON THIS LIST WILL BE ALLOWED FOR PLAY IN 2009.
Bats with the special exception include the following:
Adidas Vanquish Blue design (There is a newer model of this bat, also named the Vanquish and it has copper and black markings. It contains the proper labeling and therefore is not subject to the one-year rule).
DeMarini - Black Coyote, Rogue, Distance, Rumble, Tengu, Mach 10, Patriot
Easton - LZ-810, LZ-800, Stealth Optiflex LST 1
Louisville Slugger - YB31
NIKE - Areo
Click the following link to view the list of all approved bats without the BPF 1.15 marking for the 2009 season ONLY: http://www.littleleague.org/Learn_More/equipment/approvedequipment/Bats_Non-wood.htm