REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! 

Milwood Little League offers baseball, softball and t-ball programs for kids from age 4-18. Refer to the Milwood boundary map on the menu to the left to see if you reside within our boundaries. If you live within the red line, your player is eligible to play here! Click on the registration tab above for registration information and to register online. Forms may also be downloaded from the menu and mailed with full payment to Milwood Little League, P.O. Box 2786, Kalamazoo, 49003. New players must submit a birth certificate copy and adults should include a volunteer application with a copy of their driver's license. Register online now for Fall Ball (baseball, ages 7-12) and save $5.00 per player! Include $20.00 for each Fall Ball player. 

Contact playeragentmll@yahoo.com with any registration questions.

TRYOUTS FEBRUARY 25TH AT LOY NORRIX

If your player is playing in the Little Majors Division (ages 9-10) or higher, they must attend our tryouts to be placed on a team. All players are placed. Tryouts are held for coaches to evaluate players to help form evenly balanced teams. Check your time below.

Tryouts are held in the Loy Norrix High School Auxiliary Gym, located in back of the main gym. Parking is available in the back lot on the east side of the gym building. Enter marked doors. Dress comfortably with gym shoes and bring only a glove. No bats or balls please! 

Make-up tryout date TBA. Minor & Little Major players may tryout for the next level, but must tryout in their appropriate division as well. Players must have played at least one season at the lower level. A consensus must by reached by all of the managers at the higher level in order for the player to be placed in their draft. The division’s director will notify all players of the final decision. Please arrive a few minutes early to check-in. Parents who have not been asked to assist coaches are requested to remain outside the gym during tryouts.

MEET-THE-TEAM NIGHT RESCHEDULED

A scheduling change at Milwood Middle School has forced Milwood Little League to move it's annual Meet-The-Team Night to another evening. The new date is March 19th, at 6:30pm in the Milwood Middle School gymnasium. This is an important and fun night for Milwood players and their families. Players will meet their coaches and teammates. Parents will receive a parent-pack and get their questions answered. A brief orientation will bring everybody up to speed on the 2012 season. There will be Milwood apparel on sale and door prizes for the kids. Please be sure to mark this special date on your calendar.

2012 CALENDAR DATES ANNOUNCED

OPENING DAY IS APRIL 28TH!

The Milwood Board of Directors has announced many dates for 2012 events. April 28th is Opening Day, with the annual Milwood Little League Parade getting us started at 10:00am. Other important dates are Meet the Team Night on March 19th and our Kids Run the Bases FunRaiser on April 14th. Times and other details will be posted as they become available. Click on '2012 Calendar' on the menu to view the updated calendar.

NEW CONCESSION CREW TO OPEN 2012 SEASON

Milwood will take over management of our concession stand for the 2012 season. We are excited about the opportunity to better serve our families and for increased profitability. Sue Geiger will assume the position of Concession Manager and already has a staff in place to help with the daily management of our stand. Look forward to many great changes in the season ahead!

7 & 8 YEAR OLDS EXCEL IN MFL

Our Milwood Fall Ball experience is extended  to our Minor Division through an instructional league that focuses on skill development. The clinic style format helps accelerate skill levels to better prepare kids for the next level of play. It also helps younger players gain confidence for their final year of machine-pitch baseball. The boys are having a great time- especially when it's time to scrimmage!

FALL BALL-WHAT TOOK US SO LONG?!

On a beautiful August night, Milwood Little League kicked-off the inaugural season of it's fall baseball league. It was great to see Vanderberg Park full of smiling ball players once again, attired with their fresh new fall colored jerseys and picking up right where they left off nearly 2 months ago. Conversation in the stands was typically "Why haven't we done this before?!" or "What a great idea!". After game one, all indications are that we are going to have a great fall season. Go MFL!

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70 TO PLAY MILWOOD'S FALL BASEBALL!

The Milwood Board of Directors has discussed adding a fall program for the last couple of years. This year they decided to test the waters by first asking our families if there was any interest. The response was overwhelming as dozens of families almost immediately said "we're in"! With all the other fall sports programs and with school just around the corner, we were somewhat surprised there would be so much interest. So, with little time to spare, coaches were selected and players drafted to form 4 teams, ages 9-12, that begin play this week. We also formed an instructional division for 7-8 year olds.

We are excited about our new league and giving our players the opportunity to play more baseball this year. We will focus less on the final score and more on instruction and having fun in the MFL games. Our goal for next year is to expand this program to the District level and place players in the same age divisions as the regular season. This year, ages 9-12 will be placed together and rules will be modified for the safety and equity of the younger players. Games will be played Wednesday nights and Saturday afternoons. Come check out the MFL!

DIFFERENT YEAR, SAME RESULT; D9 REIGNS

In a rematch of last year's championship game, Grand Rapids District 9 defeated The Philippines 9-2 to claim the 2011 Big League Softball World Series championship. A standing room only crowd packed Wilson Field as they cheered on both sides in the nationally televised game. Congratulations D9! Visit www.softballworldseries.org for final standings & stats.

PHILIPPINES STING D2 AGAIN

The Asia-Pacific Champs from the Philippines stung the District 2 girls Sunday night with a 10-1 beating, handing D2 their first loss. Again, the District 2 team was at the mercy of the Philippines, and this time the sting was deadly.  After the D2 girls took care of business by winning their morning game 15-1 over Italy, all they could do was wait for the results of the other games to go their way. And they did, right up to the last of the 7th inning in the Puerto Rico- Philippines game. The Latin America Champs led 7-4 and a win puts D2 in the championship game. The Philippines rally, scoring 4 runs in the bottom frame and win the game 8-7. They will face the Central Region Champs from District 9 for the World Championship, Wednesday at 5:00pm on Wilson Field. And the D2 girls end their tournament very disappointed. No need to hang your heads, girls. You had another great tournament run with a 7-2 record. Congratulations!

D2 NEEDS HELP TO ADVANCE TO TITLE GAME

After an 11-7 victory over the Southwest Champs Monday afternoon, the D2 girls dropped a 5-1 decision to the Central Region's Disctrict 9 Champs. The much anticipated game turned into a pitcher's duel after D9 put 4 runs on the scoreboard in the first. Becca Shemberger settled in and pitched well after that first inning, but the D2 bats just couldn't get going. A run scoring double off the bat of Megan McQueen in the sixth was the lone D2 tally. District 2's record fell to 6-2.

The District 9 girls could help District 2 with a couple of wins against two other 2 loss opponents in Tuesday's action. D2 must win their morning game against Italy to stay in the championship game mix. Check www.softballworldseries.org for updated standings and real-time scores.

DISTRICT 2 SUFFERS FIRST LOSS

The D2 girls fell to an inspired Philippines team Sunday, 10-1, for their first defeat in this year's Big League Softball World Series. The girls held on for 5-4 in their second game against the East Champs from Maryland.

The District 2 Champs enter Monday's games with a 5-1 record and a much anticipated 6:00pm match-up with the Central Region Champs from District 9. First things first, though, they face the Southwest girls at 1:00pm on Lee Field.

Due to Sunday's weather delays, Monday's schedule has been modified. Please visit the BLSBWS website at www.softballworldseries.org for updated game times,

D2 4-0

The District 2 girls remain undefeated in the BLSBWS after slipping by the Southeast Champs from Florida, 5-2, Saturday night. They play back-to-back games Sunday beginning at 1:00pm on Wilson Field. The girls play the Philippines in the first game and the East Champs from Maryland at 3:30. For the box scores and game summaries, visit .

DISTRICT 2 GIRLS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE

Kalamazoo's District 2 Softball Team moved to 3-0 in this year's Big League Softball World Series after 2 more convincing wins Friday. In the matinee game, D2 defeated the Latin America Champs from Puerto Rico, 9-1. In the nightcap, the girls put on an offensive show with a 20-6 drubbing of the West Champs from California. District 2 plays Clearwater, Florida from the Southeast bracket on Saturday at 6:00pm on Wilson Field. Visit www.softballworldseries.org for updated scores & standings.

D2 THUMPS CANADA IN OPENER

District 2 began this year's 2011 Big League Softball World Series with a 17-0 victory over Canada. Milwood's lone D2 Tournament Team respresentative, Alex Elwell, helped her team's cause with a double and a sacrifice fly, as well as pitching a scoreless 3rd inning. Congratulations on a great start to Alex and all the District 2 girls.

It gets a little more difficult on Friday as the girls play 2 games on Wilson Field beginning with Puerto Rico at 3:30pm. As always, visit  www.softballworldseries.org for updated scores and standings. New to the site this season is live game coverage of all BLSBWS games, which includes instant stats and player profiles.

GIRLS READY TO PLAY AFTER OPENING FESTIVITIES

The 2011 Big League Softball World Series is officially underway after the team introductions and medal ceremony on Wilson Field Wednesday night. The Voice of the BLSBWS, Brian Kelley, introduced the players from all around the world as they received their participation medallions from longtime Tournament Director, Bud Vanderberg. The teams, tournament staff and grounds crew were all treated to a Taco Bob's buffet and Coldstone's ice cream. Games begin Thursday, featuring our District 2 girls vs. Canada at 6:00pm on Wilson Field. Check the World Series website www.softballworldseries.org throughout the tournament for scores and updated standings.

WORLD SERIES HAS BEGUN! 

Girls from around the world have arrived to participate in Little League's annual Big League Softball World Series hosted each year by Milwood Little League at Vanderberg Park. Bud Vanderberg is once again Tournament Director and expects another exciting tournament with teams from around the country as well as entries from Europe, Latin America and The Far East. This event is a favorite of Kalamazoo softball fans who will swarm to Vanderberg Park to watch dozens of games during the tournament week with teams from Italy to Puerto Rico, as well as our very own District 2 entry! The Championship Game will once again be broadcast live on ESPN. Games begin August 4th. Visit www.softballworldseries.org for schedules and more information.