Spokane Babe Ruth: Welcome

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Coaches Meeting Tuesday February 28 at 6pm at Round Table Pizza.  Full team coaches can turn in rosters.  We will have some instruction on coaching and be able to answer any questions on rules for 2012.

2012 Spring season on line registration is now open!

Drop In Registrations:

Saturday February 25 from 12-3pm at Round Table Pizza

Saturday March 3 from 12-3pm at Round Table Pizza

FINAL DROP IN REGISTRATION:

Wednesday March 7 from 5-7pm at Round Table Pizza

Darrin McComas from Strikezone Northwest will be holding a pitching clinic at the Spokane Valley Hub for grades 6-8 on March 17 from 12pm-3pm.  Please see the website at www.strikezonenw.com.

Prices for 2012:

Bambino Buddy Ball (5-20 m/f youth with disabilities) - $20 (competing league charges $35)

Bringing a full team of 12 into AA or AAA will cost $1260 (competition charges $1600)

Bringing a full team of 12 into Cal Ripken 70 will cost $1380 (competition $1800)

Bringing a full team of 12 into Babe Ruth 13-15 will cost $1560 (competition $2000)

Why pay more for less?

New Local Rule changes for 2012:

Babe Ruth, Cal 70, AAA and AA:  Pitchers will pitch according to national book rule (no more pitch counts).  Book Rule is 6 innings maximum per week in Cal 70, AAA and AA, 7 innings maximum in Babe Ruth Division.  More than 2 innings in any one game requires 2 full calendar days rest in Cal 70, AAA and AA.  More than 3 innings in any one game requires 2 full calendar days at the Babe Ruth Division level.

Cal 70:  Pitchers can through any pitch, including breaking balls, although coaches are encouraged to limit breaking ball usage

Babe Ruth, Cal 70, AAA and AA:  Penalty for first thrown bat is a warning, penalty for second and any subsequent thrown bat by the same team is an out but the play of the hit ball will stand.  There are no ejections for thrown bats.

Coaches seeking players or players seeking a team should send their ad to dp4dodgers@aol.com and it will be posted on the website.  This is for coaches or players seeking the full team division.  Any single registrations will still be drafted on to teams as we have in the past.  All players that sign up will be placed on a team if they register prior to the deadlines.

For 2012 Spokane Babe Ruth will be playing some of its Cal 70 games on the two fields at B.A. Clark Park which will have mounds and infield grass.  We will have them both in spring/summer and for fall 2012.

Please help keep our fields clean.  At Mountainside trash should be put into trash bags and those bags should be placed by the large dumpster.  Please do not leave fields with trash on them or place pull trash bags by the trash cans at the fields.  All help in making sure the trash bags are placed by the dumpster is appreciated.

            If you are another organization that wishes to change affiliation to Babe Ruth, please contact Dan Peck at dp4dodgers@aol.com  

Our new Spokane Babe Ruth clothes store is now open.  Please click HERE to view and purchase items. 

Brandon Harmon, former GU pitcher and pitching coach at Whitworth is giving pitching instruction.   Please see details under the Instruction and Camps link in the left column.

Bambino Buddy Ball Division (Baseball for Boys & Girls ages 5-20 with physical and mental challenges):   For more information please contact bambinobballmom1@yahoo.com

T-ball will be for ages 4-6 All Games on Saturdays other than 2 weekday games in place of Memorial weekend and Hoopfest weekend.  Single registration players can request coaches or to play with other players, we will try and accomodate, but placement with a certain coach or player is not guaranteed.

Coach Pitch for ages 6-8 All games either Mon/Wed or Tue/Thur other than opening day.  Single registration players can request coaches or to play with other players, we will try and accomodate, but placement with a certain coach or player is not guaranteed.

AA will be for ages 8-10 and be a kid pitch division with 60' bases and 46' pitching.  All 9-10 year olds not drafted into AAA will play here.  All AA games will be on Mon/Wed with 1-2 Saturday games.

AAA will be for ages  9-11 and will have 60' bases and 46' pitching any 11 year olds that do not wish to play 70' bases will play here.  All AAA games will be Tue/Thur with 1-2 Saturday games

Cal Ripken 70 will be for ages 11-12 and any 10 year olds that want to try out.  It will feature 70' bases and 50' pitching with full baseball rules.  This will better prepare players for the middle school distances of 80' bases and 54' pitching.  Games will be Mon-Thur with some Saturday games.

Babe Ruth will be for ages 13-15 and feature 80' bases and 54' pitching.  Games will be Mon-Thur with some Saturday games (likely 3-4). 

Bambino Buddy Ball will be for players with disabilities ages 5-20.   Games on weekends. Call Leslie 509-251-2588 or email: bambinobballmom1@yahoo.com

For some great instruction on line please see www.getgreat.com

We are looking actively for businesses or people (YOU! can help) that can help with construction of baseball fields.  If you know a business or person that can donate in-kind material/labor or a monetary donation please call 465-0724.  We need: fencing, excavation, building construction, landscaping, sprinkler systems, concrete work, asphalt work and much more. 

All donations are tax deductible.  

Please call 465-0724 or send an e-mail to dp4dodgers@aol.com if you wish to help at a board position or on a committee.