Spokane Babe Ruth: Welcome

Registration still open for ages 13-15 until May 1.
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Spokane's Premier Youth Baseball League

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League phone number: 465-0724    Fax: 468-4778  
League address:  P.O. Box 18055    Spokane, WA 99228
League e-mail:  spokanebaberuth@aol.com
Now accepting credit cards (MC, VISA, DISCOVER) for registration fees/donations.  email bambinobballmom1@yahoo.com for more information or to pay with credit card.

Join Spokane Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken on Facebook....click here

To join "Spokane, WA should make Franklin Park a youth baseball complex" on Facebook please click here. 

Playoff Brackets for AA, AAA and Cal 70 Divisions are now posted.  Please click on "2012 Playoff Brackets" in the left column.

Fall League registration begins July 4.  Division are 8-10 (60' bases, 46' pitching), 10-12 (70' bases, 50' pitching full baseball rules), 12-14 (80' bases, 54' pitching) and 14-17 (90' bases, 60'6" pitching).  League plays doubleheaders on Saturdays starting Sept 8 (for 5 weeks), then single elimination playoffs.  Cost is still only $80 per player

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.

Updated local rules posted 3-5-12

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.

Latest National Rule Changes for 2012
Updated 11/23/2011

CAL RIPKEN, AAA and AA BASEBALL DIVISIONS
The bat may not exceed 33”in length, and the bat barrel may not exceed 2 ¼” in diameter. Only 2 ¼” barrel non-wood bats marked BPF 1.15 will be allowed. Wood 2 ¼” barrel bats are allowed.

13-15 BASEBALL DIVISION
The bat may not exceed 34” in length, and the bat barrel may not exceed 2 5/8” in diameter. All aluminum/alloy barrel bats and all composite handle (only) aluminum/alloy barrels are allowed. Only composite barrel bats certified and marked BBCOR .50 will be allowed. Wood barrel bats conforming to the specifications of Official Baseball Rule 1.10 are allowed.

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.

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

 WE NEED YOUR HELP:  The lease for Franklin Park was not renewed for the softball organization.  Park and Rec will now run Franklin Park.   There are no plans for mounds or infield grass at Franklin Park or Merkel.  All will stay with softball designs that they will allow baseball games on.  We would like Franklin Park turned over to youth baseball so we could build a complex specifically for baseball.  We have offered to the City to build it ourselves with no taxpayer money being used.  The City refused so that they could charge for usage.  If you feel that youth baseball should ha ve Franklin Park please e-mail Mayor David Condonat dcondon@spokanecity.org and the Director of Park and Recreation Leroy Eadie at LEadie@spokanecity.org and let them know it is time the children of this community are served.  Latest Update: The City has stated they will charge $25 per hour at Merkel and $15 per hour at Franklin for 2012.  Previous rate for Franklin was $8 per 1 1/2 hours, $16 per game...new cost will be $45 per game, almost a 300% rate increase.

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. 
 



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