Vancouver Community Baseball: Welcome

Bantam (players aged 14 to 15 as of December 31, 2012) divided into:

• "A" which is house league Base registration cost of $235
• "AA" which is more competitive Base registration cost of $235 plus $140 if selected
•  "AAA" which is the highest competitive level Base registration cost of $235 plus $665 if selected

Junior Men (players aged 19 to 24 as of December 31, 2012) Base registration cost of $300

Intermediate Men (players aged 25 to 29 as of December 31, 2012) See link below for contact info

Senior Men (players aged 30 and older as of December 31, 2012) See link below for contact info

All Bantam A and Midget AA (house league) games are played in Vancouver; Pee Wee AA, Bantam AA, Bantam AAA and Midget AAA games are played throughout the Lower Mainland and beyond. Junior, Intermediate and Senior games are played throughout the Lower Mainland.

Tryouts take place for Pee Wee AA, Bantam AA, Bantam AAA and Midget AAA. Assessments are done for house league play to ensure balanced teams. All players must attend at least one assessment. See below for times.

VCB Bantam AA and AAA Tryout Information!

All players who are interested in playing Bantam AA or Bantam AAA with VCB must come out to as many of the tryouts below as possible. The more the coaches are able to see players, the better they will be able to assess the talent of the players.

Tryouts are open to ANY PLAYER WHO RESIDES IN VANCOUVER COMMUNITY's Boundaries born in 1997 or 1998.
(Can out of boundary players try out for the Bantam AAA? Yes - see below)

All Bantam AA/AAA tryouts will be held at Hillcrest Park and will be two hours in length on the following dates:  

Sunday February 5, 1:00pm
Saturday February 11, 2:30 pm
Sunday February 12, 2:30 pm

Out of Boundary Players wanting to try out for Bantam AAA:
Out of Boundary players are also allowed to tryout for the VCB Batnam AAA team provided that they do not reside in any B.C. Minor Association boundary or if their home Association does not enter a Bantam AAA team into the league or if they meet one of the conditions below.

If you reside outside of VCB's Boundaries (see http://www.bcminorbaseball.org/Boundaries.aspx to confirm) you must meet one of the following conditions:

a)  Players who come from an Association who is not running an AAA program need a tryout approval from Doug Elford (fatheroffoursons@gmail.com) and that requires a simple email acknowledgement.

b)  Players who have been cut from another Bantam AAA program must gain tryout approval froom Doug Elford (fatheroffoursons@gmail.com) and he must have somethng in writing through email from your residing associations Bantam AAA team indicating that you have been cut.

c)  Players who have received a release from their home association must gain tryout approval from Doug Elford (fatheroffoursons@gmail.com).

d)  Players who have won an appeal from BC Minor require a signed player movement as the player and parents have indicated they are playing in Vancouver this year.

If  you are still unsure about your eligibility after reading the above scenarios: please contact Todd at Vancouverbaseball@gmail.com or 778-782-3263 (work) or 604-737-2376 (home).  Please understand that all that can be answered under BC Minor rules is whether or not you are eligible to play for the Mounties.  All other questions should be forwarded to Doug Elford at fatheroffoursons@gmail.com

Documentation from Doug Elford (for tryout approval) and/or another BC Minor Association (for release approval) plus proof of residency from those outside of VCB's boundaries will be required before a player can attend a tryout. 

Players who played Midget AA for Vancouver Community Baseball in 2011 are eligible to play for Vancouver Community Baseball again in 2012. Please use the registration system to sign up!

Play Ball!

It's been a very successful year for VCB Teams in the post season.

Bantam A: had the best record in summer play (10-1) and went into the provincials as the number 1 seed. They made it to the crossover before succumbing 5-4 to the eventual provincial champion Ridge Meadows Royals.

Bantam AA:  went 8-2 in league play, best in the West. They then went on to have a great provincial championship, dominating in the crossover (13-4) and final (9-4) to win a provincial championship! With that honour they represented BC at the Bantam AA Western Canada Championships in Morden, MB. They went 3-1 in round robin play and emerged as Western Canada Champions with a 15-4 victory. 

Bantam AAA: went 33-6 in league play and went into the provincials as the number 1 seed. They went 4-0 in round robin play and survived a 7-6 crossover game. In the final game they gave up late inning runs and the final 8-5. With their second place finish they travel to Winnipeg for the Bantam AAA Western Canada Championships Aug 19-21.

Midget AA: had a successful season entering the provincial championships as one of the favourites. They made it to the crossover where they dominated the Burnaby Braves 11-1. In the championship final they had dynamic pitching from Luke Hundal and Colin Patterson defeating the Prince George Knights 10-2. With that victory they represented BC in Morden, MB at the Midget AA Western Canada Championships. Unfortunately the magic of the provincials didn't travel with them and they were unable to get to the final game, going 1-3 in round robin play.

 Midget AAA: after a successful 2nd place finish in league play, they headed to the provincials as one of the provisional favourites. They went 3-0 in round robin play and defeated Richmond 10-0 in the crossover. In the final they had the lead late in the game but were unable to hang on, losing to Kamloops 11-10. 

Overall this is the best showing for VCB baseball in its 15+ year history: two provinical championships, two provincial silver medals and a Western Canada Gold with the opportunity to win one more still in the balance.

Well done boys and coaches.