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ABOUT: The Green Hornets' Baseball Program is available for players between the ages of 4 1/2 and 18. Players are placed in a league according to their age on April 30th. (In very rare instances, players are moved up or down a league for safety reasons.) Each league is described below:
AGE RANGE:
Clinic League: Six-year old division--child must have turned six by April 30th. The first six games are played as T-Ball, and the last six games are played as coach-pitch. There are a total of 12 games. There are no player evaluations prior to the season. Visit us online.
Rookie-7: Seven-year old division--child must have turned seven by April 30th. Affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball. League uses machine pitch. There are a total of 12 games. There are no player evaluations prior to the season. Visit us online.
Rookie-8: Eight-year old division--child must have turned eight by April 30th. Affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball. League uses a combination of machine and player pitching. There are a total of 12 league games followed by the playoffs. There are player evaluations prior to team selection. Visit us online.
Minor: Nine and Ten-year old division--child must have turned nine/ten by April 30th. Affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball. Games are all player pitch. There are a total of 12 league games followed by playoffs. There are player evaluations prior to team selection. Visit us online.
Major-70: Eleven and Twelve-year old division--child must have turned eleven/twelve by April 30th. Affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball. Games are all player pitch. There are a total of 12 league games followed by playoffs. There are player evaluations prior to team selection. Visit us online.
Colt League: Fifteen through senior in high school. Players must have turned fifteen by and be no older than eighteen by April 30th. There are a total of 12 league games followed by playoffs. Local area travel involved. Player evaluations are conducted prior to team selection. Visit us online. Fall Baseball 2009: Each fall the Green Hornets participate in an Anne Arundel County Fall Baseball Instructional League. Games are played on Sunday afternoons in September and October. The Fall leagues are a preview of the Spring 2010 season. Teams are formed at the 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and and the 17U age groups. For the Fall 2009 season, birthdays must be between May 1, 1991 and April 30, 2003. Teams at the 9/10 and 11/2 age groups are divided into three skill levels to ensure appropriate competition- Travel, All-Star and Club/Intramural. Friday evening instructional clinics at Kinder Park are included in the program. Individuals interested in only participating in the Friday Clinics and not in the Sunday league games should registered under Camp On-Line Registration. Visit us online. COST: Spring Club/Intramural $85; Select $85; Fall $85.
LAST YEARS FALL BASEBALL 2009 EVENT SCHEDULE
There are no player evaluations conducted prior to the fall season. Pre and post season spring 2009 player evals will be used. Players will be provided with a uniform that consists of a Severna Park Fall Baseball shirt, hat and socks. Players provide their own pants and gloves.
Tournament Teams: Tournament teams are composed of the best players drawn from the in-house club leagues. Teams are formed for each age group from eight through fourteen. Players are rostered and participate with their regular in-house teams during the spring season. They practice once a week as a tournament team. Expect a 15-25 game local area tournament schedule in addition to their in-house club league games. Tournament Teams from 8U though 12U participate in the Ripken Baseball Tournament Trail. The season runs from March through July. These teams are self-funded. Tryouts are held in early March.
Select Baseball: Green Hornets offer specific opportunities for those kids wishing to play baseball at a high level. Those opportunities exist at each of the 11-, 12-, 13-, and 14-year-olds levels. The number of games, depending on the wishes of the coaches, could vary, and may be 40-70 games during the spring and summer. Travel throughout the area and state may also occur, depending on the leagues, tournaments, etc. It is important to understand these opportunities at these levels may not always involve equal playing time, batting, etc., as well as variance on the number of kids on each team; all determined by the highly capable selected coaches. Tryouts are listed below. Specific questions can also be directed to the Select Coordinator, Dave Ferris, 410-987-2320, dbferris32@comcast.net
Baseball tryouts for each of the respective Select Teams (11-, 12-, 13-, and 14-year-old) will be held in August & September 2009 for the 2010 baseball season. The tryouts (approximately 2-4, depending on the wishes of the Coaches), will occur between August 1 - September 30, all at Kinder Park. Formal registration will again occur in early 2010, once GSPAA Spring Registration begins; for those that make the teams in the August/September tryouts. If interested in trying out for one of these Select Teams (GSPAA Website has a description of what is involved with Select Baseball), please send an email (preferably) or call the respective Coaches/POCs below. Each of the tryout schedules are also listed. If you cannot make one of the scheduled tryout dates, due to another conflict, vacation, etc., please contact the Coach to work out other arrangements. Please also contact the respective Coach, if any scheduled tryout is postponed due to rain. Questions can also be directed to the Select Coordinator, Dave Ferris, 410-987-2320, dbferris32@comcast.net.
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ASISTANT COMMISSIONER: Ron Schuh
Last updated 2/23/2010
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