ABOUT / AGE RANGE / COST / SEASON / COMMISSIONER

Baseball 2012 Schedule

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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:
T-BALL (Boys): Four and one half to Five year old division- child must have turned five by October 31st. Families with girls between 4 ½ and 5 are to register their child under Boys T-Ball. Girls 5 and older should register under Softball-Club. Players to use batting tee with emphasis on having fun. Visit us online.

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 in-house 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 in-house 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 in-house league games followed by the playoffs. There are player evaluations prior to team selection. Travel teams begin at this age with player try-outs held in early March. Players on the travel team at this age participate in their in-house league in addition to the travel team. 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 player evaluations prior to team selection to place players at a level where they are comfortable playing. Travel teams are formed by age and require a player try-out. Full season of games throughout county followed by the playoffs. 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 player evaluations prior to team selection to place players at a level where they are comfortable playing. Travel teams are formed by age and require a player try-out. Full season of games throughout county followed by the playoffs. Visit us online.

Pony League: Thirteen and Fourteen-year old division--child must have turned thirteen/fourteen by April 30th. Games are all player pitch. There are player evaluations prior to team selection and some teams require a player try-out. Full season of games throughout county followed by the playoffs. 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 player evaluations prior to team selection and some teams may require a player try-out. Full season of games throughout county. Visit us online.

COST: Spring Club/Intramural $95 (Colt remains $120); Select $95; Fall $85. Travel and Select Teams may have substantially more costs involved.

SEASON: The Green Hornets' spring and fall baseball seasons begin with on-line registration. Spring baseball registration starts in Mid-January and Fall registration in May. In order to assure your child a spot on a team, you must register within the set time frames. Late applications will be accepted if there is space available in your child's specific league.

Travel Teams: Travel teams are formed for each age from eight through fourteen. Players can expect more travel for games and tournaments. Expect a 12-25 game local area schedule in addition to tournaments. Travel teams from 8U though 12U may participate in the Ripken Baseball Tournament Trail. The season runs from March through July. These teams are mostly self-funded and do not guarantee equal playing time for all players. Tryouts are at different times throughout the year. Contact us for more information.

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 10-, 11-, 12-, 13-, and 14-year-old 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

COMMISSIONER:
Bill Voelp
Home: 443-995-3410
e-mail: bill@voelpfamily.com

ASISTANT COMMISSIONERS:
Pat Green
Phone: 410-800-4717
e-mail: pagreen@leggmason.com
AND
Tony Figlioli
Phone: 410-431-5007
e-mail: coacht17@gmail.com

Baseball Directory for 2011

Last updated 1/24/2012