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In-House Baseball

Welcome to In-House Baseball

First practices will be held on May 3rd or 4th for Mites through Majors, and the week of May 17 for Ponies and Mustangs. 

Playoffs are held for Minors, Majors, Ponies and Mustangs.  Exact playoff dates are TBD, but some games may be held the weekends of July 10th and July 17th for Minors and Majors.  There will be semi-final and final playoff games the weekend of July 24th for Ponies and Mustangs.  This year the Ponies and Mustang semi-final and final playoff games will be hosted in Lakefield by the Lakeville Baseball Association.

There are seven age divisions that range from Kindergarten to 11th grade.  Practices will begin in early May and games will start mid May, except the 8th-9th and 10th-11th grade levels where games typically do not start until after Memorial Day.  The season ends in mid-July. Normally there will be two games, two practices, or a practice/game combination scheduled per week.  Each division (Mites - Majors) will be divided up into two leagues and have their games and practices scheduled on either a Monday and Wednesday night league or a Tuesday and Thursday night league.  The Ponies and Mustang age level games are on random nights, but we try and keep them to Monday-Thursday. Friday evenings and weekends will be used only if necessary (i.e. make up games) and for the season ending playoff tournaments.

For more information about In-House Baseball please e-mail ihbaseball@eaasports.org

Coaches and Volunteers

Please consider volunteering your time to the In House Baseball program. We are in need of age coordinators, playoff tournament help and other support activities.

Coaches are needed at all levels. No experience is necessary.

Fees & Age Guidelines

Age Divisions* Division Name Type of Pitching Fees**
K & 1st Grade Mites Coach Pitch 62
2nd Grade Squirts II Coach Pitch 68
3rd Grade Squirts III Coach Pitch 68
4th and 5th Grade Minors Player Pitch 80
6th and 7th Grade Majors Player Pitch 80
8th and 9th Grade Ponies Player Pitch 90
10th and 11th Grade Mustangs Player Pitch 90

*As of the 2009-2010 school year. Participants must play with their current grade level and must be 5 years old as of August 31, 2009.
**Fees are subject to change from one year to the next.

Team Selection Criteria

Mites – Minors

An age division coordinator will form the team. The teams will be formed as follows:

  1. Head Coach and their mutual assistant coach requests, up to three for Mites through squirts and two for minors and majors.
  2. Players who request each other, only one other name is allowed. Requests must be mutual.
  3. Elementary school, but not guaranteed.
  4. Majors, Ponies and Mustangs teams are formed by a coach’s draft, so no player requests can be accepted.

NOTE: Late sign-ups will be placed on teams with availability only. No special requests will be honored.

Majors, Ponies and Mustang Player Draft

Purpose of the draft system is to achieve as much team parity as possible. This will provide each team with adequate pitchers and catchers as well as a reasonable disbursement of players of all skill level into each team.

Player to player requests will not be honored at these age levels.

Requests will be honored for head coach and one assistant only.

EAA Refund Policy

  • Full refund until team formation
  • 75% refund once teams are formed and distributed to coaches until the first practice and uniform distribution.
  • No refund after the first practice and/or uniform distribution.

Traveling Players

Anyone who tries out for traveling baseball and is not placed on a team will need to go to the website (www.eaasports.org) within 7 days of notification and follow the directions to sign up for In-House Baseball. (No late fee will be charged).

Important

No changes will be made to any team roster without consent from the age coordinator or director. Any team in violation of these rules will result in their team forfeiting any and all playoff games.

Umpires

Minors, Majors and Ponies

We are not taking any more umpire applications for the 2010 season.

If you are interested in umpiring, please see the requirements below. If you qualify, email your contact information to: eaaumpire@comcast.net.

Umpire Training Session: May 1, 2010 at DHMS Lecture Room A.  Two years or more umpiring experience – meet at 8:30 AM, less than two years umpiring experience meet at 9:30 AM

  • Umpires must be at least 12.5 years of age by January 1, 2010.
  • All umpires are required to attend the mandatory training session.
  • First year umpires are strongly encouraged to have an adult attend their games.

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