EBSA 2010 Registration
Online registration for EBSA Baseball and Softball during for Spring 2010 is now open. Please click here to register your players. Thanks!
EBSA Travel Baseball 2010
EBSA is pleased to announce the winter workout and tryout schedule for 2010. Workouts are open to any boy or girl who would like to "Shake Off The Rust," loosen up the arm and run through some drills. It does not matter whether you played house league, travel league or July Ball, workouts are for everyone.
Dates and times for tryouts for the travel teams are also set forth below. EBSA will form two travel teams at each age group (the U13 and U14 teams were chosen last fall). More information about the travel teams is listed at the end of this announcement.
All workouts and tryouts will take place in the 2nd floor gymnasiums at Evanston Township High School.
Sessions will be broken down by age group as follows:
U12 - Current 6th graders or those with birthdays between 5/1/97 to 9/1/98
Jan. 17th - 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Workout
Jan. 24th - 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Workout
Jan. 31st - 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Workout
Feb. 7th - 12:00 to 2 p.m. - TRYOUT
Feb. 21st - 4:00 to 6 p.m. - TRYOUT
U11 - Current 5th graders or those with birthdays between 5/1/98 to 9/1/99
Feb. 7th - 2 to 3:30 p.m. - Workout
Feb. 21st - 2 to 3:30 p.m. - Workout
Feb. 28th - 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
March 7th - 3 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
U10 - Current 4th graders
Feb. 28th - 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. - Workout
March 7th - 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. - Workout
March 14th - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
March 21st - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. -- TRYOUT
U9 - Current 3rd graders
March 21st - 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. - Workout
April 18th - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
APRIL 25th - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
INFORMATION REGARDING EBSA TRAVEL BASEBALL
What follows is some information that hopefully will assist you in deciding whether this option is appropriate for your family.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to tryout each player:
1. Must register and play in the EBSA house league;
2. Shall not miss more than a week of the travel season after Memorial Day and shall be present during the LSFBL tournament week at the end of July. For example, a week at Camp Echo is acceptable. However, two week Camp Echo trips or other longer family vacations, etc. means that a player may not tryout;
3. Those players trying out for the U12 Cooperstown teams must live within the District 202 school boundaries OR have played EBSA the previous year.
Team Formation: At the tryouts, the travel committee will evaluate the players in at least five categories: hitting, infield defense, infield throws, outfield defense and outfield throws. Players may bring their own bat to the tryouts. Thereafter, two teams of 12 to 13 players each will be formed - one is generally considered the A team and the other the B team. These teams will play in different divisions of the Lake Shore Feeder Baseball League.
Lake Shore Feeder Baseball League: EBSA is a founding member of the newly formed LSFBL which includes the following communities: Evanston, Wilmette, Northbrook, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Lake Forest, Glenview and Park Ridge. It will be a competitive league where wins and losses are tracked and a playoff tournament occurs the last week of July. The season will start in early June.
Additional Tournaments: Each team will play in two additional weekend tournaments. Often times these are scheduled for Memorial Day weekend and possibly for July 4th weekend. The U12 teams will play in a week long tournament in Cooperstown, New York from July 2nd through the 9th.
Cost: The travel fee is $325. The fee includes the full uniform, LSFBL fee, umpire cost, coach expenses, tournament fees and equipment. The Cooperstown tournament fee (U12 teams) is separate and apart from the $325. It is estimated that the Cooperstown fee will be between $900 and $1,000 additional. Scholarships are available through EBSA.
The bottom line is that the travel teams play at a high level of competition and require a strong commitment from both player and their family. Basically, your summer through the end of July will consist of many trips to James Park and surrounding suburbs . . . and a lot of baseball. The games are fun and exciting. For those looking to continue playing baseball at a higher level beyond house league, then this may be an option. In addition, EBSA runs a July Ball league which is competitive baseball in a more relaxed environment that continues competing after the house league is done. EBSA will form as many July Ball teams as there are interested players and coaches. These teams play each other as well as teams from Kenilworth, Winnetka and Wilmette. There are no tryouts for July Ball. More information on this league will follow during the House League Season
If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate one of the Travel Team Coordinators:
Dave Haracz
dolanharacz@sbcglobal.net
Bill Evans
bill.c.evans@comcast.net
Current Weather News
Games scheduled to be played at James Park on Friday, October 30 have been cancelled due to inclement weather and poor field conditions. Games scheduled for Saturday, October 31 are cancelled as well unless individual coaches determine they want to play. Please check with your individual coach for Saturday games. Thank you.
EBSA's 13 & 14 Yr. Old 2010 Baseball Travel Team
Please click here to register.
Spring Baseball Leagues
| Rookie League Ages 5-6 | Major League Ages 11-12 |
| Farm League Ages 7-8 | Pony League Ages 13-15 |
| Middle League Ages 9-10 | |
The Girls Softball Leagues 2009
| Junior Pigtail League - Grades 1 and 2 |
| Pigtail League - Grades 3 and 4 |
| Ponytail League - Grades 5 and 6 |
| unior League - Grades 7 and 8 |
2009 Schedules & Results
Schedules, standings and results are now posted:
2009 Dates to Remember (Subject to Change)
| Feb. 28 | Registration deadline for all leagues |
| March 8, 15 & 22 | Coaches Clinic |
| March 22 | Farm - Shake Off the Rust |
| March 29 | Rookie - Shake Off the Rust |
| April 18 | Middle, Major, Pony Leagues open |
| April 25 | Rookie, Farm Leagues open |
| May 11 | Girls Fast-Pitch Softball Leagues open |
| June 6 | Baseball/Softball Fest |
| June 7-14 | Tournament week (Season ends for Middle, Major, Pony) |
| June 26-July 3 | Cooperstown Tournaments-two 12 year old travel teams to attend |
| June 27 | Girls Fast-Pitch Softball, Rookie and Farm Leagues end |
| July 12 8-year-old | Grand Slam Tournament |
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