2021 SPRING BALL REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Register now for the following divisions

7U T-Ball (born 2014-2015)
9U Tadpole (born 2012-2013)
11U Mosquito (born 2010-2011)
13U Pee Wee A (born 2008-2009)
15U Bantam A (born 2006-2007)
18U Midget AA (born 2003-2005

Registrations will be accepted until divisions are full or until March 15th at which time all additional registrations will be placed on a wait list and only accepted as space is available.

Attention all 2021 season Midget (2003-2005) and PeeWee (2008-2009) aged players. Its Vernon Baseballs intent to field an 18U AA Midget team and a 13U AAA/AA PeeWee team this season. BC Baseballs rules now have some of these divisions playing a single season from April August long weekend and associations must commit to their ability to field a team in early February.

Therefore, players interested in trying out for either the 18U AA Midget or 13U AAA/AA PeeWee teams, must register by January 31 st , 2021. Registration for these two teams opens January 1, 2021. Please be advised that payment in full by credit card is required. Alternative arrangements can be made by emailing Shannon Sanfilippo atregistrar@vernonbaseball.comor if you are unable to register on-line.

Any general questions regarding the 18U AA Midget Team can be emailed to Neil Thompson atmidget@vernonbaseball.com. and for the 13U AAA/AA to Matt Davyduke or Jason Coulter atpeewee@vernonbaseball.com.

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Reposted from the Vernon Morning Star

Four Vernon baseball diamonds will have welcome electronic additions in 2021.

Vernon Baseball Association has partnered with the Funtastic Sports Society and City of Vernon to install scoreboards at two diamonds at Marshall Field, and two boards at the diamonds at Lakeview Park.

VBA president Michael Sanfilippo said the scoreboards will continue to showcase Vernon as a phenomenal place to play baseball in the Okanagan.

A big thank you to the City of Vernon, the Funtastic team, Nathan Lee, our field director for working so hard on bringing this to reality and to Kendra Kryszak, with the citys parks department, for fighting so hard for us behind the scenes, said Sanfilippo. These scoreboards will really enhance the look and feel of the fields for the kids and parents as well as enhance our bids to continue to bring provincial championship tournaments to Vernon.

Vernon recently hosted the B.C. 13UAAA and 11UAAA Tier 2 provincial tournaments in 2018. The 11U event at Lakeview, and the 13U tourney at Creekside Park, featured homemade, hand-operated scoreboards for the provincials. That started the movement to get electric scoreboards at some of the minor baseball diamonds.

Funds generated from those provincial events helped minor baseball with the scoreboards which will be donated by Funtastic, and the City of Vernon will cover $15,000 of the installation costs (Vernon Baseball will pick up the rest).

The city will also provide $6,000 in maintenance annually for the scoreboards.

The Midget diamond at Marshall Field is planning for an 18-by-six-foot board with innings and the whole nine yards as described by Sanfilippo. The Bantam field at Marshall and the two Lakeview Park fields that host the Mosquito leagues are planning to get 10-by-four-foot boards that highlight the score, inning, outs, and balls and strikes.

This year (2020) was a tough year for all youth athletics but we are thrilled to be looking forward and working together with great partners to enhance youth sports in Vernon, Sanfilippo said.

The 2020 Annual General Meeting for the Vernon Baseball Association will be held Monday November 23rd at 7:00pm via Zoom. The AGM Agenda is available to download and view here.

On Monday November 23rd Click Here to join the Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 663 3628 3656

Passcode: 331977

Find your local number: https://ca01web.zoom.us/u/gd1pKREqQK

Vernon Baseball is now accepting Head Coach applications for 18U AAA/AA, 15U AA & 13U AAA/AA teams for the 2021 season. Applications must be submitted by November 1st and final selections will be determined by November 14th, 2020. For all divisions, AA & AAA head coaches will be expected to run a single combined season, that includes spring & summer play. Head Coaches will also be required to help organize and run a winter training & development program, utilizing the indoor facility at Marshall, in coordination with the Division Director that begins no later than Mid-January.

Vernon Baseball typically will also select Summer Ball Head Coaches for 15U A, 13U A, 11U AAA & A (10 year old players only) and 9U using the same application process & timeline. Head Coaches for these teams will be expected to begin organizing and holding development practices by early April 2021. These head coaches will also be strongly encouraged to help organize and run a winter training & development program, utilizing the indoor facility at Marshall, in coordination with the Division Director that starts well before the Vernon spring season.

Vernon Baseball is committed to ensure that coaches have the support needed to develop strong programs. This will allow them to be competitive, continue to develop the kids and have a realistic chance of winning games with the goal of being Provincial Champions. Their teams will generally have to play in Tournaments over the course of spring & summer and have the opportunity to make trips to the coast for tournaments as well pending how COVID plays out in the 2021 season. The BLE, VOC and Coastal tournaments draw better competition and are just an example of the tournaments that are available. We here in Vernon are also interested in hosting top talent tournaments and would love to work on idea to hosting again in 2021. Many of these tournaments need to be registered & paid for in Feb/March, so coaches need to have a plan early in the new year. They are great team building events for players and parents and are supported by Vernon Baseball.

If you have any questions please reach out to the division directors or myself for more information.

Coach Application Form

Regards,
Michael Sanfilippo
VBA President