Baseball

Welcome to DYSA Baseball!  Delanco is one of five towns in the Riverfront league which is affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball.  The Riverfront league consists of the following towns: Burlington City, Edgewater Park, Delanco, Riverside & Willingboro.  The Riverfront league started a charter with Cal Ripken baseball in 2008, and the league has grown in popularity.  The Riverfront League is a play for fun league which starts in mid March and runs through mid June. DYSA starts off the spring sports season in early April with an opening day party with music, face painting, arts and crafts & a ceremony.   We complete Opening Day with a few T-ball, baseball and softball games at West Avenue field. Through the season, kids will learn age appropriate skills and good sportsmanship.  Parents should cheer for effort rather than performance and should respect both team’s players and parents. 
Babe Ruth Prep – Is gears towards 13 year old boys who are transitioning from the Majors 50/70(50’ft pitching mount/70’ bases) field format to a 60/90 field format.  Players will travel to towns within Burlington County.  There is usually 12 games and playoffs.  The season starts in early May and usually ends by the end of July.

Pitching clinic for boys ages 8-12 will be held in the Pearson School Gym starting in late February 2012.

DYSA will kick off its  4th annual indoor pitching clinic that will be available to pitchers of all skills levels from ages 8 to 12 years old. DYSA will offer  6 1 hour classes meeting twice a week.  The boys will observe proper pitching mechanics, throwing drills, strength and conditioning.  Players will watch and observe a video demonstration on pitching mechanics. Each pitcher will have opportunities to practice and work on pitching mechanics and throwing drills with an instructor. 

Maximum group sizes will consist of one group of 8 boys. Registration sign-ups are limited, so please register now to secure a spot.  The registration cost is $25.00/course.  Please call Rich Furniss (856)-461-3758 to register and or if you have any questions.
Cal Ripken District Baseball
Each year in May, the Riverfront league will host a try-out for Riverfront players to compete for a spot on the U8, U9, U10, U11 or U12 Cal Ripken district baseball team.  There are typically 12 players per team. The tryout consists of skills assessment in batting, fielding, throwing, and base-running.  The Riverfront commissioners will score each child on try-out day.  The best kids from the five Riverfront towns will make up the district team. Those kids selected on the district team will play Sunday pick up games until the Riverfront recreation season ends.  After the Riverfront recreation season ends, each district team will play 2 to 3 games a week preparing for the District 4 tournament in June/early July.  A strong commitment is needed from the players and parents to make all practices and games.  The format for U8, U9 & U10 is 46/60(60 feet base paths and 46 feet pitching rubber to home plate).  The format for U11 & U12 is 50/70 play format.