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Baseball Camps in Springfield This Summer

go to www.springfieldaa.org and download the All-Star Baseball Academy (July 20-23) and SHS Baseball Camp (June 22-25) notices. Also available here under "handouts" on the left of this page.

CHECK HERE FOR ALL CHANGES OR UPDATES

Congratulations Cal Minor Champions:

3rd Grade Dodgers and 4th Grade White Sox

2009 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE and SCORES
3rd and 4th Grade Playoff Schedule and Scores [CLICK HERE]

3rd grade semi-final games (at Lownes)
Wed: Rockies 4 -Giants 3

Thurs: Dodgers 3 -Phillies 0

4th grade semi-final games (at Walsh)

Wed: A’s 3 – Indians 4

Thurs: Red Sox 4 - White Sox 8

Championship games will be Sat 6/13

3rd grade Championship at 2pm at Lownes

Dodgers vs. Rockies ... suspended in the top of the 3rd inning with the score Dodgers 3 - Rockies 0

Game will be resumed at 5:30pm on Tuesday 6/16 at Lownes.

Final: Dodgers 7 - Rockies 4

4th grade Championship at 10am at Walsh

Final: WhiteSox 10 - Indians 8

GENERAL 2009 SCHEDULE ITEMS: (all weather dependent)

Evaluations - Sat March 28, 2009 at Netherwood Park fields - COMPLETED

Team assignments (via draft) - Sun March 29, 2009 - COMPLETED

Team practice began - Mon March 30, 2009

Regular season games begin - 18-19 April 2009

9U, 10U Tournament Team tryouts begin - Fri April 17, 2009

9U, 10U Tournament Teams selected and announced no later than Fri May 1, 2009

Regular season games end / playoffs begin - approx. May 30, 2009

Playoffs end (championship games) - Sat June 13, 2009

MINORS GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION and GUIDELINES
3rd & 4th Grade Minors - Program Information - [CLICK HERE]

3rd & 4th Grade Minors Program Guidelines -- [CLICK HERE]

SAA Cal Ripken MINORS TEAMS
Cal Minors - 3rd Grade Teams - [click here]

Cal Minors - 4th Grade Teams - [click here]

Cal Minors Game and Practice Schedules
3rd Grade 2009 Game and Practice Schedule <- click here ->

4th Grade 2009 Game and Practice Schedule <- click here ->

9U and 10U TOURNAMENT TEAMS

9U Tournament Team Tryout Schedule
To be eligible for 9U, players must be in 3rd grade or in 4th grade and born on or after 5/1/1999. All players must be registered for and actively playing in the SAA Cal Ripken Minors league. 2nd grade players are not eligible to play on the 9U Districts tournament team as they do not meet the Cal Ripken requirement. 3rd/4th grade players born before 5/1/1999 must play 10U.

10U Tournament Team Tryout Schedule
Usually 4th Grade with some 3rd and 5th Grade eligible based upon birthdate. To be eligible for 10U, players my be in 3rd - 5th grade, playing in the SAA Cal Ripken Minors (3rd-4th) or Majors (5th), and born on or after 5/1/1998. 4th/5th grade players born before 5/1/1998 must play 11U. 3rd grade players born on or after 5/1/1999 must play 9U.

Cool Baseball Links
Hamilton HR Derby 2008

http://www.monkeysee.com/ - search on BASEBALL for awesome instructional videos on hitting and pitching

http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitching_grips.htm - pitching grips and tips

http://www.pitchingclips.com/ - more pitching videos

http://www.qcbaseball.com/index.html - the complete guide to baseball for coaches

CLINICS AND CAMPS

Haverford College Baseball Spring Warm-Up Clinics (six 2hr sessions, starting Jan 25)

http://www.haverford.edu/athletics/story.php?id=14301&u=3

Saint Joseph’s University Baseball Clinics (Jan 18)

http://sjuhawks.cstv.com/camps/stjs-camps.html

John Cole (U of Penn) Winter Baseball Camps (Jan 24)

http://www.pennbaseballcamp.com/