SAA Baseball Program Information: 

Intramural Programs are structured by grade.  Detailed information can be found by selecting the menu link for the program of interest. Look in the blue area to the left for the links menu.

 A summary of our programs is below.  Page down for general information regarding our travel program.  Detailed info can be found by selecting the travel link in the links menu to the left. 

Here's a summary of our intramural baseball programs:

Tee Ball-  Boys and Girls in kindergarten. Play Saturdays at Church Rd Park.  Hit off batting tee.

Coach Pitch- Boys in first grade. Play Sat or Sun at ETR Middle School.  Coaches pitch safety ball.

Machine pitch- Boys in 2nd grade.  Play Sat or Sun plus 1 weeknight at Wildwood Park field.  Machine pitches safety ball

Cal Ripken Minors 3- Boys in 3rd grade. Play about 2-3 times per week at Jane Lownes Park.  Kids pitch a real ball.  Tournament teams are also offered to players in this league. Tourney teams are selected via tryouts.

Cal Ripken Minors 4- Boys in 4th grade.  Play about 2-3 times per week at Walsh Park. Kids pitch real ball.  Tournament teams are also offered to players in this league. Tourney teams are selected via tryouts.

Cal Ripken Majors 5/6- Boys in 5th and 6th grade. Play 2-3 times per week at Netherwood Park.  Tournament teams are also offered to players in this league. Tourney teams are selected via tryouts.

To sign up for these programs you must first register your child as an SAA member for 2009.  There is an SAA registration link in the menu area to the left.  During the registration process you can sign up for sports programs also.  To sign your child up for any of the programs listed above simply sign up for "Intramural Baseball".  Our directors will use your registration info to place your child in the correct program.

Once your child is registered and signed up for intramural baseball the rest of the process varies by grade group.  Tee ball, machine pitch and coach pitch players will receive a phone call by their assigned coach sometime just before the opening day.  Please stay tuned to this web site for the scheduling of opening day.

Players in 3rd grade and higher are all evaluated for level of skill prior to team assignments.  This is not a tryout.  It's simply an effort by your program directors and coaches to build teams as evenly in talent as possible.  These "evaluation clinics" will take place sometime in late March or early April.  The schedule will be posted on this web site and be announced in the Springfield Press.  Please do your best to get your child to the evaluation clinic.  It's our most valuable tool in trying to structure teams evenly.  It's also a fun time for the kids.   Teams are organized after the clinics and coaches will call player in about 1 week after the evaluation clinics.  If your child misses the clinic he will still be assigned to a team.

Tournament Teams:

All tourney teams are formed out of the Cal Ripken and Teeners leagues.  There is not an online signup for tourney teams.  Cal Ripken offers teams for ages 9 thru 12 years old. These teams are formed by tryout evaluation.  Tryouts for Cal Ripken tourney teams usually will begin in mid April.    Watch the tourney team area of the web site for tryout schedules.  Teeners league covers ages 13 thru 15.  Teeners league is affiliated with Babe Ruth Baseball.  Tourney teams for 13,14 and 15 year olds are formed by tryout evaluation and begin in mid May.  The ability to field teams at 13/14 & 15 year old level is dependent on the level of  player interest and ability to identify coaches.   Travel program players cannot play on tourney teams.

Travel Program Summary:

Travel Teams- Travel baseball is available to players eligible to play on 90 foot bases.  Players should be 13 or in 7th grade to play travel baseball.  Registration and signups is same as above but select "Travel Baseball".  Travel teams are filled by tryouts.  Tryout schedules will be posted on this web site and in the Springfield Press.  Coaches will also call anybody who signs up for travel baseball.  Please stay informed by watching this web site for schedule changes.  There is an additional $40 fee applied to travel teams.  This fee is collected separately from the general registration dues.  A check (payable to SAA) for $40 should be sent with the player to tryout sessions.