CCBSA is now CYBSA

Please visit our new website for details and registration

CYBSA

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, October 16th from 7:00p to 8:30p. It will be at the Crandall/Combine Community Center, located on the east side of the Middle School.

We would like to invite all Coaches to this meeting to share some exciting news and get your opinions on future changes!

Thank you!

We have some great things in the works here at CCBSA! Please see below for details:

1. We have added some new additions to the Board committee. Welcome, Pam Allen, Camille Noble Garrett, Brooke Kennon, Thomas Stidham, Jenipher Stephenson! We encourage all members to come out and meet everyone tomorrow.

2. We have opened up a few volunteer committees to help along the way. We are asking members whose kids play for the association and who are wanting to be involved come forward and sign up for one. We will have a sheet at the general board meeting tomorrow night where you can put your name and phone number down for the interested spot you would like to help out in. There will be 3 available spots for each committee. And there will also be a few board members in each committee as well to help out and work along beside you. Here is a list of available spots for those committees. 
a. Incorporation / 501c3 Committee
b. By-Laws Committee
c. Concessions Committee
d. Grounds Committee 
e. Fundraising Committee

3. Board seats updated effective 9/16/2018.
President - Kristin Barnette
Vice President - Jason France 
Secretary - Leesa Mason
Treasurer - Thomas Stidham
Registrar - Karla Summers
Concession - Angie Rhea
Director of Umpires - VACANT 
T Ball Commissioner - Brad Goodall
8U Commissioner - Arlin Mason
10U Commissioner - Chris Raymond
12U Commissioner - Derek Vest 
14U Commissioner - Howard Harshbarger
Field Commissioner - Darren Lemons
Director at Large 1 - Kellie Wilbanks
Director at Large 2 - Pam Allen
Director at Large 3 - Brooke Kennon
Web/Comm Director - Jenipher Stephenson
Fundraiser - Camille Noble Garrett

4. Reminder of upcoming general board meeting tomorrow 9/18 from 7pm to 8:30pm. The CCBSA board members hope to see everyone there!#Letsmakeitgreatagain

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, September 18th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. It will be at the Crandall/Combine Community Center located on the east side of the Middle school. All members are welcome. Thank you! 

AUGUST 21, 2018

Tonight at 7:00pm elections for CCBA will be held at the Crandall/Combine Community Center from 7:00pm-8:30pm....1 vote per household for registered players will be accepted....You have to be there in person and the parent or guardian....Thank you

Our monthly meeting will be August 21 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm. It will be at the Crandall/Combine community center. We will have our yearly board elections at this time. There will not be a meeting at this time, just elections. Please come out and vote. Thank you

After careful consideration the CCBA Board has voted to postpone its upcoming elections until September 2018.  We have spoken to legal counsel as well as the police and agree this is the best decision for the league and this investigation.  This action, similar to the one recently taken by the Crandall Athletics Booster club was done for the following reasons:

First, with the recent accusations against a now former board member, we wish the remainder of the baseball season and final tournament to be completed without the drama of a potentially tumultuous election that could take away from the fun for the kids.

Second, the board wishes to allow enough time for the initial investigation into the allegations to be completed.  These allegations against the former board member are serious and the board needs to remain in tact in order to fully cooperate with the pending investigation.

Finally, the board wants the potential incoming board members to be able to focus on what they should, the upcoming baseball season, and not the drama of the mud slinging and accusations.  We recognize that the expectations put on the board members are quite demanding and do not want to make it even more taxing.

Please remember that the board members are all parents of players or are volunteers,  who have spent a considerable amount of time to try to make the baseball experience better for the kids.  We ask that you be patient and bear with us while the facts of the situation are investigated.  As a board, we are committed to allowing the unbiased professionals to investigate the facts and not pander to rumors and unsubstantiated accusations on social media.

The 10U & 12U Tournament brackets have been posted in our Facebook page.  We are having some technical difficulties with uploading them to our website right now so they are currently only on Facebook.  We are working on getting this fixed so we can have them here as well.  We are working on the other brackets and will have them posted as soon as possible. 

Due to us being able to stay on schedule this season we have been able to move up the tentative dates for our end of season tournaments.  The new dates are as follows. Please remember these are tentative and may change if weather begins to play a factor in games.  

Tball 6/11/18 - 6/16/18

8U 6/11/18 - 6/16/18

10U 6/4/18 - 6/9/18

12U 6/4/18 - 6/9/18

14U 6/7/18 - 6/14/18 with “If Needed” game on 6/16/18

Board nominations for the upcoming year are posted at both field.  They will remain posted till Friday 6/1/18.  If you are interested in running for one of the positions available please add your name to one of the lists.  You may not add anyone else’s name to the list, only your own.

We want to give a HUGE Thank You to the following local businesses for helping support us in our raffle at the Christmas Festival!

Dairy Queen 

Family Nails 

Main Street Coffee 

Pirate Alley

Subway

Rockin Rockstar Boutique

You support is much appreciated!!

There have been a few concerns brought to our attention this season of some rules that we needed to address.  Here is an update of some rules that we as a board have decided are effective immediately.  We will get actual local rules updated and reposted at our earliest convenience but for now this is were these rules are posted. 

Tball bats:  As long as the bat says Tball and is NOT a big barrel or softball bat, we will allow it.  Tball is the only age division that we will allow to use a bat that does not have the thumb print or USSSA stamp on it. 

12U & 14U Must Bat Lineup: In the regular season games, we are requiring 12U & 14U to bat their entire lineup each game.  This overrides the rules of USSSA where they do not have to do this.  CCBSA however will allow you to not bat your entire lineup in each game during the end of season tournament if you wish. 

Chalking the Field: Home team is required to chalk the field before each game, unless the field does not need chalking.  Therefore, home team coaches should be arriving early enough to each game to allow themselves time to do this before the game is scheduled to begin.

Coaches in Dugouts: This is not a new rule, but one that we have been trying to get everyone to abide by all season with not a whole lot of luck at times.  Tball and 8U are allowed 4 coaches in the dugouts / on the field during a game.  All other age divisions are only allowed 3.  This includes any team moms or anyone that maybe be helping out.  ALL coaches / team moms or any adult in the dugout or on the field with the players during a game OR practice must have turned in a background check to CCBSA at the beginning of the season.  If you have not done this, you are NOT allowed on the field or in the dugout at any time. 

If you have any questions or concerns about the rules concerning your age division, please contact your commissioner.  Thank you!

CCBSA would like to send a HUGE thank you to CISD for all their continued support! You are greatly appreciated!