• In–House Programs
    T-Ball
    Representative: Zach Roberts zachroberts13@yahoo.com
    Age Requirement: 4 & 5 (cannot be 6 before May 1, 2021)
    Weekly Time Commitment: 1 Weekday + Saturday AM/early PM
    Weekday depends on coach, ALL teams practice Saturday’s until games begin)
    Game Times (Based on 2019): Saturday AM’s (9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm)
    Length of Season: Early/Mid-April through Mid-June (Games begin late April)
    Tentative Start Date: Practices (April 3rd, 2021) & Games (April 24th, 2021)
    Home Field: Lone Lane Park – Front Field
    **All Practices are at Lone Lane, there may be limited travel for Games
    Team Assignments: Late March
    T-Ball Description: A program recommended for 4 and 5 year olds to teach the fundamentals of
    hitting and fielding. All batters will hit the ball from a batting tee which is adjusted to height that allows for a level
    swing. Teams will practice weekly on weeknights to prepare for their Saturday game slot. All games are 3 innings in
    length. All players present on game day will bat in a rotational order each inning as well as play a defensive
    position in each of the three innings. Coach pitch will begin to be introduced in ONE inning per game in the later
    portion of the season if agreed upon by both teams. Adult coaches are stationed on the field to provide
    instruction. The T-Ball level will use 50-foot bases. Players must have their own equipment (batting helmet, glove,
    baseball bat). There is NO SHARING OF ANY EQUIPMENT, please see SPYA’s COVID Protocols for more info.
    Baseball pants must be worn, they are not provided.
    Prep
    Representative: Zach Roberts zachroberts13@yahoo.com
    Age Requirement: 6 & 7 (cannot be 8 before May 1, 2021)
    ***Older / more advanced 7-year olds may move to Minors with approval
    Weekly Time Commitment: 2 Weekday’s + Saturday AM/early PM
    Weekday’s depends on coach, ALL teams practice Saturday’s until games begin)
    Game Times (Based on 2019): Saturday AM’s (9:00am, 10:45am, 12:30pm)
    Length of Season: Early/Mid-April through Mid-June (Games begin late April)
    Tentative Start Date: Practices (April 3rd, 2021) & Games (April 24th, 2021)

  • Home Field: Lone Lane Park – Back Field
    **All Practices are at Lone Lane, there may be limited travel for Games
    *NEW* for 2021: Prep Level All Star Game (COVID Permitting – TBD)
    Team Assignments: Late March
    Prep Description: The Prep League is a coach pitch league designed primarily for 6-7 year olds, to build
    upon the fundamentals of hitting and fielding learned at the T-Ball level. All games are 4 innings in length. All
    players present on game day will bat in a rotational order each inning as well as play a defensive position in each of
    the four innings. Adult coaches are stationed on the field to provide instruction. Teams will practice two weekdays
    per week and another session on Saturday’s. The Prep level will utilize 55-foot bases. There is no kid pitch at this
    level. No catchers will be used. Players must have their own equipment (batting helmet, glove, baseball bat).
    There is NO SHARING OF ANY EQUIPMENT, please see SPYA’s COVID Protocols for more info. Baseball pants
    must be worn, they are not provided.
    Minors
    Representative: Zach Roberts zachroberts13@yahoo.com
    Age Requirement: 8 (cannot be 9 before May 1, 2021)
    ***Older / more advanced 7-year olds may move to Minors with approval
    Weekly Time Commitment: 2 Weekday’s + Saturday AM/early PM
    Weekday’s depends on coach, ALL teams practice Saturday’s until games begin)
    Game Times (Based on 2019): Saturday AM’s (9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm) + Sunday games are possible
    Length of Season: Early/Mid-April through Mid-June (Games begin late April)
    Tentative Start Date: Practices (April 3rd, 2021) & Games (April 24th, 2021)
    Home Field: Former Grandlawn Baseball Field (N 28
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    St / W Columbia St)
    **All Practices are at the above field, there may be limited travel for Games
    *NEW* for 2021: Minors Level All Star Game + End of Season Weekend Tournament
    **Both Events – COVID Permitting TBD
    Team Assignments: Late March
    Prep Description: The Minors League is a coach pitch league designed primarily for 7-8 year olds, to build
    upon the fundamentals of hitting and fielding learned at the Prep level. The Minors level will also begin to
    introduce the concept of an inning ending after 3 outs and the basics of kid pitch. The first half of the season will
    be only coach pitch. The second half of the season will be 4 innings of coach pitch and 1 inning of kid pitch. All
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