EBSA 2010 Presidents’ Message
Welcome to Evanston Baseball and Softball Association. Registration for the 2010 house league season is underway. Please click here to register online. Alternatively, please print this document to register by mail.
Last season we had 1500 boys and girls playing baseball and softball. Our 2009 season was a tremendous success at all age levels in both our house and travel leagues. We are very proud of the accomplishments of our boys and girls playing EBSA.
We hope you had plenty of opportunity to come out and watch the games, including the baseball and softball tournaments we hosted in 2009, which brought in teams from neighboring communities. As always, our sincere thanks to the City for their continuous support, including their outstanding field maintenance throughout the season. We also hope you enjoyed our new electronic scoreboards on fields J1-J14 at James Park. We received many positive comments. The scoreboards certainly add to the buzz and excitement at James Park on game days.
We are excited for the opportunities 2010 brings for EBSA. This season we brought on Joe Knudsen as EBSA’s Player and Development Coordinator. Joe is a member of the ETHS Varsity Baseball coaching staff. Joe’s experience and demeanor with the kids will be a tremendous asset to EBSA. Keep an eye on our website and for EBSA emails for the numerous player and coach instructional clinics that Joe will be heading up.
We are always in need of dedicated volunteers. If you love EBSA like we do and are interested to get more involved at any level, please contact us to discuss openings.
Thank you all for your continued support and passion for EBSA.
Play Catch!
Bill Blanchard & Michael Weber
EBSA Co-Presidents
Interested in Sponsoring a Baseball or Softball Team?
Sponsoring baseball and softball teams through the Evanston Baseball and
Softball Association (EBSA) is a great way to support and encourage the youth in
our community as well as provide tremendous visibility for your business or
organization. For details, please click the links below:
» EBSA Sponsorship Letter
» EBSA Sponsorship Benefits
» EBSA Sponsorship Registration Form
» 2009 EBSA Sponsors
Evanston Wildkits and the Future Nation
EBSA enjoys the support of the Evanston Wildkits and their work with The Future Nation.
EBSA Travel Baseball 2010
EBSA is pleased to announce the winter workout and tryout schedule for 2010. Workouts are open to any boy or girl who would like to "Shake Off The Rust," loosen up the arm and run through some drills. It does not matter whether you played house league, travel league or July Ball, workouts are for everyone.
Dates and times for tryouts for the travel teams are also set forth below. EBSA will form two travel teams at each age group (the U13 and U14 teams were chosen last fall). More information about the travel teams is listed at the end of this announcement.
All workouts and tryouts will take place in the 2nd floor gymnasiums at Evanston Township High School.
Sessions will be broken down by age group as follows:
U12 - Current 6th graders or those with birthdays between 5/1/97 to 9/1/98
Jan. 17th - 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Workout
Jan. 24th - 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Workout
Jan. 31st - 4:30 to 6 p.m. - Workout
Feb. 7th - 12:00 to 2 p.m. - TRYOUT
Feb. 21st - 4:00 to 6 p.m. - TRYOUT
U11 - Current 5th graders or those with birthdays between 5/1/98 to 9/1/99
Feb. 7th - 2 to 3:30 p.m. - Workout
Feb. 21st - 2 to 3:30 p.m. - Workout
Feb. 28th - 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
March 7th - 3 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
U10 - Current 4th graders
Feb. 28th - 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. - Workout
March 7th - 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. - Workout
March 14th - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
March 21st - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. -- TRYOUT
U9 - Current 3rd graders
March 21st - 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. - Workout
April 18th - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
APRIL 25th - 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. - TRYOUT
INFORMATION REGARDING EBSA TRAVEL BASEBALL
What follows is some information that hopefully will assist you in deciding whether this option is appropriate for your family.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to tryout each player:
1. Must register and play in the EBSA house league;
2. Shall not miss more than a week of the travel season after Memorial Day and shall be present during the LSFBL tournament week at the end of July. For example, a week at Camp Echo is acceptable. However, two week Camp Echo trips or other longer family vacations, etc. means that a player may not tryout;
3. Those players trying out for the U12 Cooperstown teams must live within the District 202 school boundaries OR have played EBSA the previous year.
Team Formation: At the tryouts, the travel committee will evaluate the players in at least five categories: hitting, infield defense, infield throws, outfield defense and outfield throws. Players may bring their own bat to the tryouts. Thereafter, two teams of 12 to 13 players each will be formed - one is generally considered the A team and the other the B team. These teams will play in different divisions of the Lake Shore Feeder Baseball League.
Lake Shore Feeder Baseball League: EBSA is a founding member of the newly formed LSFBL which includes the following communities: Evanston, Wilmette, Northbrook, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Lake Forest, Glenview and Park Ridge. It will be a competitive league where wins and losses are tracked and a playoff tournament occurs the last week of July. The season will start in early June.
Additional Tournaments: Each team will play in two additional weekend tournaments. Often times these are scheduled for Memorial Day weekend and possibly for July 4th weekend. The U12 teams will play in a week long tournament in Cooperstown, New York from July 2nd through the 9th.
Cost: The travel fee is $325. The fee includes the full uniform, LSFBL fee, umpire cost, coach expenses, tournament fees and equipment. The Cooperstown tournament fee (U12 teams) is separate and apart from the $325. It is estimated that the Cooperstown fee will be between $900 and $1,000 additional. Scholarships are available through EBSA.
The bottom line is that the travel teams play at a high level of competition and require a strong commitment from both player and their family. Basically, your summer through the end of July will consist of many trips to James Park and surrounding suburbs . . . and a lot of baseball. The games are fun and exciting. For those looking to continue playing baseball at a higher level beyond house league, then this may be an option. In addition, EBSA runs a July Ball league which is competitive baseball in a more relaxed environment that continues competing after the house league is done. EBSA will form as many July Ball teams as there are interested players and coaches. These teams play each other as well as teams from Kenilworth, Winnetka and Wilmette. There are no tryouts for July Ball. More information on this league will follow during the House League Season
If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate one of the Travel Team Coordinators:
Dave Haracz
dolanharacz@sbcglobal.net
Bill Evans
bill.c.evans@comcast.net
Current Weather News
Think warm - the start of the 2010 season will be here soon!
EBSA's 13 & 14 Yr. Old 2010 Baseball Travel Team
Please click here to register.
Spring Baseball Leagues
| Rookie League Ages 5-6 | Major League Ages 11-12 |
| Farm League Ages 7-8 | Pony League Ages 13-15 |
| Middle League Ages 9-10 | |
2010 Dates to Remember
| February 28 | Registration Deadline for all Leagues |
| March / April | Coaches Clinics – Dates to be Announced |
| April 17 | Middle, Major, Pony Leagues Open |
| April 24 | Rookie & Farm Leagues Open |
| May 10 | Girls Fast-Pitch Softball Leagues Open |
| June 5 | Baseball / Softball Fest |
| June 6-13 | Tournament Week
Season Ends for Middle, Major, Pony Leagues |
| June 26 | Girls Fast-Pitch Softball, Rookie, and Farm Leagues End |
| July 2-9 | Cooperstown Tournaments – Two Twelve Year Old Travel Teams to Attend |
| July 11 | Eight Year Old Grand Slam Tournament |
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