Registrations for Riverside Bradford Baseball League's Fall Ball program is now open. This league is open to boys & girls who are between the ages of 5-7 as of 4/30/2018.
Games are once a week (Sundays) and depending on the # of teams, they'll be played between 11am and 3 pm, starting in September.
This is a great, low-key opportunity for children who might be interested in learning the game without having to make a commitment of more than once a week and for the players who enjoyed the spring season and want to keeping playing through the fall.
We are in need of coaches and assistant coaches who will be active on the field with the players and on the bench to insure all the players have a great experience. CORI checks are required.
No previous baseball coaching required!
Please spread the word...
Thanks,
RB Baseball League
Greetings RB Baseball Community,
As the holiday season is approaching, we would like to share the new bat rules for the 2018 season in case a baseball bat is on your player's list.
Starting on January 1st, 2018 the Riverside Bradford Baseball League will be adopting the USA Baseball Bat Standard. This is a change that is being done Nationally by Little League, Pony League, Babe Ruth, Cal Ripken, AABC and many others. The changes associated with the new USA bats will decrease the speed of the hit balls compared to the old USSSA bats and is intended to increase safety for pitchers and infielders.
All bat levels will need to have the USA Baseball Stamp on it. These bats will be made available to the public in retail stores starting September 1st. If the bat has a USA stamp on it then it can be used for any of the divisions in the Riverside Bradford Baseball League, all other bats will be illegal. The barrel sizes for these bats will be from 2 1/4-2 5/8 and the new standard will not have a drop-weight limit, so players can use bats made with light-weight material as long as the USA stamp is on the bat. All other bats from previous years will now be considered illegal starting January 1st.
Below is what the stamp will look like on the bats. The Riverside Bradford Baseball League will NOT be supplying baseball bats in the 2018 season. USSSA (U triple S A) - These stamped bats WILL NOT be allowed in the Riverside Bradford Baseball League in 2018. There is a difference between the USA stamped bats and the USSSA stamped Bats.
Play Ball in Salem, NH will be hosting an Easton demo night on Thursday, Nov 9th from 6 PM - 9 PM & in Salisbury on Friday, November 10th for you to try out the new approved bats.
To All Coaches, Parents and interested parties:
Board of Directors meetings will be held at the Trinity EMS Training Center (7 Stewart St) on the following dates and times:
2018:
January 8th - 7pm
February 5th - 7pm
March 5th - 7:30pm
April 2nd - 7:30pm
May 7th - 8pm
June 4th - 8pm
July 9th - 8pm
August 6th - 8pm
September 10th - 7:30pm
October 1st - 7:30pm
November 5th - 7:30pm
December 3rd - 7:30pm
All meetings are open to the public.
