In-House evaluations will be held in the 4-Seasons Sports Complex in Hampstead. All children requesting to play in 7/8, 9/10 & 11/12 must attend the evaluations, while the evaluations for 13/15 and 16/18 will be held at a later time. If you have any special request on your registration YOU must attend the evaluations if you want your request to be considered. Please arrive 5 to 10 minutes prior to your evaluation time to check in. Remember ALL registrations are being done online so you won’t be able to register at the evaluations. The following are the evaluation times:
Age Groups
11/12
9:00 am - 10:30 am
7/8
10:30 am - 11:15 am Last name begins with A-M
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Last name begins with N-Z
9/10
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Age Groups
11/12
9:00 am - 10:30 am
7/8
10:30 am - 11:15 am Last name begins with A-M
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Last name begins with N-Z
9/10
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
If you can't make your designated time, please contact us if you can make one of the other listed times. Keep in mind, safety is our biggest concern and need to take this into consideration and prepare accordingly.
Manchester Baseball Association (MBA) spring 2019 registration is now open via online registration ONLY. We will no longer offer walk in registration or accepting paper registrations.
Online Registration:
Registration Fees:
Registration fees will be as follows and includes a shirt, pants, belt & hat, which you keep:
Evaluations:
In house evaluations will take place in late February and early March for ages 7 and up.
**** ANY PLAYER REQUESTING TO PLAY OUTSIDE OF THEIR AGE GROUP WILL ONLY BE DETERMINED AT PLAYER EVAULATIONS ****
All registrants 7 years and older MUST attend one of the evaluations to be placed on a team.
THERE WILL NOT BE ANY 3 YEAR OLDS ON THE 4 YEAR OLDS TEAMS
THERE WILL NOT BE ANY 16 YEAR OLDS ON THE 13/15 TEAMS
18 YEAR OLDS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE 16/18 TEAM, BUT THEY MUST STILL BE IN HIGH SCHOOL
Helmets:
For sanitary reasons we will NO longer supply helmets for kids to use.
Raffle Ticket Fundraiser:
The Raffle Ticket Fundraiser is Mandatory. Fundraising raffle tickets will be provided by the coach at your child’s first team practice. This year we will again be selling raffle tickets, but this year we are ONLY requiring each family to purchase 6 raffle tickets at $5.00 a ticket. You will be required to pay the $30.00 with your registration. It is important to have a fundraiser to help fund the leagues various expenses. (See the Fundraising page on our website for more information).
HIT-A-THON:
HIT-A-THON (NOT mandatory). After our Opening Day ceremony, we will hold our 4th annual HIT-A-THON sponsored by 99Pledges and our local TOFF (Tree of Friends Foundation) Group. The HIT-A-THON will be open to boys and girls ages 4 through 18. For a child to participate in the HIT-A-THON they must get pledges. For more information on the HIT-A-THON, see the HIT-A-THON flyer on the website or near the end of this registration packet.
13/15 In House:
13/15 In House. There is traveling required during the week and weekends within Carroll County. All home games and practices are at Cape Horn Park. This is a competitive semi-travel baseball league and not all MBA In-House rules apply. If you have any questions, please contact us at manchesterbaseballassociation@gmail.com.
Volunteers:
Volunteers are needed throughout the season, from field maintenance, team parents and various committee members. Please comment on your registration form if you have an interest in joining the team. We look forward to spring baseball and keep an eye on the MBA website (www.manchesterbaseball.org) for upcoming information.
Questions:
Hello Folks,
We are very excited about Manchester Blue Sox travel baseball for the upcoming 2019 season. We want to communicate the travel tryout dates for next year teams. Tryouts will be held on Saturday July 28th, 2018 and Saturday August 4th, 2018 for 8-16-year olds at Christmas Tree Park.
2019 Travel Baseball Age Groups/Coaches:
We will also be holding a meeting for any travel coach interested in coaching next year on Thursday July 12th at the North Carroll Senior center from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. It is extremely important for you to attend this meeting if you plan on coaching a travel team in 2019.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Thank you,
Steve Millington
Smill2222@aol.com
Rob Rickabaugh
Rob.rickabaugh@verizon.net
Blue Sox tryout dates and times for Sat 7/28/18 and Sat 8/4/18:
The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to the Carroll County Government and its programs, services, activities, and facilities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or who has a complaint should contact The Department of Citizen Services, 410.386.3600 or 1.888.302.8978 or MD Relay 7-1-1/1.800.735.2258 as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled event.
