Ramsey Baseball and Softball Association

After, finally, a nice weekend, the last deluge has resulted in a full field closure today.  All on-field activities are postponed.

Baseball/Softball Clinic

Saturday, June 1st, 5:00p.m.-7:30p.m.

(check in at 4:45 pm)       (rain date June 8th)
 

Finch Park Fields 1,2,3,4 and cages. All players from baseball and softball 8U- 12U divisions are invited to attend.

Register today at www.strikeoutkancer.com 

There will also be a home run derby for adults.
You don’t want to miss it!
 

A suggested donation of $20.00 would be welcomed.

All proceeds will go to local cancer foundations: Tommy Strong, Relay for Life, LLS - Leukemia Lymphoma Society. This year’s honorary coach is Francesca Reganato. Frankie is a town resident and teacher at Dater School who was diagnosed with Lymphoma and has fought the fight!

All families are welcome to attend to help reduce the impact cancer has on patients, families, and communities! Even if you don’t play baseball or softball there will be fun for everyone.

Face Painting, tattoos, dunk tank, food and live music!
 

Please make your donation online at www.strikeoutkancer.com

As you know, the RBSA has adopted #TommyStrong - Strike
OutKancer as our charity for 2019.  Please click the link to donate to this incredibly worthy cause.

Registration for the 2019 Boys Summer Travel Season is now OPEN.  Registration closes on May 19, so please register ASAP, since rosters are limited.

Registration for the 2019 Girls Summer Travel Softball Season is now live.  Click on the link below to register.  Please register ASAP, because roster slots fill up very quickly.

Join some of the best local travel softball teams from July 12 - 14, 2019 in Ramsey for the annual Ramsey Rumble 3rd/4th grade, 12U and 14U Invitational Softball Tournament.

Details and registration information is available in the flyer below.

Please also note that this tournament is for Town All-Star and B teams and not for club teams.

Please note that our RBSA negotiated rates are $25 for 30 minutes & $45 for 60 minutes through May '19. To book your session contact Fernando via Text: 201-528-5900 or via e-mail: training@powerarmperformance.com and let him know that you are part of the RBSA.

Please see the following flyer for additional reservation information. 

Power Arm (NJ Sports Advantage) also has partnered with Cager App which you can now use to download and book batting cage rental time. They are offering us discounts to download & use the App to receive VIP ACCESS exclusive to RBSA Little League families.

Please see additional App links below:

Registration for the 2019 Spring recreation season is now open.  This year we have expanded to include Clinic Rookies level for League Age 5 boys and girls.  Click the link below to register.

We want to make sure all baseball parents are aware of the new bat standards. Most of the major Youth baseball leagues in the US including Little League and Babe Ruth have adopted a unified Bat standard called the USA Bat Standard. The RBSA is following that standard for our leagues from Tiny Tim 8 through Babe Ruth. All bats that do not have the USA BAT Logo will not be allowed. The only bats that contain this new logo are 2018 & 2019 model year bats, so if you have a bat from any other year, it is no longer eligible.

Again, only new 2018 & 2019 bats with the USA Bat logo are legal in TT8 through Babe Ruth. Teeball and Clinic can use bats from previous years. Additionally, for all Babe Ruth participants, please note that BBCOR .5 bats are legal this year in Babe Ruth only. Also note that single piece Wood Bats are Legal across all leagues. Rules on Softball bats have not changed from past years. Please contact Shawn Kirk @ skirk@extelldev.com with any questions regarding this new bat standard and how it applies to your child.

Please go to https://usabat.com/ for full details or see additional link below:

The next RBSA Board meeting date is this Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 @ 8:15pm (Finch Park-Senior Center)...any/all new volunteers are always welcomed to join us!

The RBSA would like to sincerely THANK all of our sponsors for their dedicated and generous support (please see current list under our Sponsors tab (on left))!  

It is with great sadness that the RBSA relays the passing of Lou Dovidio after a long, brave fight against cancer. Lou's son Brian played all the way from Clinic through Babe Ruth. He, Lou and Lou's wife Carole were (and are) both integral and beloved members of the RBSA family.

To learn more about Lou and his family, please visit; https://www.facebook.com/Lou-Dovidio-Memorial-Page-739824569488091/

To donate directly to The Brian Dovidio Scholarship Fund, please click the secure link found on their Facebook page-any donation(s) would be greatly appreciated by the Dovidio family.

Please closely review the following document for important information regarding the new birthdate cut off changes. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the age determination, please contact Shawn Kirk at skirk@extelldev.com or Matt Miller at MGMiller17@verizon.net.  If your child is born within the May 1st - August 31st window and wish to change leagues from your registration choice, please contact Matt Miller either via e-mail or at 201-264-0531.

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