Activity Guide Winter 2019 | Page 84

BASEBALL YOUTH BASEBALL ABOUT THE PROGRAM AF Youth Baseball is a Glen Ellyn Park District program run with the assistance of the Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball Association (GEYBA), a volunteer organization that strives to develop skills while promoting teamwork, sportsmanship, discipline, citizenship and well-being. Parent participation is the heart of Glen Ellyn baseball. All GEYBA committee members and coaches are volunteers. Teams are formed in early March and Practices begin in April. The season runs through the end of June. (cb) League Description Program Contact CLINT BABICZ [email protected] (630) 858-2462 x 1150 FROM THE ARCHIVES: OPENING DAY, 1954 T-BALL 1 (Pre-K to Ages 4-5) Kids learn to hit the ball off a tee. There is no catcher and everyone bats and plays the field. Teams are divided up by schools. T-BALL 2 (Kindergarten) Kids hit off a tee but by the end of the year, a coach may pitch the ball from a few feet away. There is no catcher, and everyone plays the field and bats. Teams are divided up by schools. BANTAM (1st Grade) Pitching machines are used the entire season, there is no catcher, and everyone plays the field and bats. Teams are divided up by schools. SHETLAND (2nd Grade) A combination of kids/machine pitch. Ten players are allowed on the field including a catcher. Teams are divided up by multiple schools. MAVERICK (3rd Grade) STALLION (4th Grade) 84 MUSTANG (5th/6th Grade) PONY (7th/8th Grade) Players are drafted by ability based on a player evaluation. A post-season tournament determines a league champion for both. Teams are formed with no relation to schools, utilizing a full draft. Age groups are combined and players are drafted by ability based on a player evaluation. A post-season tournament determines a league champion.