Baseball

Youth baseball program operates from March to July  

Registration begins January 1st and ends February 18.

Registration fee for all leagues is $85 per player.                   

Age Requirement:  Placement is based on age of player on April 30

  • T-Ball League:  Boys and Girls ages 4 - 6 years
  • Rookie League:  Boys ages 7 - 8 years (machine pitch and 60' bases)
  • Minor League:   Boys ages 9 - 10 years (player pitch and 60' bases)
  • Major League:   Boys ages 11 - 12 years (player pitch and 70' bases)
  • Babe Ruth: For Babe Ruth information, please contact Gary Sprouse at 540-255-9207


T-Ball, Rookie, Minor, and Major Leagues play in the North East Augusta (NEA) baseball league which is a Cal Ripken sanctioned, a division of Babe Ruth Baseball, and adheres to the rules as such, in addition to the amended NEA rules for that year.

Babe Ruth Leagues play in the Augusta Babe Ruth League which is a Babe Ruth sanctioned, a division of Babe Ruth Baseball, and adheres to the rules as such, in addition to amended Augusta Babe Ruth League rules for that year. 



T-Ball, Rookie, Minor, Majors 

Teams

  • Number of teams based on number of players. 
  • First come first serve, the VCA cannot guarantee placement for every player

Practices 

Practices will be 2 per week, including weekends, until games start.  Practices will be 2 hours.  Once games start, coaches may schedule additional practices on available fields.  Practices will be held at Verona Elementary School. 


Games

Game schedules are based on number of teams and created by the NEA.  Games will be played on week nights and weekends.  Week night games usually will start at 6:00pm and weekends games could start as early and 9:00am, There may be an occasional Sunday game but will not start before 1:00pm.  Home games will be played at Verona Elementary School.  Away games may be played and any Augusta County public school and/or any Augusta County facility.  Games usually begin in March and run through end of June.


Cancellations:

Practices and games on weekdays will automatically be postponed in Augusta County Public Schools are closed or dismissed early for inclement weather. Cancelled games may or may not be rescheduled due to time constraints, facility use conflicts, or other reasons.


Uniforms:

A t-shirt and hat will be provided, participants must provide personal shoes, Royal blue socks, bat, helmet, pants, and glove


Baseball Commissioner-Stephanie Beeham 

**Requests will not be taken for a participant to be placed on a certain team.


Babe Ruth

Beginning in 2022, registrations and payment will be handled only by Babe Ruth. Please contact Gary Sprouse at 540-255-9207 for registration information.



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