ABOUT: The Green Hornets' Baseball Program is available for players between the ages of 5 and 18. Players are placed in a league according to their age on April 30th. (In very rare instances, players are moved up or down a league for safety reasons.) Each league is described below:

AGE RANGE:
T-BALL (Boys) (New): Four and one half to Five year old division- child must have turned five by October 31st. Families are to register their child by gender: Boys are to register under Baseball- Club, and Girls are to register under Softball- Club. Players to use batting tee with emphasis on having fun. Visit us online.

Clinic League: Six-year old division--child must have turned six by April 30th. The first six games are played as T-Ball, and the last six games are played as coach-pitch. There are a total of 12 games. There are no player evaluations prior to the season. Visit us online.

Rookie-7: Seven-year old division--child must have turned seven by April 30th. Affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball. League uses machine pitch. There are a total of 12 games. There are no player evaluations prior to the season. Visit us online.

Rookie-8: Eight-year old division--child must have turned eight by April 30th. Affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball. League uses a combination of machine and player pitching. There are a total of 12 league games followed by the playoffs. There are player evaluations prior to team selection. Visit us online.

Minor: Nine and Ten-year old division--child must have turned nine/ten by April 30th. Affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball. Games are all player pitch. There are a total of 12 league games followed by playoffs. There are player evaluations prior to team selection. Visit us online.

Major-70: Eleven and Twelve-year old division--child must have turned eleven/twelve by April 30th. Affiliated with Cal Ripken Baseball. Games are all player pitch. There are a total of 12 league games followed by playoffs. There are player evaluations prior to team selection. Visit us online.

Pony League: Thirteen and Fourteen-year old division--child must have turned thirteen/fourteen by April 30th. Games are all player pitch. There are a total of 12 league games followed by playoffs. There are player evaluations prior to team selection. Visit us online.

Colt League (New): Fifteen through seventeen-year old division--high school players must have turned fifteen by and be no older than seventeen by April 30th. There are a total of 12 league games followed by playoffs. Local area travel involved. Player evaluations are conducted prior to team selection. Visit us online.

Fall Baseball 2008: Each fall the Green Hornets participate in an Anne Arundel County Fall Baseball Instructional League. Games are played on Sunday afternoons in September and October. The Fall leagues are a preview of the Spring 2009 season. Teams are formed at the 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and and the new 17U age groups. For the Fall 2008 season, birthdays must be between January 1, 1991 and April 30, 2002. Teams at the 9/10 and 11/2 age groups are divided into three skill levels to ensure appropriate competition- Travel, All-Star and Club/Intramural. Friday evening instructional clinics at Kinder Park are included in the program. Individuals interested in only participating in the Friday Clinics and not in the Sunday league games should registered under Camp On-Line Registration. Visit us online.

COST: Local $80; Select $100; Pre-Season Indoor $60.

SEASON: The Green Hornets' spring and fall baseball seasons begin with on-line registration. Spring baseball registration starts in late January and Fall registration in May. In order to assure your child a spot on a team, you must register within the set time frames. Late applications will be accepted if there is space available in your child's specific league.

SPRING BASEBALL 2008 EVENT SCHEDULE

Date	Event
January-February	Spring Baseball Registration
March 1-9	Select/Tournament Team Tryouts and Club Player Evaluations (Date and Time Notification by Email)
March 16	Club Team Rosters Announced
March 17	Team Practices Begin
April 5	Opening Day Ceremonies and First Games
May 3	Baseball Bull Roast
May 31	League Playoffs Begin
June 7	League Championship Games
June 9	All Star Games

FALL BASEBALL 2008 EVENT SCHEDULE

Date	Event
May-June	Fall Baseball Registration
August 21	Fall team rosters announced
August 23	Team Practices Begin
September 5	First Friday Evening Instructional Clinic - Kinder Park
September 7	Fall Season Begins - First Games
October 26	Fall Season Ends

There are no player evaluations conducted prior to the fall season. Pre and post season spring 2008 evals are used. Players will be provided with a uniform that consists of a Severna Park Fall Baseball shirt, hat and socks. Players provide their own pants and gloves.

Tournament Teams: Tournament teams are composed of the best players drawn from the in-house club leagues. Teams are formed for each age group from eight through fourteen. Players are rostered and participate with their regular in-house teams during the spring season. They practice once a week as a tournament team. Expect a 15-25 game local area tournament schedule in addition to their in-house club league games. Tournament Teams from 8U though 12U participate in the Ripken Baseball Tournament Trail. The season runs from March through July. These teams are self-funded. Tryouts are held in early March.

Select Baseball: Green Hornets offer specific opportunities for those kids wishing to play baseball at a high level. Those opportunities exist at each of the 11-, 12-, 13-, and 14-year-olds levels. The number of games, depending on the wishes of the coaches, could vary, and may be 40-70 games during the spring and summer. Travel throughout the area and state may also occur, depending on the leagues, tournaments, etc. It is important to understand these opportunities at these levels may not always involve equal playing time, batting, etc., as well as variance on the number of kids on each team; all determined by the highly capable selected coaches. Tryouts will be announced by each age-specific coach at a later time. Specific questions can also be directed to the Select Coordinator, Dave Ferris, 410-987-2320, dbferris32@comcast.net

COMMISSIONER:
Todd Frady
e-mail: tsfrady@aol.com

Baseball Directory for 2008

Last updated 6/30/2008