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PARKWAY TOURNAMENT, JUNE 4-5, 2022

Minors will be playing in baseball tournament hosted at Parkway this year on June 4th and 5th.  If you team is playing, the cost is $15 per child to participate.     

END OF SEASON TOURNAMENT BRACKET POSTED

Please plan for our End of Season Tournament on July 29-31st.  Once we finalize all games, teams will be seeded accordingly to fill in the bracket.  Our Tournament will be held on the Walton 1-4 Softball Pinwheel.

MINORS BASEBALL

EQUIPMENT

The league provides:

  • baseball cap and shirt for each player,

  • one baseball bat and catcher equipment for each team.

Each player must provide:

  • Glove,

  • Double earflap helmet for batting and base running,

  • Athletic footwear (metal cleats prohibited).

  • We do recommend protective cups and fielding masks for infielders

Players may use own baseball bat if it meets the following safety requirements:

Small Barrel Bat (2¼ inches in diameter)

  • is imprinted with the USABat mark (see image), or

  • is imprinted with the USSSA mark,

  • is imprinted with the text BPF 1.15, or

  • is wooden

Big Barrel Bat (larger than 2¼ inches in diameter)

  • is imprinted with the USABat mark (see image), or

  • is imprinted with the USSSA mark,

  • is a qualified BBCOR bat; or

  • is wooden

 

Minors baseball is a kid pitch baseball league for players in 3rd, 4th or 5th grade on April 1st.  The goal of the program is to provide a positive environment in which participants enjoy playing baseball and continue to improve skills.  Pitching and base stealing are added at this level. An umpire calls balls and strikes.

Typically, teams practice for one hour, once per week and play one game per week.  Weekly games are played on Tuesday evening and some games on Wednesday evening.  Games should start the second or third week of May and will end with Post Season Tournament Games during the July 30th-August 1st weekend.  Practices typically begin in late April after the city determines the fields are suitable.  Due to the limited number of fields, practices may be on Sunday through Thursday nights.  Practice time/locations will be set after coordinating with coaches.

 

PRE-SEASON EVALUATION

To balance teams, we will have all parents register their child and give an honest grading of their child's baseball skills.

1 - 5 Rating (1 = Very little experience, 5 = Above average for age) in the following skills:

  • Hitting 

  • Throwing/Pitching - Accuracy & Speed

  • Catching - Grounders & Popups 

 

REGISTRATION FOR 2022 SEASON

The League Director will be responsible for rostering teams.

Players are generally assigned to teams in the following manner:

  • Satisfy player family relationships.

  • Satisfy player/coach preference (up to 2 requests) in order by registration date and time.

  • Assign players based on parent evaluation & grade.

  • Assign any remaining players wherever the player fits.

Ideally all preferences could be satisfied. Unfortunately, this is difficult due to constraints such as balancing the total number of players on each team. Registering early can significantly contribute to having preferences satisfied. In any case, please encourage players to form additional friendships this summer.

 

BECOMING A HEAD COACH OR ASSISTANT COACH

Volunteers are essential to the program.  Please consider volunteering to be a coach or team manager.  If you intend to be a head coach, an assistant coach, or a team manager, please indicate this when you register your child.  Head Coaches can have up to 2 Assistant Coaches on their team, so please indicate this during Registration as well.

 

2022 REGISTRATION

2022 registration will open on February 1st. The fee schedule is:

  • $90 - On or before February 22nd - Early Bird Discount!

  • $110 - February 22nd thru March 22nd

  • $130 - After March 22nd and only if a roster spot is available.

When registering, please specify the proper shirt and hat size.  The league makes an effort to order the requested size.

Rosters will be posted in early April.

 

REFUND POLICY

Typically, refunds will only be given if your child has not participated in any games and there are sufficient players on the team.  Refunds are subject to a $10.00 processing fee and other costs already incurred.  For example, the cost of a uniform when it has already been ordered.  Refunds, as well as the amount of the refund, are left to the discretion of the league director on a case by case basis

COVID POLICY UPDATE

The Minnesota Department of Health updated their COVID-19 Organized Sports Practice and Games Guidance for Youth and Adults on May 6, 2021.   OAA Rookies & Minors Leagues have updated our COVID-19 policy, effective immediately.

In short, MDH has changed nearly all previous requirements for outdoor youth sports to recommendations. The only outstanding requirement for outdoor events applies specifically to events with over 500 participants, which is larger than any OAA event. This means previous requirements related to mask usage, distancing, etc. are no longer in place for outdoor events.

Unless MDH requirements get more restrictive again, we expect this will be the last updated from OAA regarding our COVID policy. Our only mask requirement that remains in place is for concessions workers (once we have approval from the county health department to open the concessions stands), and that will remain in place until the state's indoor mask requirement is lifted. Quarantine requirements for close contacts and positive cases remain in place as well.