2011 Summer Baseball League
Inside Pitch is pleased to announce the inaugural season of IP Summer PONY Baseball League. The league is open to players ages 13 to 15 from Whatcom, Skagit and Island Counties as well as Lower B.C. The goal of the 6-week summer league is to provide players with the opportunity to continue to develop their baseball skills during the summer months. Players will have the chance to work with the knowledgeable and professional coaching staff at Inside Pitch on a weekly basis to ensure each player is exposed to the highest quality instruction available in our area!
Individual players are invited to register at Inside Pitch beginning Monday, May 16th, with registration open through the middle of June. Registration will end promptly on June 17th; no registrations will be accepted after the 17th. This is to provide enough time to form teams and place orders for jerseys and hats. Full Teams are also invited to enter the league and may do so at a discounted rate; however, full teams will be required to provide their own coach as well as uniforms, equipment, etc.
Each team will be provided with a 12 game schedule (possible weekend double-headers) with games beginning the week of June 27th. There will be no games scheduled for Fourth of July weekend; games will begin again July 6th and will continue through the 2nd weekend of August (the 13th and 14th). Games will be played on weeknights and some weekends on PONY fields in Whatcom County; however, depending on the teams in the league some travel may be required.
In addition, each team will be permitted to schedule practice time at Inside Pitch where they will have the opportunity to work with Inside Pitch instructors on hitting, pitching, fielding, etc. Each team will be allotted 1.5hrs of practice time in the facility each week which will be scheduled prior to the start of the season. Teams are not required to practice at Inside Pitch (in fact, we recommend an additional outdoor practice every week) but they do have the option if they wish to and would like to take advantage of the first-rate instruction offered by the highly knowledgeable staff at Inside Pitch.
We will be looking for volunteer coaches to run the teams comprised of players who sign up individually, so if you are interested in heading up a summer league team please contact us asap. We are looking forward to an exciting 6-week season during the “Dog Days of Summer” and we hope to provide a great experience for those players who would otherwise not have a place to play once thee spring PONY season ends in the middle of June.
COST: $150 per player or $1,250 per team
Players who register as individuals will be placed on a team and will be provided with a jersey and hat; full teams entering the league will be required to provide their own uniforms and equipment. Individual and team registration fees are applied toward the cost of field rentals, umpires and league administration for the summer season.