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6U/7U/8U Sandlot Baseball Games
Please sign-up for the 6U/7U/8U Sandlot Game to be played weekly on Wednesday's starting 7/18/2018 at Sipley Field. The idea of this Sandlot Game is to keep our kids playing ball throughout the summer and have fun as well as advance their skills in preparation for next season. This game will be run by volunteers who have been background checked by the WAA. There will be 24 first come first serve slots per week. Sign-Ups for the next game will open the day after the Thursday game.
To play in this game you must:
- Have registered in the WAA
- Have played at the Pinto Level in the 2018 Season or will be transitioning from Instructional to Pinto in the 2019 season.
- Plan to play Pinto ball in 2019
Modified Pinto rules:
- Pinto Rules (please read)
- Pitching rules TBD. Ideally this will be all kid pitch.
- Kids can steal 2nd base
- Coach Umpired
- Need Batting Helmet w/Facemask
- Still working out some details. May change a few things on the fly to see what works best.
Are you interested in being a Manager Candidate for our 8U Bulldogs Full-Time Travel Team for the 2019 Season? If so here is your opportunity!
We are seeking Manager Candidates for the following 2019 Team:
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8U Bulldogs Full-Time Travel Team for 2019
Full-Time Travel Team with games April-July 2019
Player Tryouts to be held July/August 2018.
To convey your interest, please complete our online Manager Application by June 15, 2018.
If you are interested in Managing, don't delay!
Calling All Managers and Coaches
As part of our continued recognition of those who have volunteered their time this summer we would like to announce our 6th Annual Coaches End of Season Pickup Baseball Game!
On Friday, July 27, 2018 with a 7:05pm game start time, we will play a game of batting practice pitch baseball at our Orchard Complex.
Eligibility:
To sign up you must have been a Manager, an Assistant Coach listed on the website, a Board Member or have the blessing from a Manager or Board Member stating that you made a significant contribution of time and effort to aid the league or your team.
Sign Up:
It’s easy, just click here and register for the game. Please also be sure to advise if you are able to pitch or catch as we will try to distribute these folks amongst the teams.
The Rules:
Wondering if you can still hit? Don’t worry, this will be a batting practice pitch game with no "junk" allowed. This means fast balls only. We will have an umpire to call balls and strikes however there will be no walks. Should a batter reach 4 balls, the pitcher will be required to pitch at a slower speed to induce a hit or strikeout. Players will rotate the field positions each inning.
The First 24 sign-ups will play in the game. After that, all sign-ups will be wait listed until we see if we can get a second game going.
Sign-Up here ASAP so we can start setting up teams!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this years WAA Raffle.
The Raffle Drawing was held on June 5th, 2018 and the following winners were picked.
Congratulations to all of you!
| Prize | Winner |
|---|---|
| $1000 | Rob Nowak |
| $500 | Kristin Hild |
| $500 | Vincent S. Genna |
| $500 | Lilliana Radovanovic |
| $250 | Lakdawala |
| $250 | Cynthia M. Adams |
| $250 | Mikosowksi |
| $250 | Kindelin |
| $250 | DiNaso |
| $250 | 9U Bulldogs - Potter |
| $250 | Zasiebida |
| $250 | Anderson |
| $250 | Pettit |
| $250 | Bartolomei |
Checks will be mailed to the winners in the next couple of
weeks to the address listed on the ticket stub. Congrats!
2018 Playoffs
Pinto & Mustang Playoffs start the week of June 16th
Bronco & Pony Playoffs
Please visit gdpba.org for details.
2018
Tournament Schedules & Results
Mother's Day Classic
May 10-13th, 2018
Memorial Day Weekend
May 24th-28th, 2018
July Bang Bang Classic
June 28-July 1, 2018
July Classic
July 5-July 8, 2018
No link on the age group? Then those schedules are not yet available!
2018
3 Games Guaranteed
Patched Umpires
Fields Re-Lined Between Games
Individual Player Awards for Winners
| Tournament | Dates | Age Levels | Cost † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother's Day Weekend | May 10-13, 2018 | 14U | $475 |
| Memorial Day Weekend | May 24-28, 2018 | 8U, 10U, 12U Full At Age Levels: 9U, 11U, 13U, 14U |
$475 |
| Bang Bang Classic | June 28-July 1, 2018 | No Openings Tournament Full Full At Age Levels: 9U, 11U, 13U, 14U |
$475 |
| July Classic | July 5-8, 2018 | 12U | $475 |
† Early Bird Discount: $25 Discount Per Team, Per Tournament, If Paid by Dec 31st
† Additional Discount: Multiple Tournament Discount: $25 Discount Per Tournament for a Team Registering for Multiple Tournaments OR Organization Discount: $25 Discount Per Team For Multiple Teams Registering From Same Organization. Payment Must Be Received Together for the Multiple Tournament or Organization Discount to apply.
Questions? Please Contact the Appropriate Age Group Tournament Director:
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8U: |
Jerry Bauer |
| 9U: | Josh Potter |
| 10U: | Dave Rapinchuk |
| 11U: | Paul Paluch |
| 12U: | Don Erickson |
| 13U: | Rich Sperando |
| (14U Memorial/Bang) 14U: | Greg Arlt |
| (14U Mother's Day) 14U: | Anthony Bryant |
Woodridge is located in the Darien/Downers Grove Area, 2 miles North of the I-355 and I-55 interchange. Once exiting off I-355 our fields are within a 3 minute drive.
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2018 Baseball Season Bat Guidelines:
- Colt & Palomino (ages 15-18)
- Colt & Palomino players can only use BBCOR certified stamped bats [drop -3] or less.
- No BESR bats will be allowed.
- Wood bats with a barrel size of 2 5/8" or less are allowed.
- Pony (ages 13-14)
- Players must use a bat with a barrel size of 2 5/8" or less and it must be USA Baseball stamped or BBCOR stamped.
- There are no drop weight restrictions on USA Baseball stamped bats.
- Bats with a barrel size of 2 3/4" will not be allowed.
- Wood bats with a barrel size of 2 5/8" or less are allowed.
- Bronco (ages 11-12)
- Players must use a bat with a barrel size of 2 5/8" or less and it must be USA Baseball stamped or BBCOR stamped.
- There are no drop weight restrictions on USA Baseball stamped bats.
- Bats with a barrel size of 2 3/4" will not be allowed.
- Wood bats with a barrel size of 2 5/8" or less are allowed.
- Mustang (ages 9-10)
- Mustang players can use any bat with a barrel size of 2 5/8" or less.
- There are no drop weight restrictions.
- Bats with a barrel size of 2 3/4" will not be allowed.
- Wood bats with a barrel size of 2 5/8" or less are allowed.
- Pinto & Instructional
- Barrel size of bats must not be greater than 2 1/4". No Big Barrel Bats Allowed.
- There are no drop weight restrictions.
Bat FAQ
- What is the barrel size of a typical Little League Bat?
- The standard barrel size is 2 1/4".
- The standard barrel size is 2 1/4".
- What is a Big Barrel Bat?
- A big barrel bat, sometimes also referred to as a Senior League Bat, is generally any bat with a barrell size greater than 2 1/4". Big Barrell Bats typically have a barrell diameter of 2 5/8" or 2 3/4".
- A big barrel bat, sometimes also referred to as a Senior League Bat, is generally any bat with a barrell size greater than 2 1/4". Big Barrell Bats typically have a barrell diameter of 2 5/8" or 2 3/4".
- Which is the newer standard: BBCOR or BESR?
- BBCOR is the newer standard and has been adopted by all High School Baseball Programs. All BBCOR bats are drop -3.
- BBCOR is the newer standard and has been adopted by all High School Baseball Programs. All BBCOR bats are drop -3.
- Which is the newer stamp standard: USA Baseball or BPF 1.15?
- The USA Baseball stamp is newer and implemented for the 2018 season.
The WAA does not offer a Fall Baseball Program. If you are interested in Fall Baseball, you can try Bolingbrook, Downers Grove, or Burr Ridge as they generally have fall baseball programs.
Registration for the WAA 2019 Spring/Summer Baseball Season will begin in January 2019.
During the 2016 PONY International Board of Directors meeting, a decision was reached to change the date for determining player eligibility from April 30 to August 31.
Since many surrounding towns are following the PONY age cutoff rule and this affects our involvement in the GDPBA, the WAA Board has voted to change the age cutoff in order to be consistent with the baseball programs in the area. The rule change will take effect at the start of the 2018 WAA Baseball season.
The PONY decision was reached after careful consideration of input from leagues, parents, coaches and other sources important in the decision-making process.
By making our program younger, all players will be competing on a level playing field. This change will ensure all WAA participants will play in their true age group and grade-level.
Please use our age calculator to determine your players age level for the 2018 season.
Link Your Team's Schedule to your Google Calendar, iPhone Calendar, iCal Calendar or any other iCal format Compatible Calendar
As your team's schedule changes on our website, your calendar program will re-sync and keep everything updated on your Personal Calendar (please note it may take 24 hours for the sync to occur depending on your calendar program --- Google Calendar generally syncs every 12-24 hours on externally linked calendars).
To link to your team's schedule, simply login to our website and on your My Home Page under your My Players Section select the Link/Export Team Schedules link. Never logged in to our website, if so then click here for more info on what you are missing as well as new user login information.
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We bet you won't get them all right!
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To enjoy the most significant benefits of our website you need to login! Everyone who is registered this season (Parents, Managers, Coaches, etc.), has access to the "login protected" side of the website. To access, a family had to provide an email address on their registration form. If an email was supplied, you can go to our Login page and click on the link Retrieve User Name & Password. If an email wasn't provided to us, you can still follow the links on the login page for help in getting your email added to our system. You do not need to login to view team schedules, stats or basic roster information.
Depending on your pre-determined security access level (Parent, Manager, Commissioner, etc.), you will have varying levels of access to protected areas of the website. After logging in, one can expect to see more detailed and customized information for their players and assigned teams. For instance, you will be able to view more detailed roster information for your team, view and request changes to your family information and if you have more than one player registered with us, you will be able to view Combined Schedules for multiple players! Managers, can view detailed roster information, request open timeslots and request changes to roster information.
Depending on your pre-determined security access level (Parent, Manager, Commissioner, etc.), you will have varying levels of access to protected areas of the website. After logging in, one can expect to see more detailed and customized information for their players and assigned teams. For instance, you will be able to view more detailed roster information for your team, view and request changes to your family information and if you have more than one player registered with us, you will be able to view Combined Schedules for multiple players! Managers, can view detailed roster information, request open timeslots and request changes to roster information.
Are you receiving all the emails sent by the league or are they winding up in your Spam/Junk Mail Folders? If they are an easy way to avoid that is to add our email address to your address book. All emails generated by the league will come from:
So please add this email address to your address book or contact list today!
The Woodridge Athletic Association is Currently Seeking Additional Board Members and Volunteers To Help Prepare for the Upcoming Season.
Wondering how you can make a difference?
Do you have new and exciting ideas to share?
If so, then join the WAA Board!
With more than 450 players, 10 different leagues, in-house, tournament and travel options our organization is constantly growing!
To keep our Association progressing and running strong, WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW!
What does it involve?
Meetings
Meetings are held once a month on the 1st Tuesday of the Month at the Woodridge Park District Community Center. They are scheduled for the evenings, and usually last about an hour and a half.
Leadership
Board members are assigned with various responsibilities, and are matched with their area of interest or skill. No experience necessary!
A Love of the Game & Our Kids
Come and share your ideas and experiences to help keep Woodridge on the cutting edge of youth baseball! No Experience Necessary to Volunteer, just a desire to better our program and enrich our kids.
For More Information On How You Can Volunteer, You can either:
- Come to an Upcoming Board Meeting
- Contact a Board Member.
The Woodridge Athletic Association is a 100% Volunteer Run Non-Profit 501c(3) Organization.
Have a question? Checkout our FAQ's Page!
Here is sample of some of the questions answered:
- What Does the WAA Supply?
- When is Registration? When are Teams Picked? When do Practices and Games Start?
- How Many Games are Played during the Spring Season?
- What Days of the Week are Games & Practices Played On? What Time? Where?
- Playing Up / Playing Down... What is the WAA Policy for this?
- What are Division-1 and Tournament Teams?
- Can my child be placed on a team with one of his friends?
- Do I have to participate in the fundraiser?
- If my child is unhappy with the team he/she has been placed on, can they switch teams?
- What is the GDPBA?
- Who do I contact if I have a problem that needs to be resolved by the league?
- How is Pony Baseball different from Little League Baseball?
- Travel Baseball... Does Woodridge have Full-Time Travel Teams?
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Today's Team Events - 6/19/2018
Today's Schedule - Tuesday 6/19/2018 |
| Division | Date | Day | Time | Visitor | Home | Field | Type | Status | Ump1 | Ump2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 6:00P | inCubs | inDiamondbacks | Edgewood | Game | TBP | |||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 6:00P | Practice | piBrewers | Jefferson 1 NW | Practice | TBP | |||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 6:00P | piRed Sox | piYankees | Meadowview | Game | TBP | MarrsE | JonesM | |
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 5:45P | TBD | brYankees | 63rd St. | Game | TBP | |||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 6:00P | Practice | brCubs | Jefferson 2 SW | Practice | TBP | |||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 4:30P | Practice | poMuckdogs | Hobson 2 | Practice | TBP | |||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 7:45P | Bolingbrook | paRed Wings | Janes 1 SW | Game | TBP | OF(P)U | OF(P2)U | |
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 5:45P | trBulldogs 11U | 1st Round - WSBL Playoffs | TBD | Game | Cancelled | |||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 5:45P | trBulldogs 10U | Warrenville Cyclone | Game | TBP | ||||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 5:45P | Fury Wsbl Playoff | trBulldogs 14U Black | Janes 1 SW | Game | TBP | OF(P)U | ||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 5:45P | Practice 5:30-7:00pm | trBulldogs 09U | Orchard 2 | Practice | TBP | |||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 6:00P | Practice | trBulldogs 10U | Hobson 2 | Practice | Cancelled | |||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 7:45P | Wheatland Ducks Green | trBulldogs 11U | Orchard 2 | Game | TBP | OF(P)U | ||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 7:45P | TBD | trBulldogs 13U | Orchard 3 | Game | Cancelled | OF(P)U | ||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 5:45P | TBD | zReservedGdpba | Orchard 3 | Game | TBP | |||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 6:00P | Pinto Playoffs Mu | zReserved | Goodrich | Game | TBP | |||
| 6/19/2018 | Tuesday | 6:00P | Must Playoffs Mu | zReserved | Sipley | Game | TBP |
Legend: TBP=To Be Played in=Instructional pi=Pinto mu=Mustang br=Bronco po=Pony co=Colt pa=Palomino to=Tournament tr=Travel fa=Fall View Entire Team Schedules
Tomorrow's Team Events - 6/20/2018
Tomorrow's Schedule - Wednesday 6/20/2018 |
| Division | Date | Day | Time | Visitor | Home | Field | Type | Status | Ump1 | Ump2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 5:45P | Mustang-Yankees | Mustang-Yankees | Orchard 2 | Game | TBP | |||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 6:00P | Mustang-A’s | Mustang-A’s | Sipley | Game | TBP | |||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 6:00P | inWhite Sox | inPirates | Edgewood | Game | TBP | |||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 6:00P | Pinto Playoffs G3 | piBrewers | Meadowview | Game | TBP | McNultyD | CunninghamB | |
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 5:45P | muGiants | muYankees | Orchard 2 | Game | TBP | RoddyJ | JonesM | |
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 6:00P | muOrioles | muAthletics | Sipley | Game | TBP | MarrsA | HrenE | |
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 7:45P | TBD | poMuckdogs | Orchard 3 | Game | TBP | OF(P)U | ||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 7:45P | Westchester Blue | coStorm | Janes 1 SW | Game | TBP | OF(P)U | ||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 5:45P | paEmeralds | Romeoville | Romeoville Century | Game | TBP | |||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 5:30P | trBulldogs 08U | Frankfort Force - ILTBL | Frankfort Square Union Creek #3 | Game | TBP | |||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 5:45P | trBulldogs 13U | Plainfield Raiders (Scrimmage) | TBD, Plainfield, Il. | Game | TBP | |||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 5:45P | trBulldogs 11U | 1st Round - WSBL Playoffs | TBD | Game | Cancelled | |||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 5:45P | Practice | trBulldogs 11U | 63rd St. | Practice | TBP | |||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 5:45P | Naperville Renegades Iltbl | trBulldogs 14U Black | Janes 1 SW | Game | TBP | OF(P)U | ||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 5:45P | TBD | trBulldogs 12U | Orchard 3 | Game | TBP | OF(P)U | ||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 6:00P | Practice | trBulldogs 09U | Hobson 2 | Practice | TBP | |||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 7:45P | TBD | trBulldogs 10U | Orchard 2 | Game | TBP | OF(P)U | ||
| 6/20/2018 | Wednesday | 6:00P | Pinto Playoffs Mu | zReserved | Goodrich | Game | TBP |
Legend: TBP=To Be Played in=Instructional pi=Pinto mu=Mustang br=Bronco po=Pony co=Colt pa=Palomino to=Tournament tr=Travel fa=Fall View Entire Team Schedules
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