Calling all Woodridge Baseball Players & Fans!
The best baseball night in Woodridge is back as we celebrate our 4th Annual WAA Skills Challenge Competition and All-Star Games for our Instructional, Pinto, and Mustang Divisions on Saturday, June 7th at the Orchard Park baseball fields.
The Skills Challenge will be open to 30 players in each division (Instructional, Pinto & Mustang) regardless if they made their division's All Star roster. Players MUST be registered In-House Woodridge Baseball Players and
Player Sign Up for the Challenge can be done here.
The Skills Challenge will consist of four stations:
Base Running Speed
Hitting
Pinto & Mustang Skills Competition Players will need to check-in at 2:45pm with a 3pm start. Instructional Skills Competition Players will need to check-in at 3:15pm with a 3:30pm start.
All Players will be provided surprise gifts, a hotdog and drink after the Challenge with an Awards Ceremony occurring after all Players have finished their Skills events. The Skills Challenge will take approximately 2hrs with a break prior to the All Star Games that will begin between 7pm-7:30pm. All Stars who cannot participate in the Skills Challenge will need to be arrive at 6:30pm for their All Star Game. To successfully run the Skills Challenge event, we heavily rely on our Coaches & Volunteers to assist our Commissioners with each station and
Sign Up to assist with the stations can be done here.
The awards ceremony will recognize the division winners of the Skills Challenge and also allow fans to take pictures of all of our Players together as we sing the National Anthem as a league.
Throughout the night, we will be drawing the winners of our WAA registration raffle tickets.
With the generosity of our Supporters, hotdogs, pizza, popcorn, beverages and popsicles will be available to all Players and on a first come, first serve to our fans at no cost.
We look forward to another fantastic night celebrating youth baseball in Woodridge with our players & fans!
Raffle Ticket Drop Off Dates and Locations
Hello WAA Families – Please see below for dates and time's you can drop off your WAA Raffle tickets. Pick-up dates will be cancelled if the games are called due to weather. The drawing will be held at our June 7th All-star Games.
**Tickets should not be dropped off at the ARC or any other Park District buildings**
Instructional (see Courtney Zygler)
5/17 - 10am -12pm @ Jefferson (7200 N. Janes Ave.)
5/31 - 2pm-3pm - Edgewood (7900 Woodridge Drive)
6/4 - 5:30pm - 7:00pm - Edgewood (7900 Woodridge Drive)
Pinto (see Rob Frtyz)
5/17 - 12:00pm – 1:30pm @ Meadowview Field (2525 Mitchell Dr.)
5/20 - 5:30pm – 7:30pm @ Jefferson (7200 N. Janes Ave.)
5/31 - 3:00pm – 4:30pm @ Jefferson (7200 N. Janes Ave.)
Mustang (see Cory Smrt)
5/17 - 10:00am – 11:30am @ Sipley Field (2806 W. 83rd St.)
5/20 - 5:30pm – 7:30pm @ Sipley Field (2806 W. 83rd St.)
6/3 - 5:30pm – 7:30pm @ Sipley Field (2806 W. 83rd St.)
Bronco (See Josh Christ)
5/15 - 5:30pm – 7:30pm @ 63rd St. Field (2900 63rd St.)
5/20 - 5:30pm – 7:30pm @ Orchard (8501 N. Janes Ave.)
6/3 - 5:30pm – 7:30pm @ 63rd St. Field (2900 63rd St.)
Pony
Drop off tickets with Great Keating or at one of the other locations/times
All-Star Games
6/7 - 3:00pm - 7:30pm - at Orchard Pavillion
Are you interested in being a Manager Candidate for the 8U Bulldogs Travel Team for the 2026 Season? If so here is your opportunity!
To convey your interest, please complete our online Manager Application by June 14th, 2025.
If you are interested in Managing, don't delay!
Player Tryouts for these teams will be held from July through early August.
If you have questions please contact Frank Denigris
Complete Manager Application
If the upcoming start of the WAA season wasn't exciting enough, we are beyond thrilled to announce MAJOR news as Major League Baseball has chosen Woodridge for their Legends for Youth Clinic hosted by the MLB Players Alumni Association!
The camp is free for all participants between the ages of 6-16. There is a participant limit, so early registration is recommended following the link in the comment section of this post. A link for Frequently Asked Questions regarding the camp can be found in the comments as well.
July cannot come soon enough to witness former Big Leaguers having the opportunity to teach our future Big Leaguers!
*Due to overwhelming interest, registration is 100% full for the camp at this time. There is potential for the registration limit to be increased and if so, we will communicate on our website, Facebook and via email as soon as that occurs*
2025
3 Games Guaranteed
Patched Umpires
Fields Maintained Between Games
Individual Player Awards for Winners
Early Bird Special - Sign up before 12/31/24 and pay $575 (10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U)
18th Annual Memorial Day Weekend
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May 22-26, 2025
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9U, 10U, 11U - (Full)
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$600 |
Register |
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12U (Community Based Teams Only (i.e. WSBL, MSBL, etc.), Tournament Only teams not permitted (Full)
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$600 |
Register |
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13U - AA & Under Teams Only (Full)
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$600 |
Register |
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13th Annual Bang Bang Classic
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July 2-July 6, 2025
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$600 |
Register |
| 12U - Tournament Only teams not permitted |
$600 |
Register |
Questions? Please Contact the Appropriate Age Group Tournament Director:
Woodridge, IL is conveniently 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.
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 400 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!
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.
Becoming a Board Member is NOT a huge lift and should not be detrimental to your daily/weekly schedules. It's a great place to make deeper connections with other community members with like interests.
For More Information On How You Can Volunteer, You can either:
The Woodridge Athletic Association is a 100% Volunteer Run Non-Profit 501c(3) Organization.
MVP Sports Photos will be hosting a WAA makeup picture day on Thursday, May 15th at the ARC from 5:00pm-6:30pm on turf 1. It is a first come first serve basis.
This year's WAA Raffle drawing will take place on June 7, 2025 at the WAA All Star Event at Orchard Park. All winners will be posted here and need not be present at the time of the drawing.
Thank you for supporting youth baseball in Woodridge and good luck!
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Checks will be mailed to the winners in the next couple of
weeks to the address listed on the ticket stub. Congrats!
Congratulations to our current and former Woodridge Bulldogs for making their High School Teams!
2025
2024
Freshman
Downer Grove South
Tommy Lyp Braydon Santana
Aidan Vano Owen Smott (Inhouse)
Downers Grove North
Andrew Bugajsky Carlos Gandarilla Casey Fleming
Mike Rambke Nate Burcham Ryan Santos
Sam Marshall Will Tomy Zachary Surowiec
Hinsdale South
Ben Miller Brady Miller Cash Hipskind
Frank Waitkus Nick Buzek
Lyons Township
Santino DiGuilio
Bolingbrook Benet
Joey Dascola Alex Iovinelli
Junior Varsity
Downer Grove South
Armando Cahue Dylan McGinley Evan Harper
Evan Patrick Hunter Templin Mick Rapinchuk
Ryan Yednock
Downers Grove North
Emilio Gandarilla James McNulty Carson Perzyna
Hinsdale South
Ben Wyent Drew Baughman Taylor Mazur
Bolingbrook Naperville North St. Ignatious
Jayvyn Gray Caden Vorwick Charlie Gerami
Benet
Matthew Dabrowski Lucas Kohlmeyer Jimmy Campbell
Varsity
Downer Grove South
Jack Chrastka Brandon Howell James Wies
Kyle Martin Pedro Cahue Richard Gasmen
Sam Erickson Will Potter
Downers Grove North
Colin Santos Braylon Tomlinson
Hinsdale South
Alex Dunwoody
Bolingbrook
Pharrell Weekley Holden Burokas Danny Basalone
Joshua Lamberson Ryan Witt
Plainfield East
Aaron Paszkowski
If we missed anyone please reach out and we will add them.
Contact Us
Woodridge Baseball endorses the Pitch Smart Program, developed by USA Baseball and Major League Baseball. This program is a series of practical, age appropriate guidelines to help parents, players and coaches avoid overuse injuries and foster long, healthy careers for young pitchers.
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.
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.
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!
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 or for carpooling?
- 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?
Click Here for All the Answers!
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