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Welcome to Springfield Babe Ruth
2009 Season
Springfield Babe Ruth is a baseball league serving the youth of Springfield Virginia which is located on the ourskirts of Washington DC.
Scores and Standings
Click on the links below to get the latest scores and standings for your league.
Prep Scores
International Scores
Major Scores
Senior Scores
2009 Fall Registrations
We are still accepting registrations for the Fall 2009 season. The season starts after Labor Day and runs through the end of October. We play about 14 games, one weekday and one weekend game each week. Last year we played teams from Chantilly, Falls Church, Greater Fairfax, Herndon, McLean, Northern Fairfax, Pioneer and Vienna. We had 18 teams in the prep level (rising 13 yos), 16 in juniors (rising 14 & 15 yos) and 8 in seniors (rising 16-19 yos).
You may register by contacting Mrs. Karen Markey at (703) 690-4907. Registrations need to be received by July 15th.
Downloadable 2009 Registration Forms
Here you may download spring and fall registrations forms. We need three copies of the registration form and one copy of the consent for treatment form. You can mail them to Karen Markey, Registration Chairperson. (Please call for address.)
Hotlines for Fields
The hotline for county fields is (703) 324-5264. This line will provide closure information for all county fields such as Hooes Road Park. They post closures by 3 PM.
We try to post additional information on the Springfield Babe Ruth hotline, (703) 451-5615.
Umpires
This year Springfield Babe Ruth will again work to get more adult umpires to do the 13-15 year old group. We are offering rates competitive with other umpire organizations in the area.
We are taking names now for youngsters 15 and up to umpire games. This is a great opportunity to earn some spending money in a sport they love.
Contact our Umpire Coordinator if you are interested in umpiring in the spring.
More information is available on the Umpire Training Page.
Fall Baseball
In 2007 Springfield Babe Ruth spearheaded the formation of the Babe Ruth Fall Baseball League. It was a very successful first year for the league. It is a Northern Virginia wide league that included teams from McLean, Falls Church Annandale, Greater Fairfax, Northern Fairfax, Greater Loudoun and Easter Loudoun. There were 33 teams in three age categories which included 10, 13 year old transition teams. We look forward to an even better season each year. We will be getting the notifications of registrations out at Spring signup and again near the end of the spring season.
This league is open to teams from all leagues in Northern Virginia, including non-Babe Ruth Leagues. The individual leagues form the teams and submit them to us for scheduling. We charter the teams under Babe Ruth for insurance purposes, but this does not prevent teams from other leagues from registering with us.
There are no drafts for this league. We will structure divisions within each age category to maintain balanced competition.
See you next fall.
Shannon Coffey
Karen Markey
Coordinators, Babe Ruth Fall Baseball League
New to Springfield Babe Ruth?
Read about the league
here.
Hooes Road Park
Read about Hooes Road Park
here.
All-Stars
Read about all-stars
here.
A Message from Cal Ripkin Jr.
Read an interesting article from Cal Ripkin Jr. Cal Ripkin Article
Babe Ruth Baseball vs. AAU Baseball
Parents with players emerging from Little League are confronted with a choice of playing Babe Ruth Baseball or playing AAU Baseball. We are often asked, what is the difference and which is best? Like most things there is no single answer for all players and all circumstances. It is certainly true that there are differences between the two and each has its advantages and disadvantages for each player. We offer here a letter provided by a long time coach for Springfield Babe Ruth that sheds some light on the issue.
Letter from Coach Pannell
Playing Too Much Baseball
Read this interesting article about playing too much baseball. Playing Too Much Baseball
Hooes Road Park
Click here Hooes Road Park Field to learn more about the Hooes Road Park 90' Field.
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SBRL needs Volunteers
SBRL cannot provide a quality program without volunteers to manage the league.
We need volunteers to join the Board and help with the administration of the league. Although we have had several new members join the Board this year we are still in need of volunteers at several positions. The cost of providing Babe Ruth baseball to each player is much more than the registration fee. Hundreds of hours of volunteer time make it possible for your children to play baseball. The league needs your help.
Please offer your help at registration or call 703-451-8325.
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