MCSLBA Minor League (13-15 year olds) and Major League (16-19 year olds) players and potential players and parents please read carefully…

MCSLBA Minor League (13-15 year olds) players and potential players and parents:

I wanted to reach out to everyone (registered and potential registrants) in regards to the upcoming Minor League spring season. There has been a lot of communication and changes based on the challenges of this years (player count, weather etc.). With that, I once again wanted to make sure everyone understands the changes for the season and the timeline associated…

1. For those 2015 players (and anyone else for that matter) that have not registered, there is still time to do so. You can register at https://sports.bluesombrero.com/mcslba

2. For those players that have already registered or are thinking about registering, we have changed the ages of our two programs. The Minor Division now includes 15yo players (13-15yo). This means those that played as a 14yo last year, you will once again be able to participate in our Minor Division program. The reason for this change is to better align the skill levels.

3. ANOTHER CHANGE involves Minor Division evaluations. It was brought to our attention that Bloomington South Baseball scheduled a makeup game for this Thursday so our previous scheduled evaluation day has changed and multiplied. PLEASE NOTE: Evaluations are now scheduled for this Friday, April 15th, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on the GOLD field and Saturday, April 16th, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on the GOLD field. It is VERY IMPORTANT that those players that didn’t make it out to last Mondays evaluations make it out to one of these two evaluation days. This evaluation includes ALL registered 13, 14 and now 15yo players (even 2015 minor league returning players).

a. The Weather Hotline (812) 349-3610 option 2 should be used to determine if evaluations have been cancelled due to inclement weather or unplayable field conditions.

b. These are not tryouts as there are no cuts. All registrants will be placed on a team. These are simply player evaluations to offer the coaches and league a chance to review players and attempt to make equal teams across the league. These evaluations are meant to be low-key, non-stressful and encourage player participation. 12yo Swing Players and High School Baseball Players do not need to attend these evaluations.

4. Again, the plan is to begin Minor League practices the week of April 18th.

5. Again, we are planning on staying with starting games May 9th. We are looking at playing Mondays and Wednesdays with Thursdays being a makeup day. (travel ball friendly) (dates subject to change)

6. Jamboree and picture day will stay May 7th (weather permitting).

7. The Minor League tournament will start around the week of June 20th.

MCSLBA Major League (16-19 year olds) players and potential players and parents:

Just like the Minor Division, I wanted to reach out to everyone (registered and potential registrants) in regards to the upcoming Major League spring season. Again, just like the Minor league, there has been a lot of changes based on feedback from the 2015 season and the challenges of this years (player count, weather etc.). With that, I wanted to make sure everyone understood the changes for the season and the timeline associated…

1. For those 2015 players (and anyone else for that matter) that have not registered, there is still time to do so. You can register at https://sports.bluesombrero.com/mcslba

2. The Major Division now supports 16-19 year olds. As previously mentioned above, we moved the 15yos to the Minor Division to better align the skill levels.

3. The big change at the Major Division for 2016 is based on feedback received… The schedule/calendar is being pushed back to better accommodate late arrivals (High School players etc.). The thought here is that now those away at school or playing in their local baseball program can now participate in more events and therefore find more value in participating in our league.

a. Minor league player evaluations are now scheduled for the week of May 9th. Further details on this will follow once we get a little closer to the date.

b. The plan is to begin Major League practices the week of May 16th.

c. We are planning on starting games May 31st. We are looking at playing Mondays and Wednesdays with Thursdays being a makeup day. (travel ball friendly) (dates subject to change)

d. The Major League tournament will start around the week of July 11th.

I believe that is it for now. I hope this information better informs where we are and where we are going for the 2016 Spring Season. If at any time you have questions, comments or suggestions please feel free to email us at president@mcslba.org.

Thanks and I hope that you will be joining us on the fields for the 2016 spring season.

The Officers of MCSLBA