Majors Make-up Games

The rained out Majors games from earlier this season have been rescheduled for Saturday, May 2. We have added these games to the Majors schedule and shaded them orange. Here are the rescheduled games for Saturday:

• 5:00 East - Casey vs Vaughn
  
• 5:00 West - Kuperus vs Horjus
  
• 7:00 East - Casey vs Horjus
  
• 7:00 West - Lubben vs Henkey

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

Field Changes for Minors: Tim Sullivan, McCulloch, Malewitz & Murray

To make room for some Majors make-up games, we have changed the schedule for the Minor League on May 2. The changes are now shaded orange on the schedule. These are field changes only. The date and time is unchanged.

• The Tim Sullivan vs McCulloch game at 5:00pm on May 2 has been moved to the JC East field.
• The Malewitz vs Murray game at 5:00pm on May 2 has been moved to the JC West field.

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

Southern Softball Player in the News

Here's a great article in the news recently about Southern's own Brenna Parks.

All Games Canceled for Thu-30-Apr

Because of wet fields and the promise of more rain today, all tonight's scheduled games have been canceled.

Minors Make-up Games

The rained out Minors games from Saturday, April 25, have been rescheduled for Sunday, May 3. We have added these games to the Minors schedule and shaded them orange. Here is the slate of games for Sunday:

• 1:00 West - Touchet vs Vulpetti
• 1:00 East - Schneider vs Malewitz
• 3:00 West - Southwell vs Sayfie
• 3:00 East - Ferrick vs Tim Sullivan

Hopefully, this will be the only Sunday on which we need to play.

Umpires: Weekly Schedules Now Online

Hey, Southern umpires, Jamie and the webmaster have conspired to post the weekly umpire schedules online. You can find them here or by clicking the Umpires link on the right side of the website. We'll try and update them on Saturday or Sunday each week. If you have scheduling changes or questions, contact Jamie.

Schedule Change for Minors Murray, Oosse, Matt Sullivan & McCulloch

At the request of the coaches involved, we have made a change to the schedule for the Minor League on May 20 and 27. The changes are now shaded orange on the schedule.

• The Murray vs Oosse game at 7:30pm on May 20 has been switched with the Matt Sullivan vs McCulloch game at 5:30pm on May 27.
  

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

Play Ball!

Friday is opening day at Southern Little League, with two games in the Majors and two in the Minors. Saturday we have a full slate of games in the Majors, Minors and 78ers. We'd like to remind you of a few things:

• Schedules and standings are available all season long. You can also see the final score of each game right on the schedule.
  
• Baseball coaches for Minors on up, please remember to phone in the score as soon as possible after each game. It's the only way we can keep the standings up to date.
• In case of bad weather, don't call your coach, and don't expect your coach to call you. Instead, check this website. When we do decide to cancel games because of weather, the very first thing we do is post an announcement on this website. If the webmaster is available, we also try to email all our subscribers, and we tweet to all our Twitter followers.
• We welcome your photos and stories on the Southern website. Feel free to send one or two photos and a one paragraph byline to the webmaster for publication.
• Support our advertisers. Southern does earn money every time you click on one of our Google ads. Along with our other fundraising efforts, it helps us keep the per player costs as low as possible.
  
• Parents, purchase after-game treat tickets for your child's team at the concession stand. Each $1 ticket buys $1.25 worth of goodies.
• With temperatures expected to reach 80 degrees, you'll want to try our new slushie machine!

Have a great season!

Softball and Juniors Baseball Schedules Now Available

We have now posted the schedules for Softball Juniors, Softball Majors, Softball Minors and Baseball Juniors. You can reach them from the schedules page. Keep in mind that the softball schedules only show the games for Southern's teams, not for teams from other leagues. As always, ee'll alert all our email subscribers of any changes to the schedules during the season.

Umpire Training Sunday, April 26

Umpires, there is a make-up umpire training session for all new umpires this Sunday, April 26 from 4:00 to 6:00pm at Southern. This training session is strongly encouraged for all new umpires. Returning umpires are also welcome to attend. Any questions can be directed here.

Schedule Change for Minors Southwell, Tim Sullivan, Matt Sullivan & McCulloch

At the request of the coaches involved, we have made a change to the schedule for the Minor League on May 20 and 27. The changes are now shaded orange on the schedule.

• The Matt Sullivan vs McCulloch game at 5:30pm on May 20 has been switched with the Tim Sullivan vs Southwell game at 5:30pm on May 27.

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

Schedule Change for Majors Weiss, Vaughn, Casey & Kuperus

At the request of the coaches involved, we have made a change to the schedule for the Major League on May 4 and 5. The changes are now shaded orange on the schedule.

• The Weiss-Vaughn game at 5:30pm on May 5 has been switched with the Kuperus-Casey game at 7:30pm on May 4.

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

Coaches: Juniors Practice Field Now Taking Reservations

Coaches, the Juniors field at Southern is now available to accept your reservations.

• You will need a new password this year to make reservations. Email the webmaster to get yours.
• It REALLY can take up to FIVE minutes for your reservation to appear on the schedule. Please don't submit another duplicate request until you've waited at least 5 minutes. Be patient and keep refreshing your browser.
• Limit your team to one reservation per week.
  
• Once you have your password and you have read and understand the instructions above, you can make reservations here.
  

Still Need Players in Some Leagues

We still need players for the following leagues:

• Softball Minors
• Softball Majors
• Softball Juniors
• Baseball Seniors
• Baseball Big League

The online registration for these groups remains open. You can sign up and pay online by clicking here. Please spread the word to your friends and classmates so we can fill up these leagues.

Saturday Events

Because of the good weather and the hard work of our grounds crew, the clean-up day originally scheduled for Saturday, April 18, has been canceled. We'd still encourage you to come out to Southern on Saturday to watch the Catholic Central Phil Burns Tournament. Games are at 9:30am, 12:00pm and 2:30pm. The snack bar will be open, so you can enjoy your first grill delights of the season and try a slushie from our new machine. Coaches, the practice fields and batting cages are also available for you to reserve on Saturday. So come on out for an early start to the fun times at Southern!

Umpire Clinic

The Southern Little League Umpires Clinic is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm on the west field. All umpires 16 and younger are strongly encouraged to attend. The clinic will be led by our new director of umpires, Jamie Kuhlman. If you have any questions for Jamie, you can find his contact information here.

Rule Books for Coaches

Coaches of majors baseball and of all levels of softball have not yet received their rule books. Please contact your league director to pick these up.

• Majors Baseball: Joe Mead (contact info)
• Softball: Steve Parks (contact info)

2009 Schedules for Majors, Minors & 78ers

The 2009 schedules for the Majors, Minors and 78ers are now available here. Other league schedules will follow as they become available. You can find the schedules any time by clicking on the Schedules link on the right side of the website.

Rest assured that any changes we make to the schedules during the season will be shaded in orange on the schedules and will be announced via email.

Coaches: Saturday Morning Practice Slots Available

Coaches, because there is no need for field clean-up this coming Saturday morning, April 18, the fields and batting cages at Southern are available to be reserved in one-hour slots from 9am to noon. You can reserve these fields and cages in the usual spot, here. Please consider the one-slot-per-week limit.

Coaches and Team Parents Meeting

The coaches and team parent meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30pm at the East Middle School cafeteria. It is mandatory for at least one coach and a team parent from each team to be present. We will be going over all organizational aspects of the season. We appreciate your attendance in advance.

NOTE: This meeting is not for all parents and players. It's just for coaches and team parents.

Coaches Page Updated

Hey, coaches, we are now accepting reservations for practice fields at Lakeside Elementary (2 fields), Breton Downs Elementary (2 fields), and for the east and west fields at Southern. We are also accepting reservations for the two batting cages at Southern. You'll need a new password to make reservations this year.

We have also updated the instructions for calling in scores. There are changes from last year including a different phone number, so please take a moment to read the new instructions.

You can get to the coaches page by clicking the "Coaches" link on the right side of the website under "Find It Fast."

We are getting very close on schedules. Expect to see those posted online in the coming days.

See you all at the mandatory coaches and team parent meeting on Tuesday at 7:30pm at East Middle School!

Extended Sign-up for 15-18-Year-Old Baseball

You can still sign up online for Seniors (15-16) and Big League (17-18) Baseball until May 15. Click here to sign up online. For other sign-up details, see our original sign-up post here.