Last Chance to Sign Up for Fall Ball

Fall ball is fast approaching, and we need you to sign up as soon as possible so we can order shirts, assign coaches, and make sure we have ample field space for the schedule.

The sign-up deadline is Sunday, September 1.

Fall Ball is a great way to get some extra games in while only being committed to playing on Sundays. Click here to see all the details and to sign up online.

If you are interested in girls fall softball for the fall, please contact Courtney at courtmosk@sbcglobal.net. Please contact Courtney only for softball, not for baseball.

East and West Fields are Closed

The East and West fields have undergone major resurfacing and flattening of the lips and will be closed until the first day of Fall Ball on September 8. Thanks for staying off those fields in the meantime.

Fall Softball (Correction)

(In our previous announcement, we had provided an incorrect email address for Courtney. The email address is corrected below.)

If anyone is interested in Fall Softball, please contact Courtney Moskall at courtmosk@sbcglobal.net right away. If there is sufficient interest, we will organize Fall Softball this year. (Please, only softball interest to Courtney. If you are interested in Fall Baseball, please sign up here.)

Fall Softball

If anyone is interested in Fall Softball, please contact Courtney Moskall at courtmosk@sbcglobal.net right away. If there is sufficient interest, we will organize Fall Softball this year.

Register Now for Fall Ball

It's time to think about Fall Ball again!

• Fall baseball will be for ages 7-14.
• This is a fun and instructional season. There are no practices, and we don't keep standings.
• The 7-8 age group will play coach pitch. The 9-10 age group and the 11-12 age group will play on the East and West small fields. Ages 13-14 will play on the Henwood big field.
• Please note that if you played as an 8-year old in coach pitch this past Summer, you now move up and play in the 9-10 age group for the Fall. If you played as a 10-year-old in the minors this past Summer, you will move up and play as an 11-year-old for the Fall. If you played as a 12-year-old in the majors this Summer, you will play as a 13-year old on the Henwood big field for the Fall. If you played as a 14-year old in the Juniors this past Summer, you continue to play as a 14-year old on the big field for the Fall.
• The season will start on Sunday, September 8 with the final games on Sunday, October 27.
• All games will be played on Sunday afternoons at 1:00pm and 3:00pm, with some games at 5:00pm only if required by the number of teams.
• The cost is $70 and includes a jersey you can keep. This fee helps us cover the costs of umpires, baseballs, etc.
• Please note: You must live within Southern's official boundaries to be eligible to participate in Fall ball. The only exception is if you used to live within the boundaries while playing baseball at Southern, you continue to qualify. If this is too confusing or if you're hoping for an exception, please contact Bob.
• You can sign up online here. To help us organize teams, recruit coaches and order shirts, we ask that you please sign up online as soon as possible.
• The deadline for signing up is Sun-1-Sep.
• If you have any questions contact:
  Bob Hams, league director (bhams@roofmelt.com)
• We need coaches! Please contact Bob if you are interested in coaching. (No full teams will be allowed this year so we can achieve an even competitive balance.)

Southern Seniors Baseball All-Stars Finish in the Region

On Wednesday evening Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars played Wisconsin in the regional semifinals. After trailing 4-2 much of the game the team rallied for 5 runs in the top of the 7th inning for an exciting comeback win. That win advanced the team to the finals at 7:30pm Wednesday night against Illinois. Illinois jumped out to an early 5-1 lead. Southern cut that lead to 5-3 and put the pressure on Illinois. In the end Illinois rallied for a couple more and a 7-3 victory.

The Southern Seniors Baseball All-Stars had a great tournament run. A district championship, a sectional championship, a state championship and 2nd place in the 9 state regional tournament. The players, coaches, and families represented Southern in high fashion and were great ambassadors. The only all Southern all-star team to make it further was the 1976 Seniors All-Star team. The 2002 Seniors made it to the regionals also. It takes a special group to accomplish what this group did, and everyone involved with Southern is very proud of all of you.

Congratulations on a great run!!!

Southern Seniors Defeat Wisconsin in Regional Semis

Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars defeated Wisconsin with an impressive 5-run 7th inning. They now move on to the regional championship later on Wednesday night. Stay tuned for updates. Go Southern!

Southern Seniors Storm Back to Advance to Regional Final Four

Zach Corell, starting pitcher

Monday night Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars overcame a slow start to defeat Indiana 11-2 in their final game of regional pool play. Led by Brendan Boman's 3-hit performance, Southern took control of the game in the 3rd inning and never looked back. That win led to Tuesday night's game for the right to advance to the championship round Wednesday. Zach Correll started on the mound and pitched into the 4th allowing 4 runs. Noah Salasky, Ryan Dayton, and Miles Kuperus combined to pitch the remainder of the game. Southern actually trailed 1-0 going in to the bottom of the 2nd inning before exploding for 7 runs. Zach Corell had 2 RBIs, Casey Horjus had an RBI double, and Noah Salasky had a 2-RBI double. Ryan Dayton cleared the bases with a double, and Joel Dayton hit a 2-run home run en-route to a 15-5 mercy rule victory in 5 innings.

The final pairings are in for Wednesday, and Southern plays Madison, WI, at 4:00pm. The other semi-final game features Ohio playing Chicago, IL. The two semi-final winners will face off  at 7:30pm Wednesday night for the championship and the right to advance to the Senior League World Series in Bangor, Maine. Southern Manager Chris Lamange said, "We are in good shape with our pitching. Sam Jansen, Joel Dayton, Mason Banbury, Casey Horjus, and Jared Bulthuis are all available to pitch tomorrow.

If Southern wins this tournament it would be the first time since 1976 that a Southern Senior League team has made it to the World Series. Good Luck to the Southern Senior All-Stars tomorrow in Peru, Illinois!

Southern Seniors Battle, Come up Short in Game 2

Miles Kuperus, safe at home.

Game 2 of the Senior Regional was at Oglesby, IL, Sunday and featured Southern against a disciplined Ohio team. Ohio defeated Southern 6-5 in a hard fought game. Trailing 2-0 after 1 inning, Southern came back to tie it a 2. Southern would trail 2 more times tying it up at 4 and then again at 5. Ohio scored the 6th run in the top of the 7th, and Southern was unable to tie it and took the 6-5 loss. Manager Chris Lamange said, "We definitely didn't play our best game, but I am proud of how our kids battled to stay in it". Battle they did never giving up until the final out. Ryan Dayton made two diving catches in right field to save a couple of runners from scoring while going 2-3 with an RBI and a walk. Brendon Boman was 2-3 with an RBI, and Casey Horjus had an RBI single. AJ Zawacki had a 2-4 day with 2 RBIs. Coach Rob Henkey said, "We battled today and had a great meal after the game. The team relaxed while playing volleyball and hung out with each other. They will be ready to play tomorrow".

Monday's game 3 of 4 in pool play and is against Fort Wayne, IN. Game time is 4:30pm (5:30pm EST). You can follow the game on Twitter for half inning updates. The top 4 of the 9 teams in pool play advance to Wednesday's final 4. Good Luck tomorrow and GO SOUTHERN!!

Seniors Start Regional Tournament with a Bang!

Joel Dayton displays his grand slam ball.

Today in Peru, Illinois, Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars played the first game in pool play and came away with a 15-1 victory. Joel Dayton had an RBI single, and Mike Clifford had a 2-RBI single en route to a 4-run first inning. Brendan Boman continued his hitting streak with a 3rd inning triple. Ryan Dayton had a big day scoring 4 runs while going 1-1 with 4 walks and 5 stolen bases. Southern scored 1 run in the 5th to make it a 5-1 game and then exploded for 10 runs in the 6th. Joel Dayton capped off the 6th inning with a grand slam home run estimated at over 360 feet! Dayton started on the mound and pitched 2 and a third innings. Sam McCulloch pitched 1 and two thirds to earn the victory. Sam Jansen came in to close the door and pitched the final two innings while striking out 4.

Game 2 of pool play will take place tomorrow at Oglesby field at 2:00pm central time against Ohio who was a 7-0 winner over Illinois. Iowa defeated Indiana 13-11 and the host Peru team was ahead 6-2 over North Dakota. The final game was about to start when we wrote this and was between Illinois and Wisconsin. You can follow the game updates on Twitter, and we will update you after tomorrow's game here.

Go Southern!

Follow Seniors All-Stars Via Twitter

If you're interested in getting inning-by-inning updates of Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars in their regional games this weekend, just follow Steve Salasky (@ssalasky) on Twitter. You don't even need a Twitter account to see the updates. Just point your web browser here: https://twitter.com/SSalasky. Go Southern!

2013 Fall Baseball Coach-Pitch Schedule

• League Director: Bob Hams
  email: bhams "at" roofmelt.com (replace "at" with @)
  
• We do not keep standings for this league, so there's no need to phone in scores.
• Home team will occupy the 3rd base dugout.
• Round robin batting in all fall ball games.
• No inning shall start after 20 minutes before the start of the next game.
• 5:00pm game shall have a 1 hour 45 minute time limit.
• Changes made after September 7 to the original schedule will be announced via email and marked on the schedule with a C in the C column. Rescheduled rain-outs are denoted by an R in that column.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2013 Fall Baseball Minors Schedule

• League Director: Bob Hams
  email: bhams "at" roofmelt.com (replace "at" with @)
  
• We do not keep standings for this league, so there's no need to phone in scores.
• Home team will occupy the 3rd base dugout.
• Round robin batting in all fall ball games.
• No inning shall start after 20 minutes before the start of the next game.
• 5:00pm game shall have a 1 hour 45 minute time limit.
• Changes made after September 7 to the original schedule will be announced via email and marked on the schedule with a C in the C column. Rescheduled rain-outs are denoted by an R in that column.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2013 Fall Baseball Majors Schedule

• League Director: Bob Hams
  email: bhams "at" roofmelt.com (replace "at" with @)
  
• We do not keep standings for this league, so there's no need to phone in scores.
• Home team will occupy the 3rd base dugout.
• Round robin batting in all fall ball games.
• No inning shall start after 20 minutes before the start of the next game.
• 5:00pm game shall have a 1 hour 45 minute time limit.
• Changes made after September 7 to the original schedule will be announced via email and marked on the schedule with a C in the C column. Rescheduled rain-outs are denoted by an R in that column.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2013 Fall Baseball Juniors Rosters

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2013 Fall Softball Minors Rosters

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2013 Fall Baseball Coach-Pitch Rosters

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2013 Fall Baseball Majors Rosters

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2013 Fall Baseball Minors Rosters

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