All Games Canceled

All games scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, are canceled due to the weather.

CORRECTION: Schedule Correction in 78ers Softball: Hildebrand

This is a correction to a mistake in a previous announcement. The previous announcement said May28, when it should have said April 28.

We have made field-only correction to the 78ers softball schedule:

• Teams Hildebrand: On Monday, April 28, you will now play on the JC East field.

Schedule Change in Baseball Minors: Westerbeke, Gelderloos, Billo, Conway

We have made a change to the minors baseball schedule on Saturday, May 10:

• Teams Conway & Billo: Instead of playing at 5:15pm, you will now play at 10:15am.
• Teams Westerbeke & Gelderloos: Instead of playing at 10:15am, you will now play at 5:15pm.

Reminder: Grill at Southern

Beginning in 2014, the "Grille at Southern Little League" will be run by volunteers. Using volunteers instead of paid grounds crew helps us keep the money where it belongs, on the field.

We are asking that one person from each team volunteer for one hour at the grill. This is only for Saturdays. So any Saturday that your team has a game, we ask that you provide at least one volunteer to help tend the grill. Your volunteer time does NOT have to be during your child's game time, you are welcome to volunteer for any time slot that is available. We welcome parents, grandparents, and other supporters to sign up for a shift at the grill. Adults over 18 only, please.

The grill will already be set up and ready to go, so all you have to do is make sure there are enough dogs, burgers, and onions available for people that are buying them. It's a lot of fun, and a great way to meet other Southern families and to show your support for Southern.

Click here to sign up

If you have any questions or concerns, you can reach Nick Stadel at 616-350-7629, or by email at stadel3@yahoo.com

Please Sign Up NOW for Seniors Baseball

It is now time to sign up for Southern's Senior League Baseball. The deadline is May 18, ager which you will be assessed a late fee.

We look forward to all of you signing up for the Senior League which has a rich tradition of competitive baseball with a great sense of community. Under the direction of Jim Henwood, Southern’s Seniors program is second to none. The season starts after the Memorial Day weekend. Please sign up as soon as possible so we have time to organize teams and contact everyone.

Click here to sign up.

ANOTHER CORRECTION: Schedule Change in Baseball Minors: Conway, Burns, Turner, Hall

This is a correction to a correction to a mistake in a previous announcement. Please disregard the previous correction to the previous mistake! We had the fields wrong in the correction. Sorry for the inconvenience!
We have made yet another change to the minors baseball schedule on Saturday, May 3:

• Teams Conway & Burns: Instead of playing at 8:30am on the West field, you will now play at 6:30pm on the East field.
• Teams Turner & Hall: Instead of playing at 6:30pm on the East field, you will now play at 8:30am on the West field.

Schedule Correction in 78ers Softball: Hildebrand

We have made field-only correction to the 78ers softball schedule:

• Teams Hildebrand: On Monday, May 28, you will now play on the JC East field.

CORRECTION: Schedule Change in Baseball Minors: Conway, Burns, Turner, Hall

This is a correction to a mistake in a previous announcement. Please disregard the previous announcement.
We have made a change to the minors baseball schedule on Saturday, May 3:

• Teams Conway & Burns: Instead of playing at 8:30am, you will now play at 6:30pm.
• Teams Turner & Hall: Instead of playing at 6:30pm, you will now play at 8:30am.

Schedule Change in Baseball Minors: Conway, Burns, Turner, Hall

We have made a change to the minors baseball schedule on Saturday, May 3:

• Teams Conway & Burns: Instead of playing at 6:30pm, you will now play at 8:30am.
• Teams Turner & Hall: Instead of playing at 8:30am, you will now play at 6:30pm.

Erroneous Email

You recently received an erroneous message from Southern entitled "Sunday Practice Time Availability". This was a mistake on our part. Please ignore that. Our apologies for the inconvenience!

Coaches: Lakeside Practice Fields Available for Signup

(This post is being emailed to "Insiders Only". If you didn't get an email about this post, then you're not signed up for the "Insiders Only" mailing list. Click on the Coaches page on the right sidebar to get signed up!)

Coaches: You can now sign up to reserve practice fields at Lakeside School. Thanks for your patience as we had to work this out with a new person at EGR Parks & Rec. Click the Coaches link on the right sidebar to make your reservations.

2014 Softball Schedules (78ers, Minors, Majors) Now Available

You can view online schedules by clicking on the Schedules link on the right sidebar of the website (southernLL.org). Schedules for other leagues will be published and announced as soon as they are available. Stay tuned.

Umpire Sign-Up Dates

Umpire sign-up dates have now been scheduled for this upcoming season.  Any NEW umpire who completed a training session this past weekend and any RETURNING umpire who umpired minors or majors games last season can sign up for games starting this Saturday, April 26, at 7:00am.  Please line up along the baseball office located behind Henwood Field and have your baseball or work schedule handy to avoid any conflicts.  Future sign-up dates will be May 10 and May 31 and take place at the same time and location.

Saturday is Cleanup Day

Please plan to come out to Southern Little League on Saturday, April 19th. We'll be working to clean up our facilities and prep the fields to get Southern ready to kick off the season. We need tons of volunteers of all ages! The day will begin at 9:00am, and we expect to be done by 2:00pm. All help is greatly appreciated. Please bring an extra rake if you have one. We'll also be painting all the buildings, and we will provide all the paint brushes, rollers, and pans. Also, please note that if we need to cancel due to the weather, we will post it on the website. So come out and pitch in!

Schedule Corrections in 78ers Baseball: Koster, Zimdar, Sova, Millman, Fox, VanGessel

We have made field-only corrections to the 78ers baseball schedule:

• Teams Koster & Zimdar: On Saturday, May 17, you will now play on the West field.
• Teams Sova, Millman, Fox & VanGessel: On Thursday, May 29, you will now play on the West field.

Schedule Change in Baseball Minors: Gelderloos, Tucker, Vriesenga, Walters

We have made a change to the minors baseball schedule on Saturday, May 3:

• Teams Gelderloos & Tucker: Instead of playing at 12:30pm, you will now play at 4:30pm.
• Teams Vriesenga & Walters: Instead of playing at 4:30pm, you will now play at 12:30pm.

All Practices Canceled Today

All practices at Southern are canceled for Tuesday, April 15, because of the snow! Merry Christmas in April!

Picture Day is Saturday, May 10

Sat-10-May is picture day. Please mark your calendars!

2014 Baseball Schedules Now Available

You can view online schedules by clicking on the Schedules link on the right sidebar of the website (southernLL.org). Schedules for other leagues will be published and announced as soon as they are available. Stay tuned.

2014 Softball Rosters Now Available

Softball players from 78ers (coach pitch), Minors, Majors, and Juniors have been assigned to their teams for the summer season. You can view those by clicking on the Rosters link on the right sidebar of the website. Or you can just click here. Coaches should contact players soon. If you have not heard from your coach by Friday, feel free to call your coach with the contact information listed on the roster.

Southern Little League Night at MC Sports

MC Sports is offering a “Southern Little League Night” this Thursday from 6-9pm at the 28th Street store. Get 20% off and help fund Southern Little League at the same time. Please print and fill out this PDF to get your discount.

New Umpire Training Session Dates and Times

All new 13-15 year old umpires must attend ONE of two scheduled training sessions before umpiring any minor league games this upcoming season at Southern. Any returning umpire is welcome as well but is not required to attend a session.

The first session is scheduled for this Saturday, April 19, at 8:30 am. The second session is scheduled for this Easter Sunday, April 20, at 6:00 pm. Each of these sessions will go on rain or shine, last 90 minutes or less, and be conducted by Southern's umpire director, Jim Weiss. Plan on meeting Jim at the equipment shed/maintenance building which is located in the rear of Southern's complex and behind the minors and majors fields.

Call Jim at 520-1306 for any additional questions or information regarding these sessions.

2014 Baseball Rosters Now Available

Baseball players from 78ers (coach pitch), Minors, Majors, and Juniors have been assigned to their teams for the summer season. You can view those by clicking on the Rosters link on the right sidebar of the website. Or you can just click here. Coaches should have called players by now. If you have not heard from your coach yet, feel free to call your coach with the contact information listed on the roster.

Coaches: Practice Field Signup is Live!

(This post is being emailed to "Insiders Only". If you didn't get an email about this post, then you're not signed up for the "Insiders Only" mailing list. Click on the Coaches page on the right sidebar to get signed up!)

Coaches: You can now sign up to reserve practice fields at Southern. We will be adding more slots for Breton Downs and Lakeside schools in the next few days. Click the Coaches link on the right sidebar to make your reservations.

This Week at Southern

Here's a handy schedule of ALL games coming up at Southern in the next week or two. This page updates continuously, so any time you're thinking about coming out to Southern to watch some great ballgames, visit this page to see which games are taking place on which fields. You can always find a link to this page on the right sidebar.

• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

All Southern Fields are Closed

Please keep off all the fields at Southern until further notice. Using them now will damage them too much. Thanks for understanding.