Did You Lose Items at Tryouts?

A number of items were left behind at the tryout day today at East Grand Rapids High School gym. If you are missing any items, please contact Jack Conway at jack.conway@mos-xerox.com or 616-889-9115 to see if your items were among those he found and to arrange pickup.

20% Off at MC Sports!

This Monday night, March 30, from 7-9pm, MC Sports on 28th Street is having a Southern Little League appreciation night. 20% off everything in the store for Southern players. No coupon required. Just tell them you are with Southern Little League. Family members can take advantage of the discount as well.

Tryouts are TOMORROW - Saturday, March 28

Saturday is tryout day at East GR High School Gym. Not every child needs to attend, but attendance is MANDATORY for some kids. Please take the time to read all the details here. If parents are fully informed, it really makes a huge difference in how smoothly this busy day runs.

Signup Update

Our signup deadline has passed, but we still have openings in 78er (coach pitch) baseball. Any player turning 7 at any time during 2015 is eligible to sign up for coach pitch as well as all those who will turn 8 any time during 2015. Click here to sign up. All other baseball divisions are on a waiting list so please contact the director.

Softball is open for signup for a limited time.

For Senior and Big League Divisions please wait for two weeks. We will let you know via our website when we're ready for those signups to resume.

And don't forget tryout day is this Saturday. Read more here.

Important Note about Tryouts

After lengthy and detailed discussions about how to be most fair in the entirety of the evaluation and drafting process, the following rules will apply for the tryouts and draft for Minor, Major and Junior Baseball:

It is mandatory that all players that will be entering a division or the draft be evaluated. We have three options for you.

• You must be at your assigned time on Saturday, March 28, to be evaluated.
• If you have a conflict at that time, you must contact the league director and make arrangements to be at the evaluations at a different time on Saturday March 28.
• In case of emergency or other unforeseen conflict, a parent or guardian of the player must call the league director and give a detailed evaluation over the phone to the director.

If none of these three options is completed, then the following will apply:

• If the player is 11 or under and trying out for Majors, the player will be placed in Minors automatically.
• If the player is 12 in Majors or any age in Juniors, the player will not be drafted but will be randomly placed on a team after the draft is completed.

Clarification: Southern is trying to be fair in the selection process while also giving all players every opportunity to be evaluated.

Tryouts are Saturday, March 28

This coming Saturday is tryout day at East GR High School Gym. Not every child needs to attend. Please take the time to read all the details here. If parents are fully informed, it really makes a huge difference in how smoothly this busy day runs.

Signup Update

In case you missed the dozens of announcements, the March 17 signup deadline has now passed. We still have spots open in the certain divisions. You can register for these divisions at the increased signup fee of $175. But hurry. Space is limited and may close without further notice.

• All Softball Divisions: OPEN
• Baseball 78ers: OPEN
• Baseball Minors: OPEN
• Baseball Majors: OPEN
• Baseball Juniors: CLOSED (waiting list only)
• Baseball Seniors: Your deadline is not until May. If you have not registered yet, that's no problem. But we ask that you please NOT register at the $175 rate. Please wait to register until we announce the call for Seniors baseball registration in a few weeks. At that point, after all other divisions close, we will reduce the rate back to $150 and ask you to register at that time.

Signup Deadline is TODAY

The deadline for signing up is TODAY - Tuesday, March 17. Please sign up as soon as possible. Click here to read more and to sign up.

Calling All New Umpires

If you are passionate about the game of baseball and turn the age of 13 by April 30, 2015, then you are invited to a meeting at East Grand Rapids High School's gym on Saturday, March 28, at approximately 2:30pm -- and immediately following the juniors' tryout/evaluation. This meeting will last about a half-hour or so and will give you the opportunity to learn more about how to become a new umpire at Southern Little League for the upcoming season. Jack Conway, Southern's umpire director, will host this meeting and address several topics including training dates, sign-up dates, pay scale, etc. This is an excellent opportunity for you to earn some money this spring, take on the responsibility of running a baseball game, interact with players and coaches, and enhance your future college application or job resume by becoming an umpire.

Signup Deadline is TOMORROW

The deadline for signing up is TOMORROW - Tuesday, March 17. Please sign up as soon as possible. Click here to read more and to sign up.

Signup Deadline is TUESDAY

The deadline for signing up is Tuesday, March 17. Please sign up as soon as possible. Click here to read more and to sign up.

Please Sign Up Soon!

The deadline for signing up is March 17. Please sign up as soon as possible. Click here to read more and to sign up.

CORRECTION: Sign-up Deadline is TUESDAY, MARCH 17

Please sign up as soon as possible here.

Sign Up Deadline is TUESDAY, MARCH 17!

The signup for the 2015 season is TUESDAY, MARCH 17. Please don't wait until the last minute, as that creates headaches for our volunteers. Please click here to read all the details and to sign up online.

2015 Baseball Big League Schedule

• League Director: Bob Hams
  email: beams "at" roomful.com (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 633-5495
  
• Please remember to sign up for email updates. That way you won't miss any schedule changes or weather updates.
• If you see a discrepancy in the scores or missing scores, please contact your coach, NOT the webmaster. Games without a score in this schedule will not be included in the standings.
• Changes made after June 9 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.