Coaches ONLY: More Practice Field Slots Added

Coaches ONLY: You can now sign up to reserve practice fields at Lakeside School from April 14 thru May 14. Click the Coaches link on the right sidebar to make your reservations.

2016 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 be contacting players in the next day or two. If you have not heard from your coach by Friday, feel free to call your coach with the contact information listed on the roster.

Softball rosters are coming soon.

Seniors Baseball will be a few weeks, since the sign ups are still open.

Coaches ONLY: Practice Field Signup is LIVE!

Coaches ONLY: 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.

Still Room for a Few More Players!

Online signups are now closed. We still have room for a few more players. So please contact Mark Norton by email (mnorton@kochllc.com) ASAP if you still want to sign up.

• Coach pitch baseball (7-8 year olds): room for 10 more kids.
• Minors baseball (9-10 year olds): all full.
• Majors baseball (11-12 year olds): all full.
• Juniors baseball (13-14 year olds): room for 3 more kids.
• Coach pitch softball (7-8 year olds): all full.
• Minors softball (9-10 year olds): room for 6 more girls.
• Majors softball (11-12 year olds): room for 6 more girls.
• Juniors softball (13-14 year olds): all full.

Tryouts are THIS SATURDAY, March 26

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.

LAST CALL for Late Sign-Ups

We have limited room left for the 2016 Southern baseball and softball season. The late fee of $25 is now in place, and it is first come, first served. There is no late fee for softball as their season starts later. If you know of someone who forgot to sign up please ask them to do so as soon as possible.

ALL BASEBALL SIGNUPS MUST BE IN NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, AS TEAMS WILL BE DRAFTED ON SATURDAY, MARCH 26. After the March 23 deadline, any requests to sign up will be handled on a case-by-case basis. You will need to contact the league director directly if you need to sign up after the deadline.

Here's the latest status as of 10:40am on Tuesday, March 22:

Softball 78er coach pitch – We have room for 6 more girls

Softball Minors 9/10 year olds – FULL

Softball Majors 11/12 year olds – We have room for 5 more girls

Softball Juniors 13/14 year olds – We have room for 6 more girls

Junior softball will continue signups until May 10.
All other softball signups will go until teams are filled or April 15, whichever comes first.

Baseball 78er – We have room for 8 more players

Baseball Minors 9/10/11 year olds – We have room for 9 more players

Majors 11/12 year olds – We have room for 4 more players

Juniors 13/14 year olds – We have room for 5 more  players

Senior and Big League Baseball - Please hold off on signing up until we send out an official email blast in another week or so.

Click here to read the details and to sign up.

Late Fee Now In Effect

We still have limited room left for the 2017 Southern baseball and softball season. The late fee of $25 is now in place, and it is first come, first served. If you know of someone who forgot to sign up please ask them to do so as soon as possible.

Senior and Big League Baseball: Please hold off on signing up until we send out an official email blast in another week or so.

Click here to read the details and to sign up.

20% Off Tuesday Night at MC Sports

Tuesday night, March 15, from 6-9pm, 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.

Calling All New Umpires

If you are passionate about the game of baseball or softball and turn the age of 13 by April 30, 2016, then you are invited to a meeting at East Grand Rapids High School's gym on Saturday, March 26th, at approximately 2:30pm -- and immediately following the Boys Juniors' tryout/evaluation. This meeting will last about 30 minutes 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.

If you have umped before you don’t have to come to this meeting as Mr. Conway will be reaching out to last year’s umps. Also, take note of Mr. Conway’s new cell phone number of 616-916-4911.

20% off Tonight at MC Sports

Tuesday night, March 1, from 6-9pm, 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.

Because of the nasty weather today, MC has agreed to an additional Southern Little League night on March 15, again from 6-9pm.