Register Now for Fall Ball

It's time to think about Fall Ball again!

• Fall baseball will be for ages 6-14.
• This is a fun and instructional season. There are no practices, and we don't keep standings.
• The 6-8 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, August 27. We skip Sunday, September 3, for Labor Day weekend. The final games on Sunday, October 8. That's a total of six Sundays of play.
• 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 will remain $60 this year and includes a jersey you can keep. This fee helps us cover the costs of umpires, baseballs, etc.
• Please note: You must live within or go to school 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 or Ethan.
• 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-13-Aug.
• Bob Hams, league director (bhams@roofmelt.com) or Ethan Rohen, league director (erohen@rivercitymech.com)
• We need coaches! Please contact Ethan if you are interested in coaching. (No full teams will be allowed this year so we can achieve an even competitive balance.)

Southern Seniors' Run Concludes

Southern's Seniors finished their 2017 regional tournament run with a hard fought 3-1 loss to Ohio. Congratulations to our Southern Seniors Baseball All-Stars!

Here's the recap courtesy of Game Changer:

Southern Seniors Advance in Regionals

Here's a recap of tonight's win, courtesy of GameChanger. Tomorrow's game is at 7pm Eastern Time.

Follow Tonight's Seniors Regional Game Live

Use this link to follow Sothern's seniors all-stars in their regional matchup tonight at 8pm Eastern Time. 

https://gc.com/t/summer-2017/southern-ll-district-9-all-stars-seniors-595193fac7f55bc6a8000001/schedule/games

Southern's Seniors Conclude Pool Play With Loss

In regional pool play Sunday, Southern was defeated 2-0 by Ohio in a pitching duel. Nick Lambert, Joe Collins, and Micah Baerman pitched for Southern, allowing just 2 runs on 4 hits. Southern also had four hits by Jack Billo, Peter Kratt, Luke Passinault, and Luke Elzinga, but couldn't get a run across today.

Pool play is concluded with Southern having one win and one loss. Southern is now the #4 seed and plays District 20 Illinois host at 8pm Eastern Time Monday. If they win, they play Tuesday in the semis against the winner of the #1 seed Ohio vs the #8/#9 winner. The regional championship game will be Wednesday at 6pm Eastern.

Southern Seniors Advance in Regional Play

Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars defeated Kentucky tonight 10-1 in their first game of pool play. Myles Beale, Reilly O'Connor, Ryan Sullivan, and Keagan Batka combined to pitch a great game. All 16 players had an at bat with 13 hits and great defense. Southern plays Hamilton, Ohio, tomorrow at 3:00pm ET in the final pool game.

Seniors Regional Game Delayed

Today's game featuring Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars vs. Holmes, Kentucky, has been delayed and will now start at 6:15pm Eastern Time.

Interested in Fall Softball?

If you're interested in playing fall softball, please contact Wendi Moore at weemoore@comcast.net.

Register Now for Fall Ball

It's time to think about Fall Ball again!

• Fall baseball will be for ages 6-14.
• This is a fun and instructional season. There are no practices, and we don't keep standings.
• The 6-8 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, August 27. We skip Sunday, September 3, for Labor Day weekend. The final games on Sunday, October 8. That's a total of six Sundays of play.
• 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 will remain $60 this year and includes a jersey you can keep. This fee helps us cover the costs of umpires, baseballs, etc.
• Please note: You must live within or go to school 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 or Ethan.
• 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-13-Aug.
• Bob Hams, league director (bhams@roofmelt.com) or Ethan Rohen, league director (erohen@rivercitymech.com)
• We need coaches! Please contact Ethan if you are interested in coaching. (No full teams will be allowed this year so we can achieve an even competitive balance.)

Thank You, Southern Volunteers!

Southern would like to thank all of the volunteers who came out over the weekend to make the Senior State Tournament a huge success. Without all those who graciously donated their time, Southern could not put on such a great tournament for the visiting teams, players, coaches, and parents.

THANK YOU!
Southern Little League

Southern's Seniors Capture State Championship!

Southern's senior baseball all-star team won the Michigan State Championship on Monday night with an exciting 13-3 win over a very good Taylor Northwest Little League team. Taylor defeated Southern 9-4 earlier in the day, forcing the final game last night. Luke Elzinga pitched a complete game in the final allowing three runs on only five hits in front of possibly the largest crowd ever to watch a game on Henwood field.

Also at Southern last night, Southern's east 9/10 all-star team defeated Holland and then moved over to the Henwood field to cheer on the Seniors. The atmosphere was electric as Taylor cut in to a 5-0 lead to make it 5-3 in the top of the 4th. Southern responded with a run in the bottom of the 4th to make it 6-3 and stall Taylor’s momentum. In the bottom of the 6th Southern finished it off with 6 runs for the 13-3 mercy rule win.

Congratulations to the team, coaches, parents and supporters. Good luck to the Senior Baseball team as they head to Peru, Illinois, for the Central States Senior League Baseball Tournament. That action starts Saturday with a two day seeding pool play. Southern plays Kentucky on Saturday at 2:30 and Ohio on Sunday at 2:00 central time. All teams are then seeded and advance to a 9 team single elimination bracket starting Sunday evening for the 8 and 9 seeds and Monday for the 1 thru 7 seeds. We will keep you posted here with the results. We will also let you know if you can follow online.

Congratulations 2017 Senior Baseball State Champions Southern Little League!!

9/10 All-Stars Advance, Play Again Tonight

Souther's 9/10 baseball all-stars play have advanced in the District 9 tournament. They take on Byron Township tonight at 5:30pm at Pinery Park. Come cheer on your Southern all-stars!

Follow State Championship Live!

For those of you unable to attend tonight's 5:30pm matchup between Southern and Taylor for the seniors state championship, you can flow the play-by-play action live at this link:

https://gc.com/g/seniorstatechampionships2017

Southern's Senior All-Stars Advance to State Championship!

• Sunday afternoon, Southern's seniors baseball all-stars defeated Commerce Little League by a score of 27 to 3. Southern moves on to face Taylor Little League in the state championship game Monday at 5:30pm at Southern. Don't miss this big game!
• Monday at 6:00pm on Southern's east field, Southern's 9/10 baseball all-stars take on Holland.

Seniors All-Stars Advance!

Southern's seniors baseball all-stars defeated St. Clair on Saturday evening by a score of 10 to 1. Southern now advances to the next round to face undefeated Commerce on Sunday at 4:00pm. The winner of that matchup will advance to Monday's finals. Come on out Sunday afternoon and cheer on your all-stars!

All-Star Update

• Friday night at Southern, Southern's seniors baseball all-stars defeated Onsted in their first round game by a score of 22-1. Southern plays again Saturday against St. Clair at 1:00pm at Southern.
• Southern's west juniors baseball all-stars take on Hamilton in the District 9 finals at Pinery Park Saturday at 10:00am.
• Congratulations to Southern's 9/10 baseball all-stars who advance to the finals round in the District 9 tournament.

Tonight's All-Star Action

• Tonight at 7:00pm at Southern, Southern's own seniors baseball all-stars take on Onsted in the first round of the state tournament. Southern is hosting the entire state tournament. You can follow the bracket by clicking the link on the right sidebar of our website.
• Southern's east juniors baseball all-stars take on Southern's west juniors all-stars tonight at 6:00pm at Pinery Park.
• Southern's east 9/10 baseball all-stars take on Grnadville at 6:00pm tonight also at Pinery Park.

Let's keep cheering on Souther's all-star teams!

Volunteers Needed for Seniors State Tournament

Southern is hosting the Michigan seniors baseball tournament this weekend (Fri-14-Jul thru Mon-17-Jul). We need some volunteers to help out staffing the tournament. Please visit our signup genius here to sign up for various tasks over the weekend. We appreciate all those who can help Southern run another top notch state tournament! 

You can see the tournament schedule and results here.

2017 Seniors Baseball Tournament Bracket

Congratulations Seniors District 9 Champions!

Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars captured the District 9 Championship today. Now it's on to the state tournament.

Manager: Jamie Billo
Coach: Jim Passinault
Coach: Pat Batka

Joe Collins
Luke Passinault
Nate Trudeau
Luke Elzinga
Ryan Sullivan
Nick Lambert
John Shelton
Kyle Tepper
Keegan Batka
Myles Beale
Micah Baerman
Peter Kratt
Jack Billo
Billy Bernecker
Reilly O’Connor
Matt Moore

Today's Action at Southern

• Seniors: 1:00pm at Southern, Georgetown vs. Southern for the District 9 Championship.
• 10/11: 1:00pm at Southern West: Southern East All-Stars vs. Hudsonville.
• Majors: 1:00pm at Southern East: Southern West All-Stars vs. Pinery Park.

It's a beautiful day, so come out and cheer on your Southern All-Stars!

Wind Damage at Southern!

Sadly, the storm last night took down our shade tree beside the concession stand. Thanks to all those who helped in the cleanup already, the fields will be ready for tonight's action. Stay tuned for a list of games at Southern tonight!

All-Star Action at Southern Tonight

10/11 Baseball:

• Southern West vs. Hamilton at Southern West – 5:30pm
• West Ottawa vs. Greenville at Southern West – 7:30pm

Major Baseball:

• Southern West vs. Byron Township at Southern East – 5:30pm
• Southern East vs. Northeastern at Southern East – 7:30pm

Junior Baseball:

• Southern East vs. Zeeland at Southern Henwood Field – 7:30pm
• Southern West vs. Northeastern at Forest Hills Eastern – 6:00pm

Senior Baseball (Winners Bracket Final):

• Southern vs. Georgetown at Southern Henwood – 5:30pm