Aquinas Softball Clinic Sat-30-Jan

Aquinas is hosting their annual softball clinic on Saturday, January 30. Click here to download their flyer.

Sign Up for the 2010 Season

Yes, it’s that time of year again. Time to start thinking about Southern Little League baseball and softball.

Here's what you need to know. Please take the time to read this information thoroughly.

• Deadline: You must sign up online or in person no later than March 15.
  
• Cost: $110 per player before the deadline. $125 after the deadline based on availability. This is the same cost as last year. (No player will be denied based on inability to pay. Please see our sign-up staff for details.)
  
• How to sign up: Online (click here) or at one of our in-person sign-up sessions at Breton Village Mall (click here). The cost is the same either way. If you'd like to fill out the player registration form before you come to register in person, you can download the player registration form here. You cannot sign up by mail. 
• Age eligibility and divisions: Signup is for all divisions of baseball and softball. Read more here.
  
• Geographical boundary eligibility: See our official league boundaries here. You must reside within these boundaries or have played in Southern last year to be eligible.
  
• Tryouts: After signing up, players in certain situations MUST attend their player evaluation (aka "tryout") session. Click here for details.
  
• Umpiring: Anyone 13 years old or older who is reliable and passionate about baseball can earn some extra cash umpiring at Southern. Sign-ups for umpiring will be held after tryouts at 2:30 on Saturday, March 27, in the East Grand Rapids High School gym. Training will take place at a later date.
  
• Volunteering: Southern depends on volunteers for a wide variety of roles. Make sure to fill out a volunteer form when you sign-up. Learn more here.
  
• Important dates:
• In-person sign-up sessions: February 3, 6, 10 and 13
  
• Sign-up deadline: Saturday, March 15
• Player evaluation/tryout day: Saturday, March 27
• Clean-up day: Saturday, April 17, 9am (we need lots of volunteers)
• Practices begin: After March 28 (depends on coach)
• Games begin: Week of April 18
• Family day: Saturday, June 5 (volunteers needed)
• Our website: We make all our weather and schedule announcements and we keep all our schedules, results, standings and other information here on our website. So bookmark us! Better yet, make sure to stay on top of all the latest news by signing up for automatic email updates here. It really is the simplest way to make sure you don't miss an important announcement.
  
• Questions? Call Mark Norton at 954-0504. Make your message only your name and clearly state your phone number twice.
  

Happy New Year!

The volunteers at Southern Little League have begun planning another season of great baseball. Within the next few weeks, we'll be making announcements about how and when to sign up for the 2010 season. And we make all our announcements right here on this website. So in the meantime, if you haven't already, please take a moment to sign up to get email updates here. That way you won't miss any important announcements.

Umpire Schedule for Juniors Softball

• Changes made after May 13 to the original schedule are shaded in orange below and will be announced via email.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2011 Juniors Softball Schedule

• Southern's Softball Director: Kristin Groenhout
  email: softball "at" southernll.org (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 308-0108
• Southern does not track scores or standings for this league.
• Southern does not announce schedule changes for this league.
• You can find maps and directions to the away fields here.
• Click here to view the schedule on its own page, download it, or print it.
• Click here for instructions on how to print documents.

Umpire Schedule for Seniors Baseball

• Changes made after April 15 to the original schedule are shaded in orange below and will be announced via email.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

Seniors Baseball Schedule

• League Director: Jim Henwood
  email: seniors "at" southernll.org (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 901-9896
• We will try to make up rain outs only if first place is involved.
• Team Tournament starts July 5.
• Home team will occupy the first base dugout.
• 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 April 20 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.
• Family Day is Sat-4-Jun. A coin flip will determine home field that day. Please note that Family Day game times are shorter so that all Junior and Senior teams can play.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

Umpire Schedule for Majors Baseball

• Changes made after April 15 to the original schedule are shaded in orange below and will be announced via email.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

Seniors Baseball Standings

• These standings are up to date to include all the scores that have been phoned in and appear on the schedule page. If you see a discrepancy in the standings, first check the schedule page to see if scores are missing. If scores are missing on the schedule page, contact your coach, NOT the webmaster.
• Family Day scores do not count in the standings.
• Click here to view the standings on their own page.
• Click here to download these standings as a PDF you can print.

Umpire Schedule for Minors Baseball

• Changes made after April 15 to the original schedule are shaded in orange below and will be announced via email.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

Juniors Baseball Standings

• These standings are up to date to include all the scores that have been phoned in and appear on the schedule page. If you see a discrepancy in the standings, first check the schedule page to see if scores are missing. If scores are missing on the schedule page, contact your coach, NOT the webmaster.
• Family Day scores do not count in the standings.
• Click here to view the standings on their own page.
• Click here to download these standings as a PDF you can print.

Umpire Schedule for Majors Softball

• Changes made after April 15 to the original schedule are shaded in orange below and will be announced via email.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

Umpire Schedule for Minors Softball

• Changes made after April 15 to the original schedule are shaded in orange below and will be announced via email.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

Umpire Schedule for Juniors Baseball

• Changes made after April 15 to the original schedule are shaded in orange below and will be announced via email.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

Juniors Baseball Schedule

• League Director: Rob Henkey
  email: juniors "at" southernll.org (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 293-1607
  
• Home team will occupy the 3rd base dugout.
• 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 April 20 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.
• Family Day is Sat-4-Jun. A coin flip will determine home field that day.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

Rosters

These are the rosters for the 2011 season. If you know of any changes or errors, please email the webmaster. Rosters without highlighting are not available yet. Stay tuned.

• Fall Minors
• Fall Majors
• Fall Juniors
• Majors Baseball
• Minors Baseball
• 78ers Baseball (coach pitch)
• Softball Minors
• Softball Majors
• Softball Juniors
• Juniors Baseball
• Seniors Baseball
• Big League Baseball

Minors Baseball Standings

• These standings are up to date to include all the scores that have been phoned in and appear on the schedule page. If you see a discrepancy in the standings, first check the schedule page to see if scores are missing. If scores are missing on the schedule page, contact your coach, NOT the webmaster.
• Family Day scores do not count in the standings.
• Click here to view the standings on their own page.
• Click here to download these standings as a PDF you can print.

Standings

These are the standings for the 2011 season. If you know of any discrepancies in any of these standings, please contact your coach first.

• Big League (not available)
  
• Seniors Baseball
  
• Juniors Baseball
• Majors Baseball
• Minors Baseball
• 78ers Baseball (coach pitch) (not available)
• Softball (not available)
• Fall Majors (not available)
  
• Fall Juniors (not available)
  

Majors Baseball Standings

• These standings are up to date to include all the scores that have been phoned in and appear on the schedule page. If you see a discrepancy in the standings, first check the schedule page to see if scores are missing. If scores are missing on the schedule page, contact your coach, NOT the webmaster.
• Family Day scores do not count in the standings.
• Click here to view the standings on their own page.
• Click here to download these standings as a PDF you can print.

Schedules

These are the schedules for the 2011 season. If you know of any schedule changes or errors, please email the webmaster. Schedules without highlighting are not available yet. Stay tuned.

• Fall 78ers
• Fall Minors
• Fall Majors
• Fall Juniors
• Baseball Majors
• Baseball Minors
• Baseball 78ers (coach pitch)
• Softball Minors
• Softball Majors
• Softball Juniors
• Baseball Juniors
• Baseball Seniors
• Big League Baseball: Gold Division | Blue Division

78ers Baseball Schedule

• League Director: Eric O'Connor
  email: 78ers "at" southernll.org (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 292-2388
  
• 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.
• Changes made after April 20 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.
• Family Day is Sat-4-Jun. A coin flip will determine home field that day.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

Minors Baseball Schedule

• League Director: Ethan Rohen email: minors "at" southernll.org (replace "at" with @) phone: 318-4647
• Home team will occupy the 3rd base dugout.
• 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 April 20 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.
• Family Day is Sat-4-Jun. A coin flip will determine home field that day.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

Majors Baseball Schedule

• League Director: Joe Mead
  email: majors "at" southernll.org (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 304-8794
  
• Home team will occupy the 3rd base dugout.
• 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 April 20 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.
• Family Day is Sat-4-Jun. A coin flip will determine home field that day.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2010 Tryout Schedule

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE NOTE

First off, keep in mind that the term "tryout" here is a bit of a misnomer. It's actually more of an evaluation to help determine the appropriate league for each child. No one is omitted from participation based on this evaluation. We use the term "tryout" regardless, so bear with us.

To determine your child's official Little League Age, use their online age calculator here. Please use ONLY this official Little League age when considering which tryout session to attend.

All of the time slots listed below are for baseball. There will not be a softball tryout session this year.

Please notice that only kids in certain situations need to come to tryouts. Read the conditions below carefully. If you find that your child does not fit into any of these situations, then there's no need to come to tryouts. Get it? If you're still not sure, you can contact the director.

Here is the schedule for tryouts:

• Date: Saturday, March 27th
• Location: East Grand Rapids High School Gym.
• Please plan to arrive 30 minutes prior to your scheduled time slot.
• 9:00am-10:00am: all 9 yr olds (baseball)
  
• 10:30am-11:30am: all 10 yr olds (baseball) who were not in the majors last year and who wish to try out for majors this year. Also, any 10 yr olds (baseball) who are new to Southern this year must attend at this time. (For 10-yr-olds who were in minors last year and want to play in minors again this year, you do not need to attend the tryout.)
  
• 12:00pm-1:00pm: all 11 and 12 yr olds (baseball) who were not in the majors last year
• 1:30pm-2:30pm: all 13 and 14 yr olds (baseball) who were not in the juniors last year
• 2:30pm-3:00pm: umpire sign-up and meeting

If you have any questions or concerns, or if you know your child will not be able to attend, please contact the director.

Sign Up In Person for the 2010 Season

You can sign up in person for the 2010 season. The in-person sign-ups will take place at Breton Village Mall, not at Southern as in prior years. The sign-up table will be located near the fireplace inside the mall.

• Where: Breton Village Mall (near the fireplace)
  
• When:
• Wednesday, February 3rd, 6-8pm
• Saturday, February 6th, 10am-noon
• Wednesday, February 10th, 6-8pm
• Saturday, February 13th, 10am-1pm
• Saturday, March 6th, 10am-noon
• A parent or legal guardian must be present at sign-up.
• The child need not be present.
• Please bring a birth certificate to the sign-up. (We just need to see it; we don't keep it.)
• Cost is $110, payable by check or cash only.
  
• You can fill out the player registration form on-site, or save time and print your own form to fill out before you come. Click here to download the player registration form. Notice that you can type your info directly into the form before you print it. Please do not mail forms to us.
• If you plan to coach or volunteer in any way, you will need to fill out a volunteer form. Click here to download the volunteer form.

Sign Up Online for the 2010 Season

• DEADLINE IS MARCH 15! (Deadline for Seniors is May 10.) Online sign-up will close after the deadline.
• The cost is $110. After the deadline, the cost increases to $125.
  
• You can sign up and pay online by clicking here.
• Please note: The online sign-up is hosted by a third party (active.com). There have been reports of high volume on their site. Please keep trying. There is nothing the Southern webmaster can do about this.
  
• There is no additional fee for online sign-up. The cost is the same as in-person sign-up.
  
• New players who sign up online will need to bring their birth certificate to their tryout. We just need to see it. We won't keep it.
  

How to Print Documents

Some folks have had trouble printing schedules, standings, and other documents on our website. Here's the trick: Once you click on the link to the document, you'll see a Google docs page that shows the document. To print it, DON'T use your web browser's print function. Instead, use the File/Print option beneath the Google docs logo. Please let the webmaster know if you cannot open a document or if you're still having trouble printing it.

Official Rosters

Coaches, you can view the official team rosters including all player contact information right here on the website. Please email webmaster@southernll.org if you see any discrepancies or if you need to make any changes.

• We'll be keeping this document up to date as last minute changes are made, so revisit and refresh to see the very latest. Notice the "Last updated" date and time in the table below. That will tell you the last time we imported the late registrations into our records.
• Trades are not final until approved by Bob Hams and reflected on these rosters.
• Once the season starts, continue to keep the webmaster informed of any trades and withdrawals. This is important for tracking returning players next season.
• Please do not circulate this link. We try to keep this information limited to coaches and staff.
• The rosters are grouped by Softball/Baseball, then sorted by age. Once coaches are assigned, they are sorted by division and coach.
• Click here to view or print the 2018 Summer rosters in your browser. Click here to download the 2018 Summer rosters as an Excel spreadsheet.

Insurance Certificates

Click here to enter the password and reveal the hidden content. (The password is the same password as the one we use for field reservations. Be sure to use all lowercase. Hint: It starts with an f.) Email webmaster@southernll.org if you need password help.

2011 Minors Softball Schedule

• Southern's Softball Director: Kristin Groenhout
  email: softball "at" southernll.org (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 308-0108
  
• Southern does not track scores or standings for this league.
• Southern does not announce schedule changes for this league.
• You can find maps and directions to the away fields here.
• Click here to view the schedule on its own page, download it, or print it.
• Click here for instructions on how to print documents.

2011 Majors Softball Schedule

• Southern's Softball Director: Kristin Groenhout
  email: softball "at" southernll.org (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 308-0108
  
• Southern does not track scores or standings for this league.
• Southern does not announce schedule changes for this league.
• You can find maps and directions to the away fields here.
• Click here to view the schedule on its own page, download it, or print it.
• Click here for instructions on how to print documents.

Sign Up for Insiders-Only Email Updates

Coaches, assistant coaches, umpires, league directors, board members, and other Southern Little League "Insiders":

Often we post announcements that are intended for this narrower audience rather than for every player or parent. These special announcements will appear as normal announcements on the website but will not be emailed to our normal subscriber list. They will only be emailed to this "Insiders-only" subscriber list. If you'd like to receive these "Insider-only" announcements via email, you need to sign up below.

Because this list is separate from our normal email list, you'll still want to be subscribed to that one, too. Just to be clear: you'll want to be signed up for BOTH email lists.

Enter your email address:

After you submit your email address, you will be sent a verification email. You must follow the instructions in the email or your subscription will not take effect.

Follow Us on Facebook

If you're a Facebook user, you can get all announcements via Facebook. Just become a fan of our Facebook site here:

Then don't forget to click the "Like" button at the top. If you have unlimited texting on your phone, you can sign up to follow via SMS. That way you'll get a text message any time there's an announcement.

All Games Canceled for Sun-11-Oct

All games are canceled for today. It's too cold to play baseball.

Fall Ball Schedules Now Available

The schedules for the Fall Ball Major and Junior Leagues are now available online. You can view them here:

• Majors
• Juniors

You can always find schedules via the Schedules link along the right side of the website.

Calling All Uniforms!

We still have hundreds of uniforms that have not been turned in, and WE NEED YOUR HELP! If you are still holding a uniform from the regular season, please turn it in to your regular season coach ASAP. Please contact the coach to make arrangements to drop off at his house if necessary. YOUR HELP IS CRUCIAL AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

Fall Ball Registration is Still Open

Don't forget to sign up for Fall Baseball as soon as possible. The deadline is August 20. You can read all the details here.

Coaches: Equipment Return Night Thu-20-Aug

Coaches, one final reminder: If you have not yet returned your equipment, please make a point of collecting all uniforms this week. We will wrap up the equipment return on Thursday, August 20, from 7:00-8:00pm at the equipment room at Southern.

Catch Little League Softball Action on ESPN Starting Tonight

Tonight kicks off the first of the six softball national telecasts, with the Big League Softball World Series live on ESPN2 and ESPN360.com at 8 p.m. Eastern U.S. Time. Tune in to the big game from Kalamazoo, Mich., to see who will wear the crown of 2009 World Champion for 14-18-year-olds.

Little League is proud to say, for the third consecutive year, that its contract with ESPN includes national coverage from ALL of the girls' softball World Series tournaments.

Below is the remainder of the television schedule. All times listed are U.S. Eastern Time.

• Saturday, Aug. 15, 11 a.m. - Senior League Softball World Series Championship Game from Lower Sussex, Del., Live on ESPN2 and ESPN360.com
• Tuesday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m. - Little League Softball World Series Semifinal No. 1 from Portland, Ore., ESPN2 and ESPN360.com
• Tuesday, Aug. 18, 9:30 p.m. - Little League Softball World Series Semifinal No. 2 from Portland, Ore., ESPN2 and ESPN360.com
• Wednesday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m. - Little League Softball World Series Championship from Portland, Ore., ESPN2 and ESPN360.com
• Saturday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m. - Junior League Softball World Series Championship from Kirkland, Wash., ESPN Classic (Replay on Sept. 11 at noon on ESPN2)

And remember, most of the girls softball games from the tournaments above can be seen live on the Internet, along with dozens of other Regional and World Series games and events, with a $14.95 subscription to Youth Sports Live. Visit www.YouthSportsLive.com for more information.

Complete schedules are located here:
http://www.littleleague.org/series/2009divisions/index.htm

Coaches: Equipment Return Night Thu-20-Aug

For those coaches who have not yet returned their equipment, please make a point of collecting all uniforms over the next week. We would like to wrap up the equipment return on Thursday, August 20, from 7:00-8:00pm at the equipment room at Southern.

Fall Majors Schedule

• League Information: here
  
• Home team will occupy the third base dugout.
• No Inning starts after 2:45pm in first game and no inning starts after 1 hour 45 minutes into the second game.
• Rainouts will not be made up.
• Umpires will furnish game balls.
• No standings are tracked.
  
• Changes to the schedule are indicated by orange shading and are always announced via email.
• If you find this view of the schedule inconvenient and would prefer to download it, print it, or view it on its own, you can do that here: pdf html text.

Fall Juniors Schedule

• League Information: here
• Home team will occupy the third base dugout.
• No Inning starts after 2:45pm in first game and no inning starts after 1 hour 45 minutes into the second game.
• Umpires will furnish game balls.
  
• Rainouts will not be made up.
• No standings are tracked.
  
• Changes to the schedule are indicated by orange shading and are always announced via email.
• If you find this view of the schedule inconvenient and would prefer to download it, print it, or view it on its own, you can do that here: pdf html text.

Register Now for Fall Ball!

It's time to think about Fall Ball again!

Baseball

• Fall baseball will be for ages 9-14. Ages 9-11 will play on the small fields. Ages 12-14 will play on the big field. If you played as a 12-year-old in the majors this year you will play on the big field as preparation for next season. This is a fun and instructional season.
• The season will start on August 30 with Labor Day weekend off and continue for 7 weeks after Labor day, with the final games on October 25.
  
• All games will be played on Sunday afternoons between 1:00 and 6:00pm depending on the number of teams.
• The cost is $65 and includes a shirt. This fee helps us cover the costs of umpires, baseballs, etc.
• 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 final day of online registration is August 20.
  
• We will hold one in-person sign-up session on Tuesday, August 4, from 6:00 to 8:00pm at the Southern Little League office behind the senior field.
• If you have any questions contact:
  Bob Hams, league director (director@southernll.org)
  Joe Mead (majors@southernll.org)
  Ethan Rohen (minors@southernll.org)
  
• We need coaches! Please contact Joe or Ethan if you are interested in coaching.

Softball

• If enough girls are interested in playing fall softball we will make that available. Please do not sign up now. Instead just contact Steve Parks (softball@southernll.org) and let him know you are interested. Then Steve will let you know once there is enough interest.
  

Majors All-Stars Bow Out

The Southern West Major All-Stars wrapped up pool play Monday with a 3 to 1 loss to Commerce Little League from District 4. This eliminates Southern from the State Tournament to cap off a great season. A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO ALL OF THE PLAYERS AND COACHES. Thank you also to all of the parents who helped organize and plan the trip to the state tournament.

Update from State Tournament

Southern's Majors Baseball West All-Stars lost Sunday to Penokee Range Little League 7 to 6. They play Commerce Little League from District 3 Monday at noon. It's a must win game to move on in the tournament. Good luck Southern!

Majors All-Star State Run Begins

Southern's Majors Baseball West All-Stars defeated White Lake 3-0 Saturday in the first game of pool play in the state championship tournament in Jackson, MI. They take on Penokee Range from the Marquette area Sunday at 1:00pm. You can follow along on the Michigan Little League website.

Big League Season Ends at Regional

Read the story in Saturday's Grand Rapids Press. It also mentions the Seniors All-Stars.

Seniors All-Stars Take Second Place

Congratulations to Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars who also finished second in their district tournament on Friday night with a 6-5 loss to undefeated Western. Great season, seniors!

Big League Regional Tonight at Pinery Park

District 9's Big League baseball team advances to the regional finals tonight at Pinery Park at 5:00pm and 8:00pm after an exciting win over Indiana. Trailing 4 to 2 going into the seventh inning, Southern’s Ben Cok hit an RBI single, Western’s Seth Holton followed with another RBI single, and Southern’s Tyler Lewis hit an RBI sacrifice fly to take the lead 5 to 4. The team then held on in the bottom of the seventh with Jeff Victor from Holland getting the save. Come out to Pinery to watch the finals tonight.

Seniors All-Star Championship at Southern Tonight 5:30pm

After a commanding 10-4 victory over Zeeland last night, Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars play against undefeated Western tonight in the district championship. If they can hand Western their first loss in the 5:30pm game, they'll play again for all the marbles at 7:30pm. Come out to Southern and cheer on your all-stars tonight!

All-Star T-Shirts For Sale Again Tonight

Joe Mead will be selling Southern All-Star t-shirts again tonight from 7:00 - 8:00pm.These t-shirts commemorate the Southern Major League West All-Stars' district championship. Adult sizes M, L and XL are available. They are gray with the Southern Little League logo on the front. The back lists the names of the all-stars. Look for Joe in the equipment shed at Southern.

Thursday Night's Game: Seniors at Georgetown

Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars play tonight against Zeeland at Georgetown in the consolation bracket. The winner moves on to the championship against Western.

• Thursday 6:00pm, Georgetown: Southern Seniors vs Zeeland
  

All-Star T-Shirts For Sale Wednesday

Wednesday evening from 6:00 - 8:00pm we'll be selling t-shirts commemorating the Southern Major League West All-Stars' district championship. The t-shirts are in kids sizes. They are gray with the Southern Little League logo on the front. The back lists the names of the all-stars. Joe Mead will be selling the t-shirts from 6-8pm in Southern's picnic shelter near the concession stand.

Wednesday Fund Raiser for State-Bound All-Stars

To help defray the costs of traveling to the state tournament next week, Southern's Major League West All-Stars are holding a fund-raiser on Wednesday evening at Southern. From 6:00 - 8:00pm on Wednesday, they'll be collecting your cans and bottles at the equipment shed. Please consider donating your cans and bottles to help support your Southern All-Stars. You can watch them take the field for their practice while you're there and wish them good luck in their state tournament run.

• Wednesday, July 22, 6-8pm: donate cans and bottles at the equipment shed
  

Tuesday's Game at Southern

Southern's Seniors Baseball All-Stars won Friday against Rockford and again on Sunday against Grandville. They play in the winners bracket final on Tuesday at 6:00pm at Southern vs. Western. Should be a great one.

Coaches: Equipment Return Night Tuesday

Coaches, we have scheduled an equipment return night this Tuesday, July 21, from 7:00 - 8:00pm at the equipment shed at Southern.

Southern All-Stars Win District Championship!

Southern's West Majors All-Stars defeated Zeeland in back-to-back games to take the District 9 Championship. They now advance to the state tournament starting Saturday, July 25. What a great team effort! Good luck in the state tournament!

Also today at Pinery Park, Southern's 10/11 All-Stars took second place in the district after being defeated by Western by a score of 5 to 4. Congratulations on a great tournament run.

Sunday's Tournament Action

On Sunday, Southern's Senior Baseball All-Stars take on Grandville at 1:00pm at Grandville.

Southern Fans, We Need You at Pinery Park Saturday

On Friday night, Southern's Major League West All-Stars defeated Zeeland in dramatic style. Alec Hollern and Sam Jansen hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to force a final championship game.

Meanwhile, Southern's 10/11 All-Stars defeated Georgetown Friday night to enter the championship round against undefeated Western.

Don't miss this chance to see Southern play for championships back to back Saturday:

• Saturday at 10:00am at Pinery Park: Southern Majors West All-Stars vs Zeeland
• Saturday at 12:30pm at Pinery Park: Southern 10/11 All-Stars vs Western
  

Come out and support your all-stars!

Friday Night Tournament Action

Over at Pinery Park tonight, some of Southern's teams continue to battle toward the district all-star crown:

• The Southern West Majors All-Star Team defeated Western last night 9 to 1 with a great team performance and advance to tonight’s championship game at Pinery Park field #2 at 5:30pm vs Zeeland.
  
• The Southern 10/11 All-Star Team defeated West Ottawa last night to advance to the semifinals tonight at 7:30pm at Pinery Park field #2 vs Georgetown.

One game at Southern tonight:

• The Southern Seniors All-Stars play their first game in tournament action tonight at 5:30pm at Southern against Rockford

Congratulations Senior League All-Stars!

Travis Kraai
Zach Malewitz
Nick Mulhall
Sam Nystrom
Alex Huizenga
Wes Vaughn
Nate Thompson
Brent Primus
James Karsten
Grant Page
David Warners
MJ Oshinski

Thursday Night's Games

No games at Southern tonight, but we do have two exciting games being played at Pinery Park.

• 5:30pm – Southern West Majors vs. Western Majors in the semifinals at Pinery Field #2
• 7:30pm – 10/11 Southern vs. West Ottawa in the round of 4 at Pinery Field #2

Wednesday Night's Games at Southern

• 5:30pm - 9/10 Baseball All-Stars - Northeastern vs Western - East Diamond
• 5:30pm - Seniors Baseball Class B - Southern (Malewitz/Kraai) vs Kellogsville - Henwood Field
  
• 7:30pm - Majors Baseball All-Stars - Southern West vs Northern - East Diamond
• 7:30pm - Seniors Baseball Class A - Southern (Primus) vs Western - Henwood Field

• Also tonight at 5:30pm, Southern's Juniors Baseball West All-Stars play in the Championship round against Western at Pinery Park.

Tuesday's Action at Southern

• 5:30pm - 9/10 Baseball All-Stars - Byron Twp vs Northeastern - West Diamond
• 5:30pm - 10/11 Baseball All-Stars - Byron Twp vs Western - East Diamond
• 5:30pm - Seniors Baseball Class C - Southern (Huizenga) vs Holland - Henwood Field
• 7:30pm - 9/10 Baseball All-Stars - Southern West vs Georgetown - East Diamond
• 7:30pm - Juniors Baseball All-Stars - Southern West vs Rockford - Henwood Field
• 7:30pm - Majors Baseball All-Stars - Grandville vs Northern - West Diamond
  

Monday Night Baseball at Southern

• 5:30pm - 10/11 Baseball All-Stars - Southern East vs Byron Twp - East Diamond
• 5:30pm - Seniors Baseball Class D - Southern (Banasczak/Lewis) vs Zeeland - Henwood Field
  
• 7:30pm - 9/10 Baseball All-Stars - Southern West vs Rockford - West Diamond
• 7:30pm - Majors Baseball All-Stars - Southern West vs Western - East Diamond
• 7:30pm - Seniors Baseball Class A - Southern (Primus) vs Holland - Henwood Field
  

Sunday's Action at Southern

• 1:00pm - 9/10 All-Stars - Southern West vs Northeastern - East Diamond
• 1:00pm - 9/10 All-Stars - Caledonia vs Grandville - West Diamond
  
• 1:00pm - Juniors All-Stars - Pinery vs Northwestern - Henwood Field
• 3:00pm - Juniors All-Stars - Southern West vs Northview - Henwood Field
• 3:00pm - 9/10 All-Stars - Zeeland vs Byron - East Diamond
• 3:00pm - 9/10 All-Stars - Southern East vs Rockford - West Diamond
  

Saturday's Games at Southern

• 9:00am - Senior Class D (Banasczak/Lewis) vs Northern at Henwood Field
• 11:00am - Southern West 9/10 All-Stars vs Grandville - West Diamond
• 11:00am - Southern East 9/10 All-Stars vs Byron Twp - East Diamond
• 11:30am - Senior Class C (Huizenga) vs Holland at Henwood Field
• 2:00pm - Southern West Juniors All-Stars vs Western - Henwood Field

Come out and cheer on your Southern teams!

Tonight's Action at Southern

• 5:30 - Senior Class B (Malewitz/Kraai) vs Northern - Henwood Field
• 5:30 - 10/11 All-Stars - Southern vs. Western - East Diamond (Field Change)
• 7:30 - Senior Class A (Primus) vs Byron Twp - Henwood Field
• 7:30 - Majors All-Stars - Southern West vs Northern - East Diamond

A Great Night for Baseball

Five great games tonight at Southern:

• 5:30 - Majors - Caledonia vs Grandville - East Diamond
• 5:30 - Majors - West Ottawa vs Lowell - West Diamond
• 6:00 - Juniors - Southern West vs Belding - Henwood Field
• 7:30 - 9/10 - Southern East vs Allendale Red - West Diamond
• 7:30 - Majors - Southern West vs Holland Am - East Diamond

Wednesday was an exciting night for Southern's all-Star teams. Southern West Majors moved in to the finals round after defeating Zeeland 5-3 in Zeeland. With a 3-0 record we wish them good luck. Southern's 10/11 All-Stars played their first game last night and won. The 9/10 East and West All-Stars both won last night and are both undefeated in Pool Play which wraps up tomorrow night. Southern West Juniors won and continue tonight in the winners bracket at Southern.

Though they both lost tough games last night and are now eliminated from tournament play, we would like to congratulate all of the players and coaches who participated on the Southern East Majors and the Southern East Juniors. CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT YEAR.

Whether at home or away, go out and support your Southern All-Star teams tonight.

More Baseball Excitement at Southern Tonight

5:30pm

• 10/11 All-Stars - Southern vs Caledonia - East Diamond
  
• Senior Class B (Malewitz/Kraai) vs Kelloggsville - Henwood Field

6:30pm

• Big League - Southern (Vos) vs Pinery at Remington Field (not at Southern)
  

7:30pm

• 9/10 All-Stars - Southern West vs West Ottawa - East Diamond
  
• 9/10 All-Stars - Southern East vs Lowell Red - West Diamond
  

7:45pm

• Big League - Southern (Molegraaf) vs Holland - Henwood Field
  

Tonight's Tournament Action

Three games at 5:30pm:

• East Diamond: Southern Majors East All-Stars vs Northeastern
• West Diamond: Southern Majors West All-Stars vs Kellogsville
• Henwood Field: Seniors (Huizenga) vs West Ottawa

Two more games at 7:30pm:

• East Diamond: Minors (9/10) West All-Stars vs Belding
• Henwood Field: Juniors All-Stars vs Caledonia

Five Tournament Games at Southern Tonight

• At 5:30pm on the Henwood Field, Southern's Juniors Baseball West All-Stars take on Zeeland
• At 5:30pm on the East Diamond, Southern's Minors Baseball West All-Stars take on Allendale
• At 7:30pm on the West Diamond, Southern's Majors Baseball West All-Stars take on Greenville
  
• At 7:30pm on the East Diamond, Southern's Majors Baseball East All-Stars take on Hamilton
• At 7:30pm on the Henwood Field, the Southern Senior Baseball team coached by Jim Primus will take on Grandville in a team tournament match-up
  

Come out to Southern, enjoy the nice weather and cheer on your tournament teams!

Schedule Change for Big League Sun-12-Jul

Wooden Bat Sunday will take place on Sunday, July 12. Please review the updated schedule to see the changes on that day.

Congratulations to Southern's Tournament Teams

Congratulations to Southern's team tournament participants. Here are some of the top finishers in their respective district team tournaments:

• Class A Major Baseball - Horjus/Orthopedic Associates - Champions!
• Class E Junior Baseball - Tolonen - Champions!
  
  
• Class B Major Baseball - Lubben/Secure Alarm - Runner-Up
• Class E Major Baseball - Kuperus/Shoe Carnival - Runner-Up
• Class G Major Baseball - Casey/Fox Motors - Runner-Up
• Class J Major Baseball - Rossi/Yesterdog - Runner-Up
  
  
• Class F Major Softball - 3rd Place
• Class A Major Baseball - Henkey/Metal Tech - 3rd Place
• Class E Major Baseball - Vaughn/Crazy Charlies - 3rd Place
• Class D Junior Baseball - Cothern - 3rd Place

Congratulations on a fantastic team tournament showing for Southern!

Congratulations Southern All-Stars!

The coaches have selected the teams of Minors, 11-Year-Olds, Majors and Juniors Baseball All-Stars to represent Southern in the District 9 All-Star Tournaments. You can follow along as our teams make their way through the tournament brackets on the District 9 website.

(If you see any spelling errors, please email the webmaster.)

2009 Minor League East All-Stars
Mike Malewitz
Jack Liszewski
Kevin Korte
Teddy Russo
Kevin Seville
Ethan Sullivan
Brady Oosse
Dave Sayfie
Noah Groen
Josh Rabideau
Kevin Vulpetti
Jack Tietema
Coaches:
Rocky Vulpetti, Head Coach
Matthew Sullivan, Coach

2009 Minor League West All-Stars
Caleb Corell
Will Berglund
Tommy Alkema
Johnny Southwell
Ben Burrows
Emmet Warners
Mark Primus
Harrison Rohen
Brennan Burke
Johnny Oostindie
Ben Loos
Easton Schultz
Coaches:
Mark Warners, Head Coach
Ethan Rohen, Coach

2009 11-Year-Old All-Stars
Jim VanDyke
Sean Leonard
Brendan Oosse
Will Kortz
Sean Campbell
Tristan Ogdhal
Quentin O’Connor
Alex Jennings
Jack VanGessel
Jonathan Winkle
Sam McCulloch
Lucas Thompson
Coaches:
Dave Kortz, Head Coach
Eric O’Connor, Coach

2009 Major League East All-Stars
Dan Lubben
Kyle Vulpetti
Spencer Near
Rylan Jaglowski
Trey Fields
Jacob O’Donovan
Bryce Henkey
Drew Henkiewicz
Jacob Rabideau
Brendan Boman
Matthew Baas
Jonathan Olsen
Coaches:
Rob Henkey, Head Coach
Tom Olsen, Coach

2009 Major League West All-Stars
Zach Markham
Zach Corell
Ben Brouwer
Casey Horjus
Sam Jansen
A.J. Zawacki
Sam Vaughn
Lucas Kirkwood
Ben Wollet
Matt Reglin
Alec Hollern
Mason Banbury
Coaches:
Mike Horjus, Head Coach
Dan Vaughn, Coach

2009 Juniors East All-Stars
John Boman
Brian Cain
Max Cothern
Chris Dickow
Connor Genther
Taylor Smith
Christian Tepper
Kyle Tietema
Ben Van Scoyk
Chris Winkelmann
Nick Wojcynski
Eliott Zimmerman
Coaches:
Keith VanScoyk, Head Coach
Gregg Cothern, Coach

2009 Juniors West All-Stars
Alex Hicks
Jake Maurer
Josiah Buffinga
Joe Craven
Nathan Markham
Jeff Smith
Mike Priest
Joe Whalen
Nate Hollern
Adam Jennings
Taylor Martin
Bower Snedeker
Austin Batka
Ben Balke
Coaches:
Ted Hollern, Head Coach
Jay Martin, Coach
Lance Buffinga, Coach

Four More Games at Southern Tonight

Come on out to Southern on Wednesday evening and watch the exciting action taking place. On the East Diamond, two of Southern's Majors Baseball teams play for their respective team tournament championships at 5:30pm and 7:30pm. On the Henwood Field at 5:30pm, Southern's Seniors Baseball wraps up with their final game of the regular season. Then at 7:30pm on that same field, one of Southern's Juniors Baseball teams plays against Zeeland in a team tournament semifinal matchup.

Come on out to the park tonight and cheer on your Southern teams!

Come Cheer Southern's Teams Tonight

Monday, June 29, is a busy night at Southern. We're hosting team tournament games in three different divisions. At 5:30pm and 7:30pm on both the East and West Diamonds, four of Southern's Majors Baseball teams take on competition from other District 9 leagues. One of Southern's Majors Softball teams plays on the JC West Diamond at 6:00pm. One of our Juniors Baseball teams plays on Southern's Henwood Field at 7:30pm.

Come on out to the park tonight and cheer on your Southern tournament teams!

Coaches: Equipment Return Night

Coaches, we have scheduled an equipment return night this Wednesday, July 1, from 7:00 - 8:00pm at the equipment shed at Southern. If you are unable to make it on Wednesday, we'll host another equipment return session at a later date.

Rescheduled Rain-out for Minors: Touchet & Kirchgessner

We have rescheduled a rained out game from earlier this season. The added game is shaded orange on the updated schedule:

• The Touchet vs Kirchgessner game that was rained out Monday, June 8, will now be played on Sunday, June 21, at 4:00pm at Southern's West field.
  

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

Juniors Team Tournaments Starting Wednesday

Because the district's team tournaments for Juniors will start this Wednesday, June 24, we are canceling all Juniors games on Tuesday, June 23, and Thursday, June 25. The schedule has been updated to reflect these changes. The canceled games are now marked with a line through them. The district manages the team tournaments, so consult their website for details.

Juniors Schedule for Remainder of Season

After Thursday night's games, the remainder of the Junior League schedule is determined by each team's place in the standings through Tuesday, June 16. The schedule page for the Juniors now reflects this. Please have a look at the schedule to see when your team plays.

Big League Schedule is Online

The schedule for the Big League can be viewed here. You can always find it from the main schedules page on the right side of the website.

Rescheduled Rain-Out for Minors: Kirchgessner & Schneider

We have rescheduled a rained out game from earlier this week. The added game is shaded orange on the updated schedule:

• The Kirchgessner vs Schneider game that was rained out Saturday, May 9, will now be played on Sunday, June 14, at 2:00pm at Southern's West field.
  

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

Rescheduled Rain-Out Game for Majors Vaughn & Weiss

We have rescheduled a rained out game from earlier this week. The added game is shaded orange on the updated schedule:

• The Vaughn vs Weiss game that was rained out Thursday, June 11, will now be played on Sunday, June 14, at 4:00pm at Southern's East field.
  

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

High School All-Star Game at Comerica Park

On Tuesday, June 16, 2009, the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association East-West All Star Classic is coming to Comerica Park. This game showcases the top high school baseball players from across the state of Michigan. The Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association is in its 36th year and this is the 28th game that has been hosted on the Detroit Tigers home field.

Your hometown hero, Chris Blair, of East Grand Rapids High School has been selected to represent your hometown and the West All Stars. To help support Chris we are inviting all Little Leaguers in uniform to the game free of charge. Players just need to show up at the box office wearing their team’s full uniform and will be admitted free of charge. Parents and siblings of Little Leaguers may purchase additional tickets for $5.00. Game time is 7:00 p.m. and gates open at 6:00 p.m.

Congratulations Raffle Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of our Family Day Raffle:

• $500 - Linda Schwartz
• $1000 - Barb Gavinski
• $2000 - Mark Jablonic
• Costa Rica Trip - Joe Mead

Congratulations, too, to Bernie Malewitz's Tigers in the Minor League for selling the most raffle tickets (125). The Tigers will be heading to a White Caps game in July for an on-field experience with the team during the National Anthem.

John Belanger, our raffle coordinator, is eager to hear any feedback, comments or questions you may have about the raffle. Your opinion matters. You can contact John at:

• john.belanger@att.net
• 520-3231

Southern Little League really depends on success of the raffle every year as an important part of our overall fund raising activities. Thanks to everyone who pitched in to make this year's raffle such a success.

Schedule Correction for Softball Juniors

We accidentally omitted a game from the original schedule for Softball Juniors. The following game is now on the schedule and is shaded orange:

• June 15, 6:30pm: Caledonia vs Southern on JC East
  

All games after 7:30pm cancelled

13th Annual Family Day

Family Day is this Saturday, June 6th. Thirty ball games and lots of other activities will be going on all day long, so bring the whole family.

Volunteers:

• We still need lots of volunteers of all kinds at various times on Saturday.
• Please sign up at the concession stand or contact Amy at volunteer@southernll.org.

Enjoy our expanded menu:

• Mom's Marinated Steak-on-a-Stick.
• Pulled Pork Sandwiches
• Hamburgers, Jumbo Hot Dogs and Johnsonville Brats
• Meal Deals
• Famous sauteed onions & jalapenos and and all your favorite condiments
  
• Corn-on-the-Cob

Activities for the kids: free!

• Water Run - a bouncy runway that leads to a shallow pool at the end
• Bounce Land - a place for kids to bounce around
  

Raffle:

• Reminder: Please sell your raffle tickets and turn in the money and stubs before the deadline on Saturday at 6:00pm.
• The big raffle drawing will take place at 7:00pm.
  

All-Star Games:

• Plan on staying for the Minor and Major Baseball All-Star Games at 7:30pm.

Hope for good weather! We'll see everyone out at Southern this Saturday.

A Message for Coaches and Team Parents

Coaches and team parents only (not parents of individual players):
The photo packets have been delivered to the concession stand. To minimize the chaos at the concession stand, we are asking that only the coach or team parent pick up the packets for the entire team, then distribute them to the players and their parents. Please, unless you are the coach or the team parent, do not go to the concession stand to pick up your child's individual photos.

Congratulations Major League All-Stars!

The Major League All-Star Game takes place on Family Day, this Saturday, June 6, at 7:30pm on the East diamond. Here are the line-ups for the National and American teams, as chosen by their teammates:

(Trouble viewing this? Click here to see it on its own page.)
(If you see any spelling errors, please email the webmaster.)

Come on out Saturday and cheer on your all-stars!

Congratulations Minor League All-Stars!

The Minor League All-Star Game takes place on Family Day, this Saturday, June 6, at 7:30pm on the West diamond. Here are the line-ups for the National and American teams, as chosen by their teammates:

(Trouble viewing this? Click here to see it on its own page.)
(If you see any spelling errors, please email the webmaster.)

Come on out Saturday and cheer on your all-stars!

Schedule Change for Minors Tim Sullivan, Oosse, Berglund & Sayfie

We have made two changes to the schedule for the Minor League. The modified games are now shaded orange on the schedule:

• The Tim Sullivan vs Oosse game scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, at 5:00pm has been postponed. We will announce a make-up date at a later time.
• The Berglund vs Sayfie game originally rained out on April 27, then rescheduled for Sunday, June 14, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 3, at 5:00pm on the West diamond.
  

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

Family Day Match-Ups for Minors and Majors

The standings in Majors and Minors through Saturday, May 30, determine the match-ups for Family Day this coming Saturday. The schedules for Majors and Minors have been updated to reflect the game assignments.

Raffle Reminder

Please turn in all raffle tickets and money to John Belanger on or before Family Day, Saturday, June 6. John will be at Southern all day on the 6th near the concession stand. The drawing will take place at the end of the day.

You can read all the details about the raffle here.

Don't forget how great the prizes are this year!

The Grand Prize is a trip to Costa Rica followed by cash rewards of $2,000, $1,000 and $750 to First, Second, and Third Place winners respectively. The Costa Rica trip includes air, accommodations and spending money. I know the weather here in Michigan has been great lately, but remember what it was a month ago! It makes Costa Rica look like a great mid-winter get away.

And don't forget the sales incentives lined up for this year:

• a limited edition water bottle for every player who sells 5 or more tickets
• the top ticket selling team will join our own West Michigan White Caps on the field for the National Anthem later in July.

Please call me if you have any questions or concerns, including requests for additional tickets, ideas on how best to succeed is your sales efforts, and information on how to return ticket stubs and money.

Thank you all for your efforts,
John Belanger
520-3231

Important Message for Umpires

Umpires, please bring your game schedules for the next two weeks this Saturday morning, May 30. There will be no umpire sign-up on Family Day, Saturday, June 6. Questions? Contact Jamie.

Rescheduled Rain-Out for Minors: Berglund & Sayfie

We have rescheduled the game that was rained out way back in April. The added game is shaded orange on the updated schedule:

• The Berglund vs Sayfie game that was rained out Monday, April 27, will now be played on Sunday, June 14, at 2:00pm at Southern's West field.
  

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

Schedule Change for Seniors on June 24

We have made a change to the schedule for the Senior League on June 24. The modified games are now shaded orange on the schedule:

• Primus and Huizenga will switch times and opponents. Primus will now play Banasczak at 5:30pm, and Huizenga will now play Malewitz at 7:30pm.

As a rule, whenever we make a change or correction to a schedule, we always announce it to all our email subscribers. That means some of you might receive schedule change announcements for leagues not of interest to you. But hopefully you can understand the importance of notifying players, families, umpires and volunteers about schedule changes.

Big League Sign-Up

You can still sign up online for Big League (ages 17-18) Baseball thru June 10. Click here to sign up online. For other sign-up details, see our original sign-up post here, bearing in mind that the deadlines for other leagues are long past.

Family Day Volunteers Needed

Family Day is coming up soon - Saturday, June 6th. We are looking for volunteers to work in the food tent and to staff various kids games that day. Jobs include serving food, taking orders, managing the bounce house, etc. None of these jobs is very difficult, but we need lots of volunteers.

The activities run from 10:00am until 8:00pm. We divide this time into two-hour shifts. If you're willing to take a two-hour shift, please email Amy, our Family Day volunteer coordinator and let her know the times you are available:

• familyday@southernll.org

Thanks for your support.