Congratulations Majors Baseball Family Day All-Stars

American League: Manager Jack Conway asst. Scott Webb asst. Steve Seth From Bernecker Team Ean Banbury Jerry Crampton Dominic Vicari From Seth Team Jordan Bergsma Luke Caswell Trevor Seth From Webb Team Patrick Burns Sean Murphy Ben Whiteside From Force Team Jake Noordewier Daniel Masek Ian Masek From Conway Team Isaiah Hicks Kyle Kirk Slater White

National League: Manager Scott Hall asst. Tim Kolk   asst. Nick Stadel From Lee Team Declan Lee Eli Kuiper Ian Walschots-Dana From Passinault Team Nate Milanowski Jake Passinault Brady Plachecki From Kolk Team Trent Elzinga Aidan Gardner Alex Kolk From Stadel Team Luke Aardema Gabe Laughlin Aiden Stadel From Hall Team Trinidad Chambliss Grady Gooch Jake Myers

Please Sign Up for Family Day!

Family Day is this coming Saturday, June 6. We need volunteers to help out at the concession stand that day. Please click here to sign up for a 90-minute slot. It's a lot of fun and a great way to meet other Southern Little League parents and friends!

Umpires: June 6 Sign-up Session Canceled

There will NOT be an umpire sign up session this Saturday, June 6th. Because of rain outs and making up those games to umpires into June we will not have enough open games to warrant a full sign up session. Rather, Mr. Conway will be reaching out to Minor League umpires individually via text for single game bookings. Majors umpires can expect the same but will have more opportunities because of team tournament play coming up after the regular season.

All Games 5pm and Later Canceled

All Saturday games from 5pm onward are canceled. 

Family Day Raffle Ticket Turn-In

Team Parents and Coaches,

It's a good time to start collecting your team's raffle tickets and money! Don't wait in line on Family Day! Turn the tickets (with the money) in at the concession stand any time, or email Renee' Crampton at ne.crampton@hotmail.com to arrange a drop off. MAKE SURE THE PLAYER'S NAME is written on the back of the ticket stub so they will be eligible to win the $500 Best Buy gift card! (It is also very helpful to have the coach's name on the back too, OR team parents can put all the team raffle stubs in one envelope with the coach's name on it. This is for determining which team wins the pizza party!)

Thanks for your help, and thanks for supporting Southern Little League!

Family Day Game Schedules

The game schedules for Baseball Minors, Majors, and Juniors have been updated to indicate which teams are playing when on Family Day, Saturday, June 6. Look for the Schedules link on the right sidebar of the website.

Family Day Volunteers Needed - Sign Up Here

We need a whole lot of volunteers on Family Day, Saturday, June 6. Please click here to sign up for a 90-minute slot. It's a whole lot of fun!

all games cancelled

for friday, May 29.

Saturday Grill Volunteers Needed

We need grill volunteers this Saturday, May 30. Please click here to sign up.

Make-up Games in Minors Baseball: Gelderloos, Zimdar, Sova, Ledesma

We have rescheduled three rained out games in the minors baseball to be played on Sunday May 31:

• Teams Gelderloos & Zimdar: You will make up your previously rained out game at 3:00pm.
• Teams Sova & Ledesma: You will make up your previously rained out game at 5:00pm.

Schedule Change in Majors Baseball: Conway, Force, Webb, Stadel

We have made a change to the majors baseball schedule:

• Teams Conway & Force: Instead of playing Friday, June 5, at 7:30pm, you will now play on Tuesday, June 2, at 5:30pm.
• Teams Webb & Stadel: Instead of playing Tuesday, June 2, at 5:30pm, you will now play on Friday, June 5, at 7:30pm.

Softball Juniors Partial Schedule Available

We have published the first several games for the softball juniors schedule. Click the Schedules link on the right sidebar of the website.

Southern's 19th Annual Family Day is Saturday, June 6

Saturday, June 6, is Family Day. Dozens of ball games and lots of other activities will be going on all day long, so bring the whole family - Grandma, Grandpa, aunts, and uncles.

Join us for lunch or dinner, and enjoy our expanded menu:

• Marinated sirloin steak-on-a-stick
• Chicken sandwich
• Homemade tacos
• Hamburgers, jumbo hot dogs and fresh brats from Ken's Market
• Famous sauteed onions and all your favorite condiments
  
• Corn-on-the-cob

Activities for the kids: free!

• Double water slide
• Bounce land
  

Raffle:

• Reminder: Please sell your raffle tickets and turn in the money and stubs before the deadline at 2:00pm on Saturday. Look for the raffle table near the concession stand.
• The big raffle drawing will take place at 7:00pm.
  

All-Star Games:

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

Weather Updates:

• Sign up to get notified by text message of any cancellations or schedule changes due to the weather. It is SO simple to sign up. Click here.

Make-up Games in Majors Baseball: Passinault, Kolk, Hall, Conway, Lee, Webb

We have rescheduled three rained out games in the majors baseball to be played on Sunday May 31:

• Teams Passinault & Kolk: You will make up your previously rained out game at 1:00pm.
• Teams Hall & Conway: You will make up your previously rained out game at 3:00pm.
• Teams Lee & Webb: You will make up your previously rained out game at 5:00pm.

Schedule Change in Minors Baseball: Dwortz, Leistra, Turner, Green

We have made a change to the minors baseball schedule on Saturday, June 13:

• Teams Dwortz & Leistra: Instead of playing at 1:45pm you will now play at 5:15pm.
• Teams Turner & Green: Instead of playing at 5:15pm you will now play at 1:45pm.

All Games Canceled for Tuesday, May 26

Because of the rain, all games at Southern are canceled for Tuesday, May 26.

Seniors Baseball Rosters and Schedule

The team rosters and schedules are available on the website for Seniors Baseball. Look for the Rosters and Schedules links on the right sidebar of the website.

Team Parents: Pictures are Ready

Team parents, please pick up pictures for your team from the concession stand. 

Time to Sign Up for Big League baseball

Hello Everyone,

We hope you are all having a great high school season. It is time to sign up for Big League Baseball. Southern and District 9 boast the best Big League program in the state every year and one of the best in the country. The cost is only $150 and you will play approximately 20 games including a wooden bat tournament. The season starts after your high school playoffs. We should have two teams, and Mike Horjus and Max Wozniak will be coaching as well as some other high school assistant coaches. Please pass this info on to your high school teammates so they can sign up as well. Please sign up soon so we can finalize planning. Go to southernLL.org and look for the signup link on the right sidebar. You can contact Bob Hams at 616-633-5495 with any questions. Good luck in the playoffs, and we will see you soon.

Sincerely,
Bob Hams

Schedule Change in Minors Softball

We have made a change to the minors softball schedule on Friday, May 29:

• Team Bolduc: Instead of playing on Monday, May 18, at 6:00pm at Kelloggsville vs. Kelloggsville, you will now play on Wednesday, May 20, at 6:00pm at Kelloggsville.

Technical Difficulties

Some folks have reported trouble reaching Southern's website recently. We have confirmed some trouble via AT&T DSL, but other ISPs are working just fine. In the meantime, you should always be able to reach our website here:

southernll.blogspot.com

Seniors Baseball Signup Deadline is May 18

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

PLEASE DON'T PUT THIS OFF. WE NEED YOU TO SIGN UP RIGHT AWAY SO WE CAN ARRANGE TEAMS AND COACHES.

Click here to sign up.

Schedule Change in Juniors Baseball: Batka, Billo, Turner, Mundell

We have made a change to the juniors baseball schedule:

• Teams Batka & Billo: Instead of playing at 7:30pm on Wednesday, May 20, you will now play at 5:30pm on Thursday, May 21.
• Teams Turner & Mundell: Instead of playing at 5:30pm on Thursday, May 21, you will now play at 7:30pm on Wednesday, May 20.

All Games at Southern are Canceled

Because of the rain, all games at Southern on Monday, May 11, have been canceled.

Next Umpire Signup

The second of three umpire sign-ups will be at the usual location this Saturday, May 16th, at 7:00am. Please have your baseball schedule handy to avoid any conflicts.

8:30a and 9:00am Games Canceled

The 8:30am and 9:00am games on the East, West, JC West, and Henwood fields have been canceled due to the rain. Picture Day is still ON as scheduled. Please come for team pictures at your scheduled time.

Picture Day is Saturday, May 9

Sat-9-May is picture day.

• Each team has been given a specific time slot for pictures, and by now your coach or team parent should have contacted you about what time you need to be there. If not, please contact your team parent for details.
• There's also an opportunity for players to have individual pictures taken.
• Even if you're not planning on purchasing a team or individual photo, as a courtesy to others on the team, please make sure your child is present for the team picture anyhow.
• Pictures are taken over near the Mackay Jaycee soccer fields, under the pavilion in the woods, near the playground.
• They run a tight ship, so be on time for your team's scheduled slot.
• RAIN OR SHINE! Regardless of any possible weather-related game cancellations, picture day will go on as scheduled unless otherwise announced.

Schedule Change in Majors Baseball: Hall, Conway, Kolk, Seth

We have made a change to the majors baseball schedule on Friday, May 29:

• Teams Hall & Conway: Instead of playing at 7:30pm, you will now play at 5:30pm.
• Teams Kolk & Seth: Instead of playing at 5:30pm, you will now play at 7:30pm.

Schedule Change in 78ers Baseball: Deboer, Buck, Shelton, Sanders, Rohen, Doezema

We have made the following changes to the 78ers baseball schedule on Saturday, May 9:

• Teams DeBoer & Buck: On Saturday, May 9, instead of playing at 4:00pm, you will now play this game at 9:00am.
• Teams Shelton & Sanders: On Saturday, May 9, instead of playing at 5:30pm, you will now play this game at 12:00 noon.
• Teams Rohen & Doezema: On Saturday, May 9, instead of playing at 7:00pm on the East field, you will now play this game at 10:30am on the JC West field.

Baseball at Southern is ON

The 78ers softball game at Pinery is canceled, but all games at Southern tonight are still on as scheduled. If anything changes, we will announce it ASAP. 

Grill Volunteers Needed

This is a reminder to coaches and team parents as well as to any other parents of players. We really need each team to sign up at least one person on each Saturday you have a game. We have not had a very thorough response as yet, so we're hoping with warmer weather ahead, folks will start signing up.

Click here to sign up

You can read more details here.

Schedule Change in Softball Majors: Huey

We have made a change to the majors softball schedule:

• Team Huey: Instead of playing at 6:00pm on Tuesday, May 5, you will now play at 6:00pm on Wednesday, May 6, at the Kelloggsville/44th field.

Coaches: More Practice Slots Available

COACHES ONLY:

We have added practice slots for Lakeside Elementary thru May 16. See the Coaches link on the right sidebar to sign up. Practice slots for the fields at Souther are done for the season. As for the batting cages at Southern, we no longer require signups. Instead, we assume that coaches will want to use the batting cages in the time before their scheduled games. Just work it out with other coaches.

Schedules Available for Baseball Juniors

The schedules for 2015 Baseball Juniors are now available on the website. Look for the Schedules link on the right sidebar. Schedules for other divisions will be announced as soon as they become available.

Coaches: More Practice Slots Available

COACHES ONLY:

We have added practice slots for Lakeside Elementary, the batting cages at Southern, and the Henwood Field (juniors only) at Southern. More slots will be added and announced for coming weeks. Please honor the limits! See the Coaches link on the right sidebar to sign up.

All Softball Games Canceled

All softball games scheduled for Thursday, April 23, have been canceled. 

Schedule Change in 78ers Baseball: VanGessel & Starck

We have made a change to the 78ers baseball schedule:

• Teams VanGessel & Starck: Instead of playing at 7:00pm on Saturday, May 9, you will now play this game at 1:00pm on Sunday, May 31.

Schedule Change in Softball: Sarnicola & Koetje

We have made a change to the 78ers and majors softball schedules:

• Team Koetje (Majors): Instead of playing at 6:00pm on Tuesday, May 5, you will now play at 6:00pm on Monday, May 4.
• Teams Sarnicola (78ers): Instead of playing at 6:00pm on Monday, May 4, you will now play at 6:00pm on Tuesday, May 5.

Schedule Change in Minors Baseball: Lee, Bernecker, Sova, Dwortz

We have made a change to the minors baseball schedule:

• Teams Lee & Bernecker: Instead of playing at 7:30pm on Monday, May 18, you will now play at 5:30pm on Wednesday, May 20.
• Teams Sova & Dwortz: Instead of playing at 5:30pm on Wednesday, May 20, you will now play at 7:30pm on Monday, May 18.

All Softball Games Canceled Again Tonight

All softball games scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, have been canceled. 

All Softball Games Canceled

Due to the nasty weather, all softball games for Tuesday, April 21, have been canceled. 

Schedule Change in Minors Baseball: Dwortz, Moore, Leistra, Green

We have made a change to the minors baseball schedule:

• Teams Dworts & Moore: Instead of playing at 5:30pm on Friday, May 15, you will now play at 7:30pm on Wednesday, May 13.
• Teams Leistra & Green: Instead of playing at 7:30pm on Wednesday, May 13, you will now play at 5:30pm on Friday, May 15.

Schedule Change in Minors Baseball: Turner, Zimdar, Billo, Moore

We have made a change to the minors baseball schedule on Saturday, May 2:

• Teams Zimdar & Turner: Instead of playing at 7:00pm, you will now play at 9:00am.
• Teams Billo & Moore: Instead of playing at 9:00am, you will now play at 7:00pm.

Schedule Change in Majors Baseball: Lee, Stadel, Kolk, Hall

We have made a change to the majors baseball schedule:

• Teams Lee & Stadel: Instead of playing Tue-5-May at 7:30pm, you will now play Mon-4-May at 7:30pm.
• Teams Hall & Kolk: Instead of playing Mon-4-May at 7:30pm, you will now play Tue-5-May at 7:30pm.

Coaches: More Practice Slots Available

COACHES ONLY:

We have added practice slots for the east and west fields at Lakeside Elementary for Tuesday through Saturday of this week. More slots will be added and announced for coming weeks. Please don't be a hog! See the Coaches link on the right sidebar to sign up.

Coaches Meeting Location Change

The meeting for coaches and team parents scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, at 7:30pm has been moved from EGR Middle School to EGR High School cafeteria. Enter through the main entrance and go down the hall to your right to the cafeteria.

Please note: This meeting is for coaches and team parents only. By "team parent" we mean the one parent  on each team who has been designated to assist the coach with various activities. It is NOT for parents of all players.

The Grille at Southern Little League

As you probably know, Southern Little League is largely run by volunteers, so that we can keep as much of the money on the field as possible. One area that we need volunteers this year is at the "Grille At Southern". We ask that each team sign up for a 1 hour block of time at the Grille at Southern. We would like two volunteers per team each Saturday. Team parents and coaches, please ask your team to sign up for an hour block on at least one Saturday. If anyone has any questions or concerns, please contact Nick Stadel (stadel3@yahoo.com or 350-7629).

This is only for Saturdays. 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 (updated for 2017)

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

Tonight's Softball Game is Canceled

Because of the weather, tonight's softball game on the JC West field is canceled.

Schedule Change in Majors Baseball: Lee, Webb, Hall, Conway, Kolk, Seth

We have made a change to the majors baseball schedule:

• Teams Lee & Webb: Instead of playing Tue-26-May at 7:30pm, you will now play Tue-26-May at 5:30pm.
• Teams Hall & Conway: Instead of playing Wed-27-May at 5:30pm, you will now play Tue-26-May at 7:30pm.
• Teams Kolk & Seth: Instead of playing Tue-26-May at 5:30pm, you will now play Wed-27-May at 5:30pm.

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 25, 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 16 and June 6 and take place at the same time and location.

No Clean-up Day

Thanks for all your inquiries, but there will be no official clean-up day this year. 

Schedule Change in Minors Baseball: Moore, Sova, Ledesma, Leistra

We have made a change to the minors baseball schedule on Saturday, April 25:

• Teams Moore & Sova: Instead of playing at 3:00pm on the west field, you will now play at 5:00pm on the east field.
• Teams Leistra & Ledesma: Instead of playing at 5:00pm on the east field, you will now play at 3:00pm on the west field.

Schedules Available for Softball 78ers, Minors, and Majors

The schedules for 2015 Softball 78ers, Minors, and Majors are now available on the website. Look for the Schedules link on the right sidebar. Schedules for other divisions are coming soon and will be announced as soon as they become available.

Schedules Available for Baseball 78ers, Minors, and Majors

The schedules for 2015 Baseball 78ers, Minors, and Majors are now available on the website. Look for the Schedules link on the right sidebar. Schedules for other divisions are coming soon and will be announced as soon as they become available.

New Umpire Training Session Dates and Times

All new 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 18, at 8:30 am. The second session is scheduled for this Sunday, April 19, at 4:30 pm. Each of these sessions will go on rain or shine, last 90 minutes or less, and be conducted by Southern's umpire director, Jack Conway. Plan on meeting Jack at the equipment shed/maintenance building which is located in the rear of Southern's complex and behind the minors and majors fields.

Call Jack Conway at 889-9115 for any additional questions or information regarding these sessions.

Coaches ONLY: Practice Field Signup is Live

Coaches ONLY: You can now sign up to reserve practice fields at Southern. Please take the time to read the instructions thoroughly, and please honor the limits. Look for the link from the Coaches link on the right sidebar.

Softball Juniors Rosters Now Available

Softball players in the Juniors division 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 calling 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.

Baseball and Softball Seniors will be a few weeks yet.

All other rosters have already been posted.

2015 Rosters Now Available

Baseball players from 78ers (coach pitch), Minors, Majors, and Juniors as well as softball players from 78ers (coach pitch), Minors, and Majors 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 calling 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 Juniors rosters is coming soon.

Baseball and Softball Seniors will be a few weeks yet.

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.

A Message from the League President

Hello Southern Little League,

As I compose this letter the thermometer says 8 degrees. Really! Hard to believe we will have evaluations the end of March. Sign ups are now open on our website. Be on the look out for emails as we get closer to opening day.

The main purpose of this letter is to inform you of a change that Little League International has implemented effective this year.

LITTLE LEAGUE PLAYER AGE REQUIREMENTS
CHANGE:

1. Players age on your 2015 birthday only for those born on or after January 1, 2006.
2. Due to new little league age requirements we will no longer allow 6 yr olds to participate in coach pitch baseball or softball, no exceptions!
3. Softball age determination will remain the same as previous years.

SOLUTION:

1. As a result of this recent adjustment to the implementation strategy, effective immediately, any player born on or after January 1, 2006 who will tuen the ages of 4-9 during the 2015 calendar year will be eligible to participate in a local Little League program and will use the new age determination date of December 31 for the remainder of their Little League career. Players Will still be assigned to a division based on local league divisional structure.
2. Consequently, players born prior to January 1, 2006 will continue to utilize the current age determination date of April 30 for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons.
3. In 2018 all players born prior to January 1, 2006, will begin utilizing December 31 as their age determination date.
4. The majority of concerns will surround the fact that a 2015 league age nine (9) year old will be 10 in 2016, 11 in 2017, but in 2018 will effectively be league age 13 and will advance out of the Major league division. All players represented within the baseball age chart will all use the December 31 date beginning in the 2018 season.

Thank you for patience and understanding.

If you have any questions or need confirmation for your players age please refer to the baseball and softball age charts on the Southern Website. Thank you again and we will see you at the fields!

Joe Mead
President, Southern Little League

Sign Up for the 2015 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.

• Age Eligibility: ***** IMPORTANT ***** The age determination rules for baseball have changed for 2015. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you read and understand this change before you sign up! Your child's age is determined as follows:
• If your child was born on or after January 1, 2006:
• Your child's official league age is his age on his 2015 birthday.
• If you child was born on or before December 31, 2005:
• Your child's official league age is his age on April 30, 2015.
• The age determination rules for girls' softball have NOT changed.
• Confused? Click here for a simple chart you can use to determine your child's official league age for baseball or softball.
• Due to Little League International's new age rules, we can no longer allow 6-year-olds to play coach-pitch baseball or softball. No exceptions.
• Cost: $150 ($100 for softball) per player before the deadline. $175 after the deadline based on availability. (No late fee for softball. 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. You cannot sign up by mail.
• Geographical boundary eligibility: See our official league boundaries here. Your child must reside or attend school 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 28, 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. You'll have a chance to fill out volunteer information when you sign-up. Learn more here.
  
• Important dates:
• In-person sign-up sessions: March 2, 9, and 14
  
• Sign-up deadline: Tuesday, March 17
• Player evaluation/tryout day: Saturday, March 28
• Clean-up day: Saturday, April 18
• Practices begin: Monday, April 13 or later (depends on coach)
• Games begin: Friday, April 24
• Family day: Saturday, June 6 (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. 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. You can also follow all our announcements by liking us on Facebook here.
  
• Questions? Call Mark Norton at 954-0504. Make your message only your name and clearly state your phone number twice.
  

2015 Leadoff Party!

Annual Fundraiser for Southern Little League



An Evening of Food and Fun!

Saturday, February 7, 2015
Applause Event Center | 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM
2728 Birchcrest Dr SE (behind Pietro’s)

Auctions Supporting Southern Little League and Scholarship Fund
Cash Bar and Hors d’oeuvres

RSVP and buy your tickets in advance.
$60 per couple / $35 per person with online reservation by January 31.
$70 per couple / $35 per person at the door

Age 21 and over please

Please buy your tickets in advance here. You can pay by credit card or PayPal.
No PayPal account is required.

1 Couple $60.00 USD 1 Person $35.00 USD 2 Couples $120.00 USD

Or send checks payable to:
Southern Little League
1530 Groton Road SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Please extend this invitation to all alumni, parents and grandparents of past, present and future Southern Little League players.

We hope to see you there!

Announcing the 2015 Raffle

2015 Baseball Majors Schedule

• League Director: Jamie Billo
  email: jamiebillo "at" hotmail.com (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 617-0616
  
• Please remember to sign up for email updates. That way you won't miss any schedule changes or weather updates.
• 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 14 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-6-Jun. A coin flip will determine home field that day. Family Day games will not count in the standings.
• Due to lack of field space, no rained out games will be made up unless one team has an unusual number of rainouts.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2015 Baseball Minors Schedule

• League Director: Ethan Rohen
  email: ethanrohen "at" att.net (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 318-4647
  
• Please remember to sign up for email updates. That way you won't miss any schedule changes or weather updates.
• 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 14 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-6-Jun. A coin flip will determine home field that day. Family Day games will not count in the standings.
• Due to lack of field space, no rained out games will be made up unless one team has an unusual number of rainouts.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2015 Baseball 78ers Schedule

• League Director: Mark White
  email: mcwhite "at" bcpwq.com (replace "at" with @)
  
• Please remember to sign up for email updates. That way you won't miss any schedule changes or weather updates.
• Home team will occupy the 3rd base dugout.
• We do not record final scores or keep standings in this league.
• Changes made after April 15 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-6-Jun.
• Due to lack of field space, no rained out games will be made up unless one team has an unusual number of rainouts.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2015 Baseball Seniors 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.
• Click here to view the standings on their own page.
• Click here to download these standings as a PDF you can print.

2015 Baseball Juniors 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.
• Click here to view the standings on their own page.
• Click here to download these standings as a PDF you can print.

2015 Baseball Seniors Schedule

• League Director: Jim Henwood
  email: henwoodjaandij "at" comcast.net (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 901-9896
  
• Please remember to sign up for email updates. That way you won't miss any schedule changes or weather updates.
• 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 May 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-6-Jun.
• Team tournament begins June 20.
• Due to lack of field space, we will only try to make up rained out games is first place in0involved.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2015 Softball Juniors Schedule

• League Director: Wendi Moore
  email: weemoore "at" comcast.net (replace "at" with @)
  
• Please remember to sign up for email updates. That way you won't miss any schedule changes or weather updates.
• We generally do NOT make weather announcements about away games. Please contact your coach for cancellation updates on away fields.
• Changes made after April 15 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-6-Jun.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2015 Baseball Juniors Schedule

• League Director: Rob Henkey
  email: rob "at" metaltechbuildings.com (replace "at" with @)
  phone: 293-1607
  
• Please remember to sign up for email updates. That way you won't miss any schedule changes or weather updates.
• 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 14 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-6-Jun. A coin flip will determine home field that day. Family Day games will not count in the standings.
• Team tournament begins Sat-20-Jun.
• Due to lack of field space, no rained out games will be made up unless one team has an unusual number of rainouts.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2015 Softball Majors Schedule

• League Director: Wendi Moore
  email: weemoore "at" comcast.net (replace "at" with @)
  
• Please remember to sign up for email updates. That way you won't miss any schedule changes or weather updates.
• We generally do NOT make weather announcements about away games. Please contact your coach for cancellation updates on away fields.
• Changes made after April 15 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-6-Jun.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2015 Softball Minors Schedule

• League Director: Wendi Moore
  email: weemoore "at" comcast.net (replace "at" with @)
  
• Please remember to sign up for email updates. That way you won't miss any schedule changes or weather updates.
• We generally do NOT make weather announcements about away games. Please contact your coach for cancellation updates on away fields.
• Changes made after April 15 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-6-Jun.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2015 Softball 78ers Schedule

• League Director: Wendi Moore
  email: weemoore "at" comcast.net (replace "at" with @)
  
• Please remember to sign up for email updates. That way you won't miss any schedule changes or weather updates.
• We generally do NOT make weather announcements about away games. Please contact your coach for cancellation updates on away fields.
• Changes made after April 15 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-6-Jun.
• Click here to view this schedule on its own page.
• Click here to download this schedule as a PDF you can print.

2015 Baseball Minors 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.
• Click here to view the standings on their own page.
• Click here to download these standings as a PDF you can print.

2015 Baseball Majors 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.
• Click here to view the standings on their own page.
• Click here to download these standings as a PDF you can print.

2015 Softball Juniors Roster

These are the team rosters for the Softball Juniors League. If you see any misspellings or other discrepancies, please email the webmaster. You can also download this document as a PDF or CSV (to open with Excel).

2015 Softball Majors Roster

These are the team rosters for the Softball Majors League. If you see any misspellings or other discrepancies, please email the webmaster. You can also download this document as a PDF or CSV (to open with Excel).

2015 Softball Minors Roster

These are the team rosters for the Softball Minors League. If you see any misspellings or other discrepancies, please email the webmaster. You can also download this document as a PDF or CSV (to open with Excel).

2015 Softball 78ers Roster

These are the team rosters for the Softball 78ers League. If you see any misspellings or other discrepancies, please email the webmaster. You can also download this document as a PDF or CSV (to open with Excel).

2015 Baseball Juniors Roster

These are the team rosters for the Baseball Juniors League. If you see any misspellings or other discrepancies, please email the webmaster. You can also download this document as a PDF or CSV (to open with Excel).

2015 Baseball Majors Roster

These are the team rosters for the Baseball Majors League. If you see any misspellings or other discrepancies, please email the webmaster. You can also download this document as a PDF or CSV (to open with Excel).

2015 Baseball Minors Roster

These are the team rosters for the Baseball Minors League. If you see any misspellings or other discrepancies, please email the webmaster. You can also download this document as a PDF or CSV (to open with Excel).

2015 Baseball Seniors Roster

These are the team rosters for the Baseball Seniors League. If you see any misspellings or other discrepancies, please email the webmaster. You can also download this document as a PDF or CSV (to open with Excel).

2015 Baseball Big League Roster

These are the team rosters for the Baseball Big League. If you see any misspellings or other discrepancies, please email the webmaster. You can also download this document as a PDF or CSV (to open with Excel).

2015 Baseball 78ers Roster

These are the team rosters for the Baseball 78ers League. If you see any misspellings or other discrepancies, please email the webmaster. You can also download this document as a PDF or CSV (to open with Excel).