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