Cary-Grove Youth Baseball & Softball

Registration is Open !

The Pinto Baseball League is holding evaluations on March 2nd for new players who are entering the league. This will be for first time Pinto players only!! The time span will be from 5:30 to 7pm @ The Power Alley located at 6105 Factory Road, Unit B, Crystal Lake, IL. They will be evaluated on throwing, fielding/catching and batting. They will need to bring their helmet, bats and gloves to the evaluation. Please be sure that your player is registered prior to the evaluation and noted as a first year Pinto player on the registration form.

These player evaluations help CGYBS balance teams throughout the league for better parity, so please make sure to have your athlete attend.

For the CGYBS in-house league we will allow the following bats for game play.

Bats under the USSSA 1.15 BPF Standard or “USSSA Stamp”

Pinto – No weight restriction.  Barrel must be 2 ¼ inch diameter.  No big barrel bats.

Mustang - No weight restriction.  Barrel must be 2 ¼ inch diameter.  No big barrel bats.  Max 33 inches.

Bronco - No weight restriction.  Barrel must be 2 5/8 inch diameter or less.  Max 33 inches.

Pony - Barrel must be 2 5/8 inch diameter or less. Max 36 inches.  Drop limit -5 or less, ratio length to weight.

Bats under the new USA Bats Standard or “USA Baseball Stamp”

Pinto – No weight restriction.  No Barrel restriction with USA Baseball Stamp.

Mustang - No weight restriction.  No Barrel restriction with USA Baseball Stamp.  Max 33 inches.

Bronco - No weight restriction.  No Barrel restriction with USA Baseball Stamp.  Max 33 inches.

Pony - No weight restriction.  No Barrel restriction with USA Baseball Stamp.  Max 36 inches.

All BBCOR or Wood bats are acceptable.

We received 120 survey responses from our 2018 CGYBS participants, and thank everyone who took time to provide feedback.  Please see the message below from our CGYBS board of directors.

We are still looking for players at 11u/12u.  Please contact n60@cgybs.org if you have interest in joining tryouts.

This season, CGYBS will again be using RainedOut.net to generate SMS notifications for time-sensitive messages (typically weather cancellations).

Each year, we purge the league SMS databases, so you will need to signup again this season.

To signup, do the following:

• Click this link to navigate to RainedOut.net Signup Page
• Type in your 10 digit mobile number (a conf code will be sent to your mobile)
• Enter the conf code
• Subscribe to the appropriate leagues (eg Mustang, Bronco, Minor, Major)

Dear Cary Grove Youth Baseball & Softball families,

As many of you are already aware, District 26 has entered a purchase agreement to sell Maplewood School. We knew this day would come, but that does not make the news any easier to handle. Baseball and softball games have been played on the fields at Maplewood School since 1953. Many of us are, no doubt, reminiscing about opening days, parades, games won and lost, being present on so many weekends with members of our community, and watching our children grow up.

Many of you most likely have questions about the future. What will happen next year? Where will our children play? The Cary Grove Youth Baseball and Softball Board of Directors has been planning for this eventuality since Maplewood School closed its doors. The Board has carefully planned for future seasons and evaluated the need for playing fields in our community. We remain dedicated to ensuring Cary Grove Youth Baseball and Softball remains a vibrant and integral part of our community.

Together, we will move forward.

We will continue to share information about future plans with you, our families and players.

Thank you for your continued support.

-The Cary Grove Youth Baseball and Softball Board of Directors

CGYBS Bronco Cubs receiving a twitter shout-out from Joe Maddon !

CGYBS families - A few reminders on various policies that apply to our facilities.

No Pets allowed on School District Property (Maplewood and Cary Jr High).  Please observe this rule so that we may continue to have access to our fields.

No Smoking allowed at CGYBS games.

Parking.  Please limit car parking to designated spots in our lots or on the streets.

Thank you !

Please see the document below for instructions on using our calendar.