Cary-Grove Youth Baseball & Softball

CGYBS Parents,

With the season right around the corner, we are excited to announce this year's Dick Sporting Goods Day.  It will be on Sunday, March 31st at the Algonquin store from 11:00am-4:00pm. 

Please print out the flyer below and bring to the store for 20% off your entire purchase!

Regards,

CGYBS Staff

Join CGYBS in their 1st Annual Home Run Derby being held on Thursday 4/11 & Saturday 4/13.  See Registration Link Below.  

• 64 Max Participants

• $20 Entry fee

• Payment is due the day of the event. Check or Cash. Payment must be received before you take your 1st swing

• Winner receives Championship Trophy & Bragging Rights

• Must be 18 yrs or older

• Thursday 4/11/19 4:30pm Check In. 5:00pm Start Time

• Rounds of 64 & 32 on Fields M2 & M4 @ Maplewood School. (Rain date Fri 4/12)

• Saturday 4/13 Round of 16-Finals Immediately following opening day activities Field M4 @ Maplewood.

• All Proceeds to Benefit Cary-Grove Youth Baseball & Softball

For 2019, 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)

Registration is Open !

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.

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.