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Home of the Spruce Grove White Sox |
Spruce Grove Minor Ball is an organization based out of Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada.
Our mission is to promote baseball in the Spruce Grove region. Contact
information can be found here.
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Mosquito A2 Try-Outs
Mosquito A2 Team - hosted by Stony Plain this season
Tryouts on Saturday, May 26th at 1pm
Location: High Park 2 in Stony Plain
More Information: Contact Stony Plain Minor Ball
Mosquito try-out changes
Please click on Rep Teams to see the changes to the Mosquito try outs.
Umpire Clinic
St. Albert Minor Baseball Association will be hosting a Umpire/Coaches Rules Clinic on April 25th. The purpose of this clinic is improve the relationship between coaches and umpires on the field by reviewing often misinterpreted rules for baseball. This a great opportunity for all coaches to get information on common rules of baseball.
Interested coaches can contact Ed Ewasiuk at ed.ewasiuk@stantec.com to register. It is free of charge and will be held at the SAMBA clubhouse at Legion Memorial Ballpark.
You can also refer to the SAMBA website here for more information.
Bantam AAA
The following players have been selected for the 2012 Bantam AAA (Performance) team:
Matt Berner
Marshall Becker
Matt Pershke
Lucas Schmaus
Chris Ewanik
David LeBlanc
Kobe Hyland
Jesse Poniewozik
Joe Pascal
Duncan MacDonald
Jacob Melville
Austin Kulak
Elijah Snider
Practice times and other information will be sent out shortly.
If you have any questions please email rep director Rob Boik at repdirector@sprucegroveminorball.com
Registration update
If you missed out on the registration dates, you can still register. Here are the steps:
* Fill out the attached registration form in full
* Make out your registration cheque payment to SGMBA
* A separate cheque for $50.00 is required for uniform deposit
* Mail registration form, registration fee and uniform deposit to:
SGMBA
PO BOX 3391
SPRUCE GROVE, AB
T7X 3A7
Attn: Registrar
Rallycap: Monday/Wednesday dates are left open (6:30pm - 7:45pm) $95.00
Rookie: Play Monday/Wednesday $155.00
Mosquito: Play Tuesday/Thursday $200.00
Peewee: Play Monday/Wednesday $215.00
Bantam: Play mostly Mon/Wed but schedule yet TBD $245.00
Midget: Schedule yet TBD $255.00
Welcome Jordan Blundell
SGMBA would like to welcome Jordan Blundell as Head Coach of the Bantam AAA team for 2012. Jordan has been the Head Coach of the Vancouver Island Baseball Institute collegiate program in Nanaimo, BC for the past 7 years, and also coached the Nanaimo Pirates of the BCJPL. Jordan will arrive in Spruce Grove on May 15th, after the collegiate season is complete.
Tryout Dates
Bantam AAA:
Wednesday March 7/2012 from 7:00 to 9:00pm at the TRI Leisure Centre.
*Note: This is an open tryout for any player interested in playing Bantam AAA in Spruce Grove in 2012.*
Bantam AAA:
Wednesday March 14/2012 from 7:00 to 9:00pm at the TRI Leisure Centre.
*Note: This tryout will be invitation only. Approximately 18-20 players will be invited to this tryout from the previous one on March 7th.*
Midget AAA:
Monday April 9/2012 from 7:00 to 9:00pm at the TRI Leisure Centre.
*Note: This is an open tryout for any player interested in playing Midget AAA in Spruce Grove in 2012.*
Peewee AAA:
Tuesday April 10/2012 from 7:00 to 9:00pm at the TRI Leisure Centre.
Thursday April 12/2012 from 7:00 to 9:00pm at the TRI Leisure Centre.
*Note: This is an open tryout for any player interested in playing Peewee AAA in Spruce Grove in 2012.*
Mosquito AA:
Tuesday April 10/2012 from 6:30 to 8:30pm at Brookwood School.
Wednesday April 11/2012 from 7:00 to 9:00pm at the TRI Leisure Centre.
Tuesday April 17/2012 from 6:30 to 8:30pm at Brookwood School.
Bingo Update
The next Spruce Grove Minor Ball Bingo is on February 24th at 5PM.
World Children's Baseball Fair - Mie, Japan
We are looking for applications from players and chaperones to attend the 2012 World Children's Baseball Fair in Mie, Japan. Please see the attached document for more information and check their website at www.wcbf.org.
See the link at: http://www.baseballalberta.com/default.aspx?p=article&id=46840
Bingo Update
Next bingo date is Sunday, January 29th at 5pm. Email will go out shortly looking for workers, so stay tuned to your email.
Thanks!
Trina Merkel,
Registrar, Spruce Grove Minor Ball
2012 Registration Dates
All baseball registrations for the upcoming season will take place at the TLC (Trans Alta Tri Leisure Center) off of Jennifer Heil Way in Spruce Grove. Please bring your childs alberta health care card number for the registration. Registration dates are as follows:
* Wednesday, February 22nd from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
* Saturday, February 25th from 11:00am - 3:00pm
* Wednesday, March 7th from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
* Saturday, March 10th from 11:00am - 3:00pm
Call for Coaches - 2012 Season
If you are interested in coaching one of the Spruce Grove Minor Ball Rep teams please email Rob Boik at repdirector@sprucegroveminorball.com.
2012 Rep Teams
Midget Performance
Bantam Performance
Peewee Performance
Mosquito Competitive
If interested in coaching at any level in the house league please email Scott Hagel at coachingdirector@sprucegroveminorball.com
2012 House Teams
Rally Cap
Rookie
Mosquito
Peewee
Bantam
Midget
January Bingo Process Update
* The next bingo date will be updated on the website once the previous bingo has been worked.
* A mass email to the baseball families registered with Spruce Grove Minor Ball will go out announcing the bingo date and requesting workers for the bingo date.
* One bingo worker per family per bingo will be allowed.
* If the bingo cannot be filled, then a second email will go out to allow for a second family member to work the bingo.
* You will receive a $65.00 credit for the bingo worked to go towards registration fees, camps held by Spruce Grove minor ball or towards rep fees.
* Your credit will be on file for a maximum of 2 years. After 2 years and if it is not used, it will be deleted.
* During the baseball season, the rep teams will be given the opportunity to work the bingos as a team for a team fundraising credit.
Trina Merkel,
Registrar, Spruce Grove Minor Ball
2012 World Cup of Women's Baseball
The Edmonton International Baseball Foundation (EIBF) and the International Baseball Federation (IBF) have announced that Edmonton will be the host city for the 2012 Women's World Cup. This 8 country, 36 game event will be held from August 10th - 19th, 2012 with the majority of the games being played at Telus Field. This is the second time this event has been awarded to Edmonton, the last time was in 2004.
EIBF requires your support. We are in need of 16 young ladies ranging in age 14 to 17 to be bat girls for this event. We also require Program sellers for all games as well as many other volunteer positions need to be filled. To apply for any other of these volunteer positions please contact me at the listed numbers to help with this great event coming to our City. I will forward your application to the appropriate EIBF member.
Hanno Hartmann
780-719-8430 Cell
780-483-2726 Res.
780-443-1630 Fax
Winter Camp at the TLC
Hello Parents and Players,
Spruce Grove Minor Ball will be running a drop in winter camp at the TLC for the following 4 dates:
* Sunday, January 8th from 10:00am - 12:00pm
* Sunday, January 15th from 10:00am - 12:00pm
* Sunday, January 22nd from 10:00am - 12:00pm
* Sunday, January 29th from 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cost of the camp is $20.00 per player per week and registration for the camps will be each Sunday at the TLC from 9:30am - 10:00. All players MUST be registered before going on the field. Camp will be set up in stations working on fielding, batting and vaious aspects of the game. It is aimed at players aged 7 and up.
Regards,
Trina Merkel,
Registrar, Spruce Grove Minor Ball
New SGMBA Executive
Hello Baseball Parents,
Thank-you to all those parents who attended the AGM back on November 23rd. It was a great turn out and with that turn out we were able to fill our vacant positions on the board. Your 2012 Spruce Grove Baseball Board is:
* President --> Darin McDonald
* Vice President --> Deen Romano
* Secretary --> Jodi Berner
* Treasurer --> Sharon Boot
* Registrar --> Trina Merkel
* Diamond Scheduler --> Randy Ewanik
* Equipment Director --> Chris James
* Rep Director --> Rob Boik
* Ways and Means --> Terri Morgenstern
* Coaching Director --> Scott Hagel
* House Director --> Walter Boot
* Bingo Director --> Natalie Morin
* Concession Director --> Raylene Hyland
* Umpire in Chief --> Dwight Johnson
The winners of the $50.00 restaurant gift cards were Jake Romano and Dwight Johnson.
Thanks again for all those parents who came out to the meeting. Thanks to all the new board members and also thanks for those who have put their name forward to help with committees to help Spruce Grove Minor Ball have an upcoming successful 2012 season!
Regards,
Trina Merkel,
Registrar, Spruce Grove Minor Ball
Annual General Meeting and Election
The Annual General Meeting and Election will be held on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 from 7:00PM - 9:00PM in the Agra Room, 2nd Floor - Stu Barnes Arena. Many empty executive positions need to be filled. Everyone is welcome! Gift card draws will be made for all in attendance.
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