As we settle into 2023, we wanted to share some important information relating to the Spring 2023 ABL Season. Please note that this relates to baseball only.
Key Information:
Registration Information: Registration is NOW OPEN on our website, www.armonkbaseball.org (click on the “Registration Info” tab) and will run through February 28th, with a $50 early bird discount automatically applied to registrations completed by February 15th. Beginning Monday, January 23rd, parents may order their uniforms directly by visiting our website (click on the “Uniform Ordering & Fan Shop” tab). Please order by March 1st to ensure your uniform arrives on time for the season.
Season Schedule: The 2023 Spring Recreational Baseball season will begin on Saturday, April 15th and end on Saturday, June 3rd (off on Memorial Day Weekend), though we may extend for some period of time to compensate for weather-related cancellations.
Practice + Game Schedule by Division: Please refer to the chart on the following page for detailed information by division.
Spring Travel Baseball: We expect to have 8U, 9U, 10U and 11U travel baseball teams for the Spring 2023 Season and to participate in the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League (www.ghvbl.com). A few important notes on travel baseball:
- Your Spring travel age is your age on April 30th, 2023 (e.g., if your birthday is May 1, 2014, you would be eligible for 8U, whereas if your birthday is April 30th, 2014, you would be eligible for 9U.There are no exceptions to this rule.
- Travel rosters are selected by professional coaches from GameOn 13 and teams are parent-coached during the season.
- If your child did not participate in Fall 2022 travel (i.e. either did not try out or was not selected to participate), but wishes to be considered for a Spring 2023 travel team, please contact your team’s coach at the email below:
- Children participating on travel teams will have team practices and games separate from the recreational program.Your child’s travel coach will communicate separately ABL’s expectations regarding participation in the recreational program.
- The GHVBL Spring season is expected to run from Saturday, April 15th through Sunday May 14th, with playoffs beginning May 20th (skipping Memorial Day Weekend) and ending on June 4th.
Volunteers Needed: As a reminder, ABL is a 100% volunteer-run organization. We thank you for your support and we are always looking for additional volunteers (as managers, coaches or members of the ABL Board (social media coordinator, anyone?)). If you are interested in helping and potentially joining our team, please email [email protected]!
2023 Spring Recreational Baseball Schedule
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Division (Age Group)
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Schedule (Time/Location)**
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Format
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Notes
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Developmental (Pre-K)
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Saturday: 10:45 – 11:45am @IBM (field to be confirmed)
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Weekly practices and modified t-ball games run by professional coaches from JustinTime Baseball
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Instructional (Kindergarten)
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Saturday: 9 – 10:30am @IBM (field to be confirmed)
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Weekly practices and modified t-ball games run by professional coaches from JustinTIme Baseball. Week 1 will be a full practice session, and subsequent weeks will be 45minute practices leading into a 2-3 inning game. Depending on skill level, coach pitch may be introduced as the season progresses to prepare the children for the Minors.
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Minors (1st and 2nd grades)*
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Practices on Mondays OR Tuesdays 4 – 5:30pm @ TBD (children must select a practice day in connection with registration)
Games on Saturday 12:15 – 2pm @ TBD
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Weekday practices run by professional coaches from GameOn 13. Saturday games are coach-pitch and parent-run.
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Intermediates (3rd and 4th grades)*
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Practices on Thursday 5 – 630pm @ TBD
Games on Saturday 10am – 12pm
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Weekday practices run by professional coaches from GameOn 13. Saturday games are player-pitch and parent-run.
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Beginning at some point in May, Thursday practices may be replaced with a game at a similar time.
ABL will host an indoor “player evaluation” before the Spring season (in March) to help with roster construction. Details to follow.
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Majors (5th, 6th and 7th grades)*
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Games on (1) Tuesdays or Wednesdays and (2) Fridays, after 5pm
Occasional Saturday practices or games @ TBD times.
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Games are player-pitch and parent-run.
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Will include games with Chappaqua/New Castle and Pleasantville in addition to intra-town games.
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* Whether children are separated by grades or combined will be determined by enrollment and will be communicated to families as soon as possible and before the start of the season.
** Make-up games/practices (e.g., for rainouts) may be scheduled on different days.