Morton High School Hosting Baseball Camp for 5th-8th Graders Morton High School Baseball Coach Jesse Crawford and his staff are hosting a Baseball Fundamentals camp for athletes going into 5th - 8th grade. The dates for the camp are Tuesday July 23 - Friday July 26. Camp runs from 9-11 each day. If you are interested in signing up, please visit the Morton Park District website:
https://morton.recdesk.com/Community/Page?pageId=5610 ..
| Reminder: This is coming up on Tuesday!
Dusty Snell Country Financial is going to sponsor an end of the Year SWIM PARTY for ALL members of Morton Youth Baseball Association, and their families. The party will be held at the Morton Pool on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. All Players, Siblings and Parents are invited to this great event.
The Concession stand will be open for purchases, and Dusty Snell Country Financial will be providing bottled water and some snacks. Please make plans to attend this event, and a HUGE thank you to Dusty Snell Country Financial for his sponsorship of this event!
| MYBA Offering FALL BASEBALL! The Morton Youth Baseball Association is excited to offer a 2019 fall baseball league with games being played from September 1 - October 13 (6 weeks) that is open to the first 60 players who register for each league.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
The two leagues will consist of the following age groups:
9/10U - Open to players entering 3rd or 4th grade for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.
11/12U - Open to players entering 5th or 6th grade for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year.
All games will be played on Tuesday or Thursday evenings at Westwood Park. Cost is $85 per player. Practices will be up to individual coaches.
The purpose of this league is to provide participants an opportunity to play some additional baseball games in a friendly environment. There is no end of fall season tournament.
Also, there are also openings for head coaches to register, please register your spot online as well!
| MYBA Looking for Head Coaches for 2020 Season Morton Youth Baseball is accepting applications for Travel coaches. This is for Heavy Travel Teams only - Travel Lite coaches will be picked at a later date. If you are interested, please send your name to Jason Tindall at
. All names MUST be submitted by August 9th, and voting for coaches will take place at the August meeting on Monday August 12th, 2019.
Positions Available are U9, U10, U11, U12, U13 and U14 Travel Heavy.
Also, any questions regarding travel coaching can be answered at the same address.
Thank you and good luck to all applicants
Jason Tindall - Travel Director
| MYBA Could Use YOUR Help!
As we wrap up another successful year, we’d like to say thank you to all of our volunteer associate board members, directors and most importantly parents who take the time to coach. Looking ahead, we have a lot in store for the coming year for MYBA. We are only as successful as those who are able to volunteer their time to help us continue to provide a baseball program that is built on development of both skills and the love of the game.
With that said, if you have any interest in becoming more involved, we are looking for new associate members, as well as to fill the following Board Director positions:
Indoor/Outdoor Hitting Facility Director
Our next Board Meeting is August 12, 6PM at Kuhl & Co. Anyone interested in getting more involved is encouraged to attend.
Please email Jason Vallar (jvallar9@gmail.com) if interested in any of these positions. Elections will be during the September Board Meeting, Monday Sept. 9, 6PM at Kuhl & Co.
| Thanks to Morton Dental Center!
MYBA would like to welcome our newest Grand Slam sponsor this year. From now on, Field 2, will be referred to as Morton Dental Center field.
A special thanks to MYBA and MHS baseball alum Dr. Pete Smidt for offering to sponsor Field 2. Dr. Pete has a great legacy with Morton Baseball and we are happy that he has offered to help the next generation of Morton Baseball players. Thanks Dr. Pete and we will see about getting that sign in the outfield where that first home run was hit when you were 9 years old. ;)
There are still sponsorship opportunities with MYBA, so if you are interested in getting your business advertised at the ball park, please shoot us an e-mail.
| MYBA wants to welcome “Pumpkin Place” back as a sponsor of MYBA. MYBA is grateful for the numerous sponsors and especially those that continue to support us year after year. So a huge shout out to Pumpkin Place and many thanks.
| Thanks to Better Banks for Sponsorship Better Banks has stepped up and is now a sponsor of MYBA at the Triple level. We appreciate Better Banks using there advertising dollars at the ballpark where over 500 families will be watching baseball from April til October. With this sponsorship, they will have a sign on the outfield fence facing Veterans road.
If you would like to advertise with or become a sponsor of MYBA, please contact Tim Taylor at (309) 642 0008 or Brad Mitchell at (309) 265 5932.
| Thanks to Central Illinois Chicago Cubs Booster Club The Central Illinois Chicago Cubs Booster club has generously contributed to Morton Baseball for the third year in a row. We appreciate their continued support. Just to be fair, we cannot find a Cardinals or White Sox booster club to reach out to, but if any Cardinal or White Sox Fan wants to match the Cubs Booster club donation, please feel free to contact MYBA.
| We trust you are all doing well! Morton Youth Baseball will be here before you know it. Before it is, we have MANY things we would like to share.
A. Registration is still open. Click the green CLICK TO REGISTER button to get the process started.
B. Coaches and League Reps are still needed. Email mortonyouthbaseballassociation@gmail.com if you are interested.
C. Opening Day at Westwood Park is set for Tuesday, April 23rd. We hope to see many of you there for in house opening day!
D. High School Champion Head Coach Jesse Crawford has a few important notes for you as well:
- Baseball Spring Training; 2nd grade - 8th grade. These are Sunday's in March at the Morton High School gym. You must sign up via the Morton Park District here: https://morton.recdesk.com/Community/Program?category=3
- Morton High School Baseball has it's team shop open for a few more days. Get all the latest spirit gear for the upcoming season at the following link:
https://www.bsnteamsports.com/v3/shop/team_shop/cgtvDEvPEG#/?WEBSRC=b1609_13&%20utm_source=SilverPopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=shop_reminder&utm_content=shop_announcement
- FINALLY - The High School Baseball team will be hosting the Bowling for Baseball 2019 at Potter's Alley. Here are the important details for the event:
5:30pm - 7pm: Family Friendly Flight
7pm: Introduction of 2019 Varsity Potter Baseball Team
We will have spirit wear, the 2019 baseball shirts, snacks, nachos, door prizes, raffles, 50/50 and late night KARAOKE!!
All proceeds benefit the Morton High School Baseball Program.
Open to non-bowlers who would like to support MHS Baseball.
Cost: $20 per bowler with 5 - 6 bowlers per lane.
Contact Rachel Gudeman for a lane
| MYBA would like to thank ANJ electric for their home run sponsorship this year. ANJ has been a sponsor of youth baseball in Morton for many years and we appreciate their continued support.
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