Ages 13-15
Junior League Director: John Brosnan click here to email me
Senior League Director: Bob Tareila click here to email me
Welcome to the 2010 Junior, Senior, and Big League baseball season. East Side baseball, through District 28, is an extremely competitive program that offers player development and playing time. In 2009, our East Side Junior Program won the Regester Tournament for District 28. The Senior baseball program was one win away from the championship game, and the Big League baseball team won their division. As evident by our teams' success, East Side continues to teach and develop baseball players like we have and do in our Instructional, Farm and Major/Minor programs, and field competitive teams. I hope your son continues to pursue these opportunities within our league.
Currently I have coaches for one Junior team (capped at 13 players), two Senior teams (capped at 14 players), and one Big League team (capped at 18 players) this year. However, I need to create a list of potential coaches for our programs, especially if we have a waiting list. So please notify me quickly if you are interested in managing/coaching a Junior, Senior or Big League team this season.
Regarding the registration fee, if you submit your registration form and fee by February 27, 2010 and your son decides to play for another baseball program (i.e. Legion, AAU, Travel baseball, Babe Ruth, etc.), your registration fee will not be refunded. So keep this in mind when submitting your registration form and fee.
In continuing to build our Junior, Senior, and Big League baseball program, East Side has partnered with All Star Baseball Academy (ASBA) and put together an in-season program focusing on pitching & catching; infield & outfield work; and hitting. This program will run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays beginning March 23rd and ending May 5th. These sessions were set up by ASBA and East Side to help strengthen player skills while reinforcing the technical and tactical aspects of the game. In addition to player development, East Side and ASBA are working on a program for coaching development. I will forward this information along once the program has been established. Any and all questions regarding the player program should be directed to Mark Freed mark@allstarbaseballacademy.com. This program is being offered at a discounted rate and is only offered to registered East Side players. So please take advantage of what is being offered. Click here for the flyer regarding details.
The Senior League (ages 14 & 15) will be holding their evaluations as follows:
Sat, April 10th Oakbourne Field 3p-5p (fielding, pitching & catching)
Sun, April 11th Oakbourne Field 1p-3p (hitting only)
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In accordance with District 28 rules, each Little League Program, if fielding more than one team within their program, must have an equitable draft. This year, ESLL will have an equitable draft for both the Junior & Senior League Divisions.
Junior League Division - Ages 13 (possibly 14)
The Junior League Division is for players 13 years old. This is the first experience for many players on a full size professional field. The field has 90 foot base paths and a pitching distance of 60 feet. The games are a scheduled 7 innings. Players are allowed to wear metal cleats and the bat size cannot be more than 2 5/8" in diameter. The weight of the bat can be greater than minus 3 (bat length in relation to bat weight).
A Junior League team will consist of 13 year old players and possibly some 14 year old players that (1) the parent has requested to play down and not advance into the Senior League division or (2) has not attended the minimum number of tryouts need to play in the Senior League Division.
The ESLL Junior League Division plays other Junior League Divisional teams throughout Chester County (District 28). The emphasis is on instruction and learning the many new skills required on the larger field while playing a competitive game schedule. The season will begin mid-April and end mid- to late June after playoffs are complete. In addition, there will be a selection of ESLL Junior League players who will represent ESLL in All Star play which could run through the month of July (depending how far the team advances). (NOTE: ESLL will combine the best players and field one team for Junior All Stars.)
The Junior League will hold their 13 year old evaluations this weekend as follows:
Sat., March 20th Oakbourne Field (90' diamond) 11:00a - 1:00p (fielding, pitching, catching)
Sun., March 21st Oakbourne Field (90' diamond) 1:00p - 3:00p (hitting)
In addition, please check your email and website 30 minutes prior to the tryout in case of weather or time changes.
Senior League Division - Ages 14 - 15 (possibly 16)
The Senior League Division is for players 14 - 15 years old. This division continues the experience on a full size professional field. The field has 90 foot base paths and a pitching distance of 60 feet. The games are a scheduled 7 innings. Players are allowed to wear metal cleats and baseball bats must be 2 5/8" in barrel width, and minus 3 (length of bat to ounces of the bat).
A Senior League team will consist of 14 - 15 year old players and possibly some 16 year old players that (1) the parent has requested to play down and not advance into the Senior League division or (2) has not attended the minimum number of tryouts need to play in the Senior League Division.
The ESLL Senior League Division will play in a District 28 game schedule with the other Senior League Divisional teams throughout Chester County. The emphasis is on the continued development of one's baseball skills while playing competitive baseball. The season will begin mid-April and end mid- to late June after playoffs are complete. In addition, there will be a selection of ESLL Senior League players who will represent ESLL in All Star play which could run through the month of July (depending how far the team advances). (NOTE: ESLL will combine the best players and field one team for Senior All Stars.)
Evaluation will be held at Oakbourne Field. Please check the website for tryout dates which should be posted early March.