OUR REGISTRATIONS FOR BASEBALL ROOKIES, MINORS & MAJORS IS NOW CLOSED.
If you are interested in having your child play, please reach out to Scott to see if we are able to still take your child.
ssegal@polandtownoffice.org
Our Baseball program is based on the Cal Ripken League guidelines and is a developmental program for boys ages 7-12 to learn the necessary skills and rules to play the game. The league consists of teams from Minot, Oxford, Otisfield, South Paris, Bethel, Paris, West Paris and Norway.
2024 Season:
Poland & Mechanic Falls began merging teams in 2021.
To make things easier, we are having all Mechanic Falls and Poland players register through the Poland Parks & Recreation Dept. system
For Poland and Mechanic Falls residents only
Minot residents have their own teams and must register with their town through the Minot/Hebron Athletic Association
Registration Begins: February 20th
Registration Deadline: March 20th
Coaching:
If you are interested in head or assistant coaching at any level, please contact Scott:
ssegal@polandtownoffice.org
or (cell) 207-838-8632
We can never have too many coaches!
Team Sponsors:
We are looking for sponsors for Tee Ball, Rookies, Minors & Majors.
If you are interested in sponsoring a team, please contact Scott:
ssegal@polandtownoffice.org
207-838-8632
Tee Ball Sponsor = $250.00 (Supports shirts and hats)
Rookies Sponsor= $300.00 (Supports, shirts, hats and socks)
Minors Sponsor = $400.00 (Supports, shirts, hats and socks)
Majors Sponsor = $500.00 (Supports, shirts, hats and socks)
As a Sponsor, you will Receive:
- Your business name printed on the front of the jersey for the team you sponsor
- Your business logo printed on the end-of-season certificates
- Facebook mentions thanking you as a sponsor
Please email your logo to Vanessa at: vharlow@polandtownoffice.org
Rookies - Ages 7 and 8
Minors - Ages 9 and 10
Majors - Ages 11 and 12
Cost = $75.00
We are no longer doing a fundraiser for this program.
Note: The baseball program is expensive to run and all revenues go to support Baseball. We do not make a profit operating Baseball. Expenses are league dues, uniforms, equipment, officials for certain levels, port-a-potties, end of season gatherings, etc...
UNIFORM
The Parks & Recreation department will supply each player with:
Team color jersey, socks and hats. Athlete's last name will be printed on the back of their jersey
The players keep these items.
Players will be responsible to acquire their own gray Baseball pants. If you get stuck, feel free to contact our office. We do have some sizes that we could sell for $12.00.
EQUIPMENT
Your child will need to have a glove, helmet, cleats, and a water bottle for practices & games.The Parks & Recreation Dept. will supply all equipment such as bats, catchers gear, baseballs, catcher's glove, etc...
HELMETS
We are encouraging players to acquire their own helmets, so players are not sharing helmets. We have some used helmets available if a player needs one.
BATS
Starting in 2018 Babe Ruth Inc, required all programs to use USA labelled bats for Baseball Rookies, Minors, Majors and Babe Ruth levels.
The reasoning for this is, the aluminum bats that were being designed were becoming unsafe, extremely light and contact with the ball could potentially happen too fast for the defense to protect themselves.
The bats are designed to slow down the contact of the baseball. If you purchase your own bat, please make sure no one tries to sell you a bat without the USA label.
Only USA labelled bats are allowed at practice and games.
Tee Ball is not required to use USA bats.
*6 yr. olds with at least one year of tee ball can be assessed to play at the rookie level. The decision to move any 6 year old up will be based on our participant numbers and player ability. Requests for a 6 year old to be moved up must be sent to Scott by email: ssegal@polandtownoffice.org
PRACTICES & GAMES
Players Age As Of: 4/30/2024
Optional Preseason Practices:
All players are welcome to participate in the following preseason practices;
Mondays & Fridays, March 11,15, 18 & 22
Location: Poland Community School
Times:
Ages 7-8: 5:30pm-6:30pm
Ages 9-10: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Ages 11-12: 7:30pm-8:30pm
Saturdays: March 9 & 16
Location: Poland Community School
Times:
Ages 11-12: 9:00am-10:00am
Ages 9-10: 10:00am-11:00am
Ages 7-8: 11:00am-12:00pm
Assessments: We would like to have all players attend assessments. If you can not attend, please let Scott know in advance. (cell 838-8632)
ASSESSMENT: Sunday, March 24th: (Child's age as of 04/30/2024)
Location: Poland Regional High School gym
1:00pm-2:00pm: Ages 11-12
2:00pm-3:00pm: Ages 9-10
3:00pm-4:00pm: Ages 7-8
Week of April 1st & 8th: Practices by team (We may need to combine some teams if coaches need/want same nights) Dates/Time-TBA
Week of April 15th: Our hope is to be outside practicing by then.
Rookies
Typically 1-2 practices per week
Games on Sundays or Mondays.
Minors
Typically 1-2 practices per week
Games on Wednesdays & Fridays.
Majors
Typically 2 practices per week
Games on Wednesdays & Fridays. (Moved from Tuesdays and Thursdays in 2022 due to lack of umpires and conflicts with middle school ball)
All-stars: If the State Cal Ripken and Andy Valley participate in all stars, our players will have an opportunity to be nominated. Towards the end of the season, coaches nominate players for various all star age groups. 8 & under, 9 & under, 10 & under, 11 & under and 12 & under. At the All star meeting in mid-June the league coaches determine the all star team.
Anyone from our program who is interested in being nominated for all stars, coaches will make sure to have parents sign a commitment letter, as the all star season runs into the summer months.
**Note:
Baseball is a team sport that requires positioning of players. Coaches are responsible to place players based on safety, skill level and desire. Parents are welcome to give feedback to the coaches with the understanding that the coaches make the final decision on player positioning.
Be sure to check out our Sports Recycling program!
We have used cleats, gloves, helmets, etc..
Tee Ball
Cost: $40
This is a developmental program for girls and boys age 5 or 6 as of
April 30, 2024
We play in a Tri-Town league with Minot/Hebron (MHAA)
We plan to mix our Poland & Mechanic Falls players to make up teams
Practices & Games:
- Practice is planned one day per week (TBD) and games are on Saturdays
- Outdoor Practices will not be determined until we have a coaches meeting However, if you know there are nights your child can not practice, this info is helpful! You can send Scott an email: ssegal@polandtownoffice.org
Season will start mid-April and go thru mid-June.
- Players will receive a hat and t-shirt.
- Players should bring a glove and water bottle
- Cleats are very much optional
Intro. to Tee Ball
COST = $35
-This program is for girls and boys age 4 (No exceptions) by April 30, 2024.
-This program will meet Tuesday nights 6:00pm-6:45pm and its focus is on skills and drills to prepare for tee ball.
-Players will receive a hat and t-shirt.
-Players should bring a glove and water bottle
-Cleats are very much optional
-No Fundraiser for Intro. Tee Ball.
-Season will run May 7th thru June 18th
Payment Options FOR ALL LEVELS
At the end of registration, you will have two options:
OPTION 1 (button on the left): Pay entire amount via credit card online (subject to a 3% processing fee) or
OPTION 2 (button on the right) choose "Print a Pre-Registration Form" to pay via check or cash. A red message will then pop up saying,
“You will not be registered until payment is received”
Please hit the green “Yes” button to complete the registration. We will then see it on our end to complete your registration. If you don’t hit “Yes”, we will not see that you are attempting to register and you will have to start over.
A good indication that it’s been completed is, you will receive a confirmation email.
Please make checks payable to: TOWN OF POLAND
Memo line: Baseball OR Tee Ball
Payments can be dropped off in our office during office hours, or placed in our drop box. Our drop box is located directly to the left of our office entrance. Please place payment in the door, so it drops to the bottom when you close it.