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July 25, 2010
AYRA is pleased to announce tryouts for the newly forming 11U Travel Baseball Team (must be 11 or younger on April 30, 2011). The head coach for the team is Leroy Dutton. AYRA will be hosting open tryouts on Sunday, Aug 22 at 5 PM and Saturday, Aug 28 at 5 PM. Both dates will be held at Hammond Middle School #1. Please contact Curt Bathras by email or phone at 410-531-6442 if you will be attending one or both sessions or would like more information.
July 1, 2010
Registration for the Fall 2010 baseball season is now open. Registration is completed on the Registration Page. Registration deadline is August 31, 2010. Practices begin the week of August 30 and games begin Sunday, September 12 and run through Sunday, October 31. All games are on Sunday afternoons. Practices will be during the week and/or Saturday depending on coach's and field availability.
June 19, 2010
Back by popular demand, AYRA will host summer clinics/pickup games on Thursdays, starting July 15 and running through August 19, at 6:00 PM at Hammond Middle School Field #1. The first 30 minutes of the evening will be dedicated to a clinic to teach one skill. The remainder of the time will be spent playing pickup games. Last year's kids had a great time and we expect the same this year. All ages 5 - 18 are welcome, no registration is required, just show up. And bring your friends! Don't forget your baseball glove!
If you played for AYRA in the Spring 2010 season, there is no cost for these clinics. If you did not play for AYRA, we simply ask for $10 to cover our insurance costs. We will have a waiver available for player and parent to sign when you show up.
The International League Braves won the League Championship on Thursday, June 17, in a nailbiter against the Pirates by a score of 7-6. Congratulations to the Braves: Cameron Clairmont, Ben Cohen, Eric Diehl, Joseph Heitzmann, Bradley Konigstein, Shane Lavner, Willie Morales, Ty Nachenberg, Andrew Orlosky, Michael Orlosky, Matthew Snyder, and Danny Tow. Coaches: John Orlosky and Dan Lavner.
The International League Angels wrapped up the League Championship on Monday, June 14, in a pitcher's duel against the Rangers. Final score was a hard fought 5-0. Congratulations to the Angels: Tyler Albizo, Andrew Domenick-Urbansky, Aronne Dutton, Stephen Frazier, Keegan Murphy, Ryan Quinn, Nate Shulman, Zach Snow, Ryan Tracy, and Elijah Wallace. Coaches: Victor Frazier, Leroy Dutton, and Bryan Snow.
June 14, 2010
Scott Regan and Mike Klatzkin are once again offering their expertise to host hitting clinics for players age 9 years old and up. The clinics will be held on June 28 - 30 and July 1, 2010. Please see the Clinic Registration Page for details.
January 1, 2010
AYRA now offers an exciting new feature on our website called the AYRA Marketplace. The Marketplace is an easy place where people in the AYRA family can put up for sale their used baseball equipment their kids have grown out of or just no longer use. I'm sure most of you have at least a few baseball things lying around the house or sitting in the garage that's no longer used by your kids. Instead of it continuing to collect dust or simply tossing it away, you can put it up for sale in the AYRA Marketplace. In addition, you can also be notified automatically by email when a new item is added to the Marketplace so you'll know when something comes around you're in the market for. To get notified by email, just update your user preferences on your My Preferences page. Please take a look at the AYRA Marketplace for more details.
July 1, 2009
Although AYRA recommends the use of AYRA provided safety equipment (batting helmets and catchers gear), we recognize the desire of some parents to provide their own equipment to mitigate the risk of the spread of communicable diseases. AYRA now permits the use of personally supplied safety equipment starting with the Fall 2009 season provided the equipment meets NOCSAE (National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment) Standards.
NOCSAE is the governing body for setting safety standards for athletic equipment manufacturers. Equipment that meets these standards will have a stamp on it that states "Meets NOCSAE Standard". Parents providing personal safety equipment for their child(ren) must physically show the player's coach that the equipment meets the NOCSAE standards before that equipment can be used at any practice, game, or AYRA event.
It is the PARENT'S and PLAYER'S responsibility to properly maintain and regularly inspect their personally supplied safety equipment. Additionally, it is the PARENT'S and PLAYER'S responsibility to ensure that no other player uses their personally supplied safety equipment. Sharing personally supplied safety equipment is NOT permitted.
