Wasco Baseball



Wasco Baseball
P.O. Box 52
Wasco, IL 60183-0052
(7/24/08)

12U Wasco Warriors Bow Out in Quarterfinals at Cooperstown

The 12U Wasco Warriors' run toward a Cooperstown Dreams Park title came to an end Thursday afternoon with a loss to Heat Baseball of North Carolina.  After falling behind in the 3rd inning, the Warriors staged a comeback to take a one run lead.  However, Heat Baseball posted a rally of their own to win by a score of 15-8.  The Warriors appearance in the "Elite 8" marks the third consecutive year that a 12U team representing Wasco Baseball has advanced to the quarterfinal round.  Congratulations, Warriors, on an excellent tournament!

(7/23/08)

2008 Fall Baseball Registration To Close Friday, July 25th!

Registration for the 2008 Wasco Baseball fall season will be coming to a close on Friday, July 25th, at 6:00pm!  Be sure to register now to ensure that space is available and avoid late fees.  The season begins in September and concludes in late October. Games are played at field locations in the Wasco/St. Charles area.
 
The season includes post-season tournaments at the Minor, Major, Pony and Colt League levels with a Recreation and Competitive level. Leagues, ages and fees are as follows:
 
Age         League            Single Player Fee       Games
4-5          PeeWee                     $100                      12
6-7          Instructional              $100                      12
8-9          Minor                         $165                     12 (+1-3 Tourn)
10-11      Major                         $190                     12 (+ 1-3 Tourn)
12-13      Pony                          $195                     12 (+ 1-3 Tourn)
14-17      Colt                            $200                     12 (+ 1-3 Tourn)
 
There is a Competitive and Recreational level for the Minor, Major and Pony leagues.  If you want to enter a full team at hte competitive level or in Pee Wee and Instructional Leagues, you must follow the team formation rules in our Important Docs section of the Wasco Baseball website. Also, please review the rules regarding roster size for all leagues and what to do if you want to play at the Competitive level and do not have a full 12 player roster. Managers should notify your commissioner with your roster. Player and Manager registration is online today at the Sign In button in the left margin. If you do not have a sign in account, please use the Create Account button.
 
Registration closes on July 25th at 6:00pm, or sooner, if leagues become filled. Late registrations will be taken after this date, if space is available, and an additional $25 late fee will be charged. For more information, contact the Director of Registration at the Contact Wasco link on our website. For more information, contact your commissioner at the Contacts, Board Members link on our website.
 
Space is limited, so register today!

(7/23/08)

Fall Playups are Back for 2008

To be eligible to tryout a player must be within one year of the minimum age requirement for that  league, as of 4/30/08.

Example:

PeeWee - No tryout

Instructional - Must be 5 on 4/30/08

Minor - Must be 7 on 4/30/08

Major - Must be 9 on 4/30/08

Pony - Must be 11 on 4/30/08

Colt - No Colt Play-ups: Any player entering HS who does not meet the minimum age requirement for Colt does not need to attend a Colt play-up tryout.  Instead, please indicate your son’s intent to play-up in the registration comments section or contact the Colt commissioner.  A player entering eighth grade will only be considered for Colt if the player has had experience playing travel or all-star baseball and is recommended by an approved Colt manager

Anyone who played travel or played for one of the Wasco All Star teams in '08 may play up one level without trying out.

Tryouts will be held at LaFox Field #2 on Sat 8/2 from 9 - 12pm. Rain date Sun 8/3 from 1 - 4pm

Scheduled times for each league are:

Instructional: Sat. 9:00 - 9:45am or Sun 1:00 - 1:45pm

Minor: Sat. 9:45 - 10:30am or Sun. 1:45 - 2:30pm

Major: Sat. 10:30 - 11:15am or Sun. 2:30 - 3:15pm

Ponyt: Sat. 11:15 - 12pm or Sun. 3:15 - 4pm

NOTE: THERE WILL ONLY BE TRYOUTS ON SUN IF SAT TRYOUTS ARE CANCELLED.

(7/22/08)

Fall Umpire Registration and Training

Umpire registration for Wasco Baseball’s fall season will be open soon. To register, please visit www.wascobaseball.com, sign in at the left margin, and click “Umpire Registration”. If you have yet to sign in, you must create an account at the bottom of the left margin before doing so.
 
Umpire training will take place on Saturday, August 16th, from 8:30am-12:30pm at LaFox Fields. Please meet at the concession stand. All first-time umpires are required to attend, as are those who were unable to attend the spring umpire training session. Training is optional for returning umpires.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Doug McNally, Director of Umpires, at 630-631-2161, or at umpires@wascobaseball.com.

(7/22/08)

10U All-Stars slaughter their way into the Championship

The Wasco 10U All-Stars slaughtered their way into the Championship Game in The Lisle Summer Classic over the July 12th weekend.  They scored 37 total runs in two games.  They came in second place for the tournament losing a close Championship Game 10-8.


Pictured are (L to R) Back row:  Coach John Lambert, Coach Corey Soeldner, Coach Jim DiOrio, and Coach Shawn Novotney;  Middle row:  Aaron Simon, Clint Bibbings, Brendan Benvenuti, Grant Schiewe, Kyle Novotney;  Front row:  Jake Spaniol, Corbin Marucco, Jack Lambert, Brandon DiOrio, Justin Soeldner, Matt Donovan

(7/22/08)

10U All-Stars place third in McHenry Classic

The Wasco 10U All-Stars placed third in the McHenry Classic over the July 19th weekend.  They outscored their opponents 30-3 in the three wins, two victories by slaughter.
 

Pictured are (L to R) Back row:  Coach John Lambert, Coach Jim DiOrio, Coach Corey Soeldner, Coach Shawn Novotney;  Front row:  Matt Donovan, Brandon DiOrio, Jack Lambert, Grant Schiewe, Kyle Novotney, Brendan Benvenuti, Aaron Simon, Jake Spaniol, Justin Soeldner, Corbin Marucco, Clint Bibbings (not pictured)

(7/18/08)

11U All-Stars Take McHenry Championship!

The Wasco 11U All Stars went undefeated in winning the 2008 McHenry Classic Tournament over the weekend of July 10 - July 13.  Wasco won the championship in an exciting walk-off hit in the bottom of the 6th over Wauconda.  The team averaged 12 runs per game and batted .413 for the tournament.  Pictured are: (L to R)  Back Row:  Coach Chris Schultz, Coach Matt Stratman, Coach Jason Cain, Coach Greg Rahn, Asst Alonzo Cain   Middle row: Christian Schultz, Sam Hubbe, Grayson Cain, Jeremy Day, D.J. Walsh, Mikey Malawski   Kneeling: Matt Krajewski, Nick Stratman, Jacob Lindstedt, Dominick Cozzi, Ryan Walsh, Matt Rahn.

(7/15/08)

8U Coach Pitch All-Stars Sweep to McHenry Championship!

The Wasco Baseball 8U Coach Pitch All-Star team won 1st place (5-0 record) in the 2008 McHenry Baseball Classic over the weekend of July 11th -13th.  Pictured are: Front Row (l-r): Nick Smiley, Drew Lewis, Nick Lancor, Nick Kane, Zac Matheny, Max Santo.  Middle Row (l-r): Joey  Pepper, Michael Booton, Jarrad Chabria, Erik Larson, Dario Gutierrez, Ian Karnick.  Back Row (l-r): Tom Pepper, Eric Matheny, Kurt Larson, Gordy Lewis.

(7/12/08)

Wasco 8U Wins Barrington Tourney

The Wasco 8U All-Star team recently won the Barrington Classic Player Pitch tournament, held at the Field of Dreams complex in Barrington, during the weekend of June 25-28th.  They went 5-0, playing great defense and shutting out three opponents. Only six runs were scored against them.  It was a total team effort.
 
Pictured are: (L to R) Back Row:  Coach John Dunne, Coach Dave Hasto, Coach Joe Nemetz. Middle row: Sean Nemetz, David Beach, Justin Dunne, Tim Hasto, Alec Champine, Pat Griffin. Kneeling: Liam Drummond, John Dellostritto, Jason Shanner, Kevin Michaelsen, Zach Howlett, Dean Arriviello.

(7/1/08)

Instructional will be all "coach pitch" this Fall / Play up try outs

The Instructional League (ages 6 and 7) will return to the standard  all "coach pitch" for the Fall (ie Red Division).  The Blue Division ( player pitch) should return next spring. 

Reminder:  Fall Baseball Play up tryouts are on August 2nd from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at La Fox Fields

 

 

(6/19/08)

2008 Fall Manager Registration IS OPEN!!!

Fall 2008 Manager Registration is now open. Please sign in using the login for your player. There will be a box in the upper Right hand corner that you can click to complete your registration. The manager registration will produce a code that should be used during player registration for team placement. Please give the code out to your team/players for registration.  Also indicate in the comments section the division you will be coaching (Recreation or Competitive). Please see our team formation rules in Important Documents for more information.

If you are not signing up to be on a specific team, you can register now by clicking "Sign In" (or "Create Account" if you have not already setup an account).

Thank you.

(2/26/08)

Becoming a sponsor is easier than ever!

There are many ways to sponsor Wasco Baseball. You can have a sign posted on the fields, you can have a coupon or informational link put on the website or you can get a plaque of your childs team. Select the sponsorship option on your registration or contact Jim Hudmon, Wasco Baseball Director of Fundraising for more information. Jim can be reached at (630) 330-7215 or by email at fundraising@wascobaseball.com .

(7/21/07)

Wasco Welcomes New Diamond Sponsor- Forum Mortgage Bancorp!

Wasco Baseball welcomes Forum Mortgage Bancorp to the league as a diamond sponsor. Contact information for Forum is as follows: Forum Mortgage Bancorp 7221 W.Touhy Avenue Chicago, IL 60631 773.774.9040 x-104 Please visit Forum Mortgage website at www.forummtg.com There is significant information on residential and commercial financing. Other handy tools are also found on the company website. More information on this sponsor is coming soon!

(7/21/07)

League Sponsor Forum Mortgage Offers Discount

Please visit the Sponsor Coupons section of the Important Documents page for a special offer on mortgages from our sponsor Forum Mortgage.

(3/6/07)

New Sponsors Welcomed

Wasco Baseball welcomes its Diamond and Grand Slam sponsors for this year with great appreciation.

Diamond Sponsor:

Dick’s Sporting Goods
630.943.4100
www.dickssportinggoods.com
618 Commons Drive
Geneva, IL 60134
Geneva Commons Mall

Grand Slam:

Kari and Kari Farmers Insurance
630.584.1432
tkari@farmersagent.com
40W310 La Fox Road #F2
St. Charles, IL 60175

Wine Sergi & Co. LLC.
225 Smith Road
St. Charles, IL 60174
www.winesergi.com

Banner sponsors and other Wasco supporters contact information will be posted on the Wasco Sponsor page shortly.

(3/6/07)

Volunteers Always Needed

It's never too late to step up to the plate! Wasco Baseball is run by volunteers who donate their time and energy to the development of youth baseball in the Fox Valley area. We can always use more help! If you are interested in donating a few minutes or a few hours of your time for coaching, administration, maintenance or fund raising, we would love to talk with you. To find out how you can get involved, please contact Rob Testo at 847-650-2486 or email him at volunteers@wascobaseball.com . Thanks from Wasco Baseball and we look forward to hearing from you.

(7/27/06)

Baseball Quotes

"Baseball is the only sport I know when you're on the offensive the other team controls the ball." Ken Harrelson