All Cal Ripken Minor League, Majors 60, Majors 70 and Babe Ruth candidates must attend player evaluations this Sunday (with make-ups on Tuesday), even if they played last season. The purpose is to evaluate players and ensure that teams are competitively balanced. Every player will be assigned to a team. Evaluations will be held at…

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Cougars Baseball Spring Break Camp will be offered this year on April 13-17, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, for ages 7-12. Players may sign up for one day, multiple days or for the entire week. This camp will focus on the basic fundamentals of baseball, teaching players the proper methods and techniques to improve and…

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We are very excited about the 2020 season and have made a big change in the way we will communicate with our players. If your child is registered, you should have received an invitation to TeamSnap. TeamSnap will be our primary method used to contact our players. While no individual teams will be formed for…

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Sign up today to try out for our fun and competitive summer baseball program. Summer Cougars players, ages 8 and above, participate in summer travel leagues and tournaments at the conclusion of the Spring Recreation League season. Teams are selected following a competitive tryout process to be held during the month of March. Once selected, teams will…

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The South Orange Department of Recreation has scheduled a variety of instructional baseball clinics available to SOM Baseball league players. These clinics will be held at The Gym Maplewood, located at 1933 Springfield Avenue, Maplewood. The space contains a multi-purpose facility that includes turf, batting cages and tunnels. Clinic instruction will be provided by one…

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This year SOM Baseball will run a player and coach development program for players ages 8, 9 and 10. We are seeking coaching volunteers to support this 90-minute clinic on Sundays, for five weekends. This will provide a unique opportunity to further develop your coaching skills and concurrently give players the opportunity to develop their…

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Annual player evaluations and tryouts are coming and we need your help to pull them off. Please lend a hand for the day or a few hours. Any help would be appreciated. Volunteers are needed on Sunday February 23rd (9:30 AM-5:00 PM) and Tuesday February 25th (5:00 PM-6:00 PM). Seeking: 18-20 Coaching volunteers to support…

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More volunteers are needed as Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Team Managers, in every division except M70. If you are willing and able, register as a volunteer online today:

 –Go to https://secure.rec1.com/NJ/south-orange-village-township-nj/catalog. (This is the S.O. Department of Recreation registration site) –Log in to your Recreation account (which you have because your child is registered). If…

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SIGN UP NOW! After a successful inaugural season, the 2020 grounds crew is getting ready for the upcoming season.  We have some new initiatives planned for 2020 and we will need all of volunteers we can get. Come and join the Facilities subcommittee in making a real difference in the quality of our fields, the…

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