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2019 Bambino & T-Ball Registration Closing 3/31!
Registration for the 2019 Bambino (7 & 8 year olds) and T-Ball (4-6 year olds) season will close 3/31. Practices will start mid/late April with games beginning in May through the end of June. The registration fee is $55 per player and you can register by clicking here:
Optimist Park Changes!
It is with great excitement that we share with you that construction at East River Optimist Park is tentatively set to begin on June 3rd. We would like to say thank you to all who made this dream possible!
Plans include:
- A new parking lot for 47 cars and 2 spaces that are handicap accessible.
- A circle at the end of the parking lot to make turning easier.
- A new concession stand with bathrooms.
- Walkways to the East River Trail, concessions stands, parking lot, etc.
- Space for a playground to be built someday in the future.
These changes will increase the safety and convenience for all who visit the East River Optimist Park, especially our baseball families.
We will keep you posted on any impacts that the construction will have on parking and/or game schedules as they become available.
Get ready for the season with the 2019 Preble Youth Baseball Camp
The Preble coaching staff and players will be holding a Youth Baseball camp for Future Hornets and Green Bay baseball players. A t-shirt and instruction are included in the cost. Players will receive instruction on hitting, pitching, fielding, base running and more. See attachment for registration and additional details.
Date: Saturday, March 30, 2019
Time: 3rd-5th graders 12:00-2:30, 6th-8th graders 3:00-6:00
Cost: $30
CHANGES COMING TO OPTIMIST PARK
Dear GBESYB Families,
We’ve got some exciting news to share with everyone! As you’ve probably heard or seen by now, there has been some significant progress in the efforts to build a new concession stand and bathrooms that will also coincide with a city project to improve access to the park that will include a new parking lot, paved walkways to each field and a trailhead for the East River Trail system.
One of the biggest roadblocks was a state law that made it difficult to proceed with projects of this size. Through the relentless efforts of Dan Madigan of the Green Bay Optimist Club, that law was recently changed and the announcement was made a few weeks ago at our own Optimist Park (with 2 feet of snow on the ground still!) as the groundbreaking, cornerstone project of the new state law – Assembly Bill 821. It was covered on the news and you can see it here:
http://www.wbay.com/video?vid=479040383
Between the Green Bay Optimist Club, GBESYB and numerous baseball families and friends, Optimist Park has undergone several improvements over the years including the construction and lighting of Optimist South, dugouts at North, scoreboards at both fields, batting cages at both fields as well as two projects in the works – a second batting cage at each field and the construction of covered dugouts at South. NONE of these projects happen without the generous support of the people and organizations mentioned above and the new concession stand project is no different.
This is where we need YOUR help. The plans for the concession stand have been drawn and a materials list has been made. We are in need of the following building materials and MORE:
- Concrete/Masonry
- Metals, Lumber, Insulation, etc.
- Door Frames/Openings
- Plastering, Painting, Floor Coating
- Plumbing - Toilet, Sinks, Accessories
- Countertops, Cabinets
- HVAC, Electrical Wiring
- Excavation, Site Stripping
- Landscaping
- …and more!
The Optimist Club of Green Bay has already made a significant donation to help jump start this project and now we’re once again reaching out to our baseball community for help.
If you or anyone you know would be willing to donate time, materials or labor in any one of these areas, PLEASE let us know and we will send you the details of what is needed. We have an ambitious goal of getting this started at the conclusion of our Spring/Summer season. We hope that you will consider helping this become a reality and improving the experience of greatest game in the world…baseball…for our ballplayers, families and visitors at our own Optimist Park for generations to come!
For more information on how you can help or donate, please contact Eric Hunter at eric.b.hunter@charter.com OR Kent Klein at kmklein3495@gmail.com.
If you’re looking for some additional inspiration, just imagine how glorious it would be coming to your child’s ball game and being able to use an actual bathroom instead of a Porta-Potty….
Published: May 23, 2018
Purchasing a New Bat for the Season?
Summer/Fall 2019
New Bat Rule
The Green Bay East Side Baseball League (Minors and Majors) will implement the new Cal Ripken Bat Rule effective for the upcoming 2018 Spring/Summer Season and continuing in 2019.
All bats must have the USA stamp you see below on the handle to be used. There will be no exceptions to this rule. All players are covered by insurance provided by Cal Ripken and therefore we must follow their rules. BBCOR and bats that are stamped USSSA will not be allowed.
CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF USA APPROVED BATS.
Bats should be clearly marked with the new stamp, but be sure to ask a store/website associate if you're unsure.
Lost & Found
Did you lose something at the field? Lost items can be found in a bin at Optimist North and Optimist South concession stands.
