Elementary Age Baseball Opportunities

Spring Opportunities

Spring League

Spring League Baseball is open to boys and girls currently in Kindergarten through 6th grade.  The league is played at Barsness Park in Glenwood on Monday and Thursday nights for five weeks beginning on Monday, April 27th and ending on Thursday, May 28th.  

There are 4 leagues as described below:

Pee-Wee League 
This level is for current kindergarten students.  This coach pitch league is set up primarily as a developmental league. Participants will learn the basic skills of playing catch, fielding, and hitting.  There will be no organized games for this level placing more of an emphasis on teaching the basic skills.

Time:  5:30 pm - 6:20 pm
Fee:  $40 and includes a Minnewaska Baseball T-shirt and a hat
** No uniform is provided or required!
Equipment needed: 
  • Fielding glove 
  • Bat(optional)                                                       

The following leagues are set up primarily as a defensive and hitting league.
*** New this year 2020, Monday nights will be skills/practice nights for all players and Thursdays will be game nights. Players will be organized into teams. 

Rookie League 
This level is for current 1st and 2nd graders.  
Time:  5:30 - 6:20 pm 
Fee:  $40 and includes a Minnewaska Baseball T-shirt and a team hat. 

Minor League 
This level is for current 3rd and 4th graders.  
Time:  6:30 - 7:20 pm  
Fee:  $40 and includes a Minnewaska Baseball T-shirt and a team hat.
                                                   
Major League 
This level is for current 5th and 6th graders.   
Time:  7:30 - 8:20 pm
Fee:   $40 and includes a Minnewaska Baseball T-shirt and a team hat.
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 **Uniform shirts are provided for these leagues but returned at the end of the season.  
Equipment needed: 
  • Fielding glove 
  • Bat(optional)    ​
Registration Information:
Please register online by clicking on the link at the top of the page.

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Summer Opportunities

I-94 League

This league allows boys in 3rd through 6th grade an opportunity to play competitive baseball against neighboring towns (Sauk Centre, Albany, Avon, Melrose, Osakis and Cold Spring). The season runs the months of June and July with the final tournament the first weekend in August.
Day/Time:  
  • Tuesday evenings starting at 6:30pm for 3rd/4th grade.
  • Thursday evenings starting at 6:30 for 5th/6th graders
Fee:  $50 
**Uniform shirt is provided
Equipment needed:
  • Fielding glove
  • Bat if you have one
  • Gray Baseball pants with blue pinstripe, blue belt, blue baseball socks, and gray hat with blue bill and blue "M"(can be purchased at Screen Prints in Glenwood)
  • Rubber cleats
  • Protective cup
Registration Information:
Please register online by clicking on the link at the top of the page.
Other information:
  • There are no scheduled night practices, players are strongly encouraged to participate in the BOS Baseball Academy Camp in the mornings. Link to that site is located at the bottom of this page.
  • Teams are comprised of 3rd/4th graders and 5th/6th graders.

Minnewaska Tournament Travel Teams

This team allows boys in 3rd through 6th grade to play highly competitive games on additional nights and weekends throughout the months of June and July. Travel can be very extensive.  This team may be limited to about 12 players from each grade but is subject to coaches discretion.

Players are strongly encouraged to participate in the Spring League and I-94 league to play on this team.

Day/Time: varies by coach and team
Fee: $60 
Team jersey is provided but returned at the end of the season.  One undershirt (from I-94 league) for player to keep is included in the fee.
Equipment needed:
  • Fielding glove
  • Bat if you have one
  • Gray Baseball pants with blue pinstripe, blue belt, blue baseball socks, and gray hat with blue bill and blue "M"(can be purchased at Screen Prints in Glenwood)
  • Rubber cleats
  • Protective cup
Registration Information:
  • Please register online by clicking on the link at the top of this page​
Other Information:
  • Teams are divided by age level 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U and 14U
  • ​Coaches will determine if there is a practice night
  • Recommended tournaments for each level which includes our home Minnewaska Youth Tournament being held on July 18-19th, 2020:
    • ​9U: 2-3 tournaments 
    • 10U: 3-4 tournaments
    • 11U:  4-5 tournaments
    • 12U: 4-5 tournaments
    • 13U: 4-5 tournaments
    • 14U: 4-5 tournaments
BOS Academy Summer Skills camp 
This BOS Academy Summer Skills camp was created by Coach Brian Gruber after he noticed a deficit in the skill development of Minnewaska baseball players at the youth level.  Brian ran the Summer Recreation program for Minnewaska Area Schools in the late 1990's.  The current Minnewaska Summer Recreation program allows minimal days for baseball development.  Some, but not all of our youth, get extra practice if they are on a summer league team(starting in 3rd grade). This is an opportunity for ALL students in grades kindergarten through 8th grade to get professional instructional development in baseball in a relaxed, recreational atmosphere. The camp runs for 5 weeks on Monday through Thursday from June 2 - July 2nd 2020. For more information about cost and times, please click on the button below
The Minnewaska Baseball Association is a non-profit organization.  All proceeds generated from our sponsored programs benefit the Minnewaska youth baseball programs and facilities.