Baseball - Bloomington Athletic Association

BAA Baseball Program Overview

The Bloomington Athletic Association delivers fun, affordable, and safe youth sports experiences, fueled by our passionate volunteers. Our Baseball program provides kids of all ages the opportunity to develop in the areas of sportsmanship, teamwork, and strengthening motor skills all while having fun in a family-friendly atmosphere. Join us in keeping our national pastime alive and thriving!

Volunteers

For our baseball program, volunteers are needed as coaches, assistant coaches, scorekeepers, and some umpiring at the younger levels. Check-in at sign-ups / register as a coach online today!

COACHING:

‌‌As‌ ‌always‌ ‌we‌ ‌are‌ ‌completely‌ ‌dependent‌ ‌on‌ ‌you‌ ‌as‌ ‌parents‌ ‌to‌ ‌help‌ ‌make‌ ‌this‌ ‌sport‌ ‌the‌ ‌best‌ it‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌ ‌by‌ ‌volunteering‌ ‌your‌ ‌time‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌head‌ ‌coach,‌ ‌assistant‌ ‌coach,‌ ‌scorekeeper‌ ‌or‌ ‌umpire.‌ ‌What‌ ‌better‌ way‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌involved‌ ‌with‌ ‌your‌ ‌children‌ ‌than‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌a‌ ‌part‌ ‌of‌ ‌their‌ ‌team‌ ‌during‌ ‌the‌ ‌season?‌ ‌Without‌ ‌you,‌ ‌we‌ cannot‌ ‌run‌ ‌this‌ ‌program!‌

BAA Weekend

BAA Weekend delivers a super fun playing experience for our Instructional through Junior levels with each team playing two games on a premier field. Gather up the entire family and friends to watch the kids play! BAA weekend is typically the weekend after Memorial Day.

BAA Tournaments and Playoffs

BAA Playoffs and Tournaments are offered for Mites, Cubs, Juniors, Bantams, and Majors levels with an opportunity for the whole family to celebrate how the players and team made progress since the beginning of the season. The year-end tournament is typically the last weekend of July.

Level Descriptions

AGE GROUP LEVEL Days Playing Game Times
(approximate)

Kindergarten in Fall and 6-year, see below
Mini-Mites Saturday 1 hour

Kindergarten - 1st grade Instructional M | W or T | Th 1.5 hours

1st & 2nd grade Mites M | W or T | Th 2 hours

3rd grade Cubs T | Th 2.5 hours

4th & 5th grade Juniors M | W or T | Th 2.5 hours

6th - 8th grade Bantam T | Th 2.5 hours

9th - 12th grade Majors S | M | W 2.5 hours

Baseball Contacts All Levels

Mini-Mites Baseball [ LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS ]

Age Group	Children entering Kindergarten in Fall or 6-year olds without prior experience. Exceptions are made for 4 year-olds with foundational skills already built.
Experience	The fundamentals of running the bases, player positions, batting, fielding, and teamwork are introduced.
Game Fundamentals	Coach pitch, but a tee may be used. Each child receives up to 7 pitches from an adult pitcher. After the 7 pitch, the batter will hit the ball off a tee. There are no recorded scores, standings, or tournaments for this level.
Where	Baseball fields all around Bloomington.
When	Early-June to Mid-July Saturday mornings at 10:00 AM. Parents must remain on-site with children during instruction and games. Rain-outs will not be made up.
Equipment	Every child receives a hat, shirt, and end-of-season medal. The team is provided with bats, balls, batting helmets, catcher gear, baseball tee, and bases. Each child needs to provide their own glove.
Registration / Fees	$95.00 (scholarships available for those needing assistance)

Instructional Baseball [ LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS ]

Age Group	Currently in Kindergarten or 1st grade (First graders may choose to play Instructional or Mite level. First graders new to the game are encouraged to play at the Instructional level).
Player Experience	To teach children the fundamental skills of baseball including running the bases, player positions, batting, fielding, and teamwork are introduced.
Game Fundamentals	Coach pitch. All players bat during the inning regardless of the number of outs. Eleven children will play in the field at one time. There are no recorded scores, standings, or tournaments for this league.
Where	Baseball fields all around Bloomington.
When	Beginning of May to the third week of July. Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday evenings with a few weekend practices/games.
Equipment	Every child receives a hat, shirt, and end-of-season medal. The team is provided with bats, balls, batting helmets, catchers gear, baseball tee, and bases. Each child needs to provide their own glove and protective cup.
Registration / Fees	$95.00

Mites Baseball [ LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS ]

Age Group	Currently in 1st or 2nd grade (1st graders may choose the Instructional level if new to the game).
Player Experience	To teach children the fundamental skills of baseball including running the bases, player positions, batting, fielding, and teamwork are continued.
Game Fundamentals	Coach pitch from a distance of 40 feet. Standings are recorded and a season-ending tournament is played.
Where	Baseball fields all around Bloomington.
When	End of April to late July. Playoffs start mid-July. Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday evenings with a few weekend practices/games.
Equipment	Every child receives a hat, shirt, and end-of-season medal. The team is provided with: bats, balls, batting helmets, catchers gear, baseball tee, and bases. Each child needs to provide their own glove and protective cup.
Registration / Fees	$130.00

Cubs Baseball [ LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS ]

Age Group	Currently in 3rd grade.
Player Experience	To teach children the fundamental skills of baseball including running the bases, player positions, batting, fielding, and teamwork are continued.
Game Fundamentals	Player and coach pitch from a distance of 40 feet. 1st – 3rd innings will be coach pitch similar to Mites, however, strikes will be called by the paid umpire. 4th – 6th innings will be player pitch. Standings are recorded and a season-ending tournament is played.
Where	Baseball fields all around Bloomington.
When	End of April to late July. Playoffs start mid-July. Tuesday/Thursday evenings with a few weekend practices/games.
Equipment	Every child receives a hat, shirt, and end-of-season medal. The team is provided with: bats, balls, batting helmets, catchers gear, baseball tee, and bases. Each child needs to provide their own glove and protective cup.
Registration / Fees	$130.00

Juniors Baseball [ LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS ]

Age Group	Currently in 4th or 5th grade.
Player Experience	To teach children the fundamental skills of baseball including running the bases, pitching, player positions, batting, fielding, and teamwork are continued.
Game Fundamentals	Player pitch from a distance of 45 feet. Base distance is 60 feet. Standings are recorded and a season-ending tournament is played.
Where	Baseball fields all around Bloomington.
When	The season runs from the end of April to late July. Playoffs start mid-July. Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday evenings with a few weekend practices/games. Note that a few times during the year the Monday/Wednesday league will play on a Tuesday/Thursday evening and vice versa.
Equipment	Every child receives pants (need to be returned), hat, shirt, and end-of-season medal. The team is provided with: bats, balls, batting helmets, catchers gear, baseball tee, and bases. Each child needs to provide their own glove and protective cup.
Registration / Fees	$130.00

Bantam Baseball [ LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS ]

Age Group	Currently in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade.
Player Experience	To continue the development of baseball fundamentals with an emphasis on advancing technical skills. Sportsmanship and teamwork are central to the experience.
Game Fundamentals	Player pitch from a distance of 52 feet. Base distance is 75 feet. Standings are recorded and a season-ending tournament is played.
Where	Baseball fields all around Bloomington.
When	Season starts at the end of April to late July. Playoffs start mid-July. Tuesday/Thursday evenings with a few weekend practices/games.
Equipment	Every child receives pants (need to be returned), hat, shirt, and end-of-season medal. The team is provided with: bats, balls, batting helmets, catchers gear, baseball tee, and bases. Each child needs to provide their own glove and protective cup.
Registration / Fees	$150.00

Majors Baseball [ LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS ]

Age Group	Currently in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade
Player Experience	Once in High School, we continue to offer baseball for those players that want to continue with the fun of baseball into the summer.
Game Fundamentals	Standings are recorded and a season-ending tournament is played.
Where	Games will be in Bloomington, Burnsville, Apple Valley, and possibly other south metro locations. At least half of our games will be in Bloomington. Practices will all be in Bloomington.
When	A typical season starts mid-May and ends in late July. Majors league plays on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings. Sunday and Wednesday games will be played against the South Metro Teams. Mondays will be either practice or scrimmages played against other Bloomington teams. Year-End Tournament is July 9 – 11.
Equipment	Every player receives pants (need to be returned), a hat, and a shirt. The team is provided with: bats, balls, batting helmets, catchers gear, baseball tee, and bases. Each player needs to provide their own glove and protective cup.
Registration / Fees	$150.00

CONTACTS:

BAA Baseball Level Directors
Mini-Mites Kindergarten in Fall of this year	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN
Instructional- M/W K - 1 grades	Einer Rasmussen	einer073@gmail.com	612-801-0837
Instructional- T/TH K - 1 grades	Tim Grams	tgrams4@msn.com	952-201-6279
Mites- M/W 1 - 2 grades	Kyle Dahlen	Kyle.dahlen@gmail.com	952-270-2429
Mites- T/TH 1 - 2 grades	Todd Abeln	todd_abeln@yahoo.com	612-916-6169
Cubs- T/TH 3rd grade	Steve Halpin	stevenrhalpin@aol.com	952-905-0740
Juniors 4 - 5 grade	Kent Jones	kent@encompassinc.com	952-484-6318
Bantams 6 - 8 grades	Scott Fergus	scott.fergus@ppm.us.com	312-813-3839
Majors 9 - 12 grades	Jim Sakara	jsakara@corporatefour.com	612-978-1250

BAA Baseball Contacts
Commissioner	Kent Lindell	baseball@baaonline.org	952-830-1292
Equipment Director	Chris Nicholson	baseballequipment@baaonline.org	612-363-2875
Assistant Equipment Director	Mike Littmann	mlittmann@comcast.net	952-844-0133
Scheduler \| Field Coordinator	Randy Bergstrom	rbergstrom7007@gmail.com	763-588-7007
Chief Umpire	Paul Falk	paulfa39@gmail.com	651-387-2813
Umpire Coordinator	Julie Vavrosky	baseballumps@baaonline.org	952-300-3243
Administrator	Stephanie Nicholson	admin@baaonline.org	952-373-1563

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