Eager Beaver Baseball Association concluded its 63rd season of youth baseball in August with over 450 participants, ranging from 4 to 22 years of age. Little Slugger and T-Ball players dominated Mornington Park on Saturday mornings, as they developed their baseball skills at practice stations and showed off those skills at scrimmages. Rookie, Mosquito, PeeWee, Bantam and Junior teams completed 18+ game seasons and playoffs, and two teams recorded undefeated seasons: the Rookie Yankees and the Bantam Jays.
One of the EBBA season highlights was the Colman Day celebration held at Labatt Park. All-star players selected by their teammates competed on the big diamond in honour of one of EBBA’s founders, Frank Colman. Rookie and Mosquito rosters were filled out exclusively by EBBA players, while older divisions mixed players from EBBA with players from neighbouring leagues for an exciting day of all-star baseball.
The season was capped off with a volunteer appreciation afternoon at Mornington Park that featured a homerun derby, a ‘parents against kids’ game (the kids won), and a barbecue utilizing the new concessions building.
Planning has already begun for the 2018 season. Online registration will open the beginning of January, and the first in-person registration will be held on January 27. For more information, please go to the league website at ebba.ca.
Submitted by EBBA
