Cloverdale Minor Baseball

Congratulations to those players who have been selected to the PeeWee AA program for 2018.

Team Grice/Fortuna

Team Jones/Ginther

Fall Ball 2018 for players interested in 18U Midget AAA & College Prep will begin Tuesday Sept 4th and will run until mid/late October depending on weather conditions. It is open to any players from Grades 10-12 that reside anywhere in the Lower Mainland. Birth years 2001, 2002 and 2003. Total cost for fall will be $225 per player. All practices will be at Hillcrest Park with exhibition games being played across the lower mainland. 

There will be winter sessions as well. More information coming at a later date. 

If you would like more information, please contact:

Bob Foerster - College Prep Manager/Head Coach - bfoerster11@yahoo.com or 604.996.0454

Dave Diachuk - Midget AAA Manager/Head Coach - diamond8tor@yahoo.com or 604.612.2254

Dave Palmer - GM - cloverdalenatsdp@gmail.com or 778.549.0719

Congratulations and thank you to the volunteers that were elected at this years AGM.

The following positions will be up for election this year.

• President (2 year term) - Mike Dance
• 2nd Vice President (2 year term) - Corey Ferguson
• 1st Vice President (1 year term) - Cam Gair
• Registrar: Mosquito to Midget (2 year term) - Debi Leith
• Secretary (2 year term) - Trevor Harms
• Staff Coordinator (2 year term) - Erin Harvie
• Coach and Player Development Director (1 year term) - Scott Wilson
• Directors at Large (6 directors, each for a 1 year term) - Jeff Sandes, Sanda King, Vince Dumas, Calvin Knorn, Tobe Leney and Chris Mills
• Past President (1 year term) - Chris Lund

* All positions elected at the AGM will take effect on October 1, 2018.

All members in attendance will be entered into a draw for a free registration for the 2019 season. - Won by Tobe Lene * Congratulations

The following special resolutions were carried on a vote at this year's AGM: CMBA_AGM_Special_Resolutions.pdf

Recently umpires from Cloverdale Minor Baseball have had the opportunity to attend a couple of premier training opportunities.  Attending the Baseball Canada Academy were current Cloverdale umpires Kalen Casson and Colby Furness.  Ethan Boyton, a long time Cloverdale umpire who now lives in Chilliwack, also attended the Academy.  These umpires, along with the others in attendance, received some great words of encouragement:

"We are again pleased by the enthusiasm of so many young umpires in this province to travel to Kamloops and take the feedback we give them and implement it immediately"  ​ "The young talent we saw at Umpire Academy was outstanding.  All 10 of these young men should be proud of their accomplishments and efforts.  It is clear that many of them come from associations that hold ongoing mentorship in the highest regard, and it shows"  - Steve Boutang, BCBUA Provincial Supervisor

"Over the last few years we have seen a lot of talent at our Umpire Academy and this year was no exception. It is clear that the mentorship work being done in many of our associations is not only encouraging young umpires to stay in the game, it is accelerating their progress when they have the passion. We have seen 7 Umpire Academy students in the last few years move up into our National program - and we have a few more on the cusp. What we saw this year indicates this will continue." - Rhonda Pauls, Vice-President, Education Chair, BCBUA

In other exciting news, Lane Yakemchuk, another Cloverdale umpire attended this first Baseball Canada National Clinic.  Next year Colby will join Lane at next year’s National Clinic having been awarded his Level III. 

Cloverdale Minor Baseball would like to congratulate these fine umpires on these accomplishments.  The BCBUA Grassroots Program has had a dramatic effect on the development of umpires province-wide and CMBA is pleased to participate in the program.  Keep up the good work!    

Finalized 2018 BC Baseball Bat Rules

Following further consultation with Baseball Canada, the bat manufacturing industry and sporting goods retailers, please find the an updated, finalized version of the 2018 BC Baseball bat rules which will be included in the 2018 BC Baseball Rulebook.

7U (T Ball/Rally Cap)      30 inch,   2 5/8 inch max diameter,  unlimited length/weight drop – bats with greater than 2 ¼ in. barrel diameter must be marked “USABB”

9U (Tadpole)     30 inch,  2 5/8 inch max diameter, unlimited length/weight drop - bats with greater than 2 ¼ in. barrel diameter must be marked “USABB”

10U & 11U (Mosquito)     32 inch,  2 5/8 inch max diameter,  unlimited length/weight drop - bats with greater than 2 ¼ in. barrel diameter must be marked “USABB”

13U (PeeWee)      32 inch,  2 ¾ inch max diameter,  -10 max length/weight drop, marked “BPF 1.15” or “USABB”

15U (Bantam) A/AA     2 3/4 inch max diameter, -3 max length/weight drop marked “BBCOR”, or -8 max length/weight drop marked “BPF 1.15” or “USABB”

15U (Bantam) AAA     -3 max length/weight drop, Wood, Bamboo or Wood Composite

18U (Midget) AA     -3 max length/weight drop, and marked “BBCOR”

18U (Midget) AAA/College Prep    Wood, Bamboo or Wood Composite

Wood, bamboo and wood composite bats are permitted in all divisions. Wood composite bats include wood bats with fibreglass sheathing and wood barrelled bats with composite handles. Wood composite bats do not include any bat that has any metallic component.

Changes in bats at the 11U and younger levels for 2018 season as a Pilot Project for review after the season.