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Attend our Umpire Clinic!

The Charlottesville Babe Ruth League is hosting a FREE umpire clinic to include information on rules, regulations, and policies put in place by Babe Ruth League, Inc. The clinic will cover administrative items as well as practical skills so potential umpires understand where to position themselves during play whether officiating behind the plate or while managing the bases.

WHERE:
Charlottesville High School
1400 Melbourne Rd, Charlottesville

WHEN:
Saturday, February 11th from 9am to 1pm

Please fill out the interest form if you plan to attend:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMnlAnCuCZy98a1cTyvFv_czlgzxbtYSAwD--yd4qubSPX3w/viewform

We hope to see you there!

Important!!! Mark Your Calendar!
Spring Dates

The CBRL Board has finalized some important dates for the Spring 2023 season.

1. Field Improvement Day will be held on Saturday, March 4th (time TBA). Helping on Field Improvement Day is an excellent way to satisfy your supplemental volunteer requirements for the season. Additionally, you can feel good about working with your hands and meeting friendly people at the same time. We hope you'll join us. Inclement weather make-up day will be Sunday, March 5th.
2. Player evaluations for the 13-15 division will be held in two groups on March 11th. Click here to register for one of two sessions after registering to play on the league website.  

More information about all events will be communicated closer to the dates.

2023Spring Registration is OPEN!

The Charlottesville Babe Ruth League offers boys and girls the opportunity to have fun learning the game of baseball from dedicated coaches and volunteers. The League accepts registrations from boys and girls who will be twelve (12) years old before May 1, 2023, and who will not be seventeen (17) years old before May 1, 2023, for the 13-15-Year-Old Division and boys and girls who will be sixteen (16) years old before May 1, 2023, and who will not be nineteen (19) years old before May 1, 2023, for the 16-18-Year-Old Division. Email the league if interested in playing in the 16-18 Division but won’t be 16 before May 1, 2023.

Babe Ruth League, Inc. allows for players who are 12 years old to participate in Babe Ruth League play as a "swing" player.Players who are aging out of Little League who are "league age" 13 by Little League Rules, but who are "league age" 12 by Babe Ruth rules are eligible to play in the Charlottesville Babe Ruth League and should register and play with us in our 13-15 division. Please contact the league with any questions.

For those players who are planning to play Middle or High School JV and Varsity baseball, our spring schedule will accommodate you.Many Middle and High School JV programs end in early May, and Varsity ends at the end of May, and our 13-15 season continues through the first week in June (5-11) and through July for the older division.From there, we'll have summer All-Stars so players wishing to have a longer baseball experience should plan to play with us in addition to school teams.Our rules are designed so that player positions will not interfere with school teams.Pleasecontact usif you want further clarification.

There is limited space available in our 13-15-Year-Old and 16-18-Year-Old Divisions, so register early! If the divisions don't fill up sooner, the registration deadline is March 10th for the 13-15-Year-Old Division and May 19th for the 16-18-Year-Old Division.

Season Schedule (13-15 Division)
·Each team will be assigned 1 practice and 1 game per week.
·Practices begin March 13^th
·Games begin April 15^th
·End of Season tournament -- June 5^th– June 11^th

Season Schedule (16-18)
·Each team will be assigned 1 practice and 1 game per week.
·Practices begin May 27^th
·Games begin May 30th
·End of Season tournament -- July 25^th– July 27th

Spring Evaluations

* All players will be evaluated on March 11thfor the 13-15-Year-Old Division and May 20th for the 16-18-Year-Old Division at Gardner Field, times TBA.Evaluations are mandatory, and players must attend at least one session. The purpose of evaluations is to help build balanced teams across each division.

For more information, download our information form.