IMPORTANT SPRING DATES

3/15-3/16/2024 - Opening weekend for all levels (first games)

3/30/2024 - NO GAMES (start of ACPS Spring Break)

4/6/2024 - NO GAMES (end of ACPS Spring Break)

6/8/2024 - End of Spring 2024 season

Northside is a volunteer-run league - we would not be successful without the help of families and community members!  Each Northside Family is required to meet a minimum volunteer commitment of 2 hours.  

Northside offers many opportunities to volunteer:

• Working in the concession stand
  • Sign up genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A45A4AD2CAAFB6-48532601-concessions#/
  • Directions provided when you arrive for your 2 hour time slot. You can see the game being played at CRF from concessions!
• Coaching/Assistant Coaching
• Field Prep for Games
• Scorekeeper, Scoreboard operator, Dugout parent
• Board Member

Are you interested in becoming more involved at Northside? If so, attend a board meeting to learn more! The board meets throughout the year, the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30, location TBD, but usually at Timberwood Grill. We welcome help in any capacity!

All other volunteer questions can be directed to our VP, Jenn Sims: communications.northsideleague@gmail.com

Northside uses SportsEngine for all communications. After you register your player, please download this application!

For instructions on how to download it, click here: https://help.sportsengine.com/en/articles/227-how-to-download-the-sportsengine-mobile-app

Use the messages and chat features to communicate with your coach and teammates. View your teams upcoming practice and game schedules. Hear about cancellations or other important updates.

Importantly, with as much advanced notice as possible, please use the RSVP feature on your app to let the coach your player will be attending or missing a practice or game. This is helpful because coaches must plan ahead for games where they are short the required # of players and at the upper divisions they need to set their lineups ahead of time. To access this feature on your app, click on schedule, click on the specific game date, click on the RSVP tab, and select yes, no, or maybe in regards to your player's attendance.

Also, if you would like for more than one parent to have access to your player's team schedule on the app, please try the following:  Have the person who registered the player log on to Sportsengine, then in the top right hand corner go to settings and click on manage your household profile. Add a second (or third) adult as a 'guardian' for your player and once they accept the invitation, they will also have access!

We are fortunate to have the support of many local businesses. Their contributions allow us to keep fees reasonable, provide scholarships, serve more of the community, and purchase much needed equipment. Please visit these businesses to show your appreciation for supporting Northside!

Is your business or a business you know of interested in becoming a 2024 Northside sponsor – email kristy.bevans@gmail.com to get information on our Tiered Sponsorship Levels for 2024.

About half-way through the season there will be information about All-Star Tryouts for each respective age group. Players who make an All-Star team will have an additional practice a week to get ready for the Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken District 5 Tournaments. For planning purposes, these tournaments take place typically during the last two weekends in June and potentially into the beginning of July if a Northside team wins. Follow timelines for future tournaments here: https://vbrdistrict5.com/

We wanted to share the information shared by Crozet Peachtree Baseball/Softball regarding the The Marr Scholars Fund:

"Since 2000 the Marr Scholars Fund has provided four years of college assistance to support 22 graduating seniors who played Babe Ruth baseball in Charlottesville. The fund provides $2500 an academic year for a four-year total of $10,000.

The Marr Scholars Fund honors the lives of two brothers – John D. and Richard T. Marr – who dedicated their lives and careers to the crucial contribution that a well-rounded education and healthy athletic competition provides to a rich life. John D. “Jack” was the president of the Lane Babe Ruth League in Charlottesville at the time of his death.

Previous Marr Scholars from Charlottesville have attended the University of Virginia, Christopher Newport, Virginia Commonwealth, University of Richmond, Virginia Tech, James Madison, Savannah College of Arts & Design, Hampden Sydney, Duke, Elon, Oberlin, and Haverford.

The criteria for selection of a Marr Scholar are academic achievement, character and citizenship, financial need, and plans to matriculate in a four-year college or university in the fall of 2023.

Applications are due online on June 12, 2023. To enter the competition, please complete this application.

https://forms.gle/yXTxybAQM2VnwPUB7

Required material includes a one-page essay, high school resume, letter of college acceptance, financial aid sheet from college, and two letters of recommendation.

Please write Tim Marr, Trustee, at marr@unc.edu with questions."

Developing a strong community by teaching baseball fundamentals and life skills; helping kids improve as players, work as a team, and grow as individuals.  

Click here for more information on our mission, goals, and expectations.

All fields are currently OPEN for practices and games (last updated on 4/12/24 at 11:35am)

Northside is chartered with Babe Ruth League and fields teams playing in Cal Ripken Baseball. Our geographical boundaries span nearly all public & private schools located in central to northern Albemarle County, Virginia including the following public elementary school zones: Agnor Hurt, Baker Butler, Stony Point, Hollymead, Broadus Wood, Woodbrook, Stone Robinson, Mountain View, and Greer Elementary Schools, along with any of the middle schools in this elementary school feeder pattern.

T-ball: age 4-6

Baseball teams are fielded for ages 6-12  : Rookie (Machine Pitch 6-8), Minors (9-10 Kid Pitch), Majors (11-12)

Softball will no longer be offered at Northside, starting with the spring 2024 season.