UPCOMING EVENT

Use this link to connect to the SPYBAS Clothing Gear Store. 

It will be open til April 1st, 2025!

The mission of SPYBAS is to provide a competitive, fun and safe baseball and softball experience for the youth of Sun Prairie with a focus on fun and fundamentals achieved with an emphasis on good sportsmanship, teamwork and leadership all while supporting the SP community. 

Hello SPYBAS Families,

Here is our February update with LOADS of information. This includes League Evaluation and Juniors Baseball Tryout info! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

 

PLEASE NOTE - We have a great FAQ on our website for you to check out. You can find our FAQ across the top banner of our website. This includes info on season dates and general time commitments as well as equipment needed for each division of play. (Note – it has recently been moved to it’s own tab but some folks still see it under the More+ tab.)

 

If you missed our January Update where we shared the “How To” for League and Coach Registration – Please visit our website. You will find a copy of it on our Home Page!

 

Registration is open on the spybas.com website. PLEASE GET YOUR KIDDOS REGISTERED!!

 

 A couple reminders –

Juniors Baseball Registration closes March 15 (extended).

All other registration closes March 31.

Late fees will be applied for any registrations after these deadlines.

 

JUNIORS BASEBALL NOTES and TRYOUT INFO

Juniors Baseball is for CURRENT 13U and 14U age players. 

13U - Birth date from 5/1/11 to 8/31/12

14U - Birth date from 5/1/10 to 8/31/11

 

Weekend athletes will play in weekend tournaments at locations throughout the State in addition to playing weekday games against local competition. Weekday only athletes will play in the Badgerland League and will compete against other area teams within ~45 min of Sun Prairie. Weekday only athletes will generally play 1-2 games/week.

 

Regardless of registration type, all athletes must participate in a tryout/evaluation.

 

Juniors Baseball Tryouts/Evaluations will be held April 12th, 2025.

Location at SP West High School on the Varsity Baseball Field. (REMINDER – NO METAL CLEATS!)

 

    12:30pm - 13U report

    1:00-2:00pm  - 13U tryouts/evaluations

    1:30pm - 14U report

    2:00-3:00pm - 14U tryouts/evaluations

 

(April 13th will be our rain date and, if necessary, tryouts will be held inside that day.)

 

Note –If a player trys-out for Weekend travel teams and does not make a team, they will automatically be placed on a Weekday only team. 

 

(NOTE – Weekend Tournament Travel teams play at an advanced level of competition and commitment. It is expected that a Tournament Team player will prioritize their Tournament team practices and games over other sports. There will also be an added fee after these teams are created to cover tournament costs.)

 

A note about Juniors Baseball – with both Varsity fields at SP East and West being newly turfed – no metal cleats will be allowed on these fields this year. Players can wear molded cleats or turf shoes.

 

 

 JUNIORS BAT REQUIREMENTS

Attached to this email please find the Bat Standards for the Badgerland Teener League. These are mandatory. 

 

 

MINORS/MAJORS BASEBALL/SOFTBALL EVALUATIONS

Minors and Majors players in both Baseball and Softball participate in an Evaluation in front of all the coaches at that level. They will hit, field, throw, catch, etc. Coaches will then meet to draft their teams. Evaluations are all at the SPHS East Field House – (indoors) Please wear tennis shoes. (Teams will be shared by Sunday, April 27th.)

 

We are waiting to hear back from SPASD as to when we can have access to the SP East Field House the week of our evaluations so we do not have exact dates and times yet. We do know evaluations will be the week of Monday, April 21 through Thursday, April 24 from 5:30-8:30. As soon as we hear back from the district we will share the exact dates and times for each league.

 

PEE WEES/ROOKIES BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL

There are no evaluations for these levels. Teams will be determined and communicated by April 27th. Directors for these leagues will reach out to share dates/times for Coaches’ Meetings.

 

JUNIORS SOFTBALL

We will communicate more info about Juniors Softball Evaluations as we get closer to registration closing and have a better idea of how many players we will have. 

 

A note about Juniors Softball – with both Varsity fields at SP East and West being newly turfed – no metal cleats will be allowed on these fields this year. Players can wear molded cleats or turf shoes.

 

VOLUNTEER COACH REGISTRATION

A reminder that we need all of our volunteer coaches to register! If this is a step you have skipped in years past, it must be completed this year in order to coach. You can indicate which league you will be coaching and who you would like to have as your coaching partner. 

 

ALSO – we HIGHLY encourage each coach to register themselves instead of having a spouse register for you. We have issues every year with coaches not having access to their teams on the Sports Engine app because someone else registered them.

 

EVERY coach needs to fill out a Background check and take the quiz this year. SPYBAS will be doing Background checks every odd year from now on.

(Reminder – there are lots of notes under our Registration tab as it pertains to Coaching Registration.)

 

Note to Coaches – Directors will reach out to you prior to Evaluations to let you know of your coaching assignment. They will also let you know Draft times, but know for planning purposes - they are usually the day following the Evaluation. 

 

SPYBAS LEAGUE BASEBALL BAT REQUIREMENTS

All bats for Rookies, Minors and Majors Baseball Leagues need to be USA stamped bats. (Image included at the bottom of this email.) Softball bats need to be a softball bat (not baseball).

 

PICTURE DAY – MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Tuesday, May 13th is Picture day for all Pee Wees through Juniors teams!

 

All teams will have the night off of playing in order to make it to Central Heights at their designated time to get their picture taken. This is not a fundraiser for SPYBAS – rather a chance to get individual and team photos taken to preserve the great memories that SPYBAS offers each year! Sibling photos are also an option! More details to follow as we get closer to the date!

 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

If you are interested in SPYBAS sponsorship opportunities, please contact spybas.sponsorships@gmail.com. We have also attached the sponsorship form to this email.

 

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

We have lots of opportunities for employment through SPYBAS – including umpires, concessions and grounds crew. We have included links to applications for each of these in this email.

 

As always, if you have questions please email us at spyouthbbsb@gmail.com

 

IMPORTANT DATES

March 15 – Juniors Baseball Registration closes

March 31 – All other Registration closes

April 12 – Juniors Baseball Try-out/Evaluation

April 21-April 24 – Minors/Majors Baseball/Softball Evaluations

Week of April 28th – Practices Begin -Pee Wees through Majors (Weather permitting)

Week of May 12 – Games Begin -Pee Wees through Majors

May 13 – Picture Day – Pee Wees through Juniors

Hello SPYBAS Families,

Happy New Year! We are looking forward to a fun 2025 season that is just around the corner! There are LOTS of notes and reminders in this email! (One quick note for folks that are new to SPYBAS – at spybas.com if you scroll down on the More+ page you will see a FAQ tab that answers many questions you may have.)

Registration is open for League Baseball, League Softball and Volunteer Coaching on the spybas.com webpage. 

 

LEAGUE REGISTRATION

Birthdate cutoffs are used for our Rookies, Minors, Majors and Juniors Leagues

 

Steps to Register for League (easiest from a computer)

1) Visit spybas.com

2) Hover over the “Registration” tab across the top of the page.

3) Then click on “Baseball Registration” or “Softball Registration”. (PLEASE pay careful attention that you are registering your player for the correct sport. We have had a number of baseball players registered for softball and vice versa. We cannot change registrations on our end – so when this happens we have to cancel the registration and families then have to re-register.)

4) Fill out the Registration information.

 

Baseball Divisions

Pee Wees: 4K & Kindergarten
Rookies(7U/8U): Birth date from 5/1/16 to 8/31/18
Minors (9U/10U): Birth date from 5/1/14 to 8/31/16
Majors(11U/12U): Birth date from 5/1/12 to 8/31/14

 

Softball Divisions**

Rookies(8U): Birth date from 9/1/15 to 12/31/18
Minors(10U): Birth date from 9/1/13 to 12/31/15
Majors (12U): Birth date from 9/1/11 to 12/31/13
Juniors (14U/16U): Birth date from 9/1/07 to 12/31/11

 

 

Softball Note**

SPYBAS aligned our league with the USA Softball League’s birth dates last season to provide a consistent playing experience across league and tournament play. We know this is still a new change for our Softball players – and may require a player to be in the same league for a 3rd year. If your player’s birthdate falls into a 3rd year in a league and they want to move into the next league - please register your player in the league where their birthdate falls and then send us an email requesting that your 3rd year player move into the next league. We will make the change on our end. If you have any questions about registration, please contact SPYBAS at spyouthbbsb@gmail.com

 

GENERAL REGISTRATION REMINDERS

All players must be registered separately. It may give you the option to “add another player” but we are working to take this off as an option because it will only allow you to register another player for that same division – SO, Please register each player separately.

If you are registering more than one player in your family, you will receive a 50% discount on the 3rd + all additional children’s registration fee. Please register your players separately and contact us at spyouthbbsb@gmail.com in order for us to process your refund.

 

For the 2025 season, these are the days of the week that Leagues will “probably” play. (We cannot guarantee these days yet, but this is the goal)

 

Pee Wees – Mondays/Fridays (1 game per week)

Rookies Baseball – Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays (1-2 games per week)

Minors Baseball – Mondays/Wednesdays (1-2 games per week)

Majors Baseball – Tuesdays/Thursdays (1-2 games per week)

Rookies Softball – Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays (1-2 games per week)

Minors Softball – Tuesdays/Thursdays (1-2 games per week)

Majors Softball – Tuesdays/Thursdays (1-2 games per week)

Juniors Baseball and Softball is dependent on the out side leagues these teams play in.

VOLUNTEER COACH REGISTRATION

A reminder that we need all of our volunteer coaches to register! If this is a step you have skipped in years past, it must be completed this year in order to coach. You can indicate which league you will be coaching and who you would like to have as your coaching partner. 

 

ALSO – we HIGHLY encourage each coach to register themselves instead of having a spouse register for you. We have issues every year with coaches not having access to their teams on the Sports Engine app because someone else registered them.

 

EVERY coach needs to fill out a Background check and take the quiz this year. SPYBAS will be doing Background checks every odd year from now on.

 

 Steps to Register for Coaching

1) Hover over Registration

2) Click on Coaching Registration

3) Click on the Red box that says REGISTER: 2025 Coach/Volunteer Registration.

4) Choose your name from your Sports Engine profile (if it is not there you do not have a Sports Engine account and will need to create one.)

5) Click on the link to fill out the background check if you are a new coach or a returning coach in an odd numbered year. (EVERYONE needs to fill out a background check in 2025)

6) Once you have completed the background check, DO NOT FORGET to go back and finish your registration for SPYBAS Coaching.

7) You will be sent a link to a training video along with a 25 question quiz. This needs to be completed in order for your background check to be processed.

A few notes – if you want to coach more than one team you need to fill out a coaching registration for each division. You only need to complete the background check one time for this season.

Also – a reminder that we appoint 2 coaches for each Minors/Majors/Juniors team. We appoint 4 coaches for each Pee Wees/Rookies team. Once registration closes we will reach out to you and confirm your status of coaching.

 

JUNIORS BASEBALL

Juniors baseball has options to play on Weekday Only Teams or to try out for the Weekend Travel plus Weekday Teams. All players will participate in an evaluation. East and West Baseball coaches will determine the teams. This year…

• 14U Weekend athletes will be split into “A” East and “A” West teams. Additional 14U Weekend teams may be formed based on the number of players available.
• 13U Weekend athletes will be split into “A” and “B” teams. Additional 13U Weekend teams may be formed based on the number of players available. 
• 14U and 13U Weekday teams will be created to be as competitively even as possible with a particular focus on the availability of pitchers and catchers. 

More information about Juniors Baseball can be found on our website if you hover over Baseball and then click on Juniors.

 

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

We have lots of opportunities for employment through SPYBAS – including umpires, concessions and grounds crew. We have included links to applications for each of these in this email. They can also be found on our website under General Info and then Jobs. Links to Work Permits can also be found there.

 

Juniors Baseball Registration closes March 15 (extended).

All other registration closes March 31.

 

Late fees will be applied for any registrations after these deadlines.

Keep an eye out for our February update which will include dates/times for League Evaluations for Majors and Minors Baseball and Softball and Juniors Baseball.

As always, if you have questions please email us at spyouthbbsb@gmail.com