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SPRING 2008

Babe Ruth Spring Registration is now open

Regular Babe Ruth Players 13 - 15

Player form:
https://www.youthleaguesusa.com/herndonoptimist/07-08/spring/Welcome.html

Volunteer form:
https://www.youthleaguesusa.com/herndonoptimist/07-08/spring/Volunteer.html

Coaches, Parent Volunteers needed

Questions, further information email Bob Rhyne at mailto:RDorioles@aol.com

SENIOR BABE RUTH players 16 - 18

Register at:

http://www.chantillyyouth.org/baseball/SrBabeRuth/index_E.html

Questions, further information email Aaron Hostestler at NFC_SrBRL@comcast.net

Athletic Field Inclement Weather, and Safety Policy, Cancellation Hotlines -

Fairfax Field Hotline  703-324-5264    Reston Field Hotline 703-435-7982  Loudon Field Hotline  703-777-0456

We will be improving and adding features to this website and welcome suggestions.
Coaches, email the webmaster at the address below if you wish to post anything under your league pages.

Bob Rhyne
Commissioner
mailto:RDorioles@aol.com

Victor Van Rees
webmaster
703-435-8455 home,
703-447-8950 cell
vicvan@verizon.net

What do  Cal Ripken, Jr., Randy Johnson, Mike Piazza, Bernie Williams, David Wells, David Justice, Curt Shilling,
Orel Hershiser, Daryl Strawberry, and Jason Giambi have in common?

Along with Hall of Famers such as Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Palmer, Rod Carew, George Brett and Nolan Ryan, they are but just a few of the notable major league baseball stars who honed their skills playing Babe Ruth Baseball.

The Babe Ruth League (BRL) has increased steadily from its first 10-team league in Hamilton Township, NJ,   in 1951 to its present combined size of over 886,500 players on some 45,200 teams in more than 7,315 leagues.

Locally, Herndon and Reston have enjoyed tremendous success with programs that have instructed and help build thousands of players – many of whom have become stars on high school, college, and professional teams. This year, the Herndon and Reston divisions of the Greater Herndon Babe Ruth leagues have combined to better serve the local communities, and to provide a higher quality of competition. The local Senior Babe Ruth program, the Northern Fairfax County Senior BRL – consisting of players from Chantilly, Reston and Herndon - has been a showcase for top players. Senior Babe Ruth teams from this area have won Virginia State tournaments for the last three years, with the 2001 team finishing second in the Babe Ruth World Series.

Players, from ages 13-15 on Babe Ruth teams and players 16-19 on Senior Babe Ruth teams, learn the right way to play baseball and compete with some of the best players in the world. In post-season tournament play Babe Ruth and Senior Babe Ruth players at each age level earn the chance to play in division, state, regional tournaments that culminate in the Babe Ruth World Series.

The success of the program is due to the millions of volunteer hours spent every year. Every volunteer, from the local League Manager to the Chairman of the 17-member International Board, is dedicated to the betterment of youth, while at the same time producing better players. An important feature that makes the Babe Ruth a “players program” is the stated policy that all players are guaranteed playing time. Unlike like many of the pricey vanity leagues, all Babe Ruth participants are guaranteed innings in every regular season league game.