Movie Night to be Held Wooden Bat Weekend, June 7, 2008

Norfolk Baseball will be sponsoring a movie night at the Majors field at the Freeman Centennial School on it's Wooden Bat Weekend. The event will be held the evening of Saturday, June 7, 2008, weather-permitting. The admission fee to the movie will be food items which will in turn be donated to a local food pantry. More information to follow about this great event!

Beautiful Weather Greets Players for Opening Day

Opening Day Day festivities were held recently on a beautiful, but cool, spring day.

The festivities began with the traditional parade from the H. Olive Day School to the Majors field at the Freeman Centennial School. There, some young T-Ball players threw out the ceremonial first pitch after all of this year's baseball and softball teams were introduced to the crowd by Little League President Brian French.

The day also had some special moments: a moment of silence for Norfolk resident Erik Ward, the presentation of Joseph M. DiRienzo, III as the winner of this year's Second Annual Joseph M. DiRienzo Jr. Memorial Scholarship winner, and lifetime achievement awards to Karen Fruci, Steve Conley, and Jim Schmidt. Check out the photos!

Field Maintenance Day, Majors Games Precursor to Opening Day

The spring baseball season got off to a start this past week with Field Maintenance Day being held on Saturday, April 19, 2008. Managers, parents, and players pitched in to get the fields ready for Opening Day.

The Majors division began their season on Monday, April 21, 2008, with a game between the Athletics and the Marlins.

Click here to check out some pictures from both these events!

Register for the Spring 2008 Season

Registration forms for the spring 2008 T-Ball, A, and AA Norfolk baseball season are still being accepted.  Because the official registration period has closed, registrations accepted at this time will be assessed a $25 late fee.  Our registration site makes it easy for you to register your child for the upcoming season.

Registration for the AAA League, Majors, and Babe Ruth has closed.

Mail-in registration forms for the 2008 baseball season are also being accepted for those of you who prefer this method.

New Codes of Conduct Passed at Recent Meeting

At it's March, 2008 meeting, voting member of Norfolk Baseball passed two additional Codes of Conduct, one for umpires and one for managers and coaches and their interaction with umpires. All affected volunteers must read and sign these new codes prior to the season's start. Check them out!

Local Little Leagues Partner to Offer Challenger Baseball Program

Margaret Chaisson , a Board Member of Foxboro's Little League program, has asked us to pass along some information to area families of children with special needs.  Foxborough is partnering with many other communities to work with the Challenger program run by Norwood Little League. Most towns do not have sufficient numbers of children with special needs to warrant a league, but many communities have enough children to field a team, or the children are welcome to join one of the existing teams.

Foxborough has worked hard this year to get the word out that there is an alternative for children who may not be comfortable with the typical baseball offerings.

For more information about this great program, please contact Margaret Chaisson.