January 1, 2024
Happy New Year! Registration for the 2024 Spring Rec Season is now open!
GVAA offers baseball for ages 4-18.
The price is $165 per player from January 1 to March 3rd.
Starting on Monday, March 4th, the late fee price is $185.
Our Leagues:
-Instructional T-Ball ( Pre K) 4-5 years old
-A (Kindergarten) 6 years old (Coach Pitch)
-AA (1st & 2nd Grade) 7-8 years old (Coach Pitch)
-AAA Minors (3rd & 4th Grade) 9-10 years old
-Majors (5th & 6th Grade) 11-12 years old
-Babe Ruth (7th,8th,9th & 10th Grade) 13-15 years old
-Senior Babe Ruth (11th & 12th Grade)16-18 years old
For More Information on our 2024 Rec Season, please visit our Registration Page
Play Ball! Are you looking to Umpire this Spring?
GVAA's Umpire Training Program is back for the 2024 Rec Season.
Our 4-week training class starts this Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m. in the Babe Ruth Clubhouse at Rabinowitz Field in Voorhees.
New Umpires must be at least 13 years old and must attend all 4 training classes.
Returning Umpires must attend at least 1 training class.
Umpire Training Class Dates
Thursday, March 7 @ 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 14 @ 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 21 @ 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 28 @ 7 p.m.
Umpires that complete the training program will be eligible to ump our rec league games in the Minors, Majors and Babe Ruth divisions throughout the Spring and Fall Seasons.
To Sign Up for the classes or more information, please email Umpire Coordinator, Chris Jarsen at jarsenc@verizon.net or call 856-701-7170
Important Dates:
GVAA is excited to announce the results of its annual elections meeting held on Monday, October 30th.
The League would like to first thank, outgoing President Larry Davies for his years of service and dedication to GVAA Baseball. Larry was instrumental in coordinating our opening day parade as well as managing our 9u boys to the State Championship in 2022.
New Positions for 2023/2024
President: John Conners
Vice President: Anthony Del Palazzo
Treasuer: Dennis Johnson
Secretary: Chris Jarsen
Travel Director: Dean Michalski
Travel Committee Members: Matt Foody, Ryan Abrams, Tim McMenamin
Player Agent: Brandon Bowen & Dan Monaghan
Memorial Day Tournament: Sean Henderson
Sponsorships: Chad Amato
New Board Members
Chad Amato
Branden Bowen
Dan Monaghan
Tim McMenamin
League Commissioners for 2024 Spring Rec:
T-Ball: John Conners
K-League: Ryan Abrams& Tim McMenamin
AA- Sean Henderson & Chad Amato
AAA: Dennis Johnson
Majors: Dean Michalski
Babe Ruth: Rob MacMurray
The 28th Annual GVAA Home Run for Heroes Tournament has been scheduled for May 23-27, 2024. There will be "A" and "B" Divisions for 8u-12u plus single divisions a piece for 13U, 14U, & 15/16U
Home Run for Heroes Tournament
GVAA will be hosting it's 2nd Annual Vikings Summer Series for 7U in the Spring of 2024!
The tournament will be held from June 7-9, 2024 at our Rabinowitz Complex in Voorhees.
Price per team is $475.
We are using Tourney Machine for registration.
Stay connected with your GVAA team wherever you are with our Sports Engine mobile app, available for iPhones, iPads, and Android devices.
Click on the link and look for your particular smartphone or tablet to get started.
All Rostered Players in GVAA will have access to their team's schedule on the app.
Managers can update practice and game schedules as well as chat with their teams via the app. They can also have parents rsvp and track which players will be at each game.
The app is free for all GVAA Families.
Our Squad Locker Store is Open!
Get Your Vikings Gear for the Season
Hoodies, Tees, Hats and more.
Featuring Name Brands like Nike, Under Armor and Champion.
Our 2022 9u District & State Champs!
We have created a Facebook page to provide our community another way to learn about league news and events and to share the GVAA experience with one another. Please take a moment to click on the link below to visit the page — and don't forget to "like" it so our posts will show up in your news feed.
USABat Stamp of Approval
Cal Ripken Baseball in conjunction with USA Baseball has implemented bat rules that must be enforced at all levels in both our GVAA Rec and Travel programs.
These bats are designed to act like wood bats and they must have a USABat Stamp of Approval to be legal for play.
To See a Complete List of USA Approved Bats Click Here
USA BAT RULES for BABE RUTH/CAL RIPKEN Baseball
TEE BALL BAT RULES:
Beginning January 1, 2018, participating National Member Organizations will adopt the USABat standard for youth baseball and tee ball bats. Unlike standard youth baseball bats, tee ball bats (lengths 26” and shorter) are not required to undergo lab testing to receive approval under the USABat Program.
However, to be approved for play within the participating National Member Organizations, tee ball bats must feature the USA Baseball mark and accompanying permanent text which reads:
ONLY FOR USE WITH APPROVED TEE BALLS
GVAA Board of Directors