Hello everyone, we are excited to be a host site again for the 2022 St. Jude Brad Wallin Memorial Tournament from June 1 - June 5!  As those of you who helped last year know, this tournament requires a lot of help for us to pull this off, and ALL proceeds from the tournament itseld are going to St. Jude.

We will have a variety of stations for volunteers this year compared to our normal tournaments.  Each MYBA Travel Team participating in the BWMT Tournament is expected to volunteer (coaches, parents & players when appropriate) for at least 3 individual spots from June 1 - June 5.  You're more than welcome to sign up for multiple spots.

We are also asking any and all board members, directors, coaches, assistant coaches, parents, etc to come volunteer while you are at the park enjoying the tournament.  This truly is an aamzing experience to be a part of.

The link to sign up is posted below.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Josh Tarter or Jason Vallar.  

BWMT & MYBA Thank for your support!

https://signup.com/go/sxEXLem

Good morning,

This is a reminder that the Colt League registration is STILL OPEN, and will remain so through the end of May.  This league does not begin until the high school season is over.   As it stands, the team could use a few more players to round out the roster, and we currently do not have anyone who has volunteered as a coach yet.  This team cannot have practices or games without a coach, we are strongly urging parents, faily members or friends of the Colt League players to sign up to help these boys this summer.

If you have any questions, please contact the MYBA Executive Board.

This is just a friendly reminder that per the Morton Park District rules, AND Morton Youth Baseball Association Guidelines, that pets are not allowed at Westwood Park, especially on the baseball fields. 

We are beginning a very high field usage time with outdoor practices and games beginning, and a lot of work goes into keeping our fields in great shape.  We are coming off of a summer and fall where many of our fields endured an unforeseen disease, and a lot of extra work and expense went into saving them.

While we know it is a very inviting park to bring pets to Westwood Park, there were too many times when messes were left behind on and off the fiels, or turf was torn up on our fields.   There were also incidents during games with dogs barking and/or growling at players trying to play.   For these reasons we are asking everyone to please keep your pets away from the baseball fields this summer.  

If spectators do bring pets to the baseball fields, they will be asked to leave for all of the reasons listed above.

If you have any questions, you can direct them to the Morton Park District or to the MYBA Executive Board.

We appreciate your understanding,

MYBA Executive Board

Registration is OPEN for the 2022 MYBA season! 

Please register online at mortonyouthbaseball.org            

Important Date:  Be sure to register today so that your youth can participate in player evaluations for the Maverick, Mustang, Bronco and Pony leagues on Saturday, March 12 at the Morton High School! 

Specific evaluation times for each league will be posted on the mortonyouthbaseball.org website in the coming weeks.    

Interested in becoming an MYBA Sponsor?

Please contact Luke Parnham at 309-635-0715; parny1@me.com

More about the MYBA, its leagues and player fees . . . . 

The Morton Youth Baseball Association's objective is to provide a supervised baseball program that will be enjoyable, educational, and challenging for all the youth.  The 2021 season afforded us the opportunity to develop almost 600 players throughout the season’s 450+ baseball games and countless practices.   Teams in each league will compete in 10-15 games against other Morton teams (in-house games).  All in-house games will be played at Westwood Park.  The season will run from April through June.

Player Leagues are based on grade in school at the time of registration as follows:

Pinto League or “T-Ball” (Cost: $75)  Player's eligible for this league will be in Pre K or Kindergarten at the time of registration and be 4 years old on or before April 30th. 

Maverick League (Cost: $120)  Player's eligible for this league will be in 1st or 2nd grade at the time of registration.  Kindergarteners will be allowed to play in Maverick if they have played at least 1 year of Pinto.  

Mustang League (Cost: $120)  Player's eligible for this league will be in 3rd or 4th grade at the time of registration.

Bronco League (Cost:  $120)  Player's eligible for this league will be in 5th or 6th grade at the time of registration.  

Pony League (Cost:  $120)  Player's eligible for this league will be in 7th or 8th grade at the time of registration.

The MYBA also offers a Colt League for high school age players.  Registration is also open for these leagues at mortonyouthbaseball.org

* If your child is on a Travel Lite Team Roster, they do not have to attend In-House Evaluations and will automatically be registered for in-house baseball