DAY BASEBALL 
Tom Connell, VP
Jim Nunn, Commissioner
Welcome to the Edina Baseball Association program for players completing Kindergarten through 3rd grade.
Our coaches carry the belief that good coaching is good teaching, whether in the classroom or on the playing field. Our goal is to help your son or daughter discover and develop their baseball talents. This can occur by developing and enhancing his/her skills. Our coaching staff is led by experienced teachers and assisted by enthusiastic Edina High School baseball players. One set of coaches works with the entire league at a given field.
Players must be Edina residents or attend school in Edina. The leagues are organized by school grade and players play with their grade. New players may join at any grade level. Practices and skill building are incorporated into the published "game" schedules with heavier emphasis at the beginning of the season. We normally try to place kids with their schoolmates, although this is not always possible.
Rosters and schedules will be available on this page by May 15. Please check back here to find out what team your player has been assigned to. You will receive email notification also.
We are frequently asked the question: why is it day baseball? We are constrained by the availability of fields and other resources such that we cannot physically accommodate everyone in the evenings. The same fields that your child plays on during the day are used by Little Leaguers (4th, 5th and 6th graders) on weekday evenings and many Saturdays. What we recommend for working parents is that you carpool with others. You will have the schedule well in advance (mid-May) and with multiple families involved in the carpool could arrange it so each person only has to disrupt their work schedule 4 to 6 times in June and July. We are happy to try to form teams to include members of your carpool if needed. We realize this may not be ideal, but most people can make it work for them.
Players will get a team T-shirt, socks and cap on their first day. Players are expected to provide their own white baseball pants, baseball glove and wear cleats or sneakers. The league provides bats and batting helmets, but players are also welcome to bring their own.
Players in grades 1-3 are invited to sign up for a series of spring clinics to get ready for the season. This option can be selected when you register your player for day baseball. Please go to 2010 American Legion Spring Skills Clinic for more information.
The Rookie League is an introduction to baseball for kids completing Kindergarten. Baseball for the Rookie League takes place on either Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesdays/ Thursdays (this is your choice to make) at Weber Park. Players must have completed Kindergarten. Rookie League will be 2 days a week at around 9:30am, 11:00am, or 12:30pm. The times rotate so your player could play at any of these times. The season will begin on Wednesday June 16 for M/W and Thursday June 17 for T/Th and will end July 28/29. Sessions run for 1 hr 15 minutes. This league will primarily consist of T-Ball play in which the basics of hitting, fielding and throwing will be taught. The league will begin with practices designed to help each player improve. Eventually, they will learn the rules of baseball and participate in game play. Cost is $150.
Rookie League M/W Roster Rookie League T/Th Roster
Rookie League M/W Schedule Rookie League T/Th Schedule
The Pony League is baseball for kids completing 1st grade. Baseball for the Pony League takes place on either Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesdays/Thursdays (this is your choice to make). Pony League will be 2 days a week at 9:15, 10:45 or 12:15 at Weber Park. The times rotate so your player could play at any of these times. The season will begin Wednesday, June 16 for the M/W league and Thursday, June 17 for the T/Th league and run through July 28/29. Sessions run for 1 hour 15 minutes. The players in this league will continue to learn the basics of baseball. The coaches will begin to expand on the basics of baseball using a coach pitch format that will help the players learn “how to play the game” both in skill development and game participation. Cost is $150.
Pony League M/W Roster Pony League T/Th Roster
Pony League M/W Schedule Pony League T/Th Schedule
The Cactus League is for players completing 2nd grade. The league plays at around 9:15, 10:45 or 12:15 Mondays through Thurdays (4 days a week), at Normandale or Weber Parks. The times rotate so your player could play at any of these times. The season will begin on June 16 and will end on July 29. Sessions run for 1 hour 15 minutes. This league will begin to use the pitching machine to help develop the basics of the game through skill development and game play. Game situations will be taught as well as the basics of hitting, fielding and throwing. Cost is $195.
Cactus League Normandale Roster
Cactus League Normandale Schedule
Cactus League Weber Roster
Cactus League Weber Schedule
The Grapefruit League is for players completing 3rd grade. The league plays at 9:00am, 10:30am and 12:00pm on Mondays through Thursdays (4 days a week), each day, at Countryside Park or Cornelia School Park. The times rotate so your player could play at any of these times. The season will begin on June 16 and will end on July 29. Sessions run for 1 hour 15 minutes. The players will build on the skills introduced in the previous years of baseball. Players will begin developing their pitching skills in modified live at bat situations with hitters. There will also be a chance for those interesting in learning the position of catcher to begin developing their skills at that position. Game situations will be used as learning time to help prepare the players for Little League baseball. Cost is $195.
Grapefruit League Cornelia Roster
Grapefruit League Cornelia Schedule
Grapefruit League Countryside Roster
Grapefruit League Countryside Schedule
Uniform Pick Up and Photo Schedule-Tuesday, June 15
Linhoff Photo Order Form
Linhoff Photo Samples of Items For Purchase
For further information on Day Baseball, please contact
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