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Register Now for 2025 Spring Quickball and Baseball

League participation will be based on the players grade for 2024-2025 school year.

Quickball

1st year players 5 & under $105 registration fee Quick Ball

Recommended for 1st year players

*must be 4 by 04/30/2025

League Baseball

PreK and K $160 before 2/15 / $185 after 2/15

1st and 2nd grade $160 before 2/15 / $185 after 2/15

3rd and 4th grade $160 before 2/15 / $185 after 2/15

5th and 6th grade $160 before 2/15 / $185 after 2/15

7th and 8th grade $160 before 2/15 / $185 after 2/15

Important Payment Information

--Early registration and fees end Saturday, February 15th

--Regular Registration ends Saturday, March 1st

--Players may be put on a wait list after March 1st and may not receive a jersey or hat

Volunteers

--Each family is required to submit 1 name to volunteer during the season.

--All coaches are required to have the proper background and safety certifications prior to start of season.

**Please indicate on registration if you are interested in being a league president. Note that not all league president positions are open.

Rosters

--For each league, rosters will be created fairly and only sibling requests to play on same team will be granted.

Rec Baseball 2025 In Review

The 2025 rec baseball season was wet and wild. We started out in early April to some rough spring weather that did not stop the young players in their tracks. At the Quickball level (4-5 year olds) we had 6 enthusiastic coaches take the lead after helping with a fun ice breaking clinic at Cross Farm. The event attracted a much larger group than last year in an encouraging sign for the future. Special shout out to Alyssa Daughtry for taking the lead as league president to organize the young group.

At the Rookie level (5-6 year olds), we had another group of 6 enthusiastic coaches lead our group. Very exciting and competitive players at this level, including some players wearing sliding mitts and swinging some big bats. Way to go Rookies!

At the Minors level (7-8 year olds) we had 4 strong teams take on each other at the kid-pitch level. Organized and run by David Del Vecchio, league president, there were nothing but rave reviews from all involved.

Moving up to the Major 1 group consisting of 3rd and 4th graders (9-10 year olds) we had 3 town teams along with teams from Hazlet – the first time this age group combined with an outside town to form the league. Playing both at the great Phillips Park and on the Hazlet fields the season went as smoothly as possible. Organized by the Jodi Valla, the group could not have had more fun. Playing in the Championship game on Saturday June 14th at Phillips Park got off to a misty start between the Mets and the Pirates. It was a back and forth battle that came down to a close play at the plate, with the Pirates edging past the Mets 6-5. Congratulations Pirates.

In Major 2 (11-12 year olds), this season’s teams brought out some big hitters. It was home runs, stealing bases and fast ball strikeouts galore. Although all teams experienced some rain, the players did not disappoint. The championship game between the Yankees and Dodgers was postponed to Fathers Day due to rain.

The Dodgers got there by upsetting the Mets in the first round of the playoffs. Even throughout the rain delayed start, the Yankees showed their strength and eventually overwhelmed the Dodgers 7-3. A strong pitching and defensive performance earned them the trophy as 2025 Champs from Major 2.

Equipment List

Player Equipment Required 2021 USABL Youth Baseball Bat Rules

Player Equipment Required

Quickball League

Water Bottle with name clearly printed
Cleats
Baseball Pants

Baseball League(ages 5-15)

Water Bottle with name clearly printed
Baseball Glove
Baseball Bat (USABL approved)
Jockstrap/Cup
Heart Guard
Cleats
Baseball Pants

**Optional Equipment:

Batting Helmet

2021 USABL Youth Baseball Bat Rules

USABL is the baseball league in which HYAA participants. Below are the Youth Baseball Bat Rules/Regulations. For more information please see the USABL website: USABL Youth Baseball Rules

Here is a link to the USABL approved bats: https://usabat.com

46/60 will follow USA Standards. All bats must have the USA stamp and not be greater than - 2 5/8" barrel
- 1- piece solid wood bats are allowed and no USA stamp is required for a solid wood bat.
- It is the responsibility of both coaches and umpires to check bats for a USA Stamp at ground rules.
- PENALTY (not retroactive):
  - 1st violation: Batter automatically out.
  - 2nd violation: Inning over, all runs earned in the inning will be removed from scorebook.
  - 3rd violation: Automatic forfeit.
50/70 will follow USA Standards. All bats must have the USA stamp- 2 5/8" barrel
- 1- piece solid wood bats are allowed and no USA stamp is required for a solid wood bat.
- -3 BBCOR is allowed and no USA stamp is required
- It is the responsibility of both coaches and umpires to check bats for a USA Stamp at ground rules.
- PENALTY (not retroactive):
  - 1st violation: Batter automatically out.
  - 2nd violation: Inning over, all runs earned in the inning will be removed from scorebook.
  - 3rd violation: Automatic forfeit.
60/90:
- 12U Fall Only (new 13s) will follow USA Standards. All bats must have the USA Stamp. 1 piece solid wood bats are allowed and no USA stamp is required for a solid wood bat.
  - -3 BBCOR is also allowed
- 13U must be a -5 USA Stamped Bat or -3 BBCOR.
  - 1 piece Solid wood bats are allowed. No USA stamp is required for a solid wood bat.
  - In the Fall 13U (New 14s) will be -3 BBCOR.
- 14U, 15U and 16U will be -3 BBCOR.
  - 1 piece solid wood bats are allowed
- 18U and Any Wood Bat Division will be allowed to use wood bats including composite and bamboo
  a. ** A batter may not use an illegal bat. PENALTY – If the infraction is discovered by the umpire or the defense before the next pitch to a batter of either team, the defense may elect the penalty - batter out, runners return to the Time of the Pitch. No appeal is allowed after the next pitch to a batter. You cannot protest a game over an illegal bat.
  b. Teams playing on a field with bat restrictions must notify their opponent at least 4 days prior to game day. Teams must conform to a facilities bat restriction policies if provided with the proper notification about the restriction.

Recreation Baseball 2024 in Review

By Aiden Colie, Recreation Baseball Commissioner

A beautiful sunny day marked “Championship Saturday” on June 15, as the 2024 Recreation Baseball and Quickball seasons came to a close. Trophies and medals were handed out and each league closed out their season with a final game or other baseball related activity.

The games featured players’ names being announced at the beginning and with each at bat, as “Walk-up” music selected by the players blasted as they strode to the plate.

Our 3^rd and 4^th graders in Major1 played an action-packed All-Star Game. Coaches Delvecchio and Fokas led a team against Coaches Libecci and Harrison. It was a heated game with a tie score going into the last inning. Danny Collins was the winning pitcher. David Sellinger drove in Andrew Kimball for the winning run. The winning run was scored with 2 outs giving the Delvecchio/Fokas team the win in a 6-5 nail biter!

Delvecchio/Fokas won the all-star game.

Some notable shout outs include Thomas Ploussas and JJ Fokas of Delvecchio/Fokas, and Chase Lin and Kyle Schleif, catcher of Libecci/Harrison.

Next up was the Major2 Championship Game featuring the #1 seed Mets hosting the 2nd-seeded Yankees in what seems like an annual affair. Ace pitching started with Avery Tomba and continued with Drew Bryceland, Robbie Krol III, who made his season debut in the final game, and Dylan Dietz, who came in to close the game in 1-2-3 fashion. They were all helped by stellar defense which turned not one, but two double plays to keep the always aggressive on the basepaths Met's to only 3 runs.

The Yankees always seemed to have runners on base, despite several great innings by the Mets’ pitching/defense to secure a few scoreless innings. The Yankees successfully broke through, plating 6 runs in total, enough to secure the victory for the 2024 season.

Between games, we had two ceremonies. First we recognized and thanked Mauricio Leal for his generous donation of our beautiful covered dugouts on both of the Phillips fields. Anyone who has played or coached at Phillips over the past few years has experienced the Leal/Gambino family’s generosity keeping us all comfortably out of the elements on hot or rainy days.

We also had a ceremony to dedicate the new flagpole in centerfield on Phillips Lower. The flagpole was the Eagle Scout project for Grant Lind with help from his fellow scouts in Troup 130, and generous donations from the community.

The grand finale for the day was the always popular Holmdel Adult Home Run Derby! As usual, a lot of balls went flying out of Phillips Park. The three top dinger hitters made it to the final round, which was hard-fought and exciting. After the leaders launched even more home runs, we finally had our winner and 2^nd and 3^rd place:

1^st Place: Anthony Vella

2^nd Place: David Katz

3rd Place: David Farkas

Many thanks to everyone who made this season such a great experience for our kids:

Our League Presidents – Lezlee Kupchin, Melissa Collins, Ryan Kaplan, and Matty Cardinoza
My fellow commissioners – Joe Crowley, Eric Page, Todd Olsen, Ken Kosco, Craig Lowenstein and Kevin Harrison
All the coaches and assistant coaches, who give of themselves freely to teach our kids how to play this great game.
Our teen umpires, who did a great job helping to officiate the games.
Our parents and families, for all your efforts getting your kids to the practices and games, cheering them on and helping out the coaches.
Our office team, Jayme Lowenstein and Laurie Fontana, our behind the scenes superstars!

Contact Us

Game Schedule

2024 Calendar of Events-TBD

Injury Report Form

In case of an injury sustained during an HYAA event, please print and complete the Injury Report Form and return it to the HYAA office. Please complete all relevant parts of the form.

Field Locations

HYAA Baseball/Softball Fields

Directions to Satz Lower and Upper Fields

The Satz School fields are located to the left of Satz Middle School and Holmdel High School on Crawfords Corner Road, just south of Holmdel Road and past the Holmdel post office. Coming from Holmdel Road, turn onto Crawfords Corner and the fields will be about 1/4 mile on your left. Please enter the 2nd driveway to get to the fields. The lower field is visible from the road and the upper field is up the path behind and to the left of the school building.

Directions to Hazlet Softball Fields for Girls 3/4 and 5/6

The Hazlet (HYAL) fields are located on Hazlet Ave. just off Bethany Road. Click here for directions.

Coaches Corner

Play Baseball "The Ripkin Way"

Clinic Notes: Getting Set

Keeping The Game Fun

Field Like A Pro

Here are some articles from Bullpen, the official publication of the Babe Ruth League. The articles are great for rookie and veteran coaches and talk about ways to teach good, fundamental skills, and to keep the whole experience fun for everyone.