The North Wake County Baseball Association is a non-profit organization that has been in operation for over 30 years.  During this time NWCBA has held a clear mission of providing positive and memorable baseball experiences for young players in the Triangle area.  North Wake has always had the stated goal of optimizing player development through quality practice and age appropriate competitive playing environments both through leagues and travel team opportunities.

 

North Wake's baseball history is marked with the exciting exploits of thousands of players.  The excitement may be as simple as a 6-year old wearing his uniform the night before his first game, or a young player discovering he has made his middle school or high school team or a 17-year old that is notified that he will be receiving a college baseball scholarship.  For all North Wake's players the truly memorable experience is being able to enjoy the game of baseball with friends.

 

Baseball has a great history and the Board of NWCBA hopes all our young players have a positive experience and carry lasting memories with them.

 

 

The North Wake County Baseball Association (NWCBA) has been providing athletic opportunities for youth throughout the Triangle since the 1970’s. During these years the non-profit organization has offered spring and fall baseball leagues for players 5-18 years old.

 

NWCBA has a yearly budget of more than $200,000. We are an all volunteer organization and have no paid employees. Player fees and fundraising account for revenues that pay for all operational costs of the programs. Nearly half of the yearly operational costs are associated with field rental and maintenance of more than a dozen area facilities. Additionally, NWCBA consistently has funded or co-funded significant field development and field upgrade projects at county parks, public and private schools and parochial sites.

 

The NW landfill site offers an important opportunity for NWCBA to create a baseball complex that will benefit our NWCBA families. A facility with three adjacent fields will provide practice and game locations to enhance our mission of player development while offering NWCBA families an ideal local community site. The site will also help reduce then number of players that NWCBA to turn away due to insufficient field space.

 

In December of 2006 NWCBA made a comprehensive proposal to Wake County for the development and management of the baseball portion of the borrow area of the landfill site. A copy of this proposal can be provided upon request. The Board of Directors of NWCBA is committed to this project and the organization has sufficient cash reserves on hand to accomplish the majority of the initial phase of construction. The balance of the project would be achieved through corporate, professional and individual fundraising.

 

NWCBA looks forward to participating in the landfill project to make the complex a showcase for post-waste management site usage.

 

Best regards,

 

 

Ken Shuey

President

North Wake County Baseball Association