by posted 01/25/2012
 
Parents,

One of our Local long time sponsors and equipment suppliers Johnson and Lambe is having their annual Baseball Explosion this coming Saturday January 28.

Please click on the link below to see all the details.


Baseball Explosion Event Link



Johnson-Lambe, Raleigh, NC - Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 9am to 4:00pm

Visit with FACTORY REPS - DISPLAYING THEIR FULL LINES


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by posted 01/25/2012
 
Parents,

North Wake Baseballs first sponsor and long time equipment suppliers, Home Team Sports is having their annual Spring Baseball sale.  Please follow the link below for more details.  


Spring Sales Event Link



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by posted 01/22/2012
 
Parents and Players,

The Factory Baseball Institute is holding their 1st annual All-Skills Youth Winter Camp on January 28-29. FBI Baseball would like to invite all players ages 6-12 to our 1^st Annual All-Skills Youth Winter Camp at the North Wake Baseball Complex at the Factory. 

The Youth Winter camp will cover all aspects of the game of Baseball including hitting, fielding, base-running, pitching, and catching. Get your ball player ready for the spring season by participating in our Youth Winter Camp! Sign up information and details are below. 
 

For more information on the Factory Baseball Institute please visit FactoryBaseballInstitute or follow us on Twitter @fbibaseball and Facebook.

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by posted 01/17/2012
 
North Wake Parents and Coaches, 

Baseball season is just around the corner and North Wake County Baseball Association will be doing some early spring-cleaning and overdue maintenance! Let’s join together on Saturday, February 4th, and Sunday, February 5th4, to clean up our fields and get them ready for our children to play spring ball.  Please lend a helping hand to get these fields in tip-top shape for some tip-top baseball! 
 
There will be a short ( ½ hr ) parents information session on Saturday from 1:30pm – 2:00pm….
 
Coaches:  Any one signed up to coach or is interested in coaching should attend

Schedule:
 

Day	Date	Time	Location	Comments
Saturday	February 4th	10:00am – 4:00pm	West Millbrook Park Strickland Road	Activities will take place at our satellite facility, West Millbrook Park, and possibly other facilities NW will be using this spring.
Sunday	February 5th	1:30pm – 5:30pm	Factory Baseball Complex	Activities will take place at three facilities we use often that are very near the Factory Baseball Complex. They are Wildwood Forest Elementary, Fox Road Elementary and Wakefield HS/Middle School. Everyone will meet at the Factory and from there we will split up to tackle these three sites.
Rain Makeup	Feb. 11/12th	same times	same locations	same details

 
Note:   Please use the Factory Weather Hotline: 919-480-8111 for last minute updates if weather becomes a factor. 
 

 
FREE PLAYER CLINIC   Saturday & Sunday starting @ 2:00 pm

An additional exciting aspect of this project is while we clean up; the coaching staff of the Factory Baseball Institute will conduct a free baseball clinic for players whose parents are participating in the cleanup. 
Please note that this clinic is open only to North Wake players whose parents are volunteering in the spring cleanup and will be held at West Millbrook on Saturday and the Factory Complex on Sunday.
 
All of these facilities play an integral part of our program as most North Wake players practice and play games at these sites. 

Come out and show your North Wake pride, and support the best youth baseball program in the area! 

Please sign up by clicking on the ( Signup Here ) link.  For more information, please contact Robbie Stokes by clicking on the following link   
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by posted 01/09/2012
 
Dear Parents:
 
The Board has been working very hard in the past 3 months to get ready for the Spring 2012 season.  Several very positive changes have been made for this spring  ( read article here ) that we are sure you will like.   We have added all these upgrades and have been able to keep the cost constant.  We will continue with our mandatory $50 raffle to enable to keep the costs stable. 
 
Below are a series of links to help you get to the league information, Tryout info and the registration page.    For each league, we have provided the registration link and the commissioners contact information for your convenience.

If you are interested in coaching this spring it is critical that you register early so the commissioners can get organized early.
 
We look forward to a great season!!
 
Best Regards,
 
Tim Kelly
NWCBA
 
 
 
League information:       http://nwcba.com/Page.asp?n=482&snid=jLJC%5B4E2Z&org=NWCBA.COM
 
Tryout information:        http://nwcba.com/Page.asp?n=10300&snid=jLJC%5B4E2Z&org=nwcba.com
 
Registration Link:             http://nwcba.com/Registration/Default.asp?n=30136&snid=jLJC%5B4E2Z&org=nwcba.com
 
 
Tball: (5/6)                          http://nwcba.com/Registration/Default.asp?n=30136&snid=jLJC%5B4E2Z&org=nwcba.com
 

Commissioner

919-749-5600

 
 
Rookie: (7/8)                     http://nwcba.com/Registration/Default.asp?n=30136&snid=jLJC%5B4E2Z&org=nwcba.com
 

Commissioner

787-4556

 
 
 
Minor: (9/10)                     http://nwcba.com/Registration/Default.asp?n=30136&snid=jLJC%5B4E2Z&org=nwcba.com
 

Commissioner

896-3462

 
 
Major: (11/12)                   http://nwcba.com/Registration/Default.asp?n=30136&snid=jLJC%5B4E2Z&org=nwcba.com
 

Commissioner

203-258-9012

 
 
Jr: (12-15)                            http://nwcba.com/Registration/Default.asp?n=30136&snid=jLJC%5B4E2Z&org=nwcba.com
 

Commissioner

846-6834

 
 

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by posted 12/07/2011
 
Dear Parents, Players, and Coaches,


                NWCBA has identified two areas that we have set goals to improve in the next year: Communications and Instruction.

                Coming in the Spring 2012 NWCBA will be introducing a new structure to enhance communication among everyone in the league.  First, a Commissioner’s meeting will take place at the Factory on February 21^st.  At this meeting Commissioners will receive all information that they will need to assist them to run tryouts and to help them during the season.   February 25^th will be the date set for Spring Tryouts with February 27^th being the date for makeup tryouts.  Our big event for the Coaches this Spring will be the inaugural Draft Party, March 1^st, hosted by NWCBA at the Mill Room (located inside the Factory Building).  During the evening coaches will get all information they will need for the season, including equipment, raffle tickets, and schedules! That’s right, the schedule will be set prior to the draft.  Following all discussions, the coaches will be split into leagues and each leagues draft will be conducted that night.  We hope this structure will increase communication throughout the league and will help make the season run smoothly.
 
          NWCBA also will boost the amount of instruction that your child will receive while playing for the league.  In a recent edition of Batters Up, ( LINK) a publication released by the Babe Ruth and Cal Ripken Organizations, Cal Ripken Jr. posted an article, “More Games May Not Be the Answer” (posted on NWCBA Website) discussing the need for more practice time and less game play at the youth level in order to enhance development.  NWCBA would like to follow that mantra and introduce a new structure for instruction in the spring.  An extensive Coaches Clinic has been scheduled for March 4^th. For those of you that attended in the fall, the clinic will be structured similar, but with a more extensive approach.  Coaches- this clinic is MANDATORY as not only will you be getting quality instruction that you can teach your players, but you must be present to pick up your uniforms.  NEW!! - A two week NWCBA player skill “academy” has been scheduled for the first two weeks of the season, beginning March 5^th.  The two week academy will combine qualified instructors from the Factory Baseball Institute (FBI) and NWCBA.  Your player will be receiving free instruction from former professional and college baseball players and coaches as well as current local high school coaches.   This academy is intended to not only teach the players, but coaches are expected to attend as well to learn new practice techniques and drills for their team.  At the conclusion of the two week North Wake Academy teams will split up and begin team practice for two more weeks, leading us up to Opening Day on March 31! 
NWCBA also wants to welcome back Opening Day as a celebration of the sport of baseball.   The day will be a fun experience for all players to play their first game of the season as well as check out all of the festivities going on, including the announcement of Spring 2012 Raffle Winners, at the North Wake Baseball Complex @ the Factory!

          Baseball is the greatest game and everyone at North Wake hopes to make your child’s baseball experience as exciting and meaningful as it was for all of us. We hope everyone will benefit from these enhancements and North Wake County Baseball Association will continue to live by its mission statement of “Providing positive and memorable baseball experiences for young players in the Triangle area by optimizing player development through quality practice and age appropriate competitive playing environments.” 

Look for Registration to open up sometime in early January.  See you in the spring!!


Dates to Remember

Tuesday, Feb. 21^st           Commissioners Meeting @ North Wake County Baseball Complex (NWBC) at the Factory

Saturday, Feb. 25^th          Tryouts @ the NWBC

Monday, Feb. 27^th             Make up Tryouts @ the NWBC

Thursday, March 1^st             Coaches Draft Party-Mill Room (Mandatory Attendance for Coaches)

Sunday, March 4^th             Coaches Clinic (Mandatory Attendance for Coaches)

March 5^th-March 16^th       NWCBA Two Week Academy with F.B.I (Coaches are asked to be involved)

Saturday, March 10^th & Saturday, March 17^th      Team Practices

March 19^th                         Weekday Team Practices Begin

March 31^st                         Opening Day (1^st Games) March 31^st Raffle Drawing & Big Event
 
 Also, don't forget to use the   Factory Weather Hotline:  919-480-8111  for weather related announcements during the season....


Best regards,
The NWCBA Board

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by posted 12/06/2011
 
Parents and players,
 
BASEBALL CLINIC AT NORTH WAKE BASEBALL COMPLEX AT THE FACTORY

FULLY ARMORED partners with the Factory Baseball Institute (FBI) to offer pre-season baseball training to middle school and high school athletes. The 2-hour sessions begin with FULLY ARMORED strength and conditioning training followed by an hour of FBI baseball skills development:
   
Instruction will be given by former college players and coaches, along with a few local high school coaches

Sign up soon as limited spots are available.   (Link to more details)



To sign up call Andy John at 919-606-7900 or email .

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by posted 11/03/2011
 
Dear Parents,
 
Congratulations to the lucky winners of NWCBA’s Fall 2011 baseball Raffle. will be contacting the prize winners to work out the details.
 
 
1st Place               47" LCD HDTV                                     Michelle Skerlos
 
2nd Place              Apple iPad                                           Camden Webb
 
3rd Place               Apple iPod or Nintendo Wii                 Gary Lewis
 
4^th Place                $50 gift cards                                     Tanya Hughes,
                                                                                         Anita Zambrano,
                                                                                         Kevin Sperrazza,
                                                                                         Karen Hughes,
                                                                                         Catherine Outlaw,
                                                                                         Zoe Roberson,
                                                                                         Rob Smith,
                                                                                         Mark Magrath,
                                                                                         Ricci McKenna,
                                                                                         Larry Zucker
 
 
Thank you very much for your support and participation in NW Baseball this fall.
 
Best Regards,
 
NWCBA Staff 

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by posted 09/18/2011
 

North Wake County Baseball Association

 
http://www.nwcba.com                                                                                                                     Factory Weather Hotline: 919-480-8111
 
September 2011 Newsletter: 
 
The Fall season is off to a good start and North Wake Baseball is in full swing.  Periodically, we will attempt to organize a few notes to keep our North Wake family informed of League news.
 

• New!  North Wake has a weather hotline.  This will be used to inform you about a rainout at the Factory fields only.  For other fields, contact your team’s coach.  Put this in your cell phone:  919-480-8111

• Raffle Tickets will be distributed to coaches and subsequently to players next week.  In case you have forgotten, parents pre-purchased a book of tickets for $50 at the time of registration.  

• The concession stand at the Factory is stocked and open for business.  End of game team snacks and Gatorades can be purchased at the stand, in addition to regular ballpark goodies.  Donnie Jackson is happy to help you.  

• Money generated through registration fees and raffle tickets is used to provide playing fields and maintenance to our parks.   Having the Factory as our primary park is both wonderful and expensive.  It is players’ fees and extraordinary volunteer hours that allow North Wake to offer its baseball program.  If you have any questions or want to find a way to volunteer, please contact a Board member. 

• There is yet another way to help the league.   As a non-profit organization, your charitable contribution to the league is tax deductable.  If you or your company is in a position to make a financial donation, there are hundreds of young ball players who will gratefully benefit.  Again, contact a Board member. 

• Tryouts for 2012 Travel Teams will be held in late October.  Please check the website in early October for updates.  Joe Sande is the Board member who oversees NW Travel. 

• NWCBA.com – is where you can find answers too many questions in addition to contact information for commissioners and for Board members.  Now that games have begun, it may be beneficial to visit the web site to read and print the “Rules” document that pertains to your child’s age group. 

I’ll see ya on the diamond.
 
Warmly,
 
Ellis Zaytoun             NWCBA Board member and Communications Director
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by posted 05/25/2011
 
GREATER RALEIGH FALL BASEBALL LEAGUE INFORMATION

TRIANGLE AREA HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS ONLY (Contact Ken Shuey 570-6596)

The Greater Raleigh Fall Baseball League (GRFBL) is for high school players and is separate from NWCBA in-house leagues.  The GRFBL holds showcase tryouts ahead of the GRFBL AAA tryouts because participation on a GRFBL showcase team is not guaranteed.  By holding showcase tryouts in June, players that do not make the showcase team will have the chance to try out for a AAA team.

Showcase Team
The plan for the fall of 2011 is to have one GRFBL showcase team coached by Mark and Tony Law.  This team will form right after the high school season and play in the summer under the name of The Carolina Stars.  Open tryouts will be held in June for the GRFBL fall team.  The tryouts will be held to replace any of Stars that have graduated or choose to play fall scholastic sports.  The open tryout also will provide other players a chance to win a roster spot.  Approximately 18 high school players will be selected from open tryouts.  There are no restrictions on the high schools that these players attend.  
The team will play a showcase schedule of approximately seven weekends against some of the top high school and junior college talent on the east coast.  At this time we are tentatively committed to 4 showcase weekends; one at James Madison, two at the USA Baseball National Training Complex, and a fourth in Greenville at Guy Smith, ECU, Pitt CC and Lenoir CC.  The GRFBL showcase team exists for the purpose of continued baseball instruction and exposure to college coaches and professional scouts.  Over the last 25 years, nearly 500 of our North Wake players have continued on to participate in collegiate and/or professional baseball.
Season Start/Finish:  GRFBL teams will start practice in August and games will be played in August, September and October.
GRFBL SHOWCASE TRYOUTS (Sophomores thru Seniors)
Registration deadline: 6/22/10 fee $325.  All potential showcase players must register and pay online at NWCBA.COM prior to attending a tryout.  An attempt will be made to notify all players of their showcase team assignment status within a week of the last tryout.  Players not assigned to a showcase team will be refunded their registration fee.
Tryouts will be held at Wakefield HS on Saturday, 6/18 at 9AM and Wednesday, 6/22 at 5PM for the 2011 GRFBL showcase team.  GRFBL showcase players will typically be starting varsity juniors and seniors in high school but strong sophomores will be considered.
 

GRFBL 2011 Fall Showcase Tryout Schedule
HS Class	Location	Special Notes	Day	Date	Time
High School Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors	Wakefield High School	**All players must tryout** May attend either tryout day.
			Saturday	6/18/09	9:00am
			Wednesday	6/22/09	5:00pm
** :  If circumstances prevent you from attending either of the tryouts, you must contact:  Ken Shuey (570-6596) at least a week prior to the first tryout.

 
Any player not assigned to the GRFBL showcase team should call the appropriate area AAA coach to get on a list for a AAA tryout.
GRFBL AAA LEAGUE
The GRFBL AAA League is structured to provide a quality practice and playing environment for dedicated sophomores through seniors high school players.  A freshman needs a coach’s recommendation to tryout.  This fall, selection of the teams for the AAA league will be accomplished by the individual AAA coaches, which is a change from prior years.
AREA TEAMS
If you attend school at one of the listed high schools you should call or email the listed coach to get on a tryout list which will be held later in the summer.  If your high school is not listed or you are home schooled, you can call the closest area coach to get on a tryout list.  After tryouts are complete and players are selected, the NWCBA.COM website will be opened for registration.  Fall registration for the AAA program will be $300.
Team 1:  Carrboro, Chapel Hill, East Chapel Hill, Orange, Cedar Ridge.  Coach Nat Tyndall, phone 632-4062 ,Natunc@aol.com .
Team 2:  Northern, Southern, Jordan, Riverside, Hillside.  Coach Greg Pruitt, phone 544-3971, .
Team 3:  Clayton, Garner, Fuquay, Middle Creek, Enloe, Holly Springs, West Johnston.  Coach Craig Chrismon, phone 345-1832, .
Team 4:  Apex, Green Hope, Panther Creek, Cary, Athens Drive, Cardinal Gibbons.  Coach Scott Campbell, phone 363-1584,
Team 5:  Millbrook, Wakefield, Wake Forest, Leesville, Heritage, East Wake, Knightdale.  Coach Bill Gunger, phone 235-2043, .
In addition to these teams, we have commitments for AAA teams out of Greenville and Oxford and are working on other area teams.
AAA LEAGUE CRITERIA
Any GRFBL AAA team formed for 2011 will be required to consist of

1. a minimum of 6 HS varsity baseball players from 2011
2. a minimum of 12 JV and/or varsity baseball players from 2011
3. a minimum representation of 2 players each from 3 different high schools
4. a maximum of 2 rising freshmen
5. a minimum of 15 players total.

 
AAA SIGNUP
Players that are interested in playing in the GRFBL AAA league must sign up with their area coach prior to July 9 and provide their contact information so they can be notified about tryouts.  The coaches will schedule tryouts with the intent to have all teams formed by August 1.  Again, after teams are formed, all players will be required to register online and pay the $300 fee.  A player will not be allowed to participate unless he registers and pays the fee.
The AAA teams will typically practice twice a week and play a double header on Saturdays or Sundays.  Practice will start in August and game will be played in September and October.
 
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by posted 03/30/2011
 

Dear Parents,

We now have a new hotline that you can call for up to date rainout information for our Factory Ball Park in Wake Forest.  It will not cover our other fields in North Raleigh.  Rainouts will be covered on the N. Raleigh fields as they always have been. Contacting your coach via email, phone or text.

The hotline will also be used to update you as to what is going on during the offseason.

The hotline # is   (919) 480-8111

You may want to put this # on speed dial at home and on your cell so you can easily stay up to date before going to a practice or game....

Best Regards,

Tim Kelly
NWCBA


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