NORTH WAKE NEWS
UPDATE: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
ATTENTION North Wake Families!
The time is here! Our NW Phase 2 Reopening Plan is finalized! We are happy to officially announce our season is finally back! Please check your email for the attached phase 2 plan. The email was sent on Friday, May 22nd. We have been hard at work behind the scenes to bring baseball back!
Be rest assured, before we open up our gates to resume baseball, we will have a well thought out, well executed plan to ensure the safety of all our teams and ball players to the best of our ability. The safety and care of our NW Families is our number one priority. Thank you for your continued patience!
We will be opening up registration to the public to offer summer baseball to our community. To register, please email leagueadmin@nwcba.com to be added to our registration waiting list. Registration will close on June 1st.
IMPORTANT DATES:
2020 Summer Baseball
5/25 Travel Teams practice begins
6/1 REC Teams practice begins
6/12 Raffle tickets DUE
6/22 REC Teams games begin
JUNIOR LEAGUE
6/6 Tryouts 10am-12pm
6/7 Draft
6/8 Practices begin
2020 FALL Season Dates
7/1 Fall Registration begins
8/31 Practices begin
9/21 Games begin
11/1 Season ends
*dates subject to change.
[ 2020 Season Suspended ]
For up-to-date COVID-19 information, please now visit our NW COVID-19 Update Information page which includes archived emails.
Important Spring Season Events
All dates below are suspended until further notice and subject to change.
- Sat Apr 25th - TEAM Photos at the Factory
- Sun May 17th - Coach Appreciation Night - Strike & Barrel in Wake Forest 6-9pm
COMING SOON - date to be determined...
NW Father/Son Event at Pro 3:5 Sports, see details below.
TBALL, ROOKIE, MINOR, MAJOR LEAGUES- only
- Mon Feb 24th - Team Equipment Distribution for ALL Coaches 4:30-6pm
- Mon Feb 24th - Team Practices Begin
- Wed Mar 11th - Games Begin
- May 26th-Jun 4th - REC Playoff Week (Rookie, Minor, Major)
- Fri Jun 5th - Championship Game & Celebration 6pm (Rookie, Minor, Major)
- Jun 8-12th - ALL-Star Week (Tball, Rookie, Minor, Major)
- Fri Jun 12th - ALL-Star Game 6pm (Tball, Rookie, Minor, Major)
North Wake Communication
Reminder to get acquainted with the website as your primary resource for the season, get connected with our social media on our FB page and Twitter Don't forget to sign up to receive text notifications for inclement weather of field closings.
Follow our Events Calendar to stay informed!
RECRUITING TRAVEL TEAMS
We are ramping up our travel league, all age groups are welcome. Interested in coaching a Travel Team for Spring 2020? Contact our Travel Team Coordinator, Keith Brown at travelcoord@nwcba.com for more information.
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NW Phase 2 Reopening Plan
Hello NW Families!
The time is here! Our NW Phase 2 Reopening Plan is finalized! We are happy to officially announce our season is finally back! Please read the attached file for all the details of our reopening plan.
Important Information:
- Raffle Tickets are DUE by June 12. Please turn them in ASAP to ensure you will be entered in our raffle. No tickets will be accepted late. Drop in our Raffle box located at the entrance to the ballpark, labeled "RAFFLE"
- Coach Appreciation Night is still a possibility. More information to be announced soon.
- The REC schedule to be posted ASAP. You will be notified by your head coach.
- Junior League information will be sent out directly to our parents from your league commissioner with important details to get you started for the season's return.
- If your child is registered for Spring 2020, you will not need to register for the reopening of the season. If you did not sign up for the spring and would now like your child to participate, please email
to be added to the waiting list.
IMPORTANT Reminder for families to update your NW accounts:
To receive and activate our website text messaging: Log in to your NW account and change your cell number to "public" and select their "carrier".
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our League Admin anytime at
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| North Wake Father/Son EVENT
North Wake Father/Son Fundraising Event
North Wake is taking over PRO 3:5 Sports Academy on TBD from 3:30pm to 6pm! Father/Son teams will compete against each other in Hot Spots Basketball, Ga Ga Ball, Castle Ball Dodgeball, Spiderball, Four Square in the Air and more!!!
Pizza, drinks, dessert will be served for dinner.
Tickets are $25 per person. Purchase a ticket for the adult and purchase tickets for the kids. North Wake receives a large portion of the proceeds as a fundraiser! Teams will be formed at random and tickets are limited.
This will be a fun-filled evening with your kids! Enjoy food, sport and fellowship with other North Wake families.
Sunday - TBD
3:30pm to 6pm
$25 per ticket
Tickets are limited and have sold out for previous events like this!
More details will be provided soon to purchase tickets!
| NEW DATE: 2020 Spring REC Tryouts
RAINDATE REC TRYOUTS
Sunday, February 9th
We will have 2 time slots for tryouts, plan to attend either 1pm or 3pm, whichever works best for your family.
Tball - no tryouts
Rookie Field 2, 1:00pm & 3:00 pm
*** only 8's tryout
Minor Field 3, 1:00pm & 3:00 pm
Major Field 5, 1:00pm & 3:00 pm
If for some reason your child is unable to make it to tryouts, please contact your league commissioner to setup a makeup date. Contact information for our commissioners is located on our 2020 Spring Season page: LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS.
Note: Junior League tryouts are on 3/21 at 11am.
| Spring Registration is OPEN! |
North Wake Baseball Families!
Thank you for participating in the Fall 2019 North Wake Baseball Fundraising Raffle!
Congratulations to this season's winners!
Grand Prize Winner: Diane Kissinger $750 Cash Prize
First Prize Winner: Teresa MacLeod $600 Cash Prize
2nd Prize Winner: Nathan Gant $200 Cash Prize
Third Prize Winners(10) - $50 Cash Prize:
Kimbery Ferguson
Paul Douglas
James Stamp
Mark Hammel
Melanie Fogleman
Kerrin Tomek
John Ziobrowski
Craig Gamache
Michael Swiger
Leanne Ormsby
Surprise RAFFLE giveaways:
Baseball Mom Survival Basket: Craig Gamache
Baseball Player Survival Basket: Braden Beyer
To all the winners‚ Kim Watson will be contacting each of you directly by phone or email and to coordinate delivery of your raffle prize.
Thanks to all for supporting NWCBA‚ Enjoy your winter break and we'll see you back in February for the spring season to begin! Registration begins 12/1/19!
NWCBA Board
| NW Coach Appreciation Night SPONSORS Our Fall 2019 Coach Appreciation Night was a big hit for those that could make it out! Thanks for joining us for a great night of celebrating ... Perfect location, delicious food and drinks, amazing prize giveaways and great conversation! Thanks coaches!
A special thank you to Daniel Caldwell, president and co-founder of Silbo, for joining us as guest speaker to discuss the importance of youth sports with our coaches. What a great speech empowering every coach to be the best they can be for every player in teaching them life lessons on and off the field. That's the North Wake way! Thanks Daniel!
| FORMER NW PLAYER UPDATE - JACK CONLEY DRAFTED BY RED SOX! Congratulations to former North Wake player and future NC State recruit Jack Conley as he was drafted in the 30th round by the Boston Red Sox!
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