NORTH WAKE NEWS
2020 SPRING/SUMMER All-Stars
We are proud to announce the All-Stars for the 2020 Spring/Summer Season!
Scroll down for this season's team selections...
2020 SPRING/SUMMER Playoff Tournament
PLAYOFF GAMES have been rescheduled and will begin WED 8/5
The schedule is now posted online on the 2020 Spring REC Tournament page.
FRIDAY, 8/7 GAME - CANCELLED / rainout,
make up scheduled for SUN 8/9
8/9 GAME SCHEDULE
ROOKIE - FIELD 1
| RK1 - Pirates |
Winner 1 - Nationals |
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| RK2 - Indians |
Winner 2 - Brewers |
| 4:30pm |
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MINOR - FIELD 3
| MN1 - Brewers |
Winner 1 - Yankees |
| 2pm |
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| MN2 - Cardinals |
Winner 2 - Pirates |
| 4:30pm |
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MAJOR - FIELD 6
| MJ2 - Cubs |
MJ3 - Yankees |
| 2pm |
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| MJ1 - Orioles |
Winner 1 - Rockies |
| 4:30pm |
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2020 Fall Tryouts
All players MUST attend ALL tryouts to be considered.
You must be registered before arriving to tryouts.
Visit the Travel Team page OR the REC Team page to register.
No cost to tryout for the Travel League.
You must register for the season to attend tryouts for the REC League.
NOTE: Tryouts for rising 14U North Wake Shockwave, Field 4
We are recruiting coaches and players for the fall season. Contact Mark Hammel at travelcoord@nwcba.com if interested in coaching a travel team.
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 Fall 2020? Contact our Travel Team Coordinator, Mark Hammel at travelcoord@nwcba.com for more information.
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2020 Spring/Summer All-Stars ​ATTENTION NORTH WAKE FAMILIES:
We are proud to announce the All-Stars for the 2020 Spring/Summer Season!
| 2020 Spring/Summer Playoff Tournament/All-Star Game IMPORTANT END OF SEASON DATES:
Championship Playoff Tournament Week 8/3-8/7
REC Championship Game
Saturday, August 10th at 6pm • raindate: TBD
Championship games on fields 1, 3, 4 and 6, all starting promptly at 10am
FIELD 1 ROOKIE
FIELD 3 MINOR
FIELD 4 JUNIOR
FIELD 5 JUNIOR - consolation game
FIELD 6 MAJOR
At the conclusion of the games, we will spotlight the winning teams and present them with their winning T-SHIRT and a photo opportunity for their team.
North Wake REC All-Star Games
Friday, August 14th at 6pm • raindate: TBD
All-Star games on fields 1, 3 and 6, all starting promptly at 6pm
Check the online schedule for practice time slots for your team to be posted soon.
Practices will be held on 8/12 & 8/13 weather permitting.
FIELD 1 ROOKIE
FIELD 3 MINOR
FIELD 6 MAJOR
Saturday, August 1st
Our Tball, Rookie, Minor, Major and Junior teams will be announcing their All-Star players and presenting them with their much anticipated All-Star hat. We will post the All-Star teams on our website.
NOTE: TBALL and JUNIOR leagues will not participate in the All-Star game this season, but will receive the honor. Three (3) players from each team will be selected and will receive their All-Star hat.
Good luck to all our REC teams as they lead up to the Playoff Tournament to gain their spot in the rankings and to our soon to be announced 2020 All-Star teams battling for the title of ALL-STAR CHAMPIONS!
Go North Wake Go!
| 2020 Fall Season - REC League 2020 Fall REC Tryouts
SAT, 8/15 10am-2pm
Tryouts for all REC teams, all players must tryout • TBALL does not tryout
A-L: 10am - 12pm
M-Z: 12pm - 2pm
Field 1 - ROOKIE (only 7's tryout)
Field 3 - MINOR
Field 6 - MAJOR
Field 5 - JUNIOR
**RAINDATE: MON 8/17 6-9pm
ATTENTION Baseball Fans!
Registration is now OPEN for the Fall 2020 Season for families new to our league or those families who did not register for the current spring/summer season. To register, click on the image below to get started!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
For all North Wake families returning from the Spring Season, we have a special offering for you for the Fall Season. You should have received a registration link with your discount for the Fall 2020 Season. If your child will be aging up in the fall, email leagueadmin@nwcba.com and you will receive the correct link for that league. The links you received were for the current season. Dick's Sporting Goods is partnering with us to sweeten the deal!
| 2020 Spring/Summer Raffle Winners
North Wake Baseball Families!
Thank you for participating in the 2020 Spring/Summer North Wake Baseball Fundraising Raffle!
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!
WINNERS announced today, Monday, June 29th.
Grand Prize Winner: Sid Mitchener $750 Cash Prize
First Prize Winner: Doug Paluti $600 Cash Prize
2nd Prize Winner: Josh Briggs $200 Cash Prize
Third Prize Winners(10) - $50 Cash Prize
Jen Wilgus
Kevin Ferguson
George Chipourus
Hoan Bui
Chris Wilson
Lance Walton
Melissa Dement
Tracey Shepherd
Erin Hungate (2)
Player Bat Bag Winners (12)
Ellice Kushner
Matt Pereira
George Chipourus
Yvonne Berstler
Dave Fotheringham
Ryan DeVerna
James Brennan
Jackson Preddy
Michele Powell
Mike Schlage
Julian Ilardi
Edward Crump
| 2020 Fall Season Registration | 
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, as we open up our gates to resume baseball, we have 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.
We have opened up registration to the public to offer summer baseball to our community. And for those families who did not sign up to play in the spring and have changed your mind... you now have the opportunity to play during the summer. 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
6/26 Raffle tickets DUE
6/27 REC Teams games begin
8/8 Championship Tournament
8/14 All-Star Game
JUNIOR LEAGUE
6/6 Tryouts 10am-12pm • raindate 6/7
6/7 Draft
6/8 Practices begin
| 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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