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2018-2019 OMGAA FASTPITCH SOFTBALL PITCHING CLINIC

Welcome to the 2018-19 Winter Fastpitch Softball Pitching Clinic with Osseo-Maple Grove Athletic Association.

We are pleased to welcome back Heather Evenson and her father El Evenson as our pitching instructors! Heather and El have been leading these clinics for OMGAA for many years and we are glad to have them once again!

Heather Evenson was a Hall of famer and Record breaking pitcher for St. Cloud State University. Through countless hours of instruction and practice, Heather has become well-known throughout the twin cities for her extensive work conducting pitching clinics as well as working with pitchers on an individual basis.

Heather’s coaching experience encompasses every pitching level including 3 years at Carleton College, 11 years as a head varsity coach, and 20 years of teaching pitching at every age and level through clinics and individual practices. Some of the pitchers Heather has worked with have become nationally ranked college pitchers, top metro pitchers and strikeout leaders in the state. Heather teaches a series of progressions that place a strong focus on mechanics but focuses on the individual needs of each pitcher.

The OMGAA 2018-19 Girls Fastpitch Pitching Clinic will start Monday, November 5, 2018 at the Maple Grove Sports Dome.

The clinic will be broken out into two groups based on pitcher experience. Beginner to intermediate pitchers will meet from 7:00 – 8:00pm. Intermediate to experienced pitchers will meet from 8:00 – 9:00pm. Please sign up for the group you feel is appropriate for your child. If Heather or El feels your daughter should be moved to a different group, they will discuss on an individual basis.

Session I – 7 weeks

11/5 @ Maple Grove Sports Dome 7:00-8:00pm and 8:00-9:00pm

11/12 @ Maple Grove Sports Dome 7:00-8:00pm and 8:00-9:00pm

11/19 @ Maple Grove Sports Dome 7:00-8:00pm and 8:00-9:00pm

11/26 @ Maple Grove Sports Dome 7:00-8:00pm and 8:00-9:00pm

12/3 @ Maple Grove Sports Dome 7:00-8:00pm and 8:00-9:00pm

12/10 @ Maple Grove Sports Dome 7:00-8:00pm and 8:00-9:00pm

12/17 @ Maple Grove Sports Dome 7:00-8:00pm and 8:00-9:00pm

Cost is $240 per pitcher. Please email Kellie Eastman with your preferred session time. Either first session or second session. Her email address is: kellievanhyfte@hotmail.com

Pitchers must supply their own catcher. Practice balls and bases will be provided.

Additional sessions will be held January through February as well as March through April. Registration for Sessions II and III will be available soon.

This clinic is open for both house league and travel league players as well as any interested pitchers who may not currently be involved with the OMGAA program.

Click the registration link to register. We hope to see all aspiring pitchers there!

https://omgaa.sportngin.com/register/form/144488444

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Winter Baseball Clinics

By Jason Albeck 11/30/2018, 10:45am CST

Registrations Now Open!

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FREE OMGAA Open Dome Time

By Jason Albeck 11/30/2018, 10:45am CST

FREE Open Dome Time

Below are the available OMGAA sponsored open dome times

This time is available to all OMGAA Baseball and Softball athletes at no charge for them to work on drills and exercises specific to those sports. The batting cages will also be available from 8:00-9:00AM at no charge.

Parent/Guardian supervision is required

Sunday, December 2nd 8:00-10:00 AM

Sunday, December 9th 8:00-10:00 AM

Sunday, December 16th 8:00-10:00 AM

NEW BASEBALL BAT STANDARDS

By OMGAA 11/20/2017, 4:45pm CST

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OMGAA Baseball Families,

A hot topic in baseball this offseason has been bat standards for the organizations our teams participate in. For the past several years, the USSSA bat stamp has been the prevailing guideline for all 14 and under teams and the BBCOR stamp for 15 and above. Many national organizations, such as Cal Ripken, Babe Ruth and Little League Baseball have chosen to adopt the new USA Bat Standard.

The two governing organizations that our teams participated in last year, MBL and MYAS, each decided independently whether to adopt the new USA Bat Standards or continue to follow the USSSA standards. MBL has adopted the new USA Bat Standards and MYAS has decided to follow the USSSA standards, which have been amended to also accept the USA Stamp.

What does that mean for our members? Here are some guidelines based on the league your child will participate in this upcoming season:

8 – 9 year old rookie teams – We typically have not had any bat requirements for these leagues and anticipate that remaining the same this year.

10 – 12 year old house teams – These teams typically have followed the USSSA standard. We anticipate following USSSA standards once again this year, which would allow players to use bats with either the USSSA 1.15 stamp or the USA stamp.

13 – 15 year old house teams – Last year these teams participated in MYAS’s North Star League which will continue to follow the USSSA standards. While it has not yet determined which leagues these teams will play in this year, we anticipate following the USSSA standards once again, which would allow players to use bats with either the USSSA 1.15 stamp or the USA stamp.

9 – 14 year old travel teams – These teams participate in both MBL and MYAS sanctioned league play and tournaments. For all league play, MBT and GSTC state tournament qualifiers, and MBT and GSTC state tournaments bats with the USA stamp is allowed. In MYAS league play, GSTC qualifier tournaments and GSTC bats with the USSSA stamp will also be allowed. Bats with the USSSA stamp will NOT be allowed in MBL league play, MBT qualifiers, or the MBT state tournament.

15U travel and 16 – 19 house and travel teams – These teams will continue to follow NFHS rules which allows wood bats or bats with the BBCOR stamp.

In addition to bat stamps each organization has age level restrictions on length and weight differentials. For specifics on differentials follow the links below:

MBL:

https://www.mbl.bz/articles/2018-bats-for-mbl-mbt

You can find the approved bat list from USA Baseball at https://usabat.com/

MYAS:

http://www.myas.org/baseball/gopher-state-baseball-league/gopher-state-baseball-league-resource-center/bat-standards/

12A Storm rolls on to State

By OMGAA 06/03/2017, 8:30am CDT

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The 12 A Storm Baseball Team took two second place finishes in the Rosemount Tournament & the Prior Lake Invitational. These finishes qualified the team on to both state tournaments.

10U Storm Fastpitch win Big Lake Ice Breaker Tournament
By DM 05/23/2017, 7:30am CDT
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