Welcome families to the Start of the 2024 Season for the West Akron Baseball & Softball League. The WABL Board has been planning all winter for the upcoming season and is looking forward to another great season of baseball, softball, and T-ball! The calendar for the 2024 season has been posted to the WABL.org website, and the site will soon have more communications and information about our leagues, our wonderful sponsors, and dates and times of games during the season.
Lots of activity in the coming weeks as we enter March. On Saturday, March 2, there will be an opportunity to sign up in-person for the season at the Northwest Recreation Center, located at 1730 Shatto Avenue, from 9am – 12pm. That will be followed by evaluations and drafting of teams for the upcoming season for many of the older league teams on March 16 at Byrider Hall’s gymnasium on the campus of St. Sebastian, located at 420 South Hawkins Avenue. Look for more information in the coming weeks for the specific time of evaluations for your son or daughter. Every boy or girl who signs up to play will make a team.
I want to take this opportunity to mention the amazing volunteers that serve on the WABL Board. These men and women take time from their busy lives to assist, manage, coach, and serve the young men and women who play in our league, and the league simply could not be successful without the time spent selflessly working to make the league operate. Are you interested in joining and helping the league operate? Email me at [email protected] and let me know if you would like to attend; the Board generally meets the 3rd Monday of every month. I would also like to thank past presidents of WABL, JP Paxton and Mike Dies, that are still helping with the running of the league, even after their terms have ended.
If you have not signed up your son or daughter – don’t wait! Sign up now so that we can plan for the teams, create schedules, and make sure we have enough coaches for teams to play. Registration is open through March 10th.
From the WABL Board – we are looking forward to two of the most beautiful words ever spoken – PLAY BALL!
Matt Timbrook
WABL President