START YOUR OWN BASEBALL TEAM!

We did it, but now our kids are off playing organized ball.

Pick a park, pitch in for some spongy balls and play ball!

Play BALL!

The Tornados' General Manager of Operations (Janet, but don't tell her) Office has issued the following statement:

"The 'season' is tenatively scheduled to commence Wednesday, July 12."

Here are the details:

Wednesdays beginning at 6 p.m. at the ballfield behind Westview School in Champaign.

Three groups:

Niblets Pre-Kindergarten, tots, etc. - parents of tots to moderate whiffleball game.

DustDevils Mid-level Kindgergarten through first grade & less experienced players - again, parents to moderate and use "squishy" Peanut League-approved baseballs.

Tornados - Experienced players, older siblings, etc. A more competitive (but still with the emphasis on fun, mind you) game. These game will most likely continue until 8 p.m. and beyond.

If you plan on participating please email - TornadosBaseball@yahoo.com

Please include child/children's name(s), parents' names & contact information.

T-Shirts (same design) are available and are about $10 each (with name/number on back).

New Season?

A lot of us are wrapped up in Peanut League and Farm League Baseball, however, if any parents of younger players would like to get the ball rolling sometime please chime in!

BASEBALL SEASON HAS BEGUN!

Hope those who are eligible are all signed up (and possibly already playing) for your respective Little League team. I know a few of the Farm Leagues are a bit shy of players so if you have not gotten signed up yet contact Greg Koerner @ 217-359-8983.

Tornados tends to start up around the time organized ball wanes (after the 4th of July), but if you are interested in getting a jersey and getting on our mailing list please contact us at:

TornadosBaseball@yahoo.com

PLAY BALL!

Mid-Winter Report

Baseball "season" officially kicks off in a mere 47 days!

Just in case you missed them, there is a small sample of Don's post-season musings HERE, some photos of Chloe's big baseball day HERE and a brief description HERE.

SEND YOUR TORNADOS' PICTURES TO TornadosBaseball@yahoo.com SO WE CAN PUT 'EM ON THE SITE!

New Tornado Location - Westview Elementary

Risa Tewksbury reports -

We felt that Westview worked great this week and had plenty of room for all three games, so we are returning for future outings. Please pass the word on to anyone that does not read the emails, or didn't hear the announcement at the last outings.

On Tuesday, August 2nd Tornados will meet at Westview Elementary School field at William and Russell.

Again the split will be preschoolers playing whiffle ball on a reduced field, K and 1st playing on a field, and the "big" kids playing on the real field.

The kids going into 2nd grade on up are playing 3 outs, and get pretty serious so if you have someone in that age group that would rather play down with the K-1's or help with the little kids, that is fine.


Likewise if you have someone that really wants to play up and you don't think they are at risk of getting hurt (read Joe Bagger) they can play on the "real" field.




Even MORE swell pics HERE!

Tuesday's Game at Westview!

Our game on Tuesday, July 26 will be moved to the
ballfields at Westview Elementary School located
south of John Street and east of Russell in Champaign.

We will start at 6 p.m.

Our goal is to have one game for the "more competitive"
players on the main diamond with a wiffleball game for the
smaller kids. We would like to set up a third game will be for
the "tweeners" (kids who have not yet played in the peanut
league, but are a little bigger'n the toddlers).

Next week we move back to Hessel.

New photos coming soon!