Registration is open for 2023 Kingswood Cal Ripken / Babe Ruth Softball and Baseball

Registration for the 2023 baseball and softball seasons of the Kingswood Babe Ruth / Cal Ripken Baseball League (KCRBL) is open.

Visit www.kcrbl.com and click on the Registration button to register your children for participation and/or yourselves for coaching/volunteering.

KCRBL made a conscious decision to keep our registration fees the same as the last few years. All levels of softball (8u, 10u, 12u) are $75. Baseball registration is $90 for Majors (ages 11-12) and Minors (ages 9-10), and $50 for Rookie (ages 7-8) and T-Ball (ages 4-6). Ages are based on “league age.” “League age” is defined by Babe Ruth League Inc as the player’s age as of May 1, 2023, for baseball, and as of December 31, 2022, for softball. 

Registration is open to all youth within our league boundary of Brookfield, Effingham, New Durham, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, and Wolfeboro. 

Also, Junior Babe Ruth Baseball is here for another season, for ages 13 to 15, at $150 per player, but for 2023, our league boundary is expanded to include Alton, Alton Bay, and Middleton. Know people in those towns? Let them know that their 13- to 15-year-olds have a Babe Ruth league to play in this summer. The registration fee covers tournament fees, uniforms, umpire fees, insurance, equipment, and more. 

Junior Babe Ruth basically begins when the school season ends. Some practices will occur in May, but games will be early June to mid-July. So, local ballplayers can participate in both school ball and Junior Babe Ruth. The goal is to schedule 14 games and one tournament at a minimum with practices throughout the season.

Deadlines to register are: Majors/Minors/Rookie Baseball on Thursday, March 23; Softball on Thursday, March 23; T-Ball on Friday, April 14; and Junior Babe Ruth Baseball 13-15 on Monday, May 1.

KCRBL accepts all major credit cards for payment through their online registration system. www.kcrbl.com 

If money is an issue and is holding you back from signing your child up for KCRBL, we encourage you to apply for a sports scholarship and even equipment assistance through The Nick's Youth Assistance Scholarship Program or Ossipee Children's Fund.

The Nick, a long-time partner of KCRBL, is proud to be able to award upward of 50 scholarships annually and is committed to ensuring all children in our community have the opportunity to play organized sports. Scholarship applications and more details can be found at www.thnick.org/yap and submitted to Holly@TheNick.org or mailed to The Nick, PO Box 838, Wolfeboro NH, 03894. 

The Ossipee Children's Fund provides tuition assistance for many programs, including  recreation, for eligible children living in the KCRBL towns of Effingham and Ossipee. The organization was established on the premise that children of working parents or parents seeking employment should be assured a secure environment in which to learn, socialize, and play. Scholarship applications and more details can be found at https://www.ocfnh.org/ .

When you register on KCRBL's website, you will not be able to complete the registration right away. Notify KCRBL that you’ve applied for scholarship, and then send us a copy of the YAP certificate to KCRBL upon receipt. At that time, KCRBL will issue a “discount code” to apply to your registration during checkout.

Keep visiting the KCRBL website and their Facebook page to get the latest news and information, from evaluations to tournament teams and more! Check our FAQ page for answers to common questions, too.

Spread the word that registration is open NOW!

Become an umpire for local baseball games!

Kingswood Cal Ripken Baseball (KCRBL) is holding an umpiring clinic at Kingswood Regional High School on Saturday, April 2 at 2:30 p.m. 

Gary Noyes of the Granite State Umpire Association (GSUA) will be teaching the clinic to local high school ballplayers and anyone else (high school age or older) who are interested in umpiring local Cal Ripken baseball games this spring.  

KCRBL and GSUA recognize a shortage in umpires in the area, particularly to umpire Minors level games (10u). Those who complete the clinic and then umpire games this spring will be eligible for compensation in the form of student community service credit hours and/or financial stipend. 

Some baseball knowledge and/or experience is needed, but this clinic is meant to teach and for aspiring umpires to learn. No advance registration needed. Arrive at the KRHS baseball field on McManus Way by 2:30 p.m. for the clinic. 

Hello KCRBL families of players entering Majors and Minors,

Next Saturday, April 2, we are holding our tryouts sessions (evaluations) for all players new to the Majors and Minors levels. The evaluations will be held indoors at Kingswood Regional High School in Wolfeboro. 

These are evaluations, which provide baseline skills data for all the coaches, inform the league about appropriate placement of players at each level (particularly for those wishing to “play up” or who have not been part of our program in the past), and provide info in order to form fair teams (where and as much as possible). 

We will be evaluating the Majors players first, at 10 a.m. Then the Minors players will have their evaluations at 12:30 p.m. We will have a check-in table where parents bring their athlete(s) for the tryout. We strgonly encourage parents to drop off their kids and then return to get them when it is over. Tryouts will last 90 minutes to two hours depending on number of players.

Players should arrive shortly before their time slot to check in. Within a day or two after the tryouts, coaches will reach out to their players and families.

The tryout includes fielding groundballs, catching pop-ups/flyballs, throwing to a target after fielding, hitting and bunting, and running. Each player should bring a bat (if they have one), their mitt, a batting helmet, and a water bottle. Sneakers only; no cleats for the tryout.

During the Majors evaluation at 10 a.m., any 10-year-olds considering playing up but who have not registered for Majors may attend. If coaches feel the player is not ready for Majors; the player may be asked to also participate during the Minors evaluation that follows.

Any 8-year-olds who are considering playing up to the Minors level must come to the Minors evaluations so that we can ascertain whether the player is ready for this level.