A great summer for baseball has come to an end. We had great summer weather for baseball except for T-ball and everyone had a great time. T-ball players and parents are good sports T-ball plays on Monday nights and they had to cancel four games this summer due to rain. Three of those rainouts were on consecutive Mondays. However, coaches,... READ MORE >
This year the Cook County Community Education summer baseball season has been a tale of great weather for two of our programs and terrible weather for the other. To explain I’ll describe our three levels in the Community Ed. program. Terrible weather for T-Ball The first is T-Ball (4-6 year old players). T-Ball is played on Monday evenings at 5:00... READ MORE >
Summer weather is finally here and baseball is being played and enjoyed by over 140 kids in Community Education’s youth baseball program. Terrific T-ball teams About 60 of those players are involved in T-ball this summer. They play every Monday and are more then halfway through their season. The game is very simple to play. One team has all their... READ MORE >
The end of July means playoff baseball for both Parent Pitch and Little League players. Both of the playoff games were very exciting despite some weather challenges. The first night of Parent Pitch baseball was hampered by a thunderstorm that rolled through town an hour before game time. That storm left one game rescheduled and the other game delayed. The... READ MORE >
T-ball has come to an end, but Parent Pitch and Little League are just heating up. Terrific T-ball season The T-ball season has come to an end. Our coaches this season did a great job! Every team showed so much improvement from the first week to the last. The future of Cook County baseball looks to be very strong. I... READ MORE >
July has brought warm weather and hot baseball. We have had several very well played games in the July heat. Exciting battles in Parent Pitch The first parent pitch games in July had the Lions versus the Thunderbirds. These two teams are battling for the best record and their game was just that—a battle. Both teams scored big in the... READ MORE >
This week youth baseball was dominated by one thing—rain! However, there were a few teams that were able to get their games in. T-ball plays on Monday nights and both June 18 and 25 were sunny and dry. We don’t keep score in T-ball, but every week both teams have fun. In that way everybody wins. We have six teams... READ MORE >
Youth summer baseball has begun! Cook County youth baseball started its season on May 29 with a rainout. We’ve managed a few games under sunny skies since then and we’ve seen some great baseball. Sunday, June 3 was our first Little League game with the Dodgers hosting the Twins. Ethan Sporn pitched for the Dodgers and Bradley Wilson for the... READ MORE >
On Tuesday, July 26, Cook County’s Parent Pitch and Little League both entered the playoffs, offering their fans exciting baseball action. Parent Pitch teams made coaches proud Parent Pitch had two games on Tuesday. The first one was between the Lions and the Yankees. The Yankees finished the regular season in first place and the Lions were at the bottom... READ MORE >
T-ball wrapped up last week with the Turtles finishing the season in a double header against the Moose and the Blue Jays. There were lots of smiles from players and parents. After the games ended medals were handed out. All the players left with big smiles on their faces. Great season, everyone! I would like to thank the parents who... READ MORE >
