2024 Baseball
Registration for 2024 programs begins on January 1st.
Valpo Parks Youth Baseball includes a variety of different opportunities to get your athlete involved in sports. Our programs are designed to give your athlete competitive skills and drills to accommodate their development at any ability level or age. Our emphasis on teamwork, positive coaching and peer motivation allow for all athletes to join in the fun and leave feeling accomplished. Check out the different opportunities below to find the one that fits your athlete!
Thinking about coaching?
Sign up to head coach and receive one FREE REGISTRATION for your athlete!
- Must be done by calling the front desk while registering.
- Must be a head coach of a team to get this discount.
- Any coach who signs up online or decides to coach later on in the process will receive a household credit onto their RecDesk account.
- Coaches will receive resources and instruction through a coaching clinic prior to the season start date (if they would like to participate).
*Please note that coaches reserve the right to pick their own practice days based on the availability of the majority of the team. Once rosters are set and uniforms are ordered, we will not be able to move teams for any reason.
Valpo Parks 18u Baseball League provides upper high school aged athletes the opportunity to compete against Lake and Porter County rec and mid-rec teams in roughly 20 games. Some travel is required. Teams will play in games as well as possible tournaments. Practices begin approximately 2 weeks before the first game.
Program Details
- Ages: 16 - 18 as of April 30, 2024
- Dates: May (After high school seasons are over) - July
- Time: Varies each game day
- Location: Home games at Rotary Field/Kiwanis Field
- Fee: $180 Resident / $216 Non-resident
- Includes: Jersey, Hat and Socks
- Register By: March 27
Biff Geiss Instructional Baseball League is the perfect way to build on your fundamentals between seasons through skill development and instructional game play! Your athlete will develop and strengthen their individual skills in fielding, batting, throwing, and much more!
Add on our Monday night Pitching/Catching Camp for $10 off the camp!
Program Details
- Ages: 7 - 10 as of April 30, 2024
- Dates: July 9 - Aug 1
- Days: T/TH
- Time:
- Ages 7 - 8: 5:00pm - 6:00 pm
- Ages 9 - 10 : 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Location: Tower Park
- Fee: $60 Resident / $72 Non-resident
- Register By: June 26
Valpo Parks Baseball Pitching and Catching Clinic is designed for athletes starting their baseball journey to work on fundamentals related specifically to pitching and catching and develop their skills before the fall season begins. Pitchers will be required to provide a catcher.
Get $10 off this camp if combined with our Biff Geiss Instructional League!
Program Details
- Ages: 7 - 10 as of April 30, 2024
- Dates: July 8 - 29
- Days: Mondays
- Time: 5:00pm - 6:00 pm
- Location: Tower Park
- Fee: $50 Resident / $60 Non-resident
- Register By: June 19
Valpo Parks 6 year old baseball is a stepping stone for your athlete between traditional t-ball and coach pitch baseball. Athletes will spend half of the season playing t-ball and transition into coach pitch for the last half of the season in order to prepare them for the next level of baseball. Season includes 6 games and practices begin approximately 2 weeks before first game.
Program Details
- Ages: 6 as of April 30, 2024
- Dates: June 10 - July 22
- Time: Varies
- Location: Tower Park
- Fee: $75 Resident / $90 Non-resident
- Includes: Shirt, Hat and Finisher Medal
- Register By: May 8
Refund Policy:
- No refunds will be given AFTER the registration deadline date for ANY reason.
- All refunds requested prior to the deadline date are subject to be given as a credit back onto your account based on the Youth Sports Directors discretion.
- Upon the Youth Sports Directors approval, all refunds are distributed back to participants through a check in the mail after approved at our parks board meeting.
- All checks are subject to a $10 processing fee.
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Madison Bell
Youth Sports DirectorPhone: 219-462-5144 ext. 6310