Registration for 17u is open. If you have a child that wants to play baseball and it between the ages of 15-17; register here! Please remember this division will not start practices or games until after Memorial day.
Thank you to MSA and Coach Kling for providing indoor training to our Coach Pitch - 14U baseball and softball teams the first couple weeks of April! REMEMBER: MSA is available for all your baseball and softball training.
To apply to be considered as a Head or Assistant coach, registration will open in December. All HAJBA Coaches must pass a background check and complete Concussion training as well as SafeSports Act Mandatory reporter training. Coaching opportunities are limited based on player registration.
You will be contacted by the division commissioner with your next steps. If you have any questions concerning coaching, please contact any board member. Contact information is available on the About Us page.
According to HAJBA By-Laws, board positions for the following season are nominated at the first board meeting in June and voted on at the second board meeting in June. Any adult community members are eligible to participate on the HAJBA Board.
Board positions available:
If interested please email board@howellbaseball.org
Please read www.howellbaseball.org/faqs
Registration for Baseball is based on your childs age on May 1, Softball is based on your childs age on January 1
T-ball - 4 - 5 year olds - learn fundamentals of baseball, will hit off a tee and play infield; try to limit to 6-8 players
Coach Pitch - 6 - 7 year olds - learn fundamentals of baseball, focus on fielding and batting; no postseason tournament, but will have all star game
Bantam - 8 - 9 year olds (now 9U) - learn fundamentals of baseball, focus on pitching, fielding and batting; goal is to give every child an opportunity to pitch. Coach will pitch 2 innings
Midget - 10 - 11 year olds (now 11U) - learn fundamentals of baseball, should be able to pitch, field and bat
Minor - 12 - 14 year olds (now 14U) - Should be able to pitch, field, bat and understand how the game is played, focus on improving skills in positions
Major - 15 - 17 year olds (now 17U) - Need to be able to pitch, field and bat; games start after memorial day and may have to travel.
HAJBA works to teach kids the skills to umpire to help save on costs and keep them involved in the game. Registration for 2023 will open in January.
If you are an experienced umpire, email umpires@howellbaseball.org for more information.
Click Here for the Frequently Asked Questions page. Scroll down for information about Umpiring!
Umpire in Chief: umpires@howellbaseball.org
HAJBA Challenge Baseball League tailored to the strengths of players with complex needs.
Players, baseball buddies, and coaches! An awesome league for kiddos with complex medical and/or learning needs will start this Fall. Registration will open soon!
Please contact Coach Sarah if you are interested in being a volunteer coach or baseball buddy (e.g., HAJBA players, high school players, college players, peer mentors).
THANK YOU to our awesome sponsors and supporters
As an all-volunteer organization, dedicated to giving kids an opportunity to learn and grow from baseball and softball, we never want a player to be denied the opportunity to play because of cost.
If you would like to request a scholarship for the 2023 Spring season, or to nominate someone for a scholarship, please complete a scholarship application here.
A scholarship application does not register the player. Players still need to be registered.
Picture retake day will take place at Northwest Elementary field 9 from 5pm - 6:30pm. TSS is completely paperless and you will need order your photos before having your picture taken.
You can visit TSSorders.com and use event code 27191101
QUESTIONS? CALL RICK AT 248-842-8663.
2023 Spring Sponsorship Deadline MARCH 1st.
sponsorships@howellbaseball.org.
Please email concessions@howellbaseball.org if you are interested in working concessions for the 2023 season. Without volunteers we may not be able to have concessions open during games.
HAJBA has began work on the Bennett Field Renovation project. Watch our page for more news as we launch this great new initiative!
Click the SMS Icon below to be added to our Text Message list. We will send a text message when games are cancelled due to weather, or when we have important information to share with our families.
You may need to create an account. Everything is FREE on this website and is a great resource for coaches, assistant coaches and parents. Click on Abuse Awareness for Adults. Take courses: BASE certification Coaches "A" certification
SafeSport abuse awarness course ( Required for Coach and Assistant Coach position in all of our programs ) Follow the link to the Pure Baseball website then scroll down and click on " GET STARTED"