To all baseball players league ages 16-18 (birthdates in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 - and 1996 if you want to play as a 15 year old swing player) from the Herndon, Chantilly, and Reston areas,

The Northern Fairfax County Senior Babe Ruth league is open for registration at www.chantillyyouth.org.  Our fee will again be $175 per player, which covers uniforms, team equipment, and umpire fees (the vast majority of expenses).   This is an outstanding value for the price.  We play competitively against other Senior Babe Ruth teams in the area.  Every league has a core of high school players and talented baseball enthusiasts. So, bring out your friends and have some fun! 
 

Our players typically come from the following high schools and their feeder schools:   Chantilly HS, Oakton HS, Westfield HS, Herndon HS, South Lakes HS, Paul VI HS, Flint Hill HS, and other private schools.

Our Norhtern Fairfax Senior Babe Ruth All-Stars won the 2011 Virginia State Championship and made it to the final 4 in the Southeast Region.

SPRING SEASON:    Spring teams will form in early May and start to play games around the middle of May.  We will start general practices in April for all registered players and will break into teams for team practices by early May.  We hope to use the April practices for skill building and player assessments.   High school players may participate in the early practices if your coach approves.  Games typically start when the high school season ends.

Our season will include games played against Sr. Babe Ruth teams from other leagues in Northern Virginia, including Greater Fairfax, Vienna, FallsChurch/Annandale, Springfield, Arlington, and Greater Loudoun.  Our schedule should include between 15 and 18 games.  Typically there will be one game during the week and one on weekends. 

Our All-Star season will pick-up immediately at the end of the regular season.  We will be hosting the new District 13 All-Star tournament starting around June 30th.  The other District 13 leagues include Vienna, Arlington, Greater Fairfax, Springfield, and Falls Church/Annandale. Please consider volunteering to help make this tournament a success. 
 

FALL SEASON:    We also will conduct a fall league season.  Fall league registration will be conducted over the summer and teams will form by the end of August, practices will start after players are notified, and games will start play around September 7th. The season will end by November 6th.  Our fall league schedule typically includes about 14-16 games, including games against teams from the other Northern VA SR Babe Ruth leagues.  Typically there will be one game during the week and one on weekends.  One practice per week is also typical.

This is a great opportunity for rising 16s to develop skills and get used to playing with the older guys in the league.

Coaches and Volunteers:   Please contact us or register online if you are interested in coaching or volunteering in other roles.  All of our coaches are required to complete Babe Ruth coaches training.  We are also in need of volunteers for concessions, field maintenance, announcers, score keepers, tournament director, and fundraising.     

If you have any questions, contact David Gould, dbgould@starpower.net or Donnie Bradley bradleybaseball@gmail.com.

Sponsors:   If you would like to be a sponsor of our league to help promote Senior Babe Ruth baseball, please contact us at either of the emails above.   We would love to enter into a partnership with local businesses.  Help to keep baseball thriving for our high school age kids in the area. 

SENIOR BABE RUTH LEAGUE - AGES 16-18
Any player satifying the following is eligible for Babe Ruth Baseball 16-18 Division:

- Any player born in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 are eligible for the Babe Ruth 16-18 Division

- Players born in January, February, March, and April of 1995 must play in the 16-18 Division

- Players league age 15 by May1, 2011 are eligible to be swing players in the 16-18 Division. Swing players are also eligible to play in the Northern Fairfax County 13-15 Division. 

Note:  This means that some players that are actually 19 may participate and some players that are 15 may choose to play up to participate.

Our teams participate in the Northern Fairfax County Senior Babe Ruth League (NFC SrBRL). NFC Senior Babe Ruth League is a part of Virginia Babe Ruth District 13.  Our NFC Senior Babe Ruth League is the natural progression for players graduating from the 13-15 Northern Fairfax Babe Ruth League.

The NFC Senior Babe Ruth League is comprised of teams of players from the Chantilly, Herndon, and Reston communities and includes players from the same geographical boundaries as the Northern Fairfax (13-15) Babe Ruth League.  The NFC Senior Babe Ruth League takes advantage of the Chantilly Youth Association’s administrative capabilities in order to facilitate the registration and organization of the league. 
 
The Public High School Districts that are included in the NFC Senior Babe Ruth League geographical boundaries are Chantilly, Herndon, South Lakes, and portions of Westfield , Oakton and Fairfax.  Many of the program’s player’s play at the high school level and some go on to become college athletes.  The schools and their coaches have been very supportive of our program through the use of their facilities.
 
We conduct 2 seasons (Spring and Fall) for Senior Babe Ruth. 

SPRING SEASON:  In the Spring, many of our players will be participating in a spring sport at their high schools or on other baseball teams, but that does not preclude them from playing Senior Babe Ruth baseball.  In fact we encourage players to play as much baseball as they can afford the time and resources.  Our season starts in May near/after the completion of the spring high school seasons.  High school players are welcome to play for Senior Babe Ruth teams after the completion of their high school season. Typically, the spring season completes by July 4th.  Due to the short schedule, there can be 3 to 4 games in a  week.  All-star play follows the end of the regular season.  All-stars play in the District 13 tournament to qualify for the State Tournament.  Successful all-stars can compete through to the World Series which is typically held in August.

FALL SEASON:  In the Fall, our season runs from September through the first week of November.  Some players participate in fall high school sports/activities (football, cross county, golf, band) while playing fall baseball.  Players that were participating at league age 15 in the spring, move up in the fall to play as rising 16s.  This is a more instructional period with more time for practices.  Typically there are 2 games per week during the fall season.
 

Our 16-18 division is played under regulation baseball rules.  We promotend the opportunity to practice the ideals of sportsmanship, fair play, high morality and democratic spirit which the participant has learned at the Babe Ruth 13-15 level. The primary objective of the 16-18 division is to provide a community-level program which eventually gives the players an opportunity to participate in the 16-18 World Series.