EVALUATION DAY MOVED INDOORS TO THE HIVE FACILITY ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd. 3:30-6:00 PM. The groups for evaluation are limited. Please only attend if you meet the criteria detailed below.

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Update (2/20/25): This Winter weather continues to throw us a curveball!  The forecast for this Sunday is not promising...heavy bands of rain expected to drop 0.6" all day with winds in the 10-12 mph range.  After further thought, we've come up with a backup plan to our backup plan!  This Sunday, 2/23 we will move some Evaluations to the Hive indoor facility in Interbay (home of Sting Baseball Club; located at 921 Elliott Ave. W, Seattle 98119).  A separate email will go out to this group within the next day and provide a detailed schedule.  Roughly 10-14 players will be in one of 5 separate groups which will run for 25-30 minutes each.  Since we have only have use of the facility from 3:30-6:00 that day, we will limit evaluations to these player groups: (1) league age 12s; (2) league age 11s; (3) league age 10s registered for AA; (4) league age 9s registered for AAA; and (5) league age 9s registered for AA but who may be ready for AAA based on 2024 evaluations (we will notify families that fall into this category).

For all league age 10s registered for AAA, we will rely on a combination of 2024 evaluation data and 2024 coach inputs, so you will be excused from this year's Evaluations.  For all league age 8s and the majority of our league age 9s registered for AA (aside from those discussed above), we will move your Evaluation Day to Sunday, 3/2 at Eaglestaff Softball turf from 12:30-5:30 (schedule and details to go out by email in a few days).

With the above sequence of events, we can make final divisional placement decisions for Majors and AAA by the end of Sunday.  This allows team drafts/formation to occur next week, so that those teams can begin to practice on Saturday, March 1st.  Next, after the Sunday, March 2nd Evaluations, we can finalize the placement of players into the AA division and have the information needed to help create balanced teams within that division.  Those AA teams will be formed the week of March 3rd, so they can begin to practice on Saturday, March 8th.

Thanks for your patience as we deal with the most challenging February weather conditions we've had in the past decade!

SUNDAY, FEB 23 –The Hive Indoor Facility

      (921 Elliott Ave W, Seattle 98119)

What should players bring?

Players will be running, fielding, throwing, and batting.  If at all possible, they should wear baseball attire, including baseball pants or sweats and athletic shoes or cleats.  Players should also bring a glove and water bottle, and boys should wear a protective cup.

Many players use their own helmets and hit with their own bats.  But the league will have some batting helmets and bats on hand.  There may also be limited extra gloves available to borrow.

What happens next?

After Evaluation Day is complete, NWSLL officials and coaches will work to determine divisional placements.  Families will be contacted to discuss any divisional transfers that are necessary.  NWSLL coaches will then get together the week or two afterward and place/draft players onto teams.  Everyone gets placed onto a team, even players who cannot attend Evaluation Day.  A primary goal of the overall process is to create balanced teams within each division.

The Majors division should expect to begin practices around Thursday, February 27th, AAA on Saturday, March 1st, and AA on Saturday, March 8th.  Games will likely begin on March 22nd for Majors and AAA and early April for AA.

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What happens next?

The NWSLL officials and coaches will work to determine divisional placements.  Families will be contacted for those few players where a divisional transfer up to Majors will be requested due to your player's ability, in order to help balance our AAA roster size.  Everyone will get placed onto a team, even players who cannot attend Evaluation Day.

The Juniors and Majors divisions should expect to begin practices around Thursday, February 27th, and AAA and AA on Saturday, March 8th.  Games are expected to begin for Majors and AAA on March 22nd, Juniors on March 23rd, and AA on March 29th.  We will be meeting with our District 8 cohorts over the next couple of weeks to start work on scheduling all of our interleague softball games.

If you have any questions about softball, feel free to contact your VP’s of Softball:

Ryan Greenland (VP SB, Juniors Coach) – [email protected]

Brian Pake (VP SB, Juniors Coach) – [email protected]