Friends come together in the Wawasee Summer League, just as Lyla Wuthrich and Camdyn Deak did last summer. Photo by Mike Deak.

Press Release

The Wawasee Summer League is gearing up for the 2022 summer season and has plenty of information to announce.

Baseball & Softball Skills Camps

There will be skills camps for the next two Saturdays at the North Webster Elementary School to help players work on their hitting and fielding to get ready for the upcoming season. A minimum $5 donation from the players for each session is requested to help fund equipment replacement fund.

On Saturdays, March 12 and 19, will be a Softball Fielding Camp from 12-2 p.m. and a Baseball Fielding Camp from 2-4 p.m. The league is asking players to sign up before the camp at www.WawaseeSummerLeague.org, but signups will also be permitted same day.

Gear Donation Drive

The league is hosting its third annual gear donation drive for players in need. Gear will be accepted for players, who can then pick up the gear they need at no charge.

The league will be accepting gear bags, baseball and softball mitts, USA stamped baseball bats, fast pitch and slow pitch softball bats, T-ball bats, and cleats through April 1. Drop-offs are Made On Main, 103 S. Main St., Milford; Warriors Nutrition, 706 S. Huntington St., Syracuse; and The River Coffeehouse, 127 S. Main St., North Webster.

Registration Open For All Divisions

Registration for 14-U baseball, major and minor baseball, and major and minor softball, will run through March 26 and opening day will be on April 30.

Registration for machine pitch and T-ball divisions will continue through April 24 with those seasons beginning the week of May 31. Registration forms can be printed and also have been given to students at the schools to mail in. The league has also partnered with Lakeland Youth Center to help with online registration, or payment can be done in the LYC facility.

League Notes For 2022

Softball is expanding. In previous seasons, a single softball division made up of 8-12 year old players will now expand to include 7-year-olds, with two new divisions for minors (7-10) and majors (11-14). The league will also continue its 12U and 14U all-star travel teams.

The North Webster property purchase will have Chris Francis and the township board meet with the league’s executive board on March 30 at 6 p.m. at the Tippecanoe Township building. The groups will sign the paperwork and finalize the purchase of the North Webster baseball fields property. The process has been ongoing for over two years.

On April 30, the league will be heading an Opening Day Parade Player Parade. The parade will have players who will be escorted by the North Webster Fire Department fire trucks. The parade at 8 a.m. in North Webster with games starting around 9 a.m.

The league is looking for sponsors, offering sponsorships for teams, banners that we will be displayed in the three town ball fields, as well as donations to be used for facility maintenance and player scholarships. Businesses can inquire at www.WawaseeSummerLeague.org or they can purchase sponsorships from the website as well.

For more information on sponsorships or any other item with the league, e-mail Jamie Beer at [email protected].