Registration is now open for Needham Little League Baseball players and coaches interested in participating on a Needham Little League tournament team in the spring/summer of 2018. Needham Baseball has the opportunity to enroll two teams from each league (Needham American and Needham National) at three different age levels (12s, 11s and 10s) in the Mass. District 11 tournaments. These tournaments offer youth baseball players currently participating in spring baseball to represent the town of Needham in tournament play against other towns in District 11, which include Walpole, Medfield, Norwood, Westwood, Sharon, Canton, and Hopkinton.  

Registration: To indicate your son or daughter’s interest in participating and being evaluated for selection, please go to the online registration tab. Registration is free, and will be open until May 11, 2018.   

Note:  Participation on a Needham Baseball Tournament Team requires a player’s commitment to: attend all practices/games, and submit proof of age and residency documentation. Coaches interested in serving as a head coach or assistant coach must also register. The enrollment of teams at each age level is based on having an adequate number of registrations to field teams from each league.

Needham Baseball & Softball 
Opening Day and Parade
Sunday, April 29

 

Parade Details:

All youth athletes and coaches need to be at Greene's field at 10:30 a.m. to parade to DeFazio. The parade will kick-off with the Needham Fire Engine. Needham High School band members will provide musical entertainment. Families, friends, and community members are encouraged to line up along the parade route to cheer. The parade begins at 11 a.m.

 

Opening Day Ceremony:

The event will begin as soon as the parade concludes at DeFazio Park, Small Field. At approximately 11:45 a.m., there will be a signing of our National Anthem by Needham Community Theatre member, Adam Sell. NB&S President, Paul Siegenthaler, will emcee the ceremony announcing scholarship winners, presenting the line-up for the Majors baseball game, and introduce senior NHS baseball and softball captains who will throw out the first pitch.

 

Players will have a chance to meet Wally the Green Monster from the Boston Red Sox. All teams will be provided with hotdogs courtesy of one of our sponsors, Roche Brothers. 

 

Players and families can visit our sponsor vendor booths. Booth will be available after the Opening Day Ceremony.

 

Smile Boston and the Village Club will run the Pitch, Hit, and Run activity. Advance registration is appreciated!

Visit  www.Smileboston.com/PHR

 

Frozen Ropes will provide a speed radar detector. There will be a Dunk Tank for players to convince their coach to climb inside. Needham Bank will have face painting. The Board of Health will have information regarding concession safety. 

 

....and don't miss the raffle!

 

 

Now the fine print….

Parade Info:

• When arriving to Greene’s Field for the parade at 10:30 a.m., players need to find their teams.  
• Do not wear cleats or bring equipment.
• The parade will leave Greene’s Field at 11 a.m. going East along Great Plain, turn right on Fair Oaks Park, and then left onto Dedham Ave.
• Please do not throw candy along the route.
• Parking is available at DeFazio, the DPW and Pollard School.  Do not park along Dedham Ave or adjacent side streets.

Ceremony Info:

• Dogs must be leashed and are not allowed on the fields.
• Please review this link and be safe when entering and leaving the DeFazio parking lot.
• Parents should stay off the field until all of the players are sitting down. Players and coaches will sit around the infield. No one should be on the infield. Parents may stand behind all the teams in the outfield or around the perimeter of the field.   
• Players will stay with the coaches as the teams are dismissed. Please identify a meeting spot for your child after the festivities so you can safely reconnect.
• Only coaches will be allowed to retrieve the hotdogs from the pavilion. A limited number of turkey and kosher hot dogs will be available - please ask your child's coach.
• The raffle will be drawn after completion of the Opening Day game and winners contacted that day.  Please write your phone number on each ticket.
• Please review this link and be safe when entering and leaving the DeFazio parking lot.

Registration for the 13th Annual Needham Pitch Hit and Run. 
Softball and baseball players, ages 7-14 compete in pitching, hitting and running skills Sunday, April 29 at Noon at DeFazio Park, Mcleod Field with a chance to attend the MLB 2018 All-Star Game!! Registration and information at www.Smileboston.com/PHR.  There is NO FEE to participate in this event. Advance registration is appreciated.