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BASEBALL/SOFTBALL New London Babe Ruth baseball — Clinic and registration on Saturday, March 3 at New London High gymnasium from 2-4 p.m. Registration for ages 12-15, cost is $50 for spring season, $125 for regular season. New players must bring birth certificate and proof of residency/attending school in New London. Volunteers are also needed. contact: Anna, (860) 443-7553.
CT Inferno 14U baseball tryouts — Through March 10 at the PIT in Niantic. Contact: Bob Sartori, (860) 460-6580; Chris Pomroy, (860) 908-0662; Dave Deshefy, (860) 886-3906. Pawcatuck Little League registration — Sunday, March 4, Pawcatuck Middle School cafeteria, noon-3 p.m. For boys ages 4-12 and girls ages 4-15. Online registration is preferred and available at http://www.eteamz.com/pawcatucklittleleague (forms found under forms & handouts). Registration will also be taken for Babe Ruth baseball (for boys ages 13-15 as of May 1). Cost: $70 for t-ball, $150 for Babe Ruth and $100 for all other divisions, with a family maximum of $200 (Babe Ruth not eligible). First-time registrants must bring a copy of the player’s birth certificate. Waterford High School Softball Youth
Clinic — Monday, March 12 and/or Wednesday, March 14, 5:30-7 p.m. For girls ages 7-13. Conducted by Waterford coaches and players. Fee: $15 per player per session. Contact: Andy Walker at pawball@hotmail.com for more information or to pre-register. Waterford/Montville Babe Ruth
baseball — Online registration is open for travel and regular season teams. Players from both towns are eligible. Regular season runs from mid-April through June 22 . For fees and to register go to http://www.wbrlct.org/
14U Cinco de Mayo baseball — Tournament at Waterford Babe Ruth field, May 5-6. Fee: $500 per team (includes umpires and baseballs). Three-game guarantee. Contact: Lucas Beaney, (860) 625-1831 or beans3@snet.net. Eastern Connecticut Board of Umpires — Looking for new members to umpire high school and American Legion baseball games. Training begins in February. Contact: Matt McShane, mattmcshane@umpire.com, (860) 908-7609.
Fast-pitch softball umpires — Looking for new members to umpire high school and middle school softball games. Contact: Carl Sheppard, (860) 608-9424, Joe Auwood, jauwood@snet.net
New London Legion baseball — Looking for players for 19U and 17U teams. Players born in 1999 or later whose parents reside in New London, Groton or Mystic are eligible. Contact: Tom Vivirito, tomviv@ymail.com
Baltic Jack Benny Softball League — Looking for players age 45 and older, for Sunday afternoon wooden bat league which begins in April. Contact: Mike Gressler, m.gressler@ew-inc.com, (860) 287-3075. War at the Shore baseball tournaments — Spring and summer tournaments for ages 10-19. Locla teams should reserve spots early. Contact: warattheshoretournaments.com, Joe Zrenda at (860) 434-4334.
TCB Hammerheads baseball — Looking for players for 10U, 11U, 13U, 14U and 15U teams. Contact: (860) 390-6194.
CT Crush softball — Evaluations for 14U, 12U and 10U players. Email grandslam. ct@gmail.com for an evaluation.
CT Challengers softball — Looking for players for 16U and 14U teams. Players interested in trying out for either team should contact Randy Ortiz, ctchallengers2011@gmail.com or (860) 942-3829.
CT Clippers baseball — Evaluations for 18U players. Email grandslam.ct@gmail.com for an evaluation. Shore Sting White 14u softball — Need two players to round out roster. Interested players must be age 14 as of Jan. 1, 2017. Contacts: David Gage via text at (860) 227-0085 or Ed Hobson via email at Hobson@comcast.net or call (203) 530-3964.
BASKETBALL CT Playmakers boys’ basketball — Looking for coaches and players in age groups 9U-17U for spring/summer season. Contact: Alick Furtick, ctplaymakersbasketball@gmail.com Intensity boys’ basketball high school
tryouts — For grades 9-12. Monday, March 12, Stanton Elementary School, Norwich; Tuesday, March 13, Huntington Elementary School, Norwich; Wednesday, March 14, Moriarty Elementary School, Norwich. Each session 6:30-9:30 p.m. Fee: $10, which covers all three days. Player must be present for at least one date. Bring birth certificate and school report card. Contact: Tim Strong, tstrong3523@gmail.com