OLDS — Olds Minor Baseball (OMB) is preparing for the upcoming season.
Community registration for the recreational stream closed April 10.
The organization has also hired standout former Olds Spitfires ballplayer Brynlee Rice to help provide grassroots programming for kids in the at the 5U-9U age groups.
Rice is currently an athlete with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns.
“This is an exciting opportunity to tap into local talent in order to further assist with the development of these age groups,” OMB president Jeff Clattenburg wrote in an email.
The AAA and AA teams in the association’s competitive division have been chosen and have already begun practices.
Another important time in the Spitfires’ season is their annual Spitfire Summer Classic baseball tournament.
The event, always held during the Canada Day long weekend, will be held June 27-30.
“This tournament has become a summer favourite for our local teams and has grown to include 42 teams from 9U-18U ages,” Clattenburg wrote.
There will inevitably be a ton of great ball happening at OR Hedges and Rotary Athletic Park from June 27-30.”
All that’s missing now is for the weather get warmer.
“Olds Minor Baseball is anxiously awaiting the weather to cooperate so we can get our teams back onto the diamonds,” Clattenburg wrote.
“We’re all set and optimistic for yet another successful season of Spitfires baseball.”
