Welcome to the Hopewell Youth Association.  The founders of this program built it on a philosophy that includes words like character, responsibility, sportsmanship and teamwork.  The Board of Directors at Hopewell and all of our coaches continue to work to teach our children the game of baseball and all the valuable life lessons that can be learned while playing the game.

Enjoy the site and if you ever have any questions please contact us through the Feedback link on the left of this page.

 

Marc Fein

HYA President

by posted 09/07/2010
 
City of Milton presents Movie Night
 
The City of MIlton presents the famly-friendly hit "Marmaduke" under the stars at the Birmingham United Methodist Church for FREE on Saturday, September 11th at Dusk.  Bring blankets, lawn chairs, picnics.  Refreshements available.  15770 Birmingham Hwy in Milton.

    

by posted 08/15/2010
 
The following Coaches have been selected as Head Coaches for the Fall 2010 Recreation League.  We appreciate the time they put into the teams and players at Hopewell Baseball

5u -
Marc Fein
Bryan Holgerson
Chris Mesi
Greg Powell
Bob Rech

6u-
Bill Hosmer
Mark Lazarra
Andrew Lorenzo
Stephen Murrin
Chris Lagerbloom

8u-
John Empoliti
Trey Farran
Andy Furman
Bill Kench
Kevin LeMoyne
David Luciani
Michael Morley
Terry Peacock
Ken Sisson
Corey Smith
Robert Woods

10u
Henry DeSousa
Brian Ghannam
Michael Griffith
David Keene
Robert King
Craig Lawler
Nicholas Mandato
Steven Marzio
Michael Michie

12u
Don DeFelice
Marc Fein
Joe Gross
David Keene
Don Lee
Andrew Snook

15u
Tim Anderson
Craig Todd
Anthony Smith
    

by posted 06/22/2010
 
HYA announces that online registration (www.HopewellBaseball.org) for the Fall 2010 Recreational Baseball Season begins today Tuesday, June 22nd.  There will be three phases of registration:

• the first phase starts Tuesday, June 22nd for all residents of the City of Milton
• the second phase starts Monday, July 5^th for all Hopewell Veteran Players (that do not reside in the City of Milton)
• the third phase is open registration and starts Monday, July 19^th.

Registration will close on Monday, August 2nd and a $70 Late Fee will be charged for any registrations after this date.
 
Fall 2010 Season Schedule (some dates are subject to change)

Tuesday, June 22                Phase I Online Registration for ALL Ages, Milton Residents ONLY
Monday, July 5th                   Phase II Online Registration for ALL Ages, HYA Veteran Players
Monday, July 19^th                 Phase III Online Registration for ALL Ages, Open
 
Monday, August 2                 Last day to Register without paying Late Fee
 
Saturday, Aug 21th               Skill Assessment Day and Uniform Fitting
Sunday, Aug 22^th                  Skill Assessment Rain Day makeup (if rain on 8/21)

Week of Aug 23^th                   Draft Week
Monday, Aug 23th                 SCHOOL STARTS

Saturday, Aug 28^th                 First Practice
Saturday, Sept 4^th                  No Game – (Third Practice) Labor Day weekend

Saturday, Sept 11^th                Games Start

Saturday, Oct 23^rd                  Tournament start
Week of Nov 1                        Championship games
 

    

by posted 09/16/2009
 
Parents,
 
The HYA Board of Directors has received a great deal of feedback regarding the recent banning of bats in our park.  We have spent countless hours in an effort to adopt a rule that is in the best interest of our kids and at the same time is consistent and fair for all involved.

It has become clear to our organization that the manufactures of youth baseball bats are constantly changing the way they market and produce certain models.  Therefore we are making a change in our policy that will pertain directly to the size and weight of the bats rather than to specific brands or models.  

HYA Recreation League Bat Rule (effective Fall 2010) –

8u or under age group:
HYA allows any 2 1/4” bat printed with a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.15 or approved by Little League Baseball.  Click here to see Little League Baseballs list of approved non-wood bats.

9u and older age groups:
HYA allows any 2 1/4” bat printed with a Bat Performance Factor (BPF) of 1.15 or approved by Little League Baseball.   Click here to see Little League Baseballs list of approved non-wood bats.

In addition players (league age 9 and older) may choose a bat with a barrel up to 2 3/4” that has a drop  of –8 or less (drop is the difference of bat length – bat weight) ex. A 30” bat that weighs 22 ounces has a –8 drop.  Any big barrel bat with a –8.5, -9, -10, or greater drop is not allowed for recreation league play at HYA.

* 2 1/4” bats that do not have the BPF or Little League stamp should be checked against the list of approved Little League bats

Because we are making a change so soon after limits were originally set, this rule will not be strictly enforced until the beginning of the 2010 Fall Recreation League season.  We are allowing the “grandfather” season this spring because of our abrupt change and our understanding that many parents already purchased bats with the idea that we would not be making a change this quickly.  So again, the new bat rule will be encouraged for the upcoming spring season and strictly enforced starting in the Fall of 2010.  Our current rule will remain in effect until that time.
 
Thank you for your understanding on this matter. This is an important step for our park.  We again apologize for the vacillation on this issue, and hope you understand that the Board of Directors is always taking into consideration what is in the best interest of our kids and the best way to teach them the game of baseball.

    

by posted 08/23/2009