Cage Baseball League affiliate onboarding process
Create one or more teams ages 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, & HS aged players, the schedule will be based on the number of teams per age group participating. There are limited weekly time slots.
You can have as little as one team as long as it’s within the aforementioned age groups.
Fill out the team information form below for each team and make sure to include the necessary data fields for each player.
Select the best days and times for your teams for Spring and Summer keeping in mind that each team has 6 weeks to finish 4 doubleheaders before single elimination playoffs.
Also keep in mind time zones. The league and it’s affiliates will do a couple Zoom calls to create a schedule once the teams are finalized.
Any team can record it’s half of 6 innings and the opponent can play them at their convenience, but we want the thrill of each team seeing each other live on the big screen!
*We are planning a summer late afternoon/early evening schedule to accommodate parents whose kids have idle time on hot summer afternoons and evenings. We have found that this affords parents the opportunity to have some free time in the hours after day camps, or other morning/early afternoon activities that their kids are involved in, travel ball for example.
Make sure a waiver is signed for everyone playing on your end.
We’re looking at mid to late April to kick it off so you have time to organize.
Equipment needed
HitTrax version 8.2 or better
Hack Attack pitching machine preferred but other gear such as Iron Mike is fine
Prefer a hand held remote to control the pitches
V-Cam video camera preferred but you can use a single or multiple I-Phone as well for multi-angle video (Viewpoint Starter Kit for HitTrax)
Batting cage minimally 14’ wide, 55’ deep or more, the wider the better the readings
A strong Internet signal
Fresh cage balls with as many loaded as possible to maintain game flow
Tripod for cam or I-Phone
L-Screen for safety
Affiliate facility Signup
Rick Dempsey (Commissioner)
Rick played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1992 and holds the record for having played behind the plate longer than any catcher in MLB history. Most of his notoriety came for the Baltimore Orioles where he played for 10 years and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team where he won the World Series MVP. He also won a World Series for the LA Dodgers in 1988. Rick was known for being one of the best defensive catchers of his era. In 1997, he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
Kelly Kleinman (Founder)
Kelly is the co-host and original member of the Prospect Blueprint Podcast along with Co-Host Rick Dempsey. We interview college baseball coaches in order to help players understand what is expected of them at the next level whatever that level is. Kelly also was a coach on the Chicago Cubs Scout Team staff for 4 years, helping to place ballplayers in colleges and summer collegiate baseball leagues. As a local baseball dad, he’s a veteran of the travel ball era having raised twin boys to excel in all formats of the amateur game including Little League (California 11U State Champs), Pony League, and travel ball. Both boys are on D1 scholarships at VCU (Atlantic 10 Champs).
