Baseball Program

The Rally Cap Program is baseballs initiation program and is designed to enhance players' and coaches' first experience with the game for players 4-7 years old. Teams are typically made up of 6-8 players.

Winakwa will be offering Rally Cap baseball on Monday and Wednesday evenings. If your child would like to play baseball but is unable to play on Monday and Wednesday evenings, we will place them on a neighboring community club team who is playing on Tuesday and Thursday nights. In your registration, simply add in the “Notes” section that your player would like to play on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If we have enough players register to make two teams, we will happily also have a Winakwa team play on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

All Rally Cap players will participate in the Bonivital Jamboree (date & location TBA). This is a fun filled day of activities, baseball games, food and celebration.

Games are 60 minutes in length, and 3 teams participate together during this 60 minutes.  

• The time is broken into 3-20 minutes sessions.  During one session, two teams will play a game while the third team has a practice.  The teams then rotate.  
• In one hour, the teams will each play 2-20 minute games and have 20 minutes of practice time.  
• The games themselves are generally one inning long.  
  • One team will be at bat, and all of the players have the chance to hit during their team's at-bat.  
  • A coach will pitch to the batter (generally from one knee, and overhand).  If after 5 pitches the batter has not put the ball into play, a hitting tee is used for the       player to hit.  
  • The batter and baserunners advance one base at a time.  
  • The other team is in the field playing defence.  Fielders are encouraged to field, throw, and attempt to make a "baseball play" to their best of their abilities.  Fielders will rotate positions every few batters.  
  • After everyone on the hitting team has had an at-bat, the hitting and fielding teams switch for the other team to have their at-bat.

$135

For schedules, times, and locations please see: Baseball Manitoba

Coaches are the cornerstone of the sport experience for young players and thus essential for the success of youth sport programs in our community. 

Meeting:

Sunday, April 28, 2024

11am - 12pm

Southdale CC

Hope to see you there!

Grand Slam teams are made up of 7-8 players. Game length is established by time, not by innings, with 60 minutes set as the guideline. The premise of the game is the same, however, the rules are somewhat modified in the Grand Slam format. 

• One team is at-bat, one team takes the field. 
• A pitching machine is used and run by the coach/parent volunteer. If the batter "strikes out" with the machine, the coach then pitches to the batter until they put the ball into play. 
• The defensive team fields according to the standard rules of baseball. If the batter (or baserunner) is "out", they return to the bench as per usual. 
• The "3 outs" rule is not enforced - all members of the team hit during their team's at-bat. 
• Once all players have hit, the teams switch and play the other half of the inning. 

Experience has shown that in one hour, the teams will play anywhere from a 3-5 inning game. 

The Grand Slam program provides a great framework for all players to be experience baseball, improve their skills, and learn the nuances of the game. Most importantly, they are active and engaged.

Winakwa will be offering Grand Slam baseball on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. If your child would like to play baseball but is unable to play on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, we will place them on a neighboring community club team who is playing on Monday and Wednesday nights. In your registration, simply add in the “Notes” section that your player would like to play on Monday and Wednesday nights. If we have enough players register to make two teams, we will happily also have a Winakwa team play on Mondays and Wednesdays.

All Grand Slam teams will participate in the Bonivital Jamboree (date & location TBA). This is a fun filled day of activities, baseball games, food and celebration.

$170

For schedules, times, and locations please see: Baseball Manitoba

Coaches are the cornerstone of the sport experience for young players and thus essential for the success of youth sport programs in our community. 

Meeting:

Sunday, April 28, 2024

11am - 12pm

Southdale CC

Hope to see you there!

Games will be played on Monday and Wednesday with some games also played on the weekends (normally on Sundays). As we often have a large number of U11 A players in the Bonivital catchment, we host our own league of BoniVital teams so all games are within the Bonivital neighborhood.

11U teams will participate in a fun Jamboree (date & location TBA). The teams will play baseball games and attend skills sessions offered by Baseball Manitoba.

$270

For schedules, times, and locations please see: Baseball Manitoba

Games are played on Tuesday and Thursday nights. As we usually have a large number of U13 A players in the Bonivital catchment, we host our own league of BoniVital teams so all games are within the Bonivital neighborhood. 

$290

For schedules, times, and locations please see: Baseball Manitoba

15U (players born in 2008, 2009). Game nights will vary but typically will be Monday and Wednesday evening with occasional weekend games. BoniVital often joins with the Red River Valley Baseball Association to form a league so the players have ample opportunity for competition.

$295

For schedules, times, and locations please see: Baseball Manitoba

18 U A ball has games on varying nights. Bonivital players are grouped together onto teams based on the number of players who register. Home games are played at Whittier Park       baseball diamond.

*The significant difference in cost for 18U players is due to their games being played at Whittier Park which is rented by Bonivital Baseball to host the 18U teams.

$585

For schedules, times, and locations please see: Baseball Manitoba

*As per Baseball Manitoba regulations, girls can play an extra year/be an over aged player at each group starting at U11.

Not all age groups will be hosted out of Winakwa Community Center. If we do not get enough registrations to form our own team, Winakwa players in that age group will be moved together onto a team at a neighboring Community Center. 

U11 has two competitive levels - A & AA

AAA  -  High level of performance and coaching 

AA - Competitive baseball, playing in a city  wide league

A - Recreational house league baseball where no tryouts are required.

 Any players in U11 division or older who would like to try out for a AA or AAA Bonivital Baseball team, tryouts will occur at the University of Winnipeg between April 1 - 5, 2024 For more information and to register for the try out for your age group, please click here:  

Coaches are the cornerstone of the sport experience for young players and thus essential for the success of youth sport programs in our community. If you are interested in volunteering as a coach, please let us know when registering online. Ideally, we like to have three coaches willing to volunteer from each team. It makes the practices and games much more active and “many hands definitely make light work”. 

Meeting 

Sunday April 28, 2024

11:00am - 12:00pm

Southdale CC Gym