2022 SPAA Cardinal night (June 10th 2022) tickets requested have been HUGE.  SPAA is now going to end the ticket sales on Friday, May 13, at 4 PM.  This will put all players participating in the drawing to throw out the first pitch.

We started the sales on Monday with 773 tickets.  Those were gone on Monday, and we are now having to place orders with the Cardinals for any amount over 2.  At his time, we have a few tickets left in lots of 2.  Total sold to date is 1200. 

With this, the tickets in Left Field box are no longer available for groups over 2.  We have also exhausted the Right Field box availability and are now into the Left Field Porch area.  After that, depending on the amount your group needs, we may have to extend into the 4^th level of tickets.  Ticket prices will be adjusted if this is needed.   We will not know until the order is placed with the Cardinals where your tickets will be, so plan on $25/ticket and we will even it out when you pick up your tickets. 

If your team is looking to participate, get your orders in ASAP.  Tickets need to be paid for when I place the order. 

REMEMBER:  FRIDAY, MAY 13 WILL BE THE FINAL DAY FOR SALES!

SPAA is looking for Field Workers and Umpires for 2022.  Please see the ads below.

SPAA is looking for evening and weekend field help to start immediately.  Job would entail:

1)  Change base distances and move pitching mounds in between games on an as needed basis, Monday thru Friday.  2 hours minimum pay each night needed.

2)  Prepare fields for weekend tournament on Friday night and Saturday night, as well as fields for Saturday morning t-ball games, weather permitting.  Drag, line, fill batter’s boxes, set fences, bases and pitching mounds.  Generally, around 3 – 5 hours per night.

3)  Prepare Old Town #1 for Saturday and Sunday play that begins at 1 pm on an as needed basis.  Drag, line, fill batter’s boxes and dirt mound.  Approximately 2 hours per day. 

Experience preferred, but not necessary. Training provided.  Must be motivated to work on an individual basis or with others, whichever is required. 

Interested individuals, age 16 and over, contact [email protected] for an interview.

Umpires needed…………….ages 14 and up.  Experience preferred, but not necessary.  Training provided.  Games are Monday – Friday for regular league (6 – 14), Saturday morning for our t-ball league and Saturday and Sunday daytime and early evening for our 19 & Over League.  Contact Rory at [email protected] if interested.  

SPAA will update by 4 PM Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM on Saturday, and 11 AM on Sunday as to field conditions.  This will be posted above under Field Status.  Manager's and parents who have opted into communications should get emails with canceled game information.  This will also be posted on our Facebook Page.  

Those of you that practice at Strehl Field will be able to see that status above and on the Facebook page also.  This will be updated by 4 PM or as soon as we know.  

PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE SPAA OFFICE FOR THIS INFORMATION.  

SPAA will be renting the fields (Strehl 92, 93, 94 and 95) and batting cages (A & B) at Strehl (6000 Hwy N in Cottleville) at a rate of $16 per 90 minutes. Strehl 94 is a small field that will hold up to 65-foot bases. There are no lights at Strehl. Portable mounds will be available for use. ABSOLUTELY NO METAL SPIKES ARE ALLOWED! Bases will not be provided. 

If you wish to reserve practice time, reservations for 2022 will be accepted in email form only beginning November 15 at 9 AM.  Emails have time stamps and those sent prior to 9 AM will go to the bottom of the list.  Once I confirm your dates and times, I will send you an email with the amount you will owe.  You will be given 10 days to either get me a check or call in with a credit card to cover the payment. After 10 days if you have not paid your balance due, your rental time will be given to the next person requesting it. Once I receive your payment, I will email out a permit for you to keep with you at all time.

You may request rental time for April 4, 2022, through October 2022. April through July time will be billed right away and requested time for August, September and October will be permitted out but not billed until the end of October to ensure as many credits are able to be used as possible. Once again, all permitted time for April through July must be paid within 10 days of receipt of bill. All credit for 2022 will expire October 31, 2022.

February and March practice times will be available for registered SPAA teams only at no charge. Once registration opens (December 6, 2021) and you set up your team, you may request the free time. These are only free for February 1 thru April 1.  Starting April 4 all teams pay $16 per 90 minutes.

The following times will be offered:

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays

5 – 6:30 and 6:30 - 8  (February - April 1 and after Labor Day there is just one time slot - 5 to dark)

Saturdays and Sundays (February 1 thru April 1)

9 – 10:30; 10:30 – noon; noon – 1:30; 1:30 – 3; 3 – 4:30; 4:30 – 6

Your request must include the following:

Team name and Name of person you want the reservation under

Age group

Baseball or Softball

Contact phone number

Specific dates you want (not just the day of the week)

Specific times you want (choose from above)

Facility requesting (Cage A, Cage B, Field 92, Field 93, Field 94, or Field 95)