We are so excited to celebrate the new season with our Opening Day Ceremony! The event is Saturday, May 4 for all players 12 and under - please plan on arriving by 8:30. Check in with your coach on what time and where to meet your team. Teams will line up at 8:50am; and then at 9 am we will parade each team with sponsors and coaches out on Tuttle field.

We are excited to have special guests attend our ceremony along with sponsors and local dignitaries, as we are looking forward to a fun and competitive season at BYBI. One special guest might be a little "feathery"... hmmm, who could that be???

We have two pitches being thrown as "first pitch" by two very honorable gentlemen: Park Commissioner Bill Roberts (whom Roberts Field is named after) and perennial coach and veteran advocate Jim Begley. They will throw to our 12-year-old catcher, Mason Dupuis.

Our Minors League Coach and Board Member Eli Sylvia will be singing the National Anthem.

We welcome all families to join us for this great event, which will last about 45 minutes. Games will continue as usual Saturday, with the exception of Lil Sluggers, who will participate in the parade and ceremony (and have pictures right after the ceremony) and play their game at noon instead of 9am.

The concession stand will be open with fun treats (plus Linda’s Special!) and BYBI items for sale stop by the stand and check it out! Invite your family and friends!

We are so thankful that Heather Best of Heather Best Photography will be taking our pictures this year!

Below is the schedule. We tried to keep the schedule as close to games as possible, but it wasn't always available.

Pictures will be taken this Saturday for the bulk of the teams. Seniors and a few other teams are during the week. Challengers and makeups will be Saturday, May 18.

• We ask all our players to be present for pictures. They are not required to purchase any individual pictures, but we do want the whole team together in full uniform for the team picture. This is mandatory.

• If you are choosing to do individual pictures, you must preregister so Heather can schedule you before the team picture is taken.
= by 10pm on Friday, May 3 for Saturday pictures
= by 9pm on Wednesday May 8 for May 9 pictures

= by 9pm on Wednesday May 15 for May 16 pictures

= by 9pm on Friday, May 17 for May 18 pictures (makeups are at this time)

• If you are choosing to purchase the Team Picture, you also need to preregister - just checkmark Team Picture. (Team Picture is only $10!)

• (So you don't forget, just pre-register now!)

• Heather is a small business owner in Bellingham who has been a sponsor of the Challenger Team since its inception. We appreciate any purchases of digital links as opposed to sharing them so we can help support her!

• Here is info from Heather:
Heather Best Photography
2024 BELLINGHAM BASEBALL PORTRAIT ORDERS

Hello Families!
I am so happy to be photographing Bellingham Baseball for my 9th year! Ordering will take place online via the link below:

https://www.heatherbest.com/bellinghambaseball
ALL ORDERS ARE DUE IN BY DUEDATES LISTED ABOVE. SATURDAY'S PICTURES ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY, MAY 3 10PM

I review all of the orders and make my lists before I head out to the field and adding to those lists and assisting with orders can be difficult while I am in the midst of shooting.

Images are DIGITAL ONLY. Team images are complimentary with individual purchase. When paying with credit or debit please select Paypal check out and then “pay with credit or debit” you do not need a Paypal account.

In the past we offered prints/products, and you can still purchase them through the print company that will be recommended in your order email. Of course, you can print your photos wherever you like as often as you like.

Unfortunately, the ordering software has some limitations and does not allow a way for families to order multiple players or teams on the same form. I kindly ask that you submit a separate order for each player. This enables me to match your child to the order placed.

Please arrive 10 min prior to your scheduled time with your player ready to be photographed. I have a tight schedule so I will not be able to wait long for late players for team photos and I will not be able to photoshop your player into team photos.

I will make some obvious adjustments to hair and straighten out clothing but I will not ask a child to remove accessories, tuck or untuck shirts, remove glasses or change hair styles.

I will work on emailing the gallery out to the email addresses you provided in your order. These tend to go to spam so please check your junk folders. Please reach out to me if you have not received a link to the gallery with in two weeks or there is an issue so I can help you resolve it in a timely manner. Bellingham Baseball will not be able to help you with orders so it is best to contact me directly.

As always, our family is so grateful for your support! We look forward to a great year of Baseball portraits!

Heather Best

SATURDAY, MAY 4 - RICHARDSON FIELD
9:50 AM MAJORS – ORIOLES
9:50 AM MAJORS – BRAVES
10:00 AM MAJORS – PADRES
10:00 AM MAJORS – A’s
10:10 AM MINORS – METS
10:15 AM TBALL: SPILLANE AUTO / GRAY
10:15 AM TBALL: OSTRANDER / KELLY GREEN
10:20 AM TBALL: J COOK PLUMBING / RED
10:20 AM TBALL: TRI-VALLEY / ORANGE
10:30 AM TBALL: GROVE STREET AUTO/ NAVY
10:30 AM TBALL: BITE ME / GOLD
10:45 AM INTERNATIONAL: RED SOX
10:50 AM INTERNATIONAL: CARDINALS
10:55 AM INTERNATIONAL: BREWERS
11:00 AM INTERNATIONAL: BLUE JAYS
11:30 AM LIl SLUGGERS: HANNON HEATING/RED
11:30 AM LIL SLUGGERS: WEE FOLK/ GRAY
11:45 AM LIL SLUGGERS: D&T PEST / YELLOW
11:45 AM LIL SLUGGERS: VAN-WAL MACHINE / BLUE
12:15 PM MINORS: YANKEES
12:15 PM MINORS: CUBS
12:25 PM MINORS: ANGELS
12:25 PM MINORS: DODGERS
2:15 PM INSTRUCTIONAL: D&T PEST & TERMITE
2:15 PM INSTRUCTIONAL: NOTTURNO PLUMBING
2:30 PM INSTRUCTIONAL: CHARLES RIVER BANK
2:30 PM INSTRUCTIONAL: METCALF PACELLA
2:45 PM INSTRUCTIONAL: MTP COMMUNICATIONS
2:45 PM INSTRUCTIONAL: ADVANCED AUTO REPAIR

THURSDAY MAY 9- RICHARDSON FIELD
5:50 PM SENIORS: BELLINGHAM BLACK
5:50 PM SENIORS: BELLINGHAM GRAY

THURSDAY MAY 16- RICHARDSON FIELD
7:00 PM SENIORS: BELLINGHAM 15-18
7:10 PM MAJORS: WHITE SOX

SATURDAY MAY 18
10:00 AM CHALLENGERS – LAWN PHIX
10:20 AM CHALLENGERS – HEATHER BEST
10:45 AM MAKEUPS - RICHARDSON FIELD

Come and be a part of the largest organization in town!

Your sponsorship helps support the youth in Bellingham. Find out the opportunities we have to share your business with our league friends and families.

 Please email BYBIinformation@gmail.com for more information.

We are so grateful and proud of player Jack Smith as he presented his Capstone Project at Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School - His project was creating helmet boxes for BYBI. You all may remember last summer he held a very successful wiffle ball tournament to raise funds for the project. 

Jack also received a declaration from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for all of his hard work.

We will definitely take a picture of Jack when these are installed at the field for our spring season! Congrats, Jack!

Bellingham Youth Baseball in Bellingham, Massachusetts strives to create a safe, welcoming, and fun atmosphere for baseball players of all ages. We offer three seasons of league play in Spring, Summer and Fall, plus Winter Workshops  We highly encourage players of all ages and skillsets to come on down and play Bellingham Baseball!