2010 Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball Travel Program

Travel baseball in Glen Ellyn is fast and exciting. It encompasses the best baseball players in town, and it provides a chance for players to compete against the best players from other towns in northern Illinois. 

Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball is Expanding its Travel Program and Partnering with the White Sox Academy! 

Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball is excited to announce a professional instructional relationship with the White Sox Academy to expand its full time travel program. Some of the best professional instruction in the area will help the Glen Ellyn community develop their baseball talents and prepare for a more competitive experience, both at the travel level, and eventually, high school (and beyond). As previously announced, Glen Ellyn Baseball is expanding its Full Time Rangers Travel Program to include teams at the 10U, 11U and 12U levels to complement our 13U and 14U teams. Now, with the support of the White Sox Training Academy, the newly expanded Rangers program will be the only Glen Ellyn travel baseball team to offer a unique experience that will include: 

• Pre-season and In-season instruction by members of the White Sox Academy
• Professional team evaluations by members of the White Sox Academy 
• Use of the new indoor White Sox Academy training facility at Ackerman Sports and Fitness Complex 
• Games played on the newly renovated, baseball only fields located at the Village Green complex in Glen Ellyn.
• 10U, 11U & 12U will play around 40 games. 13 & 14U will play more.

Tryout Results 

Tryouts for Rangers were held August 28th and 29th. Players who made the teams (listed by tryout number) are:

10U

1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 57, 58, 79

11U

31, 67, 68, 78, 84, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 186

12U

2, 3, 6, 7, 13, 17, 18, 19, 24, 29, 30, 66

13U

21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 44, 48, 49

14U

44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 59

Thank you to everyone who came out and took the time to tryout.  

We are also excited that the White Sox Academy will offer exceptional training to our house league players. Whether it is additional pitching, hitting or fielding instruction, the White Sox Academy will offer camps and training for all of our Glen Ellyn athletes. 

Glen Ellyn baseball offers several types of travel baseball: 

For our 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 year olds, players have an opportunity to tryout for a full time travel team. These tryouts occur in late summer. This allows the teams to practice in the wintertime, and be prepared to come out in “mid-season form” in early April. The full time travel season runs from early April through the end of July. These groups will also play in tournaments, but will also play in a “league” format with other teams from around the area. The full time players at the 10U, 11U and 12U will play approximately 40 games, 13U & 14U will play more games. Typically the full-time travel players will go to one out of state tournament, where they play some of the best kids in their age group in the Midwest. The goal of our full time teams is to ready the players for high school play. 

Short Season Travel

For the 9 – 14 year olds, there is a short season travel, which allows players to play with their friends in our house league program from the end of April to the end of June. In late May, players tryout for the short season travel team. The travel season typically runs from just after 4th of July through the end of July, and typically includes playing in 4-5 different tournaments. One of these tournaments is typically at home, here in Glen Ellyn. 

What is part-time travel baseball?

Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball offers a Part-time Summer Baseball program for those individuals interested in a competitive 

environment after the conclusion of the in-house season.

Who can tryout?

Any baseball player enrolled in the In-House program who feels 

their baseball skills can match up against the best within their age 

group.

What is the commitment involved to participate? 
Players must be able to participate in 3 of the 4 weeks in which tournaments are scheduled during the month of July. Players are also expected to attend practices which will vary amongst age groups and at coaches discretion.

What is the cost per player?
The actual cost for part-time travel players for 2010 is:
$200 - resident
$300 - non resident

This fee covers a jersey and hat as 

well as four tournaments and weekly practices.

How many teams will there be?

 
Glen Ellyn will field teams at the 9 years old and under, 10U, 11U and 12U levels. There will be one 13U as well as 14U level.

How are the players selected?

Players are evaluated at a tryout which will test their skills at fielding, hitting, throwing and pitching against those of their peers. 

Evaluators will be travel coaches and individuals from both the Tryout Committee and Travel Committee of the Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball program.