This is Scott Sipes, Russiaville Babe Ruth Director.  I would like to invite your son to continue playing baseball this coming spring and summer with Russiaville Babe Ruth (13 – 15 year old league).  We play in the KUBS Babe Ruth league and also play interleague games with other area teams.

Registrations are open from January 1, 2025 through March 1, 2025. The registration fee is $150.00 plus a 5.7% processing fee.  At registration, there are two payment options:  1. Pay in full at the time of registration or 2.  Make two payments, half due at the time of registration and the other half due on March 1, 2025.  The league may accept late registrations with a $30 late fee for a period of time to fill out rosters, but may be closed at any time after March 1, 2025.

Register at: https://kokomounited.leagueapps.com/leagues/baseball/4464835-kubs-babe-ruth-15u-2025

First, you will have to create an account by selecting “Sign Up”, if you do not already have a League Apps account.  Then, select the Register button for “KUBS Babe Ruth 2025” after signing up/signing in.

There are two sub-seasons for the season, Spring Season (doubleheaders on Sundays from mid April up to late May) and Summer Season (games mostly on weekdays from late May through June and ending by July 3). At the conclusion of the Summer Season, there may be All Star teams selected from all the teams in the KUBS Babe Ruth League to form All Star teams for each age, depending on interest level. One registration covers the Spring and Summer sub-seasons.

Tryouts will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 11 am - 1 pm at the Taylor High School Activity Center (Fieldhouse), with the draft the following week.  All new players need to try out and will be drafted by coaches to teams based on their tryout evaluations. Returning players to Babe Ruth will return to their team from last year and DO NOT need to tryout. Practices will start in mid-March.  The league accepts players who play on other teams, such as school teams or other travel teams. Middle school players are allowed to play with their Babe Ruth team on Sundays for the spring sub-season, but it is optional. High school players will join their Babe Ruth team at the conclusion of the high school season.  All players MUST be registered by March 1, 2025, regardless of whether a player also intends to play on a school team or not. 

Regular season games are played at various facilities in the area, with most home games being played at Championship Park. In addition to other KUBS teams, other Babe Ruth teams that we may compete against are Taylor, Greentown, Maconaquah, Tipton, Tri-Central, and others.

League information is also posted at: https://kokomounited.leagueapps.com/pages/BabeRuth

We are also looking for additional coaches and sponsors for the 2025 season. Businesses can sponsor a team for $550.  Coaches will receive a team jersey and hat, free of charge, as a thank you for their time and service to the kids. If you are interested in sponsoring a team, please text or call Chris Seybert at 765-437-3623 or Burt Munsey at 765-271-1135.  If you would like to be a coach or if you have questions, please contact us by texting or calling Matt Maynard at 765-419-6633 or Norm Cote at 812-457-1794 or Kyler Flook at 765-434-6089 or Scott Sipes at 765-404-3495. 

The KUBS Babe Ruth League has also established an email to receive inquiries at kubsbaberuth@gmail.com

This summer, there will again be a Russiaville Senior Babe Ruth division for 16-18 year old players.  Registrations are open from January 1, 2025 through April 1, 2025.  The registration fee is $150.00 plus a 5.7% processing fee. 

Register at:

https://kokomounited.leagueapps.com/leagues/baseball/4464836-kubs-senior-babe-ruth-2025

First, you will have to create an account by selecting “Sign Up”, if you do not already have a League Apps account.  Then, select the Register button for “KUBS Senior Babe Ruth 2025” after signing up/signing in.

Practices will start in April for those players not on a high school baseball team.  Games are mostly on weekdays and the season runs from late May through the end of June.  The league accepts players who play on other teams, such as school teams or other travel teams.  High school players will join their Senior Babe Ruth team at the conclusion of the high school season.  All players MUST be registered by April 1, 2025, regardless of whether a player also intends to play on a school team or not.

Games are played at various facilities in the area, with most home games being played at Championship Park.  Other Senior Babe Ruth teams that we may compete against are other Kokomo KUBS teams, Taylor, Greentown, Maconaquah, Tipton, Legion Post 6 Junior team, and others. 

League information is also posted at: https://kokomounited.leagueapps.com/pages/BabeRuth

We are also looking for additional coaches and sponsors for the 2025 season. Businesses can sponsor a team for $550. Coaches will receive a team jersey and hat, free of charge, as a thank you for their time and service to the kids. If you are interested in sponsoring a team, please text or call Chris Seybert at 765-437-3623 or Burt Munsey at 765-271-1135. If you would like to be a Senior Babe Ruth coach or if you have questions, please contact us by texting or calling Kyler Flook at 765-434-6089 or Scott Sipes at 765-404-3495.

The KUBS Babe Ruth League has also established an email to receive inquiries at kubsbaberuth@gmail.com

Bat Rules

Legal bats are labeled USA or BBCOR.  USSSA bats are NOT legal.  For more information:   https://baberuthleague.org/bat-rules.aspx

Footwear

Many games are played at Championship Park, which is an all turf facility.  Only plastic cleats or turf shoes are allowed on turf fields.  For games played at other facilities that are grass and dirt, metal spikes are allowed.