Category: Fall Ball

Reflections on Fall Ball 2023

41 players grades 7-12 signed up for Fall Ball this year with 38 actually participating. Players were divided up into three groups based on grade level. Grades 9-12 practiced primarily on Tuesdays and Thursdays while grades 7-8 went on Mondays and Wednesdays. Games/scrimmages were played mostly on weekends. Fundamentals and basic skills were emphasized rather…

VFW Fall Ball Closes Out 23rd Season With Annual World Series

October 11, Lawrence Twp Rec Park – The Gold Team outlasted the Green Team, 1-0, in a terrific pitcher’s duel, capturing the annual Fall Ball “World Series” in dramatic fashion. Both teams played errorless baseball, as starting pitchers Elijah Quick and Hunter Rumsky locked horns in the championship final. Quick threw a complete game three…

VFW Fall Baseball 2021

This year we will be doing Fall Ball by age groups again. Students in grades 9-12 will be practicing on Tuesdays and Thursdays while the younger group, grades 7-8, will practice on Mondays and Wednesdays. Starting time for practices during the week will be 6:00 PM. (this may be adjusted at times). First practice for…

VFW Fall Ball Finishes 22nd Season with Baseball Olympics

The 2020 Fall Ball season came to a close on October 13th with its annual Baseball Olympics. With 36 Clearfield area students participating in two age groups, the program covered 8 weeks of instruction along with a total of 18 games being played. The younger group (grades 7-8) finished with a win-loss record of 8-3,…

22nd Annual Clearfield VFW Fall Ball Program Underway

Turnout for the 2020 “Fall Ball” Instructional Program was larger than usual this year with 36 Clearfield Area students registering to participate. Players were divided into two age groups, 19 in the younger one (grades 6-8) and 17 in the older group (grades 9-12). The program has been offered since 1999 and presents the opportunity…

Clearfield Fall Ball Completes 21st Season

Since 1999 Clearfield Area School District students have had the opportunity to take advantage of a Fall Baseball Instructional Program. This year, beginning on August 20th, 29 players in grades 7-12 participated in practices, scrimmages, and games. The season came to a close on October 14th and 15th with the annual Baseball Olympics. VFW Post…

2019 Fall Ball Registration

A Fall Ball instructional program will be offered again this year for Clearfield Area School District students. Sponsored by VFW Post 1785 and the Clearfield Baseball Association, it is open to students in grades 7-12 and begins on August 20th. Students in grades 7 and 8 should report to the Lawrence Twp Rec Park at…

Fall Ball Season Closes 20th Season

For the 20th consecutive year a Fall Ball Instructional Program was offered for students in the Clearfield Area School District. Sponsored by the Clearfield Baseball Association and the VFW Post 1785, the program had 33 players (grades 7-12) participating this year. There were 19 boys on the 7th and 8th grade team while the older…

2017 Fall Ball Season Closes Out With Annual “World Serious”

Over 30 Clearfield School District students participated in the 2017 Fall Ball program, sponsored by the local VFW Post 1785. Two teams of players (grades 7-8 and grades 9-12) practiced twice a week beginning August 28th. Each team played a short schedule of games against outside competition, mostly on weekends. The annual 5 game “World…

Fall Ball 2017

A Fall Baseball instructional program will be offered again this year for students in the Clearfield Area School District. Sponsored by the VFW Post 1785 along with the Clearfield Baseball Association, it is open to students in grades 7-12, and will begin the week of August 28th. Students in grades 7 and 8 should report…