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RABA Riverside Amateur Baseball Association
3 days ago
Good evening,
It feels so good to be back and outside playing baseball and softball! We wanted to share a few quick announcements with everyone.

if you have not turned in your raffle ticket money, please turn it in to the press box beginning tomorrow (Saturday, May 30th) through June 6th. All fees and raffle ticket monies need to be turned in, in order to receive your uniforms. The raffle ticket drawing will be held on June 13th.

We are currently planning to hand out uniforms next Saturday. They will be distributed to the coaches for distribution.

The Dayton Dragon’s game is canceled for next Saturday, as their season is still undetermined.

Game schedules have not been determined at this time. With the changes in several organizations’ seasons, there have been last minute changes and the schedulers are actively working on them. We will share them as soon as we receive them.

It is with great disappointment that we have to announce the cancellation of our 2020 Fish Fry. With all of the guidelines, crowd limitations, and uncertainty of the hall, it was decided it was best to just start planning for our 2021 Fish Fry. Additionally, we recognize that many businesses have suffered significant financial hardships, limiting their ability to contribute to raffle prizes. We plan on raffling the currently prizes that we accumulated prior to the Stay-at-home order. For those who have turned in their money, we will provide your refund your ticket cost this Saturday, May 30th and next Saturday, June 6th at the press box. (If you have fish fry money that has not been turned in, please refund the individual(s) that purchased tickets from you.

This was such a difficult decision, as this is our largest fundraiser for our league and we tried to find every possibility to make this happen. We sincerely apologize that we will not be able to have a great time together, but will come back bigger and better for next year.

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RABA Riverside Amateur Baseball Association
2 weeks ago
For the parents/players/coaches asking: looks like the guidelines were updated today from the governor. They removed the mandatory requirement for face masks to moved it recommendation. Check out the guidelines below 👇 ... See MoreSee Less
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RABA Riverside Amateur Baseball Association
2 weeks ago
May 17 2020 (long post, please read entirely)

Good Evening Parents, Players, and Coaches,

It’s been 2 months since our lives were all put on hold as we began to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all worked to do our part and flatten the curve, we wondered what the other side of the stay-at-home order would look like. We patiently waited as the governor announced how we would responsibly reopen Ohio, and I know many of you were waiting to see what our baseball and softball season would look like. As I’m sure you’ve heard, Governor DeWine gave the green light on low-contact youth sports beginning May 26th.

As a board we have met to discuss how we will ensure the safety of our players, coaches, and parents following the release of the guidelines set forth by the governor’s office. We weighed all options heavily, as we all have children in the program, and while not the most ideal situation, we are committed to ensuring our kids have an opportunity to learn and play the games of baseball and softball. We couldn’t be more excited to get the kids back outside, seeing their friends, and playing the game we all love!

Practices will resume the week of May 26th. Your coaches will reach out to you to remind you of your practice date and time. Please remember to follow the mandatory guidelines, as it is imperative to our kids’ success. We were able to identify the needed measures to promote social distancing and sanitation methods for equipment, as well as put in some much needed work on the fields (thanks to the parents who helped as well!) Hopefully, these guidelines will be adjusted as the season progresses, but for now, this is what we must follow.

Several meetings will occur over this next week, so we do not have any other dates to share at this time. These meetings involve our other leagues to determine game schedules and responsibility for certain procedures that must be followed. Also, we will host a coach’s meeting to review the guidelines and discuss all safety measures. Please continue to practice patience and grace with the board and coaches, as we are all volunteers trying to make the most of this season that has been derailed by the pandemic.

If you have any comments, concerns, or questions regarding the season, please reach out to RABAOhio@gmail.com and we will do our best to assist. If you have concerns regarding the guidelines, we encourage you to reach out to the governor’s office, where they were established (we have as well).

Thank you and we are excited to be back!

RABA Board

Majors, 18U, Boys High School teams: we will have some additional information for you, as you did not have previously scheduled practice days prior to the pause in the season. ... See MoreSee Less
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RABA Riverside Amateur Baseball Association
3 weeks ago
The best update we’ve had all season! We heard today that we can resume in the coming weeks. We need to review the operating regulations and will share the official plans as we have more information. We are so excited! ... See MoreSee Less
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RABA Riverside Amateur Baseball Association
1 month ago
May 1st, 2020
Dear Parents/Coaches/Players,
Like the last few of our messages have started out, we are continuing to closely follow the updates regarding the current pandemic of COVID-19. The impact of the virus continues to have implications with regard to our daily activities across our state and local area, including our current baseball/softball season. The RABA Board is working hard to ensure a full and successful season and we are prepared to play, as soon as the guidelines permit us to do so. Our normal operating schedules and previously scheduled closing day provides us some flexibility as we navigate the current environment. We continue to be in contact with several other baseball/softball organizations, and their plans remain the same as well.

Many parents have reached out regarding OHSAA cancelling their school spring sport. This does NOT pertain to us. We have no plans to cancel any division at this time.

While we know this is frustrating and we are all ready to get out of our houses and play and socialize, we must stay the course. When we receive more directives from State and Local Government officials, we will move forward with our plans to play. We will continue to converse with the other leagues that we play with and provide updates as quickly as we know more. At this time, please disregard any previous days, dates, times that were communicated and once given the green light, we will communicate the plan.
For our long time RABA friends and family, as fate would have it…the last 3 years of opening days have been rained out and of course tomorrow is going to be sunny and 75 (our originally planned opening day). Insert sad face here ☹ We can’t wait to see you all!

Stay safe and healthy!

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