ONE BOARD TO GOVERN KEENE BABE RUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL, KEENE CAL RIPKEN

Unanimous Vote Sunday Unites All Three Leagues for First Time in History
 
A watershed moment for youth baseball and softball in the Keene area occurred Sunday when Keene Babe Ruth Baseball, Keene Cal Ripken Baseball and Keene Babe Ruth Softball were joined at the board level.

The Greater Keene Youth Baseball and Softball Association will now be the governing body for all three leagues.

“We are excited to have all three leagues come together,” GKYBSA president Chris Lama said. “This makes youth baseball and softball in the Keene area stronger than ever.”

Keene Babe Ruth Softball fills a void created when the Allyson Barden Youth Softball League was disbanded after this past summer.

Under the new structure, each league will have its own commissioners, but will be governed by one board that consists of a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and board of directors.  

Keene Cal Ripken voted to absorb Keene Babe Ruth Softball in October. On Sunday, the Cal Ripken board voted unanimously to bring Keene Babe Ruth Baseball on board and move toward setting the structure for the Greater Keene Youth Baseball and Softball Association.

Keene Babe Ruth Softball and Keene Babe Ruth Baseball draw players from throughout Cheshire County; Keene Cal Ripken Baseball draws players from Gilsum, Keene, Marlborough, Stoddard, Sullivan and Surry.  

“This allows all three leagues to share its resources,” Lama said. “We will have one website (www.gkybsa.com) and will also be able to hold joint registration and tryouts. There are many parents who have children in more than one our league. This will certainly make their lives easier.”