About us

The Bloomington-Normal Baseball Association provides competitive as-well-as less competitive youth baseball opportunities.
Our travel(competitive) division is comprised of the
Bloomington- Normal Renegades and the Bloomington-Normal Gold.
The Renegades have teams made up of area kids from 8U - 14U.
Typically, try-outs are held at the end of July to early August, and
the season usually runs from late March to mid-July. More info
on the Renegades program can be found at the top of this page 
under the Renegades tab.
The Gold are teams made up of area High School players from
15U -17U. Try-outs for Gold are also held in late July to early
August, and their season runs from June through July. More info
on the Gold program can be found under the Gold tab at the top
of this page.
The BNBA's Rec-baseball league(less competitive) is made up
of 5 divisions: T-Ball ages 5-6, Rookie(coach pitch) ages 7-8,
Prospect(kid pitch) ages 9-10, Minor ages 11-12, and Major ages
13-14. The season starts in early May and runs through mid-July
for T-Ball and Rookie, and to the end of July for Prospect, 
Minor, and Major. Information on registering for Rec-Ball can
be found under the Registration tab at the top of this page.

Mission Statement: BNBA strives to provide the youth of the
Bloomington-Normal area with an inclusive outlook on how
the game of baseball is played fundamentally but will also
continue to make every effort to demonstrate and teach each player in the program respect, responsibility, teamwork, and
tolerance. All our volunteers should strive to help the association
by following our key objective of providing an enjoyable
baseball experience for everyone by maintaining our goal of
player development, healthy competition, and inclusivity. 
We encourage parents, coaches, and staff to provide every 
child participating in our program with the utmost inclusiveness.
The values our association focuses on will help players develop
life skills that will help them succeed and thrive in the future.

Objectives: Achieving our Mission will take the combined efforts
of everyone involved with the program. BNBA staff, coaches,
and parents working together to:

- provide each player with the opportunity to learn,
  develop,and improve their baseball skills on a regular
  basis.
- provide each player with an atmosphere that encourages
  mental, social, and emotional maturity.
- prepare players for the next level.
- develop each player as a whole person within a team
  environment.
- focus on the Process rather than the Outcome.
- allow the Process to take priority over winning/losing.
- demand an Ownership attitude that encourages the
  players to account for their own development rather than
  blame others or make excuses.
- foster an open climate where players have the
  confidence and are encouraged to communicate anything
  at any time to anyone.
- understand that baseball is a vehicle that does not
  teach character, but reveals character through adversity,
  humility, sacrifice, and teamwork.
- ensure that each player truly enjoys the game of baseball.
  HAVE FUN!!!