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SOM Spring Softball Registration starts January 1ST

If you wait until spring to think about baseball and softball, it will be too late!

The Maplewood-South Orange recreational softball program is administered by the Maplewood Department of Recreation with the cooperation and assistance of parent volunteers. The program is open to all girls from kindergarten through 8th grade. Divisions are historically grouped by grade as follows (divisions may change based upon registration numbers):

Kindergarten and 1st Grade - Tee Ball

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2nd and 3rd Grades - Coaches Pitch

4th and 5th Grades – Junior Division following modified ASA rules

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6th through 8th Grades – Senior Division more closely following ASA rules

Practices will be held for all divisions prior to the start of the season. Friend requests (one per player) are accepted for grades K-3.

In person registration for MSO Softball will be accepted:

Saturdays, January 12, 19 and 26 and Sunday, January 27

1:00-4:00 pm

The Baird, 5 Mead Street, South Orange

Interested softball players may register in person at one of the sessions listed. Volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions. Registration is also available online at https://maplewood.recdesk.com/Community/Home beginning January 1st and will continue online and at the Maplewood Recreation department until February 23. After that date, planning for teams will begin and girls may be placed on a waiting list.

Volunteers are needed as coaches and in many other areas in order to ensure the success of the softball program. Please check the MSO Softball web site for up to date information at www.msosoftball.org.

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