South Okanagan Minor Baseball TIGERS baseball

Welcome to the South Okanagan Minor Baseball Association website. Home of the SOMBA TIGERS.

OUR 2009 WINTER BALL PROGRAM WILL BEGIN ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 18TH, FROM 10 AM - 1 PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

IT WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY EVENINGS AT CARMI FROM 6 PM - 8 PM, AND AGAIN ON SUNDAYS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE, UNTIL THE END OF MARCH, 2009.

PLEASE REFER TO THE "CALENDAR" ON THE SIDEBAR FOR EXACT DATES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS.

TO REGISTER, GO TO OUR "WINTERBALL" TAB AND PRINT OFF THE REGISTRATION FORM. PLEASE COMPLETE AND BRING IT WITH YOU ON THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER BALL. IF YOU PREFER TO PRE-REGISTER, THEN MAIL THE REGISTRATION FORM WITH YOUR PAYMENT TO THE ADDRESS ON THE FORM.

THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ALL YOUTHS AGES 12-17 WHO WANT TO GET INTO SHAPE AND SHARPEN THEIR BASEBALL SKILLS BEFORE THE SEASON STARTS IN APRIL. IT IS FUN, COMPETITIVE YET VERY INTENSIVE, AND IS WORTH EVERY PENNY OF THE $150 REGISTRATION FEE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DEBBIE/DONNA OR ANGELO (SEE "CONTACTS").

Here's a bit of information about us:

Who are we? We are a registered, non-profit association dedicated to providing continuous development of baseball skills to youths aged 12-18. We are affiliated with BC Minor Baseball Association.

What do we offer? In addition to our regular season of games from April thru July, we offer training and development programs year round. Through School District 67/Okanagan Skaha, we now offer an international program, where players can live here, go to school, and train/play baseball year round.

When do we run our program? Fall ball begins in early September through mid-October. Indoor Winter Ball is offered from November through March. Then, as soon as we can we hit the fields to play lots of ball with other AAA teams throughout BC from April through July in 2009. We also do two or three tournaments apart from the BCMBA schedule.

Where are we located? The Tigers' home field is located on Carmi Avenue (behind the Real Canadian Warehouse Club), in Penticton. (Go to "Fields" and see MAP.) We play Fall Ball at the McNicoll Field, under the lights. We rent school/community centre gyms during the winter months. You can reach any of the Directors by clicking the "Contacts" tab.

Why do we offer this program? Any youth who wants to develop his baseball skills and play at a more competitive (rep) level should consider joining the Tigers program. We have knowledgeable, experienced and dedicated coaches, who are passionate about the game of baseball. If a player's ambition is to play baseball at the post-secondary level, our coaches are plugged in to what's happening in the baseball world, and what opportunities are available. Some of our graduates are now playing college ball.

Contact Us for registration information. Click on "contacts" for email/telephone info.

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Posted November 7, 2008:

SOMBA is offering WINTER BALL two times per week, starting Tuesday, Nov. 18 from 6:15 - 8:15 PM at Ecole Entre Lacs (formerly Nkwala Elementary School, beside McNicoll Park Middle School), and at the Penticton Community Centre Gym starting Sunday, Nov. 30 from 4 - 6 PM. (Go to the "Calendar" tab for all dates and times.)

Registration forms can be copied and pasted and printed from our website - click on the WINTER BALL tab. Or, you can pick one up at the Community Centre, plus we'll have some on hand at both gyms, too : > ) all bases are covered!

Cost is $50.

This is open to players aged 12-18 who play, or WANT TO PLAY, rep ball. We focus on skills and developoment in a fun, competitive environment.

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Posted August 26, 2008.

SOMBA is pleased to welcome two Japanese players to our year-round program: Ryo Shishido, (from Yokohama, Kanagawa)

and Ryohei Ito, (from Tokyo).

Both boys have just arrived in Penticton and will be participating in all the Tigers programs including Fall Ball which begins on September 11, indoor Winter Ball (November thru March), as well as our regular 2009 ball season. Ryo and Ryohei will be attending high school through School District 67's International Program for the next three years. For more information about SOMBA's International Program, please click on Intl Prgm on the sidebar.

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FALL BALL is now over. We thank everyone who participated.

Thanks to Coach Junior, especially, for running the Fall Ball program.