Welcome
to the Ridge Baseball Club website. Ridge Baseball Club is a 501(c)(3)
qualified not-for-profit organization whose goal is to help young people in
Basking Ridge, New Jersey and surrounding communities learn to play and enjoy
the game of baseball. To accomplish this goal, we offer various baseball
programs to youth from ages 5 – 18, and to players of all skill levels, from
beginner to experienced travel-ball player. We firmly believe that
acquiring the skills of baseball, learning how to be a good teammate, and
experiencing the highs and lows of victory and defeat will help the boys and
girls in our community grow as human beings and mature into better adults. For
more information on the programs we offer, please check out the Our Programs
tab of our website.
RBC
would not be the success that it is without the tireless efforts of many
volunteers who donate countless hours of their time to the children in our
community and our organization. Whether it is as an RBC Board Member, a
Manager, a Coach or other team volunteer, I am very proud that we have so many
fantastic people in our organization willing to give their time to our
children. I would like to encourage anyone and everyone to volunteer and
get involved. The volunteer experience is rewarding and you will
make a difference.
In
addition to the numerous volunteers who have so generously donated their time
to RBC, we have also been extremely fortunate to be the beneficiary of
significant financial contributions from individuals, as well as corporate
donors and sponsors. Please visit our Sponsors page for
a list of our current sponsors, and support our sponsors when you shop for
goods or services in our community. If you or someone you know would like
to make a donation to RBC or become an RBC sponsor, please visit the Donate to RBC
page or our Become a Sponsor
page for more information. Your
continued generosity is vital for the maintenance of our fields and facilities
and to the operation of our programs. And you'll see the impact of our
sponsors and donors when you visit the Complex this Spring. We completed a
rebuild of the Field 3 infield in late 2021, and this off-season, we were able
to undertake a similar project on Field 4. We hope to be able to complete similar
projects on Fields 1 and 2 in the coming years.
When
thinking about the upcoming 2023 season, I’ve given a lot of
consideration to the following question: What should RBC as an organization and
we, as parents and adults, be striving for in our young ball players? To
me, without a doubt, the answer to that question is ensuring that our players
are having fun, being safe, and that each player is doing the best they
can. While our kids will win some games and lose others, they will make some
great plays and some errors, and they will get some clutch hits but also
strikeout, we shouldn’t lose sight of this ultimate goal. So, no matter
the outcome of the game, before you congratulate your child for a great hit or
critique your child for an error, please remember to tell your child you love
them and you love watching them play baseball! That’s what they will
remember and that’s all they need to hear to fall in love with the game and
keep playing for years to come.