The Tyrone

Youth Baseball Association is getting a new baseball park just off Ga.

Highway 74 at Tyrone and Handley Road.

Phase one of

the 41-acre complex will have five new fields for pre-T-ball through the

15- to 16-year-old age group. Saturday morning, TYBA had a tree planting

ceremony at the site of the new fields.

Two of the

fields will be ready for play this spring. The process started last fall

with the irrigation and power being installed. They have put the gravel

in the parking lot and have also put up the fencing. The group has raised

money for the fields through an assortment of fund-raisers and are looking

for corporations to make donations to the complex.

The TYBA is

a member of the American Amateur Baseball Congress and provides a two-league

system. The competitive league is eligible for post-season tournaments

and may travel to other parks. The recreational league provides fundamental

instruction and an All-Star tournament at the end of the season.

They also have

an interlocking schedule with the Fayette County Baseball Association

and all teams play at both Tyrone and Fayetteville parks. This is also

the first year that Tyrone baseball will welcome players from Fulton and

Coweta counties.

Registration

for spring baseball will be at the large concession stand in the ball

park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 27, Feb. 3 and Feb. 10 and

from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. The fee for pre-T-ball is $30, $110 for

T-ball (5- to 6-year-olds) and 7-8, $120 for 9-10 and 11-12, $135 for

13-14 and $150 for 15-16. There is a family cap of $300, but this does

not apply to any 15- to 16-year-old players.

For information

phone Randy Blount, 770-964-9355, Tim Little, 770-487-0058, Beth Higbee,

770-487-1150, or visit them on the Web at www.eteamz.com/TYBA .

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