Baseball and Softball Photograph Day - Saturday May 20, 2023!

Baseball and softball photographs will start at 7:45 AM on the lower fields at the Fox Chase Recreation Center.  All teams who have been sponsored must have their photograph taken. All players should be in uniform and all coaches need to wear their coaching shirt for the team photographs! Please plan to arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your scheduled session time.  Please download the schedule here:  2023 baseball and softball picture day schedule 05052023.pdf

Order envelopes will be available at the concession stand for coaches to pick up and distribute to their players. It is imperative to have the forms completed prior to the schedule photograph session. Coaches must complete the team envelope for team photographs.  We welcome anyone’s assistance who may require service hours.  Should you wish to preorder and enjoy a paperless experience go here: Photos | AG Photography Studio, Inc. (photoreflect.com). 

Please be advised that there is no maximum age team restriction to have photographs taken. If you have an older team and want to have your team and/or individual player photographs taken you can. Just pick up the order envelops/forms and inform Tim Eck at [email protected] or via telephone at 267.246.7927, who will add your team to the master photograph schedule. Again, all sponsored teams must have their photograph taken as the team photograph is used in the plaque that we present to our sponsors.

IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE TAKEN IN THE GYMNASIUM THAT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE FOX CHASE RECREATION CENTER INSTEAD OF ON THE LOWER FIELDS.

Emergency Entrance to the Upper Fields!
Posted April 21, 2022

The Fox Chase Elementary School has elected to lock their school yard (yes, it not a parking lot) when school is not in session.  We are not sure how long the school wishes to continue this recent practice.  Please be advised that there is an emergency entrance for ambulances and fire trucks to enter the upper fields.  That entrance for emergency responders is through the driveway located between the recreation center building and the pool.   

Opening Day - Saturday, April 15, 2023 - Let's Have a Parade!

The baseball and softball season will begin on Saturday, April 15, and keeping with our tradition, we are going to kick it off with a parade!  All home league and travel team’s ages 10 years old and younger must march in this opening day parade.  All players are to be in uniform and all coaches are to wear their coaching shirts!  If you did not receive your uniform, your coach will provide it to you before the start of the parade.

All players and coaches are to meet at 7:40 AM on Saturday, April 15 in the parking lot behind "Temple Health/Fox Chase Cancer Center" located at 8 Huntingdon Pike at Fillmore Street in Rockledge.  The teams will line up according to age with the youngest marching first.  The parade will start at 8:15 AM sharp!  We will march east on Huntingdon Pike and onto our fields at the Fox Chase Recreation Center where we will officially start our baseball and softball season!  All are welcome to come and enjoy the fun and hear those famous words, "Let's Play Ball!"  

IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, A DECISION WILL BE MADE CONCERNING PARADE CANCELLATION AND WILL BE POSTED HERE AT 6:00 AM ON SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023.  THE PARADE IS ON!  POSTED AT 5:46 AM

What's Next for Baseball and Softball!
Posted March 14, 2023
Boy's baseball evaluations/tryouts are scheduled for this upcoming weekend, 3/18 and 1/19 and next weekend 3/25 and 3/26.  Teams will be formed at the conclusion of evaluations/tryouts.  You can expect to be contacted by a coach shortly thereafter.  Still have questions?  Please contact our Director of Baseball, Tim Eck at [email protected] for questions concerning baseball.  For questions concerning softball, please contact Lauren Hughes, our Director of Softball at [email protected]. 

2023 Baseball Evaluations/Tryouts Scheduled Has Been Posted on Our Tryouts Page! 
Evaluations/tryouts are being held on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 and 19 and again on March 25 and 26.  Go to "Tryouts" page for details.   

Uniform Distribution and Clean Up Day - Saturday April 1, 2023!
Revised on March 31, 2023

Due to the inclement weather we will start cleanup at 12:00PM on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 12:00PM!

Our annual Clean-Up Day will be held on the playing fields at the Fox Chase Recreation Center on Saturday, April 1, 2023.  We will start at 8:00 am and should be completed by noontime.  We have extended the hours until 4:00PM to allow the children and their parents to attend this event after the Rockledge Easter Egg Hunt.  Please remember to bring work gloves, rakes and brooms.  We will provide the trash bags.  Baseball and softball coaches along with their teams are expected use this time to prepare their playing fields for the start of the season.  Please note, no ball playing or practice is permitted until clean-up has been completed.  Uniforms will be distributed after clean-up has been completed should we received them in time for distribution.  In the event of inclement weather, Clean-Up Day will be rescheduled for Sunday, April 2.  Please contact your coach should the weather be questionable.  

Field cleanup day is for anyone that signed up to play baseball at Fox-Rok.  We encourage all families to come and help since we are all volunteers and get very little assistance from the City.  The fields are filled with trash, debris, weeds and anything else you can imagine.  The club will provide trash bags and some tools.  It would be great if you could bring your own tools such as rakes, shovels, clippers, blower, wheel barrow or anything else you think will help.  We will start at 8:00 AM, but come anytime.  Pease make every effort to come, even if it is only for an hour or two.  It is greatly appreciated.  Below are the fields that you can start at.  The plan is to have a lead at each field, but you don’t have to wait for direction.

 Field 9 (lower fields on Borbeck) – T-Ball families

Field 3 (upper fields at top of steps) – Coach Pitch families

Field 4 (upper fields by the pool) – Machine Pitch families

for Boys ages 4 through 17 and Girls, Ages 4 through 18

Baseball and softball registrations are only being accepted online here at www.foxrokaa.com starting now and ending on Monday, February 28, 2023.  Don't miss out, register today from the comfort of your home.  

Baseball/Softball Registration Fee

$75.00 - T- Ball, Age 4* & 5 Coach Pitch Age 6

$90.00 - In-House Machine Pitch, Age 7
$103.00 - Ages 7 ~ 10

$143.00 - Ages 11 and older

Online Registration Here, on This Website

From Sunday, January 31 until Monday, February 28, 2023
*Player must be 4 years old by May 1, 2023 in order to play.  
Whatever age you are on or before the age cutoff dates posted below is the age that determines your registration fee.

Registration will close on Monday, February 28 at 11:45 PM.  Don’t wait until the last minute to register.  Divisions when filled will close.  Your child will be placed on a waiting list if the division closes before the official close of registration. 

Sorry, no personal checks.  MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express credit cards are accepted.

* Both boys and girls must be at least 5 years old on or before August 1, 2023 in order to register.

The online registration will not allow you to make a mistake when registering your child/children.  It is based on the “Team Placement Age Cut-Off Dates,” that are listed below on this page.

If you experience any difficulties in registering and require assistance, please call 866.981.2583 during normal business hours.

Be advised that late registrations will NOT be accepted unless we are short players to field a team.  Divisions, when filled, will close.  Each division has a pre-established maximum player count.  Once the maximum player count is satisfied, the division closes and the child is placed on a waiting list should that occur before the established registration close date.  Once that happens, those on the waitlist are not released until we have enough players to establish another team. 

How to Register

To register for any sport within Fox-Rok Athletic Association, go to www.foxrokaa.com and click on “Register” that is located in the upper right hand corner of our home page.   You will then need to click on “Create New Account or “Login” if you have already created an account.  As a reminder, you must first have an account before you can register your child/children.  The process is easy.  
  

Once you have created an account, you then need to list your child/children before you can choose a program to play in.  Select “Add Participant.”  Enter the child’s name and complete all of the required fields.  If you have more children to register, don’t select “Next.”  Select “Add Another Participant.”  Once you have added all of your children, you then select “Next.”

After you have entered all of your children only then will the system allow you to select the available program for that child or children.  Make your selection.  Continue to complete the necessary fields until you have completed your order.  You will receive an email confirmation after you have successfully completed the process.           

After the first time you register your child/children, the system will remember your information!  You will only need to update a few lines as opposed to starting from scratch when registering for all other Fox-Rok sports.  

Please note, if you want to coach or volunteer in any way, you must create an account online and state your interest.  The program is set up to ask if you have a desire to volunteer and in what role.   

To get on the mailing list, you must create an account online.

If you experience any difficulties in registering and require assistance, please call 866.981.2583 during normal business hours.  After hearing the prompt press 2.  After hearing the next prompt press 2 again.  Tell them that you are a parent trying to register your child for baseball/softball with the Fox-Rok Athletic Association.    

Concerning Registrations!

Registration cutoff dates are established mainly to ensure that uniforms and the necessary equipment needs can be identified and ordered in time to be received before the start of the playing season.  This is the case for each sport offering at Fox-Rok A.A.  Occasionally we have situations where we may require additional players to prevent a team or teams from folding and will solicit players by posting these openings on our website.  That is the only time we will accept registrations after the established cutoff date.  This website provides ample notice time for registration of all sports.  On our website, at the top of each sport page, it states the month when registrations are held and the duration of the season.  It is provided for your planning purposes.  

Still have questions?  Please contact Tim Eck our Director of Baseball at [email protected] or via telephone at 267.246.7927.

Seeking Softball Coaches!
Posted January 19, 2023
We are presently seeking softball coaches.  Those interested are to contact Lauren Hughes via email at [email protected] or call 215.840.9077. 

Copy of Birth Certificates Are Required For Travel Baseball!  

All travel players will be required to provide a copy of their birth certificate for the purpose of issuing identification cards by the leagues.  Copies will be needed prior to the start of the season.  Softball may also require them. 

Age Cutoff Dates for 2023!

Coed T-Ball to players who will be 5 years old by August 1 of the current year. 

Coach pitch is coed for 6 year old who cannot turn 7 before May 1.

Boy’s Machine Pitch boys age 7 cannot turn 8 before May 1.

Girl’s travel softball ages 7 & 8 cannot turn 9 before August 1.

Boy’s Home league 8-10 cannot turn 11 before August 1.

Boy’s Philadelphia Parks & Recreation travel tryouts for the age the player is on or before May 1. Cannot be 18 before May1.

Boy’s travel NEAA 11/12, 13/14 & 15/16 now use August 1.

Girl’s travel NEAA Softball 9/10 cannot turn 11 before August 1.

Girl’s travel NEAA Softball 11/12, 13/14, 15/16 & 17/18 now use August 1.
\Girls RBI League - Cannot be 19 before Jan 1.

Additional Equipment Needed for 2023!