We’re excited to announce that registration for Fall Ball is now open, but this season will look a little different.

Due to limited volunteer resources, we will not be hosting Fall Ball in Sherwood this year. Instead, we’re exploring opportunities to participate in neighboring programs, including Reedville, Woodburn, Keizer, or Portland.

To help guide our final decision, we’re asking families to register with a refundable $50 deposit. This secures your interest and helps us gather input. If the direction we choose doesn’t work for your family, your deposit will be fully refunded.

Fall Ball Overview:

• Grades: Incoming 3rd through 8th only

• Season: Guaranteed 6 weeks of games, with 2 weeks reserved for rainout makeups

• Game Format: Weekly Sunday games, with the possibility of doubleheaders

• Optional Practices: Held during the week for continued development

• Multi-Sport Friendly: Players with other Fall sports (football, soccer, etc.) are welcome — Fall Ball is flexible and supportive of other commitments

• Cost: No more than $200 per player

• New Families & Incoming 3rd Graders: Must purchase a jersey and hat for an additional $75

Our Goals for Fall Ball:

• Continue developing skills while the weather is good

• Focus on individual and team development, not championships

Please be sure to read through the registration details thoroughly so you can make the best choice for your player(s): SherwoodJuniorBaseball.com

While this season takes us outside of Sherwood, we hope to bring Fall Ball back home in future years, as it's an incredible tool for fundraising, community building, and continued growth for our players and program.

Thank you for your support, flexibility, and commitment to Sherwood Baseball. Let’s make it a great Fall—wherever we play.

Since its inception, the SJBO Umpire Program has been built from the ground up, offering opportunities for young officials to grow, develop, and play a critical role in our league. It has been an honor to create and oversee this program, and I am incredibly proud of the umpires who have stepped up to serve our baseball community.

As we continue to evolve, SJBO will be transitioning our umpire program to NYBUA (Northwest Youth Baseball Umpires Association), which will be the vendor we’ll be utilizing this season for all SJBO league games and invitational tournaments. Many of you may have already heard about this shift. While it’s bittersweet, it is a necessary step to ensure the sustainability and growth of the program beyond what I can manage personally.

I truly appreciate the calls/texts and concerns from some of you about SJBO no longer running the umpire program internally. Please know that this decision was not made lightly. Ultimately, we were unable to secure a volunteer to manage the transition, which led us to this necessary change.

With this transition, all umpires—both returning and new—will now need to register through NYBUA. To help with this process, we are hosting an Informational Night on Sunday at 6 PM. During this session, representatives from NYBUA will walk through everything you need to know about training, game assignments, and next steps for getting involved.

I strongly encourage all current and aspiring umpires to attend. This is an exciting opportunity to take your umpiring experience to the next level while continuing to serve our community.

Thank you for your dedication, and I look forward to seeing many of you on Sunday!

Meeting Details:
Date: Sunday, 6 PM
Zoom Link: Join the Informational Meeting

Best regards,

Rick Dooley

Join us for our 2024 Gear Swap on APRIL 19, 2025 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM.

If you have youth baseball gear in good used condition, please consider passing it along to another Sherwood JBO family at our swap this April 19, during picture day!

Open to all baseball families, at any level in Sherwood, Competitive and Recreational levels. ⁣

♻️ Saturday, April 19, 2025⁣

♻️ TBD

♻️ Good used condition baseball gear for all levels of play. ⁣Cleats, pants, helmets, bats, gloves, batting gloves, jackets, rain gear—anything your household has outgrown!

Anything left at the end of the day will be added to our gear buckets for future players.

Our annual board meeting and elections will be held October 27, 2024 at 7:00pm at Sherwood Middle School Community Room.

The evening's agenda will be as follows:

• Opening, R. Dooley
  Board Introductions, Board Members
  Review of Open Positions, R. Dooley
  - Tournament Coordinator
  - Umpire Coordinator
  - T-Ball Coordinator
  - Concessions Coordinator
  Open Floor Nominations, Board
  Elections, R. Dooley
  Closing, R. Dooley
  

BREAKING NEWS: On December 22, 2023, Junior Baseball of Oregon-Sherwood (SJBO) released the following statement: SJBO Press Release (12.22.23)

Questions can be directed to the Sherwood Police Department per the release details.

The SJBO Board of Directors appreciate the community's continued support as we work diligently to provide transparency to the community with our eyes firmly set on providing the youth of Sherwood a safe and fun environment for baseball.