Great News! Our friends at DICK’S Sporting Goods are hosting the OYO Shop Day again this season. Join us this Saturday (August 17, 2019) and show your support for OYO and receive a 20 percent in-store discount throughout the store, not just the baseball and softball merchandise. This is the perfect time to purchase new gear — pants,…

As we prepare to open our 12th season of Fall Ball at Veterans Memorial Park, we are encouraging all our families to come out and make a difference. As an all-volunteer organization, OYO relies on and needs the support of all our families to help ensure our park is prepared and ready for Opening Day.…

The game schedule for your ballplayer’s team is now available in LeagueApps. To access the game schedule for one player or multiple players in your family, simply follow these basic steps. Visit the OYO website at www.oyoball.org Click “Manage Parent Account” (link in upper right corner) and login Click “My Schedule” (last item on menu…

Courtesy of a late rush and some more coaches stepping up to take a team, we’re expanding our Fall Ball program again for the 2019 Fall Ball season. Tell your friends, classmates and neighbors there’s still space for them this fall. Register online today and join a team for practices starting August 11! Please note,…

At OYO, we have the official OYO Weatherline to communicate important cancellation information. The Weatherline is used exclusively for game days, work days and travel tournament details. It is not used for rec league practice decisions. All practice decisions are left to the coaches. Please check with your coach to determine if you are or are…

As we are just a few short weeks away from the start of our 2019 Fall Ball Season and putting the finishing touches on another memorable season at OYO, we’re seeking volunteers to join our Board of Directors to continue our success into our 45th season. If you enjoy giving back to the community and…

The OYO 2019 Fall Ball Season is now officially underway. Thanks to the remarkable work of our volunteer baseball and softball commissioners, we have secured coaches for all teams (except one…and more on that in a moment), ensured we developed fair and balanced rosters, granted as many requests as possible and finalized practice schedules for…

OYO will host its annual Fall Ball Coaches Meeting and Player Ranking Review on Thursday, August 1 at 7 p.m. at Jenn Park (10450 East 63rd Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46236).  This is an important meeting as we blend a handful of coaches familiar with OYO’s policies and expectations with a wide-range of talented coaches from surrounding…

The OYO Executive Board and Junior Baseball Commissioner have been monitoring the registration trends in the Junior Baseball divisions. Our original plans called for offering separate divisions for the age groups 13-14 and 15-16. For a little perspective, from years 2009-2013, we offered one division for all Junior Baseball players ages 13-16. Then, from 2014 through…

The 14U OYO FTT Red Storm Softball team will be holding tryouts this coming Wednesday, July 31, and Friday, August 2.  Tryouts will take place from at Veterans Memorial Park — the home of the Oaklandon Youth Organization — from 6:30-8 p.m. both evenings on Field 6. For more details about the tryouts, please contact…

Once midnight strikes at the end of Sunday, July 28, OYO will set team limits for the 2019 Fall Ball season. And, that means the roster spots will become extremely limited in each division, if any are even available. Don’t settle for a waiting list spot, act today to be sure your ballplayer takes the field…

Make plans to participate in the tryouts for one of our full-time travel baseball tryouts coming later this month. OYO offers two types of travel programs for baseball and softball. Our teams, sport the nicknames Bombers (baseball) and Red Storm (softball). For both baseball and softball, we offer rec travel teams and full-time travel teams. Tryouts for the 2020 Full-Time Travel…

With the spring season coming to a close, many players and families are already asking how they can continue their season. While we may not have a July option for our families not participating in rec travel, we do have a Fall option that begins in mid-August. Fall Ball registration is now open. Learn all about our 2019…

Being a head coach at OYO is one of the most rewarding and memorable volunteer opportunities we offer! Fall Ball registration is open and our registrations are outpacing past trends showing we have hundreds of ballplayers anxious to get back out to the ballpark for the start of our 2019 Fall Ball season!   As a…

Support OYO and hundreds of ballplayers this fall with your sponsorship — and get some timely marketing benefits, too! We’re looking forward to an exciting Fall Ball season. As with each season, we’re also in need of growing our support from the business community to ensure all our teams are supported by a team sponsor. For those…

The Oaklandon Youth Organization offers competitive, full-time travel teams for baseball and softball. The programs are divided into Oaklandon Bombers (baseball) and Oaklandon Red Storm (softball). Coach Applications | If you’re interested in applying for one of the full-time travel head coaching positions for the 2020 season, then please complete and submit the online head coach application and acknowledgement…

OYO offers an adult co-ed softball league during our fall season as well. This slow-pitch softball league for any male or female ages 18 and older. Our co-ed softball program accepts individual player registrations as well as team registrations. The cost to participate is $50 per player. However, our co-ed softball league also accepts full-team…

The official 2019 Spring Season Tournament Brackets are now available for our Junior Baseball and 14U/16U Softball divisions. Download the bracket for your team and begin plotting out all the paths your team might take. If you have any questions about the tournament, please check with your coach or your league commissioner. Please note, these brackets are…

9U Bomber Bash – June 20-23 There is still room to for your team to participate in the 9U Bomber Bash to be held at the OYO fields in Veterans Memorial Park, 12150 E 62nd St, Indianapolis, IN 46235. Team fee $350 No gate fee Guaranteed 3 games (2 pool followed by single elimination bracket)…

From our friends at DICK’S Sporting Goods… DICK’S invites you to take part in our Spring Baseball/Softball Appreciation Weekend, June 21st – 23rd, and save 20% off your in-store purchase. This is a great opportunity to purchase any of the baseball or softball items needed for the all-star/tournament season, as well as any summer seasonal…

On Sunday, June 2, 2019, 38 baseball teams from around Central Indiana gathered at OYO fields in Veterans Memorial Park for the 18th Annual David Manlove Invitational Memorial Tournament. Fortunately, the weather was perfect for baseball! David was one of OYO’s own who lost his battle with addiction. David’s life continues to touch others through…

As many returning families may know, the youth baseball bat industry underwent a significant change in 2018 with the introduction of the USABat Standards. During last season, the OYO Board board took a conservative approach of grandfathering many previously permitted baseball bats into the OYO leagues for the entirety of the 2018 season. At the…

Saturday July 20th and Sunday July 21st, 2019 The Oaklandon Bombers 12U team is hosting the Bomber Bash 12U Tournament on Saturday July 20th and Sunday July 21st, 2019.  Our team is new team to Oaklandon this season and we are looking for teams at the A/AA level to join us for end of the season event.  All…

At OYO, we have the official OYO Weatherline to communicate important cancellation information. The Weatherline is used exclusively for game days, work days and travel tournament details. It is not used for rec league practice decisions. All practice decisions are left to the coaches. Please check with your coach to determine if you are or are not having…

As our Spring Season winds down and our Fall Ball season is on deck, we are looking to complete our roster of volunteer board members to create a memorable experience for all our families each and every season. The OYO Board of Directors works tirelessly behind the scenes to make a difference for each and…

As you prepare to come to the ballpark today, next week and for future seasons, we want to remind all our ballplayers and their families to utilize basic safety practices to minimize vehicle break-ins and theft while enjoying a ball game. Please keep all valuables (such as phones, purses, electronics, equipment and other personal belongings)…