The week of July 18-25 is a busy one for Bettendorf-Pleasant Valley Youth Baseball’s weekend tournament teams.

Included are tryouts at every level, with the Bettendorf Baseball Club (BBC) workouts for Bettendorf High School coaches the most comprehensive on Saturday, July 22 at Saldivar Field at Devils Glen Park. Players hailing from Bettendorf Community Schools — or Private School students intending to enroll at Bettendorf High School — can tryout from 8-and-under to 14-and-under.

The other six team tryouts are not restricted to any particular school district — including:

• The new 9U Bombers (Tuesday, July 18, 5-8 p.m. at Crow Creek Park #11); for more information, contact Bob Jurkowski at bpvbombers@gmail.com
• The new 10U Cobras (Wednesday, July 19, 6-8 p.m. at Tyler Hurd Field at Ed Scheck Park); for more information, contact Brian Kim at bpvcobras@gmail.com
• The new 14U X-Men (Wednesday, July 19, 6-8 p.m. at Castro Field at Kiwanis Park/ Norton School) for more information, contact James Ballard at jballard763@gmail.com
• The 12U Thunder (Thursday, July 20, 5-6 p.m., CC#8); for more information, contact Brock Halverson at brockhalverson@aol.com
• The 14U Royals (Saturday, July 22, 10 a.m. to noon at Castro Field at Kiwanis Park/Paul Norton School). for more information, contact Tyler Kulig at BPVRoyals@gmail.com

The BBC tryouts are following this time schedule:

• 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (8-under to 10-under)
• 10:30 a.m. to noon (11-under and 12-under)
• 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (13-under and 14-under)

The rain date for the BBC tryouts is Sunday, July 23 at the same place and times. A makeup tryout for the BBC is Tuesday, July 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Crow Creek Park 4-Plex (fields #8 or #9).

If interested in attending the BBC tryout, please fill out our information form at this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpkQZORQd1_90A-aU86K61oXG-s74T_FqovkHzKBhM58klYA/viewform

To determine age groups, players can not be older than the age listed (8-under, 9-under, 10-under, etc.) as of May 1, 2024.

However, USSSA baseball rules do offer these exceptions:

— A player can still play at 8-U if they turn 9 prior to May 1, 2024 AND they are in the 2nd grade AND don’t turn 10 prior to August 1, 2024

— A player can still play at 9-U if they turn 10 prior to May 1, 2024 AND they are in the 3rd grade AND don’t turn 11 prior to August 1, 2024

— A player can still play at 10-U if they turn 11 prior to May 1, 2024 AND they are in the 4th grade AND don’t turn 12 prior to August 1, 2024

— A player can still play at 11-U if they turn 12 prior to May 1, 2024 AND they are in the 5th grade AND don’t turn 13 prior to August 1, 2024

— A player can still play at 12-U if they turn 13 prior to May 1, 2024 AND they are in the 6th grade AND don’t turn 14 prior to August 1, 2024

— A player can still play at 13-U if they turn 14 prior to May 1, 2024 AND they are in the 7th grade AND don’t turn 15 prior to August 1, 2024

— A player can still play at 14-U if they turn 15 prior to May 1, 2024 AND they are in the 8th grade AND don’t turn 16 prior to August 1, 2024

For more information about the BBC or any of the BPV tournament teams, contact Steve Tappa at tappasteve@gmail.com