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3&2 Baseball |
Office: 913-888-8055
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Fax: 913-888-6712
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Mailing Address
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P.O. Box 14011
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Lenexa, KS
66285 |
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Welcome to The 3&2
Baseball Club of Johnson County, a private nonprofit program
organized in 1951 by a group of civic-minded parents. It provides
youth an opportunity to learn and play competitive baseball
and abide by the rules of good sportsmanship. |
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To enter a team into the 3&2 league, managers need to complete a manager's application on-line. The Board of Directors reviews all applications. Managers will receive additional information from the league in January. Once registration is complete, rosters and fees are turned into the league office. Schedules are available on-line and also distributed prior to the start of the season at a general membership meeting. Back to Top |
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A team can be formed with just a nucleus of players from your high
school area. Registration occurs in January and February
and at that time, players that do not have a team to play on will
register with the league in their high school area. Managers can
then pick up players from that list and add them to their roster.
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In the coach pitch and machine pitch divisions (kindergarten through
2nd grades), the emphasis is placed on learning how to play the game
and every player bats and plays defensively. In the 3rd grade through
the 6th grade divisions, rules require that teams bat through the
entire roster, limited pitching appearances and each youngster plays
a minimum number of innings defensively in each game.
As the players become older, starting with the 7th grade level, normal
baseball rules and strategy are used. Players earn the right to have
more playing time by working hard and improving their individual and
team skills. Most managers try to play as many people as possible in
each game, but it is not mandatory to do so. |
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How is the organization administered? An elected, thirteen-member, volunteer, executive board meets on a monthly basis to set policy and guide the organization. The league staff carries out the decisions of the executive board and is responsible for seeding the teams in leagues, scheduling games and running the program on a day to day basis. Rosters, waivers and fees are collected by the manager and then turned into the 3&2 office. |
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Teams are formed within the boundaries of each of the Shawnee Mission,
Olathe, Blue Valley, Gardner and DeSoto/Mill Valley High Schools, and by the current
grade levels of the players. For example, all 1st grade players in the
SM East area will play on a team formed specifically in that high school
area. 3&2 encourages teams that may be interested in playing in
tournaments to form by grade and age, with players not turning the
next older age by May 1st of the current year.
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What about baseball facilities? The original 3&2 complex is located on 30 acres west of I-435 on 87th Street in Lenexa. The original complex features nine fenced lighted fields, complete with dugouts, bleachers and electronic scoreboards. Restrooms and two concession stands are available. The 3&2 office is located in the house near the east side entrance to the facility. Our West facility located at 83rd & K-7 (just three miles west of our current facility) features 18 (11 of which are lighted) fields for Kindergarten through high school with concession stands, restrooms and electronic scoreboards. |
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Teams are formed in January, February and March of each year. The regular
season begins in late April for most teams (May for coach pitch)
and ends
about the third week in July.
Top teams in the 3rd grade through 8th grade and all teams in the
2nd grade machine pitch league advance to the season-ending Division
Championship
Tournament. Teams at all levels have the opportunity to play in tournaments
that can lead to regional and national competition. 3&2 is affliated
with USSSA and hosts tournaments throughout the summer for the
2nd grade through high school divisions. Go to the tournament section
on the web site to see tournament opportunities. Call the league office
for more information.
*Note: No 8:30 or 9 p.m. games are scheduled if school is in session the following day. |
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What does it cost to play at 3&2?
Machine pitch level teams and up may obtain a sponsor to help with equipment and other costs. Sponsors furnish team uniforms and equipment. That cost can range from $800 to $2500. Official 3&2 baseballs (with logo) must be purchased by the teams at Nill Bros. Sports. Players provide their own gloves and shoes. |
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A well-run baseball program is expensive. Large portions of the fees go for insurance premiums for players and coaches for baseball related injuries. Trained, paid umpires officiate every game except in the t-ball coach pitch divisions. Other expenses include playing field and building maintenance, uniformed security and administrative costs. |
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What does a team manager need to do? All managers in the 3&2 program have the opportunity to participate in training clinics sponsored by the Club, usually in late January or early February. The manager must ascertain the status of all players on the team in regard to proper birth date/grade level, correct high school area, etc. It is a manager’s responsibility to all players on his previous year’s roster to inform them of registration dates, when contracts and fees are due and game schedules. A manager needs to have knowledge of the game and the ability to relay that knowledge to the team through practice. A manager and his coaches should be role models, leading by good example. This also includes control of his players and families throughout their time at the complex. |
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Each year, high school age players on 3&2 teams are recruited to be new umpires and, along with umpires with previous experience, attend a series of five to six training sessions conducted by our umpire supervisors. New umpires start with officiating at the younger levels. As they gain skill and ability, they move up to the older age levels. 3&2 is always looking for new umpires. For more info click here or contact the 3&2 office. |
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How important is sportsmanship?
Sportsmanship is one of the most important aspects of the program. Lifelong
skills of teamwork and sportsmanship are developed in the ages encompassed
in the 3&2 program. A sportsmanship chairman, three assistants
and an anonymous 40-50-member committee observe every session of games
at the 3&2 complex. Profanity will not be tolerated at games or
practices. Use of alcohol and/or drugs will not be tolerated at the
3&2 complex. Proper dealings with umpires are encouraged. Ejections,
which carry a mandatory one game suspension, do occur. The sportsmanship
committee deals with more flagrant actions. If interested in serving on the sportsmanship committee you may complete an on-line form and then will be contacted. |
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3&2 has access to most school fields in the Shawnee Mission School District. Permits will be distributed by the league office once the team has turned in all of their registration information. Some time is also available for fields in the various city parks. Check with your city for availability. If you have access to a non-school field, you are encouraged to use that and leave the permits for those who need them. |
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