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Player Fees for September through December 2026 are $40.00. Please pay via the Donate button below.
Batting Practice
We have decided to suspend play during July and August due to the extreme heat conditions. We will have Batting Practice on Mondays and Thursdays at the Blackstone Field in Palmetto from July 20 to August 15 due to repairs being made to the fields at GT Bray. We will then return to GT Bray. Practices will be on Mondays and Thursdays.
Questionable Field Conditions?
Call our information line at 941-580-9893 if there is ever a question about field conditions. The league coordinator will update the message on this line as soon as he knows that the fields will be playable or not playable.
The information line will be updated Friday and Saturday for the practice sessions at Blackstone Park in Palmetto.
Night Out at LECOM Park
Bradenton Senior Softball is planning a night at the Marauders at LECOM Park on September 5, game time 6:30 pm.
Join us and the Marauders for Fan Appreciation Night. Fans will have a chance to win prizes throughout the entire game and will be treated to a postgame drone show!
We will have an informational table set up to attract new players and get our League recognized on the Big Board!
We've obtained 25 tickets. Your cost is $10 per person. Please reply ASAP to jgjeldum@comcast.net to get your ticket at this price. Availability will be on a first come, first served basis. Let's help promote our League!
League Information
Information on league play for new players, game details and league fees.
New player information
- Call ahead before coming to the field.
- Call Dave Boyle at 941-518-0198.
- Bring your glove and shoes (no steel spikes) to the field. If you do not have a bat there will be some available for you to use
- Team shirts will be provided during league play. Hats and sun glasses may be needed due to the constant bright sun.
- Please keep us informed of your plans (arrivals, departures, vacations, injuries and illness) as we do have concern for each of our players.
Game Details
- Recreational softball is organized in four seasons of play. Organized league play begins on the first or second Monday of January each year and continues until April 1st.
- All teams can have up to 20 players but usually consist of 12-13 players.
- Competition is scheduled Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
- Each team's daily schedule includes a double-header beginning usually at 8:30AM with two 7 inning games.
- League play is at G.T. Bray Park quadplex (just off 59th street W and 33rd Ave Dr W).
April through December we have pick-up games scheduled two days a week and are played at either G.T. Bray Park or Palma Sola Park (40th Ave W just off 75th St W).
League Fees
- There is a separate fee for each quarter of the year. It is determined by the budget of Manatee County Parks and Recreation and the BSS board.
- January through March is estimated to consist of a Monday Recreational league, a Tuesday Competitive league and Thursday Competitive and Recreational leagues.
- All other seasons' fees are adjusted for players available and fields needed.
Fees are always subject to change due to ongoing negotiations with the Manatee County Parks & Recreation . Fees always reflect the cost of the fields, balls, shirts, insurance, line-up boards, first aid its, etc.
