Traveling Booster Baseball

Traveling Team Overview

The Hudson Booster Traveling Program is geared for those players that wish to participate in a program that offers competition against teams from other communities in Wisconsin and the Eastern Minnesota metro area . There is an expectation of a higher level of commitment than is needed for the In House programs.

Age/Playing Time/Eligibility

The "age" of a player is determined by the rules of the Traveling league associations. If you are not sure which program a player is eligible for, check the Age Chart below.
There is no “equal playing time” rule in the Traveling programs, but unless there are special circumstances, all team members will participate in every game.
The Hudson Booster Program is for children in the Hudson School District that are not members of another baseball team, whose games and/or practices would conflict with the Hudson Booster Program.

Evaluation details

A skills evaluation process that determines placement on a Hudson Booster Traveling program for players 10 - 14 will be held at the date, time, and venue listed below.
There is no guarantee of participating in the Traveling Program if registration is received after try-outs are held.
A selection committee appointed by the Hudson Booster Baseball/Softball Committee will conduct the player evaluation.
Any person who has a son trying out for the particular age group being evaluated cannot be involved in the age evaluation.
The Selection Committee, on a case-by-case basis, will judge players who cannot attend the evaluation date(s) because of injury or sickness.
The Selection Committee approves the final team rosters.
If a player is not selected for a Traveling Team, the player will be encouraged to participate in the In House Program.

Scoring Criteria

Hitting (bat speed, pop, contact, mechanics): 30%
Pitching (velocity, command, mechanics): 30%
In-field (arm strength, mechanics, accuracy, athleticism, range): 20%
Out-field (arm strength, mechanics, accuracy, athleticism, range): 15%
Speed (stopwatch measurement): 5%

Questions? Click here for the Traveling Team FAQ.

2019 Team Rosters

Click here to access rosters.

TRAVELING & SELECT TEAMS AGE CHART

Traveling age is determined by both the year and month of birth (see chart to the right).

Select Tournament teams have both league and age requirements.

9 Select players must also play in the Junior League
13 and 14 Select players must also play in the Major League

BIRTH YEAR	JAN-APR	MAY-AUG	SEP-DEC
2010	9	9	N/A
2009	10	10 or 9	10
2008	11	11 or 10	10
2007	12	12 or 11	11
2006	13	13 or 12	12
2005	14	14 or 13	13
2004	15	15 or 14	14

2019 Traveling Fees

AGE	HOME FIELD	FEE
10	Booster Field 4 (Krattley)	$25 Try-Out Fee (non-refundable) $435 Traveling Fee
11	Rivercrest Elementary	$25 Try-Out Fee (non-refundable) $435 Traveling Fee
12	Glover Park	$25 Try-Out Fee (non-refundable) $435 Traveling Fee
13	St. Joe’s	$25 Try-Out Fee (non-refundable) $435 Traveling Fee
14	Varsity, JV, EP North	$25 Try-Out Fee (non-refundable) $435 Traveling Fee

Helpful Links

MYAS (Minn. Youth Athletic Services)

MBL (Metro Baseball League)

Traveling Skills & Drills

Traveling Defenses

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Click the Facebook link (to the right) to send us any fun photos, or messages about what your team is doing! We want to know about tournament results, volunteer experiences, good games, and whatever else you think we might want to share!