WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO! 

Broken Arrow Youth Baseball (BAYB) is a 501 C-3 Not-For-Profit Organization comprised of over 450 members & over 2,000 players annually. We are dedicated to promoting, developing, sustaining, and supervising a youth baseball program. BAYB has served Broken Arrow and surrounding communities youth since 1972. 

 The mission of BAYB is to enhance our community by teaching through baseball; the values of teamwork, sportsmanship, safety, and other characteristics of moral citizenship, and by fostering the growth of our community’s greatest assets, our youth. We will promote, develop, sustain, and supervise a youth baseball program, to develop core values (character, respect, and leadership) and fitness in our youth. BAYB accepts all children both boys and girls from the ages of 3 yrs. old to 18 yrs. old. 

VOLUNTEERS:  Annually (or every 2 years for some positions) our members elect a core group of men and women that make up the Board of Broken Arrow Youth Baseball. The board must ensure that the program stays to the objectives set out by the BAYB members as stated in the By-laws and Rules. These board members are all volunteers and are accountable to the general membership of BAYB. They serve 10 to 20 hours per week to fulfill duties needed by the organization including but not limited to scheduling, re-scheduling games, and dealing with issues raised by coaches and/or parents, or players within the organization. They attend monthly board meetings to discuss issues facing the organization, make decisions on the best way to move the program forward, and serve on committees to handle topics such as Concession Stands, Tournaments, Field Maintenance, etc. 

OFFICE STAFF:   BAYB consists of 1 full-time employee, the Operations Manager, to handle the day-to-day operations of the organization. Contact information for the BAYB personnel is under the Contact Us tab on our website. If you need to contact a board member during the day, please send them an email. The Staff at BAYB can be contacted during normal business hours with any questions you might have. 

PARK MANAGER:   Responsible for the daily upkeep of the park, preparations made daily to fields for games, and general park maintenance that is not covered by the City of Broken Arrow.

BAYB enters into agreements with the City of Broken Arrow for the use of the City-owned Park complex. We have a good working relationship with the City and appreciate their assistance and efforts at the park. 

The City of BA maintains the structures (buildings, fences, lights, bleachers, etc.) and real property (mow outfields, right of ways, plumbing, electrical, fertilize, etc.) while BAYB is responsible for field maintenance from the infield dirt in. We pay the City as part of these agreements, as all sports do. 

As with any business, we have other expenses, umpires, insurance, communications, labor, equipment maintenance, etc. All of these expenses are covered by the various programs we conduct (league play, tournaments, fundraising, National tournaments, etc.). Without the contributions of each program, the cost of playing baseball would be much higher. We strive to balance these costs and find ways to keep our costs down.  

We at BAYB are proud of the work we do and our organization. We are excited about the changes that we hope to make to improve our programs. Our ultimate goal is to keep kids playing a great sport that promotes good overall health and values to assist them in becoming good citizens. Numerous studies cite the community benefits of youth sports and our members are proud of our role in the community. We would love for every player within our program to continue playing baseball well into their adulthood and that they take away much more from playing than they realize. 

Call us at (918)455-BAYB for more information and if you are interested in joining our membership.