GVAA Baseball

05/29/2026

⚾️ WALKERSVILLE BASEBALL CAMP! ⚾️

Presented by GVAA & Walkersville Lions Baseball

Looking for a fun and skill-building way for your athlete to spend part of summer break? Join us for the Walkersville Baseball Camp — four mornings packed with baseball fundamentals, competitive drills, mini games, and tons of fun!

📅 July 13–16
⏰ 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
💲 $125 per athlete
👦 Open to 2nd grade through incoming 9th graders

⚾ Camp focus includes:
✔️ Baseball fundamentals
✔️ Skill development
✔️ Situational & competitive stations
✔️ Mini games
✔️ Advanced metrics/data training for older age groups

🧢 Registration includes a camp baseball hat!

❤️ A portion of proceeds will be donated to the Walkersville High School Baseball Team.

Spots will fill quickly — register today!
🔗 https://registration.teamsnap.com/form/62549

Build confidence. Make memories. Play ball.
💙💛 GO LIONS! ⚾

05/18/2026

⚾️💙💛 2026 GVAA Hit-A-Thon Results (UPDATED & CORRECTED) 💛💙⚾️

We sincerely apologize for the earlier oversight. Please see the corrected and final results below. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we ensure all results are accurate.

Because of our amazing players, families, volunteers, and sponsors, the 2026 GVAA Hit-A-Thon raised an incredible…

💰 $18,730 TOTAL RAISED!! 💰

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🏆 Fundraising Winners

🥇 Overall Individual Champion
Cash Meredith — $1,210

🥇 Overall Team Champion
T-Ball – Team Meredith — $1,775

🥈 2nd Place Team
10U – Team Faldowski — $1,455

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📊 Division Fundraising Leaders

⚾ TeeBall — Grayson Key — $350
⚾ 8U — Henry Torres — $440
⚾ 10U — Dimitri Bello-Perez — $540
⚾ 12U — Austin Toms — $400
⚾ 14U — Grant Kelley — $250
⚾ 16U — Aidan Definbaugh — $210

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🍬 Double Bubble Raffle Winner
Hudson Davis — 8U Weedon

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💣 Distance Winners (CORRECTED) 💣

TeeBall
🥇 Benjamin Faldowski — 146 ft — Team Britt
🥈 Owen Britt — 137 ft — Team Britt
🥉 Finley Farrow — 132 ft — Team Torres

8U (UPDATED)
🥇 Grant Eikenbary — 185 ft — Team Wetzelberger
🥈Henry Venit — 163 ft — Team Wetzelberger
🥉 AJ Crown — 158 ft — Team Crown
4️⃣ Hudson Davis — 155 ft — Team Weedon

10U
🥇 Tucker Kent — 217 ft — Team Sanchez
🥈 Connor Sheranko — 202 ft — Team Sanchez
🥉 Caden Crain — 200 ft — Team DiMaio

12U
🥇 Adrian Perez — 280 ft — Team Matthews
🥈 Blake Murphy — 257 ft — Team Matthews
🥉 Caleb Bonnette — 255 ft — Team Toms

14U
🥇 Daniel Ward — 305 ft — Team Miller
🥈 Ethan Sandler — 266 ft — Team Gessner
🥉 Noah Berkman — 265 ft — Team Miller

16U
🥇 Gram Carey — 331 ft — Team Knott
🥈 Jake Gessner — 330 ft — Team Hackett
🥉 Jackson Krajewski — 329 ft — Team Knott

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🙏 We apologize again for the earlier error and truly appreciate everyone’s understanding. Accuracy is very important to us, and we thank you for your patience while we made these corrections.

👏 Huge THANK YOU to all volunteers, coaches, families, sponsors, and especially our players for making this event such a success!

⚾️💙💛 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING GVAA BASEBALL 💛💙⚾️

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📦 Prizes & Distribution Info
Prizes will be distributed this week. Please feel free to reach out to Becky Fowler-McDonald to help with scheduling.

05/17/2026

⚾️💙💛 2026 GVAA Hit-A-Thon Results 💛💙⚾️

Because of our amazing players, families, volunteers, and sponsors, the 2026 GVAA Hit-A-Thon raised an incredible…

💰 $18,730 TOTAL RAISED!! 💰

🏆 Fundraising Winners

🥇 Overall Individual Champion
Cash Meredith — $1,210

🥇 Overall Team Champion
T-Ball – Team Meredith — $1,775

🥈 2nd Place Team
10U – Team Faldowski — $1,455

Division Fundraising Leaders

⚾ TeeBall — Grayson Key — $350
⚾ 8U — Henry Torres — $440
⚾ 10U — Dimitri Bello-Perez — $540
⚾ 12U — Austin Toms — $400
⚾ 14U — Grant Kelley — $250
⚾ 16U — Aidan Definbaugh — $210

🍬 Double Bubble Raffle Winner

Hudson Davis — 8U Weedon

💣 Distance Winners 💣

TeeBall
🥇 Benjamin Faldowski — 146 ft — Team Britt
🥈 Owen Britt — 137 ft — Team Britt
🥉 Finley Farrow — 132 ft — Team Torres

8U
🥇 Grant Eikenbary — 185 ft — Team Wetzelberger
🥈 AJ Crown — 158 ft — Team Crown
🥉 Hudson Davis — 155 ft — Team Weedon

10U
🥇 Tucker Kent — 217 ft — Team Sanchez
🥈 Connor Sheranko — 202 ft — Team Sanchez
🥉 Caden Crain — 200 ft — Team DiMaio

12U
🥇 Adrian Perez — 280 ft — Team Matthews
🥈 Blake Murphy — 257 ft — Team Matthews
🥉 Caleb Bonnette — 255 ft — Team Toms

14U
🥇 Daniel Ward — 305 ft — Team Miller
🥈 Ethan Sandler — 266 ft — Team Gessner
🥉 Noah Berkman — 265 ft — Team Miller

16U
🥇 Gram Carey — 331 ft — Team Knott
🥈 Jake Gessner — 330 ft — Team Hackett
🥉 Jackson Krajewski — 329 ft — Team Knott

👏 Huge THANK YOU to all of our volunteers, coaches, families, sponsors, and especially our 16U players for helping make this event such a success!

⚾️💙 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING GVAA BASEBALL 💛⚾️

05/16/2026

⚾️💙 HIT-A-THON UPDATE 💛⚾️

🚨 JUST 1 DAY LEFT! 🚨

Our players and families have been absolutely incredible! Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared, and supported the 2026 GVAA Baseball Hit-A-Thon! 🦁⚾️

💥 Current Total Raised: $16,940
🎯 Goal: $30,000

We’re getting closer every hour — let’s finish strong and make this final day HUGE! 💪

🔥 Don’t forget:
⚾️ Awesome prizes are up for grabs
🧢 GVAA Baseball Hats available
👕 WHS Old Jerseys on sale again
🍦 Team prizes including Bruster’s Ice Cream
🫧 Double Bubble guessing contest for ALL players
💦 Dunk-a-Coach Fundraiser
🏆 And lots of fun on Hit-A-Thon day!

Every donation helps support our players, fields, equipment, and future of GVAA Baseball. Thank you for being part of it! 💙💛

05/14/2026

⚾️💙 HIT-A-THON UPDATE 💛⚾️

🚨 ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT 🚨
💥 We’ve officially reached $16,000 raised toward our goal! 💥

📅 Event Date: May 17, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🏟️ Please check the posted schedule for your team’s start time. Players should arrive 30 minutes BEFORE their scheduled time and MUST bring a helmet and bat.

💦 After your team finishes hitting, stick around for our GVAA AllStars “Dunk-A-Coach” fundraiser!

👕 WHS Old Jerseys available again — ONLY $20!
🧢 GVAA Baseball Hats — $25!

🍬 DOUBLE BUBBLE GUESSING CONTEST 🍬
Every player gets one chance to guess how many gum pieces are in the jar! Closest guess wins:

🧡 The ENTIRE gum jar
🧡 An Orioles jersey

🍧 The Ville will be serving shaved ice during the entire event!

🏆 FUNDRAISING AWARDS 🏆

🥇 FIRST PLACE TEAM
🍕 $100 Domino’s Pizza Party
📱 GameChanger accessories

🥈 SECOND PLACE TEAM
🍦 FREE Small Bruster’s Real Ice Cream

🥇 TOP INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISER
⚾️ 2 Washington Nationals Tickets

🏆 DISTANCE AWARDS 🏆
(awarded in every age group)

🥇 $100 Dick’s Sporting Goods Gift Card
🥈 $50 Dick’s Sporting Goods Gift Card
🥉 $25 Dick’s Sporting Goods Gift Card

🏆 AGE GROUP TOP FUNDRAISER PRIZES 🏆

⚾️ TEEBALL🏆 Family 4-Pack @ Green Meadows Petting Farm

⚾️ 8U🏆 4-Person Voucher @ Walkersville Railroad & Museum

⚾️ 10U🏆 2 FREE Open Skate Admissions + Rentals @ Skate Frederick

⚾️ 12U🏆 2 FREE Open Skate Admissions + Rentals @ Skate Frederick

⚾️ 14U 🏆 2 SkyZone 60-Minute Vouchers

⚾️ 16U 🏆 2 SkyZone 60-Minute Vouchers

🎉 ALL participants will also be entered into giveaways including:

✔️ Snacks & Drinks
✔️ Dairy Queen Free Cone Cards
✔️ Top Golf Gift Cards
✔️ Five Guys Gift Cards
✔️ Orioles Merchandise
✔️ Baseball Essentials
✔️ And MORE!

💥 Every donation counts
💥 Every hit matters
💥 Every player can help their team climb the leaderboard

😎 SHARE your player’s fundraising link with family, friends, coworkers — even strangers!

👇 You can also donate directly to the overall fundraiser here:
🔗 https://app.99pledges.com/fund/2026gvaabaseball

💙 THANK YOU to all the amazing local businesses and supporters who donated prizes and continue supporting our players and program!

📩 Questions? Contact Rebecca Fowler at [email protected]

*Please note: prizes and categories are sub

05/13/2026

⚾️💙💛 2026 GVAA Baseball Hit-A-Thon Update 💛💙⚾️

Our players are crushing it! 💥

💰 Raised: $15,550
🎯 Goal: $30,000
⏳ Only 4 DAYS LEFT!

Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared, and supported our players so far! Every donation helps make a difference for GVAA Baseball. ⚾️🦁

Don’t forget — there will be LOTS of fun, prizes, giveaways, and excitement at this year’s Hit-A-Thon! 🎉

Help us finish strong and reach our goal! 💪

Donate here:
https://app.99pledges.com/fund/2026gvaabaseball

05/11/2026

⚾️💙 HIT-A-THON UPDATE 💛⚾️

🚨🚨Currently at $14,755 🫶🏻🔥

We’re excited to announce some fan favorites are BACK for this year’s GVAA Baseball Hit-A-Thon! 🔥

👕 WHS Old Jerseys will be available again for purchase — only $20 each!

🧢 GVAA Baseball Hats will also be for sale — $25 each!

AND… 🍬⚾️

All players will once again get the chance to guess how many Double Bubble gum pieces are in the jar! The player with the closest guess will win:
🏆 The entire gum jar
🧡 An Orioles jersey!

Make sure to stop by, support the players, and join in on the fun! Let’s make this year’s Hit-A-Thon the best one yet! 💙

We are excited to announce our annual GVAA Baseball Hit-A-Thon Fundraiser!! Glade Valley Athletic Association (GVAA) is a self-funded, non-profit organization consisting of seven levels of baseball teams with multiple teams within each age group: T-Ball, 8U Machine Pitch, 10U Cal Ripken, 12U Cal Rip...

05/10/2026

🚨⚾️ NEW PRIZE ALERT ⚾️🚨

The competition just got even BIGGER for our 2026 GVAA Baseball Hit-A-Thon! 💙💛

WE are CURRENTLY AT $$13,495 of our $30,000 goal! 🫶🏻 We are so excited to announce…

🥈 SECOND PLACE TEAM now wins:
🎉 A FREE SMALL BRUSTER’S REAL ICE CREAM 🍦

That’s right — not only are teams battling for bragging rights and prizes… now the runner-up squad gets to celebrate together with pizza and fun! 🦁⚾️

💥 Every donation counts
💥 Every hit matters
💥 Every player can help their team climb the leaderboard

Who’s making a late push for the Top 2?! 👀

📣 Keep sharing those fundraiser links and let’s finish strong!

💙💛

https://app.99pledges.com/fund/2026gvaabaseball