2025 SOFTBALL

START DATE
Begins on Monday, March 17th

REGISTRATION: A Sports Physical on or after 4-1-23 must be on file with the Athletic Office in order to participate in a sport. The WIAA sports physical form MUST BE turned in to the Athletic Office prior to the first day of tryouts/practice in order to be cleared to participate. Registration is now open - click here!

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BURLINGTON SOFTBALL DATES
Please click on this link to view all important dates and detailed information for the season. 

SPRING SPORTS MEETING
Date: Monday, February 10
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: BHS - Auditorium

Student-Athletes and Parents/Guardians are encouraged to attend the Spring Sports Meeting presented by the Athletic Office.  Spring coaches will communicate if their program will have a parent meeting following the large group in the Auditorium.

SEASON PREPARATION 

• Spring Sports Athletic Code Meeting - This will be at the end of February or March-TBD.  All parents and players should attend - especially if this is their first sport of the year.

• Open Gyms: Please see sportsYou for all remaining open gym opportunities. Attend as many as possible; our program goals are to work hard, build connections with the team, and have fun and open gyms are part of this. The first open gym is on January 18.

• Physicals and Sports registration requirement - Everyone needs to make sure they have a physical on file with a date of 4/1/23 or later.  Please contact Mrs. Skiles in the Activities office for more information or see BASD Athletic Website for Athletic registration.  YOU CANNOT PRACTICE if this isn’t done. You can attend off-season open gyms.

• TRYOUTS - March 17-18 (2 days): Be prepared for both indoor and outdoor. 

  • Week #1: We will go from 3:10-5:00 if inside and 3:10-5:00 if outside.  Pitchers and catchers will stay 30-minutes after for the first couple weeks.

  • Week #2 (Spring Break): Practices will vary. If we can go outside, we will start practices at 3:00-5:00. Both teams will practice together most of the week. 

  • I will update the schedule daily on the sportsYou app. Girls should be prepared for Indoor or Outdoor practices each day.

• Teams will be finalized on Tuesday, March 18.  Planning on Varsity and JV1 teams. Our plan is to keep all girls.  Right now we have 28-30 girls trying out.

IN-SEASON INFORMATION & SCHEDULE
It is expected that all players will attend practice every day unless prior approval or an unexpected illness.  Players must be in school all day to attend practice or games unless you have an approved absence; academics are a priority.  

Varsity- 26 games plus a scrimmage.  Highlights of Schedule.  14 Conference Games, April 12 –BHS Triangular vs Whitnall & Kettle Moraine, May 10-1 Day tournament in Cedarburg (3 games), Saturday, May 17-BHS Quad vs DSHA/Fort Atkinson./Catholic Central-2 games.

JV1- 22-23 games, 12 conference games, Saturday,  April 12 –BHS Triangular vs Whitnall & Kettle Moraine, May 17- JV Triangular @ Burlington vs DSHA and Fort Atkinson.  The season ends May 20.

OTHER SPECIAL DATES & EVENTS FOR THE SEASON

Saturday, April 5
BHS Youth Players Camp - 9:00 am to noon.

Wednesday, April 9
Lux Golf-Team Bonding Event - Varsity only

Friday, April 25
Burlington Youth Softball Night @ Home game vs Westosha Central

Saturday, April 26
Wisconsin Badger @ Northwestern Wildcats Softball game - Sharon J Drysdale Field, Evanston.  2:00pm We will be taking a bus there.  All JV and varsity players are invited.  They must take the team bus to and from; we will stop for food on the ride back. Gone 11:00 thru 6:00-6:30?  All parents are welcome to go as well but will need to have their own transportation.  No charge for players to attend. Just bring money for food on the way back.

Friday, May 9
Parents Night @ Home vs Elkhorn

Monday, May 12
Senior Night @ Home vs Union Grove

SCHEDULE ACCESS:

• Link: https://www.basd.k12.wi.us/schools/high/activities/athletic-links.cfm

  • Click on “Activities Scheduler (Activities/Athletic Calendar)”

  • In the right margin, click “View Schedules” and then select Varsity or JV1 softball & click the “view” button (scroll down). 

• Game schedules are updated on the SportsYou app as well.  

• Set up NOTIFY ME to get all the updated schedules, reminders, and cancellations. Click here for the guide to get notifications.

• Transportation: It is expected/preferred the players ride the bus both to and from the event; it is part of being a team. If a player is going to ride home with a parent, the parent must have a face-to-face conversation with the head coach that they will be transporting their daughter home.

FUNDRAISERS / APPAREL SALES

SPIRIT WEAR
The Store will be open from Jan 30th - Feb 10th. A link to the store will be sent to you on sportsYou and via email.  Orders will be delivered by mid/end of March - NO SALE DURING SEASON. Click here to view the online store.

Tidal Wave Auto Spa Car Wash Sales - Sale runs from Feb. 21 through March 8.  See attached letter.

2025 Team sponsors fundraiser -  Ends March 15th.  Banners will be ordered on March 19th. See attached letter.

Fan T-shirt Shirt -  Once girls get their uniforms on Wednesday, March 19th, we will have a fan t-shirt order where you can order a shirt with their name and or number. Orders will be due March 24th.

UNIFORMS

Varsity - BHS provides home(new white w/ black pinstripes) and away(black) jerseys, black and orange stirrups, and orange belts.  Warm-up pullover for players to keep. Players are responsible for plain black pants, black belts, white socks, and white/black pinstripe pants.  Pinstripe pants will be ordered through Badger Sporting Goods -$60/pr.  Girls will have the opportunity to get these pants for free through fundraising sales.

JV - BHS Provides home and away jerseys, and pullover warm-ups.  Players are responsible for plain black pants, black belts, and white socks.

If there is a financial hardship, please reach out to Coach Behnke and we will figure something out.

PLAYING TIME & COMMUNICATION

Playing time:
As we move through the season, coaches will try to be upfront with player roles, reasonable expectations for playing time, and how a player can work towards earning more playing time. 

I know concerns will arise, and this is how we will handle it:

1) Next day rule-wait and (player) talk to me or JV coach in person before or after the following day’s practice or game. Coaches will also honor the next-day rule to talk to players about any concerns as well. 

2) After a player/coach conversation, a parent conversation can be considered. Parent involvement rarely will help a player’s concern.

3) The focus of these types of conversations will only be about the player and situation; coaches will never talk about any other players or parents. 

4) A coach always sees things differently, and you may think it's unfair, but ultimately it’s our responsibility to put the best team on the field. Coaches will try and utilize everyone on the roster, but sometimes that is just not possible.  Coaches will definitely try to give each player clear expectations about roles, playing time, or other player concerns.

TEAM COMMUNICATIONS

During the season:  All communication will be through the SportsYou app and email. We will also be streaming our games through Game Changer-more info on that later.

Sportsyou App- Burlington Demon Softball- access code CK8M-DLMQ

BHS Softball Team page-  https://www.basd.k12.wi.us/schools/high/activities/softball.cfm. Check this page for offseason news as well.

OTHER WAYS TO FOLLOW DEMON SOFTBALL

Follow us on Facebook - Burlington Softball Fans
Follow us on X(formerly Twitter) - @BHSDemonsSB 
Follow us on Instagram - @demon_softball  

Forms: All these forms can be found on Athletic Website Link

Athletic Registration
WIAA Physical Form - see requirements
BHS Athletic Activity /Accident Report
Concussion-Parent Information
Concussion - Athlete Information

Picture Day:
Date: TBD
Time: TBD

2025 Softball (JV & Varsity) | Game Schedule - CLICK HERE

INTRODUCTIONS OF COACHING STAFF

Varsity Coaches
Scott Behnke
Lauren Otter
Ben Biedrzycki
Todd Hardesty 
Sami Friend

JV Coaches
Jake Orlowski
Cheyanne Hammiller

Any questions or issues, please message me thru sportsYou or email sbehnke@basd.k12.wi.us

Looking forward to a great season, GO DEMONS!!

FOLLOW US ON GAME CHANGER
Varsity
JV

LINKS:
Burlington HS Notify Me
Use this link to sign up for text/email updates when game times change or games are canceled. 

Physical Forms, Accident Reports, Concussion Forms, Photo Order Forms, and more!

Please email Scott Behnke for more information regarding softball.