Owen Sound Minor Baseball Association (OSMBA) is a member of the Western Ontario Baseball Association (WOBA). Players wishing to tryout or play for an OSMB Rep Team must;
- Reside within the boundaries of the OSMBA Draw Area (orange section in the below map) or;
- Obtain a release from the centre in which they reside, prior to participating in tryouts.
*Note: there is no boundaries with regards to House / Local league play or Select. The boundary / draw area rules are only applicable to those players wishing to play Rep / OBA level baseball.
Owen Sound Minor Baseball's draw area is the northern most centre within the Western Ontario Baseball Association. OSMB's draw area is bordered Saugeen Shores to the southwest, Hanover to the south, Flesherton to the southeast, and Meaford / Collingwood to the East. See map below.
Players residing in Meaford (YSBA) territory wishing to try out for an OSMBA Rep/OBA team must request a release from Collingwood Minor Baseball, as well as the York Simcoe Baseball Association. Players residing in a bordering WOBA Territory affiliate (Saugeen, Hanover, Flesherton) must request a release from the local association before trying out for an OSMBA Rep team.
Maps and definitions courtesy of the Western Ontario Baseball Association Website.
Boundaries > WOBA Rep Draw Areas > Owen Sound (Western Ontario Baseball Association) (wobabaseball.ca)
Boundaries > WOBA Affiliate > WOBA Affiliate Boundary (Western Ontario Baseball Association) (wobabaseball.ca)
The area at Sauble Beach is bounded with Saugeen Shores:
At Hwy #21, north on Bruce Rd 14 to Spring Creek Road.
Then travel west on Spring Creek Rd, transitioning into Jewel Bridge Rd and then transitioning into D Line until 6th St. N.
Westward on 6th St N in Sauble Beach to Lake Huron.
