Why THE MAVS?

Learn about what makes the Mavs baseball club special, where you can find the Mavs, and more information.

"The MAVS organization is dedicated to helping kids learn the game, enjoy the game, and most importantly respect not only the game but their opponent. MAVS kids know there is no substitute for hard work, they show up early, and stay late…because they know that is what excellence demands."

-Mark Stratton, former General Manager US Baseball League, LLC, and former Drury University Head Baseball Coach

“The Midwest Mavericks are a high-quality organization that have been a wonderful partner to Ballparks of America since the day we opened our doors. The MAVS have hosted successful events on our campus and also been successful in our tournaments! We love having their teams play here because they are a club that can play at a high level of competition while also showing great sportsmanship. The organization focuses on the growth of the players, not just as athletes but also as people.”

- Hamilton Chang, Former CEO, Ballparks of America

“I really enjoy hosting organizations like the Midwest Mavericks. They have a high expectation on and off the field for their teams. In return, it makes a tournament director’s job easy to host them.”

- – Mike McKeown, USSSA Arkansas Premier Tournament Director

“Over the years it has been a pleasure watching the MAVS teams. They come to play but have a greater understanding of the game that can be lost in today’s world. The coaches instill life lessons in the players through the game. It shows in every player who comes to win but is still there to pick up a teammate or opponent when needed. They work hard and play harder. Great organization from the top to the bottom. The first tournament that we hosted the MAVS, the organization gave our whole staff MAVS Challenge coins, I still carry it with me daily- superstition, habit, whatever it is…it’s a daily reminder of a great organization and players. “

- – Todd Yancey , General Manger, Elizabethtown Sports Park

“The Mavericks are one of the best run organizations in the Springfield area. In my experience, no organization matches their players’ or coaches’ character and work ethic both on and off the field. I’ve enjoyed my time spent working with them and look forward to seeing their program continue to grow and succeed.”

- – Blake McKnight, former professional baseball pitcher from the St. Louis Cardinals organization

It’s More Than Just Baseball

We recommend to our teams that they conduct a community service project annually – Past teams have served food at The Kitchen, Adopted a Family during the Holiday Season, Volunteered at Convoy of Hope, Raked leaves, and did yard work for seniors.

We believe in improving the field for future generations of ballplayers at our facility with an annual project to enhance the baseball facility and leave a legacy.

We recommend to our teams that they conduct a community service project annually – Past teams have served food at The Kitchen, Adopted a Family during the Holiday Season, Volunteered at Convoy of Hope, Raked leaves, and done yard work for seniors.

We believe in improving the field for future generations of ballplayers at our facility with an annual project to enhance the baseball facility and leave a legacy.

Baseball builds character, memories, and friendships.

“Good Ball Players Make Good Citizens.”

Our MAVS Teams hand out citizenship coins to all umpires, coaches, and opponents.

1. Provides an opportunity for amateur youth to develop and enhance physical and mental skills through baseball training, to learn the art of teamwork, to promote cooperation, and to train and develop future leaders through baseball training and instruction.

2. Develops good sportsmanship and good citizenship in ballplayers and families involved in the organization, including through the distribution of sportsmanship coins at tournaments and participation in and leadership of public service events, including events where players and their families will have the opportunity to act as teachers and trainers of other youth.

3. Exposes the youth involved in the program to various instruction and coaches, including clinics, camps, and practices led by local college coaches and players, and providing an expectation that practice, lessons, and training sessions are as important or more important than competition.

4. Represents southwest Missouri and Springfield, Missouri area with teams striving to reach the highest level of competition.

5. Strives to combat juvenile delinquency by encouraging amateur youth to participate in the sport of baseball, to regularly attend teaching and coaching programs to learn the fundamentals of the sport of baseball, and to participate in public service events that involve the sport of baseball and/that otherwise represent the Corporation in serving the community.

6. Promotes a “safety first” environment and conducts and promotes programs with strict control over age, equipment, and behavior of participants, coaches, parents, and spectators with the ultimate objective of promoting good sportsmanship, character building, and enhancing self-esteem of those served.

7. Partners with High Street Church to provide maintenance and financial support for the baseball fields

Good Players
Make Good Citizens

Baseball builds character, memories and friendships.

“Good Ball Players Make Good Citizens.”

Our MAVS Teams hand out citizenship coins to all umpires, coaches and opponents.

We Travel

We believe in creating an awesome travel baseball experience. We differ from others. Our focus is to experience baseball through competition at varying locations across the region. We go where the competition is!

  • The youth season starts on August 1st.
  • We play tournaments from March through mid-July.
  • We have fall activities and camps included in your fee.
  • Fall Tournaments are at the discretion of the Head Coach.
  • Our winter workouts start in mid-January and go through the first of March.
  • Our player pitch teams typically play between 40 and 60 games consisting of out of town tournaments.
  • Our Coach pitch teams typically play between 25-45 games (pending age level) and these teams do participate in local leagues as well as travel.
  • The season will conclude with your team’s World Series in July.

We will make every effort to select our teams as soon as possible after tryouts. The process will be as follows:

  1. You will receive an email offer of acceptance for a spot on a roster
  2. You will have a designated time frame to respond to accept the spot
  3. Upon acceptance, you will receive by email with paperwork and instructions
  4. Your Deposit will be due in order to complete your acceptance to the team
  5. Should you not make the team, you will also receive an email

No team activities are allowed until the fee deposit is paid.

Please note, the process can move rather quickly or it can be delayed pending the response rate of the selected families. We will do everything to expedite the process on our end.

At the conclusion of all team formulations, we will host an all-club parent meeting and signing day event, where the Mavs signs a “player agreement” to play baseball by the MAVS 101 Ways.

THE MIDWEST MAVERICKS
would like to thank the following partners:

Main Street Realty
Brokate
CY Sports
New Balance
Great Southern
Brian
BSN
Rawlings