Greater East Austin Youth Association - GEAYA

10/05/2026

COACHES SPOTLIGHT: COACH BRYAN VANNOY!

We’re in the thick of fall ball at GEAYA and our teams are taking the field and taking names! Today, we’re shining the spotlight on Coach Bryan Vannoy, head coach for our Majors 2 team—the Bluejays!

Coach Bryan has been volunteering with GEAYA since 2021, coaching both of his sons, Reid and Drew, on the same team!

Here are a few fun takeaways from his interview:

💬 Best Baseball Memory:
“Catcher and I got to pitch in one game - maybe my best baseball memory was freezing a really good hitter on a curveball!” (And yes, he can still sling one good curveball before his arm gives out! 😉)

💬 Why He Coaches:
“Throughout my time at GEAYA, I've coached many of your kids and hopefully taught them something or increased their love of the game. Next to ‘Dad’ there is nothing better than being called ‘Coach’.”

💬 Favorite Tunes & Eats:
He listens to 90s hits, classic rock, The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver, and Bad Bunny! His favorite local spot to eat out? Suerte!

Thank you, Coach Bryan, for your leadership, dedication, and impact on our East Austin youth both on and off the field!

Check out his full bilingual Q&A on our Community News page:

https://www.geaya.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2723080 -spotlight-Coach-Bryan-Vannoy

10/03/2026

The rain in Austin kept us off the field today. But we are ready! Ready for the next game. Ready to compete!

GEAUX GEAYA!

Nuff said!

09/03/2026

COACHES SPOTLIGHT: COACH JASON ESDORN!

Fall ball is here, and we’re continuing to highlight the incredible volunteers who make GEAYA so special! Today, we’re stepping up to the plate with Coach Jason Esdorn, who has been coaching with us since 2022!

Here’s a quick sneak peek into Coach Jason’s Q&A:

On His Baseball Journey:
“I played Little League growing up in Houston until about 12 years old and this will be my 9th season coaching with GEAYA.”

On His Favorite Meal:
“There’s nothing like a good Italian sandwich with hot peppers!”

On Family Travel:
Each summer, Coach Jason and his family take off on epic road trips—"...[we] recently would be New Zealand, Patagonia, Portugal.”

Thank you Coach Jason for everything you do for our players on and off the field! If you see him at Mabson Field this season, be sure to give him a high five and say thanks!

Check out his full Q&A in both English and Spanish on our website! 👇
🔗 https://www.geaya.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2723080 -spotlight-Coach-Jason-Esdorn

08/14/2026

08/14/2026

The Fall Teams are Set and practicing! This has been a fantastic Fall Registration for Greater East Austin Youth Association - GEAYA!!

We have grown 21% over last Fall and 17% Year-Over-Year! An amazing feet for a small volunteer lead organization helping keep youth baseball alive in East Austin!!

Four Tee Ball Teams
Four Coach Pitch Teams
Two Minors Teams
Two Majors Teams

Thank you to all our volunteers for helping make this fall start off like a rocket! This year GEAYA as service over 300 players and families in EAST Austin, and we can't wait to get the fall season started!

GEAUX GEAYA!!!

07/14/2026

We are so close to the start time of fall ball!

As we work on building teams and practice schedules, sign your player up today!

Tee Ball - 39, 9 spots available

Coach Pitch - 36, 12 spots available

Minors - 14, 10 spots available

Majors - 15, 9 spots available

Registration: https://www.geaya.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2676730

GEAUX GEAYA!!!

Greater East Austin Little League

06/08/2026

The regular season has wrapped and tournament play is officially here! ⚾️ GEAYA is breaking records this postseason—for the FIRST time ever, we are fielding a tournament team in every single division (7s, 8s, 9-10s, and 11-12s) for the District 11 City Tournament! YES GEAYA! 🎉

We are also incredibly proud to celebrate another major GEAYA first: Meet Coach Emily Blanco! 🌟

Emily is GEAYA's very first woman baseball head coach and head coach for our District Tournament 7s baseball team - The Panthers!

Even better, she’s our first head coach in over 10 years to advance in the City Tournament. She has been volunteering with us since Spring 2025, stepping up to coach because her son asked her to.

Right now, her Panthers are 1-1 in the bracket, and they need our energy in the stands!

📢 GAMEDAY TONIGHT:
Come out to Mabson Field TONIGHT (Monday, June 8th) at 7:00 PM to cheer loud for Coach Emily and the Panthers as they take on the next round!

Want to know more about Coach Emily, her high school softball days, and her favorite Austin dining spots? Check out our full Q&A profile on the website: https://www.geaya.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2723080 -spotlight-Coach-Emily 💻

Thank you, Coach Emily, and thank you to ALL of our incredible parent volunteers who make this league possible. Let’s go, Panthers! 🐾❤️⚾️

05/18/2026

⚾️ COACHES SPOTLIGHT: MEET COACH O! ⚾️

As we charge into an exciting post-season, we are thrilled to launch our new "Coaches Spotlight" series! GEAYA runs entirely on the help of our volunteer families. Whether stepping up as a head coach, assistant, umpire, or team parent, our families make Mabson Field one of the best places to play baseball in Austin! Our young athletes thank you! 🙌

To kick off the series, meet Coach Otilio Juarez (Coach O), a league volunteer since 2023! This season, he is balancing roles as an umpire and an assistant coach for three teams (he has three kids in Little League right now)!

GEAUX COACH O! 🔴🔵

We caught up with him for a quick interview, and here is a sneak peek:

👉 Q: Why do you coach Little League Baseball?

"It started with coaching my oldest, and I quickly realized that being on the field was much more important to me than sitting in the stands. Now, I’m lucky enough to be coaching all three of my kids!"

👉 Q: What do you love most about coaching?

"I really enjoy watching the growth and development of each player. It’s amazing to witness their progress from the beginning of the season to the end..."

Want to learn more about Coach O's background, his day job installing school science labs right here in Austin, and his absolute favorite local taco spots? 🌮🔬

🔗 Click the link below to read the full Coach O Spotlight on our Community Announcements page:
https://www.geaya.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2723080