Rochester Alternative Baseball Inc.

09/29/2026

Only 1 day left to apply for our board of directors. We have up to 8 positions available for 2 year terms starting October 1st. If interested, please send an email to [email protected] containing the following information: (1) your name and contact information, (2) a statement why you would like to join the board, (3) a statement of your experience with neurodivergent causes and/or board of director service, and (4) a statement of the skills or interests you will be able to contribute to the organization. No experience is necessary and the only required commitment is to attend a quarterly meeting. However we are looking for those motivated to do more than the minimum and make a difference (we do understand it is a volunteer position, not a job). Pressing needs include: social media management, legal advisement, grant writing and management, and community outreach. Votes will be collected starting October 1st and results will be announced as soon as possible afterwards. Please DM us if you have any questions.

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09/17/2026

We are now accepting applications through September 30th for our board of directors. We have up to 8 positions available for 2 year terms starting October 1st. If interested, please send an email to [email protected] containing the following information: (1) your name and contact information, (2) a statement why you would like to join the board, (3) a statement of your experience with neurodivergent causes and/or board of director service, and (4) a statement of the skills or interests you will be able to contribute to the organization. No experience is necessary and the only required commitment is to attend a quarterly meeting. However we are looking for those motivated to do more than the minimum and make a difference (we do understand it is a volunteer position, not a job). Pressing needs include: social media management, legal advisement, grant writing and management, and community outreach. Votes will be collected starting October 1st and results will be announced as soon as possible afterwards. Please DM us if you have any questions.

09/13/2026

I'll post pictures from the game and a summary soon, but first I want to acknowledge our sponsors. None of this is possible without you. Special thanks to our Grand Slam sponsors ESL Federal Credit Union and Midway for their tremendous support that let's us do so much for our players.

09/05/2026

Inclusion Series Game - Rochester Central is in just 7 days and we are in need of more community players. No experience necessary, just a desire to have fun and play alongside our team members in a fun exhibition game. You don't need anything except athletic shoes...we have bats, gloves, and helmets for you to use. 2pm Saturday September 12th at Gates Chili schools. Please sign up at https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FVvVEpJAm1oL8tMk68&sa=D if you are able to play.

08/02/2026

Gavin Delorm was one of our players. He lost his life just over a week ago. Many of our players have special needs resulting in lifelong financial hardship on their families due to increased medical bills, support staff costs, and chronic underemployment. If you can help his family by contributing to his GoFundMe, it would allow them to focus more on grieving and less on the financial impact. Thank you in advance and sorry if I missed a rule in this group forbidding this activity.

On July 24, 2026, Gavin Delorm lost his life too soon. As a teammate of Roch… Brian O'Keefe needs your support for Honoring Gavin Delorm's Love for Baseball

07/27/2026

On July 24, 2026, we lost a teammate of Rochester Alternative Baseball. Gavin's passion for the game was undeniable, even though he had only just joined us in May. His enthusiasm and love for baseball inspired us all, and he quickly became a cherished member of our team.

Our organization supports players who face unique challenges, and Gavin's family now faces an unimaginable loss. We ask you to consider helping them during this difficult time. Your support can ease their financial burden and allow them to focus on healing. Please like, comment, and share this post to help spread the word. Every contribution counts. Thank you for honoring Gavin's memory.

On July 24, 2026, Gavin Delorm lost his life too soon. As a teammate of Roch… Brian O'Keefe needs your support for Honoring Gavin Delorm's Love for Baseball

07/27/2026

We are saddened by the loss of our teammate Gavin. Though he only started playing with us this year, the love of baseball and excitement he brought with him to be playing it was infectious. He joined us in early May unfortunately after uniforms had been ordered. He didn't let that discourage him though as he took our uniform design and created his own similar customized uniform that we all thought was amazing. With permission of his family, we hope to honor Gavin at our September Inclusion Series game. His friends and family are in our prayers and our team is working together to process this loss. We spoke about what happened as a team on Sunday and some of our players came with balloons, cards, and even a hand made plaque to represent Gavin at every practice and game. He will be missed.

We also ask that you please consider donating to a GoFundMe campaign to help his family at https://gofund.me/874c0ed65

View Gavin L. Delorm's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

07/24/2026

I apologize to our followers that this page has been so quiet! Real life got in the way! However, I'm back with two exciting announcements on the sponsor front. First, I'm beyond thrilled to welcome back ESL Federal Credit Union as a Grand Slam sponsor! For the first time, we now have 2 Grand Slam sponsors in the same year! We are also excited to announce West Herr Auto Group as an Ally sponsor. Apologies to our new sponsors for the delays in acknowledging you in social media and on our website. Also we hope to see everyone at 2026 Inclusion Series Game - Rochester East tonight 7pm at Webster Thomas High School.

06/21/2026

Inclusion Series Game - Rochester West is in the books and it was a great time. I'll do a full game write up soon but the gray/neutrals team edged the white/colors team 15-13. Thank you to RDUA for providing umpires, Greece Central Schools for letting us use the beautiful Athena varsity field, Rochester Group for providing both last year's gray uniforms and this year's white uniforms you see in the picture, our Grand Slam sponsor Midland, and our champion sponsors Advantage Federal Credit Union, Dewey's Garage c/o owner Eric Easlick, Summit View Auto, Batavia Downs, Dominique Cerqua Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Fox Pest Control, and WYSL 1040am/92.1fm/95.5fm, and finally Applied Audio & Theatre Supply for providing us the discounted rental on the sound system. There is still time to sign up for 2026 Inclusion Series Game - Rochester East on July 24th at Webster Thomas if you want to join the fun. Link in the event.

06/17/2026

We are hoping to get at least 3 more community players for Inclusion Series Game - Rochester West on Saturday 1pm at Greece Athena High School Varsity field. Skill level...or if you've even played baseball before doesn't matter...it is all about having fun playing baseball alongside our players. We form 2 teams each with a mix of team and community players and have a great time. Rochester District Umpire Association brings professional umpires and we play with major league rules except it is only 7 innings, we have a 5 run limit, and we play with the official baseball of the Japanese Rubber Baseball league instead of a hardball (same size, you can still hit it far, but a bit safer). Step outside your comfort zone and give it a try! Sign up to play at https://forms.gle/DNJmUzKqzJsF39YAA. First come first in at this point as we'll take up to 7 more players before the teams are full.

P.S. If you don't believe me you'll enjoy it, ask the 3 people who had no connection to the team before playing in the game and afterward joined our board of directors because they wanted to be involved.

This form is to submit interest in playing in the Rochester Alternative Baseball Inc. (RABI) Inclusion Series June 20th community game at Greece Athena High School 1pm. If more applications are received than spots available, we will make a determination 2 weeks prior to the game based on criteria po...