2017 League Renewal/Application. 1  2017 Boys Franchise Form- (PDF) 2  2017 Franchise 15U Form- (PDF) 3  2017 Majors Franchise Form- (PDF) 4  2017 Parental Medical Release Form- (PDF) 5  2017 Medical Release - (WORD) Electronic Format. 6  2017 Tournament Team Affidavit - (PDF) 7  2017 Tournament Team Affidavit - (WORD) Electronic Format.
This unsual and interesting name has three possible origns, the first of which is a patronymic form of the medieval personal name Batte, meaning son of Batte, itself a pet form of Bartholomew which means rich in land.he second origin also patronymic is from the Olde English (Anglo\Saxon) personal name Bata, used as a nickname for a stout, thickset person from the word batt, a cudgel.
Bated is one of the many words Shakespeare invented (or at least he was the first person to put the word on a piece of paper that survived to this day). Bated is a form of abate, which means âto diminish, beat down, or reduce.â So when youâre waiting with bated (read: abated) breath, youâre so eager, anxious, excited, or frightened that youâre almost holding your breath. Shakespeare used the phrase with bated breath in The Merchant of Venice. It's a scene where Shylock, the moneylender, points out the irony of Antonio, the merchant, coming to him for a loan after treating him so poorly in the past: