[13U DIVISION NEWS]
Message: Today is June 13.That means AABC registered teams 14u and younger, have 48 hours to add players to their AABC rosters so that they are eligible for AABC tournaments.Any team amending its AABC roster from before the season began, must submit the signed amended roster to their league rep as soon as possible after June 15. Failure to do so wi... read more

ENYTB's 2nd season is around the corner and it is still not to late to enter ENYTB's league tournaments if you act now.There are LIMITED OPENINGS in Legs 2 and 3 of the Triple Play package (described below):* We have RE-OPENED REGISTRATIONS for the next 10 days. * As soon as a tournament group fills, registration in that group will be locked down. * Registration will also close in tournament groups that have not filled by June 15th and a modified tournament format will be adopted to accommodate the smaller field. * If the field for any tournament grouping is deemed too small to provide a reasonable tournament, full refunds will be given.Teams have until June 15th to contact me and get me their entry fees ($200) if they want in. Here's your 2nd and last chance - don't get locked out - remember, as soon as a group fills up registration in that group will be locked down.All tournament details and current entrants are provided below.This year, for the first time ever, ENYTB is offering its members a "Triple Play" package of non-stop, exciting tournament competition throughout the month of July.It all begins with multiple sanctioned tournaments at every age division. Then, as soon as the last sanctioned tournament in your age division ends, the second leg of the Triple Play package begins with the brand new Divisional League Championship Series (DLCS) where ENYTB teams are classified by age and skill level (Class AA and Class A) and an ENYTB champion is crowned in each age division and class.We're not done yet! As soon as the DLCS ends, the Last Man Standing Tournament (LMS) kicks off. A great 3-day format that guarantees every entrant progresses to the semi-final round. When play begins on the final day, every team is two wins away from being crowned Champs!You asked for it and ENYTB has delivered: a second season for the die-hards, of low cost, non-stop, exciting tournament action, on local fields against classified competition through the end of July. What better way to top off your season for your players and families.Leg 1: Sanctioned TournamentsThe first leg of ENYTB's Triple Play includes 20 SANCTIONED tournaments: 14 tournaments that we host for AABC, NABF and PONY, four other local AABC tournaments that we don't host, and two non-local PONY tournaments. This year ENYTB will be sending more than 80 teams to sanctioned tournaments. In addition, each of these tournaments is the entry-level tournament in a National Championship Tournament Series that includes advancement for each winner until a national champion is crowned in that age division and affiliation.Once the entry-level sanctioned tournaments end, organized summer play usually ends or winds down to a crawl. Many ENYTB teams being the baseball junkies they are, think early to mid-July is too early to stop playing meaningful baseball. They want to keep going and they want to play for something, not just pick-up games. And they would prefer to do it locally, against classified competition and they don't want to spend a lot of money on entry fees.Legs 2 and 3 of ENYTB's Triple Play Tournament Package.Leg 2: Divisional League Championship Series (DCLS)This tournament is brand new in 2007 and some would say long overdue. It is designed to crown a league champion in each age division and thus, is open to ENYTB teams only. The exciting format, prizes, low entry fee and other details are provided next.FORMAT: Divisional League Championship Series (DLCS)Available To Every Age Division 11U to 22U:Phase I: 6 Team "Classified" Round-RobinPhase II: Top two teams face off in a double elimination Championship Rd.Classifications in each age group:Class AA = Open (Gold/High Silver)Class A = Limited (Silver/Bronze)Play will commence on a Wednesday night, and continue for 8 consecutive days or until a champion is crowned. Each champion will be added to ENYTB's Wall of Fame on enytb.com.Prizes:(1) 1st and 2nd place in each Class will receive custom ENYTB team trophies (3 bat design with game ball included)(2) Each team shall receive 15 ENYTB tournament t-shirts featuring the popular ENYTB design - league logo and tournament on the front and names of each team in a circle of baseballs on the back.(3) The class AA champs in each age division will also receive 15 ENYTB15U Champion baseball caps.Entry Fee: $200/team - covers prizes only.Note: Entry Fee does not include game costs e.g., umps and baseballs. These will be shared by teams same as in regular season play i.e., each team is responsible for paying one ump and the home team provides the baseballs.Fields: This will be a decentralized tournament i.e., games will not be played at a central tournament site. This, coupled with round-robin play, will make tournament administration much easier. Game sites will be alternated among teams within the pairings e.g., Team A plays Team B, the game will be played at the home field of team A or team B, depending on last had played on their home field. If two teams are paired and neither has a home field, the league will provide neutral host sites.Current Entries By Age Division and Class:NOTE: The league reserves the right to reclassify teams based on results of regular season play or need.DLCS_16U - Begins 7/25Class AA:(1)GBSDC 16DR17(2)PFLD Pirates 16(3)Rotterdam Rangers 16(4) Open(5) Open(6) OpenClass A:(1) BSPA Bombers 16(2) NYCD Knights 16(3) Broadalbin-Perth Patriots 16(4) Open(5) Open(6) OpenDLCS_15U - Begins 7/25Class AA:(1) GBSDC 15(2) Open(3) Open(4) Open(5) Open(6) OpenClass A:(1) Burnt Hills Spartans 15Red(2) Capital City A's 15(3) Nisky Warriors 15(4) No. Colonie Padres 15(5) Valley Baseball 15(6) OpenDLCS_14U - Begins 7/18Class AA:(1) GBSDC 14Red(2) Nisky Warriors 14(3) Upstate Vipers 14(4) Waterford Fordians 14???(5) Open(6) OpenClass A:(1) Duanesburg Braves 14(2) GBSDC 14Blue(3) GLD Bulldogs 14(4) No. Colonie Padres 14(5) Rotterdam Rangers 14(6) OpenDLCS_13U - Begins 7/18Class AA:(1) Bennington Reds 13(2) Bethlehem Bobcats 13Red(3) NYCD Knights 13(4) Sportsmaster 13???(5) Wilton Rebels 13Red(6) OpenClass A:(1) GLD Bulldogs 13(2) Nisky Warriors 13(3) No. Colonie Padres 13(4) NE Hurricanes 13(5) Rotterdam Rangers 13(6) Wilton Rebels 13Blue(7) Spare - Utica Falcons 13Blue???DLCS_12U - Begins 7/18NOTE: If entries are too few in 11U/12U, all monies will be returned.Class AANoneClass A(1) Bethlehem 12DLCS_11UNoneIf you want in, don't delay, call/email to reserve your spot provided payment follows in 72 hours. (518)356-9089 fryes@nycap.rr.comLeg 3: Last Man Standing (LMS).The League has conducted this tournament since 2001. It is open to all teams regardless of ENYTB membership.OPEN ROSTERS - Teams are not restricted to their regular season league rosters.MULTI-AGE ROSTERS - Teams can combine players of different ages to form a team - the team as a whole will be ranked for group placement.The format is very unique and designed to provide a feel good ending to your season. Every team guaranteed a minimum of 4 games (max=5) and every team is guaranteed that it will still be alive in the semi-final round on Sunday morning. This 3 day event begins on Friday night and concludes on Sunday afternoon/evening.FORMAT: Last Man Standing (LMS)Available To Every Age Division 11U to 22U:Phase I: 4 Team "Classified" Round-RobinPhase II: Single Elimination With Seeds Determined By Phase I ResultsClassifications of groups:Class AA = Open (Gold/High Silver)Class A = Limited (Silver/Bronze)NOTE: The league reserves the right to reclassify teams based on the results of regular season play or need. Classes can include two consecutive age divisions.Play will commence with a single game on Friday night. Round-robiin play will conclude on Saturday with each team playing a split DH. Single elimination phase will begin on Sunday morning and play will continue until a champion is crowned.Prizes:(1) 1st and 2nd place in each Class will receive custom ENYTB team trophies (3 bat design with game ball included)(2) Each team shall receive 15 ENYTB tournament t-shirts featuring the popular ENYTB design - league logo and tournament on the front and names of each team in a circle of baseballs on the back.Entry Fee: $200/team - covers prizes only.Note: Entry Fee does not include game costs e.g., umps and baseballs. These will be shared by teams same as in regular season play i.e., each team is responsible for paying one ump and the home team provides the baseballs.Fields: Two fields are need on Friday night and Saturday while the tournament is played at a single field on Sunday. The league looks for a primary and secondary host within each tournament grouping. The primary host gets 6 games (FRI - 1 game, SAT - 2 games and Sunday - 3 games). The secondary host hosts games on FRI and two on Saturday. This format provides members a final opportunity for fundraising through concessions.Current Entries By Age Division and Class: LMSNOTE: The league reserves the right to reclassify teams based on results of regular season play or need.LMS_16 - Begins 8/3Class A:(1) Capital City As 16(2) NYCD Knights 16(3) Broadalbin-Perth Patriots 16(4) OpenLMS_15 - Begins 8/3Class AA:(1) GBSDC 15(2) TCBees 15(3) Open(4) OpenClass A:NoneLMS_14 - Begins 7/27Class AA:(1) GBSDC 14Red(2) Nisky Warriors 14(3) Open(4) OpenClass A:(1) Cap City A's 14(2) GBSDC 14Blue 14(3) Rotterdam Rangers 14(4) Rutland Red Thunder 14When a group fills, teams can go on a reserve list in case of drop-outs or if there are enough late teams to form their own new tournament group.Pairings and bracket progressions for all ENYTB tournaments will be availble via enytb.com's new Tournament Brackets feature, scheduled for release later this month!If you want in, don't delay, call/email to reserve your spot provided payment follows in 72 hours. (518)356-9089 fryes@nycap.rr.comEd

Invariably, every season, some teams over-schedule themselves. Othersfind themselves misclassified. And still others simply put little orno effort in pre-planning their play dates. Whatever the reason, theresult is the same, teams that want to play baseball are gettingUNWANTED requests for non-weather postponements and/or cancellations,often on sho... read more

Each year teams give me less and less availability for scheduling. Despite this, in the first week of the season, teams are postponing games at a record clip. It appears too many teams have too little time to play baseball.(1) Less than a week into the season and we have far too many postponements.Last night was a beautiful evening, sunny and 75 de... read more

The weather mostly cooperated, and well over 200 games were played this weekend. I spent Saturday and Sunday traveling to ballparks taking in the action and renewing acquaintances with many of you. I'm sorry I was unable to make it to Amsterdam on Monday as planned to take in a couple of TC Bees games at beautiful Shuttleworth Park. From Friday on,... read more

[11U DIVISION NEWS]
Hard to believe but there are only 3 weeks left in the regular season for the 10-11-12 age divisions. Here is an outline for the upcoming sanctioned tournaments that we will be hosting. (1) 10U Tournament (a) AABC/PONY combined(b) 3 teams: BSPA10 (host); HM10 and CNY Pioneers 10.(c) Begin SAT June 23 - max = 5 games.(2) 11U Tournament(a) AABC Only(... read more

[10U DIVISION NEWS]
Hard to believe but there are only 3 weeks left in the regular season for the 10-11-12 age divisions. Here is an outline for the upcoming sanctioned tournaments that we will be hosting. (1) 10U Tournament (a) AABC/PONY combined(b) 3 teams: BSPA10 (host); HM10 and CNY Pioneers 10.(c) Begin SAT June 23 - max = 5 games.(2) 11U Tournament(a) AABC Only(... read more

[12U DIVISION NEWS]
Hard to believe but there are only 3 weeks left in the regular season for the 10-11-12 age divisions. Here is an outline for the upcoming sanctioned tournaments that we will be hosting. (1) 10U Tournament (a) AABC/PONY combined(b) 3 teams: BSPA10 (host); HM10 and CNY Pioneers 10.(c) Begin SAT June 23 - max = 5 games.(2) 11U Tournament(a) AABC Only(... read more

May 15 is the big day.(1) ALL schedules at 13U and up will be complete by sometime tomorrow, Tuesday May 15. All MPG were done on Friday and I am in the middle of EGs. I have about 250 extra games to go, mostly at 13 thru 16. I will announce as soon as I'm done.(2) RULE: NO ROSTER = NO TEAM.Tomorrow = May 15 = deadline for having your online roster... read more

FYI: The league schedule is built in accordance with the information each team supplied to the League regarding the availability of its team and home field(s) throughout the 2007 season. This information is very interdependent. Once games have been scheduled, changing a single piece of information can set off a ripple effect across the entire leagu... read more