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2024 Baseball Registration

Please click the link below to register for Legion Baseball. All other levels are now closed.

2024 Parent's Meeting

Please click on the document image below to download the Parent Meeting Slides. 

Bat Standards for 2024 (No Change from 2022)

The MBL/MBT will allow the use of both USA and USSSA approved stamped bats in our leagues as well as in tournament play. The following bat regulations will be in place:

Bats - The following pertains to the legality of bats in the MBL/MBT.

9-11U - Maximum diameter at the thickest part: 2 1/4", 2 1/2”, 2 5/8” or 2 ¾”   with UNLIMITED weight differential and a USSSA or USA mark and meet Bat Performance Standards.

12-13U - Maximum diameter at the thickest part: 2 1/4" or less with UNLIMITED weight differential and a USSSA or USA mark and meet Bat Performance Standards.

12-13U - Maximum diameter at the thickest part: 2 1/2", 2 5/8”, or 2 ¾” barrel with minus 10 weight differential and a USSSA or USA mark and meet Bat Performance Standards.

14U -    Maximum diameter at the thickest part: 2 3/4" or less barrel with a maximum minus 5 weight differential with USSSA or USA mark and  meet  Bat Performance Standards. (This includes 14/15A Division)

15U - Maximum diameter at the thickest part: 2 5/8" or less with a minus 3 weight differential and be BBCOR approved. 

Any age can use BBCOR stamped bats

WOOD BATS ALLOWED AT ALL AGES

In length:…………………………...36" or less

Welcome to P.L.A.Y. Travel Baseball!

The P.L.A.Y Travel Baseball Program is part of the Metro Baseball League (MBL). 

The traveling baseball program opportunity is available to 9U-14U age level players.  As these players prepare for varsity level play, we are planning to give them the opportunity to play against surrounding communities in league play and tournament play.  Players will tryout and then if selected for a team be placed on a team's roster (approximately 12 players per team).  Board members and selected head coaches work together to determine the final team rosters.  Each team position is filled on its roster and teams competing at the same level are evenly balanced between the teams i.e. two AA or two A teams.  

Travel registration fees all include a tryout fee. If a player does not make a travel team all fees except the tryout fee will be applied to In-House registration and the difference refunded automatically. 

KEY NOTES : All TRAVEL players must sign up for the grade they are currently in.

Travel Baseball is for players that want to play in a game one or two nights a week in addition to practicing one or two nights a week. They will also be in between 4-9 weekend tournaments during the summer depending on age. These teams will play neighboring communities as well as possible travel further for scheduled league games. These teams have limited numbers and are determined through a tryout of skills. The number of teams at each age level will depend on tryouts. To play travel baseball is a big commitment and to understand the competition level is higher and players and families need to be prepared to commit to baseball as the in season sport.

-We are all Lakers!

Mike Wolle

Assistant Director of Travel Baseball

Tim Kelsey

Director of Travel Baseball



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CHOOSING THE CORRECT BAT SIZE

Baseball bats can be very expensive and a properly sized bat is critical to success.

Please take the time to understand the differences in bat types, lengths, and weights.

Some baseball bat retailers and some websites provide insight into things you should consider when selecting a properly sized bat.

Some very general information relative to proper bat sizing (length only) is available in this chart.

USA stamped and certified bats only.  


Playing Time Requirements

Age

League Defense Min.

Tourney Defensive Min.

League Batting

Tourney Batting MBT

Tourney Batting Gopher

9,10,11U

4 innings

4 innings

Continuous

Continuous

Continuous

12,13U

4 innings

3 innings

Continuous

Continuous

Continuous

14U

3 innings

2 innings

Continuous

Continuous

1 Plate App

15U AA/A

3 innings

2 innings

1 Plate App

1 Plate App

1 Plate App

15U AAA

2 innings

2 innings

1 Plate App

1 Plate App

1 Plate App

     - At 15U If DH is used, the DH will bat the entire game and the player being hit for will play defense the entire game.

     - At 15U DH for league games will only be allowed for an injury that prevents player from batting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.L.A.Y.ING TIME PHILOSOPHY              

   

League Games

 

 

 

 

- Games are for player development

 

 

 

- 9U – 13U regularly play a minimum of three positions

 

 

- 14U and 15U regularly play a minimum of two positions

 

 

 

Tournament Games

 

 

 

 

- Lakers play to win (coaches should seek opportunities to build positional depth for state)

- Players play where coaches believe the TEAM will have the most success

 

- Coaches are encouraged to play players in both the infield and outfield*

 

 

*Coaches will take into consideration player interests and abilities


P.L.A.Y. - 24-Hour Rule Guidance

Youth sports can be an emotional minefield for adults to navigate, especially when our own children are involved. There are a wide-range of pressure points for parents when we watch our beloved son or daughter participate in athletics:
  • Tryout Results/Team Placement
  • Playing Time
  • Player Positioning
  • Coaching Strategy/Tactics
  • Conflicts with Teammates
  • Umpires/Officials/Referees
Just think to yourself about a time when one of the above things caused you stress, anxiety, anger or sadness. The negative emotions a parent or family member feels when a loved one is perceived to have been wronged are immediate, strong and often overwhelming. These emotional reactions are 100% natural and an indicator of the level of importance we place on the youth sports experience! Youth sports organizations around the globe have discovered one thing that helps diffuse emotionally charged situations more effectively than anything else – time.
 
The 24-hour rule is essentially a “cooling-off period” to allow for all parties to remove immediate emotional reactions from the dialogue. P.L.A.Y. has the same goal as parents when an athlete/family is impacted by a dispute – to work towards a fair and swift resolution. The goal of dispute resolution is for all parties to work through the situation at hand, not as adversaries, but as partners in the athletic and personal development of our athletes. P.L.A.Y. believes that the 24-hour rule is critical in creating this positive problem-solving dynamic. Immediacy does not allow for the gift of perspective.
 
Think of how many times you’ve been anxious or angry about something only to realize the next day, after time has passed, that the situation isn’t a big deal in the grand scheme of things. Time offers human beings the gift of perspective. Does this mean all situations seem minor if we just wait 24 hours? Of course not. That said, waiting 24 hours does allow for adults to take a step back, evaluate the situation with an open and honest mind and determine realistic priorities in resolving a dispute.
 
Unless the nature of the dispute requires immediate attention (e.g. there are athlete safety concerns or there is a firm time deadline involved), P.L.A.Y. participants are required to wait at least twenty-four hours after an event or incident before initiating a dispute resolution process. Because we believe so strongly in this standard, as a general rule, grievances that do not adhere to the 24-hour rule will not be accepted or responded to.
 
For more information about the 24-hour rule and perspectives about why it is important, please see the following resource:


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