Philosophy – The National League (NL) offers a continual emphasis on building and developing baseball skills. It is a competitive league in which players pitch and stealing is permitted. Players are given more opportunity for position rotation and playing time than the American League. Umpires officiate all games.  There is an All Star game at mid season. There are playoffs at the end of the regular season. The season ends with a National League Championship Series in mid-June. 

 

Players - The NL is for 4^th, 5^th, 6^th and 7^th grade players (who have not reached the age of 13 on May 1, 2010)  who prefer to play in the National League (vs. the more competitive American League) or who are not drafted into the American League.  4^th grade players who are not 10 years of age on May 1, 2010 must play in the NL.

This year we are also allowing 3rd graders to tryout for the National League.  There will be up to one 3rd grader drafted to each National League team.  If your child attends the tryouts and is not drafted to the National League, they will be placed on a team in the 3rd Grade League. 

Game Times – Typically teams play two games a week.Games start at 5:30pm and are played on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday nights late April through mid-June. Occasional games may be scheduled at Reidy Field starting at 7:30pm.

Tryouts: Tryouts are scheduled on Sunday’s in March (14 & 21). Registered players will received more detailed information on the exact dates and time of the tryouts. All players will be required to attend one of these clinic tryouts.