About the LBA

About the LBA

The LBA provides children ages 7 - 19 the ability to participate in an instructional, but appropriately competitive baseball program. Players are placed on a team in a league based on age and skills evaluation. Please read below for more specific league descriptions.

Longmeadow Travel Baseball

This league is for 7- 12 year-olds. The teams play at the highest level of competition and will represent Longmeadow in a suburban baseball league such as the Tri-Town league.

All 7- 9 year-olds and some 10 year-olds play on a travel team using a 60-foot diamond. The remaining 10 year-olds and all 11 - 12 year-olds play on travel teams using a 75-foot diamond. In addition to playing on an intermediate diamond, the 11 - 12 year-old league uses the Official rules of Baseball; pitchers hold runners on base, runners take leads and steal.

The Travel baseball program will field teams that will compete in skill appropriate divisions with 2 - 3 games per week plus practices. Each team will be limited to 12 - 14 players. Travel is modest as teams participating are local towns and half of the games should be in Longmeadow. Carpooling for travel games is available. The schedule (approximately 20 games) leads to a league tournament for each team. Depending on player availability, teams may participate in regional post-season tournaments.

The philosophy of the league is to try to balance the teams so that each player can be a contributing member to the team. Each player is issued a complete uniform. Games may be scheduled for any day of the week. Parents are strongly encouraged to participate and develop their instructional and coaching skills as a head or assistant coach. Players participating on baseball teams in other towns are not eligible to play in these leagues.

Coordinator - George Viamari - 567.1210

Longmeadow Intermediate Travel League

This league is for players ages 13 and 14. All play is on a 90-foot diamone. The league consists of two divisions; the Tri-Town Pony League and the Sandy Koufax.

TRI TOWN PONY LEAGUE

This league provides players who would normally be playing at the Babe Ruth level the opportunity to play at a more competitive level in a travel program and represent Longmeadow in this league. Travel is modest as teams participating are from local towns and half of the games should be in Longmeadow. Carpooling for travel games is available. The season runs from early May through the end of June, with some post season play possible.

SANDY KOUFAX

Teams play at a higher level of competition and represent Longmeadow in a Sandy Koufax league for 13-14 year olds. The regular season will last from about the middle of May through the middle of July. Post-season tournament play may also be available. All players should be available for that time period, although limited vacation time may be acceptable. 14 year olds in high school may play either Sandy Koufax or Mickey Mantle at the discretion of the coaches.

Coordinators - Max Winkler- 478-1599 or Renee Broadbent 478-4557

Mickey Mantle

Teams play at a higher level of competition and represent Longmeadow in the NEYSA Mickey Mantle league. This league is for 14-16 year olds (in high school). Teams will be decided after the regular High School season. The regular season will last from about June 1 through the middle of July. All players should be available for that time period although limited vacation time may be acceptable. Post-season tournament play may also be available. Travel is required. Each player will be issued a uniform. Since slots are limited all players must be registered before the scheduled tryouts and must attend at least one tryout to be eligible to be placed on a team. Tryouts will be announced for sometime in May. Players not selected will have their fees refunded.

Coordinator - Jim Sotiorpolous - 567.9840

American Legion

This league is a highly competitive, varsity level program for 17-19 year olds in high school or college. Players will be selected through tryouts. Notification of the tryout schedule will be made through local newspapers and posted at Longmeadow High School. Should there be enough players a different 17-19 team will be attempted as well. The Legion season runs from mid-June (after High School playoffs) until mid-July. It is about one month long with 18-20 games, including one possible out of town tournament. Each player will be issued a uniform. Players must make a commitment to be available for the one month season.

Coordinator - JIm Sotiropolous - 567.9840