PWYBA Travel Baseball Teams
2010 10U Travel / Tournament Team Rosters
2010 11 Year Old Travel / Tournament Team Rosters
2010 12 Year Old Travel / Tournament Team Rosters
2010 13 Year Old Travel / Tournament Team Rosters
2010 14 Year Old Travel Team Rosters
*Age/birthday cutoff information is at the bottom
The PWYBA travel baseball program requires a significant time commitment from players, coaches and parents from April through the end of July. Players who tryout and make a travel or tournament team are expected to make every effort to attend all practices, league games and tournaments. Travel teams (11-15) will participate in a travel league with other communities and play in four weekend tournaments during May and June. Tournament teams (10U, 11, 12, 13) will play in three weekend tournaments during May and June and are required to play in the house program as well. All age levels (10-15) will be eligible to play in state tournaments if they qualify during the summer. The state tournaments for 2010 have been scheduled for the following three weekends: July 9-11, July 16-18 and July 23-25.
In accordance with PWYBA Board policy players must reside within the boundaries of Independent School District 284 or if outside the boundaries the player must be open-enrolled in a public school of ISD 284. (Travel/tournament teams age 10U-15)
Travel/tournament team tryouts for 10U-14 year olds will be in the Central Middle School dome. Tryouts for 2010 will be scheduled for February 26 thru March 3.
Travel team tryouts for 15 year olds will be conducted outside in April.
11-15 year old Travel Baseball Teams
Travel baseball is for players who love the game and would like to make a more significant time commitment to practicing and playing baseball. Travel baseball practices will begin as soon as weather allows. League play begins in May and continues through early July, with approximately 16 - 20 weekday league games, plus 4 regular season tournaments played on weekends in May and June. There will be a league year end tournament and if the team qualifies they can participate in state tournaments which run through the end of July. Travel baseball teams (ages 11 – 15) will play in a travel league with other communities.
Tournament Teams
Tournament teams exist to allow players to have some travel experience by playing in weekend tournaments. The tournament teams will play three weekend tournaments, which will be scheduled in May and June. If the teams qualify, there are state tournaments which run through the end of July. The state tournaments will be in addition to the three scheduled tournaments. Practices for the tournament teams are typically scheduled for Fridays and/or Sundays; tournament coaches may have additional or different practice schedules. All players making a tournament team are required to play in the house league program.
10U Tournament Teams
The 10U tournaments teams are open to players 10 years old and under (2nd-4th grade). For 2010 there will be five 10U Tournament teams if there is enough interest: 10AAA, 10AA Blue, 10AA Gold, 10AA Royal and 10A. 10 year old tournament baseball is in addition to house baseball.
11 Year Olds
For 2010 we will field three 11 year old travel teams, one AAA team and two parity AA teams. There will also be one 11 year old tournament team that will participate in A level tournaments. Players not making a travel team will be considered for placement on the tournament team. Tournament team players must participate in the house program.
12 Year Olds
For 2010 we will field three 12 year old travel teams, one AAA team and two parity AA teams. There will also be one 12 year old tournament team that will participate in A level tournaments. Players not making a travel team will be considered for placement on the tournament team. Tournament team players must participate in the house program.
13 Year Olds
For 2010 we will field three 13 year old travel teams, one AAA team and two parity AA teams. There will also be one 13 year old tournament team that will participate in A level tournaments. Players not making a travel team will be considered for placement on the tournament team. Tournament team players must participate in the house program.
14 Year Olds
For 2010 we will field three 14 year old travel teams, one AAA team, one AA team and one A team.
15 Year Olds
For 2010 we will field three 15 year old travel teams, one AAA team, one AA team and one A team.
Mantle (16 year olds)The Mantle Season starts the day after the High School season ends* (late May or early June) and runs thru the end of July. There are usually 14-16 players on the team. Tryouts will be held in late April or early May. The team plays a 14 game regular season schedule on week nights in the South Metro Baseball League. There are approximately 10 non-league games and 3 or 4 weekend tournaments along with a season ending State Tournament. Practices are up to the discretion of the coach but could be around 2 – 3 times per week or more. It is a significant time commitment.
Contact the Senior League Director for eligibility requirements.Senior Babe Ruth (16 - 18 year olds)
The Wayzata Senior Babe Ruth baseball team is made up of 12-18 players in the age range of 16-18. The number of league games played is determined by the number of Tier I Senior Babe Ruth teams assigned to the division. Players commit to approximately 2-3 games and 2 practice per week. The regular season begins as soon as possible after the High School season is complete. The earliest the team will start is the last week of May. The start may be postponed depending on the number of Varsity High School players on the team who may still be playing in the High School postseason. The season ends the second week of July. The post season consists of a playoff of all league teams, with the top two teams heading to the state tournament. Teams placing on the top two
in the state tournament go on to regional tournaments. In the Senior Babe Ruth league, games are played under modified National League Baseball rules. There is no DH and no courtesy runners. Senior Babe Ruth is an option for players who are interested in Travel Baseball, yet may not be able to make as much of a time commitment as Legion or Mantle require. The time commitment is still significant, but typically not as much as Legion.Legion Baseball (16 - 19 year olds)
Legion baseball is a full-time commitment for 16 -19 year olds. The season will start immediately after the end of the high school season and will run to the end of July and possibly further depending on playoffs. There will be approximately 15 rostered players. Legion plays 10 league games (weekdays) and approximately 4 weekend tournaments. There will also be playoffs at the end of July. This will total somewhere around 30-35 games. Anticipate having either a game or practice every day/night during the season. Weeknight games begin at 6:00 and practices at 4:00**. Weekend game times depend on the tournament. Contact the Senior League Director for eligibility requirements.
Age Information for all Leagues
For which team do I tryout? (the birthdate cutoff)
The birthdate cutoff is April 30, 2010 for all teams except Legion (see below). The team (age level) for which a player is eligible is the same as the player's age on that date. A player cannot "play up" (i.e., play on a team older than his/her age level) unless he/she has the permission of the Travel Baseball Director. A player can play up to play with his grade and not because he or his parents believe he needs to be "at a more competitive level." A player cannot "play down" (i.e., play on a team younger than his/her age level) for any reason, per the national governing organizations. A copy of the child's birth certificate should be supplied to the head coach at the first parent/coach pre-season meeting.
For Legion baseball the age cutoff is based on the calendar year, so players born in the years between 1991 through 1994 are eligible to tryout for legion.
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