Location: Wayzata Central Middle School Dome.

*Please arrive on-time.  Contact Chris Post (763) 300-5497 or cpost1@gmail.com with questions.

Please Contact Chris Post (PWYBA House League Director) if interested.   763.300.5497

Interested Candidates should have good organization, communication and people skills.  Time commitment is minimal during the season with the majority of the work happening Mid/Late March when forming teams. 

This position does not require significant baseball experience or knowledge but will be responsible for basic rules and questions that parents and coaches bring up throughout the season.  You will have the support of the House Director as well.  Please reach out if you are able to help and want to get further involved w/ PWYBA.

The 3rd Grade League is for children in 3rd Grade during the 2020-21 academic school year.

Teams at this age group are formed based on an evaluation process to create balanced teams selected by coaches based on their results.

Each player will be assigned a 1.5-hour time slot and be evaluated on the following:

• Hitting (batting cage)
• Throwing / Pitching / Catching
• Fielding (infield and outfield)

Evaluations will be conducted by 3rd Grade coaches who have registered for the upcoming season.  After the evaluation process has been completed, head coaches will be assigned and teams formed based on the player ratings during evaluations.  Best efforts will be made for all teams within the 3rd Grade league to be balanced.

No "play with" or "coach" requests will be allowed.

Coaches

WE NEED COACHES!!  Please volunteer to be a head coach or an assistant coach via your registration form, onsite registration or go to www.pwyba.com.  Please contact league commissioner with questions.

Schedule

Each team will typically practice two weeknights (M/W or T/Th) with games on Sundays.  Games can also be played on assigned practice nights.  There will be no games scheduled during the Memorial Day and 4th of July weekends. 

The 3rd Grade League intends to practice and play games at Plymouth Creek Playfields or LaCompte Fields.

While each coach has discretion, practices will be scheduled for 60-90 minutes.  Games will have a 2 hour time limit.

PLEASE NOTE:  If your child is interested in playing weekend tournaments and a 12-16 game league schedule against other communities, they should try out for the Travel League.  More information can be found on our Travel Page.

2020 Calendar

• Registration opens in mid-December and closes in early March
• Teams will be formed late March / early April.  Coaches will contact players with practice days and times.
• Practices start in late April, weather permitting
• Games tentatively scheduled to start the first weekend in May. 
• The End-of-Season Tournament will be the second or third full week of July.  The tournament will be a double elimination tournament based on regular season standings.

League Guidelines

• Players rotate positions during the course of the season
• Scores are kept and win/loss record used for end of season tournament
• A pitch count rule will be enforced for all pitchers
• Games will be six innings or as many innings that can be played in allotted time
• Bats must meet either of the following guidelines:
  • NHSF USSSA bats must have the USSSA 1.15bpf marking on the bats. USSSA bats must have a 2-1/4" barrel diameter with unlimited weight differential, or barrel diameter between 2-1/2" and 2-3/4" with a -10 differential or less (i.e. 30" - 20.0oz)
  • USA Baseball bats must have a 2-1/4" barrel diameter with an unlimited weight differential or 2-5/8" barrel diameter and with a -11 differential or less.

END OF SEASON TOURNAMENT

The end of the season tournament will be played the second or third full week of July.   All teams will participate in the tournament.

• Double elimination format (teams are guaranteed two games).
• Brackets will be seeded based on a point system using win/tie/loss records during regular season play (2 pts for a win, 1 pt for a tie and 0 pts for a loss).
  • First tiebreaker:  head-to-head competition
  • Second tie breaker:  runs scored
  • Third tie breaker:  runs against
• As with the regular season, pitchers are restricted to 40 pitches / game and maximum of 2 innings (with allowance for more if the 40th pitch occurs during an at-bat).  For doubleheaders, pitchers are allowed to pitch again if they pitched in the first game but with a maximum of 75 pitches for the day.
• Games are to go 6 innings unless there is a game immediately following on the same field and / or if there are restrictions (e.g. opponent for double header at same field complex, end of day).

Equipment

Players are required to have their own baseball glove, baseball pants and shoes (cleats).  They will be provided a team jersey and hat.  We suggest gray baseball pants.  Many players like to have their own bat (see bat requirements above) and helmet;  however, team coaches are issued bats and helmets that kids can share so they are not required.