4/5G House Evaluations will be on Saturday, March 19 at the Central Middle School dome. Evaluation times are assigned based on the player's last name. Evaluation times are as follows:

• A-K 4:30-6:15PM
• L-Z 6:45PM-8:30PM

Please drop your player off on time and return to the Central Middle School dome parking lot 15 minutes prior to their scheduled end time, in case we run ahead of schedule.

All players in the 4th/5th grade house league must attend evaluations on March 19. Any player who tries out for 10U or 11U travel and does not make a team will automatically move to the 4/5G house league. Those players must also attend 4/5G House Evaluations on March 19. 

The purpose of 4/5G house evaluations is to have parity among teams in the house league. All players who register by the deadline will be placed on a team, regardless of experience or ability.

Please contact the League Commissioner if you have any questions.

The 4th/5th Grade League is for children in 4th or 5th Grade during the 2021/2022 academic school year.

2022 registration fee is $215. Each player will also purchase a $20 raffle ticket as part of registration.

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 evaluated on the following:

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

Evaluations will be conducted by 4th/5th 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 4th/5th 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. Contact league commissioner with questions.

Schedule

Each team will typically practice one or two weeknights with games on weekdays. There may be minimal games scheduled on the weekends to accommodate inter-league play, make-ups, and the end of season tournament. There will be no games scheduled during the Memorial Day and 4th of July weekends. 

The 4th/5th Grade League intends to practice and play games at Greenwood Elementary or East Middle School fields.

While each coach has discretion, practices will be scheduled for 90 minutes, from 5:30-7 or 7-8:30.  Games will have a 2 hour time limit.

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

CALENDAR:

• Registration opens in January 2022 and closes February 27, 2022
• Teams will be formed late March/early April.  Coaches will contact players and provide practice day/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 PWYBA requirements, which are described here: https://www.pwyba.com/page/show/550245-pwyba-news-and-events

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

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 Grey 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.