We ask that all 3rd Grade House League players go through house league evaluations. The goal of the house evaluations is to have all kids evaluated on the same baseball skills, by the same evaluators. Following the evaluations, teams will be formed with the intent to have balanced abilities across all teams. All players will be placed on a team. Because our goal is to have balanced teams, we cannot commit to accommodating play with requests. 

3rd Grade House League Evaluations are Saturday, March 23th at the Wayzata Central Middle School Dome. The address is 305 Vicksburg Lane N, Plymouth, MN 55447. Each player will be assigned a time slot alphabetically, based on each player's last name as follows:

Last Names beginning with:  A – K

Evaluation Time:  4 pm – 5:30 pm

Last Names beginning with: L – Z

Evaluation Time:  6 pm – 7:30 pm

Please have your child arrive at the start time to allow them time to get checked in so we can stay on schedule.  

Players should check in at the dome and will receive a colored penny to be worn throughout the evaluation. Please make sure your player is wearing athletic clothes (baseball pants are preferred) and tennis shoes. No cleats. They will need to bring their own glove and they can use their own bat and helmet if they have one. Bats and helmets are available for use for players who do not have their own.

Parents are not allowed to stay and observe.

Please plan to be back at Central Middle School Dome to pick up your player approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled end time in case they finish early.

The 3rd Grade League is for children in 3rd Grade during the 2023/2024 academic school year. NO "PLAYING UP" IS ALLOWED.

2024 registration fee is $260. 

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

Player evaluations are scheduled for March 23, 2024.

Each player will 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. Contact league commissioner with questions.

SCHEDULE

Each team will typically practice two weeknights, either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. Practice times are 5:30-7 or 7-8:30. Games will be played on Sundays.

There may be occasional Saturday practices and games to accommodate inter-league play, make-up games, and the end of season tournament. 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 La Compte Playfields and Plymouth Creek Playfields. Games and/or practices may be at other locations as needed. Final practice and game locations are dependent on number of teams.

While each coach has discretion, practices will be scheduled for 90 minutes  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 late December 2023 and closes February 25, 2024
• Player evaluations are tentatively scheduled for March 23, 2024
• Teams will be formed late March/early April.  Coaches will contact players
• 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).  Metal cleats are not allowed. They will be provided a team jersey, socks, and hat.  We suggest gray baseball pants.  Many players like to have their own bat (see bat requirements above) and helmet, however team coaches may be issued bats and helmets that kids can share so they are not required.

END OF SEASON TOURNAMENT

All teams will participate in the tournament. Full tournament rules are outlines in the 3G League Rules.

• 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: run differential (runs scored minus runs against)
  • Fourth 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 are weather, darkness, or other extenuating circumstances.