I hope everyone is excited for the upcoming Spring 2020 Baseball Season!!!!!

This will be our 5th Year in the Inter-Town Baseball League (ITBL) with surrounding towns, Salisbury, Seabrook, West Newbury, Byfield/Newbury, Groveland, Georgetown, Merrimac and Rowley. 

Registration for all ages in Baseball and Softball will open 12/01/2019

Grades 3 Through 6 (with Age Eligible 7th Graders)- All A League and B Leage teams will compete in the ITBL and will have games at home and traveling to all of those surrounding teams, making a fun/competitive atmosphere. Games will be on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays for kids in the american league, and Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays for teams placed in the National League. Any 7th Graders who turn 13 after May 1st, 2020 will be allowed to participate in A league if they choose. 

*** Registration Closes 02/15/2020. Some Registrations will be allowed after this date with a late fee applied until all teams are full. 

Grades 1 and 2 - Grades 1 and 2 this year will compete in our first ever Farm League. We are combining Super C leagues and C leagues from years past and putting them together to make 1 league that is strictly Newburyport Only. The league will be a combination of Kid pitch and Coach pitch.   Games will be held every Saturday morning for this level and the teams will play every other Wednesday night as well. Practices will be held by the coaches other days during the week. 

***Registration Closes 03/01/2020. Some Registrations will be allowed after this date with a late fee applied until all teams are full. 

Kindergarten and Under - Tball is for Children who are in Kindergarten or second year Pre-K. When registering your child, Grade 0 is Kindergarten and -1 is second year Pre-k. Games will be held every Sunday at Noon for this age group, and group practices will be held at Woodman park every Thursday night. The Practices will be rotating stations, with a coach from each team running one of the stations. 

***Registration Closes 03/01/2020. Some Registrations will be allowed after this date with a late fee applied until all teams are full. 

For all A League and B League Schedules and Updates, feel free to check out the League Website at any time at itblbaseball.com  The rest of the schedules will be under this website. 

For All Softball updates, Scheduling and Scores please go to http://www.eteamz.com/ecwsl/

Softball -  We have 3 age groups for Softball. We have Senior League for 7th and 8th graders, Junior League for 5th and 6th graders and we have our farm league for 2nd to 4th graders. 

***Registration Closes 02/15/2020. Some Registrations will be allowed after this date with a late fee applied until all teams are full. 

For any questions or concerns, please contact anyone on the board under League Contacts

Tryouts are COMING!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone Signed up for A League and B League and the new Farm League will need to attend the tryouts.

Tryouts will be held at Play Ball on Route 110 in Salisbury

Save the Dates - Farm League -  March 9th. There is only one tryout and no draft, but its important everyone makes the tryouts so we can ensure even teams in the new league

Farm - 1st and 2nd Grade - March 9th: All Kids - 4:30 to 6PM, arrive at 4:15 for Registration

Save the Dates for B League (3rd and 4th Grade) - March 16th and 18th.  You need to attend one to be eligible to be drafted, Feel free to come to both if you want. If you cannot make the session with your last name, just come to the other session. 

B League - 3rd and 4th Grade - Last names Starting A to M -  March 16th - 4 to 5:30PM, arrive at 345 for Registration. 

                                                      Last names Starting N to Z -   March 18th - 4 to 5:30PM, arrive at 345 for Registration

Save the Dates for A League (5th and 6th, some 7th Graders) - March 16th and March 18th. You need to attend one to be eligible to be drafted, Feel free to come to both if you want. If you cannot make the session with your last name, just come to the other session. 

A League - 5th and 6th Grade - Last names Starting A to M -  March 16th - 5:30 to 7PM, arrive at 5:15 for Registration. 

                                                      Last names Starting N to Z -   March 18th - 5:30 to 7PM, arrive at 5:15 for Registration

Important Volunteer information:

The CORI Form/Child Protection documents are posted in the Documents Section for all Spring 2017 Volunteers.  

Please click here to access the CORI FORM

This form needs to be submitted to the League's CORI Officer along with a photocopy of your drivers license by mail to:

NPL

PO Box 232

Newburyport, MA 01950 

Documents include:  Manager/Coach/Volunteer Application and CORI Form, Manager's Assistants Checklist, CORI Disqualification Criteria. Also posted is the Child Abuse/Molestation Risk document that MUST be read by ALL managers, coaches, and any other volunteers working with children of our Pioneer League.

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