For more information for our protocols, click here.

2020 Summer League

The 2020 Summer League has been finalized and we are excited to welcome back rising 4^th – 8^th graders (grade for 20-21 school year) back to Featherland Park this summer.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW, BUT THE WINDOW TO REGISTER IS SHORT.

It is important that you register as soon as possible, but must be registered by June 30, 2020 to guarantee placement on a team. Starting July 1, you will be added to a waiting list and notified prior to July 6th if your child was placed on a team. To register, click here.

any registration after 6/30/2020 is not guaranteed and you will be added to a waiting list and will be notified prior to July 6th

We are planning two leagues this summer:

1.50/70 Intermediate division which will play at Upper Featherland .  The current expectation is that players from multiple grades will play on a single team

2.Majors division which will play at Lower Featherland on the 60 foot diamond. The current expectation is that players from multiple grades will play on a single team

All players in a given grade will play in the same league. 

Rising 4^th Grade (4^th Grade 20-21 School Year) – Majors

Rising 5^th Grade (5^th Grader 20-21 School Year) – Majors

Rising 6^th Grade (6^th Grader 20-21 School Year) – Majors/Intermediate (NOTE: 6th Grade will play as a grade, but may flex to Majors depending on registrations.)

Rising 7^th Grade (7^th Grader 20-21 School Year) – Intermediate

Rising 8^th Grade (8^th Grader 20-21 School Year) – Intermediate

When: July 6^th – August 13^th, Practice begins week of July 6^th, with games to follow the week of July 13th

Where: Featherland Park

Cost: $230/Player, inclusive of Team Hat and Shirt

This may change depending on the registration number that we receive. 

Please understand that we must follow the state guidelines, any delay in Phase 3 starting will delay the start of our games that will be scheduled to being on July 13^th.  In addition, if we move back from Phase 2 to an earlier Phase we may be forced to cancel our season.   If we must cancel our season based on guidance from the Commonwealth or Town of Sudbury, the league will refund all families all money back with the EXCEPTION of uniform costs.

Summer Baseball

The last three months have been difficult and challenging on many fronts.  Something as simple as local youth baseball is an ideal diversion from the complexities in the world.  From the onset of the pandemic we discussed that the health and well being of our players, families and community is of utmost importance.  As the commonwealth begins to relax measures in Phase 2, certain youth sports activities are open and more are being contemplated in phase 3. 

We have evaluated the general guidelines established by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs as well as Little League International Return to Play guidelines, been in constant communication with local towns as well as Sudbury Park and Recreation to develop a set of standards and protocols that LS Youth Baseball will to implement as we move to Phase 3.  This thorough evaluation and diligence gives us the confidence that we can play baseball in a safe and fun, albeit different environment this summer. 

Over the next week, in conjunction with registration, we will post our formal protocols (which may change as the environment changes) on our website.  While the LS Youth Baseball board has spent countless hours to make this a fun and responsible experience, we view this as a shared responsibility for in our community to keep us safe.  These protocols will require your support and compliance with these guideline as well as education of your player and family.

We believe that there is a path forward to bring players back to the diamond at Featherland this Summer and the board has determined that an In-Town Summer Program for rising 4^th – 8^th graders is the best way to do that.  We expect baseball activities to commence the week of July 6^th, games to begin the week of July 13^th, with registration opening early the week of June 22^nd.   

The timing of any season will depend on Phase 3 opening requirements set forth by the Commonwealth. 

The Season

The season will offer 2/3 games per week.  We will plan on all events to be at the Featherland complex. 

In an effort to make this summer family friendly we are currently planning to not play games on the weekend so families can enjoy the summer even more after months of quarantine.   We may have optional group practices for those that are around.

The current plan is to mix grades on teams (i.e. rising 4^th/5^th graders on a team, etc.).    This will be dependent on the registrations that we receive.

The registration window will be short, and we will likely begin to put teams together late June and communicate in early July.

Other Baseball Programs

We are hopeful to get many of you back that signed up in the spring.  This is the biggest reason that we moved forward with an ‘in-town’ program as identified as the best opportunity to reunite everyone back on the field.  With this decision we made some very difficult choices in not moving forward with BayState this summer, our summer all-star program as well as Jimmy Fund program.  We believe that, to the extent that we are able to limit the amount of travel to and from Sudbury, it would be in everyone’s best interest this summer.  As the summer continues there may be additional baseball opportunities for certain grades.

Other Grades

As a board we discussed younger grades and with the protocols in place, the nature of our young people social distancing and hygiene relative to the requirements were going to be difficult to meet.  Therefore, we determined for this age group to focus on skills and drill in the Fall of 2020.

So look out for the registration link next week, dust off the bat and glove and get ready from the first ever LS Youth Baseball Summer League.