by posted 01/09/2012
 
Thank you to all who joined us at the ABYB Winter Carnival hosted by AtBats Training Center. On January 2, we had close to 100 players and families show up to participate in the events, register for the spring season, and pick up their free ABYB backpack.

Throughout the day, players earned raffle tickets by participating in the various activities. The winners, drawn randomly, are:

• Red Sox Glove - Chase C.
• Spring Training: Baseball's Early Season - Dalton L.
• History of Fenway Park - Brendan D.
• Candy Basket - Emma G.
• $100 At Bats gift card - Stevie M.
• At Bats Cage Card - Theo B., Glenna B., David C., Lucas C., Tommy R., Anish S., Brian S., Nick B., Anthony O., Kyle G., Ryan S.

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by posted 11/17/2011
 
Acton-Boxborough Youth Baseball (ABYB) is looking forward to the upcoming Spring 2012 season.  In addition to our in-town spring season and Bay State Baseball and Middlesex Independent Baseball (MIB) summer programs, we are pleased to announce that we will enter a team to participate in the Little League World Series with plans to maintain a strong summer program to enter in Little League tournaments in future years as well. The team will be competing at the 11-12 year old division, which is the Little League World Series Tournament televised every August.

ABYB will participate in District 13 which includes strong teams such as Wakefield, Woburn, Weston, Stoneham, Wilmington, North Reading, and Assabet Valley.  The tournament starts with qualifying games around July 1 and continues with the possibility to advance through the end of August. In 2011, Andover advanced through its district tournament to win sectionals and states, ultimately representing Massachusetts in the New England regional tournament. Rhode Island defeated Massachusetts to represent New England in the World Series tournament in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Additional information about ABYB’s participation is posted on the league website at www.abyb.org.

ABYB looks forward to our participation in 2012 and in years to come.
 

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ABYB will select our Little League tournament team ("LL team") with the following preliminary criteria:

• Players will register for tryouts for summer select teams in May and will have tryouts in May. Summer select teams include the LL team as well as Bay State Baseball teams.
• The LL team is comprised of league-age 11 and 12 year olds. Players must not be 13 before April 30, 2012
• Players must play in the ABYB Majors Division in the Spring 2012 season to be eligible for the LL team.
• Players must be residents of Acton/Boxborough, with proper documentation to be eligible for the LL team.
• Players must play in a minimum of 60% of their Majors team's games (and the teams must play a minimum of 12 regular-season games to be eligible for the LL team.
• Note: there are exceptions and situations where requirements could be waived.

ABYB's LL team will participate in the District 13 tournament in early July, and if the team is successful in each round, will progress to the sectional tournament, then the state tournament, New England regional tournament, and ultimately to Williamsport, PA.

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The Majors division will be comprised of no more than 10 teams and approximately 120 players in Spring 2012. Any age-eligible (league age 12) 7th graders, all 6th graders, and many 5th graders will play in the Majors division. Note that 5th graders are eligible for both the Majors and Minor A divisions and will be drafted into Majors or Minor A in an effort to match the player's skill set to the level of the division.

If you have questions about the preliminary information presented here, please email and your questions will be routed appropriately.
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by posted 04/26/2011
 
The next ABYB Board Meetings are scheduled as follows:

Monday January 9, 2012, 7:00pm, Boxboro Sargent Library

Monday, February 13, 2012, 7:00pm, Boxboro Sargent Library (Board Meeting and Annual Meeting)

Monday, March 12, 2012, TBA

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by posted 03/26/2011
 
The ABYB Board established a Rules committee to review rules and guidelines that ABYB uses that modify Little League rules.

Attached is the rules document, published in April 2010 and effective from the Spring 2010 season onwards. ABYB Rules and Guidelines.

Note that in Spring 2011, Little League and Babe Ruth League imposed a moratorium on composite-barreled bats and as such, ABYB's Rules and Guidelines document will be revised to accommodate such restrictions.

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by posted 03/14/2011
 
As published and distributed in The Bullpen (Jan 2011), all divisions in ABYB are prohibited from the use of composite barreled bats. Moratoriums were imposed by Little League International and Babe Ruth League. ABYB is chartered with both organizations and therefore must comply.

For more details, see The Bullpen which lists the official notifications.  As we receive information on composite barreled bats that receive a waiver to the moratorium, we will publish that information on our website.


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by posted 12/14/2010
 
New to ABYB? Moving up to a new division in spring 2011? Read descriptions of each of the divisions: T-ball, Minor C, Minor B, Minor A, Majors, and Babe Ruth here!

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by posted 12/10/2010
 
At the November 2010 ABYB Board meeting the Board voted unanimously to approve the proposed ABYB Vision and Mission developed by a subgroup of the Board.  The following vision and mission statements were approved:
 
Vision Statement
To be recognized and respected as the leading youth sports organization in Acton and Boxborough.
 
Mission Statement

• ABYB is a parent and volunteer organization committed to building an appreciation for the game of baseball through quality coaching and parental support & involvement.
• ABYB will strive to offer high quality baseball throughout the entire ABYB program.
  • It is the objective of the ABYB program to create an environment that is safe, provides an opportunity for all players from T-Ball through the Majors and Babe Ruth divisions to develop skills and game knowledge, allows all players to experience the success they are capable of achieving, and teaches the life-long lessons of sportsmanship, teamwork, fair play, and respect for others.
  • ABYB’s spring T-Ball through Babe Ruth programs provides an opportunity for players to develop skills in a competitive environment whereas the fall programs focus on development in a less competitive environment.
  • ABYB offers summer all-star programs.  These programs provide an opportunity to experience the best coaching available and maximize player potential, in a competitive, inter-town environment.
  • ABYB offers summer intermediate programs for players who wish to play baseball in a less competitive inter-town environment.
• It is the responsibility of all ABYB League officials, including the Board of Directors, coaches, umpires and parent volunteers, to understand and fulfill these objectives.

“These are truly exciting times for ABYB.  These guiding principles will help make ABYB the leading youth sports organization in Acton and Boxborough”, said Sanjay Khosla, President of ABYB.  “Over the next several months the Board will be taking initial steps towards further developing existing programs and establishing new ones to achieve our vision.  We look forward to the support and involvement of ABYB players, parents and coaches,” said Khosla. 
 
If you have any questions or comments regarding the new Vision and/or Mission statement please don’t hesitate to inquire.  Further, if you are interested in serving on the ABYB Board please let us know.  Several positions are available.
 
Regards,
 
Dave Schubert, ABYB VP
On behalf of the ABYB Board
 

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