WTB wants to field competitive travel teams at every level but balance winning with developing all players in a challenging baseball environment. The development of pitching is especially critical during the playoffs/summer tournaments and as teams enter LL tournament play at age 10. The guidelines below are designed to enable our travel teams to develop as fully as possible.

These guidelines apply only to the STBL regular season and not STBL playoffs or any after-season tournaments including LL.    

• 3 innings in the field minimum per player per game. Games shortened by weather or mercy rule do not apply, although the goal should still be all players play in a minimum of half the innings played.
• All players bat - no A/B.
• 6 pitchers minimum every weekend, ideally 2 innings each. If a team only has 1 Friday or Sunday game, then only 3 different pitchers are needed.  The goal is to develop a minimum of 6 pitchers that can throw meaningful innings. This will benefit the team during playoff and tournament play when games are scheduled with minimal time off. LL pitch count rules apply.