INTERIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE

2024 Interior Baseball League Season

General Information

The Interior Baseball League (IBL) serves all youth baseball players ages 5-14 in the Fairbanks North Star Borough - including Ft. Wainwright and Eielson AFB. IBL plays under ‘traditional’ PONY League program rules, for 5 Divisions of players (ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14). Player birthdays must be on or before April 30 for Division eligibility.

2024 ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES Click on Division Name for More Age Specific Information
Shetland [5 & 6]	Born 5/1/2017 - 4/30/2019
Pinto [7 & 8]	Born 5/1/2015 - 4/30/2017
Mustang [9 & 10]	Born 5/1/2013 - 4/30/2015
Bronco [11 & 12]	Born 5/1/2011 - 4/30/2013
Pony [13 & 14]	Born 5/1/2009 - 4/30/2011

Registration

Players can register for the 2023 IBL season online, beginning Feb 1st, 2023 or in-person at the skill assessments.

Skill Assessments

Skill assessments are conducted for all Divisions except the Shetland Division (ages 5 – 6) and Pinto Division (ages 7 - 8). The skills assessments are an evaluation of each players’ fundamental baseball skills, not a tryout.  All players will be placed on teams.  This year the skill assessments will be Apr 14th and Apr 28th, 2023 at Lathrop High School. Attendance at a skill assessment is required for all players, new and returning. 

Team Formation

Teams are formed immediately after the skill assessments with the goal of balanced accumulative skill sets for each team. 

Parent Question & Answer

Someone will be available to answer your questions.

Shetland Parent Orientation

Parent Orientation for the Shetland Division parents will be TBA.

Coaches Continuing Education

Continuing education is required for all coaches.  All coaches will attend a baseball skills class, and new coaches will also attend an orientation class.

Season Schedule

The regular season for all Divisions except Shetland and Pinto, will begin mid May.  The Shetland and Pinto Divisions will begin on late May and run through July.  The ‘end of season’ Tournament for all Divisions, except Shetland and Pinto Divisions, will be the last week of July/first week of August.

Rules and Policies

We play baseball using the official rules of Major League Baseball and PONY International rules. Our local IBL rules reflect this .  We update/revise our IBL rules annually.   

Competitive Baseball Teams

Fairbanks North Star PONY Baseball offers competitive baseball for the Mustang (9-10), Bronco (11-12) and the Pony (13-14) Divisions. Additional information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/northstarsbaseball.

Volunteer Opportunities

IBL is a strong organization with a long history of providing positive experiences for all involved.  We are always in need of adults with a positive volunteer spirit to fill roles such as a Coach, Division Coordinator, Board Member, Fundraiser, Field Maintenance, Scorekeeper….and we want to match your talents and interests with the needs of the league.  There is a place for everyone to help! It takes parent involvement to run a successful program!

For more information, please email: interiorbaseball@gmail.com