Chesapeake Regional Amateur Baseball League

We are excited to announce the 2026 CRAB League college scholarship opportunity. The CRAB League will award one or more scholarships each year to be used to attend a higher learning college, university, or trade school. This year the scholarship award will be a minimum of $2000 awarded over a (4) year period of $500 per year. Applications will be accepted up to March 1, 2026. Any additional questions can be emailed to scholarship@crableague.com

Requirements:

1) Played in the CRAB League during his/her youth

2) Currently in 12th grade with continued involvement in baseball

3) Have a record of academic excellence, maintaining a 3.0 GPA (equivalent to B Average) or higher throughout high school

4) Will be attending a college, university, or trade school with continued involvement in baseball

5) Have a record of volunteerism in the community and/or extra curricular school activities 

Application:

Scholarship Application

Completed application must be submitted by March 1, 2026 and emailed to scholarship@crableague.com

CRAB LEAGUE

The CRAB League was formed by active Baseball Coaches, not to make a profit, but to remedy the failings of the “pay and play” leagues which have traditionally served youth baseball in our region.  Teams that are invited to play in the CRAB League are focused on being challenged game-in and game-out by the highest competition possible. There are indisputable benefits of playing consistently high level opponents, and the CRAB League is designed to provide exactly that opportunity.

An important objective of the CRAB League is to allow each team to develop skills and consistency through league play, while giving latitude to focus primarily on tournament play.  In support of this goal, the CRAB League is geared to permit flexibility in league game scheduling to allow maximum access to tournament play. The League provides a rigorous game schedule to prepare and develop players for the high level competition found in the semifinals and championship games of the best tournaments locally, regionally and nationally.    

The Crab League Rules are designed to be a living document.  This permits each new class of CRAB League Coaches (with the advice and permission of the CRAB Board) to mold the Rules.  In fact, each Age Group, through consensus and with approval of the CRAB Board, is permitted to modify the CRAB League Rules prior to the beginning of the season. 

The accomplishments of the CRAB League teams are already impressive.  With numerous tournament wins on the local, regional and national baseball stage, the benefits of CRAB League play is touted by those Coaches who have participated in the league as a tremendous tool for the accomplishment of these remarkable achievements.

The League was born out of a simple discussion between coaches about improving the “system” of youth baseball, and has grown to serve the goal of raising our finest youth baseball players to love the game and play at its highest level.  The CRAB League is now seeing the fruit of it's labor.  There are many players who have come through the league that are now playing in college across all the division levels and several that have moved on to professional careers in baseball. 

Only the best qualified teams are considered to assure that each and every game will be played against the highest level of youth baseball talent in the area.  Teams are considered from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia.  We can give you as few to as many games that you prefer to fit around your tournaments.

If you would like to be considered for the 2026 spring season please contact the below Age Group Commissioners for further information about joining the league:

9U (2026) - Bobby Dawson - me@bobbydawson.com

10U (2026) - Michael Henry - mike.khenry@yahoo.com

11U (2026) - Rich Kaelin - richkaelin25@gmail.com

12U(2026) - Doug Airel - dougairel@gmail.com

13U(2026) - Ken Diblasi - kdiblasi9@yahoo.com