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Welcome to the Home of the Merillon Classic Baseball League!


OUR MISSION STATEMENT

 

We provide a place for children of all skill levels to play the wonderful game of baseball.  We take great pride in providing this community based service. 


2023 Fall Classic Champs

Congrats to our Fall Classic winners:

8U AHLL

10U NHP AA LL

12U NHP AA LL

 


LEAGUE INFO

 

This is an INTRAMURAL league for open registration teams that do not require a tryout to sign up.  No travel teams.  

Age groups will be 8U (7-8 year olds), 10U (9-10 year olds), 12U (11-12 year olds).  All divisions will be age as of 8/31/2024

All divisions and age groups will play 60 foot bases.

All divisions will have 8 games in all with no playoffs. All teams will have to provide 4 home field dates.  Summer season begins on 7/8 and runs to about 8/11 weather permitting. Summer games are scheduled on weeknights only.  Weekends will be used for rain dates or in the event both teams agree.  Fall season begins on 9/9 an runs to about 11/9 weather permitting.  Fall games are scheduled on weekends or Friday nights for teams with lighted fields.

Awards will be given out to the first place team in each division only (up to 15 max per team). Must complete at least 7 games to be eligible.  
League will provide umpires which will be included in the price of registration.
Price for all divisions will be $595 per team.

Also, each participating league must carry general liability insurance (minimum policy limit of $1 million) with the “Merillon Sports Association” named as an additional insured.  


LEAGUE RULES

Legal Lineup: you must have at least 8 players to have a legal lineup, if you have less than 8 and want to borrow players from other team in order to play a scrimmage, please do so, however a 6-0 forfiet win will be awarded to the other team. 

See forms section for full rules by division.

All teams must use USA bats!  See forms section for full rules.

You cannot attempt to reschedule a game less than 24 hours notice.  If you cannot field a team and notice is less than 24 hours the opposing team will be credited with a forfeit win.

Rain out procedures:

The host team (not necessarily the home team) is responsible to check their field before a game.

If you decide to cancel the game due to field conditions or weather you must contact our umpire in chief, Chris Marcic directly.  chrism@msasportsny.org 516-456-1592.  Make sure to call or text for cancellations the day of the game.  Do not fill out a change request form for this until you have agreed on a new date.

Tie breaker rules for Classic will be as follows:

Standing will be based on winning percentages and ties count.
1.Fewest runs allowed season. (if teams tied played different number of games, then it will be the fewest runs per game average)
2.Head to head game results. (only applies if all tied teams have played each other)
3.Fewest runs allowed in head to head games. (only applies if all tied teams have played each other)
4.Run differential for season.
5.Coin flip.

Awards given out to first place only (max of 15 per team)
Teams must complete 7 games to be eligible.


HOW TO REQUEST A SCHEDULE CHANGE

To request a schedule change: check full league schedule first for field availability, then check with your local club for an open field, then confirm with opposing coach, then fill out SCHEDULE CHANGE REQUEST FORM: 2023 SCHEDULE REQUEST FORM

No schedule change requests will be honored after 7/14/23 for summer league and 9/15/2023 for fall league except for rainouts.  NO EXCEPTIONS

Please make sure to hit "click here for submission" to complete the form.  


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