Team Registration

Registration information for the current season

LOU TOMPKINS ALL STAR BASEBALL LEAGUE
A DIVISION (18 or younger; age as of 4/30/XX)
B DIVISION (15 or younger; age as of 4/30/XX)
C DIVISION (13 or younger; age as of 4/30/XX)

The Board of Directors is pleased to advise you that three (3) divisions of play will operate during the LTA Baseball season.

Over the past several months, we have had a number of meetings in order to refine and improve the baseball product offered to our member Cities/Towns. Last year we had a competitive program culminating in exceptionally well played Tournament of Champions final games.

We expect the coming season will continue the high level of competition. Our goal is to provide our member Cities/Towns with a league structure and environment which will promote and foster fast paced, quality baseball. We anticipate significant interest among Cities/Towns in entering teams in the A Division, B Division and C Division.

The following is an outline of items, key procedures that must be complied with, key dates and information about the season.

A DIVISION

The A Division is designed for players who are not over the age of 18 as of 4/30 in the current year. In addition, B Division age players and C Division age players may play for the A Division Team but only as described below.

B DIVISION

The B Division is designed for (i) 15 year olds (age determined as of 4/30 in current year) and (ii) 14 year olds (age determined as of 4/30 in current year).

C DIVISION

The C Division is designed for players 13 years old (age determined as of 4/30 in current year) and 12 year olds (age determined as of 4/30 in the current year)

B Division players can play for the City/Town’s A Division Team only provided the 15 year old B Division players are listed on the A Division Roster and the 14 year old B Division players are listed on the A Division Roster.

C Division players can play for the City/Town’s B Division Team only provided the 13 year old C Division players are listed on the B Division Roster and the 12 year old C Division players are listed on the B Division Roster.

PLAYERS ON MORE THAN ONE ROSTER IN SAME DIVISION

A player cannot be listed on two (2) (or more) Rosters in the same Division.

REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fee for each Division is $750.00. The Registration Fee for each team is required to be paid together with the submission of your completed Application (discussed below).The Registration Fee includes the $75.00 umpire assigner fee. This fee includes the mandatory insurance fee below.

MANDATORY INSURANCE

It is mandatory that each A Division Team, each B Division Team and each C Division Team purchase medical and liability insurance through the League. The fee for the basic medical and liability coverage (without additional options) will be $150.00 per team for the A, B and C Divisions. Together with the submission of your completed Application the insurance fee must be paid and submitted for each team your City/Town enters. WITHOUT EXCEPTION, IT IS ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED THAT EACH TEAM OBTAIN THE MEDICAL AND LIABILITY INSURANCE THROUGH THE LEAGUE. THE LEAGUE WILL SEND ALL PREMIUMS TO THE INSURANCE AGENT. THIS EXPENSE IS COVERED IN YOUR REGISTRATION FEE.

SCHEDULE

Season Start Dates: Wednesday, June 21, 2023. A 14-16 game schedule will be created for each division.

ROSTER

Your roster will be submitted via our web site at www.ltasbaseball.com. The information you submit will only be made available to the Board of Directors. Only the registered Managers and Coaches have access to the name and age of the players on the submitted rosters. The roster information will not be made public on our web site. Each team must submit a separate team roster prior to the start of the season using our template. You will be able to start entering the roster information after we have finalized our registration. You must have completed entering your roster prior to your first scheduled game. Proof of age may be required.

A roster may contain a maximum of twenty (20) players. We expect that you will submit 20 players so that you will have enough players to draw upon when dealing with vacations, conflicts, etc. It is your decision who you bring to your games and it is prudent to have 20 players to draw from to avoid forfeits. Roster will remain open until July 10th. On July 10th your roster will be locked for the remainder of the season and playoffs.

Open or unlimited rosters are not permitted. Further, a player cannot be listed on two (2) or more rosters in the same division. In addition, a player must live in the city, town or attend the public school in the city, town for whose team he plays. A player who plays in the city/town’s spring league is eligible for the roster. Exceptions to this rule can be granted by the President upon request.

Please note that for all Divisions in order to be eligible to play in the Round-Robin Playoffs and the Tournament of Champions, a player must play in fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled games.

MAPS/DIRECTIONS

Each team must email to our President, Ralph Martignetti, at Rjmartig5@gmail.com the name of their field(s) and street address including city/town. This information will be posted to our web site at www.ltasbaseball.com which will be linked to Mapquest/Google for directions.

GAME TIMES

Weekday games start at 5:45 P.M or earlier if but coaches and umpires agree. Teams which have lights can start later typically 7pm. Weekend games, if scheduled, will start as set forth in the Schedule.

RULES

The Babe Ruth League Rule Book will be the sole method of play with the exception of our League’s Special Rules. The Special Rules can be found online. Please be certain that you, your managers and coaches read the special Rules and are totally conversant with all of the Special Rules.

UMPIRES

The league provides two (2) umpires per game. Each team will pay one umpire ($75 per ump for C division, $80 per ump for B division and $85 per ump for A division).

BASEBALLS

(i) Must use Babe Ruth official balls or better.

(ii) Both teams supply three new game balls each at the start of the game. If more balls are needed the home team shall provide.

(iii) Baseballs for the Tournament of Champions semi-finals and finals will be provided by the League.

TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

At the conclusion of the regular season, there will be an eight (8) team Tournament of Champions (T of C) in each of the A Division, the B Division, and the C Division. The selection of the top 8 teams will be based upon their points earned for the season.

The first round pairings will be:

(a)            First seed vs eighth seed
(b)            Second seed vs seventh seed
(c)            Third seed vs sixth seed
(d)            Fourth seed vs fifth seed

The highest seed will be the home team throughout the T of C. The first three rounds will follow a double elimination format. The final two T of C rounds will follow a single elimination format.

If you should have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Ralph Martignetti at 857-366-1213.

Very truly yours,
Ralph Martignetti
President