Welcome to 2018 Lake Youth Baseball SSBL Sandlot Baseball!

Dear Parents!

Just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone for signing your child up for the Lake Sandlot divisions of the SSBL! The past few seasons of the LYB Sandlot league has been a tremendous success and I look forward to making it even better this season! The SSBL Sandlot divisions are a great way to be competitive and have a lot of FUN in the process… Like I tell my parents of my sons’ team, this isn’t the World Series, so let’s go out there and have fun playing the game of baseball the way it’s meant to be played!

Here are some things to know about the 11u-14u LYB Sandlot Baseball League:

Draft:

-Draft will take place at Gentlebrook on Saturday, February 24th, 2018 from 8am to 11am. See lakeyouthbaseball.com for times that apply if applicable to your age group. More info to come once LYB registration has been completed.

Games:

-The SSBL Sandlot scheduling process will determine the days of the games.

-Lake fields and SSBL opponent fields/ locations are listed on SSBL website

-Games generally start last week of April/ first week of May

Practices:

-Indoor and outdoor practices will be held in March and April weather permitting

-League coaches will notify parents of practice nights, locations, and times.

-MPR Room is occasionally available for practices if the High School teams are not using the facility.

Bat rules:

-Bat rules are posted at under Sandlot Rules.

** There are new rules for 2018 in the 13u Divisions.

Sandlot Tournament:

-The SSBL has a tournament for all Sandlot teams if they choose to enter. There is a Gold and Silver bracket, teams to each bracket are assigned to either based on their records during the season.

-Tournament usually runs either the week before July 4th or the week after. Details to come.

LYB Night at the Akron Rubber Ducks:

-The annual LYB Rubber Ducks night is May 10th, 2018. Great time for the kids! Kids get to walk the field prior to the game and they are on the scoreboard video display as they walk.

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to give me a call/text or send me an email! Thanks again for making LYB a great organization for the youth of our community!

Sincerely,

Ryan Branney

(330) 316-5073

LYB 11u-14u Sandlot League Commissioner