The Bay State Tournament of Champions program is for serious players who wish to continue playing baseball in an inter-city league after the regular season. In the summer of 2005 NCLBL will send 3 teams to participate in the tournament, the A, B, C teams. The A team consists of the league's best players (mainly 12-year olds), the B team consists of the second-best major leaguers, and the C team is for 10-year old major leaguers plus some 9 and 10-year old minor leaguers. The teams are selected by the coaches late in the regular season.

Summer league requires a greater time commitment than the regular season, since there are up to 4 games per week and more than half are held in other eastern Massachusetts cities. Each 2-week tournament round consists of 6 games and 2 POSSIBLE "trophy weekend" games (teams must qualify for the trophy weekend at the end of each round). There is also a possible championship round called the Tournament of Champions during late August. In 2005 the A team will play 2 rounds, the B team 3 rounds, and the C team 2 rounds.

Schedules

A and B Teams:
Round 1: July 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14 (July 16 & 17 if we qualify)
Round 2: July 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28 (July 30 & 31 if we qualify)
Round 3 (B team only): Aug 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 (Aug 13 and 14 if we qualify)
If the B Team does really well: Championship Aug 16, 17, 18, 20, 21

C Team:
July 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16 (July 19 & 20 if we qualify)
July 23, 25, 27, 30, Aug 1,3 (Aug 6 & 7 if we qualify)

Rosters

Parents: You should have been informed by your child's coach whether he or she has been selected for a summer team - even if only as an alternate. Please contact the A team coach John Crowley (617-497-7362), the B team coaches Sean Clancy (617-230-7928) and John Capo (617-868-6937), or the C team coaches Eddie Hallett (627-868-7903) and Ron Slager (617-547-1578) as to whether your child is interested PLUS your vacation schedule, availability. If you are not sure if your child has been selected, contact Brian Feigenbaum (617-868-3444) or Julie Owens (617-354-5369).

Fees

There is a registration fee of $25 per round for summer league. Consequently, the registration fees for 2005 will be A: $50, B: $75, C: $50.

Every player must either pay the registration fee or get approval for a scholarship.

Much more information on the summer league can be obtained from the tournament web site.

Please contact summer league coordinators Brian Feigenbaum (617-868-3444) or Julie Owens (617-354-5369, jaowens@mit.edu) with any questions or comments.