Add your company name to this list. Great advertising for your business! Click on Fundraising above for details, and contact Craig McQuate (cmcquate@verizon.net) to become an NABCLL sponsor or to renew for 2012.

China Blossom 

Culpepper’s Pub and Grill

Desmond Landscape Contractors

Foot Health Center of

Merrimack Valley

Freedman Financial

Hilton Oil

Juba Electric

Mills and Onello, Attorneys at Law 

MTM Insurance Associates

On The Bone 

Rose & Dove

Stoneham Savings Bank

Valley Coach of North Andover

2012 Volunteer Application

All managers, coaches, and volunteers must complete a 2012 Volunteer Application that will be submitted for a background check through LexisNexis which meets Little League International's background check regulation.  The updated 2012 Volunteer Application is a fillable PDF file and can be found HERE or on the "Docs" tab of this website. Completed Volunteer Applications are to be submitted to NABCLL, PO Box 416 North Andover, MA 01845.

All 60' diamonds except CT3 and SP1 are open today, Wednesday May 16, 2012.  Any cancellation of games will be a game time decision.  The game on SP1 was moved to SP2.  The game on CT3 was moved to Lucent 4.

NAMS, Grogan's, and Brooks 90' diamonds are open.

We know it seems spring has just started, but summer is just around the corner. Summer registrations are open for players aged 12-18. Click here for more information and to register.

Tryouts for 90' Summer are May 22, 24 and 26, Players need attend only ONE of the tryouts - see Summer tab for more details.

Please Join Us for our 2nd Annual NABCLL Day at the Spinners

Last year, over 340 friends of NABCLL enjoyed a great day at a Lowell Spinners game.  Please join us at this year's game on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 1:05 PM.  The Lowell Spinners play at LaLacheur Park in Lowell.  It is easy to get to, has great site lines and is affordable family entertainment.  You will enjoy the great family atmosphere, with Red Sox stars of the future competing against the Vermont Lake Monsters.

Please email Bill Holland for tickets wjholland25@gmail.com

Please immediately email or mail your completed 2012 Volunteer Application if you have not already submitted one to Rick Green rgreen@nasdidemo.com, the NABCLL Safety and CORI Officer.

The file is here: http://www.nayouthbaseball.org/FileArea/110433/Docs/VolunteerApp2012.pdf - you can fill it out electronically including digitally signing it, save it, and submit it to Rick along with a photograph of your license or other government-issued ID. You can also print and mail it along with a photocopy of that ID to: NABCLL, PO Box 416, North Andover, MA 01845.

No managers, assistant coaches or parent volunteers will be permitted to particiapate in practices or games without submitting the proper documentation for a background check. At some point we will be asking managers and coaches to leave the field who have not submitted the proper documentation.

Even if you submitted a CORI form for another sport this year, you must still do one for NABCLL. By law, each organization must do it's own background check every year. NABCLL and NABC are two different organizations.

SPRING 2012 NABCLL Registration NOW OPEN Ages 5-18

Click here to register: http://www.sportspilot.com/register/regbegin.asp?asoid=105662 - don't forget to volunteer when you register. Also, let your league VP know: see the Contacts tab.

Big Diamond Baseball Registration Still Open - but only a few roster spots remain: The Big Diamond (90’) divisions are for players from age 13 to 18. Juniors is for 13s and 12s in the 7th grade, Seniors is for 14s and 15s, and 13s in the 8th grade, and Big League is for 16-18s and 15 year old 10th graders.

Note:12-year olds in the 7th grade may opt to play in Juniors, but once they actually play a game in Juniors they can’t go back to the small diamond. If you aren’t sure you want your 12-year old to play in Juniors, please contact VP Jeff Buxton (jbuxton@validityinc.com 978-886-1801) first.

If your are buying a bat for your child, or bought one recently, NABCLL would like you to know the rules before you buy: see the link here.

As in 2011, bats that have a Composite barrel are no longer allowed, unless they have been tested and approved.

A Composite bat is made with the same metal exterior as a standard metal bat, but has a "woven" graphite or carbon fiber wall on the inside. College baseball was the first to ban these bats because the ball comes off them faster than a metal bat. Now they are banned in high school. Little League also felt they were a safety risk, and banned composite bats unless they were tested and approved.

So, before you buy a bat please visit the Little League website at this link: Little League Announces Bat Rule Changes for 2012 Season.

You will find more information including a list of approved bats for Majors and below (ages 12 and under), and the regulations for Juniors and above (ages 13-18).

Please read these regulations carefully before buying or using a bat this year.

Here is a quick summary of the regulations for 2012:

Majors and below:

• same as 2011, 2 1/4" only
• composite-barreled bats banned except if on the approved list

Juniors (13s):

• composite-barreled bats must be stamped BBCOR (all BBCOR bats are -3)
• bats with no composite materials in the barrel (all-metal, all-alloy, or all-wood bats) can have any drop weight.

Seniors and Big League (14-18):

• -3 bats only
• if not all-wood, must be stamped BBCOR

As an additional service NABCLL has a link to a bat sizing guide here.

10 % off on various items

15% off all footware and apparel