Faqs
The League is open to players Pre-K (4 years old) to 12th Grade.
No. Non-residents are welcome to join the League and are not subject to any additional fees.
Yes, every player must play at least 3 innings in the field per game. A team’s entire roster will bat in order, throughout the entire game.
The Spring season runs from mid-April through the end of June. No games or playoff games are scheduled after the last day of school. There are no games on Memorial Day Weekend.
The Fall season runs from the week after Labor Day through the end of October.
The T-Ball and Pony Divisions traditionally play on Saturday mornings. Both divisions play one night game per season under the lights (T-Ball Mania and Pony Palooza). For the night game, MSA brings in an ice cream truck and a DJ that plays music and announces the kids’ names and numbers as they come to bat. It is a lot of fun for the kids and parents alike.
The Colt Division traditionally plays 1-2 games per week. They play every Saturday and either Tuesday or Thursday evenings.
The Minors Division traditionally plays 1-2 games per week. They play every Saturday and either Monday or Wednesday evenings.
Games are played at Crane Fields/Jimmy McDonough Memorial Park (35 Angela Dr, Carmel Hamlet, NY), Lakeview Elementary School (112 Lakeview Dr, Mahopac, NY), and Sycamore Park (790 Long Pond Rd, Mahopac, NY).
Practice locations are decided by each coach individually. Teams usually practice one weeknight per week.
The In-House Directors will determine postponed games. If the fields are not playable, cancelled games will be communicated to coaches who will pass information along to parents via their teams’ preferred communication channel (text, email, etc).
The Fee includes uniforms (Baseball Pants, MLB Team Shirts, and MLB Hats), and umpires (Colt Division and above).
Players must supply their own helmet, glove, & cleats. MSA supplies coaches with bats; however, players are allowed to use their own bats as long as they are on the USA Baseball Youth Approved Bat List (https://www.usabaseball.com/bats).
Umpires must be in 8th grade or above. We will train umpires; no certification or prior experience is needed. MSA pays umpires $30 per game and provides community service credits/hours. If you are interested in becoming an umpire please register by visiting https://msasports.org/baseball/
No, all of MSA (not just baseball) is run under the pure notion of volunteering for the children and the community. Every Board member, coach, field crew member, game announcer, concession stand worker, equipment organizer, etc, are volunteers, who may or may not have kids in the program. If you are interested in volunteering as a coach, please register by visiting https://msasports.org/baseball/