What is "Midweek" baseball?
No games on Saturday or Sunday mornings or afternoons, except in the fall league. All divisions are wood bat. Summer season games are evenings, Sundays through Fridays, most often Mondays through Fridays. The spring/summer league has different 18+, 25+, 35+ skill divisions and both 45+ and 52+ wood bat divisions. The Fall league has 18+, 25+ age and 35+, 45+ and 52+ wood divisions. The exact number and type of divisions offered depends on the number and type of teams actually registering for any particular season.
How do I enter a team in the league?
Contact the league office as soon as possible to get on the managers' mailing list for the next available season. The spring/summer league holds 2 mandatory managers' meetings. For the 2024 season the first managers’ Zoom meeting is Wednesday night January 10, 2024 at 8 pm . The second Zoom meeting will be Wednesday March 6 at 8pm.
A $500 MINIMUM DEPOSIT IS DUE AT THE JANUARY MEETING FOR THE SPRING/SUMMER SEASON. THE BALANCE IS DUE AT THE MARCH MEETING. FOR THE FALL A $500 DEPOSIT IS DUE AT THE FIRST JULY MEETING AND THE BALANCE DUE AT THE FINAL AUGUST MEETING USUALLY THE SECOND WEEK OF THE MONTH.
How long are the seasons?
The spring/summer regular season starts in mid-April and ends in late July. Playoffs continue to the middle of August. The Fall season starts in early September and goes to the end of October.
Games: How many, what time, where and how long?
The average spring/summer schedule is 16 games; Game times in the 52+ division are 630 pm. Game times in 18, 25, 35 and 45+ are at 7:30, 8:00, 8:30 or 9:00 p.m. Fields are in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. All games are 7 innings.
The Fall league is a 9 game schedule and playoffs; 7 inning games; There are divisions for ages 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+ and 52+ ALL NIGHT GAMES (7:30 p.m. or later) Mondays through Fridays and Sunday mornings. The fall league also offers teams the option to play games mostly on Sunday mornings.
How much does it cost?
The Year 2024 league fee is $180 per player plus a per team insurance and internet surcharge for each team's web site and secondary medical insurance; Year 2024 Fall league fee has not been set yet. In 2023 it was $1,500.00 per team (includes Pointstreak.com team web site) (FALL: minimum 12 maximum 20 player roster size). The Fall also has Fall League "Lite" which is a 7 game season for $1,300 with no playoffs. Teams also charge players for the cost of umpires and balls. Some teams are sponsored thus reducing player costs. The league does not regulate team charges to players. Uniforms are additional and are on an individual team basis. SUMMER: Teams must have a minimum of 14 players and cannot have more than 25 on their rosters.
ALL TEAM FEES MUST BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE THE START OF EACH SEASON.
How do I get on a team?
The league does not hold tryouts. There is a free agent registration page on our web site. Players wishing to be listed on the referral list maintained by the league should provide the league with: Name, telephone number, home address, town/city/place of work, age, height, weight, position(s), most recent baseball experience (e.g. MSBL, MABL, Stan Musial, College, Pro etc.), and if no recent experience, the highest level of BASEBALL previously played (i.e., high school, college, Stan Musial, semi-pro, minor or major league). NOTE: Former professional ball players must be out of professional ball a minimum of 3 years to be eligible to play in the leagues. A draft is held at each managers' meeting based on free agent player information submitted to the league in time for the meeting. Players from the free agent list are also referred to those teams that tell the league that they need players.
When is the best time to register as a player?
December through March is the time when most spring/summer teams needing players contact the league. July is the best time to register for the Fall season. THE EARLIER YOU REGISTER, THE BETTER!
