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ENYTB is three leagues in one!


ENYTB was founded on the premise that an important reason for League participation is to have your games actually count for something. ENYTB is a member of three national baseball organizations: AABC; NABF; and PONY. Each of these national sanctioning bodies sponsors National Championship Tournament Series (NCTS) each year in the various age divisions. These are multi-level events where winners continue to advance until a national champion is determined at each age level.

NOTE: In the past, teams that qualified for more than one NCTS were restricted to one (their choice). This restriction was eliminated beginning with the 2005 season. Thus, any team that wins a berth to two or more NCTS in the same season can now participate in all when possible i.e., when the tournaments are all held on different weekends. Should a team win an NCTS event it is committed to advance in that NCTS. If this results in a conflict with its berths in other NCTS events, it must forfeit those berths immediately and the next highest qualifier shall be awarded the berth in its place.

ENYTB not only provides members with centralized access to three different NCTS, but we make it totally hassle-free too! Each ENYTB team fills out one online registration form customized top its age and level of play. Every ENYTB program item that the team is eligible for is listed on that form. To register to be eligible for for these NCTS events, teams need to place a check-mark in the check-boxes corresponding to both the sanctioning body and the particular entry-level tournament. Most teams can be eligible for NCTS events under all three affiliations for about $250, which is less than half the cost for one for-pay tournament.

Each ENYTB team fills out one form for each player on its roster. When the team adds the player to his online roster, the website will screen him against the league eligibility requirements as well as the eligibility requirements of each sanctioning body. If the player fails any eligibility criteria for anything that your team registered for, the website will tell you on-the-spot, who and why. When your online roster is complete, it can printed on the official roster form of each sanctioning body, completely filled out, by both you and the league. What could be more hassle-free?!

Assuming you registered to be eligible for at least one sanctioned tournament, your ENYTB games not only count for something but often they will count more than once! When two ENYTB teams play a game it counts under every affiliation that the two teams are registered with. Thus, a single game between two teams registered for all three sanctioned tournaments would count at least three times. It could count even more times if separate opt-in wildcard divisions are applicable. And, no matter the number of divisions a team competes in, all its Divisional Standings are always available and up to date on a single website page in its home area, making it very easy for all club/team personnel and players to follow all the action of exciting multiple pennant races. Many NCTS berth winners aren't decided until the last league game is played. The outcome of a single game could decide who advances to tournament play and who stays home in several divisions. As teams post their game scores on the website, all Divisional Standings are updated in real time.

ENYTB also hosts several sanctioned NCTS tournaments each year. In fact, ENYTB hosts a sanctioned tournament in every age division from 9U to 22U. In addition, the AABC sanctioned State tournaments at every age level are hosted locally as well, by other AABC sanctioned leagues. Teams qualify for those tournaments through ENYTB play as well. ENYTB members and non-members are both eligible to host ENYTB events on their fields but preference is given to members.

Bottom-line, every ENYTB registered member team begins the season with a chance to be a national champion. More than 50% of all ENYTB teams qualify to participate in a NCTS. Indeed, ENYTB produced World Champions in 2007 (NABF16U); 2008 (AABC13U) and 2009 (AABC9U). For these three teams, it all began with online registration and rosters, assignment to a competition level, and customized scheduling, followed by regular season divisional play, where they competed with other ENYTB teams and earned a berth into the entry-level NCTS event that they ultimately became the national champion.

In 2009, ENYTB registered approximately 170 full-time travel teams across all age divisions combined. Half of these teams registered for sanctioned tournament eligibility with two or more sanctioning bodies e.g., AABC, NABF and PONY. Approximately 100 of those teams qualified for and participated in 24 entry-level NCTS events. 15 of those 100 teams won entry-level tournaments. And of those 100 teams, one, the Spring Renegades 9U, went on become a national champion, winning the AABC9U World Series! Anything is possible, ENYTB teams have proved it three times in a row!

ENYTB highlights in sanctioned tournament play in 2009 include:

Help

  • How Do League Participants Retrieve Their Own Password?

    Lost Password?

    enytb.com allows users to retrieve their own password at any time.

    To retrieve your own password:

    Go to the very top of the home page and click on the [Login] button. In the spawned modal, click [Lost Password?]

    Enter your ENYTB registered email address;

    Click the applicable user ID (if there is more than one).

    The system will instantly email your password to your registered email address.

    NOTE: If you get a message stating that you aren't a registered user, the system is telling you that it does not recognize the email address you have entered i.e., it is not of a valid email address/password pairing. This would happen if you have multiple email address and are entering a different email address from what you are registered under in the system. It could also mean you have typed in your email address incorrectly or that it was originally entered incorrectly to the system. If you believe it to be the latter, please contact your league navigator for assistance. If you don't know who your league navigator is, contact Ed Frye at 518-356-9089.

Custom Scheduling

ENYTB puts you in the driver’s seat in determining when and how much you team plays as well as who you play.
  • Have your schedule include the exact number of games you want week-by-week as well as in total;
  • Have your HOME games scheduled only on the dates/times your home field and team are both available;
  • Have your AWAY games scheduled only on the dates/times your team is available;
  • Automatically eliminate opponents outside your team’s competitive range; and,
  • Top priority given to scheduling games with specific opponents that you designate as most preferred. You can also block specific opponents you prefer not playing.

Schedule Reliability

Schedule reliability is the hallmark of every great league!
  • Teams are required to play all games as scheduled;
  • 100% enforcement via ENYTB website;
  • More than 90% of all ENYTB scheduled games are played as scheduled, excluding cancellations due to bad weather;
  • Games that aren’t played as scheduled (forfeits) can be made up at a later time by mutual agreement to avoid fine;
  • Fines are imposed for un-played or un-scored games;
  • ENYTB guarantees reimbursement for unavoidable out-of-pocket game expenses due to late cancellations.

Tournament Opportunities

Multiple tournaments for all ages!
  • Local tournaments hosted on premium fields, including Joe Bruno Stadium, home to the Tri-City ValleyCats, minor league affiliate of the Houston Astros.
  • Exclusive local tournaments for Members Only: Super 8, Summer Blast, Madness!, and ValleyCats Fall Classic. Each with a 2 game guarantee. Sign up available on team order form.
  • OPEN tournament: Last Man Standing. 3 game guarantee. Last weekend of July. All teams in the Capital District and beyond are welcome to join in this summer finale! Members sign up on team order form. Non-members sign up on-line through tournament menu.
  • Sanctioned National Championship Tournament Series are available to members at all ages via ENYTB affiliates: NABF; PONY; and, AABC. Sign-up available on team order form.

Nine ENYTB Teams Have Won Sanctioned National Championships. Can your team be the 10th?

Interested in Joining?

  • New members are always welcome - ENYTB continues to grow, having reached 225 teams in 2019
  • New teams are allowed to roster up to four players one year older than their team age (pre-2019 teams are grandfathered at five such players); and,
  • New teams are allowed a maximum of four players from active ENYTB teams, provided no more than three of those players are from the same team.
  • Players looking for a travel team to play for can go to Teams Looking for Players or go to Teams Hosting Tryouts.

For more information re: ENYTB membership you may contact ENYTB Executive Director, Andy Frye at (518) 545-0747 or by email at andy@enytb.com.

Interested in Joining?

  • New members are always welcome - ENYTB continues to grow, having reached 225 teams in 2019
  • New teams are allowed to roster up to four players one year older than their team age (pre-2019 teams are grandfathered at five such players); and,
  • New teams are allowed a maximum of four players from active ENYTB teams, provided no more than three of those players are from the same team.

For more information re: ENYTB membership you may contact ENYTB Executive Director, Andy Frye at (518) 545-0747 or by email at andy@enytb.com.