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The Premier Travel League In Eastern Upstate NY

WEBSITE ACCESS

REGISTRATION IS AS SIMPLE AS 1-2-3!

What's New This Year (in the League)?

The Basics

Approximate Cost Of Fielding A Travel Team

Annual Timeline - ENYTB Participation

Annual Informational Meetings

New Member Orientation

The Club GM

Team Registration Part I - Team Activation

Team Registration Part II - Your Purchase

Team Registration - Part III - Other

Loopholes On Age Eligibility

Fines & Security Deposits

Paid Advertising - enytb.com

Free Ads on enytb.com (Members Only)

Placing/Finding Team Ads For Pick-Up Games

League Playing Rules

Wood Bats

Composite Metal Bat Restrictions

Sanctioned Post-Season Play - What is it?

Last Man Standing Tournaments - What Are They?

Online Roster Management System (ORMS)

Roster Management Protocols

How ENYTB Regulates Player Movement Between Teams

FINDING UFAs Via enytb.com

Customized Scheduling - 101

How To Transact a SCHEDULE CHANGE

  • ENYTB's Reschedule Functions - What Are They and What Do They Allow Me To Do?
    • Change Innings/Number of Games As Well As Time Curfews and Mercy Rules in 9 INN Games

    Change Innings/Number of Games,
    As Well As Time Curfews and Mercy Rules in 9 INN Games

    ENYTB offers teams three scheduling options:

    1 - SG (standard number of innings - 6 at 9/10 and 7 for > 10U);

    2 - SG9 - 9 inning single game;

    3 - DH (standard number of innings or by mutual agreement prior to first pitch, upon notification of chief umpire, DH also can be played as two SG5 or two SG6).

    ENYTB allows teams to convert from one game type to another w/o penalty. All such requests must be entered to the website and subject to approval by your opponent.

    For this purpose, ENYTB provides HOME TEAMS with a special rescheduling option.

    "Change Innings/Number of Games" and it is represented with its own icon (a gear wheel).

    Click the gear wheel icon for the game in question (HOME TEAM ONLY) and you will be allowed to request any of the following changes from your opponent:

    (1) From a DH to a 9INN game;
    (2) From a DH to a SG;
    (3) From a SG to a 9INN game;
    (4) From a SG to a DH;
    (5) From a 9INN game to a DH; and,
    (6) From a 9 INN Game to a SG.

    NOTE: Prior to entering a game type change request to the website, you must contact your opponent's primary contact to see if he would be agreeable to such a request.

    If he is, immediately make your request official via the website using the gear wheel icon. They will get an automatic email from the website informing them of the request and giving them instructions of how to enter their response.


    NOTE: Should an opponent fail to respond to any online request for a schedule change, the website will automatically approve the request 24 hours before the scheduled date of the game.

    IMPORTANT: To change from a DH to a 9 INN game do NOT use the "splitter" " icon to split the DH into two single games. If you do that, you will be responsible for playing both games unless you use up a NHNFC on the game you don't want to play.

    OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT 9 INN games:

    Q. In a 9 inning game, when is the game of official length in case of bad weather?

    A. MLB rule = 5 innings shall constitute an official game in the event game is ended prior to completion of 9 innings due to bad weather.


    Q. In a 9 inning game, when is the 10 run mercy rule in effect?

    A. 6 innings.

    Q. Is there a time curfew on 9 INN games?

    A. Yes. No new inning begins after 3 hours unless score is tied and then we go into extra innings – using the international tie-breaker.

    Example 1: If game is of official length and last inning played was completed in full, and either team is ahead by 10 runs or more, game is over.

    Example 2: If game is of official length and and visiting team is trailing by 10 or more runs, game is over.

    Example 3: If game is of official length and and visiting team took the lead in the final inning, trailing team must receive its final full at bat.

    Example 4: Three hours have expired from time of first pitch and game is only at end of 6th inning. However, score is tied. Then 7th inning = 1st extra inning and we use the international tie-breaker.

  • Change Of Schedule Transaction - General Framework
  • Change-Of-Schedule Transaction - Administrative Cancellation (AC)
  • UNPLAYED LOCAL GAMES --> What you must do TO AVOID FORFEIT FINES.
  • Change-Of-Schedule Transaction - Non-Weather Postponement (NWP)
  • Change-Of-Schedule Transaction - No Harm/No Foul/Cancellation (NH/NF/C)
  • Change-Of-Schedule Transaction - Cancellation Due To Forfeit - Rules & Fines
  • Change-Of-Schedule Transaction - PASSED GAMES - RULES & FINES
  • Change-Of-Schedule Transaction - HOME TEAM ONLY
  • My Opponent Canceled Late (Inside Of 3 Days) or Did Not Show Up To Play Me As Scheduled - How do I collect reimbursement for my unavoidable game costs?

PROTOCOLS FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES

Schedule Management Protocols

Standings Questions

After You Have Won A Berth To A Sanctioned NCTS

Contact Info

How Do I Change My Email Preferences

How Do I Enter My Scores

Lineup Cards - Mandatory (available Online)

Field Availability

INFORMATION re: ENYTB Fall League

JOE Tournament (ENYTB/ValleyCats Fall Classic)

ENYTB OPEN Tournaments

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.