Westford Academy is hosting two 2019 Spring Training Clinics that will be led by coaching staff, members of the WA softball program and members of the WYBSL.  Proceeds go to the WA softball and baseball scholarship programs.    

The Softball clinics will be held Saturdays on March 2nd, 9th, and 16th from 1:00pm - 3:00pm.

The Baseball clinics will be held over Spring Break on April 15th, 16th, and 17th from 10:00am to 12:00pm. 

For more information or to register, please visit our registration page.

Westford Youth Baseball & Softball League’s 2019 Spring Season registration is open for all divisions.  Please go to http://wybsl.com/registration to register your daughter or son and be sure to take advantage of “Early Bird” pricing on most divisions when you can save $35 on registration!

January 31st, 2019 – Early Bird pricing ends

March 15th, 2019 – Open registration closes for most programs, waitlists begin

Please register soon as open spots will fill up quickly.  

See you out on the diamonds this spring!

New Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth Bat Rules

Below is an important update regarding the upcoming Babe Ruth / Cal Ripken bat rule changes which become effective on January 1, 2018.  

General Information:

The full set of new bat rules can be found on the Babe Ruth Baseball website at the following link: https://baberuthleague.org/bat-rules.aspx

The rule changes as applied to WYBSL are as follows:

• Small diamond baseball (Tee Ball - U12) - Any bats that are not stamped compliant with the USA Baseball stamp will be illegal and cannot be used in WYBSL.
• Softball (Pre softball - 18U) - No change to approved bats. Legal bats in 2017 remain legal in 2018.
• Big diamond baseball (U13 - 15) - Both the new USA standard and the BBCOR .50 are approved for 2018.

In addition, since some of our rec league members participate in the New England Elite Baseball League (EBL) / Minuteman, the new bat rules as applied to that league are as follows:

• 8U-13U - Starting January 1st, 2018 all bats will need to have the USA stamp on it. BBCOR bats can be used at these levels too.
• 14U - Divisions 1, 1A & 2 will now be a BBCOr league. (BBCOr bats do not have the USA stamp on them). All bats must have the BBCOr stamp on it, these bats are all -3.

 Further details regarding the EBL bat rule changes can be found on the EBL website at the following link: http://www.thefarmbpi.com/

WYBSL Bat Replacement

Since WYBSL is a chartered Babe Ruth organization it will adhere to the new bat rules.  While the large majority of our players purchase their own bats, we will discard all league baseball bats and replace them on a limited basis for each division from the Tee Ball through U12 divisions.  Additional bats may be purchased as needed during the season.  Otherwise, parents should feel free to purchase bats meeting the new rules at this time.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation concerning these new and important rules.