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From the desk of LTA President, Joe Rushing.
Rule Changes for 2013
At our February board meeting, LTA Baseball addressed some issues
coaches, parents and players have been asking us to address for some
time (weekday travel, pitching rules and Senior Division age limit). To
that end, I'm proud to report our board of directors and commissioners
have approved 3 rule changes for 2013.
Read More on Rule Changes......
Age
limit in the Senior Division has been raised
Beginning in 2013, the age limit in the Senior division is now 21 years
of age. Each team will be limited to
5 players,
in any age combination, of
age 20 or 21. Again,
this is limited
to 5 roster spots. This
means you'll will have a
minimum of 15 open roster positions for
players ages 17, 18 and 19.
Read More on Rule Changes.....
Schedule is changing to 1 game during the week and 2 games on the
weekends
Beginning in 2013, A, B and C divisions will play one game during the
week and 2 games on the weekend. Seniors play dates TBD. Weekday travel
has been an increasing issue for coaches, parents and players trying to
navigate through rush hour traffic make a 5:45 or 5:30 game. Plus,
since many players work in the week, this should help alleviate some of
those pressures of trying to get off work to play. Finally, this also
will allow friends and parents an easier time to attend these games.
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A and B divisions
will follow a modified
Babe Ruth tournament pitching rule for the
Tournament of Champions
Following the conclusion of the regular season, the top 8 teams of the
the A and B divisions play the Tournament
of Champions (TOC)
during the second week of August. During the TOC week of the "Super
8",
the pitching rules will revert to the Babe Ruth tournament pitching rule
which states, "...no
player may pitch more than 7 innings in two consecutive games." Further,
a pitcher may only pitch a maximum of seven (7) innings in any one (1)
calendar day during the Tournament of Champions. During
the regular season, the pitching rules of 10 innings per week and no
more than 7 per game still apply as well as the current rest rules.
Read More on Rule Changes.....
Our board of directors and commissioners are excited about these rule
changes and we hope you as players, parents and coaches feel this way as
well. If you have any questions regarding these rule changes, please
feel free to email or call me at anytime.
Joe Rushing, President
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Welcome to the 2013 Lou Tompkins All Star Baseball League
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Team registration for
the 2013 LTA TOC season is open. Please select the About LTA
Baseball tab above and then select the LTA Team
Registration tab or click the tab here →
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2013 Calendar,
Field Locations, Board of Directors, Rules and Rule Changes as well
as 2013 Team Registration is accessed via the About LTA Baseball tab above.
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Joe Rushing appointed President of
Lou Tompkins All-Star Baseball, Inc
Lou
Tompkins All-Star Baseball, Inc is pleased to announce the
appointment of Joe Rushing to the position of President. Joe
succeeds Chris Connolly who has served as President of Lou Tompkins
All-Star Baseball, Inc for the past nine (9) years. Under Chris’s
guidance, the league has moved from a trophy weekend driven format
to a round robin format with the Tournament of Champions
championship games at the end of the season and has expanded the
league to include a Senior Division (16 -19 yr old players). Lou
Tompkins All-Star Baseball, Inc thanks Chris for his more than 20
years of service and contributions to this league.
Joe is
the fourth (4th) President of this league since its
formation 25 years ago. Prior to his appointment of President, Joe
has served on the LTA Baseball board of directors for the past nine
(9) years as a B Division Commissioner.
Lou
Tompkins All-Star Baseball, Inc has 25 years of experience in
providing a competitive summer baseball league for players 13 - 19
in Eastern MASS. The Lou Tompkins All-Star Baseball League was
comprised of 33 communities and 63 teams in 2012.
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2013 Game Dates and Times
For the 2013 season, weekday games for A Division
will be scheduled on Tuesday, B Division on Wednesday, C Division on
Thursday and Senior Division on Wednesday and Friday.
On Saturday, the games will be scheduled as follows:
A Division @ 5:30 PM
B Division @ 12:00 PM
C Division @ 3:00 PM
On Sunday, the games will be scheduled as follows:
A Division @ 5:30 PM
B Division @ 12:00 PM
C Division @ 3:00 PM
Senior Divisiion @ 2:00 PM
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SHOWCASE LTA BASEBALL
PLAYER'S SKILLS IN PITCHING, HITTING, AND FIELDING AT THE 2013 LOU
TOMPKINS ALL-STAR BASEBALL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS COLLEGE
BASEBALL SHOWCASE.
The
Showcase is by invitation only for A and Senior Division rostered
players (ages 15 -21) of the 2013 Lou Tompkins All-Star Baseball
League. Players are nominated by managers, coaches or town
coordinators of the 2013 Lou Tompkins All Star
Baseball League. Nominations will be accepted on the LTA Baseball
website in May 2013.
Date of the Showcase
is Saturday July 6th, 9 AM - 1 PM) at Belmont High School
Online registrations will open June 1st
Registration fee is $90.00
Participating colleges will be from throughout Massachusetts
Additional details will be available through the coming emails and
our website
Pass this information on to your league, your coaches, your parents
and your players
Showcase space is limited to 80 players and positions, so start
making your plans now, watch for future emails from LTA Baseball
with more details about this event and make sure your town/team is
registered for LTA Baseball this summer! This showcase is only for
players who play LTA Baseball!
LTA
Baseball is offering this Showcase as an added bonus for players,
parents and towns who participate in our league. You won't have to
spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to participate. A one-time
fee of $90.00 is all it takes to put your players in front of
college scouts and be graded on where their talents are now and what
they'll need to improve on to help them play baseball at the next
level.
More details will be posted in the coming weeks, check back often.
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