The Buffalo School of Baseball holds leagues through out the year to allow players to work on their game in a fun and structured way. We have winter leagues for hitting and pitching and a fall outdoor league for player development.
Hitting Leagues
Hitting leagues are held in the batting cages and use the pitching machines to feed the hitters.
Two rounds of the hitting leagues are held and run on Sundays starting Sunday, November 5, 2006 and consist of a nine week schedule with playoffs and prizes at the end. Second nine week session begins in mid-January. Sign up for both sessions and receive a $20 discount.
Hitting league fast facts:
- $85 per player per session, sign up for both sesions and save $20
- 3 Age groups
- Little League 8—11 years old
- Modified 12—14 years old
- Majors 15 and up
- Teams consist of 4 participants and 2 substitutes
- Statisitcs are kept
- Playoffs and a championship round
- Awards are given to championship teams and league leaders in HR's, RBI's and batting average
- 2 sessions, 9 weeks each
- First session starts Sunday, November 6, 2005
- Second session starts mid-January 2006
- Umpires and pitching machine feeders are supplied by the Buffalo School of Baseball
- Helmets and bats are required and are available at the BSB if necessary
Game Play
The game is a 50 minute timed game with 5-10 minutes in the beginning for batting practice. Player must hit target areas marked on the batting cage netting to get singles, doubles, triples or home runs. Two swings are allowed per hitter and outs are recorded. After 3 outs the teams switch. Scoresheets are kept by a representative from each team for statistics and prizes are awarded at the end for batting average, RBI's and home runs.
Pitching Leagues
Pitching leagues are done from a mound in the batting cages and participants throw at pitching targets with a designated point system for scoring.
Two rounds of the pitching leagues are held and run on Mondays starting Monday, November 6, 2006 and consist of a nine week schedule with playoffs and prizes at the end. Second nine week session begins in mid-January. Sign up for both sessions and receive a $20 discount.
Pitching league fast facts:
- $85 per player per session, sign up for both sesions and save $20
- Teams consist of 3 participants
- Ages 8-11 only
- 9 inning games are played
- Each player throws 4 pitches per inning
- Bonus throws are awarded for hitting strike area in the 9th inning
- Target setup with point system ranging from 1-2-5 points, total points are added up after nine innings are completed
- Playoffs and a championship round
- 2 sessions, 9 weeks each
- First session starts Monday, November 7, 2005
- Second session starts mid-January 2006
- Umpires are supplied by the Buffalo School of Baseball
Game Play
The game is a nine inning game with each player throwing four pitches per inning. Players score 1 point for hitting target, 2 points for hitting the edge of the strike area and 5 points for hitting the strike area. Points are totaled after the 9 innings with the team with the highest total getting a win. In the 9th inning one bonus throw is awarded for each strike in the strike area.
Fall League
The BSB fall league is for High School players only. Teams play an eight week season from end of August until October. The league is played on Sundays at the St. Mary's turf field in Lancaster, New York. Each Sunday starts with an instructional session for all participants.
