Competitive Baseball:
Regular season games are scheduled Monday-Thursday leaving the weekends for tournament play. The seeding Tournament play begins in March to determine placement in the Majors and AAA divisions.  Regular season games begin Monday, April 12, 2010 and the season will conclude on Thursday June 24, 2010.

• Pre-season AYL Seeding Tournament.  This is a mandatory tournament for all competitive teams except teams that want to be in the AA Continental Division.  All 8 year old AAA Division teams are placed in that division, therefore, the Seeding Tournament is not used to seed those teams.  The Seeding Tournament dates are Friday March 5, 2010 through Sunday March 14, 2010.

• Number of Games.  Competitive league teams play an 18-game league schedule.  Majors, AAA and AA Continental teams play their scheduled games during week nights to allow for tournament play on weekends.

• Duration of Season.  The season runs from mid April through mid July 2010.  Please be prepared for changes in schedules due to weather and other related issue that may arise throughout the season.

• Post Season Playoffs and World Series. The top four (4) teams in the Mayors, AAA and AA Continental divisions will participate in a single elimination playoff against teams in their division culminating in the World Series for each division.   The playoffs and World Series is scheduled for TBD.

Competitive Baseball – Divisions of Play

• Majors Division:  The top 8 teams from the AYL Seeding Tournament at each age group.  This is the highest division.

• AAA Division:   The next 8-10 teams from the Seeding   Tournament will be placed in this division at the appropriate age level.           

• AA Continental Division:  (Ages 11 and above only):  Teams that do not participate in the Seeding Tournament but desire competitive baseball, as well as the teams not seeded in the Majors or AAA Divisions.  There are no uniform restrictions at this division.  Teams participating in the AA Continental division will play under the AYL AAA/Majors rules.

Always feel free to contact the Panther Baseball Delegate at pysbaseball@yahoo.com for any additional information.