2008 A/AA BASEBALL INFORMATION

A & AA SEASON
The AYL 2008 A & AA season, will consist of 14 league games, with a double elimination playoff, for a minimum of 16 games played April through July.

League games will be played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday beginning Friday April 4, 2008 and will be concluded Sunday June 15, 2008.  Teams will play no more than 2 games per week during the 11 week season.  League games will not be scheduled on Easter Sunday, Spring Break week, Mother's Day, Memorial Day weekend, or July 4th.  In the event of game cancellations, makeup games could be played Monday June 9, 2008 through Thursday June 12, 2008 at the discretion of the AYL Baseball Board.  There will be no bye requests for the A & AA level.

At the conclusion of the 14 league games, ALL TEAMS will be seeded for the double elimination playoffs.  Teams will play until they have lost two games.  Playoff games will begin Wednesday June 18, 2008 with the  World Series played July 11 ? 13, 2008.  No playoff games will be scheduled between Wednesday July 2, 2008 through Sunday July 6, 2008.  The mandatory coaches meeting will be Monday June 16, 2008.  The World Series will be a single game championship game.  Therefore, the undefeated team representing the winners bracket in the World Series game does not need to lose twice to be eliminated.

The AYL will conduct a pre-season AYL Memorial tournament that will be played beginning Friday March 7, 2008 through Sunday March 16, 2008.  The AYL Memorial tournament will be comprised of 3 exhibition games, there will be no trophies, results, standings or champion.  The intent is to provide teams with the ability to assess their team in a structured, uncompetitive environment in advance of the regular season game play.  The AYL Memorial tournament is optional to all teams.  The AYL Memorial tournament entry fee is $200.