Niskayuna Baseball League will be hosting open tryouts for the following age groups 8u, 9u, 10u, 11u, 12u and over 13-16. The player's division is based on their age before May 1, 2025. The tryout schedule is below, however please continue to monitor our website and socials for updates.
NBL carries at least one team from every age group and in some cases two based on the number of athletes who tryout and available coaching. If you are interested in helping NBL to increase the depth of its travel division, we would like to hear if you are interested in Managing or Coaching one of the age groups. Please reach out to the league directly via email: niskybaseballleague@gmail.com after registering your child.
Registration is open using the link below and will close for each age group two (2) days prior to the specific try out date.
SIGN UP HERE: https://niskybaseball.sportngin.com/register/form/041242509
Registration is now closed.
We look forward to having you join us this spring! A description of the different levels of play may be found below. The spring recreation season starts the week of April 20, 2024.
The fees for the season are as follows:*
Sibling Discount: If you are registering more than one player in your family, you will receive a discount on the additional children's registration fees. In order for the discount to be applied, please register all of your players at one time. You will be able to add additional players on the "review" page, by clicking near the bottom to "register another player." This will ensure that your family's players are registered within the same order and you receive the discount.
Hardship Scholarships: NBL maintains a scholarship fund to assist families for whom the registration costs may present a financial hardship. Please see below for information on requesting these funds.
*The fees above do not include Sports Engine processing fees which are assessed at payment.
The Hardship Scholarship Fund is used to offset up to 100% of player registrations due to financial need, or the additional cost associated with multi-sibling sign ups. The Board reviews scholarship requests and votes to allocate from the fund.
How to apply for a hardship scholarship:
We try our best to make sure all kids get to play baseball; however, funds are on a first-come, first-received basis, and so we cannot guarantee full or partial scholarships.
Recreation Baseball
Any player who wishes to play, can play! It is an opportunity for kids to move around and play a lot of different positions. Winning is not the main goal. Coaches strive for equal playing time, while keeping players safe as well. The goal is to teach basic fundamentals and let the kids have fun learning the game of baseball. The season starts in late April and players are expected to commit through the end of June. Games are played on Saturdays, along with some weeknight games (1-2 games per week).
Placement Criteria: Every child registered will be placed on a team. Teams at T-Ball and Single-A are arranged by schools, for the most part.
In Double A, we try to balance talent, as we introduce winning and losing, and have true playoffs. Spreading out travel-level players amongst the teams is important. The Major and Triple A divisions require players to work-out and be selected through a draft (all players in the draft are selected). The Babe Ruth level will have school and non-school players evenly distributed to the maximum extent practical to minimize scheduling conflicts and ensure competitive balance.
The NBL offers the following Cal Ripken levels:
Niskayuna Baseball also provides competitive travel baseball opportunities for players. For more information, please visit our Travel Program page.