We are pleased to announce open tryouts for our Niskayuna Baseball League travel teams, levels 7U through 12U.
Please use this form to register. There is no cost to tryout. All tryouts will be held at Blatnick Park, Fields 3 and 4 for ages 7-10; Majors field for ages 11 and 12.
We strongly encourage you to make the first tryout date. However, if you are unable to make these dates, we will do our best to accommodate and schedule an alternate date in early August. Please email Jeff Parisi at jeffparisi16@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.
**REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR 2023**
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 24, 2023. Please save the date for our Opening Ceremony on Saturday, April 29. 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.
Players ages 10-12 will have the clinic on Saturday, April 22 from 9 - 11:30 a.m.
Players ages 7-9 will have the clinic on Saturday, May 6 from 9 - 11:30 a.m.
The cost to attend is $25. They fill up fast! Both clinics will be held on Blatnick Field 3. Please bring water, a bat, a glove, and a helmet. We hope to see you there!
*The fees above do not include Sports Engine processing fees which are assessed at payment.
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.