About Minuteman
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2008 MINUTEMAN BASEBALL LEAGUE 2008 marks the 13th season of the Minuteman Baseball League, a recreational baseball league for players of ages 13 through 15. The league began in 1996 with teams from Maynard, Sudbury, and Wayland, and then expanded to include Westford in 1998, Concord-Carlisle in 1999, Weston in 2001, Acton-Boxborough in 2005, Littleton in 2006, Wellesley in 2007 and Bolton in 2008. As a result of our continued expansion, the Minuteman Baseball League includes more than 60 teams this spring, providing an exciting baseball program for over 750 young ballplayers in our area. That's a huge increase over time, as we have progressed from 12 teams with 160 players in our first year (1996) to 62 teams and 830 players in 2007. Clearly we are meeting our primary objective of keeping young teens enthusiastic about baseball as they master the transition from the smaller Little League diamond to the Major League-sized diamond. The variety and excitement of competing against teams from other towns has been an important ingredient in our success, but an additional byproduct has been the development of exciting in-town rivalries, as players and parents anticipate the opportunity to compete against friends and neighbors. The spring season of 2008 will be comprised of 2 separate leagues. The first division is the Patriot League which is for 13-year old players only as defined in our rules. The second division is the Minuteman League which is for 13 to 15-year old players as defined in our rules. During 2008, the Minuteman League will play 3 rounds of regular season play on weekends. An attempt will be made to schedule games against teams of comparable ability throughout the regular season. Teams in the Patriot League will play against each other during the week with a separate single elimination playoff among all teams at the end of the season. All teams are eligible to participate in a round of post-season playoffs. This summer we expect to sponsor the fifth season of the Minuteman Baseball Summer League. This summer program, which included 11 teams in 2007, provides a summer recreational baseball opportunity for the 13 to 16 year-old players who are not selected for their towns’ competitive travel teams. Games will likely begin soon after July 4, with each team playing twice per week on weeknights. A two-round, ten-game reshuffle format will be used, followed by a week of playoffs. Our spring league rules apply, with a few modifications. For all of these activities, we continue to benefit from our professionally administered website (www.mmbrl.com) for the collection and communication of up-to-date league information, including schedules, scores, pitchers, and standings. We hope you'll enjoy your participation in the Minuteman League. If you have any comments or suggestions, please share them with your town's director so that we can continue to improve. Also, please take the time to thank the many volunteers whose efforts have made this program possible. Now, let's play ball and have some fun!! -- Minuteman Baseball League Board of Directors MINUTEMAN BASEBALL LEAGUE HISTORY First game: Saturday,
April 27, 1996 @ 9:30- 1996 top four seeds: Sudbury
Mariners 11-2, Maynard Royals 11-2, Sudbury Braves 9-4, 1997 top four seeds: Sudbury
Mariners 14-1, Sudbury Cardinals 13-2, Maynard Twins 13-2, 1998 top four seeds: Maynard
Twins 10-2, Maynard Brewers 8-2, Sudbury Astros 9-3, 1999 top four seeds:
Sudbury Astros 12-1-1, Maynard Twins 11-3, Sudbury Dodgers 10-3-1, 2000 top four seeds: Sudbury
Braves 12-2, Maynard Brewers 10-2, Sudbury Mariners 10-4, 2001 top four seeds:
Sudbury Braves 13-1, Sudbury Diamondbacks 9-3-1, 2002
top four seeds: Weston Red
Sox 9-2-1, Sudbury White Sox 10-3, Maynard Athletics 10-3, Sudbury Astros 10-4 2003 Platinum Championship game: Wayland Dodgers (3), Weston Red Sox (2) 2003 Gold Championship game: Westford Tigers (13), Wayland Padres (4) 2003 Silver Championship game: Sudbury Mariners (8), Wayland Orioles (7) 2003 Titanium Championship: Westford Athletics (15), Concord-Carlisle Diamondbacks (2) 2003 Bronze Championship game: Wayland Red Sox (6), Westford Diamondbacks (5) 2004 top four seeds: Sudbury
Giants 12-2, Concord-Carlisle Cardinals 12-2, Division 1: Reading 9, Maynard Twins 8 Division 2: Framingham#3 9, Maynard Brewers 3 Division 3: Westford#1 12, Westford#3 11 Division 4: Concord-Carlisle#2 2, Wayland#2 1 2005 Spring League Championships 2005 Summer League Championships 2006 Spring League
Championships 2006 Summer League
Championships 2007 Minuteman "World Series" Champions 2007 Minuteman League Champions: 2007 Patriot League Champion - Littleton Navy Tigers 2007 Minuteman Summer League Champion - Littleton Navy
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