HFMYB Travel Teams
Travel Team Play
Our regular spring league that plays through Father’s Day accepts all players of appropriate age as long as space is available. For those players who wish to play at a more competitive level, HFMYB forms travel teams at the Majors, Minors and Intermediate levels. These programs are described below-
Majors - Two majors level travel teams are formed as long as there is sufficient interest. The Mendon Storm team is composed of approximately 12 players who will be age 10, 11 or 12 on April 30 and played in the HFMYB league in the prior year or are new to the area. Tryouts for this team are usually held in the prior fall (eg. September 2011 for the 2012 team), after announcements have been mailed to all age appropriate league players. Players on this team and their families must be willing to make a commitment of time and money. The team usually practices in the fall, weather permitting, and winter (indoor facility). The team is focused on playing in a weeklong tournament at Dreams Park in Cooperstown NY near the end of July. Teams from across the USA attend the tournament and form the competition. This is a highlight for many players and their families. Because the tournament is played on fields with 70-foot base paths with all rules of the game applying, the Storm usually plays in a local travel league using the same rules. This season runs concurrently with the regular league season. The team also plays in a Memorial Day Weekend tournament and in the HFMYB tournament before going to Cooperstown. If you love baseball, this is the team for you. It is a lot of fun and a lot of competitive baseball straight through the end of July.
A second travel team, the Black team, is formed in June based on competitive tryouts, if there is sufficient interest. This team practices and plays in the HFMYB tournament as well as other local tournaments in surrounding towns which may include Honeoye, Lima, Victor, East Rochester, Canandaigua and others. The travel season can extend through the end of July depending on the number of tournaments entered.
Minors- As long as sufficient interest exists, two Minor league travel teams are formed, the Gold team and the Black team. These teams are selected at competitive tryouts held in June and play a schedule similar to the Major league Black team. Due to the limited roster size, players selected for the Gold team make a more significant commitment to being available to play through the end of July. The Black team usually has a larger roster and can more easily accommodate players who have vacations or other planned absences.
Intermediate- HFMYB forms one or two Intermediate travel teams. These teams may be selected competitively depending on player interest. The teams play in the HFMYB July tournament and may play in one or two other weekend tournaments in surrounding towns.
