The Niagara District Baseball Association announced today that the Rookie Rep division would be expanded to allow Select House League teams to play in a reduced schedule loop, so as to promote more teams at the Rookie level, and allow smaller associations to offer more competitive baseball.

 

Rookie teams would still play their normal house league schedule, but a Select team drawn from those teams could play extra games.

 

Pelham first launched Rookie Select seven years ago. Over the years, we have offered Rookie Select teams when the  numbers warranted it.

 

This is a great opportunity to offer additional baseball at a more competitive level to those PMBA players who would benefit from it and enjoy it. There may be 2 full-time Rookie Rep teams and 4 Select teams that enter this loop. The PMBA can field a Rookie Select team at very low cost (compared to a full Rep team), with a team shirt and the cost of home games as the only real additional cost.