FREE AGENTS

Thank you for your interest in West Texas Youth Baseball. This is not a draft league. All teams form on their own and participate in league play set up based on each teams individual level. Our program has been growing every year since 2007 and we are the largest youth baseball program in the area. We work very hard to provide our region with quality baseball. The league is run with the participants in mind seeking input from many knowledgeable baseball folks. This is the participants program, run by individuals who understand the ever changing baseball trends. The program will always strive to meet the needs of the competitive baseball teams and never allow agendas or egos to get in the way of our goal for quality baseball in this area.We are very lucky in this  area to have Amarillo Rotary Baseball Association and Canyon Baseball Assoc who run a recreational baseball program, assuring any kid who wants to play baseball has an opportunity to play. We do have a Free Agent list that consist of players who are looking for a team. We would be happy to add your player to that list. Click the FREE AGENT link below to fill out the online form. This is NOT a guarantee of getting added to any of the teams, but only a way for parents to show their kids interest in playing for a team. We will remove the free agent list 1 week out from the deadlines to signup for any of the rec sign up leagues, which gives parents a chance to register their kid for the draft in these programs. We will work closely with both of the rec programs now and in the future to assure all kids have opportunities to play the great game of baseball!! 

I hope this answers some of your questions.  Let us know if there is anything else we can do for you.

FREE AGENT FORM

Coaches and Parents,

Below is the fall info and blackout form. If your team isn't playing fall but you have a kid wanting to play, please fill out the free agent form so we can get posted. Teams are building their fall rosters and this is a good way to get them picked up. Please read the info packet and see all details on how we try to accomodate kids wanting to play both football and baseball. We really don't want a kid to have to make a choice to play one or the other so work hard to accomodate schedules. We will offer divisions in 5U-13U, 14U-15U, 16U-18U. As always, we will build the schedules based of a teams skill level and not age alone. Please make sure to list any info in regards to how your team wants to be scheduled at the bottom of the team blackout form. Looking forward to another great season of fall baseball!

2019 FALL LEAGUE INFORMATION

2019 FALL LEAGUE BLACK OUT FORM

Pitch Count: We won’t be implementing a mandatory pitch count rule for league. The pitch count is coming, but until it’s a National rule we’d be the only program trying to implement our own policy. It has already been implemented in high school and expect to see it in youth programs soon. We will be putting a lot of info out in hopes of educating both parents and coaches. We will also put out a detailed arm health program provided by local Orthopedic Surgeons and the Pitch Smart recommendations. Here’s a link for review- https://www.mlb.com/pitch-smart/pitching-guidelines.

2019 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

TEAM TRYOUTS

OFFICE ADDRESS 
13980 Buffalo Airport Rd

MAILING ADDRESS & PHONE:
PO BOX 20559

AMA 79114 

806-670-3164
EMAIL:

WTYBA@HOTMAIL.COM

GENERAL INFORMATION

Parks: Violation of city park rules will result in suspensions. Please review rules at parks. Here's a few key issues that create problems

1. No pets inside any of the complexes.

2. No bikes, skateboards, scooters, hover boards, etc. This has become a problem. Please make sure parents know and share with family and friends.

3. Never park on developed grass areas. 

4. Of course no alcohol or smoking at any field. Coaches remember this at practices in regards to alcohol. Hate to even mention but actually have had to deal with this and it's not a good situation.

5. Trash: We have a great relationship with all facility owners and part of that is because we always take care of the facilities. Never leave trash in stands or dugouts. Also when using score huts, if we don't follow written rules posted inside we will lose the ability to use them.

Please remember our league rule of borrowing or adding a player for a league game. You can borrow any player from a team in your age, or a player that’s 1 year younger as long as you clear it with the kid’s regular team and follow league rule by batting him last and can’t pitch (9-14’s). You can also add players to your regular league roster as long as they are eligible through USSSA AND the kid’s parent registers them for your team on wtyba.com and you add them to your USSSA roster. No player can participate in any West Texas Youth Baseball event without being added as stated above first. If a coach is found to be breaking this rule they will be suspended for the remainder of the season and possibly banned from the program. Sorry if this seems harsh, but we have 120 teams and are very limited with our field situation so there's not much room for changes.