Denbigh Youth Baseball Babe Ruth League

Before starting, please make sure you have an active SportsEngine/Babe Ruth Membership account. This means if you are new to the league, please return to the main registration screen to create your account first before proceeding with registration. If your player was registered for 2025 Spring/Fall season, the account owner (the person who completed the player registration for the Spring/Fall Season) will need to be the one who registers the player for our 2026 Spring Season.

Welcome to DYBL Fall Registration!

Registration consists of ‘Player & Parent Information’, ‘Emergency Contact & Medical Information’, ‘Parent DYBL Code of Conduct’ and ‘DYBL Player Code of Conduct’, and 'Liability Waiver.' You should receive a confirmation email once your registration is completed. If you do not, please contact Mary Isdell at dyblcommunications@gmail.com.

Understanding Babe Ruth Membership vs. DYBL Registration

Babe Ruth Memberships are not the same as Denbigh Youth Baseball League (DYBL) registrations.

All players and coaches must be linked to Babe Ruth League for insurance and roster verification purposes. When you are added to Babe Ruth, you will receive a free Babe Ruth Membership. This membership will show a message stating “paid in full” in SportsEngine.

This message does not mean you have paid your DYBL registration fee—it only confirms that your Babe Ruth Membership (which is free) is active.

Your player(s) will not be rostered until their DYBL Registration fee has been paid - Deadline February 7th.

Your DYBL Registration Fee must still be paid separately through our Square payment link: https://square.link/u/PyfRwmOg

To summarize:

• Babe Ruth Membership:
  • Required for all players and coaches
  • Free
  • Shows “paid in full” when complete on SportsEngine.
  • Does NOT cover the DYBL Registration Fee.
• DYBL Registration Fee:
  • Required to participate in the season
  • Paid separately through the Square link
  • Not included in the Babe Ruth Membership
• If you see “paid in full” on your Babe Ruth account, that is only your membership, not your league registration. If you have any questions or concerns, please email Mary Isdell at dyblcommunications@gmail.com.

Frequently asked questions:

Practice and Game Schedule

• Practices: Held twice a week for all divisions.
• Schedules: Game schedules are released approximately two weeks before the season  begins. Additional games may be added as other leagues finalize their calendars.
• Games are on Saturdays with occasional weekday games for all divisions.

Field Locations by Division  

• T-Ball: Practices at Passage Middle School. Games at Passage Middle or Jenkins  Elementary.  

• Rookie Division: Practices at Passage Middle or Stoney Run. Home games at Jenkins, Passage,  or Stoney Run.  

• Minor Division: Practices at Jenkins Elementary. Home games at Courthouse Way or Jenkins. 

        • Majors Division: Practices and home games at Courthouse Way Community Center. 

        • Juniors & Seniors Division: Practices and home games at B.C. Charles Elementary.  

• Senior Division: Practices and home games at B.C. Charles Elementary. 

Evaluations / Tryouts  

• Yes, we encourage all Major/Minor players & any Rookies (looking to play up into Minors) players to attend evaluations. 

◦ Spring 2026: February 14

All players will be placed on a team depending on 'age division' and roster space. If there are not enough volunteer coaches, players may be placed on a wait-list, with priority based on  registration date.  

Registration Details  

Season

• Spring
  • Registration Opens: December 1, 2025
  • Registration Closes: February 7, 2026
  • Wait-list Opens: After February 7-15, 2026
  • Registration refund deadline is February 28, 2026. No refunds will be provided after this date.
  • Practices begin week of March 9, 2026
  • Opening Day & Picture Day: March 28, 2026

Registration fee for 2026

• There is a $60 registration fee for the first child, and $45 for each sibling after that. Limited scholarships available. Please email Mary Isdell at dyblcommunications@gmail.com to apply.

• As a thank-you for volunteering, coaches get the first child’s registration waived. Any additional children can be registered at the discounted rate of $45 each.

• February 28, 2026 is the registration fee refund deadline. After February 28, DYBL will not issue any refunds since uniforms will be in the process of being ordered.

   

Player Age Divisions 

Baseball:

T-Ball: Ages 4–5

Rookie (Machine Pitch): Ages 6–8

Minor: Ages 9–10

Major: Ages 11–12

Juniors (Prep for High School): Ages 13–16

Seniors: Ages 17-18

Team Manger Internship: Ages 14-19

Age Determination:

Baseball: Player’s age on May 1 of the current year (except 4-year-olds, who are based on Sept 30 of the previous year).  

Division Placement Policy: 

Players may be considered to play up based on skill level. Requests to play down are only approved in special cases (e.g., risk of injury or significant developmental difference) and must be reviewed by league officials. All players must register in their age-appropriate division first.  

Equipment Guidelines  

T-Ball (provided by player):  

• Glove  

• Tennis shoes (cleats optional)  

• Grey baseball pants

• Optional: Batting helmet with full-face cage, USA-stamped t-ball bat  • Water bottle  

Rookie, Minor, Major, Junior, & Senior (provided by player):  

• Glove  

• Cleats  

• Cup (required for catchers in Rookie)  

• Grey baseball pants

• Optional: Helmet (full-face for Rookie only), USA-stamped bat  

• Water bottle  

Uniforms Provided by League:  

• Baseball: Jersey, socks, and hat  

• Helmets & bats to borrow for each division's practice & games.  

Where to Buy Equipment: 

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Play It Again Sports, or Amazon  

Picture Day

Yes, team picture day is scheduled March 28, 2026. Information will be shared with parents once details are finalized.  

Weather & Cancellation Policy

Notifications will be posted via email, DYBL Facebook stories, Instagram stories, and DYBL Announcement channel on GroupMe.

Decisions on field closures are made by 4:00 PM on weekdays and 8:00 AM on Saturdays.  

Please direct questions to: Mary Isdell, DYBL Marketing & Communications Manager at dyblcommunications@gmail.com.