The Norchester Youth Athletic Association is a member of the Chesmont and Tri-County PA Babe Ruth Leagues.
The leagues serve Berks, Chester and Montgomery counties.
Spring Season
-Regular Season - May 10th through July 2nd
-Post Season - July 6th through August 14th (or until elimination)
Fall Season
-September through October
Winter Workouts
-January through February
Norchester Babe Ruth Teams
| Tri-County PA League
13-15 year olds | Chesmont League
16-19 year olds |
- Senior Babe Ruth (Chesmont League) - 16-19 year old
- Senior Babe Ruth
- Junior Babe Ruth (Tri-County PA League) - 14-15 year old
- Junior Babe Ruth A
- Junior Babe Ruth B
- Babe Ruth Prep (Tri-County PA League) - 13 year old
- Babe Ruth Prep A
- Babe Ruth Prep B
| - Boyertown
- Daniel Boone
- Exeter
- Norchester
- Pine Forge
- Spring Ford
- Upper Perk
| - Boyertown
- Brandywine
- Daniel Boone
- Exeter
- Muhlenberg
- Norchester
- Pine Forge
- Spring-Ford
- Twin Valley
- Upper Perk
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| Team Selection - Spring Seasons |
| | Roster Size* | Ages** | Description |
| Seniors | | Minimum - 15
Maximum - 18
Can include three rostered Legion players | 18u | Senior A selects 15-18 players in this age bracket based on position and talent. |
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| Juniors | | Minimum - 12
Maximum - 15 | 15u | Number of teams are based on overall registrations in the age bracket in an attempt to fill the minimum roster size. An attempt to provide equal talent distribution is made with emphasis on pitching and catching. No players are cut at this level. |
| Prep | | Minimum - 12
Maximum - 15 | 13u | Number of teams are based on overall registrations in the age bracket in an attempt to fill the minimum roster size. An attempt to provide equal talent distribution is made with emphasis on pitching and catching. No players are cut at this level. |
| Tourney | | See Post-Season Progression below |
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** | Min and Max are optimal sizes and are subject to league participation
Players can play "up" in each age bracket at the discretion of the league
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| Post-Season Progression |
| Both leagues have tournament trails extending to the Babe Ruth World Series for their respective age groups. Norchester Babe Ruth forms two teams for post season tournament competition: |
| | Juniors 13-15 | Seniors 16-19 |
| | All-Star team that consists of 15-18 players in the age group of 13-15 years old who participate on the team along side their regular season team. This team plays a short schedule designed to provide necessary experience for post-season play. Final roster is limited to 15 players entering the District tournament. | The Senior Babe Ruth A squad (18 man roster) is selected in the beginning of the season. Changes can be made to the roster prior to Districts and States. |
| League Playoffs | | June 23 - July 1
TBD - Seeded | June 27th -July 4th
TBD - Seeded |
| District Tournament | | July 2 - July 8
TBD | July 5 - July 12
TBD |
| State Tournament | | July 9 - July 16
Broomall, PA | July 13th - July 20th
TBD |
| Regional Tournament | | July 22 - July 29
Williamsport, PA | July 21 - 28
Mount Olive, NJ |
| World Series | | August 13 - August 20 Williston, ND | August 13 - August 20 Ephrata, WA
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