Harford County Travel Baseball: Welcome
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Welcome to the league for premier youth baseball teams in Harford County, Maryland! We hope you enjoy your visit...
2008 Rules Available!!!
Click HERE or select 'Handouts' on the menu to the left to download a copy of our rules for the Spring 2008 season. Make sure you have a copy of them with you at the field for all games. If you have any questions regarding them, don't hesitate to email us at hctbaseball@gmail.com to get answers - remember, every discussion regarding protests or disputes will start with "What do the rules say?" ;-)
Registration and Rosters Reminder
Please make sure your registrations, rosters and checks have been sent by Program Travel Coordinators or Presidents to:
HCTB League Registration, P.O. Box 319, Abingdon, MD 21009
Forms are available in 'HANDOUTS'. Failure to complete all paperwork and payments may result in forfeits or removal from the league. :-(
HCTB Rainout Policies and Notes
The home team coach is responsible for assessing their field and initially determining its suitability for play. This should be done no later than 3 hours prior to game time.
If unplayable, the home team coach should investigate if the game can be moved to another field, including the opposing team's field, or rescheduled to another time or date.
HCUA must be notified 2 hours prior to game time of any changes - start time, location, or posteponement. Failure to provide notification at least 2 hours prior to game time may make the teams liable for a 1/2 fee cancellation fee! HCUA contact: Deb Schimming, ltlschim3@juno.com, 410-692-2778 home, 410-322-9707 mobile.
After arrival, the Umpire has ultimate authority for determining if a field is suitable for play, and their judgement is final. Cancellation fees may be assessed if in their judgement a good faith field assessment was not perfomed by the coach in a timely manner beforehand.
Your Division President and HCUA should be notified of all rescheduled games as soon as possible.
2008 HCTB Meetings
Open league meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7:30-9pm.
The next HCTB meeting is: May 20th (Tuesday, 7:30-9pm) (Location: McFaul Center)
Other 2008 meeting dates: 6/17
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Important Dates for the 2008 Season:
- April 5: HCTB Season Opening Weekend
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May 11: Mothers’ Day; Overlea Tournament
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May 24-26: High School season ends; Memorial Day Weekend
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June 7: HCTB Regular Season Ends
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June 13: Last day of School (Harford Co.)
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June 15: Fathers’ Day; Essex Tournament
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June 20-22: HCTB League Championship Tournaments
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June 22: HCTB All Star Games
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June 27-29: HCTB Summer Classic Invitational
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Click on 'LINKS' on the left to go to the HCTB Tournament website !
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CLICK HERE FOR LINKS TO ALL PARTICIPATING BASEBALL PROGRAMS
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OUR MISSION...
To establish a foundation of baseball excellence for the youth in Harford County, Maryland through the commitment of players, coaches and parents, regardless of race or economic background, and to ensure that all our efforts promote team play, sportsmanship, and athleticism, while still keeping the game "fun!"
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ABOUT HCTB:
The Harford County Travel Baseball League is associated with the various Parks and Recreation Councils of Harford County, Maryland. HCTB is a rec-based travel program focused on supporting the community programs across Harford County. Players must register and adhere to their resident rec council requirements to participate in HCTB. The league consists of 7 age divisions (8U through 14U), and includes both weekend-only and full-time play options. Each year several teams participate in various regional, state and national tournaments, and Harford County provides the Host Team to the Ripken World Series hosted here in Harford County, Maryland.
Always looking to improve, in 2004 HCTB formed an alliance with Ripken Baseball to provide our players with increased opportunities for competitive tournament play and the exposure to "The Ripken Way" of enjoying the game of baseball. For 2006 HCTB worked with the Mid-Maryland Travel Association (MMTA), the state's largest travel organization with over 200 teams representing over 70 regions throughout Maryland, to provide additional full-time travel playing opportunties for the highest-achieving youth of our county. In 2007, HCTB was once again moving forward with a cooperative arrangement with the Baltimore County Major League (BCML) travel league, the premier travel organization of Baltimore County, to expand our league schedule to include inter-league play. In all of these alliances, HCTB continues to strive to improve the quality, competitiveness, and experience of travel baseball for all youth in Harford County, all the while keeping the game "fun" for all that participate.
As the commissioner for our ALL-VOLUNTEER operated HCTB League, I salute all of our coaches, league officers, participating rec councils, the Harford County Parks and Recreation program, and other supporters for making our league possible. Whether you are a returning coach or first-time visiitor, please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or suggestions regarding our league!
Yours in baseball,
Perry Gentry
hctbaseball@gmail.com
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Directions to Meeting Sites
DIRECTIONS TO THE MCFAUL ACTIVITIES CENTER
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525 West MacPhail Road, Bel Air, Maryland 21014 410.638.4040
- From North: Rt 24 South past Harford Mall (Rt 1). Continue 2 more lights to West MacPhail. Turn left, follow past DMV entrance on right. Next right is the McFaul Center. Park out front and enter through double doors.
- From South : Rt 24 N past DMV. Turn right on West MacPhail. Follow past DMV entrance on right. Next right is the McFaul Center. Park out front and enter through double doors.
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DIRECTIONS TO THE BEL AIR LIBRARY **********************************************************************
100 E. Pennsylvania Ave, Bel Air, Maryland 21014 410.638.3151
- From Rt. 24 north of Bel Air: Take Rt. 24 into Bel Air where it becomes
Bond Street. Follow Bond Street to Pennsylvania Avenue and turn left.
Library is at the corner of Pennsylvania and Hickory Avenues. - From I-95: Take Exit 77B (Rt. 24). Follow Rt. 24 for 6.5 miles.
Turn right onto Rt. 1. Turn left onto Rt. 924 (Main Street).
Turn right at the third light onto Pennsylvania Avenue.
Library is at the corner of Pennsylvania and Hickory Avenues.
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Friday, April 23
Click To Report Game Results...
CLICK TO REPORT GAME SUMMARIES VIA EMAIL:
8U Chesapeake Games: Glenn Peacher, 8u President
9U Susquehanna Games: Dave Nowakowski, 9u President
10U Chesapeake Games: Rich Singleton, 10u President
11U Susquehanna Games: Chris Lamon, 11u President
12U Chesapeake Games: Lee Boone, 12u President
13U Susquehanna Games Jim Harding, 13u President
14U Chesapeake Games Jim Harding, 14u President
Game Results should be provided no later than 9pm the Monday following the game by the winning coach to the age division President, the losing coach, and the HCTB Commissioner (hctbaseball@gmail.com). Results should include Team names and division, date of game, game score, and pitching results for both teams (each pitcher's name and/or number, and innings pitched for each; optionally, the web site can post winning and losing pitchers and saves recorded if reported).
Any protests or disputed game results must be provided via email to the age division President and the HCTB Commissioner by 10am on Wednesday following the game in question. After that point uncontested results will be considered final.
Game Results will be posted and made available on the website by the age division Presidents.
Failure to report any game results by either coach by the Wednesday following the game may result in the Age Division President recording forfeits.
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