LYB Parents,

Over the past 3 weeks Lafayette Youth Baseball has continued to monitor the ever-changing situation we are currently dealing with here in our country. Over this time, we have seen Stay at Home orders issued, and later extended, school closures, and cancellation of IHSAA Spring Sports. This is a very difficult time for everyone as we try to find balance in our lives and understand when this will all come to an end. There is still much uncertainty as to when it will be safe to return to group activities in our community. After reviewing recommendations from the CDC, government, and local parks officials stating that parks will soon be closed until further notice, we have made the difficult decision that we must suspend the 2020 Lafayette Youth Baseball season until August of 2020. 

                  We are still committed to providing a full LYB season for all our players, and we ask that you remain patient with us at LYB as we look to provide a safe environment to continue playing baseball. At this time, coaches have been chosen, teams have been selected, and uniform orders are ready to be sent to the suppliers. We are ready to play ball! Our plan is to maintain these same rosters and move forward with ordering of uniforms and equipment later this summer. If you have registered for the summer season, this registration will carry through to the fall season that we will begin in August. This season will run the months of August and September, much the same as you would have seen in May and June. We are hopeful that everyone is able hang with us and pick this season up in the fall, however we understand if you are not in a situation to do so. If you would like to withdraw from the league and receive a refund, please reach out to Mark Gregg at the email listed at the bottom of this letter. Please know if you were participating in the fundraiser, it will be required that all fundraiser money or unsold fundraiser cards be returned in order to receive a refund. These details will be communicated through the refund process. For those that are participating in the fundraiser continuing with their registration, this money will be collected at a later date.

We are extremely disappointed to share this news today as we are looking forward to getting on the field. During this time away, please know the Lafayette Youth Baseball board and staff will still be hard at work improving and maintaining the facilities to the best of our abilities as we abide by state and local restrictions. One major project you have probably noticed on our Facebook account is the delivery of new infield mix for Field 2 at Armstrong. Please follow these accounts to see progress as we move forward. We need everyone’s support to continue to make these investments and ask that you take that into account as you make the decision to wait this out with us and get back on the field this fall.

 Thank you to everyone in advance for your patience, and we will continue to communicate as more information is available. Please stay safe and stay at home as we work to slow the spread of Covid-19. 

Mark Gregg
Director of Baseball
markgregglyb@gmail.com

Brent Martin
LYB President

Click the box below to register NOW for the 2020 Spring Baseball Season!  Players 4-14 years of age!  All Online registrations for 8U through 14U include the fundraiser buyout online.

There are also three (3) ON SITE Registrations for those that want to sell cards as part of our fundraiser.  If you do not attend one of those registrations, you must then sign up online and pay the fundraiser buyout.  All late registrations will also be online, subject to availability.