Welcome to the 2025 season! Most teams have already started pre-season practices. Coaches communicate practice times/changes directly to families, and the league posts game schedules in Sports Engine. (A PDF copy of the season schedule for printing will be available on the website before Opening Day.) 

Tball begins after April break, the week of April 28th. Uniforms will be distributed the same week to all teams. 

On Tuesday April 29th, join us at Offshore Ale for our Dine-to-Donate. Dine-in or take-out, digital or printed coupon needs to be presented to your server. See attachment to this email or check our website! Five fundraiser magnets with our new logo will also go out to all players to sell for $10 ea.

On Saturday May 3rd, MV Youth Baseball & Softball (formerly known as MV Little League) will kick off its 46th season with our parade and official Opening Day festivities! 

Parade timeline

Arrive 10:30 am @ Oak Bluffs Police Station, where emergency vehicles and players will be staged. Players should arrive in full uniform (NO cleats, gloves or bats.) Families are welcome to march with players.

11:00 am: Parade to Veira Park leaves the police station, players march with their teams and coaches.

11:30 am: Festivities at Veira. This includes quick speeches, national anthem and the first pitch. Players stand with their teams and wave when announced. This year's season is dedicated to Mr. Bob Moore, former Charter School Director and long-time coach. We will have The Food Truck and a DJ to help us celebrate! 

We will NOT have team photos on Opening Day this year. A schedule will be sent out for May 10th team photos closer to the date. 

Games begin afterwards at their respective fields. Majors @ Penn Field/ Minors @ Veira park/ Rookie @ Manter Field/ T-Ball @ WT School. Babe Ruth & Girl's Softball play at MVRHS fields, please check your individual team schedule on Sports Engine for your child's game time. 

Dates to note for the season 

Memorial Day Weekend - Bye-week for regular games, but all are invited to watch the Minors and Majors All-Star games. Time TBD.

June 3rd - Sharks host MVYB&S! Meet at gates @ 5:45 pm to warm-up with Sharks players and run the bases with Sharkey! Families and chaperones get into the game for free with players. 

June 14th-- Playoffs start for Minors and Majors; Last regular season games for all other divisions.

June 21st - Championship & Awards Day for all players, Championship games for Majors & Minors divisions. 

Summer Travel teams will be announced on Memorial Day Weekend. All Majors and Minors players are eligible and teams will be selected by coach votes. We plan to have 12s/11s/10s/ and possibly a U9 for travel teams. Travel tournaments will be in June and July. 

Questions?

Visit https://www.mvlittleleague.org or contact info@mvlittleleague.org

If you need assistance accessing Sports Engine, or adding a second guardian to your family profile, please see this help guide on the front page of our website. If you are still having trouble, please email: info@mvlittleleague.org

Cheers to a great season--full of sportsmanship, friendship, healthy competition and great spring weather!

--The MVYB&S Board of Directors

Registration has ended for Majors and Minors baseball divisions. 

Tball added an additional team and there are a few spots left. Please register ASAP. 

Rookie  rosters are NOW filled. If there is enough interest, we my add another team. Please email info@mvlittleleague.org if interested. 

Babe Ruth registration will continue through second week of April and then re-open for one week in mid May. 

In 2025, Martha's Vineyard Little League got a new name - MV Youth Baseball & Softball, Inc.

The Board of Directors voted to switch from a Little League organization to a Babe Ruth and Cal Ripken organization to keep league age dates consistent across regular season and tournament play. The new qualifying date to determine a player's league age is May 1st.

Due to this restructuring under a new organization, we needed to change our name. Our website domain and emails will remain the same through 2025 to help transition the community into our new name. If you have any questions, please email: info@mvlittleleague.org

Sports Engine is the new registration and team software for MVYB&S, beginning in 2024. The easiest way for you to communicate with your team will be to add this app to your smart phone. When you register your player, an account will be created. If your child played last year, you already have an account. 

With the Sports Engine messaging, the parent who initially registered the player is the only person who will initially receive communication via email and/or phone. 

To add another guardian, receive texts and push notifications, please update your family profile. (The league cannot due this for security reasons.)

Here is a helpful how to article: How to add a second guardian

**If you receive a privacy error, please email: nina@mvlittleleague.org and I will submit a help ticket with Sports Engine. 

Softball returned in 2024! Photo from May 11th, 2024 game Vineyard Minors vs. Bourne WooSox