2025 10U Districts

Welcome to the Cal Ripken 10U District 5 All Star Tournament hosted by Townsend Ashby Youth Baseball & Softball. This page has been put together to collect and provide all of the details for the upcoming tournament for both coaches and families.

Conduct Warning - There is going to be zero tolerance for bad behavior from parents, players or coaches.  If someone is showing bad behavior, they will be ejected from the property immediately, and without a warning. We have no issues at all ejecting people, we have before, and we will again – so don’t put us in the position to be the bad guy.

Rules - This tournament will be played by the official 2025 Babe Ruth Baseball Rules and Regulations. There are no modifications allowed. All coaches should have acquired and have the official copy of the 2025 Babe Ruth rulebook on them for the duration of the tournament.

Protests - Only the rostered head coach is allowed to speak with the plate umpire about a call.  Assistant coaches are not allowed to speak with any umpire during the game. If an umpire has a question about a rule, the league director will be consulted and a final decision will be made immediately. We will not allow post game protests at this level.

Pitch Counts - between each inning, scorekeepers from both sides will go to the backstop and meet with the official scorekeeper to mark down the number of pitches in the official ledger. At the conclusion of the game the teams scorekeepers will meet with the league scorekeeper to record the final score and pitch counts. The final information will be posted on this page that evening.

Weather Information - We WILL play games in the rain. If a game goes into a delay, ALL coaches are expected to help get the field ready to resume play as soon as possible. Unless the field is in CRITICAL condition - the game will resume. Only the umpires and the league official together will make the final call on if the game will be postponed. We have a very short window to wrap up the tournament, so unless there is a monsoon, except to be playing in the rain.

No Smoking/Vaping Policy - There is NO smoking or vaping allowing anywhere at the complex – including the entire parking lot and the surrounding wooded areas.

No Dogs Policy - There are NO dogs allowed anywhere at the complex – including the entire parking lot and the surrounding wooded areas – this is a very strictly enforced rule, so make sure your families understand it. If someone brings a dog, the game will get put on hold until the dog has been removed. We understand people are traveling a distance, so please make sure you tell your families.

• There are no exceptions for emotional support animals or untrained/unlicensed service animals
• The only exceptions are for trained & state licensed service dogs – you must have the license/training proof in hand, and the dog must perform an act for a handicapped person.
• We absolutely hate enforcing this rule, but we have had to put numerous games on hold this year as a result of this, so please please please make sure your families understand it.

Spaulding Field 3 – 5 Eastman St, Townsend, MA 01469.

• There is parking all around the field – do not park in front of the gates.
• There are walled/covered dugouts which should help with the high heat.
• There are multiple fields at the complex, any of them that are unused can be used for practices.
• There are no batting cages at this time – please do not hit into any fences.
• There will be a snack shack (food, snacks and drinks) up and running, which is located immediately behind the backstop (Cash & Venmo (@TAYBS) Accepted Only)
• There is VERY LIMITED shade at this field, please plan accordingly.
• There are no bleachers for Field 3, so please bring chairs.
• There is a portable toilet on the Eastman St side next to the entrance gate.
• We currently do not have the capabilities for music/announcements/anthem/etc. at this location.
• This field has an all-dirt infield and uses a portable mound.

Craven Field – 15 New Fitchburg Rd, Townsend, MA 01474

• This field is 3 minutes (driving) away from Spaulding Field – you can use one of the Spaulding Fields for practice if need be (if there are no other events going on, feel free to use any field)
• There is a parking lot, you can park along the sides, and in the middle (but don’t block anyone in). If the lot is full, you can park along the main street outside of the field – however you should not park so close to the entrance that you are blocking the visibility into the main road from those pulling out of the field.
• There is a batting cage at the field along the 1^st base line. This can be used whenever there is a game not actively in progress (outside of the pregame 30-minute process). Please do not hit into any fences.
• There is a snack shack (food, snacks and drinks) up and running and is located immediately behind the backstop (Cash & Venmo (@TAYBS) Accepted).
• There are bleachers on both the home and away sides, but limited capacity. We recommend you bring chairs.
• There is a portable toilet on the right side of the lot (as if you were coming in from the road)
• There are walled/covered dugouts which should help with the high heat for players.
• The field is surrounded by trees, so there is some shade (but this means it gets dark early at this field)
• This field is sprayed for mosquitos, so while it looks like it would be horrible, is not really bad at all.
• The dugouts at this field have a front row – there should never be players in this row, players must remain inside the dugouts unless they are on deck. We have had kids get seriously injured by foul balls by being in this row. Umpires are instructed to enforce this rule.
• Make sure the field gates next to the dugout are closed – these gates open the wrong way, and a player can run into them if not careful. Umpires are instructed to enforce this rule.
• On deck batters should be outside the fence next to the dugout, on deck batter should not be within the fenced in area. Umpires are instructed to enforce this rule.
• We do have the capabilities for music/announcements/anthem/etc. at this location and will do our best to utilize them as often as we can.

• Each team is required to pay for 1 of the 2 umpires at every game. This should be paid directly in cash to the umpire at the field prior to the game starting. We are paying each umpire $65.
• If you need to pay our league for anything you can Venmo @TAYBS
• If you need to pay Jim Edelman for any of your pre-requirements, his PayPal is cljvedelman@aol.com

Pre Game Schedule

• 5:30       Home Team On Field Warmups / Visiting Team Batting Cage
• 5:40       Visiting Team On-field Warmups / Home Team Batting Cage
• 5:50       Plate Meeting with Umpires
• 5:55       Player Announcements & National Anthem (at Craven Field Only)

Post Game Schedule

• Team Shake Hands and lineup along foul lines
• Each teams coach’s select their Players of the Game and provide information to League
• Coaches provide list of anyone who hit a home run to League
• Announcement of Players of the Games & Home Run Acknowledgements
• (After Championship Game) – Medal hand outs to players as they are announced.

Game Information

• Schedule & Scores - https://www.taybs.org/division/18031/scoreboard?subseason_id=3549
• Standings - https://www.taybs.org/division/18031/standings?subseason_id=3549

Pitch Counts

• Wednesday 6/17 - Team1 at Team2
• Team 1 Pitching
• # - 0 Pitches
• Team 2Pitching
• # - 0 Pitches