Westtown Express Playing Modified Season
Westtown Express is playing a modified season against other Chester County Legion teams from July through mid-October. Coaches have been in touch with confirmed registered players and will continue to communicate games as they get scheduled. Because the season will not be under the Legion banner, play will be a bit more relaxed than Legion regular season games, but will remain quite competitive. We have fielded two teams, a Youth Legion team for ages 13-15 and a Senior Legion team for ages 16-19. Younger players may have the opportunity to play up, especially as we move into fall when some of our college players head back to school.
Field availability across the county will dictate the schedule, but as in typical summer Legion leagues, we do not anticipate playing anywhere further south than Oxford or further north than Spring City. At the moment WCASD fields are closed to organized group activities through August 31st, so the majority of games this summer will be away games as we continue to search for alternate fields to play on. Several home games will be scheduled at the Glen Mills Schools' baseball fields for later in August. There may not be the opportunity to conduct team practices, so players should start working out on their own to get ready for the season and pitchers should begin to throw bullpen sessions. The plan is for the league to be wood bat, but players should bring their aluminum bats as well, in case their wood bat breaks or if there is agreement between coaches to also allow aluminum bats.
This year because of the uncertainty of the number of games, field rental costs, and umpire fees, while also trying to help keep costs affordable for families, we are going to charge our registration fees for this year's modified season in two parts. The upfront fee, which covers all fixed costs for the season will be $200 for all players. There will be a second, significantly lesser, fee charged for those players continuing through the fall season. The amount of that second fee will be determined later this summer and will be a function of the number of games that are expected to be played in the fall season. Registration fee checks will be collected at the first game (make checks out to "Westtown Legion Baseball" and place players name in memo line) and are required for players to receive their shirts and caps and before they will be allowed to play.
We are still accepting online registrations for any interested players at the second tab above.
Safety guidelines from the CDC and PA Department of Health will be followed:
CDC Guidelines for Youth Sports: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/youth-sports.html
PA Department of Health Guidelines for Sports: https://www.governor.pa.gov/covid-19/sports-guidance/
OUR MISSION
The Westtown Express will provide young men the opportunity to play competitive baseball, while embracing fairness, hard work and a respect for all teammates and competitors.
