Exciting changes in Kansas American Legion Baseball in 2024:

For the first time ever Kansas American Legion Baseball will have a 15 and under team to go along with their 17 and 19 and under team. Some towns have 2 or 3 teams of different level ball so this year we are emphasizing what we call dual rostering. This allows coaches more flexibility to add players from a different age group. “We made these changes after listening to parents,” said State Chairman Joe Durham. “Our goal is to make our team into a cohesive team like the teams in high school.” Coaches stated that their teams are together from freshman in high school until they are seniors, with that in mind that is why we are starting our 15 and under teams. Parents talked about the price of baseball during the summer, motels, travel, uniforms, and cost so with that in mind we are starting All-star teams in Legion Ball during the regular season only. For a player to play on an All-Star team they must be registered on a Local Legion team and play with their team, but coaches are allowed to bolster their teams for weekend tournaments during the regular season with other team’s players if they are released by their local coach. Our goal this year is to advance one of our senior teams to the World Series in Shelby NC in August. Last two years our team from Pittsburg went to Regionals in Alabama, last year they made it out of the first round but were defeated in the second round. Our regional tournament this year will be held in Missouri.

“One thing I am really proud of is our background checks on all volunteers, umpires, managers and coaches,” stated Chairman Durham.

We have two meetings a year with our coaches and managers, one before the season starts in January, and one after the season ends in October.

If an AA team wants to advance to Regional in Missouri this year they will need to play at AAA in zone and state as we will not have super state.

Zone Dates for 15 and under an A ball will be July 12, 13 and 14th
15 and under state and A ball will be 19,20,21,22
AA and AAA zones will be 19,20, 21
State for SR ball, AA and AAA 26, 27, 28 and 29th

15 and Under state will be at Doniphan County
A will be in Great Bend
AA will be in Concordia
AAA will be in Leavenworth

Any question contact Chairman Joe Durham
Call or text 785-202-1040

We had our first meeting of 2024, Our 15 and under league will start and will use MLB rules but a different pitch count. Insurance for our 15 and under will be the same as our A teams. As of January 1st all teams are able to purchase insurance for the upcoming season..

Dual rostering is something we recommend to all teams to take advantage of this year as we now have 4 separate levels. Each player is only able to play state at one level with that in mind we have separated our zone and state this year according to age.

If a AA team wants to advance to Regional in Missouri this year they will need to play at AAA in zone and state as we will not have super state.

Zone Dates 15 and under, A ball will be July 12, 13 and 14th

15 and under state and A ball will be 19,20,21,22

AA and AAA zones will be 19,20, 21

State for SR ball 26,27, 28 and 29th

15 and Under state will be at Doniphan County

A will be in Great Bend

AA will be in Concordia

AAA will be in Leavenworth

OCTOBER 29  –  Coach and Manager Roundup – Zoom Meeting 10:00 – 11:00 AM

JANUARY 1  –  On-line registration begins (baseball.legion.org)

MARCH 31  –  Residency Requirements are determined

MAY 15  –  Initial team registration deadline.  ($200 late fee applied after this date).  To complete registration each team must:

• Submit a team application on baseball.legion.org
• Pay fees and purchase insurance.
• All team coaches, managers, and administrators listed online must complete a background check on averity.com and abuse awareness training (a link to the training will be emailed to each person who passes the background check).

Welcome to KALB 2024.

My name is Joseph D Durham Chairman of Kansas American Legion baseball and I along with our Commissioners Scott Martin and Curt Weldon are excited about our 2024 KALB. We will be holding our 2023 after season meeting on October 29^th at 10 am at the Concordia American legion. 2023 was a good year but with the changes that have been accepted to promote our 2024 KALB we expected great things.

The following will not be discussed as these are National Rules

Pitching Rule. No player may pitch more than a total of 105 pitches per day. A pitcher will be allowed to finish a batter if he reaches or exceeds the maximum limit during an at-bat, but must exit the position after that hitter. No player may enter the game as a pitcher without having fulfilled the required rest days as mandated in the chart below.

No player may make more than two appearances as a daily max (pitches in game) during any consecutive three-day period. PENALTY – The pitcher is removed from the pitcher’s position and head coach shall be ejected from the game and serve an additional game suspension.

Starting in 2024 we will introduce our 15 and under League to go along with our 17 and 19 under league.

We listened to what coaches and managers wanted and having All Star teams for regular season tournaments has been approved with conditions. Dual rostering has been changed. We are going to continue to use social media along with emails to keep coaches and managers informed of all the changes. We are going to be using a new ID form that was approved by National.

Important Dates will be discussed. The following link will be used for zoom.

Topic: Coach and Manager Roundup

Time: Oct 29, 2023 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86956236282?pwd=b3RnYXA3dWhuckI5TkFUMUhFUS9Edz09

Meeting ID: 869 5623 6282

Passcode: 101749

Joe