Welcome to GKYBSA (Keene Cal Ripken & Babe Ruth)!!  

Here is our 2024 Handbook.  With many new families, we are hopeful that this handbook will be helpful in explaining the ins and outs GKYBSA.  If you have any questions that aren't covered in this handbook, please do not hesitate to contact us!  

All members of GKYBSA (Coaches, Players, Volunteers, Families, Umpires, etc.) must abide by the GKYBSA Code of Conduct.  You can review here.  

To find information regarding rules/regulations, etc. for Babe Ruth League/Cal Ripken, please visit:   BABE RUTH LEAGUE

What towns can participate in our league??  
Keene Cal Ripken & Keene Babe Ruth League Boundaries

Age Cut Offs:
Baseball:  Cut off date is 4/30. 
Ex. Players must be 5 years old by 4/30/26 to play Tee Ball.  
Ex.  Players must not turn 13 before 4/30/26 to play Majors.

BAT RULES

Babe Ruth League, Inc. Approved and Non-Compliant Bats

"It is the policy of Babe Ruth League, Inc. to assure the safety of all participants.  Accordingly, Babe Ruth League, Inc. reserves the right to ban any equipment, including bats, at any time, including during the season, based upon a change of existing policy and/or upon new information made available to Babe Ruth League, Inc."

Click Here to read about the USABat Standard to be used beginning on January 1, 2018.

Click Here to read about the USABat T-Ball Sticker Program beginning on January 1, 2018.

Click Here for the list of USA Bat Standard approved bats.

For comprehensive USA Bat information Click Here to view the guide online.

Note: Solid one piece wood bats are permitted for use in all divisions and must conform to Rule 1.10. No laminated or experimental bats shall be used in a game.

Tampering or altering bats may violate certain federal and state laws and voids the USA Baseball certification, as well as all manufacturer warranties. Rolling is considered tampering and would void the bat’s certification and make it illegal for play.

NON-COMPLIANT BATS FOR - BABE RUTH BASEBALL

The NCAA recently conducted additional testing of the previously-certified 33 in./30 oz. Louisville Slugger 2020 Meta (-3) BBCOR baseball bat. The conclusion of this additional testing resulted in the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) removing this specific model from their approved-for-play bat list. At this time, no other sizes of this bat model, or any previous model years of the bat model, have been decertified.