Welcome To Penfield Little League & New York District 4
PENFIELD LITTLE LEAGUE
Penfield Little League was chartered in 1952 making it one of the oldest charters in Little League. PLL is a proud member of New York District 4.
Hosting tournaments at every level is nothing new to PLL. Penfield has hosted a multitude of tournaments from Districts to Sectionals and State Championships for Baseball 10-11, Intermediate and now the Baseball 10-12 States. This year alone the league will host districts for 3 divisions, sectionals for baseball and softball and of course the States.
Penfield Little League is hosting a number of special events for players and families, make sure you check out the Schedule & Events page of this website.
The PLL COMPLEX
Penfield Little League is located at 3100 Atlantic Avenue as part of the Town Hall Campus. The complex has 13 fields including a 60/90 lighted field, 2 softball fields and the heart of the complex Rose's Cafe and the site of tournament games, Zabkar Field. Penfield Little League regraded Zabkar Field and put in new fencing for the 2019 season.
Plenty of free parking surrounds the complex.
NEW AT THE COMPLEX: On Tuesday night, July 23rd, 6:30-8:00
Penfield Recreation invites you to a FREE concert for the whole family--the Jumbo Shrimp, The Biggest Little Band in Rochester and a Penfield Favorite! Concert at the band shell adjacent to baseball fields.
TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS
The Town of Penfield welcomes you! Local Government Officials and the Penfield Chamber of Commerce is excited to have you. Penfield is home to great restaurants, shopping and entertainment. You'll find everything you need right here and just a short commute brings you to various activities including amusement parks, zoo, great shopping and of course the Rochester Red Wings Baseball Club (Triple A/Minnesota Twins) and New York's wine region is right around the corner.
Visit the Penfield Business Chamber to learn more.
What You Need To Know
TOURNAMENT DATES
Tournament week officially begins on Monday, July 22nd and concludes on Sunday, July 28th. Monday teams will arrive and get settled as practice fields and batting cages will be provided with assigned slots. Games will be played via a pool play format with a built in off day for special festivities planned for the teams. The New York State Championship will consist of 8 teams divided into 2 pools of 4. Three games per team are guaranteed. The top 2 teams in each pool will move on to the semi-finals with winners moving to the Championship Game on July 28th.
HOTELS
Penfield Little League has arranged for a selection of accommodations in and around Penfield. Each of these hotels have special rates just for the tournament and are used to youth athletic team bookings. The hotels; Marriott Courtyard, Fairfield by Marriott and The Hampton Inn are all very close to the complex and offer free breakfasts, pools and other amenities suitable for families.
The rates that have been negotiated are lower than website, travel agent or 800 reservation prices.
RESTAURANTS & ACTIVITIES
Chicken Wings, Pasta & Meatballs, Pizza or Burgers, whatever your team wants, there are locally run restaurants in Penfield--all who are supporting the NYS Championship Tournament. Don't forget your morning coffee and donuts and when it comes to lunch or dinner, you have not lived unless you have had a Cheeseburger at our concession stand, Rose's. They serve numerous grill items and beverages.
Members of SportsRoc, a division of our tourism bureau,
"Visit Rochester" will be on hand to assist you with restaurant reservations, directions and more. You can also visit the Penfield Business Chamber too!
MANAGER'S CLIPBOARD
The NYS Tournament actually starts as soon as your team has won their Sectional Tournament. Managers must immediately send in their rosters with pronunciation, tee shirt sizes for players and a team photo.
There is a mandatory managers meeting on Monday evening July 22nd. All managers must plan on attending to review rules, format and request batting cage and practice field scheduling. If player tee-shirt sizes have not been sent in, managers must provide at meeting. Please review the manager's page and the schedule page to learn more
No exceptions will be allowed for missing this meeting. Meet the other managers, coaches and tournament officials. Understand tournament rules and your teams schedule.
CAGES & PRACTICE FIELDS
The Penfield Little League Complex offers 3 batting cages for team use. Two of the cages are doubles, meaning two players may be hitting at one time. Absolutely no cleats are allowed in the cages
The complex has reserved 4 fields that will be used for team practices and pregame infield (infield will not be allowed on game field).
Both batting cage and practice fields will need to be reserved ahead of time time through out tournament scheduler. We will do our best to accommodate all requests and practice schedules will be posted on this website.
Player's will be receiving ID badges and they should wear them when at the complex, whether in uniform or not. This will assist in identifying tournament players from others using the facility.
SPECTATORS GUIDE
This is a tournament that players will remember for a lifetime. It is our goal to provide them and you the best baseball experience possible so of course there are a few rules to make the games enjoyable.
There is no smoking anywhere in the complex. Tailgating or outside food is not allowed at the complex. It is our goal to treat our visitors with respect and the same is expected in return. Honor the game and your players by cheering for them without criticizing umpires, opposing coaches and even your own child. Foul language will not be tolerated--so just let them play!
Additionally, through sponsorships, Penfield Little League has been able to pay for a number of events for teams--we ask that those events are attended by the teams including the Red Wings game on July 25 as well as a cookout that night.
