Herndon Hawks

Herndon Hawks SELECT Program Description

Herndon Hawks

Herndon Hawks SELECT Program
(8U-12U teams for higher skill level athletes in each age group)

HRYB Tournament Team

The tournament team is an early summer team focused on representing HRYB in the Cal Ripken Tournament Trail.

A separate registration fee and participation in spring HRYB house ball is required.

Each Select Team will hold a spring tryout for the Tournament Team in April/May.

HRYB Travel Team

The travel team is a competitive baseball team playing multiple games each week, with travel outside of our local geography.

Teams will practice one or two times per week, and play in scrimmages, doubleheaders, and tournaments at the manager's discretion.

The travel team will require a greater time commitment and registration fees will be assessed each calendar year.

Each Select Team will hold a summer tryout in July/August.


Age Groups for 2024 Season
Age Group	From	To
League Age 12	May 2011	April 2012
League Age 11	May 2012	April 2013
League Age 10	May 2013	April 2014
League Age 9	May 2014	April 2015
League Age 8	May 2015	April 2016

Official League Policies and Procedures

Babe Ruth Leagues of Virginia, Inc. sets the detailed tournament dates and other schedule information.

Select League Managers are selected by the Board and serve a two (2) year term. Select League Managers and Coaches evaluate the players.

For all invitational tournaments and scrimmages, league policy mandates 50% playing time rule. This means that all players must play a minimum of 50% of all innings played. There are no maximum playing time restrictions.

For all Cal Ripken district, state, and regional tournaments, there are no minimum playing time restrictions. Select League Managers are free to use players according to Cal Ripken division rules and restrictions.

Select League Managers are not required to "rotate" players to different positions in the Select programs.