BNN Youth Leagues Monthly Report
This Month in the BYDL, CCYL, and PJPL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
BYDL
Final Standings
Analysis
In the second year of the associated Boston Youth Development League, there were some definite haves and havenots.
Boston Common showed itself to be senior-heavy last season, while Lynn Pier has been even better than a year ago in their pursuit of winning the Boston Youth Series. They will have to get past Beerthirty, the 2299 champions, in the North Region playoffs. Pleasant and Concord-Lexington can also knock the cover off the ball, but they are a step below the Sippers and Gamers.
In the South Region, South Beach and Spectacle Island took the Samuel Morse and Samuel Adams divisions, respectively. Jamaica-U Point and Diamond City both snuck in the playoffs. The Newsboys have been good for three straight years, but they dropped the Boston Youth Series two years ago, lost in the NR championship to the Baby Bellies last season, and enter as the last seed this season.
Playoff Tree
CCYL
Final Standings
Analysis
The Cape Cod Youth League decided to reinvent and reset itself this season, to go with adding more teams for an even 8. That meant that some of its stars from the last couple of seasons appear as though they never played ball before--see SP Jimmy Capcollector of Provincetown closing out a stellar Cape Cod career but only showing a 7-2 career record with the new CBO affiliation.
Speaking of Capcollector, his Land Pirates took the division for the third straight--oops, first-ever season. They played in a tight race, taking the North Division by just two games over both the Eastham Rads and Wellfleet Settlement Beacons.
In the South Division, the Chatham Lighthouse also just pulled out the title, beating out the Harwich Fishheads by two games and West Dennis Menace by three. The Lighthouse were led by Darryl Archideld (6-1, 1.47) and C Sleve McDichael (.320/11/35).
Cape Cod Series Preview
PJPL
Current Standings
