Welcome to our new website hosted by League Athletics.  Please take a look around and send any feedback to .

As always, our website will be your source for news, information, schedules, rosters, game results, directions and much much more for the best youth baseball league in town. 

For those of you new to Town or new to our League, I encourage you to read our Frequently Asked Questions and Program Information tabs on the left side of the screen.  The WHYBL was formed in 1949 and today is the premier youth baseball league in West Hartford. Our core mission is to instill in the youth of West Hartford the principles of citizenship, sportsmanship, and teamwork by teaching the fundamentals of baseball and one that has resonated in West Hartford for 63 years.

In 2012, over 600 players from ages 5-12 will participate in our Spring and Summer programs.  We understand that you have a choice between youth baseball leagues in this town.  Your child's experience is our #1 goal.  We are humbled that so many parents continue to choose WHYBL to teach their sons and daughters the great game of baseball.

Please do not hesitate to e-mail or call me at any time if you have questions, concerns, or ideas on how to improve our League.  I respond to every e-mail and phone call I receive and it is truly a pleasure to meet and talk with so many of you.  I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Rob Gallo, League President

(860) 402-0616

by posted 04/30/2012
 
The 2012 Program Book is now available online for easy reference.

Click Here: 2012 Program Book

All families will also receive a hard copy from their team's Manager.  Extra copies are available in our Wolcott Park Concession Stand.

Thanks to league parent and design professional Stacy Murray and her husband Ed Murray for their hard work on this year's program.  The book looks amazing!
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by posted 04/22/2012
 
WHYBL Players,

registration for the 2012 WHYBL Travel Team tryouts is now open!

All the information you need can be found in the following documents:

2012 Travel Welcome Letter:

Click Here - Travel Welcome Letter

2012 Travel Information Sheet:

Click Here - Travel Information Sheet

Registration will be online only, and can accessed via the "Online Travel Registration" button on the Main Menu of our homepage, or by clicking the link below:

Click Here - Online Travel Registration


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by posted 04/19/2012
 

WHYBL Alumni and Friends Thomas Cook, George Lund, Tommy Rose, Dan Errico, and Zach Becker

The WHYBL would like to congratulate and recognize its 68 alumni playing baseball for Hall, Conard, and Northwest Catholic in 2012.

Here is a list of alumni, along with their former Major League team:

Hall

Zach Becker - Knights of Columbus
Kyle Cabral - Modern Tire/Schatz & Nobel
Nathaniel Chin - Keating Insurance/Modern Tire
Thomas Cook - Modern Tire
William Cook - Lions Club
Ben Danehy - Modern Tire
Joe DeLucco - Modern Tire
Sam Dobbins - Keating Insurance
Zach Dobbins - Jo-Di's Sound Systems
P.J. Elsner - Jo-Di's Sound Systems
Jake George - Exchange Club
Jon Greenfield - Schatz & Nobel
Ian Henderson - Police Union
Ben Horwitz - Jobpro
Lucas Huber - Woods Construction
Kyle Jeter - Knights of Columbus
Aaron Jones - Knights of Columbus
Pat Kearney - Exchange Club
Jacob Kochen - Schatz & Nobel
Griffin Lane - Knights of Columbus
George Lund - Exchange Club
Patrick McHale - Navin Brothers
Andy Monos - Schatz & Nobel
Tommy Rose - Jo-Di's Sound Systems
Dylan Rosenbaum - Knights of Columbus
Joshua Singer - Woods Construction
Matthew Skwiot - Modern Tire
Todd Spring - Cornelius
Sam Turner - Jo-Di's Sound Systems
Josh Weisenberg - Keating Insurance

Conard

Joe Balesano - Talcott Transmissions
Glynn Baron - Rotary
Ryan Bell - Rotary
Michael Boni - Woods Construction
Josh Cherny - Modern Tire
Greg Confessore (Captain) - Fire
Ebbett Couchman - Blue Back Dental
Brendan Dakin - Mr. Trophy
John DeBellis - Brookview
John Dinucci - Keating Insurance
Michael Eddy - Talcott Transmissions
Mark Ehnot - Police Union
Joseph El-Sharnouby - Lions Club
Charlie Fisher (Captain) - Hall's Market
Henry Fracasso - Cornelius
Alexander Goroshko - Molyneaux
Nick Hartman - Woods Construction/Berry Insurance
Paul King - Navin Brothers
Kyle Langevin - Hall's Market
Tom Link - Mr. Trophy
Bobby Marconi - Lions Club
P.J. Melly - Knights of Columbus
Parker Murray - Hall's Market
Keith Parsons - Schatz & Nobel
Brendon Rossmeisl - Mr. Trophy
Brian Santoro - Talcott Transmissions
Brian Skelly - Fire
Connor Smedberg - Rotary
Owen Snyder - Rotary
Alexander White - Talcott Transmissions
Jack Wilson (Captain) - Hall's Market
Jack Woods - Police Union

Northwest Catholic

Brendan Fox - Hall's Market
Ryan Coursey - Police Union
Dylan Robinson - Knights of Columbus
Kevin Langan - Police Union
Mike Wine - Mr. Trophy
Dan Errico (Captain) - Talcott Transmissions
R.J. Place - Lions Club
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by Rob Gallo posted 12/18/2011
 

Thank you to League Photographer Scott Caricato from Rookipix for helping us to create this great video capturing all of the best action shots from the 2011 season.  

http://animoto.com/play/MF6cBRrJrZoz4sgcsM7OOQ.

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by Rob Gallo posted 12/17/2011
 

Three Generations of WHYBL: Ken Hungerford, Drew Hungerford, Jim Hungerford

Both the West Hartford News and the West Hartford Patch wrote a number of great articles about our League this Spring and Summer.  In case you missed any of these articles, here are links to each of them:

West Hartford Patch

12/29/11 - 2011 Sports Retrospective: A Year for Champions

8/22/11 - WHYBL Travel 10U Team Completes Very Successful Season

8/10/11 - Hungerfords Celebrate Three Generations with WHYBL

8/8/11 - Newton Fans 10 as Cannons Win Hungerford Final

8/2/11 - Baron's Base-Clearing Bullet Propels Storm Past Wahoos

6/22/11 - Giannone Bats and Hurls Venora Electric to WHYBL Crown

6/21/11 - Jeter's Heater Enables KofC to Win WHYBL President's Cup

4/19/11 - West Hartford Youth Baseball Kicks Off Training Division Season 

1/19/11 - West Hartford Youth Baseball Announces Changes

West Hartford News

8/10/11 - WHYBL Doing the Game of Baseball Justice

8/10/11 - West Hartford Cannons Win Hungerford Tournament

8/4/11 - Hungerford Tournament Speaks to Community's Values


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by Rob Gallo posted 12/16/2011
 
On Thursday, June 30, 2011, the WHYBL family lost one of our own with the passing of Connor Sorensen.  While vacationing in Vermont, Connor was involved in a rafting accident that tragically took his life.  Connor recently completed his first year in the Majors as a member of Talcott Transmissions, during which he saw action as a second baseman, pitcher and outfielder.  The ten-year-old played an important part in the team’s successful 2011 regular season and post-season and Connor and his family made this a most memorable campaign both on and off the diamond for Talcott.   

The WHYBL shares Talcott Transmissions coach Matt Celio's touching words about Connor:

"As we think back fondly on the all-too-short life Connor led, it doesn’t take a great leap of imagination, let alone of faith, to picture him tossing a ball or taking some swings in a place where there are no rain outs and it’s always a game day under sun-dappled skies or luminescent lights.  Baseball’s first Commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, said every boy builds a shrine to some baseball hero, and before that shrine, a candle always burns.  Well, today there are eleven candles burning brightly for you, Connor, and these flames will be an eternal testament to all that you meant to this season’s Talcott players, your friends, and family.  We must balance the tears of sorrow and loss with those of joy and remembrance: Connor has rounded the bases, slid safely into home, and is at peace in the Kingdom of God.  To paraphrase the immortal Lou Gehrig, today we consider ourselves the luckiest people on the face of this Earth for having been a part of Connor’s life.  We love you and will miss you, Conzo."

For more information, please see link to WH Patch article written by WHYBL parent Ronni Newton: http://patch.com/A-jVs7

The 2012 WHYBL and Talcott Transmissions seasons will be dedicated to Connor's memory and his maroon #13 which he wore so proudly will be forever etched in our hearts.  All Major and Minor League teams will have new uniforms with a patch bearing Connor's initials and his uniform number 13.  In addition, money donated to the WHYBL in Connor's memory and from our 2011 raffle will be used for a more permanent memorial to Connor at Wolcott Park.  Stay tuned for further updates.

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