As of March 24th, all Public Schools in the State of Delaware are closed until May 15th.

The Baseball Committee is waiting for further clarification from the DIAA and our respective districts to see how this closure effects High School sports for the remainder of the season.

The National American Legion has issued the following Guidance for the 2020 Season:

American Legion Baseball’s highest priority is the health, well-being and safety of all our participants, families, volunteers and fans. Currently the National American Legion Baseball schedule remains in place per dates approved by the National Executive Committee (NEC); however, the schedule is subject to the respective state restrictions where the Regional and World Series tournaments are scheduled. It remains the goal of the Americanism Commission to hold our Regional and World Series tournaments this summer if possible. 

Your National American Legion Baseball Committee continues monitoring COVID-19 developments through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the  COVID-19 updates from National Commander James W. "Bill" Oxford at legion.org.  We are committed to communicating with you on a consistent basis and provide you with additional information as it becomes available.

We realize this pandemic results in all of us taking concerted steps and making important decisions regarding the 2020 baseball season.  For now, we ask you to review the guidelines, restrictions and regulations established by local, state and federal governments to ensure doing whatever is required for the safety and well-being of everyone involved. The more prepared we are moving into this 2020 program season, the better we are in the face of all possible contingencies.

As this point, based on known school districts, local, state and federal restrictions and regulations, the Americanism Baseball Committee strongly encourages and recommends that departments suspend all baseball activities (team meetings, tryouts, practices, etc.) until all restrictions have been lifted.  This recommendation has the endorsement of the national Americanism Commission.

The Delaware American Legion Baseball Committee has not given up on a 2020 Season, but until we know when the high school season will officially end, we cannot begin to plan for our season.

We have asked that teams file their team applications with National, but do not pay any fees or buy insurance at this time.

This is a difficult time for all of us, especially High School athletes approaching the end of their secondary school careers. Legion Baseball in Delaware is committed to providing the additional playing time that can help a student athlete's development, but before we can do that this year, we have to get past the health problem that has severely impacted all athletics our state.