Minor League
The Minor League program is a competitive league that is open to youth between the ages of eleven and nine years old.  The minor league functions as a challenging training ground as kids prepare for the highest level of play in the Major Leagues.  Eleven-year-olds enjoy the level of competition the Minor League affords them—they are challenged, but not overmatched. 

Teams compete for the regular season championship and runner-up trophy.  At the completion of the regular season, teams are seeded and the Playoffs begin.  The tournament champion and runner-up team are each awarded trophies.  Players are selected via a draft. Minor League games are played on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Minor League Spring 2005
	Team	Manager	W	L	T	Pts
1.	Phillies	John Lyons	9	6	0	18
2.	Giants	Kyle Colclough	8	6	0	16
3.	Cubs	Neil Bonner	6	5	4	16
4.	D'Rays	Ken Eyerman	6	5	2	14
5.	White Sox	Jay McMann	6	6	2	14
6.	Twins	Jim McIntyre	2	9	2	6

Final Regular Season Standings.
Contact Commissioner to report errors.
Minor League Commissioner:  Bob Rhyne.

Major, Minor & Rookie League Rules

Phillies Win Championship

The Phillies beat the Cubs in the Minor League Tournament Championship game, by scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Phillies battled back from being down 6-runs in the 6th inning to tie the game. The Cubs fought hard and scored 5 runs in the top of the 7-inning. The Phillies never gave up however, and put together an impressive 6-run inning to first tie the game and then win it with 2-outs.  Final score: Phillies 17, Cubs 16.

This was the longest game in HOYB history at 3 1/2 hours! Congratulations to the Phillies and the Cubs for a great and exciting game!

The Phillies also captured the regular season championship via a great second half comeback. Congrats to the Phillies players and coaches for a super season!

Congratulations are also in order for the Giants who were the regular season runner-ups (winning the tie-breaker against the Cubs) with a solid 8-6 record!

Playoff Highlights

June 14 (Finals): Phillies 17 vs. Cubs 16 (7 innings).
June 11 (Semi-Finals): Giants 9 v. Cubs 15; Phillies 12 v. D'Rays 11 (7-innings).
June 7 (Round 1):  Cubs 12 v. Twins 11; D'Rays ? v. White Sox.

Game Highlights

May 31:  Giants 3? v. White Sox 8; Phillies 8 v. Twins 12; D'Rays 6 v. Cubs 5.
May 24:  Twins v. Phillies (6/2); Giants v. Cubs (6/2); D'Rays v. White Sox (6/3).
May 21:  Phillies 14 v. Giants 10; Cubs 10 v. White Sox 10; Twins 9 v. D'Rays 12.
May 17:  White Sox 10 v. Giants 9; D'Rays 5 v. Phillies 6; Twins 3 v. Cubs 11.
May 10:  Cubs 3 v. Phillies 5; White Sox 6 v. Twins 5; Giants 8 v. D'Rays 7.
May 07:  White Sox 10 v. Cubs 10; D'Rays 10 v. Twins 9; Giants 15 v. Phillies 10.
May 03:  Cubs 5 v. D'Rays 5; Giants 15 v. Twins 8; Phillies 12 v. White Sox 5.
April 30:  White Sox 10 v. Cubs 9 (5/12); Phillies v. D'Rays; Twins v. Giants.
April 26:  D'Rays 10 v. Giants 9; White Sox 8 v. Phillies 9; Cubs 9 v. Twins 8.
April 23:  D'Rays 1 v. Cubs 12 (5/5); Giants 8 v. White Sox 7 (5/6);
Phillies 5 v. Twins 8 (5/26).
April 19:  Twins 7 v. White Sox 9; Phillies 8 v. D'Rays 9; Cubs 7 v. Giants 6.
April 16:  Phillies 5 v. Cubs 7; White Sox 7 v. D'Rays 15; Twins 7 v. Giants 18.
April 12:  Phillies 8 v. Cubs 11; Twins 4 v. White Sox 14; D'Rays 3 v. Giants 14.
April 09:  D'Rays 9 v. Twins 9; Cubs 7 v. Giants 17; White Sox 4 v. Phillies 11.