Our Mission
CYLB Overview
Catonsville Youth League Baseball (CYLB) is the youth baseball sports program for the Catonsville, Maryland area. CYLB has programs for players ages 5 to 18 years old. CYLB is run completely by volunteers, so we rely on the participation of our members to manage and maintain the organization. CYLB has been in existence for decades and continues to serve the Catonsville area.
Our Mission
The stated purpose of the Catonsville Youth League Baseball (CYLB) program is to implant in the youth of this community the ideals of good sportsmanship, courage, obedience, loyalty, truth, and reverence, so they may be finer, stronger, and happier young people.
For CYLB to attain these goals, league officials, managers, coaches, and parents must assume the following responsibilities:
Inspire in the players a love for the game and a desire to win.
Teach them that it is better to lose fairly than to win unfairly, and to stress the values derived from playing the game fairly.
Lead players and spectators to respect the integrity and judgment of officials by setting a good example.
Eliminate all possibilities that tend to destroy the best values of the game.
Show courtesy to opposing teams.
Achieve a thorough understanding and acceptance of the rules of the game and the standards of eligibility.
Encourage leadership, use of initiative, and good judgment by the players and the team.
Recognize that the objectives of the game are to promote the physical, mental, moral, social, and emotional wellbeing of the youth of Catonsville.
Remember that an athletic contest is only a game, not a matter of life or death for the players, parents, officials, fans, state, or nation!
