Levels of Play

T-Ball

  • T-Ballers are league age 4-5.
  • This division is for our youngest, first-year players. Most T-Ball players are playing their first year of baseball.
  • The goal of T-Ball is to have fun and introduce and build basic baseball skills including which hand the glove goes on, how to hold a bat, hit off a tee and which direction to run the bases.
  • Games are 3 innings and typically last 1 hour.
  • T-Ball uses a soft cloth safety ball.


Pioneer

  • Pioneer players are typically league age 5-7.
  • This division builds on T-Ball skills including moving from hitting off a tee to coaches pitching from a close distance to the players.
  •  The goal is to have fun, improve baseball and team skills, and prepare players for the Farm Division.
  •  Pioneer players includes players new to baseball and players who have played T-Ball or Pioneer in the past.
  •  Games are 4 innings and typically last 1:30.
  • Pioneer uses a Reduced Injury Factor (RIF) level 5 ball.


Farm

  • Farm players are typically league age 7-9.
  • This division is instructional and adds more advanced skills including player pitching (coaches pitch in certain situations), sliding, and outs.
  • Score is kept but no there are no standings/playoffs.
  • Farm is still a great division for players new to baseball. 
  • Games last 6 innings or 1:45 - 2 hours. 
  • Farm uses a RIF level 10 ball.

Minor

  • Minor players are typically league age 9-11.
  • Minor players are drafted into the division after being evaluated by coaches and league officials during Player Evaluations. 
  • The Minor Division teams keep score, standings and send a team to the District Tournament of Champions and a team to the District All Star Tournament.

Major

  • Major players are typically 11 and 12 years old. 
  • Major players typically play 1 or 2 years in Minors before being drafted.

Junior

  • Players who are league age 13-14 are eligible to be selected to a Junior League Division team for the regular season. 

 

Challenger

  • For players with intellectual and/or physical differences.



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