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Little League Baseball - 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 typically 3 innings and last about 1 hour.
  • T-Ball uses a soft 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 typically 4 innings and last about 1.5 hours.
  • 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. 

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 are drafted into the division after being evaluated by coaches and league officials during Player Evaluations.
  •  Major players typically play 1 or 2 years in Minors before being drafted.
  • The Major Division teams keep score, standings and send a team to the District Tournament of Champions and a team to the District All Star Tournament.

Challenger

  • The Challenger Division is for players with intellectual and/or physical differences.


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Sunnyvale, California  

Email: [email protected]

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