Division

Characteristics

League Age Requirements and Qualifications

T-Ball

• • Introduction to baseball
  • Softer tee-ball and batting tee used
  • Emphasis on beginner skills development mixed with fun
  • Shorter practices and games; no scores kept
  • Player, coach, and parent involvement is high.
  • No tryouts. 

• • ALL players league age 5.
  • Players league age 6 WITHOUT a prior season of Spring T-Ball experience.
    NOTE:  Per Little League regulations, there are no exceptions to these placement policies!
  • Personal requests (place with friend, etc.) may be considered at the Player Agent’s discretion.

Instructional Rookie (IR)

• • Introduction to coach pitching
  • Basic skills development — hitting, fielding, base-running
  • Mandatory infield/outfield play
  • No scores kept
  • Player, coach, and parent involvement is high.
  • No tryouts. 

• • ALL players league age 6 WITH a prior season of Spring T-Ball experience.
  • Personal requests (place with friend, etc.) may be considered at the Player Agent’s discretion.

Rookie

• • Coach-pitch
  • Continued basic skills development — hitting, fielding, base-running
  • Mandatory infield/outfield play
  • No scores kept
  • Player, coach, and parent involvement is high.
  • No tryouts. 

• • ALL players league age 7
  • Personal requests (place with friend, etc.) may be considered at the Player Agent’s discretion.

Intermediate

• • Introduction to player pitching
    • Limited player pitch innings
    • Remainder coach-pitched
  • Beginning emphasis on position player development, especially pitcher and catcher
  • Limited stealing
  • Scores and standings kept
  • End of season tournament
  • May involve interleague play depending on division size
  • No tryouts

• • ALL players league age 8

Advanced
Intermediate (AI)

• • Full player pitching
  • Refinement of position player skills
  • Refinement of base-running skills
  • Scores and standings kept
  • End of season tournament
  • May involve interleague play depending on division size
  • No tryouts

• • ALL players league age 9.
  • Players league age 10 not assigned to Advanced division.

Advanced

• • Regulation Little League games and rules, with emphasis on maximizing playing time and experience
  • Preparation for spring Majors division play
  • Scores and standings kept
  • End of season tournament
  • May involve interleague play depending on division size
  • No tryouts

• • Players league age 10-12.

Juniors

• • Introduction to regulation baseball dimensions/rules
  • Leads, pick-offs, balks
  • Metal cleats
  • Big-barrel bats
  • Scores and standings kept
  • End of season tournament
  • Interleague play
  • Simplified player evaluation to aid in distribution of players

• • Players league age 12 with Player Agent approval.
  • ALL players league age 13-15.