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TBall
Ages 4-7 will be playing on Lennar, Shea, and Otto Fields. The TeeBall Division is designed for ages 5 - 7. Most players will play 2 years in this division (ages 4 & 5, 5 & 6 or 6 & 7). So almost all of the 7 year olds will try out for Division A and will be drafted into that division. This range of age boundaries should allow the players to move as they develop instead of having to fit exactly according to fixed age groups. No tryouts are held, players just sign up and are assigned to a team by the TeeBall Division Director and the Player Agent. TeeBall is played on a smaller field with 50 foot base paths. An inning is defined as one time through the batting order (not 3 outs). All players bat in each inning and all players play the field each inning. Coaches are allowed on the field with the players. The two main goals are to have fun and to start to learn the basics of baseball. Emphasis is given to throwing and catching. Hitting is done from a batting tee for the first half of the season while the coaches soft pitch for the second half of the season (each coach pitches to his own team). No score is kept and competition is minimized. A game consists of 3 innings. The league provides a team hat and T-shirt for each player and for the manager and his/her coach. All team gear such as batting tee and batting helmets are also provided by the league. Each player is responsible for his/her own glove, baseball pants, and plastic baseball cleats. This is a great time for LOTS of parent help!! You would be surprised how many people it takes to handle a dozen players at this age. No special skills are needed to help out so please volunteer if you can. A Ages 6-8 will be playing on Lennar and Otto Fields. The A Division is composed primarily of players age 6 and 7, with some 8 year olds. Single A games are played on a standard Little League size field, 60ft baselines and 46ft pitching distance. A game consists of 6 innings (with time constraints). Single A is an instructional division where the focus is on learning the fundamentals of baseball, especially throwing, catching and hitting. Competition is de-emphasized. Standings will not be kept. All 6 innings will be machine pitch. The batting order is bat around. The league provides a team Jersey, hat, socks, and belt for each player with the belt. A T-shirt and team hat are provided for the manager and his/her coach. All team gear such as batting helmets, bats, catchers gear, etc., are also provided by the league. Each player is responsible for his/her own glove, baseball pants, and plastic baseball type cleats. There is a tournament at the end of the season, followed by a “Slug Fest” game with representatives from every team. AA East Ages 7-10 will be playing on Moser (#1) and Voak (#2) Fields at the 4S Ranch Community Park. The AA Division is composed of players age 7 - 10. The age composition should be mostly 8 and 9 year olds with some 7 and 10 year olds. Double A games are played on a standard Little League size field, 60ft baselines and 46ft pitching distance. A game consists of 6 innings. Double A is a transitional division where pitching is introduced and more emphasis is placed on fielding. Games will be played with 3 innings of Kid Pitch, followed by 3 innings of machine pitch. The Kid Pitch innings will follow CAPS rules: after the 4th called Ball, a Coach will be allowed 3 pitches to the batter. The batting order is bat around. The league provides a team Jersey, hat, socks, and belt for each player with the belt. A T-shirt and team hat are provided for the manager and his/her coach. All team gear such as batting helmets, bats, catchers gear, etc., are also provided by the league. Each player is responsible for his/her own glove, baseball pants, and plastic baseball type cleats. Emphasis for the division is on expanding player’s baseball skills. The players learn to face a real pitcher better, to use better fielding skills (especially in the outfield), and start to learn coverage assignments. Score is kept for each game and standings for the division are also kept. Competition is increased somewhat. There is a tournament at the end of the season, followed by a “Slug Fest” game with representatives from every team. AA West Ages 7-10 will be playing on Moser (#1) and Voak (#2) Fields at the 4S Ranch Community Park. The AA Division is composed of players age 7 - 10. The age composition should be mostly 8 and 9 year olds with some 7 and 10 year olds. Double A games are played on a standard Little League size field, 60ft baselines and 46ft pitching distance. A game consists of 6 innings. Double A is a transitional division where pitching is introduced and more emphasis is placed on fielding. Games will be played with 3 innings of Kid Pitch, followed by 3 innings of machine pitch. The Kid Pitch innings will follow CAPS rules: after the 4th called Ball, a Coach will be allowed 3 pitches to the batter. The batting order is bat around. The league provides a team Jersey, hat, socks, and belt for each player with the belt. A T-shirt and team hat are provided for the manager and his/her coach. All team gear such as batting helmets, bats, catchers gear, etc., are also provided by the league. Each player is responsible for his/her own glove, baseball pants, and plastic baseball type cleats. Emphasis for the division is on expanding player’s baseball skills. The players learn to face a real pitcher better, to use better fielding skills (especially in the outfield), and start to learn coverage assignments. Score is kept for each game and standings for the division are also kept. Competition is increased somewhat. There is a tournament at the end of the season, followed by a “Slug Fest” game with representatives from every team. AAA AAA games will be playing on Wells Fargo and Voak (#2) Fields. The AAA Division is composed of players age 8 - 11. The age composition should be mostly 9 and 10 year olds with some 8 and 11 year olds. Tripple-A games are played on a standard Little League size field, 60ft baselines and 46ft pitching distance. A game consists of 6 innings. Tripple-A is an instructional division where pitching is expanded, emphasis is placed on fielding, and base running is introduced. All innings will be Kid Pitch and include Base on Balls. The batting order is bat around. Base runners cannot lead off, but are allowed to run when the pitched baseball crosses home plate. The league provides a team Jersey, hat, socks, and belt for each player with the belt. A T-shirt and team hat are provided for the manager and his/her coach. All team gear such as batting helmets, bats, catchers gear, etc., are also provided by the league. Each player is responsible for his/her own glove, baseball pants, and plastic baseball type cleats. Emphasis for the division is on expanding player’s baseball skills. The players learn to face a real pitcher, to use better fielding skills (especially in the outfield), and to learn coverage assignments. Score is kept for each game and standings for the division are also kept. Competition is increased somewhat. There is a tournament at the end of the season, followed by a “Slug Fest” game with representatives from every team. Players age 9 and 10 are eligible for selection to the 9-10 All Stars team and post season play. Players aged 11 are eligible for selection to the 11-12 All Stars team and post season play that could extend all the way to the Little League World Series. Majors 4S Ages 10-12 will be playing on Voak and Wells Fargo Field, as well as some interleague play at fields in the surrounding communities. The Majors Division is the heart of Little League. It is composed of players age 10 - 12. The age composition will be mostly 11 and 12 year olds, with few 10 year olds. There is a distinct line between the Majors Division and the Juniors Division. Whereas a highly skilled player might be shifted up from AA to AAA at age 8 or AAA to Majors at age 10, all 12 year olds must play in Majors and cannot move up to Juniors. Majors games are played on a standard Little League size field, 60ft baselines and 46ft pitching distance. A game consists of 6 innings and is played according to the standard Official Regulations and Playing Rules of Little League Baseball. The only exception to those rules for regular season play is the the batting order is bat around. The outfield fence in Majors game is at 190-210 feet. The league provides a team Jersey, Hat, socks, and belt for each player with the belt. A T-shirt and team hat are provided for the manager and his/her coaches. All team gear such as batting batting helmets, catchers gear, etc are also provided by the league. Each player is responsible for his/her own glove, bat, baseball pants, and plastic baseball type cleats. Emphasis for the division is more towards situational skills and understanding the finer points of baseball. Score is kept for each game and standings for the division are also kept. Competition is high. There is a double elimination playoff at the end of the season. Players age 10 are eligible for selection to the 9-10 All Stars team and post season play. Players aged 11 and 12 are eligible for selection to the 11-12 All Stars team and post season play that could extend all the way to the Little League World Series. Juniors Ages 13-14 will be playing on Moser Field (#1) (90ft bases), as well as extensive interleague play at fields in the surrounding communities. The Juniors Division covers player ages 13 and 14. This division usually has its own player agent and holds its own tryouts and draft, separate from the lower divisions. Juniors games are played on a standard size baseball field, 90ft baselines and 60.5ft pitching distance. A game consists of 7 innings and is played according to the standard Official Regulations and Playing Rules of Senior League Baseball. The only exception to those rules for regular season play is the the batting order is bat around. The league provides a team Jersey, Hat, socks, and belt for each player. A T-shirt and team hat are provided for the manager and his/her coach. All team gear such as batting batting helmets, catchers gear, etc are also provided by the league. Each player is responsible for his/her own glove, bat, baseball pants, and metal baseball cleats. Plastic baseball cleats must be worn when pitching on portable pitching mounds. Score is kept for each game and Interleague standings are kept for the division. Competition is high. There is an Interleague playoff at the end of the season. Players are eligible for selection to the Juniors All Stars team. Teams participate in post season play that could extend all the way to the Little League World Series. Seniors Ages 15-16 will be playing on Moser Field (#1) (90ft bases), as well as extensive interleague play at fields in the surrounding communities. The Seniors Division covers ages 15 and 16. This division usually has its own player agent and holds its own tryouts and draft, separate from the lower divisions. Seniors games are played on a standard size baseball field, 90ft baselines and 60.5ft pitching distance. A game consists of 7 innings and is played according to the standard Official Regulations and Playing Rules of Senior League Baseball. The only exception to those rules for regular season play is the the batting order is bat around. The league provides a team Jersey, Hat, socks, and belt for each player. A T-shirt and team hat are provided for the manager and his/her coach. All team gear such as batting batting helmets, catchers gear, etc are also provided by the league. Each player is responsible for his/her own glove, bat, baseball pants, and metal baseball cleats. Plastic baseball cleats must be worn when pitching on portable pitching mounds. Score is kept for each game and Interleague standings are kept for the division. Competition is high. There is an Interleague playoff at the end of the season. Players are eligible for selection to the Seniors All Stars team. Teams participate in post season play that could extend all the way to the Little League World Series. |
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