Recreation Baseball Divisions

The following is meant to give a general overview of each league.

6u Baseball

• Developmental league, teach the basics of catching, batting, throwing, running bases and learn field positions.
• Players provided with Minor league logo shirt and hat.
• 10 to 12 players per team.
• Coach’s generally practice 2 to 4 time prior to season, then no more than 1 day per week during season. Some coaches do not practice once season starts.
• 6U Baseball teams do participate in Opening Day Parade
• Equipment needed: glove, bat, batting helmet (Team bats and batting helmets will be available), baseball or soccer cleats.
• Play approximately 10 games. 2 games per week. Generally, 1 during week at 5:30  or 7 pm, and 1 on Saturday. No recreation games are played on Wednesday or Sunday.
• Games will have a 1 hour 15 minute time limit. Which, normally allows for 3 innings
• Season starts in middle of May. No weekday late games until school out. Season ends first week in July.
• Batting – a player will be thrown 5 pitches from his team’s coach, if none are hit in the field of play, a player will then hit off a Tee until hitting a ball into the field of play. If a player’s batted ball results in an out, the player is out and will return to dugout. The entire team bats each innings. So a team could feasibly have 10 or 12 outs.
• Fielding – all players in field each inning. Fill infield position then spread the rest out in outfield. Players should get opportunities to play different positions though out the year.
• No score is kept.
• Most important have fun!!!!!

8U Baseball league –

• Still a developmental league, in that coach’s are still allowed in the field when a team is on defense and the batting teams coaches pitches.
• Players provided with Minor league logo shirt and hat.
• 10 to 12 players per team.
• Coach’s generally practice 2 to 4 time prior to season, then no more than 1 day per week during season. Some coaches do not practice once season starts.
• 8U Baseball teams do participate in Opening Day Parade
• Equipment needed: glove, bat, batting helmet (Team bats and batting helmets will be available), baseball or soccer cleats.
• Play approximately 12 games. 2 games per week. Generally, 1 during week at 5:30  or 7 pm, and 1 on Saturday. No recreation games are played on Wednesday or Sunday.  Rain outs may be rescheduled at the request of both teams coach's.
• Games will have a 1 hour 40 minute time limit or 6 innings whichever comes first.
• Season starts in middle of May. No weekday late games until school out. Season ends first week in July. End of year Tournament is normally played last week in June or first week in July.
• Batting – a player will be thrown 5 pitches from a JUGS pitching machine, if the player swings and misses 3 pitches or does not hit any of the 5 pitches fair the batter is out and will return to dug out. If the batter fouls the last pitch he does continue to get another pitch until he hits the ball fair or misses. 3 outs or 10 batters end the inning for the offensive team.
• Fielding – 10 players in field, 6 infield positions including catcher with all protection gear and 4 outfielders.
• Score is kept. The game is over if either team is behind by 15 after 4 innings, or 10 after 5 innings, or 6 innings.
• Most important have fun!!!!!

10U Baseball

• Players provided with Major league logo shirt and hat.
• 10 to 12 players per team.
• Coach’s generally practice 4 to 6 time prior to season, then no more than 1 day per week during season. Some coaches do not practice once season starts.
• 10U Baseball teams do participate in Opening Day Parade
• Equipment needed: glove, bat, batting helmet (Team bats and batting helmets will be available), baseball or soccer cleats.
• Play approximately 12 games. 2 games per week. Generally, 1 during week at 5:30  or 7 pm, and 1 on Saturday. No recreation games are played on Wednesday or Sunday.  Rain outs may be rescheduled at the request of both teams coach's.
• Games will have a 1 hour 40 minute time limit or 6 innings whichever comes first. No new inning may start after time limits. Therefore a game could end in a tie.
• Season starts in middle of May. No weekday late games until school out. Season ends first week in July. End of year Tournament is normally played last week in June or first week in July.
• This is a player pitch league. No dropped 3rd strike.
• Fielding – 10 players in field, 6 infield positions including catcher with all protection gear and 4 outfielders.
• Score is kept. The game is over if either team is behind by 15 after 4 innings, or 10 after 5 innings, or 6 innings.
• Most important have fun!!!!!

13U Baseball

• Players provided with Major league logo shirt and hat.
• 10 to 12 players per team.
• Coach’s generally practice 4 to 6 time prior to season, then no more than 1 day per week during season. Some coaches do not practice once season starts.
• 10U Baseball teams do participate in Opening Day Parade
• Equipment needed: glove, bat, batting helmet (Team bats and batting helmets will be available), baseball or soccer cleats.
• Play approximately 12 games. 2 games per week. Generally, 1 during week at 5:30  or 7 pm, and 1 on Saturday. No recreation games are played on Wednesday or Sunday.  Rain outs may be rescheduled at the request of both teams coach's.
• Games will have a 1 hour 40 minute time limit or 6 innings whichever comes first. No new inning may start after time limits. Therefore a game could end in a tie.
• Season starts in middle of May. No weekday late games until school out. Season ends first week in July. End of year Tournament is normally played last week in June or first week in July.
• This is a player pitch league.
• Fielding – 9 players in field, 6 infield positions including catcher with all protection gear and 3 outfielders.
• Score is kept. The game is over if either team is behind by 15 after 4 innings, or 10 after 5 innings, or 6 innings.
• Most important have fun!!!!!
• 13U summer recreation baseball teams may have to travel to 1 or 2 near by towns 2 or 3 times per season