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 T-Ball experience.
  • Players league age 7 WITHOUT a prior season of T-Ball experience, at parent request and Player Agent approval.
  • Players league age 7 with a sibling in this division, at parent option and with Player Agent approval.
  • 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 who do not attend a tryout.
  • Players league age 7 who attend a tryout AND are not drafted into the Single-A division
  • Players league 8 with a sibling in this division, at parent option and with Player Agent approval.
  • Personal requests (place with friend, etc.) may be considered at the Player Agent’s discretion.

Single-A ("A")

• • Introduction to player pitching
    • Limited player pitch innings
    • Remainder coach-pitched
  • Beginning emphasis on position player development, especially pitcher and catcher
  • Limited stealing
  • Mandatory player evaluation and draft
  • Scores and standings kept
  • End of season tournament

• • Players league age 7 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
  • Players league age 8 who are not drafted into the AA division.

AA

• • Full player pitching
  • Refinement of position player skills
  • Refinement of base-running skills
  • Mandatory player evaluation and draft
  • Competitive; scores and standings kept
  • End of season tournament
  • Potential All Star play

• • Players league age 7 at parent request, Player Agent approval, who achieve an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted into the AA division.
  • Players league age 8 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
  • Players league age 9 who are not drafted into the AAA division.

AAA

• • Preparation for Majors play
  • Regulation Little League games and rules, with emphasis on maximizing playing time and experience
  • Mandatory player evaluation and draft
  • Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
  • End of season tournament
  • Potential All Star play

• • Players league age 9 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
  • Players league ages 10-11 who request NOT to play Majors
  • Players league ages 10-11 who are not drafted into Majors division.
    • NOTE: Only players league ages 10-11 who were not drafted into the Majors division may be called up as replacement players to a Majors team.
  • Players league age 12 who waive their right to play Majors.
    • NOTE: A formal Regulation V(e) waiver must be filed with the League by parents. Players so waived may not pitch in AAA, nor be recalled to Majors.

Majors

• • Regulation Little League games and rules
  • Highest level of play on small diamond
  • Mandatory player evaluation and draft
  • Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
  • End of season tournament
  • Potential All Star play

• Players league age 10 - 11 who try out, have an acceptable evaluation score, AND are drafted.
  • ALL players league ages 11-12 who have previously played in this division.
  • ALL players league age 12 who have not requested to play in AAA.

Juniors & Middle School

• • Introduction to regulation baseball dimensions/rules
  • Leads, pick-offs, balks
  • Mandatory player evaluation and draft
  • Metal cleats
  • Big-barrel bats
  • Interleague play
  • Highly competitive; scores and standings kept
  • End of season tournament
  • Potential All Star play

• • ALL players league age 13-14 who are also in 7th and 8th grade.