Baseball divisions introduce a progression of advanced baseball skills and rules around pitching (from coach pitch to kid pitch), base running, and fielding. Teams are built via a league draft process which seeks to distribute higher skill players across all teams to maximize competition and fun. All baseball divisions are open to all genders.
Kids (8-12) playing in each of the baseball divisions are required to attend Skills Day, a player evaluation session before the season starts. The league will notify all registered players of the date and time for the preseason player evaluations.
Baseball Divisions:
- Rookies/AA - Ages 8-9, $170
- Minors/AAA - Ages 9-11, $170
- Majors - Ages 10-12, $170
- Intermediates - Ages 13, $185
- Juniors - Ages 13-14, $185
- Seniors - Ages 15-16, $185
Rookies/AA
- Age Range: 8 to 9 <determine your child's Little League age>
- Skill level: If your child is 8 years old and has never played baseball before, you may consider Coach Pitch. For 9 year olds, all skill levels are welcome.
- Season: Mid-March to Mid-June. There is a regular season schedule and potentially an additional two week RDLL tournament
General info
- Typical skill level includes players who:
- Have more consistent ability to catch thrown balls, field grounders and catch easy pop ups
- Can throw the ball accurately to a designated target at reasonable distances. (2nd to 1st is a good tests).
- Have a clear understanding of basic defensive situations and where to play the ball.
- Are able to hit off Coach Pitch pitches the majority of the time and hit off kid pitches in the strike zone some of the time
- Hybrid kid/coach pitch For the first half of each season, kids are pitching but after 4 balls, a coach will come in and pitch to players on their team. For the second half of the season, kids will do all of the pitching. Goal is to get the kids pitching from 46’.
- Team selection by draft after Skills Day player assessment
- All kids are drafted onto teams
- Postseason playoff tournament
- Roster size is about 12 players, depending on sufficient volunteer Managers/Head Coach and Assistant Coaches
- RDLL provides: Jersey, hat, socks. Each team will have shared batting helmets, bats, balls and catcher’s gear
- Families provide baseball glove. RDLL can loan gloves if needed.
- Typically have one evening practice during the week (days and times are determined based on coach preference and will be communicated after teams are formed)
- Typically have 1-2 games per week and may be on any weeknight with weekend games typically on Saturday
Parent Volunteers
- Parents of team players are required to volunteer as “home plate” umpires and will call balls/strikes from behind the mound. Parent volunteers will also act as field umpires and will call basic safe/out and prevent excessive base running
- Parent volunteers will keep score using the GameChanger mobile app (iOS and Android)
- Parent volunteers will be asked to help coaches set up fields if needed
Batting/Pitching
- No more tees: six (6) pitches maximum per batter
- No walks (for the first half of the season) and no base stealing
- Each inning consists of three outs or a maximum of five runs
Batting Order
- The batting order shall be continuous and include all players on the team roster present for the game batting in order
- Each player is required to bat in their respective spot in the batting order
Fielding
- No infield fly, obstruction, interference rule enforcement
Base Running
- No leading off
- No stealing
Rookies registration is $170
Minors/AAA
- Age Range: 9 to 11 <determine your child's Little League age>
- Skill level: If your child is 9 years old and has never played baseball before, check out Rookies. All skill levels are welcome.
- Player Draft: After the Skills Day, preseason player evaluation, all 9-12 year olds are drafted to Minors or Majors teams. All 12 year olds must play Majors. 9 year olds cannot play Majors. All other players are drafted to a league based on skill.
- Season: Mid-March to Mid-June
- Time Commitment: 2 or 3 weekday evening practices or games (different for each team), 1 game on Saturday
- Game Days for Minors: 1 weeknight and Saturdays
General info
- Typical skill level includes players who:
- Consistently throw catchable balls and can catch balls thrown to them
- Can hit an easy pitch most of the time, hitting balls to the outfield more often
- Have an increased baseball awareness of more complex situations
- Competitive play with standings Division tournament at the end of the season
- Roster size is about 12 players, depending on sufficient volunteer Managers/Head Coach and Assistant Coaches
- RDLL provides: Jersey, hat, socks. Each team will have shared batting helmets, bats, balls and catcher’s gear
- Families provide baseball glove. RDLL can loan gloves if needed
- Typically have 1-2 practices during the week (days and times are determined based on coach preference and will be communicated after teams are formed)
- Typically have 2 games per week and may be on any day other than Sunday
Parent Volunteers
- Parents of team players are required to volunteer as “home plate” umpires and will call balls/strikes from behind the mound. Parent volunteers will also act as field umpires and will call basic safe/out
- Parent volunteers will keep score using the GameChanger mobile app (iOS and Android)
- Parent volunteers will be asked to help coaches set up fields if needed
Batting/Pitching
- 100% kid pitch
- Pitching is from the full 46’ distance
- Balls, strikes, walks and strikeouts
- Players are eligible to be considered for AllStars
Batting Order
- The batting order shall be continuous and include all players on the team roster present for the game batting in order
- Each player is required to bat in their respective spot in the batting order
Fielding
- Defensive positioning becomes more specialized; not all kids get to play all positions but will play both infield and outfield positions.
Base Running
- Steals are allowed
- No lead offs
Registration for Minors is $170
MAJORS
- Age Range: 10 to 12 <determine your child's Little League age>
- Season: Mid-March to Mid-June
- Time Commitment: 2-3 weekday evening practices or games (different for each team), 1 game on Saturday
- Game Days for Majors: 1 week night and Saturdays
General info
- Typical skill level includes players who:
- Can make routine infield and outfield plays
- Usually understand baseball situations without adult guidance
- Some batters are able to hit balls with tremendous force and are able to hit home runs over the fence
- Some pitchers can pitch 50+ MPH with increasing accuracy and some are throwing breaking balls
- Team selection by draft after Skills Day player assessment
- All kids are drafted onto teams
- Parents of team players are required to volunteer as umpires to officiate games and enforce the applicable baseball rules
- Competitive play and standings are kept
- Division tournament at the end of the season
- Games are six innings
- Roster size is about 12 players, depending on sufficient volunteer Managers/Head Coach and Assistant Coaches
- Equipment provided by league: Jersey, hat, socks.Each team will have shared batting helmets, bats, balls and catcher’s gear
- Required equipment provided by player: glove (mitt)
- Recommended equipment provided by player: sweat pants/baseball pants, helmet
- All league age 11-12 players must be in this division to qualify for AllStar play
Parent Volunteers
- Parents of team players are required to volunteer as “home plate” umpires and will call balls/strikes from behind the mound. Parent volunteers will also act as field umpires and will call basic safe/out
- Parent volunteers will keep score using the GameChanger mobile app (iOS and Android)
- Parent volunteers will be asked to help coaches set up fields if needed
Batting/Pitching
- Pitching is from the full 46’ distance
- Balls, strikes, walks and strikeouts
Batting Order
- The batting order shall be continuous and include all players on the team roster present for the game batting in order
- Each player is required to bat in their respective spot in the batting order
Fielding
- Defensive positioning becomes more specialized; not all kids get to play all positions but will play both infield and outfield positions.
Base Running
- Steals are allowed
- No lead offs
Registration for Majors is $170
Intermediates – 50/70
Players compete on an intermediate sized diamond (50 ft pitchers mound and 70 ft bases).
Age Range: 12 to 13 <determine your child's Little League age>
Season: Late-March to Mid-June
Time Commitment: 1 or 2 evening practices or games midweek (different for each team), 1 or 2 games on the weekend
- Typical skill level includes players who:
- Can make routine infield and outfield plays
- Usually understand baseball situations without adult guidance
- Some batters are able to hit balls with tremendous force and are able to hit home runs over the fence
- Some pitchers can pitch 50+ MPH with increasing accuracy and some are throwing breaking ball
- Games are six innings
- Team selection by draft after player assessment day if there are enough players to form multiple teams
- All kids are drafted onto teams
- Parents of team players are required to volunteer as umpires to officiate games and enforce the applicable baseball rules
- Division tournament at the end of the season
- Roster size is about 12 players, depending on sufficient volunteer Managers/Head Coach and Assistant Coaches
- Equipment provided by league: Jersey, hat, socks. Each team will have shared batting helmets, bats, balls and catcher’s gear
- Required equipment provided by player: glove (mitt)
- Recommended equipment provided by player: sweat pants/baseball pants, helmet
Batting/Pitching
Batting Order
- The batting order will be the nine players who played in the field
Fielding
- Defensive positioning becomes more specialized; not all kids get to play all positions but will play both infield and outfield positions.
Base Running
- 70 foot base paths
- Lead offs are allowed
- Runners may attempt to steal at any time
Registration for Intermediates is $185
Juniors
Players compete on a full sized diamond (60 ft pitchers mound and 90 ft bases). Away games are located at fields throughout Seattle.
Age Range: 13 to 14
Season: Late-March to Mid-June
Time Commitment: 2 or 3 evening practices or games midweek (different for each team), 1 or 2 games on weekend
Equipment provided by league: jersey, hat, socks, baseball pants
Required equipment provided by player: glove (mitt)
Registration cost: $185
Seniors
Players compete on a full sized diamond (60 ft pitchers mound and 90 ft bases). Away games are located at fields throughout Seattle.
Age Range: 15 to 16
Season: Begins after conclusion of high school season
Time Commitment: 2 or 3 evening practices or games midweek (different for each team), 1 or 2 games on weekend
Equipment provided by league: jersey, hat, socks, baseball pants
Required equipment provided by player: glove (mitt)
Registration cost: $185