Tee Ball - 4, 5, &6 year old's get a Basic understanding of throwing, catching, swinging a bat, fielding a ball, running bases and terminology - no score is kept - boys and girls are encouraged to register

Coach/Kid Pitch - 6, 7, & 8 year old's begin learning force outs at each base, the kids begin to pitch every other inning - no score is kept

Tee Ball and Coach/Kid Pitch is generally held @ Lions Park, with Some Games Will Played at Jim Hansen Park.

Minors - 9, 10, 11 year old's will incorporate more Baseball rules and an Umpire, trust in your teammates begins defensively, Pitchers and Catchers become vital positions  - the game is played on a 46 foot mound and 60 foot bases - score is kept and you will be traveling within the District - Umpires are encouraged to have a wide strike zone to encourage batters to swing at pitches.  League Age 8 can tryout and must go through evaluation to make sure the player is ready to play at the Minor (AAA) Level.

Majors - 9, 10, 11, & 12 year old's will begin seeing the Outfield becoming more necessary and the infields will be tested with the amount of baserunning and stealing which will occur.   All players must be go through evaluation for this division of play.

Intermediate - 12 + 13 year old's the Defense becomes very important and the Outfielders are vital - lead offs - balks -
the field goes to 50 foot mound and 70 foot bases.  League 12 players must go through evaluation process for this division.

Juniors + Seniors - 13 years of age and up - played on a regulation 60 foot mound and 90 foot bases

Home games for Minors - Majors - Intermediate - Juniors/Seniors are played at Hansen Park

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Minor B is for 6, 7, 8, & 9 year old's
Minor A is for 8, 9, 10 year old's
Majors is for 10, 11, 12 year old's
Juniors is for 12, 13, 14 year old's

South Elgin is part of District 13 (not the Hunger Games) and we have 3 seasons.

Spring games run from end of April thru June.

Fall games run from end of August thru middle of October.

Special events or Tournament season is in July. We have All Stars for each age group starting with 8U.

The 8U is for those who are League age 8 or less. They will play two events in July. One in Huntley and another at TriCities. The 12 players for this team will come from Minors and Coach/Kid Pitch.

The 9U team will come from Minors. 

The 10U team will come from Minors, but Majors is also eligible. This age begins the quest to win District and go to State.

There are also teams for 11U and up as well. Just like the 10U team your quest is to win District, then to go to State. 

If you feel your athlete is one of the better players on his or her team and they want to try out for All Stars, they must be available all July to participate. We know how families like to take vacation during Summer, but if you feel you have one of the top 12 in their age group, you might want to postpone that vacation until end of July, so your athlete can represent South Elgin Little League.