For players with a league-age of 8 and higher:
Saturday, March 14th – Skills Assessment at Kearney's Sports Plex
· 13+ check-in is at 8:30 am; Assessment runs from 9:00-10:00
· 12s check-in is at 9:30 am; Assessment runs from 10:00 to 11:00
· 11s check-in is at 10:30 am; Assessment runs from 11:00 to Noon
· 10s check in is at 12:30 pm; Assessment runs from 1:00 to 2:00
· 9s check-in is at 1:30 pm; Assessment runs from 2:00 to 3:00
· 8s check-in is at 2:30 pm; Assessment runs from 3:00 to 4:00
· Parents are asked to be on-site at the SportsPlex by the end of their players' session.
PLAYERS WITH A LEAGUE-AGE OF 6 and 7 DO NOT HAVE A SKILLS ASSESSMENT
Wednesday, March 25th – Managers & Coaches Meeting
· At this meeting, in addition to Safety and Coach Training, the managers will be given their rosters with contact info, and draw for
their practice times. Players can expect a call by March 30th.
· Each team will have one weekday evening practice time and one weekend practice time.
· Pre-season practices will run from March 29 to either May 3 or 10 – depending on the game schedules, which depend on the
ultimate number of registrants and teams in each division.
Saturday, March 28 – Pre-Season Practices Begin
Thursday, April 30 or Monday, May 4 – Regular Season Begins (concurrently, the weeknight practice times end)
Tuesday, June 16 (TENTATIVE) - Home Run Derby for players age 9-12
Wednesday, June 17 – All Star Games for the Minors AAA and Majors Divisions
Monday, June 23 – All Star Game for the Junior/Senior Division
Tuesday, June 30 – Last Scheduled Games in the Regular Season
· Regular season may be extended if there is an excessive number of rainout makeup games to be played.
FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE REGULAR SEASON, THE TOURNAMENT SEASON BEGINS. KEARNEY LITTLE LEAGUE INTENDS TO SEND A TEAM TO BOTH THE MINORS (AGE 10) AND MAJORS (AGE 11 & 12) STATE TOURNAMENTS.
THESE TOURNAMENTS WILL BE PLAYED AT PATRIOT PARK ON TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS, BEGINNING ON THURSDAY, JULY 9th. GAMES WILL BE PLAYED ON JULY 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th,17th, 18th and 19th. THE FIRST WEEKEND INVOLVES AT LEAST TWO GAMES AND NO MORE THAN THREE GAMES FOR EACH KEARNEY TEAM. TIMES ARE TBD. THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES IN BOTH THE MINORS AND MAJORS TOURNAMENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY, JULY 18.
FOR THE MINORS, THE BASEBALL SEASON CULMINATES WITH THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. FOR THE MAJORS, THE STATE CHAMPION ADVANCES TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE MIDWEST REGIONAL. THIS IS PLAYED IN WHITESTOWN (INDIANAPOLIS), INDIANA AND IS SCHEDULED TO RUN FROM AUGUST 7th to 14th. THE MIDWEST CHAMPION ADVANCES TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES, PLAYED IN WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA FROM AUGUST 19th to 30th.
For players with a league-age of 6 or 7:
The Managers & Coaches Meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 13th. At this meeting, the managers will be given their rosters and schedules. Players’ parents can expect a call by Monday, May 18th.
The season for these age groups involves a mix of practices and games. These will be mostly on Mondays and Thursdays, with one exception due to Memorial Day.
Here is the basic schedule. Times will vary from 5:00 to 8:30 PM; field locations may vary:
· Tuesday, May 26 – PRACTICE
· Thursday, May 28 – PRACTICE
· Monday, June 1 – PRACTICE
· Thursday, June 4 – GAME
· Monday, June 8 – PRACTICE
· Thursday, June 11 – GAME
· Monday, June 15 – PRACTICE
· Thursday, June 18 – GAME
· Monday, June 22 – GAME
· Thursday, June 25 - GAME