Girls Softball
We offer opportunities to play for kids ages 5 – 14. Divisions are based on the little league softball age chart and are as follows:
A Ball
- Ages: 5 – 7 years old (Pre K – 2nd Grade)
- Field Specs: 60-foot base paths (League option: 50-foot base paths).
- Primary goals are to instruct children in the fundamentals of softball and to allow them to experience the value of teamwork.
- Coach Pitch player hit a ball off a batting tee after 6 pitches. Rules of the game may be varied to accommodate the need for teaching.
- Maximum 8 Players for A Ball rosters.
- No Umpires
- 1 Game a week for 10 weeks. 1 practice a week
- Games played on Saturday @ 9 am. 1 hour game or 4 innings
- Contact Gabriel Alicea for more info – g_alicea@msn.com
Minors
- Ages: 7 – 11 years old (2nd – 5th grade)
- 10 -12 Games Regular Season Games. plus Playoffs
- Games to be played Mon-Thu 5:45pm and Saturday 10:15am
- Play Neighboring Towns if necessary
- 1 to 2 Practices a week
- Field Specs: 60-foot base paths; a 35 foot pitching distance.
- Option to operate with multiple divisions based on age and/or ability. Divisions may include:
- Player Pitch / Coach pitch after 2 walks
- A local league might organize its 7-8-year-olds in the Coach Pitch Division and its 9-10-year-olds in the Player Pitch division; however, by local option, some of the 9-year-olds could “play down” in the coach pitch division, and some of the 8-year-olds could “play up.” This is entirely the choice of the local league board of directors.
- There is no minimum or maximum composition for rosters, but most leagues have rosters in the 8-12 range. Competitive divisions of Minor League Softball may only use nine players on defense.
- Season culminates with the 9-10 and 10-11 Tournament which advances to the State level or Regional Invitational. Tournament Team (or All-Stars) may be selected from age appropriate and eligible Minor or Little League players.
Majors
- Ages: 9 – 12 years old (4th – 7th Grade)
- 10 -12 Games Regular Season Games. plus Playoffs
- 1 to 2 Practices a week. Some Traveling Required
- Play Other Towns
- Game On Mon-Thu 5:45pm and Saturday 12pm
- Field Specs: 60-foot base paths; 40 foot pitching distance.
- Local options: A local league may choose to limit its Major Division to 10-, 11- and 12-year-olds, or 11-12-year-olds. Leagues may also dual-roster 12-year-olds, assessed capable, to a Major and a junior division softball teams.
- Tournament Team (or “All Stars”) may be selected from eligible 11-12-year-olds within this division and enter the International Tournament.
- Culminates at the Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Ore., featuring 10 teams from around the globe. All expenses for teams advancing to the World Series (travel, meals and housing) are paid by Little League International.
Juniors
- Ages: 12 – 14 years old(7th – 9th Grade)
- 10 -12 Games Regular Season Games. plus Playoffs
- 1 to 2 Practices a week
- Play Other towns. Traveling Required
- Game to be scheduled by coach
- Field Specs: 60-foot base paths; 43 foot pitching distance
- Local league may dual-roster 12-year-olds, assessed capable, to participate on a Major and a junior division softball teams.
- Tournament Team (or All-Stars) selected from eligible 12-14 year-olds within the Junior League, Senior League and Big League divisions.
- Culminates at the Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Wash., featuring 10 teams from around the globe. All expenses for teams advancing to the World Series (travel, meals and housing) are paid by Little League International.