Baseball

T-Ball 5 and 6
T-Ball will consist of boys and girls ages 5 and 6. Players will receive three pitches before the ball is placed on a Tee.

One game during the week, one game on Saturday and one practice a week. Twelve games maximum.

Coach’s Pitch 7-9
Coach’s Pitch will consist of boys and girls ages 7-9. All 9 yr olds not drafted to the Minors Division will play in our Coaches Pitch Division. All players in this division must go through evaluations to be eligible for the draft.

One game during the week, one game on Saturday and one practice a week. Twelve game maximum.

Minors 9-11
Minors League will consist of boys and girls ages 9-11. All 11yr olds not drafted to the Majors Division will play in our Minors Division. All players in this division must go through evaluations to be eligible for the draft. All nine year olds who wish to play down must let the league know at registration and or prior to evaluations.

One game during the week, one game on Saturday and one practice a week. Twelve game maximum.

Majors 11 and 12
The Majors league will consist of mainly 11 and 12 yr olds. All players in this division must go through evaluations to be eligible for the draft. All eleven year olds who wish to play down must let the league know at registration and or prior to evaluations.

Games in this division will be played Monday through Thursday.

Juniors 13-14
The Juniors Division will remain the same as in years past.

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T-Ball(Ages 5-6)
T-Ball is the first introduction into Little League Baseball. Kids begin learning the basic skills ranging from base-running, fielding and hitting. Kids learn in a safe, fun environment. At this level, coaches and parents provide true hands-on teaching. Sportsmanship, team dynamics, full participation and respect for all players is emphasized. T-Ball is loads of fun for all beginning Little Leaguers. And it’s a terrific way to spend time with the family.

Coach’s Pitch(Ages 7-9)
Geared for beginning and developing baseball players, players learn the fundamental skills and game strategy of baseball. Coaches stress proper throwing and catching skills, base-running, tagging out players and, of course, hitting. At this level, games are coach pitch, giving batters a real pitch to hit and the catcher’s real experience behind the plate.

Minors(Ages 9-11)
The Minors league is designed to develop baseball skills for kids 9-11 years old. It is a great place to learn about sportsmanship and the basics of fielding, hitting and throwing. Consider it the training ground for advancement to Majors. Players are placed based on tryouts and a draft.

Majors(Ages 11-12)
The Majors is a competitive baseball league for 11-12 year olds. Team placement is by tryout and draft system. The Majors have a maximum of 12 players on each team. Our coaches will reinforce the fundamentals of baseball, team play and sportsmanship.

Juniors(Ages 13-14)
The Junior League is designed to encourage players to continue to play baseball and improve their skill development. The Junior’s teams play against teams from other Juniors programs, including Greenville LL, Blue Ridge and Foothills. New rules are introduced, such as lead offs, pick offs and balks, and the game is played on a larger field.

Evaluations and Draft

Our goal: To improve the Little League experience by simply emphasizing balance among teams for a safe, fair and fun level of competition.

Juniors and T-Ball Divisions do not draft players to a team. Players for those divisions will be assigned to teams by the NWLL Division coordinators, based on age and player/coach requests.

All players 7-12 are required to attend the evaluations for their age group.

Majors coaches will draft players from all attendees, 11 and older All 12 year olds will play in Majors (New Little League rule for 2008).

Minors coach’s will then draft players from all attendees, 9 and older.

Coach’s Pitch coach’s will draft players from all attendees, 7 and older.

NORTHWOOD LITTLE LEAGUE has established age cutoffs to ensure players develop appropriately in terms of skills, knowledge, and sportsmanship. NORTHWOOD LITTLE LEAGUE has established age brackets that players need to participate in, however, there are situations where some players may play down due to safety risks upon approval of the Director of Baseball.