How Placement Works
If your child is league age 9 or older (by 8/31/2026), they are placed in a division based on
skill and safety. All players league age 9 and up must participate in a preseason skills assessment in January
(often called “tryouts”) to help place them at the correct level. League age 8 players may elect to participate
in skills assessments, but are not required.
If your child is league age 4–8 (as of 8/31/2026), you choose the division you feel is the best fit.
Skill, friends, and safety are all reasonable factors to consider, as well as the emotional side of each division – for
example, when “outs” are recorded or when kids can strike out.
Below is a simplified overview of typical ages by division. Ages overlap on purpose – kids develop at different
rates, and some may be ready to move up earlier while others benefit from an extra year at a level.
For more detail on each division, see the information under the “League Info” tab.
Division Guidelines by Skill
Here are very basic, skill-based guidelines. Every kid develops at their own pace, and coaches will meet players where they are.
There is more detail about each division under the “League Info” tab.
Intro-to-Tee-Ball (4-year-olds only, age as of 8/31/2026)
An abbreviated Little League experience for our youngest players. No minimum skills are needed or expected.
Kids hit off a tee, run the bases, and learn to be on a team in a fun, low-key setting.
Tee-Ball
No minimum skills are expected or required. Kids will learn to hit a ball off a tee, start to track the ball in the air,
and repeat throwing mechanics with some success. They begin to understand the basic rules of the game – and mostly, they just have fun.
AA – Coach Pitch
Hitting: By the end of the season, kids should have a reasonable expectation of being able to hit a coach-pitched ball.
Catching: Players are beginning to make catches on their glove side.
Throwing/Fielding: Players can throw with some accuracy and successfully field ground balls. Outs can be made in the field.
AAA – Machine Pitch / Kid Pitch
Hitting: Players should have a reasonable expectation of success hitting a ball pitched from the machine
(around 40 mph from mound distance).
Catching/Fielding: Kids are starting to catch the ball on the glove side consistently and on the backhand side occasionally.
Throwing: Distance and accuracy are improving, with an ability to throw the length of the bases (60 feet)
by the end of the year. Outs and strikeouts are recorded; score is not kept.
A note on “catching” a ball
For many kids, the skill of consistently catching thrown balls really starts to click around age 7.
Before that, we do a lot of work on tracking the ball in the air and building confidence, and there is still a fair amount of luck involved.
Minors
Players are placed in Minors based on a skills assessment. Generally, kids can throw a ball the length of the bases.
Fielding: Players consistently catch balls thrown to either the glove side or backhand side.
Hitting: Players have a reasonable expectation of success hitting kid-pitched balls and adjusting to less consistent pitches.
Majors
Players are placed in Majors based on a skills assessment and demonstrated success at the Minors level.
Any 12-year-old who chooses to play Little League baseball will play in this division. The game looks and feels like “real baseball”
– complete with umpires, standings, and playoffs – while still focusing on development and fun.
Intermediates & Juniors
These divisions are for our oldest players as they move to a bigger field and a faster game.
Placement is based on age, skills assessments, and safety. More information is available under the League Info tab.
If you are unsure where to place your child, you can always start with the most likely division based on age and this chart,
then reach out to the league for guidance. We’re happy to help you find the right fit.