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2024 League Age and Division Information

Divisions are configured on the "league age" of the players. The breakdown is as follows:

Rookie Division: New 4,5,6 year olds - tee and coach pitch

NOTE: League age 4 year olds with good coordination and the ability to follow instructions are welcome to play. The CCLL Board of Directors has the right to refuse/refund any player that presents a safety issue or does not meet these minimum qualifications.

NCAA Division: Returning 6 year olds, all 7 and 8 year olds not moved up into the minors - coach pitch

Minors Division: 8-10 year olds - coach and player pitch

Majors Division: 10-12 year olds - player pitch only

How to Determine League Age

For players to be eligible for the upcoming season they must be born between Sept.1, 2011 and Aug 31, 2020

League age is based on a cut off date of Aug 31. See the chart below for reference.

Rookie Division

The Rookie Division is comprised of players league age 4, 5 and 6 years old that are new to Crown City Little League. Focus is primarily on developing skills through clinic based practices and scrimmages. A strong emphasis is on making sure that players are being properly instructed within shorter practice and scrimmage times.

Participants will be grouped by age and placed onto teams named with colors (ie. Crown City Blue). Each team will contain no more than 10 players.

Practice dates begin in early April. All teams will practice together on one weekday evening for no more than hour. After Opening Day, Saturday mornings will be used for a 30 minute mandatory warmup, followed by scrimmages that last no more than one hour. Scrimmages are coach pitch and are played with a softee ball. If a player is unable to put the ball in play after three pitches a tee will be used. The catcher position will not be utilized. A coach will stand behind the plate and return the ball quickly to the coach who is pitching.

The season will conlude midway through June.

NCAA Division

The NCAA Division includes all returning 6 year olds, as well as all 7 and 8 year olds who are not moved up into the minors. The goal of the MCAA division is to provide a more competitive atmosphere that will aid in player development that will better prepare players to enter into the Minor Division.

Players will be required to attend league assessment day. Teams are selected at the division draft at the end of March. Players are grouped by their assessment data which ensures that teams are as even as possible. Teams will be named after NCAA clubs (ie Vanderbilt, Stanford, etc.)

Practice dates begin in early April. Although practices are at the discretion of the head coaches, players can expect a minimum of 6-8 practices before opening day. After games start, NCAA Division teams will practice approximately once a week.

While pitching skills may be developed during practices and clinics, all games are coach pitch. No stealing bases is allowed. The division uses regular little league baseballs. and scores and standings will be kept.

Games begin on the opening day of season – usually the last Saturday In April. NCAA Division games are generally held Tuesdays, Thursdays and/or Saturdays. Although there are no playoffs, the team that conlcudes the season with the best record will be given a trophy.

Minor Division

The Minor Division is comprised of players league age 8-10 years old and is a mixture coach pitch and player pitch.

Teams are selected at the division draft at the end of March. Players are grouped by their assessment data which ensures that teams are as even as possible.

Practice dates begin in early April. Although practices are at the discretion of the head coaches, players can expect a approximately 5-10 practices during April. After games start, Minor Division teams will practice approximately once a week.

Games begin on the opening day of season – usually the last Saturday In April. Minor Division games are held Tuesdays, Thursdays and/or Saturdays. Fridays and Sundays are generally reserved for make-up games. Playoffs for the Minor Division usually begin midway through June with the championship game held at the end of the month.

Major Division

The Major Division is comprised of players league age 10-12 years old and is exclusively player pitch.

Teams are selected at the division draft at the end of March. Players are grouped by their assessment data which ensures that teams are as even as possible.

Practice dates begin in early April. Although practices are at the discretion of the head coaches, players can expect approximately 5-10 practices during April. After games start, Major Division teams will practice approximately once or twice a week.

Games begin on the opening day of season – usually the last Saturday In April. Major Division games are held Mondays, Wednesdays and/or Saturdays. Fridays and Sundays are generally reserved for make-up games. Playoffs for the Major Division usually begin midway through June with the championship game held at the end of the month.

Why some players are moved up

Each year, Crown City Little League will move up a certain number of 8 year olds into the Minor Division and 10 year olds into the Major Division. The number of players that are chosen to move up each year is dictated by the number of players needed to round our division numbers. For example: If the Major Division has sixty eight 11 and 12 year olds, this is not enough players to make six teams of 12 players. We would then move up four ten year olds. We have developed criteria for choosing those players who are moved up.

Skills Assessment - Each year CCLL conducts a Skills Assessment Day. The intent is to group players of similar abilities together for the draft. This ensures the teams are as fair as possible. At Skills Assessment Day evaluators with coaching experience view each player at a series of skill stations. The players are given grades at each station and then given an overall score. The higher the score, the more likely it will be that the player will be moved up.

Parent/Player Request - If a parent and/or player feels strongly about which division they play in, this is taken into consideration. There are however, no guarantees that any such request will be honored.

Parents should remember that this is a youth sport. It is not a big deal if a player is not "moved up". We would urge parents to be supportive of their players and all of the volunteers in the league. Most issues, with parent support, usually work out for the best.