Pre-season typically starts in middle May, at the conclusion of the high school season.  Regular season typically starts in early June and ends the first week in August.

 

At this level, all games are played against non TLL Big League teams that belong to District 5.  Leagues fielding teams vary from year to year.  Last year Tuckahoe, Bethlehem, and Central Chesterfield produced teams.

Each team plays 12 to 15 games per season, depending on the number of teams.

Three games are played each week.

Games played during the week are always on Wednesday and start at 7:30 PM. 

Games played on the weekend are on always on Sunday and always a doubleheader.  Sunday games start at 2 PM.

No games are scheduled for Beach Week or the July 4^th weekend.

Game length is typically 2 hours and can go no longer than two and a half hours, and consists of 7 innings.  Double headers consist of only 5 innings.

All home games are played at the TLL complex.  Away games are schedule at the opponent’s field.

Practice generally occurs two times a week prior to the season, one on a week night and one on a Saturday.  During the season practice schedules vary from team to team based on the requirements of the manager.

TLL provides a jersey, pants and cap.

Parents must provide socks and rubber or metal baseball cleats. 

Parents must provide ball glove and bat.  (see our bat size chart for guidance on choosing a bat)

 

Teams usually consist of 18 players, a volunteer manager, two volunteer coaches, a volunteer team parent and a volunteer field maintenance worker.

Teams are created new each year. 

TLL typically fields one Big League team, but not more than two.

 

To continue to teach the basic fundamentals of baseball.

 

 

 

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A:   Yes.  Every manager maintains a scorebook.  League standings are kept to determine a regular season winner and to determine playoff games.  There is a home plate, third and first base umpire.

 

A:   All games are played on a regulation Junior League field with a grass infield and grass outfield.  Fields #8 and #9.  Bases are 90’ apart and the pitcher mound is 60’-6” from home plate.

 

A:   Not unless they are drafted on to that team.  In this age group, player’s skills are evaluated in a skills assessment clinic, then a draft is held. 

 

 

A:   Probably not the entire game, but our rules require the manager to play each child at least 50% of each game.

 

Q:  What are the volunteer requirements?
A:  TLL is an all volunteer organization so there are many ways to volunteer. Help is always needed with registration, team parenting, assisting with picture and carnival day activities, helping with post-season tournaments, and working in the concession stand to name just a few of the many ways to help support TLL. 

 

A:   There is no draft because at best we will field two teams, at the very least one team, so there is not a large amount of players.  At this age level the players skills are known and the managers assemble the teams based on their knowledge from past years. 

 

A:  Yes, he can still play at TLL.  We give refunds up until the first game is played.  Once the season starts, we don’t give refunds