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Santa Teresa Little League division structure is designed to address the constantly changing demographics of our league, enable better skills development for our players, and create a better baseball experience.

Each year, we will make a final decision on the divisions that will be played, based on total number of player registrations. It's important to note that for children League Age 6 to 11, and 13-14, the final determination of which division in which your child will play will be determined in one of two ways:

1) Via the draft -players league age 8 and up are subject to the draft into the AAA, Majors, Intermediate and Juniors Divisions. The chart below outlines the divisions eligible for each division

2) Via league placement based on the review of the independent evaluator at tryouts.

League age is used as a guide for determining placement; however, only players age 4, 12 and 15 and up are "required" to play in specific divisions per Little League International rules. For any questions related to the division structure and potential player placement, please reach out to [email protected]

Baseball Division Information Chart

Division	Little League Ages	Team Formation	Style of play	Notes
Seniors	16's - Default 15's - Default	Draft	Player Pitch 60/90 Field	Play starts in May at the end of the High School Baseball Season
Juniors	14’s - Default 13’s - drafted	Draft	Player Pitch 60/90 Field	Only 14 and 13 year olds can play in this Division
Intermediate	13's - Default 12's - Drafted	Draft	Player Pitch 50/70 Field	Only 13 and 12 year olds can play in this Division.
Majors	12’s - Default 11’s - drafted 10’s - drafted	Draft	Player Pitch	All 12’s default here. Total number of teams will be set based on even distribution of 12’s pre-draft. Teams are then filled out through draft of 11’s and 10’s 10 year olds eligible to be drafted in first 9 rounds only
PCL	11’s - Default 10’s - drafted 9’s - drafted	Draft	Player Pitch	Default division for 11’s who are not drafted to majors. 10’s can be drafted into this division 9’s can be drafted up using same criteria as 10’s in majors
AAA	11's - see notes 10’s - Default 9’s - Default 8’s - drafted	Draft	Player Pitch	10’s not drafted into Majors or PCL or 10’s with no previous experience will default to the AAA division 9’s will default to AAA unless drafted into PCL 8’s can be drafted up using same criteria as 9’s in PCL and 10’s in majors 11's not drafted to majors, evaluated as safety, or added from waitlist post start of season may be placed in AAA.
AA	9's - Evaluation 8’s - Default 7’s - Evaluation	Evaluation. Teams formed by Player Agent based on independent evaluators scoring.	Machine pitch Developmental	Default division for 8’s who are not drafted to AAA 7’s may be placed here by independent evaluator 9's new to baseball or evaluated as safety risk may be placed in AA 5 machine pitched balls at 30 to 35 mph. Speed set at beginning of game and remains unchanged.
A	7’s - Default 6’s - Evaluation	Evaluation. Teams formed by Player Agent based on independent evaluators scoring.	Machine Pitch Developmental	5 machine pitched balls at 30 to 35 mph. Speed set at beginning of game and remains unchanged. 6’s may be placed here by independent evaluator
Farm	6’s - Default	No evaluation. Formed by Player Agent	Coach-pitch Skill-building	Introduction to live pitching. Coach pitches 5 balls from ~15-18 feet
T-Ball	5’s - Default	No evaluation. Formed by Player Agent	Team Concepts Fundamentals	One practice and a single weekend game each week
Pre-T	4’s - Default	No evaluation. Formed by Player Agent	Team Concepts Fundamentals	Single one hour combined practice / game on Saturdays

SOFTBALL DIVISION INFORMATION CHART

Printable Version: Softball Division Information

Typical Schedule Information

Spring Season Timeline

Tryouts
Mid-January (All Players League Age 7 and up will participate in a Tryout prior to being drafted or placed on a team. For more information on the Tryout process, please refer to our Bylaws.)

Pre-Season Practices

Practices Begin, Upper Divisions (Ages 9 & Up): Late January to Mid-February
Practices Begin, Lower Divisions (Ages 8 & Down): Mid-February to Early March

Games

Early to March-March to Mid-June
Pre-Tee & Tee Ball: 1 Game per week (Saturdays)
Farm & A: 1 game per week until May, then 2 per week (Saturday, Weekday)
AA & AAA: 2 Games per week (Saturday, Weekday)
Majors: 2 Games per week, occasionally a 3rd (Saturday, Weekday and Friday Night lights games)
Intermediate, Juniors & Seniors: Up to 3 games per week, travel in South Bay & Peninsula

Total Baseball/Softball Event Commitment per week - See Division Charts above

Practice Notes

Practices Days and Times are determined once a player is placed on a team.
Practices generally start after 4:30 PM on Weekdays, but specific days and times are determined by the Manager.
Prior to games starting, there may be practices on Saturdays.
Some teams may also practice on Sundays.

Fall Season Timeline

The Fall season does not have tryouts or pre-season practices

Games

Saturday after Labor Day to Mid-November
Pre-Tee through Majors: 1 Game per week (Saturdays) - AAA & Majors may occasionally travel within neighboring League
Intermediate, Juniors & Seniors: Typically 1 game per week on Saturdays/Sundays, but occasionally a 2nd game on weekdays, travel in South Bay & Peninsula

Total Baseball/Softball Event Commitment per week - See Division Charts above

Practice Notes

Practices Days and Times are determined once a player is placed on a team.
Practices generally start after 4:30 PM on Weekdays, but specific days and times are determined by the Manager.
Prior to games starting, there may be practices on Saturdays.
Some teams may also practice on Sundays.

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Santa Teresa Little League

Santa Teresa Little League, P.O. Box 23944
San Jose, California 95153
Phone : 408-800-6755
Email : [email protected]