Below is information regarding our baseball program. Please see below for an overview of our baseball program, the divisions, and player assessments.
EGGLL Baseball Requirements:
Baseball is open to both boys and girls and we have programs for players from age 4-15
Key Contacts:
Please reach out to the league commissioners directly with any questions or concerns.
For escalation, please reach out to either the Baseball Player Agent or VP of Baseball.
Chris Perry – VP Baseball
[email protected]
Scott Durocher - Player Agent - Baseball
[email protected]
Baseball Age:
To determine your child's baseball age, please click here to use the Age Chart.
Division Overview – BASEBALL
Sluggers (age 4):
• Sluggers is our introductory coed program for both players and parents.
• Players must be age 4 as of 4/1 to play Sluggers.
• Sluggers play/practice 1X per week.
• Sluggers does not include structured games.
T-Ball (ages 5-6):
• Players can expect to play 1 or 2 years of T-Ball.
• Players must be age 5 as of 8/31 to play T-Ball.
• All 5-year and 6-year-olds who have not previously played EGGLL will be placed in T-Ball regardless of whether they have prior baseball experience.
• T-ball typically has 1 practice and 1 game per week.
Farm (ages 7-8):
• Farm is our coach or machine pitch league.
• Players can expect to play 1-2 years in Farm.
• Players who are age 6 who played EGGLL T-ball previously can request to be placed in Farm.
• Farm typically has 1 practice and 1 game per week.
Minors (ages 8-11):
• Minors consists of two divisions AA and AAA.
• Minors Baseball is our developmental league.
• Players can expect to play for 2-3 years in Minors.
• Minors teams are formed by a draft.
*NOTE: We do not accept player/coach placement requests.
• All players must attend our annual Baseball Assessments, if players do not attend assessment, they will be placed in the division they played previously.
• Players who are age 7 who played EGGLL Farm previously can request to be evaluated for Minors Baseball. They will be eligible for the Minors draft based upon player skill, player safety, and overall team composition. If they are not eligible, they will automatically be placed in Farm.
• Players who are age 8 & 9 will be placed in AA.
• Player’s aged 9 with AA and/or AAA Sumer Ball experience will be evaluated at assessments to determine if they are eligible to be drafted in AAA.
• Minors typically have 2-4 practices or games each week.
• AAA teams will play out-of-town games in area town.
Majors (ages 11-12):
• Players can expect to play 1-2 years at Majors.
• Majors’ teams are formed by draft.
*Note: We do not accept player/coach placement requests.
• All 12-year-olds will be placed in Majors.
• Remaining spots will be filled by 11- and 10-year-olds based on ability.
• Any 11- or 10-year-old who has prior AAA and/or Majors Summer Ball experience will be evaluated at assessments to determine if they are eligible to be drafted in Majors.
• If an 11- or 10-year-old does not attend the evaluations he/she will not be eligible to play in majors.
• Majors typically have 4+ practices or games each week.
• Majors teams will play out-of-town games in area town.
Juniors (ages 13-15):
• Juniors is the first step on a full-size baseball diamond.
• Players can expect to play 1-2 years at Juniors.
• Assessments and drafts will be executed if warranted.
Baseball Assessments
Baseball assessments will take place in March to allow league officials to determine the best placement of each player. Assessments help the league put together fair, safe, and balanced teams. Below are guidelines on who should attend assessments:
5-, 6-, and 7-year-olds:
Evaluations are only for players 8-years old and older who are looking to play in Majors/Minors baseball. Younger players may not attend evaluations. A 7-year-old who has played at least one season in Farm baseball with EGGLL should contact the Vice President of Baseball if they wish to be considered for Minors.
8, 9-Year-olds:
• All 8-year-olds will play AA.
• The majority of 9-year-olds will play in AA. Some 9-year-olds will be drafted to play in AAA.
• Any 9-year-old who has AA experience and would like to be eligible to play in AAA MUST attend evaluations. If a 9-year-old does not attend the evaluations he/she will not be eligible to play in AAA.
10-Year-olds:
• Most 10-year-olds will be placed in AAA. If needed some 10-year-olds may be eligible for the Majors draft.
• Any 10-year-old who has AAA experience and would like to be eligible to play in Majors MUST attend evaluations. If a 10-year-old does not attend the evaluations, they will not be eligible to play in the Majors.
11-Year-olds:
• Each season the number of 11-year-olds who will play in AAA varies. Some 11-year-olds will be drafted to play in Majors.
• Any 11-year-old who has prior AAA experience and would like to be eligible to play in Majors MUST attend evaluations. If an 11-year-old does not attend the evaluations, they will not be eligible to play in Majors.