Kent Little League offers a wide range of options beginning with Tee Ball for players from 4 years of age up to competitive baseball for players through age 14. Players will be assigned to teams with an emphasis on safety and player development.
Tee Ball players hit a modified ball off a batting tee. Rules of the game may be varied to accommodate the need for teaching at this level. The primary goals of Tee Ball are to instruct children in the fundamentals of baseball and to allow them to experience the value of teamwork. Rosters may be composed of between 10 and 12 players. No kid-pitching is permitted in this division.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: Mitt, cleats recommended.
This is machine pitch, which is a step up from tee-ball for those kids who are ready to hit from a pitching machine or coach. This is the first division where live pitching is performed from 40 feet. The most common age for this division is age 6 and 7 (based on the players age chart, located under forms), 6 year olds are encouraged to have at least one year of t-ball.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: Mitt, cleats, baseball pants (style selected by team managers) and a protective cup. A personal batting helmet is recommended.
This division is for players who learned how to throw, catch and hit at the Minors A level and are ready to pitch and hit pitching thrown by other players. The most common ages for this division are 8 and 9 (based on the players age chart, located under forms). If a 7 year old has had 1 year of Single A Minors or has equivalent skill, then a request can be made for an assessment for the AA division. Assessment is mandatory for AA.
Players will be assigned to teams.
This division is for players who learned how to throw, field, pitch and hit player pitching at the AA level and are ready to play their first year of fully competitive baseball, following all of the rules in the Official Little League Rule Book, but still allowing all players to bat throughout the game. Assessment is required.
The most common ages for this division are 10 and 11 (based on the players age chart, located under forms). Kent Little League interlocks to play games against other local Little Leagues. Players must be at least age 9 in order to play AAA. No exceptions.
No team requests, teams are built based on evaluations to strive for balanced teams.
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: Mitt, cleats, baseball pants (style selected by team managers) and a protective cup. A personal batting helmet is recommend
This division is for those who have excelled at the Minors AAA level and represent the best talent in Kent Little League. The most common ages are 11 and 12 (based on the players age chart, located under forms), although 10 year olds can play Majors if they are drafted. At this level, not all players are assured equal playing time and the goal is to field the most competitive team and face the best teams from the other Leagues in District 10 Little League.
Majors Baseball is a drafted division. No team requests allowed.
Majors will host tryouts for players who think they are ready for this challenging division. If players are not assessed into the Majors pool, they will be automatically placed in the AAAdraftingpool. 12 year olds not assessed on to a Majors team will have the option of playing in AAA if desired, or a full refund will be issued. Due to the heightened skill requirements and potential for injury at the Majors level, we cannot guarantee that all 12 year olds will be assessed into Majors Baseball.
This division of Kent Little League is designed to accommodate players age 13, and some 14 year old players (based on the players age chart, located under forms), that still would like to play in Little League-sanctioned baseball. Players will pitch from 60 feet 6 inches, and base paths are set at 90 feet.
The Juniors League will host a separate tryout for players who think they would like to step up into a more challenging division of baseball. This division can be viewed as an additional team if a player is on a select club team, a way to prepare for Middle School or Junior/Senior High School ball teams, or for those players that just want to keep playing baseball, after the Little League Majors division.
Kent Little League Po Box 5731 Kent, Washington 98064
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