Divisions & Tournament Team Guidelines

Spring Division & Age Guidelines

Age	Division	Explanation
4	Tee ball	All 4-year-olds must play tee ball unless a mini-tee ball division is formed.
5	Tee ball/A	After one year of tee ball a five year old may be eligible for the A division, however, most will play tee ball.
6	A	All six-year-olds who have played at least one year of tee ball are eligible to play in the A and AA divisions.
7	A/AA	All 7-year-olds are eligible for the A-AAA divisions, however, most will play in the A or AA divisions. All 7-year-olds must participate in a tryout evaluation.
8	AA	All 8-year-olds are eligible for the AA-AAA divisions, however, most will play in the AA division while a few may be drafted to the AAA division. All 8-year-olds must participate in a tryout evaluation.
9	AA/AAA	All 9-year-olds are eligible for the AA-majors divisions, however, most will play in the AAA division if the player has played at least one season of kid/coach pitch baseball. All 9-year-olds must participate in an evaluation.
10	AAA	All 10-year-olds are eligible for the AAA and majors divisions, however, most will play in the AAA division unless they are drafted to majors. All 10-year-olds must participate in an evaluation.
11	AAA/Majors	All 11-year-olds are eligible for the AAA, majors and intermediates divisions, however, most should play in the majors division. All 11-year-olds must participate in an evaluation.
12	Majors	All 12-year-olds are eligible for the AAA, majors, intermediates and juniors divisions, however, unless a parent submits a waiver request to have their player play down and it is approved by the district administrator. All 12-year-olds must participate in an evaluation.
11, 12, 13	Intermediates	All 11- to 13-year-olds are eligible to participate on an intermediate team in addition to their major or juniors team. This division plays on a larger field (50ft mound/70ft bases) and against other local intermediate teams.
13, 14	Juniors	All 13- and 14-year-olds will play on a juniors division team. (60ft mound/90ft bases)
14, 15, 16	Seniors	All 15- and 16-year-olds will play on a juniors division team. (60ft mound/90ft bases)
4-18	Challenger	The Little League Challenger Program is Little League’s adaptive baseball program for individuals with physical and intellectual challenges. Any individual with a physical or learning difference may participate.

AA, AAA and majors division teams are chosen via the draft following player evaluations. For many children each division, beginning with the A division, will be a two year stop. Our goal is for the first year in a division is to learn and develop by playing with more experienced and skilled players, while the second year will offer the player an opportunity to be a leader and develop at positions they might not otherwise be able to play if they advanced divisions each year.

Teams are chosen through a draft except in the challenger, tee ball, and A divisions. All players age 7-12 are expected to participate in tryouts. One of the most important duties for a AA through majors division manager is to attend player tryouts and participate in the draft. The objective of the draft is to divide talent equally among all the teams in a division.

Tournament Team Selection Process

Upon the conclusion of the regular Little League season, an all-star team is named for each of the 9-, 10-, 11- and 12-year-old age groups as well as the juniors and seniors divisions. These teams will represent Quito-Saratoga Little League in postseason tournament play running from the middle of June through the middle of July. Tournaments may run longer depending upon the age group. All-star selection is recognition of the best players in the league within a given age group, and the players are expected to fulfill the obligations associated with this honor, which include attending mandated practices and tournament games. During the spring season the details of the commitment for players and their families will be made available.

The selection process will include four groups: players, managers and coaches, board members, and volunteer umpires. Each group will be given a ballot of all eligible players, specific to the age groups that they have been a part of coaching, umpiring, managing or playing alongside. Board members will be given the option to vote on all age groups. Each groups votes will be verified by the board of directors, or a designated all-star selection committee. Once verified, the teams will be announced on June 1 to the general body.