What levels of play are offered?
The Southlake Baseball Association offers multiple programs, and levels of play for young athletes ages 3 to 17. Our leagues provide opportunities for both beginners & advanced players. The Programs offered are:
Where possible, and primarily based on the number of participants, we strive to provide each of our young athletes an experience within an "age pure" format. This means each league is comprised of players of the same age or younger. (e.g. 9U is comprised of players ages 9 years old and younger. Please see our baseball age key for more information.
Recreation & Premier:
Select Teams:
A child’s “baseball age” is determined based on his or her age on May 1st-April 30th each year. Players are not permitted to play above or below their “Baseball Age”, without first securing approval to do so from the respective Age Group's Commissioners. If you wish to pursue approval for play in an older Age Group, please contact the Age Group Commissioners HERE, prior to attending Player Evaluations. Please keep in mind that this determination is based on player safety, and exceptions are rare.
AGE | BASE PATHS | PITCHING DISTANCE | PROGRAMS |
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4U | Blastball | Blastball | Recreational Only |
5U | 55' | Tee | Recreational Only |
6U | 55' | Coach/Tee Hybrid | Recreational & Premier |
7U | 60' | Coach | Recreational & Premier |
8U | 60' | Coach | Recreational & Premier |
9U | 65' | 46' | Recreational & Premier |
10U | 65' | 46' | Recreational & Premier |
11U/12U | 70' | 50' | Recreational & Premier |
13U/14U | 80' | 54' | Premier Only |
15U-18U | 90' | 60' | Premier Only |