Martha's Vineyard
Little League is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching kids
the fundamentals of baseball in a safe and fun environment.
Our league has five levels. T-BALL
is for kids 4-6 = is a great way for them to start learning how the
game is played. T-ball is played with a "soft" covered ball. T-ball is
very instructional, with coaches on the field, and every kid getting a
chance to play every position.
Farm League
is for kids 6-8 = and some 9 years old who are interested in learning
more about the game. In farm league the coaches pitch to simulate the
"live" ball kids will encounter at the higher levels of baseball. Farm
League is played with a "soft" covered ball. Farm League begins to
stress some of baseball's nuance, individual skills and team play.
Minor League
is for kids 7-12 = who are ready to start playing baseball with the
hard ball, and kids pitching. Minor league is still an instructional
atmosphere, with the kids learning on the field in real game action.
Kids will get exposed to many of the positions on the field and get a
chance to hit in a continuous batting order. Minor league will help to
improve skills, to be ready to tryout for the LL Majors in the future.
With the hopes of making the games and practices fun and productive.
Little League Minors ends the season with playoffs that include every
team ending with a championship game and awards.
Little League Majors is for kids 9-12 (Everyone 10 yrs old and older must try out- If not selected players will be put on a minor league team)= To
be selected to the Majors, players must tryout. Once a child is
selected for a team they remain on that team until they leave the
program. Little League Majors is a fun and competitive brand of
baseball. Kids play at an exceedingly high level, and form close team
and personal bonds over a four month season culminating in our playoffs
and championship game..
Junior/Babe Ruth League
The Junior/Babe Ruth League Baseball Division is a program for boys and
girls ages 13-15 using a conventional 90-foot diamond with a pitching
distance of 60 feet, 6 inches. Martha's Vineyard participates in the
Gateway League for this age group. This is a travel league with games
off island on the weekends. Please click GATEWAY BABE RUTH for more information on the league.
Summer All-Star/Tournament teams: All
players playing in at least 50% of theirs teams games during the season
are eligible to be selected to a Summer Tournament team. We generally
have at least 3 -6 teams playing in different age levels.(14's, 13's,
12's, 11's, 10's, and 9's and sometimes 8's) A strong commitment will be
required to be on these teams. These are all dependent on having
volunteer coaches who take time in the summer to coach these teams, most
tournaments are on weekends. |