Rookies - Coach/Machine Pitch (League Ages 6 - 8)

Rookies Baseball is for players League Age 6–8-year-olds, typically with T-Ball experience, but this is not required. Coach pitch introduces players to hitting a moving ball, as well as continuing to build on the fundamentals of fielding. It is played on a 60-foot diamond using a semi-hard ball. Innings are three outs or five runs, whichever comes first. Defensively, nine players take the field, including a catcher in full gear, and a player in the mound area. There is no base stealing. Rules of the game are designed to accommodate the need for teaching. As a Non-Competitive Division, the primary goals of Rookies are to instruct children in the fundamentals of baseball, to allow them to experience the value of teamwork and give them the opportunity to play baseball with their friends. Scores and records are not kept.

• Improve on T-Ball concepts

• Comfort with hard ball

• Force outs vs. tag outs

• Intermediate base running & decisions

• Intermediate fielder assignments

• Defensive situational awareness

Minors/Farm (League Ages 8 - 10)

Minors/Farm is for players League Age 8-10 years old who are transitioning from coach pitched play to batting against opposing youth pitchers. The rules of the division are modified to fit the age group and ensure games move at a good pace. Players will pitch, but there are no walks (coaches will finish up the at-bat after four balls). Real baseballs are used, umpires work the games, scores and standings are kept, and there is a post-season tournament. Players are placed on a team through a tryout and draft process. They must go through the draft process the next season even if they remain in the same division.

If your League Age 8-year-old can hit a pitched ball and can throw and catch consistently, then he or she may be ready for the Farm division. If your League Age 9-year-old played rookies last year as an 8-year-old, the Farm division is the best spot for them. Ultimately, coaches will determine through the tryout and draft process which players play in this division.

• Introduction of player pitching

• Improve on Rookies concepts

• More advanced base running & decisions

• More advanced fielder assignments

• Basic load in sync with live pitcher 

• Defensive situational awareness

Minors/AAA (League Ages 8 - 11)

Minors/AAA Baseball is for players who are continuing to develop their abilities in a competitive baseball environment. Play is on 46'/60'-foot fields. AAA Baseball is Stanwood Camano Little League's highest Minor division before moving on to Majors baseball. As a Competitive Division, the primary goals of AAA Baseball are to create a fair and balanced competition throughout the division, provide a suitable vehicle for team and individual skills development and prepare the players for Majors Division play. Scoring and Standings are kept. Umpires officiate the game. There is a post-season tournament. Players are placed on a team through a tryout and draft process. They must go through the draft process the next season even if they remain in the same division. 

If your League Age 8-year-old has already played a year at the Farm division, can hit a pitched ball and can throw and catch consistently, then he or she could potentially be selected into the AAA division. League Age 12-year-olds can be waivered down to AAA if it is their first time playing baseball. Ultimately, coaches will determine through the tryout and draft process which players play in this division.

• Improve on Farm concepts

• Catching fly balls/basic OF skills

• Moving to field ground balls

• Extra base hits and base running/sliding

• Pitch selection

• Catcher position & safety

• Cutoffs/relays

• Tagging up

Majors (League Age 10 - 12)

Majors Baseball is for players who are refining all the skills they have been building up in the Minor divisions in this next stage of competitive baseball. League Age 12-year-olds must be placed in this division only and priority goes to this age (first time players can be waivered down to Minors AAA based on tryout evaluations for safety). As a Competitive Division, the primary goals of Majors Baseball are to create a fair and balanced competition throughout the division, provide a suitable vehicle for team and individual skills development and stage the players for much higher levels of play. Scoring and Standings are kept. Umpires officiate the game. Players are placed on a team through a tryout and draft process. They must go through the draft process the next season even if they remain in the same division.  

• Improve on Minors concepts

• Comfort hitting faster pitching

• Secondary leads/steals

• Reading passed balls & batted balls

• Improve cuts/relays

• Intermediate catcher skills

• Proper tagging of runners at bases

• Reading signs

• Managing at-bats

• Basic pitching mechanics & grips (2-seam, 4-seam, changeup)

• Basic of play

• Hierarchy of positions

• Handling winning & losing

Intermediate (50/70) - (League Age 11 - 13)

Intermediate (50/70) Baseball is for players who are preparing to transition from 46/60-foot fields to 60/90-foot sized baseball fields. 50/70 Division allows players preparing for higher divisions to incrementally transition by providing the opportunity to develop on a larger field prior to making the move to 60/90-foot sized fields. Players are allowed to play in this division while also playing on a SCLL Majors or Juniors team.  They may also choose to just play in just this Intermediate (50/70) division. Players can take leads, and the game mimics the rules of higher levels of baseball. League scheduled umpires work the games, scores and standings are kept. There are typically not enough SCLL teams to have an in-house league, so district wide interleague play is expected during the regular season.

Players are placed on a team through a tryout and draft process if more than one team is formed in this division. They must go through the draft process the next season even if they remain in the same division.

Juniors (60/90) - (League Age 13 & 14)

Junior League Baseball is for players who are honing their abilities at the highest levels of competition. Juniors' baseball is played using a conventional 90-foot diamond with a pitching distance of 60 feet, 6 inches. As a Competitive Division, the primary goals of Juniors Baseball are to provide the players a suitable vehicle to take their game to the next level in preparation for most competitive arenas of Youth Baseball such as Senior Little League and High School. Scoring and Standings are kept. Umpires officiate the game. There are typically not enough SCLL teams to have an in-house league, so district wide interleague play is expected during the regular season. There is a district wide post-season tournament. 

Players are placed on a team through a tryout and draft process if more than one team is formed in this division. They must go through the draft process the next season even if they remain in the same division.

Seniors Division (60/90) - (League Ages 14 - 16)

Senior League Baseball is for players who are honing their abilities at the highest levels of competition. Senior baseball is played using a conventional 90-foot diamond with a pitching distance of 60 feet, 6 inches. As a Competitive Division, the primary goals of Senior League Baseball are to provide the players a suitable vehicle to take their game to the next level in preparation for High School. Players can take leads, and the game mimics the rules of higher levels of baseball. Scoring and Standings are kept. Umpires officiate the game. There is a district wide post-season tournament. 

Players are placed on a team through a try-out and draft process if more than one team is formed in this division. They must go through the draft process the next season even if they remain in the same division. 

Players who are League Age 14 and have played a season at the Junior division may try out for the Seniors division. Ultimately, coaches will determine through the draft process which players play in this division.