Huntertown Lions Baseball and Softball offers a spring softball league for girls ages 5-18.

Registration: Runs from February 1st through March 24th. (Late registration is open through March 31st with a $30 late fee.)

NOTES:
1. No refunds of registration fees will be given after registration closes. 
2. Carpooling requests will only be honored for T-Ball and Lob Ball players.


Divisions & Age Groups

Players can enter our league playing co-ed T-ball at 5 years old and we have softball divisions serving girls from age 6 to 18.  Ages indicated for the 2024 season are based on child's age as of December 31st, 2023.

• Co-ed T-ball - T-ball for boys and girls age 5.
• Girls Lob Softball - coach pitch for girls ages 6-7.
• Girls Minors Softball - player pitch for girls ages 8-10. Players are evaluated and assigned to teams.
• Girls Junior Softball - player pitch for girls ages 11-13. Players are evaluated and assigned to teams.
• Girls Senior Fastpitch Softball - Fast pitch softball for girls ages 14-18. Players are evaluated and assigned to teams.

Evaluations:

Mandatory evaluations will be held for Minors, Junior and Senior divisions (no evaluations for T-Ball or Lob Ball divisions). Evaluations typically include fielding, throwing, pitching, and hitting in order to evenly assign/draft skills among the teams. Evaluation dates are as follows:

• Tuesday, April 9th @ 6:30 pm (CHS Auxiliary Gym)  - Senior Girls
  
• Wednesday, April 10th @ 6:30 pm (CHS Auxiliary Gym) - Junior Girls
• Thursday, April 11th @ 6:30 pm (CHS Auxiliary Gym) - Minor Girls

All evaluations are held at Carroll High School Auxiliary gym as noted. Please enter through door 13, check-in at the registration table and they will instruct you where to go from there.

Glove required. We'll have bats and helmets, but if you prefer your own, please bring it.  Any other equipment is up to the discretion of the player.

No cleats, gym shoes only.

Once you have participated in all drills, you are free to leave.


Practice Season: The practice season is April 22nd through May 11th.

Softball Academy - The Girls Minors, Juniors and Seniors will all have Academy-style practice Tuesday, April 23rd and Thursday, April 25th during the first week of practice. The second and third week of practice are set by each team's coaches.

Tuesday, April 23rd and Thursday, April 25th

• Girls Minors: @ 5:30 - 7 PM (Diamond 2)
• Girls Juniors @ 5:30 - 7 PM (Diamond 3)
• Girls Seniors @ 5:30 - 7 PM (Diamond 1)
  

All other divisions' practice schedules - T-Ball, Lob Baseball, Lob Softball and DSA Baseball - are set by each team's coaches. These can be scheduled any time between 5:30-8:30 pm Monday through Friday and/or between 9 am - early-afternoon on Saturdays.

Regular Season Schedule: The regular season starts May 15th and runs through July 8th*.

T-Ball, Lob and Minors Softball regular season starts May 13th and runs through June 30th.*
   - There are no end of season tournaments for these divisions

Junior and Senior Softball regular season starts May 13th and runs through July 13th.*
   - Junior and Senior Softball End of season Tournaments are held the week of July 8th.

*The week of July 3rd is reserved for rescheduling of rained-out games

GAME SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE!!!

• Game schedules will not be finalized until the first week of the practice season, once registration is closed and all the teams are set.
• Games are played after 6 pm Monday through Friday and 9 am - early-afternoon on Saturdays**.
• While school is in session, we will not schedule any games to start past 7:30 PM.
• Teams will typically play 2 games per week (may be fewer during the first two weeks while school is in session) for a total of 12 regular season games.

**Saturday games are typically only scheduled during the school year and reserved for rescheduling rainouts once school lets out.

Divisional games are typically scheduled on the following days (but remember that you will only play twice per week and that these may change based upon how many teams are set!):

• Co-ed T-ball - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
  
• Girls Lob - Monday-Friday
  
• Girls Minors -Tuesday, Thursday
  
• Girls Juniors - Tuesday, Thursday
  
• Girls Seniors - Tuesday, Thursday

Uniform and Equipment Needs

Any other gear such as batting gloves, equipment bags, etc. are up to the individual player and their families.


League Announcements

Feel free to reach out on Facebook and Twitter or through the email on the website with questions, comments and kudos.

See you on the diamonds!