Huntertown Lions offers a Spring baseball recreational league for boys ages 5-15.

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/pairing 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 baseball divisions serving boys from age 6 to 15.  Ages indicated for the 2024 season are based on child's age as of April 30th, 2024. 

• Co-ed T-ball - T-ball for boys and girls age 5. 
• Boys Lob Baseball - coach pitch for boys ages 6-7. 
  
• Boys Minors Baseball - player pitch for boys age 8. Players are evaluated and assigned to teams.
• Boys Junior Baseball - for boys ages 9-10. Players are evaluated and assigned to teams.
• Boys Senior Baseball - for boys ages 11-12. Players are evaluated and assigned to teams.
• Boys Pony League Baseball - for boys ages 13-15*.  Huntertown Lions Baseball sponsors team(s) of 13-15 year-old boys to play against teams from other leagues.
  • This league is a competitive league and includes teams from Churubusco, Leo, Avilla, Garrett and Kendallville to name a few.
  • Like a school league, about half of the league games will be played at Huntertown and the other half at the home field of the team being played.
  • It is an especially great fit for kids that would still like to play baseball beyond the Senior league, but weren't sure what options were available to them.
  • This is a tryout league and Huntertown will attempt to form as many teams possible while still being competitive. Please go ahead and register now . If we are unable to place you on a team, we will refund your registration.
  • *Boys age 15 can play on Huntertown Lions' Pony league teams, but are disqualified if they play on their high school baseball team.  

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:

• Monday, April 8th @ 6:30 pm (CHS Auxiliary Gym) - Boys DSA League
• Tuesday, April 9th @ 6:30 pm (CHS Alumni Gym) - Senior Boys
  
• Wednesday, April 10th @ 6:30 pm (CHS Alumni Gym) - Junior Boys
• Thursday, April 11th @ 6:30 pm (CHS Alumni Gym) - Minor Boys

All evaluations are held at Carroll High School in either the Auxiliary or Alumni gyms 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.

Baseball Academy - The Boys Minors, Juniors and Seniors will all have Academy-style practice Monday, April 22nd and Wednesday, April 24th during the first week of practice. The second and third week of practice are set by each team's coaches.

Monday, April 22nd and Wednesday, April 24th

• Boys Minors @ 5:30 - 7 PM (Diamond 2)
• Boys Juniors @ 7 - 8:30 PM (Diamond 1 & 3)
• Boys Seniors @ 5:30 - 7 PM (Diamond 1 & 3)

All other divisions' practice schedules - T-Ball, Lob Baseball 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 13th.

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

Junior and Senior Softball and Baseball regular season starts May 13th and runs through July 13th.*
   - Junior and Senior Baseball 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, when necessary, 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
• Boys Lob - Monday-Friday
  
• Boys Minors - Monday, Wednesday
  
• Boys Juniors - Monday-Friday
  
• Boys Seniors - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
• Boys DSA - Monday-Friday

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

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See you on the diamonds!