Our Pinto League is designed for 1st and 2nd grade kids who have an interest in playing baseball.

It is a kid pitch/coach pitch league wherein players pitch overhand to the opposing team with the hitting team’s coach on the field positioned behind the pitcher calling strikes and balls. Batters can be called out on strikes, but walks are not permitted. Once ball 4 is called, the coach then pitches to the batter for the remainder of the at maximizing the batter’s opportunity to hit successfully.

Pinto uses a safety ball for all games and practices. Pinto is designed to continue teaching the players the beginning elements of baseball building from Shetland and covers such topics as fielding, positions, batting order, base running, throwing and catching, base running, hitting. Most importantly, outside of continuing to build fundamentals we aim to teach the kids team play and sportsmanship.

Pinto is a non-competitive league. Scores are not kept and a continuous batting order is utilized. Teams are chosen by the league VP and the Director of Baseball. Due to the number of kids and sibling pairing policy the LYAA cannot guarantee friend requests will be honored but the league will try and accommodate as much as possible.

The Mustang League is a competitive league comprised of 3rd and 4th graders. 

Building from Pinto, the players are now introduced to deeper skills at pitching, catching, infield, outfield, base stealing, tagging up, while still focusing on strengthening core fundamentals. Play also moves to a larger field. 

The goal of the league is to teach the players teamwork, the responsibilities of being a team member, respect and sportsmanship as well as to begin developing their competitive baseball skills, all in a positive environment. Players are introduced to umpires at Mustang level. Good sportsmanship and skills development are emphasized over winning. 

Players at the Bronco level are in 5th and 6th grade. 

The goal is to build upon what was learned in the Mustang Division in a competitive and learning environment. Play moves to a bigger field once again. Here players are introduced to some of the finer points of baseball; dropped third strikes, delayed stealing, leadoffs, pickoffs etc. Good sportsmanship and skills development are emphasized over winning. 

The Pony League is designed for 7th and 8th grade boys who wish to learn the complete game of baseball and to prepare for the next level of play in High School.

Players will cover such subjects as balking, dropped third strikes, pick off plays, etc. as well as the intricate strategies of the game.

8u softball is designed for girls ages 7 & 8. 

This is a developmental introduction to the game of softball. The girls are taught how to throw, catch, pitch, base running and hitting skills. The girls are introduced to live pitching with coach back up when needed. No score is kept at this level. 

11-inch safety softball is used; a face mask is required for all infield positions.  The mound is 30 ft.  The bases are set at 60ft. 

10u softball is designed for girls ages 9 & 10.

At this level we continue the development of throwing, catching, pitching, base running and hitting skills. The girls are pitching with no coach assistance at the mound. We do keep score at this level and it is a higher level of play.

An 11-inch hard ball is used; a face mask is required for all infield positions.  The pitcher’s mound is set at 35 feet. The bases are set a 60 ft. 

12u softball is designed for girls ages 11 & 12.

We continue the development of throwing, catching, pitching, base running and hitting skills. We start to introduce stealing and the strategies of softball. Score is kept and the level of competition is higher.

A 12-inch hard ball is used; a face mask is required for all in-fielders. The pitching mound is at 40 ft. The bases are set at 60 feet. 

14u softball is designed for girls 13 & 14.

We really stress getting them ready to play high school ball at this level. We continue to develop their skills set in throwing, catching, pitching, base running, and hitting skills. We start to add more strategies to the game. This is a very competitive level of play. Girls are starting to concrete the positions that they will be playing moving forward.

A 12-inch hard softball is used; a face mask is required for all in-field positions. The pitching mound is set at 43 feet. The bases are set at 60 feet.