DIVISION DESCRIPTIONS and INFORMATION

If you feel like your player will be a safety concern and needs to remain in a lower division, or would benefit from moving up to a more competitive division, please register your player for the division the system allows and then email [email protected] with the player’s name, age, and request for division change. 


Tee Ball 

League ages 4 & 5: All players turn 4 or 5 on or before August 31, 2025
First time tee ball players, who are league age 5, must participate in Tee Ball before moving to Rookie Ball. 
*The focus will be on FUN, fundamentals, & teamwork
*All games are 3 innings, with every player batting each inning
*Score is not kept and outs are not recorded
*The goal is to have players practicing hitting and fielding and developing awareness of general baseball rules
Tee Ball games are played on Saturday mornings.

 

Rookie Ball

League ages 5 and 6: All players turn 5 or 6 on or before August 31, 2025
Players who are league age 5 and have played at least one SPRING Tee Ball season may choose Tee Ball or Rookie Ball. First time Tee Ball Players must register for Tee Ball, not Rookie. 
*Rookie Ball players will have a chance to hit live balls tossed by a coach
*After three pitches, if the ball is not put into play, the player will hit off a tee
*Innings end when there are three outs or the offense scores 4 runs
Rookie Ball games are played on Saturday mornings.
Watch a brief video of a Rookie Ball game in action.



Machine Pitch 

League ages 7 and 8: All players turn 7 or 8 on or before August 31, 2025. 
*Baseballs are pitched by the team manager, using a spring operated pitching machine
*Each player is thrown five pitches maximum, but after three strikes, the batter is out; there are no walks
*Players may not steal bases
Machine Pitch games are played on weeknights; typically at 5:30 or 6:00 (depending on daylight savings time).



Minors (Player Pitch) 

League ages 9 and 10: All players turn 9 or 10 on or before August 31, 2025
*Players take all regular baseball positions
*Little League Pitching Rules apply
Minors games are played on weeknights with a typical start time of 6:00.


Majors (Little League Baseball Division)

League ages 11 and 12: All players turn 11 or 12 on or before August 31, 2025
*Players take all regular baseball positions
*Little League Pitching Rules apply
Majors games are played on weeknights with a typical start time of 6:30. Some Friday night games may begin at 8:00.

Local Sponsors

Chaires-Capitola Little League

1563 Capital Circle SE Box No. 167 
Tallahassee, Florida 32301

Email: [email protected]