BEND NORTH BASEBALL
Bend North Baseball strives to provide a positive recreation and developmental baseball program for the boys and girls age 5-14 in our community. We strive to make our league's environment conducive to developing an attitude of wholesome sportsmanship and respect for fellow teammates. Playing baseball encourages boys and girls to become physically and mentally fit, build confidence & self-esteem.
Through proper guidance and exemplary leadership, the Little League program assists children in developing the qualities of citizenship, discipline, teamwork and physical well-being. By espousing the virtues of character, courage and loyalty, the Little League Baseball program is designed to develop superior citizens rather than superior athletes.
League Age
Little League Baseball uses what is called "league age" to determine player's age and recommended division. School grade or other factors are not considered when placing players in the recommended division. This is determined based on the age of the player on August 31st.
Please see the chart below to see which division your child will be playing in: League Age
Division | Level of Play | Draft | Age Range | Youngest Birthday | Oldest Birthday |
T Ball | Hit from Tee | No | 5 | 8/31/17 | 9/1/16 |
Pee Wee | Machine Pitch | No | 6 | 8/31/16 | 9/1/15 |
Rookie | Machine & Coach Pitch | No | 7 | 8/31/15 | 9/1/14 |
A | Player Pitch | No | 8 | 8/31/14 | 9/1/13 |
AA | Player Pitch | Yes | 9 | 8/31/13 | 9/1/12 |
AAA | Player Pitch | Yes | 10 | 8/31/12 | 9/1/11 |
Majors | Player Pitch | Yes | 11-12 | 8/31/11 | 9/1/09 |
Juniors | Player Pitch | Yes | 13-14 | 8/31/09 | 9/1/07 |
Skills Assessment & League Draft
Players in AA, AAA, Majors, and Juniors are required to attend a skills assessment before the start of each season to provide managers an opportunity to evaluate players' strengths and weaknesses before the player draft. These are not tryouts all players will be assigned to a team. The assessment helps Bend North Baseball create balanced teams for a fun and competitive season for all players.
Regular Season
The regular season starts March 14th for the upper divisions and includes three weeks of practices before games start. The TBall, PeeWee, Rookies, and A division will have an opening ceremony April 22. All divisions will have first games on April 23rd, and all divisions wrap up play by second week of June.
There are no games played during Spring Break or Memorial Day weekend.
End-of-Season Jamboree
This tournament style end of season event will be June 6th - June 12th. Each team will have at least 2 Jamboree games.
All-Stars
All-Stars is a competitive post-season team. We have All-Star Teams in the AAA, Majors, Juniors Divisions. Team member selections are based on player and manager input and rosters are formed based on the approved All-Star selection process. The All-Star season begins early-June and follows Little League Tournament play rules and schedules.