LEAGUE INFORMATION

Tosa Baseball League, Inc. is an independent league and is not affiliated with any “Little League” organization.

There are currently four age divisions within the co-ed baseball league:

Rookie Division for ages 7 & 8
World Division for ages 9 & 10
American Division for ages 11 & 12
National Division for ages 13 & 14

With all Tosa Baseball League divisions, players are encouraged to try all fielding positions, players get equal playing time, and concepts of education and fun are stressed to all participants.

The Rookie Division uses pitching machines, while the other Divisions have players pitch. The number of teams fielded in each division depends on the number of fields available, the number of volunteers for key positions, and the number of registrations received. Players are randomly placed on teams through the league draft if they are new to the league, are eligible to move to the next division, or they request to go to a new team. There are no tryouts. Players whose parents or guardians have volunteered for key positions will be placed on teams so that all teams are staffed with coaches, umpires, and managers. Siblings eligible for the same league will be placed on the same team.

If eligible by age, players will remain on the same team as the prior year.

It is the intent of the league to balance teams throughout the league by age, without regard for schools or neighborhoods of residence. Therefore, the league does not honor requests for special placement of players on teams.

Practices, which are arranged by the league, are held during the month of May and continuing into the season. Schedules will be distributed by coaches or managers. Each team will generally play three games per week throughout June and July.

Following the regular season, in late July, there is a Tournament. This Tournament is structured to give teams additional games to play, and to allow those teams that may have finished lower in league standings to get a new start with a "second season."

The number of teams fielded in each division depends on the number of fields available, the number of volunteers for key positions, and the number of registrations received.