The Kindergarten League is for children in Kindergarten during the 2021/2022 academic school year or children who will be enrolled in Kindergarten in the fall of 2022.

THERE IS NO PLAYING UP A GRADE ALLOWED.

Our focus is to introduce baseball to kids in a fun way. There will be no evaluation by ability at this age level. Please do not be discouraged if your child has never played before. All kids will be able to fully participate in every practice and game.

Teams will be created by school when possible. There is no guarantee that players will all be from the same school but efforts will be made to divide them in this fashion.

If you want to request a specific night for practice, please include this information with your registration. (Please indicate within the comment section) NOTE: this will likely mean that your child WILL NOT play with his/her school.

2022 registration fee is $150. Each player will also purchase a $20 raffle ticket as part of registration.

Coaches

WE NEED COACHES!! Please volunteer to be a head coach or an assistant coach via your registration form, onsite registration or go to www.pwyba.com. Contact league commissioner with questions.

Schedule

Each team will practice one Weeknight (M-Th) with one game per week.  Games will be played on Sunday - late afternoon or early evening. There will be no games scheduled during the Memorial Day and 4th of July weekends. Practice nights will be assigned after all head coaches are identified. 

Kindergarten league practices and games are at Bass Lake, Greenwood 4, Kimberly Lane, North Woods, and Timber Shores. Field addresses are listed on the PWYBA webpage under "Home -> Fields."

Practice times are 6-7PM or 7-8PM. Practice times and locations will be assigned after teams are formed and we know how many teams there are.

While each coach has discretion, practices will be scheduled for 1 hour.  Games will have a 1 hour time limit.

2022 Calendar:

• Registration opens in early January 2022 and closes March 13, 2022
• Teams will be formed late March/early April.  Coaches will contact players with team practice day/time
• Practices start in late April, weather permitting
• Games tentatively scheduled to start the first weekend in May.  The season will end in July. Exact week will be determined on the number of teams

League Guidelines:

• Batting tee used for all batters
• Coach Pitch will be introduced mid-way through season
• All Players will bat each inning, regardless of how many outs are made
• After an out is made by the defense, the batter or runner will be retired. After three outs by the defense, the bases will be cleared and the batting team will continue.
• Players will rotate from position to position during the course of the game
• Games will be five innings or as many innings that can be played in allotted time
• Pre-K kids will also play in this league the summer after they've completed Kindergarten. This means two years of tee ball.
• Big barrel bats (2-5/8" or 2-3/4") are NOT allowed in this league. PWYBA bat requirements are described here: https://www.pwyba.com/page/show/550245-pwyba-news-and-events

Equipment

Players are required to have their own baseball glove, baseball pants and shoes (cleats).  They will be provided a team jersey and hat.  We suggest Grey baseball pants.  Many players like to have their own bat and helmet, however team coaches are issued bats and helmets that kids can share so they are not required.