Buxton Little League PLayer Divisions

Major League

A league designed for players 10-12 year olds. This league is intended for those players who have prior experience at lower levels and have demonstrated an ability to play at the highest level of little league baseball.

12 Year old players are only eligible for Majors and must attend the tryout/assessment. Under LL Baseball rules they are not allowed to play at lower levels for safety reasons. This is the only age group where a child could tryout and not be placed. If this were to happen, any registration fees would be reimbursed.
Any 10 or 11 year old not drafted by a majors team will be placed in either the AA or AAA division.

*Any 10 to 12 year old players looking to play at the Majors level will need to attend the tryout/assessments held later this spring to determine the best placement to help them develop their skills and confidence.

AAA League

A league designed for children 9-10. This league is designed for those players who have have progressed beyond instructional "coach pitch" levels, but may not be ready to play at the Major League level with more physically developed players. Participating at this level allows children to experience "real baseball" play against other children of their own skill level and age. It also allows them to gain much more experience in positions that are typically not afforded to children of this age group (pitching, catching, and infield) at the Majors level.

11 year olds who would benefit from another year of AAA may participate at this level.
8 year olds who demonstrate the appropriate skill level may also participate at this level.

*Any 8 to 12 year old players looking to play at either the AAA or Majors level will need to attend the tryout/assessments held later this spring to determine the best placement to help them develop their skills and confidence. 8 and 9 year olds are not eligible for Majors.

AA League

Our instructional “coach pitch” league designed for children 7-8 years old. Older players who would benefit from another year of AA may participate at this level. No tryout/assessment is required.

T –Ball League

Designed for children 5-6 years old. At this level, there are no tryouts and emphasis is placed on the basic fundamentals of the game. 7 year olds who would benefit from another year of t-ball may participate at this level. No tryout/assessment is required.

To accommodate the restructuring we will be going from 6 Major League teams to 4 and hopefully adding adding 4 AAA teams. AA (Instructional) teams will be reduced form 6 to 4 as well. T-Ball will remain unchanged. To ensure that teams are balanced Majors will conduct a complete *redraft of all players. What this means is that returning players may not be assigned to their previous years team and coach. However, all of our coaches are well versed in baseball and you can expect your child to receive the highest quality of instruction regardless of what team they play for.

*Returning 11 and 12 year olds will not be required to attend a tryout. However any 10 year old and new 11 and 12 year olds will be required to try out for the Majors.

In addition we will also be scheduling games with Hollis Little Leage at the AA, AAA, and Major League levels. This will mean that some games will be in Hollis. However, the Hollis fields are relatively close and would not require much more than a couple minutes of additional travel time, if any, for most. This is a great opportunity for both our communities to ensure the future of our respective programs.