Baseball

Major Baseball

Major baseball teams play in the Neosho Valley League, a traveling recreation league composed of area communities.  Major teams play weekly games both home and away.  All Major League games are doubleheaders.  Practice times and dates will be set by the coaches after the coaches meeting.  Coaches meeting will be held the week of April 13, 2020.  Volunteer coaches are needed.

Eligible for the Youth Fee Waiver

• Ages: 5th & 6th grades
• Registration Opens: December 16, 2019
• Early Bird Registration Closes: March 24, 2020
• Regular Registration Closes: April 1, 2020
• Early Bird Fees: USD253 resident - $35; non-resident: $40
• Regular Fees: USD253 resident - $40; non-resident: $45
• Mandatory player workout (choose one):
  • April 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. at Peter Pan Park
  • April 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Peter Pan Park
• Players assigned: Week of April 13, 2020
• Practices begin: Week of April 20, 2020
• Games begin: Week of May 18, 2020
• Location: Flint Hills Optimist Diamonds at Peter Pan Park

Junior Baseball

Junior baseball teams play in the Neosho Valley League, a traveling recreation league composed of area communities.  Junior teams play weekly games both home and away.  All Junior League games are doubleheaders.  Practice times and dates will be set by the coaches after the coaches meeting.  Coaches meeting will be held the week of April 13, 2020.  Volunteer coaches are needed.

Eligible for the Youth Fee Waiver

• Ages: 7th, 8th & 9th grades
• Registration Opens: December 16, 2019
• Early Bird Registration Closes: March 24, 2020
• Regular Registration Closes: April 1, 2020
• Early Bird Fees: USD253 resident - $40; non-resident: $45
• Regular Fees: USD253 resident - $45; non-resident: $50
• Mandatory player workout (choose one):
  • April 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. at Soden's Grove Park
  • April 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Soden's Grove Park
• Players assigned: Week of April 13, 2020
• Practices begin: Week of April 20, 2020
• Games begin: Week of May 18, 2020
• Location: Soden's Grove Park

Instructional T-Ball

The main purpose of this instructional program is to teach basic fundamentals and provide an overall fun experience for the young participant.  Participants will learn how to play with others as members of a team.  Instructional T-Ball will be a five to six-week program.  Kids will be divided into teams and assigned practice/game times Tuesdays and/or Thursdays with no more than two practices or games per week.  Each practice will be part learning fundamentals and part team practice. The last three weeks will be a six-game league schedule. Instructional T-Ball is a COED league.  Volunteer coaches are needed.

Eligible for the Youth Fee Waiver

• Ages: 5 & 6 (prior to September 1, 2020)
• Registration Opens: April 2020
• Early Bird Registration Closes: May 2020
• Regular Registration Closes: May 2020
• Early Bird Fees: USD253 resident - $30; non-resident: $35
• Regular Fees: USD253 resident - $35; non-resident: $40
• Date: Starts June 2020
• Days: Tuesday's & Thursday's
• Time: 6 and/or 7 p.m. 
• Location: Whittier T-Ball Complex (9th & Whittier)
• Min/Max: Unlimited

COEd Machine Pitch

The main purpose of this program is to further instruct basic/intermediate fundamentals and provide an overall fun experience for the young participant. This is an instructional program for 7 & 8-year-old kids. Machine pitch is COED and will be a five to six-week program with practices and games using regulation baseballs. Kids will be divided into teams and assigned practice/game times Mondays and/or Wednesdays with no more than two practices or games per week. The last three weeks will be a six-game league schedule. Volunteer coaches are needed.  

Eligible for the Youth Fee Waiver

• Ages: 7 & 8 (prior to September 1, 2020)
• Registration Opens: April 2020
• Early Bird Registration Closes: May 2020
• Regular Registration Closes: May 2020
• Early Bird Fees: USD253 resident - $30; non-resident: $35
• Regular Fees: USD253 resident - $35; non-resident: $40
• Date: Starts June 2020
• Days: Monday's & Wednesday's
• Time: 6 and/or 7 p.m. 
• Location: Whittier T-Ball Complex (9th & Whittier)
• Min/Max: Unlimited

Micro Baseball & Softball

This program prepares children ages 3 to 4 for organized baseball/softball in a fun, non-threatening environment. The program allows children the opportunity to work one-on-one with a parent. The children will learn a variety of baseball/ softball skills including:

• Throwing
• Catching
• Batting
• Running agility

Sessions are held once a week for 5 weeks and each week the exercises will become increasingly more difficult as the class progresses and children show improvement. The program includes fun and developmentally appropriate equipment.  Sessions are offered on Tuesdays.  All participants will receive a T-shirt.  A parent or significant adult must attend the class with the child. 

Not Eligible for the Youth Fee Waiver

• Age: 3 - 4 year olds
• Registration Opens: April 2020
• Early Bird Registration Closes: May 2020
• Regular Registration Closes: May 2020
• Early Bird Fees: USD253 resident - $25; non-resident: $30
• Regular Fees: USD253 resident - $30; non-resident: $35
• Days: Starts Tuesday, June 2020
• Length: 5 weeks
• Time:
  • Session 1: 6 - 6:30 p.m.
  • Session 2: 7 - 7:30 p.m.
• Minimum participants: 5 per session
• Maximum participants: 15 per session
• Location: Whittier T-Ball Complex (9th & Whittier)