The Machine Pitch Division program is for players aged 5 to 7 who want to learn the fundamentals of throwing, hitting, fielding, sportsmanship and teamwork. As this is usually the first or second year experience for most players, a softer baseball is used during practices and games. In Machine Pitch, players learn how to hit a ball delivered from a manual pitching machine, run the bases and basic fielding techniques.
Program Characteristics:
- Players League Ages: 5 - 7 (Age as of 08/31/24) - It is highly recommended that 5 year olds have played at least one season of Tee Ball before moving to Machine Pitch
- Rosters are typically 10 - 12 players per team
- 12 Game Season
- Games are limited to a maximum of 1 hours and 15 minutes
- Generally, games are played on weeknights at 5:15 pm and 6:35 pm and on Saturdays between 8:00 am and 1:15 pm
- Game is played on a 60 ft. baseball diamond
- All players bat every inning
- All players play the field every inning
- We do not keep score!
We consider coach and friend requests when forming teams in this division. These requests are not guaranteed. After requests are considered, teams are formed primarily by grouping players by geography.