Niwot Youth Sports baseball leagues are divided between T-Ball/Coach Pitch leagues and Player Pitch leagues. The T-Ball/Coach Pitch leagues are for players ages 4 to 8 and include the Bubblegum, Rookie, and AA leagues. The Player Pitch leagues are for players ages 9 to 14 and include the AAA, Majors, and Seniors leagues.
Recreational Baseball Director:
Tim Rudden
Email: Tim Rudden
Phone: 303-887-7880
T-Ball and Coach Pitch Leagues – Bubblegum, Rookie, and AA
In the Bubblegum, Rookie, and AA leagues, we will do our best to honor all requests to be with a friend and/or coach of your choice. The request must be made at the time of registration. The only equipment needed for these leagues is a glove. We provide bats and balls as well as uniforms for the games, which consist of a hat and t-shirt.
In Rookie and AA leagues practices will begin the week of April 11th. Practices are at either 4:30pm or 6:00pm on weeknights once or twice a week until games begin. Once games begin, there will be fewer practices. Games will begin the week of May 16th, and run through June 25th. All games begin at 6pm on weeknights and 10am on Saturdays.
NOTE: No Saturday games will be scheduled until soccer season is over.
| AGES | LEAGUE NAME | LEAGUE DESCRIPTION | COMMISSIONERS (email) | PLAYING FIELDS | 2012 FEES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 and 5 year olds | Bubblegum | This is strictly t-ball. There are no practices. Players will play 6 games on Thursdays at 6pm and/or Saturdays at 10am. All games will last 1 hour. This is an introduction to the game. Players will learn to hit, throw, catch, and run the bases. Bring your camera; you won't want to miss the fun that both you and the players will have. | Kerranne and Jeff Biley | Monarch Fields #5 and #6 | $60.00 |
| 6 and younger 7 year olds | Rookie | This league is a mix of coach pitch and t-ball. We begin to teach players how to hit a ball thrown from the coach. In the games players will get three tries to hit the pitch, if they are not successful they will then use the tee. There are no strikeouts. In this league players will begin to learn the basic strategy and fundamentals of the game. There will be 8 games each lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes. | Open | Monarch Fields #5 and #6 | $90.00 |
| 7 and 8 year olds | AA | This league is all coach pitch. Tees will no longer be used. Players will learn basic rules such as you can strikeout, or that you can't always run when a fly ball is hit. Players will learn to play different positions, what happens at each position, and where to throw the ball on each play. There will be 10 games each lasting 1 hour and 30 minutes. | Open | Monarch Fields #3 and #4 and The Grange Field | $110.00 |
Player Pitch Leagues – AAA, Majors, and Seniors
In AAA and Majors leagues practices will begin the week of April 11th. Practices are at 4:30pm and 6:00pm on weeknights. The regular season games begin the week of May 16th and run through June 25th. Games begin at 5:30pm on weekdays and 10:00am on Saturdays. Playoffs will begin June 27th and will run for approximately 2 weeks, with some time off for the 4th of July. Each player will receive a hat and t-shirt.
NOTE: No Saturday games will be scheduled until soccer season is over.
| AGES | LEAGUE NAME | LEAGUE DESCRIPTION | COMMISSIONERS (email) | PLAYING FIELDS | 2012 FEES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 and 10 as of April 30, 2011 | AAA | Teams are formed by draft. Requests to be with friends or coaches are normally not granted. Players will be evaluated before the draft and the results are given to the coaches who are able to draft players in a pre-determined order. Dates and times for the evaluation will be announced prior to registration. This is done to maintain a competitive balance. Players will be given the opportunity to play a variety of positions as we move towards our goal of teaching the fundamentals of the game along with the real rules of baseball. Players do all the pitching and, beginning at this level, umpires call each game. There are 12 regular season games which are played on fields with 60' bases. Each game will last 1 hour and 45 minutes. | Tim Rudden | Warren Complex | $140.00 |
| 11 and 12 as of April 30, 2011 | Majors | Teams in Majors are mostly kept together from the previous year. Players will be evaluated and a draft will be held for new players or players from teams that were not able to stay together due to attrition. Dates and times of the evaluations will be announced before registration begins. All players must be evaluated. The rules are the same as High School rules with a few exceptions to help keep a competitive balance. There are 12 regular season games played on 70' bases lasting 1 hour and 45 minutes. | Tim Rudden | Warren Complex | $150.00 |
| 13 and 14 as of April 30, 2011 | Seniors | Teams in Seniors are carried over from the previous year if applicable. We usually do not have enough teams to form our own league so we play in another league. Some travel will be involved. No evaluation is necessary for this league. The rules are the same as High School baseball. Games are played on fields with 80' bases and last approximately 2 hours. The number of games will be determined once the league is formed. | Tom Moore | Warren Complex | $160.00 |
