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2020 Spring Baseball and Softball

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KAU Little League offers a great spring sports option for our local community. KAU is open to players who reside in or attend public or private school within the geographic boundaries of both Unionville-Chadds Ford and Kennett Consolidated School Districts. Our programs are designed for players of all skill levels and age groups. Our priority is to develop fundamental baseball and softball skills and outstanding sportsmanship in our players.

Please Note: We rely on a player's "league age" for determination of division age ranges. For the 2020 Spring Baseball Season we are basing this on the 2020 Age Chart published by Little League. 2020 Baseball Age Chart. Softball can be found here: 2020 Softball Age Chart. Each team will have players that are similar in age. Please see division descriptions below for age ranges.

2020 Spring Baseball Divisions *

In general, the KAU Spring Baseball Season starts in the late winter, with player evaluations conducted in late February (for ages 7 thru 13). Team assignment happens shortly after, with coaches reaching out to their teams in mid-March. Practices begin in late March, and games start the first week of April; the exception is tee ball, which will start later to allow for warmer weather. The season runs approximately 10 weeks, concluding with playoffs around mid-June (for Rookies Division and above). Please see below for more detailed information on each division.

Tee Ball - Rookies. This division is a great introduction to the game of baseball! This division is for children age 4, and also first-year 5 year-olds new to the game (birthdays between September 2014 - March 2016.) Please note, players must turn 4 years old before April 2020. This division will only play on Saturday for about 1 hour, where the event time will be split to allow for both instruction and game play. Each team will have a coach but parent(s) are required to participate.

Girls Rookies Tee Ball. This year we are offering all-girls tee ball. Same program format as our Tee Ball Rookies (above), but available for girls to register. Parents registering their girls may choose between this format or the standard tee ball division. **

Tee Ball - Minors. Division is for children age 5 and first-year 6 year-olds new to the game (birthdays between September 2013 - August 2015). Players will participate in two events per week. During the season there will typically be one game during the weekend, and either a practice or game during the week.

Girls Minors Tee Ball. This year we are offering all-girls tee ball. Same program format as our Tee Ball Minors (above), but available for girls to register. Parents registering their girls may choose between this format and the standard tee ball division. **

Farm. Division is for children age 6 (birthdays between September 2013 - August 2014), and age 7 (birthdays between September 2012 – August 2013) if they are new to the game and not ready for live kid/coach pitch. This is a machine pitch division, where a tee may also be used for players after 5 swings-and-misses. Games are played on 46'/60' field dimensions.

Parents: as noted above and below, players league-age 7 (birthdays between September 2012 – August 2013) have a choice of where to play during the Spring 2020 season.

Rookies. For children ages 7-8, (birthdays between September 2011 - August 2013) this is kid/coach pitch division and played on 46'/60' field dimensions. The pitching distance will be adjusted to accommodate different player ability in order to introduce them to the fundamentals of pitching. If four balls are thrown to a batter, a coach will step in and throw to the batter. Game format may be adjusted to allow for 2-3 innings of kid pitch, followed by 1-2 innings of coach pitch, to ensure adequate hitting opportunity and to keep the ball in play more frequently.

Minors: For children ages 9-10 (birthdays between September 2009 - August 2011), this is a full kid pitch division played on 46'/60' field dimensions, with no other format modifications.

Intermediate: For children ages 11-13 (birthdays between September 2006 - August 2009), this is a full kid pitch division and played on 50'/70' field dimensions. Players age 13 may choose to play either in either the Intermediate division or the Junior division.

Juniors/Seniors: For children ages 13 - 16 (birthdays between September 2002 - August 2006). This division plays on our 90' field dimensions at our NVF Field.

2020 Spring Softball Divisions*

Rookies: Rookies softball is an introductory program for 7 and 8 year old girls just learning to play the game. There is no stealing. Pitching is primarily done by coaches. Uniforms are included in each player's registration costs. Guardians are responsible for providing a glove and pants. Cleats, a bat, and a helmet are recommended but not required. Team helmets are available to be shared by the teams.

Minors: Minors softball is a developmental program for 9 and 10 year old girls looking to improve their skills. This program introduces stealing, player pitching, and live game rules. Uniforms are included in each player's registration costs. Guardians are responsible for providing a glove and pants. Cleats, a bat, and a helmet are recommended but not required. Team helmets are available to be shared by the teams.

Majors: Majors softball is a developmental program for 11 and 12 year old girls looking to improve their skills in preparation to play the game at a higher level. This program follows all the live game rules of softball. Uniforms are included in each player's registration costs. Guardians are responsible for providing a glove and pants. Cleats, a bat, and a helmet are recommended but not required. Team helmets are available to be shared by the teams.

Juniors: The Juniors League Softball is for participants 13 and 14 years old. This Division uses a conventional 60-foot diamond with a 43 foot pitching distance and with few modifications to the Little League rules of play. The primary goals of Juniors Softball is to reinforce the fundamental skills necessary to be competitive at this Division and experience the value of teamwork.

Seniors: The Juniors League Softball is for participants 15 and 16 years old. This Division uses a conventional 60-foot diamond with a 43 foot pitching distance and with few modifications to the Little League rules of play. The primary goals of Juniors Softball is to reinforce the fundamental skills necessary to be competitive at this Division and experience the value of teamwork.

* KAU reserves the right to alter division structures based on registration numbers and skill level. Divisions will be created to ensure the best playing experience for each participant and to create fair and balanced teams.
** KAU reserves the right to alter the team and division structure for girls tee ball based on registration numbers. Parents may choose to register girls in either girls tee ball or regular tee ball.

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KAU T-Ball Rookies (Ages 4 & 5 / Sat. Only)

Registration closes on 08/01/2020 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 04/13/2020 to 08/31/2020
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KAU Girls Minors Tee-Ball (Ages: 5 & 1st year 6's)

KAU Farm Division (Ages: 6 & 1st year 7's)

KAU Rookies (Ages: 7-8)

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KAU Intermediate (Ages: 11-13)

KAU Juniors & Seniors (Ages: 13-16)

KAU Rookies Softball (Ages: 7-8)

KAU Minors Softball (Ages: 9-10)

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