Registration for Major and Minor Divisions is CLOSED

NOTE – We have added a 3rd tryout session. Major (11-12) is the morning session. Minor (8-10) are the 2 afternoon sessions.

The last Player Evaluations (aka Tryouts) for the Major and Minor Divisions will be held on Saturday, Jan 28 at Shoreline Athletic Fields. All baseball age 9 to 12 year-olds MUST attend one of the tryout sessions in order to be drafted onto a team for the Minor and Major Division. 8 year olds who want to play up to Minors must also attend a tryout, otherwise they will be placed on a Farm team. Note: 9 year olds who are choosing to play in Farm do not need to attend a tryout.

Baseball Age Calculator

Schedule Flyer and About Player Evaluations. The “About …” PDF describes what to expect at tryouts, what to wear, what gear to bring, and the list of skills to be evaluated.

Age Groups for Tryouts on Saturday, Jan 28

[*] Note – 8 year-olds attend if they want to play up to Minors

Please attend your assigned session according to the schedule above. Players not able to attend their tryout should attend one of the others.

• Players must arrive at least 15 minutes before their group’s start time for check-in and receive their Player Evaluation Number.
• We recommend players arrive earlier and use the time to warm up.
• Players who attended last week’s tryout can also attend this week’s
• Players who indicated their choice of Minor division on their registration form can choose to tryout for Major division. The deadline to make this choice is Saturday, Jan 28 at the last tryout or 2 PM if using email to notify us. Email: registration@mvll.org.

SORRY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

We are scheduled to hold our first baseballs skills clinic on Saturday at Shoreline Athletic Fields. An email announcement will be sent Wednesday afternoon, containing the schedule of activities. There will be 2 sessions (note the change in times and age groupings):

• 10 to 11 AM, 4 to 8 YO. Throwing and defensive skills.
• 11:30 to 1 PM, 9 to 14 YO. Throwing and defensive skills.

8 year-olds wanting to play up to the Minor Division should attend the 9-12 YO session. Prospective players who have not yet signed up are welcome to attend.

The Junior Division does not have a separate session scheduled.

We are closely watching the Saturday weather forecasts. We anticipate being able to decide Thursday night if Saturday’s clinic can be held.

The last day to take advantage of the early registration discount is Dec 31 at midnight. Not only is there a $25 discount per player, there’s also a $10 sibling discount for the 2nd, 3rd, etc child registered. Information about Mountain View Little League Spring Baseball is on our webiste’s registration information page.

Please confirm the bat is approved for use in Little League. Look for the USA Baseball logo:

Happy Holidays!

We anticipate the number of Rookie and Farm teams we will form this spring would result in a better player experience if the 2 divisions were re-formed into a new Farm division. Many years ago, Little League Baseball started with 5 year-olds and each division was a 2-year grouping (T-Ball was 5, 6; Pioneer was 7, 8; Minor was 9, 10; Major was 11, 12; and Junior was 13, 14). When Little League allowed players to start at 4 years-old, we decided to add a division to achieve a better distribution of teams per division.

The revised 2023 divisions will use the following target age groupings:

Over the course of the next few days, we’ll be updating the registration website along with the supporting web pages, tables, FAQs, etc. Things will be out of sync for a few days; please bear with us. Players who have been signed up thus far do not need to change their division selections. Adjustments will be few and decisions can be made in January.

Here are some example situations we have reviewed to help facilitate the transition:

• 6 year-olds who have played a year of T-Ball have the option of playing a second year of T-Ball or transition to Farm that will introduce player-pitched balls. To keep Farm games moving along, coaches will complete delivery of pitches to a batter as appropriate.
• 7 year-olds signed up for T-Ball will have the option of starting in Farm in order to develop batting and pitching skills.
• Farm division will no longer have player evaluations and instead will be placed on a team.
• 8 year-olds can try out for Minors. If they are not picked up in the Minor Draft, they will be placed in Farm.
• Likewise, 10 year-olds can try for for Majors. If they are not picked up in the Major Draft, they will be placed in the Minors Draft.
• 11 year-olds not picked up in the Major Draft, will be placed in the Minors Draft.

Please hold off sending questions until after December 25, when all the changes are in place.