Essex County  League, Inc. is a non-profit organization registered in the State of Virginia. Affiliated with Little League Baseball International.  ECLL has host to over 500 baseball and softball players ages 4 to 18.  Partnered with the Positive Coaching Alliance, Essex County Little League is the premier youth sports organization in Essex County, Virginia, and strives to improve the youth sports culture in the community.  Membership is open to every resident of Essex County.

Our Objective

Our mission is to provide an environment for the children of our community that promotes the ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and respect for authority. We hope to help the children in our community to grow into well adjusted, stronger, and happier children who will continue to grow and be good, decent, healthy and trustworthy citizens. ECLL will promote the development of these ideals through the organization and management of youth recreational baseball and softball.

To achieve this objective, the ECLL will provide a supervised program under the Rules and Regulations of Little League Baseball, International. All Directors, Officers, and Members shall bear in mind that the attainment of exceptional athletic skill or the winning of games is secondary, and the molding of future citizens is of prime importance. In accordance with Section 501-c-(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code, the ECLL shall operate exclusively as a non-profit educational organization providing a supervised program of competitive baseball and softball games. No part of the net earnings shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and which does not participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.