Minors Softball is for players aged 9&10 years old. Typically, Minors Softball teams will hold two to three events (game or practice) per week from mid-April thru Early June. This division will travel to other local towns (Essex, Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Deep River) for games. Practices and Home games will be played at Ethel Peter's Complex or the Eliot Little League Field.

Players will need their own glove, but all other equipment will be provided by the league. A uniform Jersey and hat will be provided with registration. It is strongly encouraged for players to wear softball pants and cleats or athletic sneakers during practices and games. If players bring their own bats, they must be approved for Little League International game play and stamped with the "USAbat" logo.

Coaches at the Minors Softball level will focus on the continued development of softball fundamentals while driving the increased knowledge and awareness to game play situations and rules. Minors Softball is a player-pitch development level and all Little League International rules as well as local District 9 rules apply- This level is where all of the fundamentals learned in the earlier years of development come together and it really starts to look like softball from the first pitch to the last.

Teams will typically have 10-13 players per team, and games will be limited to 1 hour and 45 minutes. Players will bat in a continuous batting order throughout the game, but innings will be limited to 3 outs for each team. Strikeouts will be recognized as outs, and the batter will be retired. A team's offensive half-inning is over after 3 outs are recorded or the team scores 5 runs in the inning. The score is kept at this level of play, and players are taught and expected to win and lose with class and respect.

If your family requires financial assistance, please reach out to [email protected] prior to registration- we will work with you to make sure that your kids are on the field this season!

Pee Wee Softball is for players aged 7&8 years old. Typically, Pee Wee Softball teams will hold two to three events (game or practice) per week from mid-April thru Early June. This division will travel to other local towns (Essex, Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Deep River) for games. Practices and Home games will be played at Ethel Peter's Complex or the Eliot Little League Field.

Players will need their own glove, but all other equipment will be provided by the league. A uniform Jersey and hat will be provided with registration. It is strongly encouraged for players to wear softball pants and cleats or athletic sneakers during practices and games. If players bring their own bats, they must be approved for Little League International game play and stamped with the "USAbat" logo.

Coaches at the Pee Wee Softball level will focus on developing softball fundamentals including throwing, catching, fielding, and batting, as well as an increased attention to game play situations and rules. This season, CLL will be introducing a "machine-pitch" format in place of coach-pitch used in previous seasons. This style of game play has proven to help speed the game up and provide more action, keep the kids interested and engaged longer, and build confidence through more consistent repetition. The goal of this change is to help provide more "softball-plays" and less downtime between the action.

Teams will typically have 10-12 kids per team, and games will be limited to 90 minutes. Players will bat in a continuous batting order throughout the game, but innings will be limited to 3 outs for each team. Strikeouts will be recognized as outs, and the batter will be retired. A team's offensive half-inning is over after 3 outs are recorded or the team bats through the entire lineup in the inning. There are no umpires, final scores, or standings for this division.

If your family requires financial assistance, please reach out to [email protected] prior to registration- we will work with you to make sure that your kids are on the field this season!

Minors A-Ball is for all players aged 6-years-old and 5-years-old with a previous year of tee-ball experience. Typically, A-Ball teams will hold one practice during the week and one game on Saturdays from mid-April thru Early June. Practices and games will be played at Ethel Peter's Complex.

Players will need their own glove, but all other equipment will be provided by the league. A uniform Jersey and hat will be provided with registration. It is encouraged but not required for players to wear baseball pants and cleats or athletic sneakers during practices and games.

Coaches at the "A-Ball" level will focus on developing baseball/softball fundamentals including throwing, catching, fielding, and everyone's favorite- batting! This season, CLL will be introducing a "machine-pitch" format in place of "coach-pitch" used previously. This style of game play has proven to help speed the game up and provide more action, keep the kids interested and engaged longer, and build confidence through more consistent repetition.

Teams will typically have 8-10 kids per team, and games will be limited to 75 minutes. Each player will bat in each offensive inning and each player will play in the field for each defensive inning.

If your family requires financial assistance, please reach out to [email protected] prior to registration- we will work with you to make sure that your kids are on the field this season!