Minors AAA Division $250
Unlike other programs, Crystal Lake Little League does not require any mandatory fundraising or charge additional $100 fee.
2 FREE Winter clinics are also included & we offer a $25 discount for each additional family member registered.
Crystal Lake Little League is excited to welcome players to little league style baseball in the AAA Division. Please know that your son or daughter will have a fun and wonderful experience learning the game of baseball and developing their skills, building on what they have learned in the Minors AA division, with fundamental instruction and energetic teaching as our focus. Besides building upon the skills learned in the previous levels of play, secondary leads, base stealing, and bunting are introduced. While many standard baseball rules are introduced and game scores and standings are kept, this is still an instructional based division. Your child will be placed on a team after an evaluation process and a Manager draft to attempt to divide skill level evenly across all teams.
Recommended for Third and Fourth Grade Players (ages- 9 and 10 years old as of August 31st)
· A continuous batting order will be used which means that a batting order including all present players will be set by the manager and the half inning will end after the defensive team records 3 outs or the batting team scores 5 runs.
· Managers of each team will be instructed to vary the batting order at each game and rules are in place for mandatory rotations of players from infield to outfield & field to bench.
· Players will be pitching under pitch count limits
· An umpire will call balls & strikes and plays in the field.
· Batters and runners will be able to advance on bases at their own risk until the ball is controlled by the pitcher
· A new inning will not begin after a game length of one hour and 45 minutes has been reached.
· There are up to 2-3 practices a week before games begin.
· Once the games begin, there will be one or two practices per week. The time and location will be at the discretion of the manager.
· Games will be played on Saturdays with some weeknight games totaling 12 games plus tournament games.
· Games will be scheduled including a single elimination end of season tournament.
· Uniform shirts, hats, pants and socks will be provided. The league will provide helmets for each team.
· Players will provide the own glove, little league approved bat and nonmetal cleats. Personal helmets are permitted as long as they are NOCSAE approved.
· There is an All-Star tryout process for this division for All-Star play in July.