T-Ball | Ages 4-6
Home Field: Carlyle Johnson Park get directions »
Ballplayers ages 4-6 learn hitting and fielding fundamentals in a supportive team environment. Young athletes hit the ball from a batting tee which is height-adjusted for a level swing, batting in order through the line-up for the entire game. The primary goal is to begin to instruct young players in the fundamentals of baseball in a supportive team environment.
Rookies | Ages 7-8
Home Field: Carlyle Johnson Park get directions »
Designed primarily for ballplayers ages 7-8, this division is the introduction to player pitching combined with coach pitching to begin building the skills needed at the next level, while still ensuring the batters receive hittable pitches in each at bat.
Minors | Ages 9-10
Home Field: Potoczny Field get directions »
Recommended for ballplayers ages 9-10. Players build and refine their fundamental skills while beginning to understand game strategy and teamwork. In most regions, participants first experience post-season tournament competition in this level, leading to the 10 Year-Old World Series.
Majors | Ages 11-12
Home Field: Aero Lane Park get directions »
The most experienced level of Cal Ripken Baseball, recommended for 11 and 12 year old players. Cal Ripken Baseball is played under the Official Baseball Rules, but implements some special rules as necessary for the development and welfare of this young age group.
Babe Ruth | Ages 13-16
Home Field: Bear Creek get directions »
Bigfork Youth Babe Ruth Baseball is chartered under the Glacier Division, held by our league combo with Columbia Falls. Cal Ripken Babe Ruth is an educational program using the playing of the game of baseball as an opportunity to identify and teach sportsmanship, fair play, and to promote the physical and mental development of each player. In adopting rules, in establishing standards, and in ALL planning, our primary consideration is what’s best for our youth.
