Classifications in your Area

[zoops]

Always been curious what classifications/organizations most youth play for competitive baseball in the different areas of the country.  Here in ND/northern MN pretty much all play Cal Ripken until they are 12, Babe Ruth until they're 15, and then Legion, with a little bit of Senior Babe Ruth sprinkled in.  

[pnewton]

All of those leagues are very common here in MA, There does seem to be a split between the little league ventures and the Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken ones.  The "competitive" kids also all play AAU, at least in the 11-14 year old range.

[mjr_2013]

All we really have here is a few PONY leagues and a lot of Little Leagues... There is one big league of lots of USSSA travel teams too.

[mstaylor]

We have LL and Pony leagues. We have a ton of USSSA tournaments but no leagues. We used to have AAU tournaments but it died off. There is also American Legion but it is getting smaller. 

[scrounge]

Here in central OH, Little League is virtually unheard of and Legion is a shell of what it used to be, barely surviving. The competitive/travel baseball is very popular, with a large league in the metro area and many independent teams. The nice thing is that almost all games, reg season and tournaments, are Fed-based. Regardless of one's feelings on Fed, at least it gives a consistency and one common rule set for newer/less experienced officials.

[BigUmp56]

We used to have all kinds of different programs. We had Micky Mantle, Connie Mach, and Stan Musial. They've gone away. For travel ball we have USSSA, BPA, AAU, and some Super Series. We have LL and CR/BR for rec ball, and of course Legion ball is very strong now for the 18U ranks. We have Roy Hobbs and MSBL, that I refuse to work. And then we have scores of independant college level wood bat tourneys.

Tim

[law_reb]

In North MS/Memphis area the "competitive" teams play USSSA.  Each city has its own rec league, generally Dizzy Dean.  High school kids play for their school in the summer and/or one of about 5 "travel" teams in the Memphis area if they are high level players.  The high school teams schedule 15-20 games between each other in an unofficial league.  The "travel" teams are all over the country playing in the big tournaments.

[TheGeneral]

Here in central OH, Little League is virtually unheard of and Legion is a shell of what it used to be, barely surviving. The competitive/travel baseball is very popular, with a large league in the metro area and many independent teams. The nice thing is that almost all games, reg season and tournaments, are Fed-based. Regardless of one's feelings on Fed, at least it gives a consistency and one common rule set for newer/less experienced officials.

Where at in Central Ohio? Because in Washington Court House, every kid in all of Fayette County plays LL and the Legion sponsored was always a major production (until recent internal problems).

[DVA7130]

Here on the south side of Atlanta in my area we have four Little Leagues and two rec USSSA leagues. Lots of independent travel teams as well.

[maineump]

In Maine it is mostly LL for the youngers kids, and only 3 districts have senior leagues. Babe Ruth is popular in the mid-coast and southern parts. AAU has just made an appearance in the state with 2 local groups in our area. Legion is still the HS aged league for the better players.

We used to have college wood bat leagues that went away.

Seems like soccer, lacrosse and summer hockey are taking away the kids.

I wonder how many kids know how to strap a glove and bat onto their bikes, like the old days?

[iankelleyumpire]

Down in the South Central Kansas area, Wichita, KS is the only place besides Topeka and Kansas City with real organized leagues and what not. A lot of small town rec league teams, some smaller town will have some travel teams. In Wichita, there is a mix of NBC (National Baseball Congress) and USSSA. No CR/BR, Little League, or any others that it seems like most of you have. Most of the summer showcases for the older teams are just ran through colleges or USSSA, but if they're not a USSSA sanctioned tourney, they usually play by Fed rules with occasionally using NCAA slide rule. 

 

Long story short, there is ALOT of different baseball leagues, rules, tournaments, etc in my area of Kansas. Could be a good thing, might be bad, or at least maybe more organized. 

[scrounge]

Here in central OH, Little League is virtually unheard of and Legion is a shell of what it used to be, barely surviving. The competitive/travel baseball is very popular, with a large league in the metro area and many independent teams. The nice thing is that almost all games, reg season and tournaments, are Fed-based. Regardless of one's feelings on Fed, at least it gives a consistency and one common rule set for newer/less experienced officials.

Where at in Central Ohio? Because in Washington Court House, every kid in all of Fayette County plays LL and the Legion sponsored was always a major production (until recent internal problems).

Columbus metro area...I've never heard of a LL team in this area and very little about Legion.

[Pete Peterson Sr]

In Alabama, the biggest thing going in parks is Dizzy Dean baseball. We have some vestiges of Dixie Youth left, also. USSSA tournaments are huge, and Grand Slam Travel is making inroads.

[hillbillyump]

Here in Northwest Arkansas, Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken.  And a lot of USSSA tournaments on the weekends.  Legion is still hanging on though.

[D62 blue]

California is big , i can only speak for so calif. , and more specific orange county area .

LL and pony are very well represented everywhere , several men wood bat leagues as well .

several travel ball leagues ,USSSA , AAU , CCYB aka ( calif competitive youth base ball ) , in the summer after all the HS ball is over we have American legion , Connie mack , mickey mantle , for summer only .

Due to the year round weather in so calif., you can work all 12 months easily , if you want to .

 

Marc