Grassland Baseball provides baseball playing experience for all levels of players from age 5 through 18. We offer recreational, competitive, tournament and travel players the opportunity to further develop their skills while becoming life-long baseball fans.
If you are interested in coaching, or after reading this page, you need more information, please contact Chris McElhiney at [email protected]
Registration IS STILL OPEN FOR THOSE IN THE 14U AND 16U AGE GROUPS. ALL OTHER AGE GROUPS ARE CLOSED.
Click here for a baseball field map of Grassland Park.
Grassland Baseball plays each spring (mid-February through early June) and fall (mid-August through late-October) and primarily plays its games at Grassland Park in Franklin/Brentwood. Each team will receive two practices a week until games begin and then practices are at the coaches discretion. Each team will play 11-15 games per season, usually 2 games per week
2020 FALL MASTER SCHEDULE
Fall 2020 Season Schedule (We are expanding our fall season and teams will play 14-16 games)
Monday, June 22 - Registration pens
Friday, July 17 - Registration closes
July 18-22 - Coach meetings/drafts
Saturday, July 25 - 1st day of practices
Monday, August 17 - Games begin
Monday, September 7 - Labor Day, no games
October 8-9 - WCS Fall Break, no games
Thursday, October 29 - Season concludes
NOTE: Games will only be played Monday-Thursday, no games Friday-Sunday except for the 14u and 16u divisions
Baseball Rules
League-wide rules (updated August 2017)
6U Rules (updated July 2020)
8U Rules (updated September 2019)
10U Rules (updated March 2019)
12U Rules (updated March 2019)
14U Rules (updated September 2018)
Baseball Quick Reference Rules (updated March 2019)
Bat Rules
Pitch Count Rules
League Formats
6U (4, 5, and 6 years old) Players cannot turn 7 prior to May 1, 2021 - cost for Fall 2020 is $150
Our 6u division is for players ages 4, 5, and 6, and it's a developmental league where kids are first introduced to baseball. this is a coach pitch league with tees being used for players that need one. While this is not a bring-your-own-team league, efforts are made to honor as many parent requests as possible. All players play in the field each inning.
8U (7 and 8 years old) - Players cannon turn 9 prior to May 1, 2021 - cost for Fall 2020 is $190
This is a coach pitch league with players beginning to understand "why" they are making the plays they make. Grassland offers a bring-your-own-team division as well as a draft division. Only ten (10) players play in the field each inning but players may not sit out consecutive innings or more than once a game until all players have sat at least once in the game.
10U (9 and 10 years old) - Players cannon turn 11 prior to May 1, 2021 - cost for Fall 2020 is $210
This is a kid pitch league with players further developing their skills while playing a game that is much closer to "real" baseball. Grassland offers a bring-your-own-team division as well as a draft division. Only nine (9) players play in the field each inning but players may not sit out consecutive innings.
12U - (11 and 12 years old) - Players cannon turn 13 prior to May 1, 2021 - cost for Fall 2020 is $220
This is a kid pitch league. Grassland offers a bring-your-own-team division as well as a draft division.
14U (13 and 14 years old) - Players cannon turn 15 prior to May 1, 2021 - cost for Fall 2020 is $230
This is a kid pitch league. Grassland offers a bring-your-own-team division as well as a draft division.
16U (15 and 16 years old) - Players cannon turn 17 prior to May 1, 2021 - cost for Fall 2020 is $230
Due to the few children that play baseball at this age, our 16u division is a "Bring Your Own Team" division only.
If you are a coach looking to bring an entire team to play against other area teams then please contact Chris McElhiney at [email protected]