BIG DIAMOND BASEBALL
Ages 13-16

INTERMEDIATE 50/70 BASEBALL
Age 13

The Intermediate 50/70 Baseball Division is a program for 13 year olds and is an introduction to big field baseball where players can add more skill and strategy to their game. The base path distance increases to 70 feet and the pitching distance increases to 50 feet. Defensive awareness along with knowing where to make the play and how to run the bases becomes a more critical part of the game. Base stealing, sliding, and lead offs are allowed starting at this level. Metal or molded rubber cleats depending upon fields utilized.

• TEAMS: Intermediate 50/70 teams will typically have between 12-14 players.
• PRACTICES & GAMES: Players will usually have 4 to 5 “events” per week. 3 practices until season begins, then 2-3 games per week (weekday and weekend) and 2 practices (one field and one batting) each week. Practices typically last 2 hours and games are 3 hours; including warm-ups. Practices start in early March and games are played through June. There will be approximately 22-25 games during the season and games are 7 innings in length with three outs per inning.
• VOLUNTEERS: Parent participation is necessary on many levels from Coaching, Umpiring, Field Preparation, Score Keeping, Team Parent, etc.
• UMPIRES: Eastlake Little League is continuing to use a Big Field Umpire program utilizing paid professional umpires.
• FEE: $345

JUNIORS BASEBALL
Age 14

The Junior League Baseball Division is a program for 14 year olds and is an introduction to the conventional 90-foot diamond with 90 feet base paths and a pitching distance of 60 feet, 6 inches. Metal or molded rubber cleats depending upon fields utilized and no metal cleats on artificial pitching mounds.

• TEAMS: Juniors teams will typically have between 12-14 players.
• PRACTICES & GAMES: Players will usually have 4 to 5 “events” per week. 3 practices until season begins, then 2-3 games per week (weekday and weekend) and 2 practices (one field and one batting) each week. Practices typically last 2 hours and games are 3 hours; including warm-ups. Practices start in late February to early March and games are played through June. There will be approximately 22-25 games during the season and games are 7 innings in length with three outs per inning.
• VOLUNTEERS: Parent participation is necessary on many levels from Coaching, Umpiring, Field Preparation, Score Keeping, Team Parent, etc.
• UMPIRES: Eastlake Little League is continuing to use a Big Field Umpire program utilizing paid professional umpires.
• FEE: $345

SENIORS BASEBALL
Ages 15-16

The Senior League Baseball Division is a program for ages 15-16, using a conventional 90-foot diamond with a pitching distance of 60 feet, 6 inches. Bats must be 2-5/8″ diameter and must meet BBCOR performance standards not weighing, numerically, more than three ounces less than the length of the bat (drop -3 only) (e.g. a 32 inch long bat must weigh 29 ounces). BESR rated bats are not be allowed. Metal or molded rubber cleats depending upon fields utilized.

• TEAMS: Seniors teams will typically have between 12-14 players.
• PRACTICES & GAMES: Players will usually have 4 to 5 “events” per week. 3 practices until season begins, then 2-3 games per week (weekday and weekend) and 2 practices (one field and one batting) each week. Practices typically last 2 hours and games are 3 hours; including warm-ups. Practices start in early March and games are played through June. There will be approximately 22-25 games during the season and games are 7 innings in length with three outs per inning.
• VOLUNTEERS: Parent participation is necessary on many levels from Coaching, Umpiring, Field Preparation, Score Keeping, Team Parent, etc.
• UMPIRES: Eastlake Little League is continuing to use a Big Field Umpire program utilizing paid professional umpires. 
• FEE: $345