Age Chart
Baseball Season of 2026:
Cal Ripken 4 to 12 years old
Any player born prior to May 1, 2022 and on or after May 1, 2013 will be eligible for Cal Ripken Baseball League competition.
Babe Ruth 13 to 16 years old
Any player born prior to May 1, 2013 and on or after May 1, 2009 will be eligible for Babe Ruth 13-16 League competition.
Babe Ruth 16 to 18 years old
Any player born on or after January 1, 2007 will be eligible for Babe Ruth 16-18 League competition.
Softball Season of 2026:
please reach out if interested in softball 8u-12u.
BAT Standards
T-Ball
USA Baseball T-Ball Stamp
Cal-Ripken Baseball
2 5/8" Barrel Maximum
NO BBCOR BATS OR USSSA BATS
USA Baseball Marking
Babe Ruth Baseball 13-16
2 5/8” Barrel
USA Baseball Marking
or BBCOR .50
Babe Ruth Baseball 16-18
All Bats Must Be BBCOR .50
Babe Ruth Softball
Marked as "Official Softball Bat" or "Official Fastpitch Bat"
More info on our bat standards BR HQ site
Division Breakdown
* Players at the Rookie, Minor, Major and BR 13-16 divisions have the opportunity to try out for the All Star team to play at the State level, then possibly to Regional and World Series levels.
T-Ball: is for 4-6 years old. We have rules to help keep the players engaged and move the game from inning to inning. We keep score, there are outs, players can strike out.
Game time limit is 6 innings or 1hr 15min, whichever comes first.
Rookie: is for 7-8 years old. We use a blue flame pitching machine for this division. The focus here is teaching to hit, stance to focus to the swings. Using the machine helps with more consistant pitching the ball to the batter. Rules help keep the players engaged and keeping the game moving as well as learning the game.
Game time limit is 6 innings or 1hr 30min, whichever comes first.
Minor: is for 9-10 years old. This is first/second year kid pitch division. Bases are 60ft and pitching is 46ft. We have pitch count rules to help watch players to not over pitch. There is no leading off and no drop third strike for this division, as this division is for focusing on plays and pitching. We did add a 6+ Run Rule for all innings except the 3rd. This will help keep the game moving, not discourage players from learning/wanting to pitch, and coaches to coach pitching.
Game time limit is 6 innings or 2hrs, 1hr45min for double headers.
Major: is for 11-12 years old.
Babe Ruth 13-18 years old Baseball:
Babe Ruth 8-12 years old Softball:
CAL RIPKEN & BabE RUTH Pitch count Rules
| AGE | DAILY MAX (pitches in a day) | REQUIRED REST (# of pitches) | ||
| 0 DAYS | 1 DAY | 2 DAYS | ||
| 8-9-10 | 75 | 1-40 | 41-65 | 66+ |
| 11-12 | 85 | 1-40 | 41-65 | 66+ |
| 13-16 | 95 | 1-45 | 46-75 | 76+ |
| 16-18 | 105 | 1-45 | 46-75 | 76+ |
To learn more about pitching do's, don'ts and why we have limits and days rests visit Pitch Smart