Division
Description
Eligibility
Challengers (Special Needs)
A fun baseball experience for Individuals with physical or intellectual challenges, structured to THEIR abilities. (One game per week, usually on Saturdays.) Offered Spring & Fall.
Boys and GirlsLittle League Baseball Ages 4 through 21
Tee-Ball
An introduction to baseball and softball with hitting off the tee. Each inning consists one at-bat for each player. Players do not sit down when an out is made; they are allowed to run all the bases each time. No scores or standings are kept.Offered Spring & Fall with all games at Field of Dreams.
Boys and GirlsLittle League Baseball Ages 4 and 5
Pee-Wee
A transition from tee-ball to Minor League baseball or softball with very slow machine pitching. The tee is used for player who cannot hit the pitched ball (no strikeouts). Each inning consists one at-bat for each player. If the defense successfully makes an out, the runner is retired. No scores or standings are kept. Offered Spring & Fall with all games at Field of Dreams.
Boys and GirlsLittle League Baseball or Softball Age 5 and 6
Minor B Baseball (Machine Pitch)
The youngest baseball division using a combination of machine pitch, player pitch and coach pitch. Offered Spring & Fall (may have some away games in neighboring towns).
Boys Little League Baseball Ages 7 and 8
Minor A Baseball (Player Pitch)
A competitive baseball division using player pitch from 46’ with limited game modifications for developing players (5 run limit per inning). Offered Spring & Fall (may include some away games in neighboring towns).
Boys Little League Baseball Ages 9 and 10
Major (Little League) Baseball
A competitive baseball division using player pitch from 46’. Offered Spring & Fall with home games at Field of Dreams and away games in neighboring towns.
Boys Little League Baseball Ages 11 and 12
Junior Baseball
A competitive baseball division for League ages 13 & 14 using player pitch from 60’6”. Offered in the Spring with home games at Field of Dreams and away games in neighboring towns. May be available in the Fall depending on the number of players interested.
Boys Little League Baseball Ages 13 and 14
A competitive baseball division for League ages 15 & 16 using player pitch from 60’6”. Offered in the Spring with home games at Field of Dreams and away games in neighboring towns. May be available in the Fall depending on the number of players interested. For 2025, this division will ONLY play after the conclusion of the Kankakee Valley High School JV team season. Any player who is eligible to play for DeMotte and meets these age requirements can register, but we will not commence the season until late May. Depending on the number of Senior Baseball players, we may add these players to Junior Baseball teams or create a separate team.
Minor B Softball (Machine, Player & Coach Pitch)
The youngest softball division which uses machine pitch exclusively. Offered Spring & Fall (primarily in-house but may have some away games in neighboring towns). Pitching from 35’ with an 11” softball.
GirlsLittle League Softball Ages 7 and 8
Minor A Softball (Machine, Player & Coach Pitch)
An intermediate softball division which uses player pitch but with a limit on total runs per inning. Offered Spring & Fall (primarily in-house but may have some away games in neighboring towns). Pitching from 35’ with an 11” softball.
GirlsLittle League Softball Ages 9 and 10
Major (Little League) Softball
A competitive softball division using player pitch from 40' with a 12" softball. Offered Spring & Fall with home games at Field of Dreams and away games in neighboring towns.
GirlsLittle League Softball Ages 11 and 12
Junior and Senior Softball
A competitive softball division using player pitch from 43' with a 12" softball. Offered in the Spring with home games at Field of Dreams and away games in neighboring towns. May be available in the Fall depending on the number of players interested.
**Players who also participate on a high school team are welcome but they are subject to IHSAA rules and typically cannot participate until the conclusion of the high school season. Depending on the number of High School players, we may add these players to other teams or create a separate team
GirlsLittle League Ages 13 through 16
DeMotte Little League
DeMotte Little League DeMotte, Indiana 46310 Email: [email protected]