Review pitch count breakdowns by league age and days’ rest thresholds for each division of play here:
https://www.littleleague.org/playing-rules/pitch-count/#baseball

MAJORS   -   MINORS  -   ROOKIES   -   COACH PITCH

Our Majors Division is designed for league age 11 and 12 year old players*.  

The Majors division follows the Little League Rules, Regulations and Policies.

*Younger players may be evaluated for consideration to play

Our Minors Division is designed for league age 9 and 10 year old players.

The Easterns division follows the Little League Rules, Regulations and Policies with some modifications.  Those modifications can be found here.

*Younger players may be evaluated for consideration to play

Typical age range: league age 8 year old players

Rookies level is specifically designed to provide the next step for baseball players before they reach the Eastern division.  At this level, players will continue to learn the fundamentals of baseball and apply it to game situations.  Players will start to learn how to pitch and how to hit a ball pitched to them by a player on the opposing team.  A portion of the game, a coach will pitch to their own players.  At least 2 innings of the game, a player will pitch to the opposing team. 

Guidelines the Rookie division should follow can be found here.

Each team will have two games a week, one during the week and one on Saturday.  The amount of practices in a week are at the manager's discretion.  Each game will play in their 2 hour time block and try and get in as many innings as possible.

Typical age range: league age 6 and 7 year old players

Coach Pitch level that is specifically designed to provide the next step for baseball players.  At this level, players will continues to learn the fundamentals of baseball.  Players will start to learn how to hit a ball slowly pitched to them by a coach.  They will have approximately 5-6 swings to hit the ball.  If the player is unsuccessful at hitting a pitched ball, a tee will be brought in for the player to hit the ball set up on a tee.

Games are played defensively with five infielders: Pitcher (wearing a helmet), 1st base, 2nd base, short stop and 3rd base. The remaining players on the defensive team will practice the basics of throwing, hitting and fielding in the outfield with a coach. The next inning the players that practiced in the outfield will occupy the positions in the infield and vice versa. The team on offense will bat through their entire line up before switching sides. Scores will not be kept. Games will last approximately 60-90 minutes.

Season progression guidelines 
About half way through the season, the following rules will be implemented for players to get accustom to the rules of the next level:
- If a defensive out is made, the player will be considered out and head back to the dugout
- If a player is unable to hit a pitched ball after 5 or 6 pitches, the tee will not be provided and the player is considered "struck out" and will head back to the dugout

Each team will have two games a week, one during the week and one on Saturday.

COACH PITCH   -   MINORS   -   MAJORS

Typical age range: league age 6, 7 and 8 year old players

Coach Pitch level that is specifically designed to provide the next step for softball ball players.  At this level, players will continues to learn the fundamentals of softball.  Players will start to learn how to hit a ball slowly pitched to them by a coach.  They will have approximately 5-6 swings to hit the ball. 

On defense, players will learn the fundamentals and try to record outs on the bases.

Games will last approximately 60-90 minutes.

Our Majors Division is designed for league age 11 and 12 year old players.
Our Minors Division is designed for league age 9 and 10 year old players.

The Majors and Minors division follows the Little League Rules, Regulations and Policies.

T-BALL   -   CHALLENGERS

Typical age range: league age 4 through 6 year old players

T-Ball is a co-ed league that is specifically designed to provide an introduction for both parents and players to baseball and softball that is based on developing sound fundamentals, physical fitness and most importantly having fun.

Playing guidelines for the t-ball division can be found here.

Each team will have two games a week, one during the week and one on Saturday. Games will consist of a 15 minute practice followed by the game lasting +/- 1 hour.

Equipment needed: t-ball bat, fielding glove, batting helmet and baseball pants (color of your choice)

For any questions related to t-ball, please email Joe at jsmeraglino@gmail.com. 

The Challenger Division is not currently offered through Orange Little League.

The Challenger Division of Little League is focused on encouraging students ages 4-18 with intellectual, developmental and physical challenges to enjoy the full benefits of Little League participation in an athletic environment structured to various abilities.

More than the skills of baseball learned through the experience, the value of the Orange Little League Challenger Division is found in the proven therapeutic and socialization benefits of participating in sports; the strengthening of athletes self-esteem; the opportunities to mainstream into other divisions of play and the disciplines of teamwork, sportsmanship and fair play- all hallmarks of the Little League program. We don’t keep score and there are no outs. The sole purpose is to have fun while being physically active.

Old Tavern Field #2 is a fully accessible field under ADA guidelines.

For registration and accommodation information, contact ollctweb@gmail.com