Barrington Youth Baseball and Softball

If you have any questions about the 2013 House Baseball season, please contact the Commissioner for the Division you will be playing in this spring. Commissioners are listed on the right side of the page.

General Division descriptions are listed below.

House Baseball & Softball (spring)

Registration begins online (www.bybs.net) in January. At most levels, players are asked to attend an Evaluation Day on February 23rd at Barrington High School. These evaluations assist commissioners in creating balanced teams for the spring season. Teams are formed in mid to late March and practices begin in early April. The house season ends in late June. All House divisions stress instruction and fun while ensuring equal participation. Some divisions end their season with competitive tournament to crown a champion and some also have a year end All Star game. A brief description of each division is listed below.

House Baseball

T Ball (Kindergarten and Pre-K)

A perfect way to introduce your child to the fundamentals of the game. Players learn the foundation skills of the sport that prepare them for baseball. Players are coached by volunteer parents and hit from a Tee throughout the season. The emphasis is on fun, instruction and equal participation. Late in the season, managers are given the option to introduce coach pitch to players who are ready to hit in this fashion. Teams participate in an 18 game instructional season in addition to practices scheduled by managers. Rosters and team assignments are structured around the schools. Most games are played at Langendorf Park and Lines School. There are no standings or playoffs at this level just great instruction and plenty of fun. **There is a play up option in this division.

Rookies (1st Grade)

Managers and coaches do all of the pitching at this level. Players are introduced to the skills necessary to play baseball. Volunteer parent managers and coaches teach the game through an 18 to 20 game schedule. Teams are encouraged to practice once per week. Rosters are created around the individual schools. Players attend an Evaluation Day. Most games are played at Langendorf Park, Station Middle School and Field of Dreams. There are no standings or playoffs at this level. **There is a play up option in this division.

A League (2nd Grade)

Players are introduced to pitching at this level. Each game has a portion of player pitch innings complimented by coach pitch the rest of the game. The goal is to teach these players how to pitch without slowing down the game for all other participants. There are no walks at this level. After ball four is thrown by a player, a coach enters the game to pitch to the hitter. Volunteer parent managers and coaches teach the game through a 20 game schedule. Players attend Evaluation Day. Teams are encouraged to practice once per week. Rosters are created around the individual schools and there are no standings or playoffs. **There is a play up option in this division.

AA League (3rd Grade)

Players do the majority of the pitching in this division and are also introduced to stealing bases. Volunteer parent managers and coaches teach the game through a 20 game schedule. Teams are encouraged to practice once per week. Games are played at Fields of Dreams, Langendorf Park. Players attend an Evaluation Day and teams are created by volunteer managers drafting players in an effort to create parity. There are no regular season standings however these teams will participate in a post season tournament to determine the AA Champs. **There is a play up option in this division.

AAA League (4th Grade)

Players begin to play major league style baseball with players pitching and stealing bases. Volunteer parent managers and coaches teach the game through an 18-20 game schedule. Teams are encouraged to practice once per week. Games are played at Fields of Dreams, Langendorf Park, South Barrington and Deer Park. Players attend an Evaluation Day and teams are created by volunteer managers drafting players in an effort to create parity. There are no regular season standings, however these teams will participate in a post season tournament to determine the AAA Champs. **There is a play up option in this division.

Majors (5th & 6th Grade)

Volunteer parent managers and coaches teach the game through an 18 to 20 game schedule. Teams are encouraged to practice once per week. Games are played at Field of Dreams, Langendorf Park and South Barrington. Players attend an Evaluation Day and teams are created by volunteer managers drafting players in an effort to create parity. There are no regular season standings however these teams will participate in a post season tournament to determine the Majors Champs.

Pony (7th - 9th Grade)

Teams, managed by volunteer parents, are created by a draft based on previous season's evaluations to create balanced teams. Players compete in an 18 to 20 game schedule that culminates with a playoff to determine the Pony Champs. Most games are played at Beese Park.  Pony is an exclusive wood bat division.

Colt (15-17 year olds)** players may not turn 18 prior to Sept. 1st.

The Colt program begins later in the spring than the rest of the house divisions. Teams are formed in early May and compete in an 18 to 20 game schedule followed by playoffs, with games played in Barrington and Palatine through mid July. The Colt division is an excellent way to continue playing the game while in high school.

**Play Up Option - This is a very rare request but some players are qualified to play at a higher level than their own age group. Players who wish to play up to a higher level can do so by making that request during the registration process and then need to attend Evaluation Day to determine if they are qualified to participate in a division with older players. Parents and players should be aware that by playing up - a player is likely to be the only player his or her age on their team as the vast majority of the players prefer to play with and against their own classmates.

See the Barrington Travel Tab for more information on full time travel, Mustang and All Star programs for an advanced level of play and training program.

Contact Commissioners with specific Division Questions:

 There is not set day of the week of time of day that each team plays its games.  The 18 to 20 game schedule is spread over a variety of times so no one team has to play every game in the morning, afternoon, weekdays, etc. The randomness of the schedule hopefully reduces the numbers of conflicts with other activities so players are able to play soccer, basketball, etc without having too many conflicts. Most players will have a couple of games that conflict with another activity during the course of a season but with so many games that is never a problem. Just notify your coach in advance of the conflict and all is well.

The vast majority of games are played on the weekends.
Your manager will set your practice schedule.
The older the player - the more weekday games they have but usually no more than one weekday game per week even for the older players.