Questions?  You can email your appropriate grade based commissioner through the links below. 

House Baseball & Softball (spring)

Registration begins online (www.bybs.net) in January. At most levels, players are asked to attend an Evaluation Day in February 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 a 16 game instructional season in addition to practices scheduled by managers. Rosters and team assignments are structured loosely around the schools. Most games are played at Langendorf Park, Fields of Dreams, and Lines School. There are no standings or playoffs at this level just great instruction and plenty of fun. 
 

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 game schedule. Teams are encouraged to practice once per week. Rosters are created loosely around 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. 

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 an 18 game schedule. Players attend Evaluation Day. Teams are encouraged to practice once per week. Rosters are loosely created around the individual schools and there are no standings or playoffs. 

Minors Baseball League (3rd& 4th Grade)

Players begin to play major league style baseball with players pitching a stealing bases. Volunteer parent managers and coaches teach the game through an 18 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 Minors Baseball Champs. 
 

Majors Baseball League (5th & 6th Grade)

Volunteer parent managers and coaches teach the game through an 18 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 - 8th Grade)

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

Colt (9th-12th grade)

The Colt program begins later in the spring than the rest of the house divisions. Teams are formed in early May and compete in 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.

T-Ball – bat must say T-Ball or have one of the three stamps below.   Maximum barrel size is 2-¼”

Rookie (1stgrade), A (2ndgrade), Minors (3rdand 4thgrade) Divisions – All bats must have one of the stamps listed below.  

USA stamped bats can have a barrel size of up to 2-5/8”.  
USSA stamped bats can have a barrel size of up to 2-1/4”.    
The 2-5/8” bat will only be allowed in these divisions if it has a USA stamp.

Majors (5thand 6thgrade) – All bats must have a USA stamp listed and both 2-1/4” and 2-5/8” are allowed. 

Pony(7th/8thgrade) and Colt(high school) leagues- 
Metal and Wood bats are allowed with the following restrictions:
The maximum diameter is 2-5/8”
Metal Bats must be USSSA or USA certified with the appropriate stamp.

Bats must be a BBCOR metal bat or Wood bat.  

**Wood bats are permitted at all levels.  

 There is not set day of the week of time of day that each team plays its games.  The 18 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.  

Fall Baseball and Softball

Join us for a great season of fun on the diamond with Fall Ball.

Fall Ball begins in late August after the start of the school year with a couple of practices or clinics for players.

Teams then play a weekly game schedule that begins in early September with game through October. 

This is a great opportunity for players to have fun while continuing to work on their skills with their friends and neighbors.

Coaches will contact players with team assignments by August 26th.  See more details on our homepage under the headline section.

Register Today…use the link to the right.