NNLL Baseball Divisions at a Glance
Baseball Seniors
- For players League Age 15-16.
- Competitive baseball. Scores and standings are recorded.
- Full-size field: 60 ft. mound, 90 ft. bases.
- Two games per week.
- Play teams within NNLL and from other leagues within the district.
Baseball Juniors
- For players League Age 13-14.
- Competitive baseball. Scores and standings are recorded.
- Full-size field: 60 ft. mound, 90 ft. bases.
- Two games per week.
- Play teams within NNLL and from other leagues within the district.
Baseball 50/70
- For players League Age 12-13.
- Highly-competitive, elite baseball. Scores and standings are recorded.
- 50 ft. mound, 70 ft. bases.
- 1-2 games per week.
- Play teams within District 6 and may travel to surrounding districts to play.
- NNLL can allow players to play on a 50/70 team AND another team within NNLL.
- Players are subject to assessments and the top 12 to 13 players are drafted by the appointed manager. All players not drafted become eligible for the Junior or Majors draft.
- The 50/70 Division is designed for the elite 12-13 year olds within the league who will compete at a high level and travel throughout the Sacramento region.
Baseball Majors
- For players League Age 10-12.
- Competitive baseball. Scores and standings are recorded.
- 46 ft. mound, 60 ft. bases.
- Two games per week. Rain outs may force a third game and/or doubleheader.
- Play teams within NNLL.
- Draft-only league: Majors managers select the top players in a draft until their rosters are full.
- Players not drafted become eligible for the AAA draft.
Baseball AAA
- For players League Age 8-11.
- Combination of competitive and instructional baseball. Scores and standings are recorded.
- 46 ft. mound, 60 ft. bases.
- Two games per week.
- Play teams within NNLL.
- Draft-only league: Players not drafted to AAA become eligible for the AA draft.
- Managers draft 11 to 13 players, predetermined by NNLL, based on registration.
- AAA follows Little League Minors rules, with supplemental rules adopted by NNLL.
Baseball AA
- For players League Age 7-10.
- Instructional baseball: introduction of kid pitch. Scores are recorded; standings are not recorded.
- 46 ft. mound, 60 ft. bases.
- Two games per week.
- Play teams within NNLL.
- Draft only league: Players not drafted to Majors or AAA become eligible for the AA draft.
- Managers draft 11 to 13 players, predetermined by NNLL, based on registration.
- AA follows Little League Minors rules, with supplemental rules adopted by NNLL.
Baseball A
- For players League Age 6-9. Players league age 6 MUST have one year of Tee Ball experience in NNLL.
- Instructional baseball.
- 46 ft. mound, 60 ft bases.
- Machine pitch only division.
- One game per week for the first half of the season; two games per week for the second half.
- Play teams within NNLL.
- Blind draft league: NNLL Player Agent assigns players to team rosters.
- Supplemental rules adopted by NNLL.
Rookie League
- For players League Age 5-7.
- Instructional baseball: designed for first-time players and second-year players who have advanced beyond Tee Ball, but not yet ready for machine pitch.
- 50 ft. bases.
- Coach-pitch division.
- One game per week, on Saturdays.
- Play teams within NNLL.
- Blind draft league: NNLL Tee Ball VP assigns players to team rosters.
- Supplemental rules adopted by NNLL.
Tee Ball
- For players League Age 4-6.
- Instructional baseball: designed for first-year players or players not yet ready to advance to Rookie or Minors.
- 50 ft. bases.
- Players hit off a tee, exclusively.
- One game per week, on Saturdays.
- Play teams within NNLL.
- Blind draft league: NNLL Tee Ball VP assigns players to team rosters.
- Supplemental rules adopted by NNLL.
(Oct 2017)