League Format

Updated Sunday January 13, 2019 by Boys Baseball of Aurora BBA.

APL League

Age Range:  13 and 14

Selection Process:  Player Evaluation and Draft

Season Length:  Mid April through Late July

Pitching Structure:  Player Pitch (inning limit)

Game Schedule:  2-3 games during the week (no weekend games unless a game is rained out)

Game Times: 6pm and 8pm starts

Practice Schedule:  2-3 per week (2 weekday, 1 weekend) in preseason prior to games starting, 1 on weekend in season once games have started

Practice Times: Weekdays - 6pm, Weekends - Varies but usually 8am, 10am, 12pm, or 2pm starts

General Information:  This is our capstone league that preps players for high school play.

2019 Price: $130

 

Major League

Age Range:  11 and 12

Selection Process:  Player Evaluation and Draft

Season Length:  Mid April through Late July

Pitching Structure:  Player Pitch (inning limit)

Game Schedule:  2-3 games during week (no weekend games unless a game is rained out)

Game Times: 6pm and 7:30pm starts

Practice Schedule:  2 per week (1 weekday, 1 weekend) in preseason prior to games starting, 1 on weekend in season once games have started

Practice Times:  Weekdays - 6pm, Weekends - Varies but usually 8am, 10am, 12pm or 2pm starts

General Information:  Our transitional league that really builds on team competition.

2019 Price: $130

 

Minor League

Age Range:  9 and 10

Selection Process:  Player Evaluation and Draft

Season Length:  Mid April through Late July

Pitching Structure:  Player Pitch (inning limit)

Game Schedule: 2-3 games during week (no weekend games unless a game is rained out)

Game Times: 6pm primarily, one or two games a year at 7:30pm

Practice Schedule: 2 per week (1 weekday, 1 weekend) in preseason prior to games starting, 1 on weekend in season once games have started

Practice Times: Weekdays - 6pm, Weekends - Varies but usually 8am, 10am, 12pm or 2pm starts

General Information:  This is our first introduction into competition and still building basics.

2019 Price: $110

 

Rookie League

Age Range:  7 and 8

Selection Process:  Board Assigned Teams by Neighborhood Area

Season Length:  Mid April through Mid July

Pitching Structure:  Player Pitch

Game Schedule:  2 games during week (no weekend games unless a game is rained out)

Games Times: 6pm

Practice Schedule:  2 per week (1 weekday, 1 weekend) in preseason, 1 on weekend in season

Practice Times: Weekdays - 6pm, Weekends - Varies but usually 8am, 10am, 12pm or 2pm starts

General Information:  This is our introduction to live pitching and more baseball basics.

2019 Price: $90

 

Instructional League

Age Range:  5 and 6

Selection Process:  Board Assigned Teams by Neighborhood Area

Season Length:  Mid May through Late June

Pitching Structure:  Machine Pitch and Coach Pitch

Game Schedule:  1-2 games during week (no weekend games unless a game is rained out)

Games Times: 6pm

Practice Schedule:  2 per week (1 weekday, 1 weekend) in preseason, 1 on weekend in season

Practice Times: Weekdays - 6pm, Weekends - Varies but usually 8am, 10am, 12pm or 2pm starts

General Information:  This is our introduction to live pitching and more baseball basics.

2019 Price: $60

 

T-Ball

Age Range:  4 and 5

Selection Process:  Assigned by Turners Club Athletic Director (requests accepted)

Season Length:  Early May through Mid June

Pitching Structure:  Ball Placed on Tee

Game Schedule:  1 game each Saturday

Game Times: 10am or 11:30am

Practice Schedule:  1 practice per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night)

Practice Time: 5:15pm - 6pm

General Information:  This is our introductory league that teaches the basics of teamwork and sportsmanship.

2019 Price: $65

 

Adaptive Recreational Baseball

Age Range:  5 to 26

Selection Process:  League signups then teams developed weekly based on number of players attending

Season Length:  Early May through Late July

Pitching Structure:  Ball Placed on Tee or Coach Pitched

Game Schedule:  1 game on the weekend

Game Times: 8:30am - 9:30am Saturdays

Practice Schedule:  Practices will be for short periods of time before games

General Information:  This is our league for boys or girls with cognitive and/or physical challenges.

2019 Price: $20