Huntertown Lions offers a Spring baseball recreational league for boys ages 5-15.
Registration: Runs from January 1st through March 30th. (Late registration is open through April 6th with a $25 late fee.)
NOTES:
1. No refunds of registration fees will be given after registration closes March 30th.
2. Carpooling/pairing requests will only be honored for T-Ball and Lob Ball players.
Divisions & Age Groups
Players can enter our league playing co-ed T-ball at 5 years old and we have baseball divisions serving boys from age 6 to 15. Ages indicated for the 2025 season are based on the child's age as of April 30th, 2025.
T-ball - T-ball for boys and girls age 5.
Lob Baseball - coach pitch for ages 6-7.
Minors Baseball - player pitch for age 8. Players are evaluated and assigned to teams.
Juniors Baseball - for ages 9-10. Players are evaluated and assigned to teams.
Seniors Baseball - for ages 11-12. Players are evaluated and assigned to teams.
Pony (DSA) Baseball - for ages 13-15*. Huntertown Lions Baseball sponsors team(s) of 13-15 year-olds to play against teams from other leagues.
This league is a competitive league and includes teams from Churubusco, Leo, Avilla, Garrett and Kendallville to name a few.
Like a school league, about half of the league games will be played at Huntertown and the other half at the home field of the team being played.
It is an especially great fit for kids that would still like to play baseball beyond the Senior league, but weren't sure what options were available to them.
This is a tryout league and Huntertown will attempt to form as many teams possible while still being competitive. Please go ahead and register now . If we are unable to place you on a team, we will refund your registration.
*Boys age 15 can play on Huntertown Lions' Pony league teams, but are disqualified if they play on their high school baseball team.
Evaluations:
Mandatory evaluations will be held for Minors, Junior and Senior divisions (no evaluations for T-Ball or Lob Ball divisions) as well as Pony (DSA) Baseball. Evaluations typically include fielding, throwing, pitching, and hitting in order to evenly assign/draft skills among the teams. Evaluation dates are as follows:
Monday, April 7th @ 6:30 pm (CHS Auxiliary Gym) - Pony (DSA) Baseball
Monday, April 7th @ 6:30 pm (CHS Alumni Gym) - Minor Baseball
Monday, April 7th @ 7:30 pm (CHS Alumni Gym) - Senior Baseball
Tuesday, April 8th @ 6:30 pm (CHS Alumni Gym) - Junior Baseball
All evaluations are held at Carroll High School in the Alumni gym. Due to construction, please enter through door 19 and check-in at the registration table. They will instruct you where to go from there.
No cleats, gym shoes only.
Gloves are required.
We'll have bats and helmets, but if you prefer your own, please bring it.
Any other equipment is up to the discretion of the player.
Clean-up & Set-up Service Day: Saturday, April 12th @ 9 AM (Rain Out Day: Sunday, April 13th @ Noon)
As part of keeping our costs low, we hold a Service Day and rely on the community service efforts of our participating families and coaches to help clean-up the park from winter’s debris, set up fences and batting cage nets, set out picnic tables and trash cans, prepare team equipment bags and get the park ready for the season.
We have most equipment ready and available, but it never hurts to have a few extra leaf rakes, leaf blowers, sweepers, scoop shovels, cordless power drills (charged of course) for installing the fences and a couple 8’-10’ ladders to hang up the batting cage nets.
Practice Season: The practice season is April 21st* through May 18th.
Practice schedules are set by each team's coaches. These can be scheduled any time between 5:30-8:30 pm Monday through Friday and/or between 9 am - early-afternoon on Saturdays.
*Pony (DSA) practices start immediately after evaluations.
Regular Season Schedule: The regular season starts May 19th*.
T-Ball, Lob Baseball and Minor Baseball regular season starts May 19th and runs through July 4th. There are no end of season tournaments for these divisions.
Junior Baseball and Senior Baseball regular season starts May 19th and runs through July 12th. Junior Baseball and Senior Baseball end of season Tournaments are held the week of July 7th.
*Pony (DSA) regular season starts April 28th with a tournament the week of June 16th.
GAME SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE!!!
Game schedules will not be finalized until the first week of the practice season, once registration is closed and all the teams are set.
Games are played after 6 pm Monday through Friday and, when necessary, 9 am - early-afternoon on Saturdays**.
While school is in session, we will not schedule any games to start past 7:30 PM.
Teams will typically play 2 games per week (may be fewer during the first two weeks while school is in session) for a total of 12 regular season games.
**Saturday games are typically only scheduled during the school year and reserved for rescheduling rainouts once school lets out.
Divisional games are typically scheduled on the following days (but remember that you will only play twice per week and that these may change based upon how many teams are set!):
T-ball - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Lob Baseball - Monday-Friday
Minors Baseball - Monday, Wednesday
Juniors Baseball - Monday-Friday
Seniors Baseball - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Pony (DSA) Baseball- Monday-Saturday
Uniform and Equipment Needs
We provide team shirts and hat. Baseball pants are recommended, but not required. Sweatpants or similar athletic pants are perfectly acceptable substitutes. We recommend avoiding jeans.
Cleats are recommended, but not required.
Baseball gloves are required. Helmets, bats, balls, and catching gear will be provided to the team and shared among the players. If you would prefer to use your own gear and equipment, you are welcome to bring your own gear.
Any other gear such as batting gloves, equipment bags, etc. are up to the individual player and their families.
League Announcements
Rain Outs and Cancellations: All rainouts will be announced via email and posted on the website's home page by 5 PM.
Make sure to bookmark our website at HuntertownLions.com. It has dates and information on evaluations, clinics, game schedules, and other important information you'll want to know during the season.
Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and X for up-to-the-minute announcements, communications and reminders on such things as special events, reminders, etc.
Feel free to reach out through our email at [email protected] with questions, comments and kudos.
See you on the diamonds!