Minors Baseball Ages 10U and 9U

 Age:

Under 10 and under 9 (with birth date cut offs defined by national rules – April 30th).

Philosophy:

The Minors Baseball Program is a developmental and competitive program that plays in the Badgerland Juniors League with teams planned at the 9U level and 10U level. This program requires a major commitment by players, coaches, and parents. Middleton may assemble as many teams in the age group as is deemed fitting for a given season depending on interest. The number of teams will be decided by the League Director with the support and approval of the MBSC Baseball Subcommittee.

All 9- & 10-year-olds who are interested in playing baseball will sign up for the Little Bucks programs. Those who wish a more competitive program can chose for an evaluation to play on a competitive(minors) team. Those players who are selected will play competitive (minors); all others will be placed on a Little Bucks team.

Season:

The season begins in mid-May. Games will be played Monday through Thursday.  Middleton home game times will be 6 or 8 PM. Times and diamonds will be determined by MBSC.

The league is completed around the middle of July. 

Team Composition:

All players 10 and under who sign up for the Little Bucks program are eligible to tryout sign up for the competitive (minors) program. Players are selected through an evaluation which may combine a series of workouts as well as any previous experience that a player has had in the MBSC Baseball program. All teams will be selected in a draft supervised by the League Director and held by the coaches selected to participate in the program. It is the intention of the MBSC to form as many teams as possible while maintaining the competitive level in the league. Players who are not selected to play in the competitive (minors) program will be automatically placed into the Little Bucks program.

Evaluations for the competitive program are held in March in order to meet deadlines for submitting rosters. All interested players are encouraged to attend the evaluations to maximize their opportunity to make a team.

Teams will have a maximum of 15 players and are typically comprised of 12-14 players. The number of teams and the number of players per team will be decided on by the League Director with the support and approval of the MBSC Baseball Subcommittee. The number of teams in the competitive (minors) program will be determined each year by both the number of interested participants as well as the number of qualified coaches interested in participating in the program.

Teams are organized based on the results of the evaluation. League teams will be formed at the individual 9U and 10U levels and placed in the appropriate league divisions. 

Tournaments:

Based on player interest, coach availability, and the discretion of the League Director, there may also be an option for some weekend tournaments for some players within the Minors. Participation in the Minors program does not guarantee a player the opportunity to play in tournaments. Composition of the tournament teams (if any) will be determined by the coaches and League Director. Participation on a tournament team will require a higher level of commitment by the player and family for additional practices, weekend tournaments, and additional fees.

Unlike the Majors Program, the Minors Program will not have a Tournament Only team. Any tournament teams formed from within the Minors Program would be in addition to the league play.