Division information and rules
Games will start in April. This division will play 2 days a week , Tuesday and Thursdays at the Fort Langley Community Park.
Volunteers are the cornerstone to coaching at this level so please consider signing up to coach when registering your child.
Included with your registration fee:
Hat
Shirt
Team Photo
Non-Issued pieces or equipment that will be required for the season include:
- Jock or Jill (mandatory athletic supporter for boys and girls)
- Baseball glove
- Batting helmet
- Baseball pants (baseball pants are not mandatory at this age but shorts are not allowed)
Goals of Trappers T-Ball 5U
- Create an environment in which children and adults can have fun with baseball.
- Teach baseball skills, rules, and strategy to our players.
- Model and teach competitiveness with an emphasis on good sportsmanship.
- Promote increased self-esteem & structure among children and adults.
This division plays 2 days a week , Monday and Wednesdays at the Fort Langley Community park
Volunteers are the cornerstone of coaching at this level so please consider signing up to coach when registering your child.
T-BALL EQUIPMENT
Included with your registration fee:
Shirt
Hat
Team Photo
Non-Issued pieces or equipment that will be required for the season include:
- Jock or Jill ( mandatory athletic supporter for boys and girls)
- Baseball glove
- Batting helmet
- Baseball pants ( baseball pants are not mandatory at this age but shorts are not allowed)
Goals of Trappers T-Ball 6U
- Create an environment in which children and adults can have fun with baseball.
- Teach baseball skills, rules, and strategy to our players.
- Model and teach competitiveness with an emphasis on good sportsmanship.
- Promote increased self-esteem & structure among children and adults.
Games will start in April. 7U plays Tuesdays, Thursdays and one weekend day at Topham Elementary. Training days are dependant on the coaches schedule. There are no set training days.
Included with your registration fee:
Hat
Team Photo
1 Jersey
Non-issued pieces of equipment that will be required for the season include:
- Jock or Jill (mandatory athletic supporter for boys and girls)
- Baseball Glove
- Batting Helmet
- Baseball pants (white with royal blue stripe- available to purchase through our apparel manager)
- Belt (royal blue)
- Cleats (not metal)
When and Where we play
Game days are TBD. 9U plays at Fort Langley Park. Usually two games a week with a practice depending on coach preference. Practice days are set by the coach.
9U is the first division that we do skills evaluations. The objective of the evaluations is to help create balanced teams.
There is usually a tournament for our 9U age group. The Will Smith Memorial Tournament (aka WSMT) is to honor a long term friend and volunteer with North Langley Baseball.
Included with your registration fee:
Hat
Team Photo
1 Jersey
Non-Issued pieces or equipment that will be required for the season include:
- Jock or Jill (mandatory athletic supporter for boys and girls)
- Baseball glove
- Batting helmet
- Cleats
- white baseball pants with royal blue piping, available to purchase through our apparel manager.
At the 9U level:
- base paths are set at 60 feet
- 8 year old pitchers throw from 40 feet while 9 year old pitchers throw from 42 feet
- a soft version of a hardball is used.
- 9U games are 5 innings. For the month of April a "live" pitcher is used for the first inning, and a pitching machine is used for the last four innings.
- In May and June "live" pitchers are used for the first 2 innings and a pitching machine for the last three innings.
- Pitchers can pitch a maximum of 1 inning per game and 2 per week.
- No lead offs are allowed, and players can only steal 3rd base (and cannot go home on an overthrow).
- Score is kept but there are no standings at this level until playoffs.
- 9U is a "house" league so there is no travelling.
Competitive tier tryout registration: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/413481
New to the 2024 season: spring teams will be tiered based on grouping players with similar skill levels together. Tiering of players will be based on the scores players are given during our division assessments and indication during registration of players interest in being considered for the "Rep" division.
To indicate your intention to tryout for the one of our 4 competitive teams please register at the following link: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/413481
Times and days of the week for practices and games are determined at the beginning of the season due to coach preference for practice days and field schedules for home and away games. There may be travel to other associations parks.
Included with your registration fee:
Hat and Team Photo
Players will also be issued 2 jerseys as part of their uniform, which will be returned at the end of the season. Players will be required to provide a $150.00 deposit cheque made out to North Langley Diamond Sports and post dated to July 15th of the current year.
Non-Issued pieces or equipment that will be required for the season include:
- Jock or Jill (mandatory athletic supporter for boys and girls)
- Baseball glove
- Batting helmet
- Belt (royal blue)
- Cleats
- white baseball pants with royal blue piping )available to purchase through our apparel manager.
At the 11U level:
- base paths are set at 60 feet
- Pitchers throw from 46 feet, and a regulation hard ball is used.
- No lead offs are allowed
- Players cannot steal until the ball crosses the plate.
- "Live" pitching is used throughout the 6 inning games. A 1st year pitcher (or pitchers) must pitch at least 2 innings per game.
Times and days of the week for practices and games are determined at the beginning of the season due to coach preference for practice days and field schedules for home and away games.
13U is a tiered division. In the 2024 season players are able to tryout for the Township Bluesox 13U AAA team (merger program with Aldergrove Minor baseball. This is a single season team that will play from April through August). The 13U AA rep team will continue to be a NL Baseball Program
Click here for rep team information.
Included with your registration fee:
Hat and Team Photo
Players will also be issued 2 jerseys as part of their uniform, which will be returned at the end of the season. Players will be required to provide a $150.00 deposit cheque made out to North Langley Diamond Sports and post dated to July 15th of the current year.
Non-Issued pieces or equipment that will be required for the season include:
- Jock or Jill (mandatory athletic supporter for boys and girls)
- Baseball glove
- Batting helmet
- Belt (royal blue)
- Cleats
- white baseball pants with royal blue piping )available to purchase through our apparel manager.
At the 13U level:
- base paths are set at 70 feet
- pitchers throw from 48 feet
- Lead offs and stealing are allowed
- games are 7 innings long.
- Balk balls are called on pitchers
- running to 1st on a dropped 3rd strike is allowed (if 1st base is unoccupied, or if 1st base is occupied with 2 out).
- Home games will be played at Walnut Grove Park and teams will travel to nearby associations for interlock play.
Times and days of the week for practices and games are determined at the beginning of the season due to coach preference for practice days and field schedules for home and away games. 15U is a tiered division, click here for rep team information.
Included with your registration fee:
Hat and Team Photo
Players will also be issued 2 jerseys as part of their uniform, which will be returned at the end of the season. Players will be required to provide a $150.00 deposit cheque made out to North Langley Diamond Sports and post dated to July 15th of the current year.
Non-Issued pieces or equipment that will be required for the season include:
- Jock or Jill (mandatory athletic supporter for boys and girls)
- Baseball glove
- Batting helmet
- Belt (royal blue)
- Cleats
- white baseball pants with royal blue piping available to purchase through our apparel manager.
Times and days of the week for practices and games are determined at the beginning of the season due to coach preference for practice days and field schedules for home and away games. 18U is a tiered division (see Rep Teams).
Included with your registration fee:
Hat and Team Photo
Players will also be issued 2 jerseys as part of their uniform, which will be returned at the end of the season. Players will be required to provide a $150.00 deposit cheque made out to North Langley Diamond Sports and post dated to July 15th of the current year.
Non-Issued pieces or equipment that will be required for the season include:
- Jock or Jill (mandatory athletic supporter for boys and girls)
- Baseball glove
- Batting helmet
- Belt (royal blue)
- Cleats (metal)
- white baseball pants with royal blue piping available to purchase through our apparel manager.
DIVISION | LEGNTH - MAX | DIAMETER - MAX | WEIGHT DROP - MAX | ||
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7U | 30 | 2 5/8 | Unlimited | Bats with barrel great than 2 1/4 must be marked USABB or stamped with BPF 1.15 | |
9U | 30 | 2 5/8 | Unlimited | Bats with barrel great thatn 2 1/4 must be marked USABB or stamped with BPF 1.15 | |
11U | 32 | 2 3/4 | Unlimited | Bats with barrel great than 2 1/4 must be marked USABB or stamped with “BPF 1.15 | |
13U | 32 | 2 3/4 | Drop 10 Max | Bats must be marked “USABB” * or stamped with “BPF 1.15” | |
15U A and AA | 42 | 2 3/4 | Drop 10 Max | Bats must be marked “USABB” * or stamped with “BPF 1.15” | Wood, Aluminum or Wood Combo |
15U AAA | 42 | 2 3/4 | Drop 10 Max | Wood, Bamboo or Wood Composite | |
18U AA | Max Length | Drop -3 | Marked BBCOR | ||
18U AAA/CP | Max Length | Drop -3 | Bamboo, Wood or Wood Composite |